Mark Radcliffe presents a countdown of the ten songs which have earned the most money of all time - ten classic songs each with an extraordinary story behind them. Radcliffe lifts the lid on how music royalties work and reveals the biggest winners and losers in the history of popular music.
Capital in the Twenty-First Century
2019
6.5/10
Directed by John Ford
1971
7.0/10
35 Up
1991
7.6/10
McQueen
2018
7.4/10
Above Majestic
2018
7.4/10
180° South
2010
7.2/10
21 Up
1977
7.4/10
28 Up
1985
7.5/10
56 Up
2012
7.2/10
Come See Me in the Good Light
2025
7.1/10
Dawg Fight
2015
6.4/10
Anna Nicole Smith: You Don't Know Me
2023
6.1/10
Elstree 1976
2015
6.2/10
Avatar: The Deep Dive - A Special Edition of 20/20
2022
7.2/10
To Kill a Tiger
2023
7.6/10
My Mom Jayne
2025
8.0/10
A Toxic Love Story
2026
6.4/10
Marina Abramović: The Artist Is Present
2012
7.3/10
The Corporation
2003
7.6/10
Justin Bieber's Believe
2013
6.9/10
The Red Elvis
2007
7.2/10
