Top 10 composers 2008

Some composers dominated the chart with their consistently well-loved works. See which ones ...

Some composers dominated the chart with their consistently well-loved works – Mozart and Beethoven have the distinction of each notching up at least 20 of their pieces in the Hall Of Fame, a colossal achievement. Two of Britain’s finest writers, Elgar and Vaughan Williams, are ranked joint fourth with 12 entries each.

1. Mozart (22)
2. Beethoven (20)
3. Bach (14)
4 (=) Elgar (12)
4 (=) Tchaikovsky (12)
4 (=) Vaughan Williams (12)
7. Shostakovich (8)
8 (=) Handel (7)
8 (=) Rachmaninov (7)
10. (=) Brahms (6)
10. (=) Schubert (6)
10. (=) Williams (6)