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[Meier]

Woops, meant to post this yesterday. Can't say I disagree with the choice.

LONDON (AP) — Britpop group Oasis' 1995 hit Wonderwall topped a radio station's poll of the best British songs of all time on Monday.

Listeners to Britain's Virgin Radio voted the anthem by brothers Liam and Noel Gallagher's band their all time favorite British hit.

Queen's Bohemian Rhapsody came in second place and Led Zepplin's Stairway to Heaven placed third. Queen and the Beatles had the most entries of eight each in the poll of the best 100 songs, as voted by 8,300 listeners to the radio station.

Best British Songs, as voted by Virgin Radio listeners:

1. Oasis —Wonderwall

2. Queen —Bohemian Rhapsody

3. Led Zeppelin —Stairway to Heaven

4. The Beatles —Let It Be

5. John Lennon —Imagine

6. The Police —Every Breath You Take

7. The Jam —Going Underground

8. Verve —Bittersweet Symphony

9. Robbie Williams —Angels

10. The Stranglers —Golden Brown

Full list is here. Nice to see a Squeeze tune on there!

 

[Great King Bowser]

At least it wasn't Angels I guess.

 

[enjoy bell woods]

What a terrible list. Yeah, Keane's made two of the greatest British songs of all time. :rolleyes

Best choice is "Wuthering Heights", by far.

 

[bjork]

what the fuck? lies

 

[Mama Smurf]

8. Verve —Bittersweet Symphony

Over The Drugs Don't Work? Fuck that shit.

Good video though.

 

[xsarien]

Any list that puts The Clash and David Bowie below Verve and Robbie Williams is immediately suspect, if not entirely lacking in any kind of credibility.

 

[Meier]

Well it is a listener poll after all. I'm sure if they did one of these in the States you'd end up with shit like Britney Spears or other "suspect" songs ranked quite high. For the most part though, the tunes are quality.

 

[Baconäger]

Ryan Adams' version is better.

 

[Instigator]

Wonderwall is not even close to the best song from Oasis.

 

[Jonnyram]

At least it wasn't that horrific Crazy Frog song.
Fucking chavs...

 

[Hitman]

I did'nt know Queen and Led Zep were British

 

[Eminem]

choices 2-5 are all better than Wonderwall.

also, i love the police myself....but that song at #6 is a joke.

 

[White Man]

You have to get to number 7 on the list to even get to a marginally excellent song. I thought British people had better taste than this.

Of course, if this were a 'merkin list, something by Toby Keith would be #1.

edit:

Best choice is "Wuthering Heights", by far.

I love you

 

[Great King Bowser]

At least it wasn't that horrific Crazy Frog song.
Fucking chavs...

So true. I hate this country. Actually, I just hate the people.

 

[Jonnyram]

I did'nt know Queen and Led Zep were British

Holy shit, seriously? :lol

 

[siege]

also, i love the police myself....but that song at #6 is a joke.

Why? That song is a classic. It's also their most recognizable song.

 

[Meier]

Mods, permission to call anyone who says Stairway to Heaven, Imagine, and Let it Be are anything less than some of the best songs of all time absolutely insane?!

 

[Eminem]

You have to get to number 7 on the list to even get to a marginally excellent song.

that might be the worst thing i've ever read. no matter how elitist you are...let it be, imagine, bohemian rhapsody, stairway? none of those are even "marginally excellent?"

that is beyond bad taste. that is "hey, i'll try and get some attention by being a total ass."
mission accomplished.

 

[Deleted member 1235]

Radiohead should be on that list somewhere.

 

[Jonnyram]

Radiohead should be on that list somewhere.

Especially when you see:
17. Coldplay - Yellow
31. Coldplay - Trouble
38. Coldplay - The Scientist
60. Coldplay - In my place
77. Coldplay - Clocks

Were Radiohead disqualified or something!?

 

[White Man]

that might be the worst thing i've ever read. no matter how elitist you are...let it be, imagine, bohemian rhapsody, stairway? none of those are even "marginally excellent?"

that is beyond bad taste. that is "hey, i'll try and get some attention by being a total ass."
mission accomplished.

I am sorry. Maybe if I go listen to some Dredg I'll someday manage to appreciate such fine compositions as Imagine. Mark David Chapman was the greatest thing to ever happen to pop music, btw.

 

[enjoy bell woods]

Especially when you see:
17. Coldplay - Yellow
31. Coldplay - Trouble
38. Coldplay - The Scientist
60. Coldplay - In my place
77. Coldplay - Clocks

Were Radiohead disqualified or something!?

Holy shit.

 

[hXc_thugg]

Should I Stay or Should I Go number 11, and London Calling at 54?

You lose again, England.

 

[Eminem]

I am sorry. Maybe if I go listen to some Dredg I'll someday manage to appreciate such fine compositions as Imagine. Mark David Chapman was the greatest thing to ever happen to pop music, btw.

yes, because dredg has everything to do with discussing classic rock. good one.

 

[Dilbert]

Mods, permission to call anyone who says Stairway to Heaven, Imagine, and Let it Be are anything less than some of the best songs of all time absolutely insane?!

Actually, I think all three are, at best, VASTLY overrated.

 

[Eminem]

I really wish Achilles' Last Stand got the praise Stairway does. Achilles' is by far the best Zeppelin song, IMO.
So many Zeppelin songs go under the radar....Ten Years Gone, Hey Hey What Can I Do, Friends, Tangerine, etc.

 

[Trident]

How has no one mentioned this yet?

18
FRANKIE GOES TO HOLLYWOOD
Relax

 

[enjoy bell woods]

How has no one mentioned this yet?

18
FRANKIE GOES TO HOLLYWOOD
Relax

Classic song. Its importance is immeasurable.

 

[bjork]

Were Radiohead disqualified or something!?

 

[Eminem]

Why? That song is a classic. It's also their most recognizable song.

they just have much better songs. most recognizable, probably. but not their best.
I would have rather seen King of Pain in there.

 

[PartlyCloudlike]

Radiohead should be on that list somewhere.

I believe they were disqualified from the list for writing Creep.

Kidding kidding. Fake Plastic Trees should be on there.

 

[Shinobi]

I did'nt know Queen and Led Zep were British

:lol Hell, it happens...I didn't know The Who were Brits. It's stunning how many monster rock bands came from the British Isles...seems they've pretty much owned that scene since The Beatles.

Anyway, I take it Ireland wasn't part of Britain for this poll, what with the lack of U2 songs. :lol

 

[demon]

Nothing more than a list of most popular brit pop songs. Sometimes I think these reader-opinion-polled lists are hardly any better than those shit top-100 lists magazines put out every other month.


And Holy shit....Queen I can understand, maybe The Who...maybe...but not knowing Led Zeppelin are british? Damn dude...

 

[Ollie Pooch]

At least it wasn't that horrific Crazy Frog song.
Fucking chavs...

i can't believe it's at #1 - i'm awaiting the next abomination from 'sweetie' or 'nessie' the dragon - or maybe the disco koala?

 

[Macam]

I always preferred Don't Look Back In Anger off that Oasis album if anything; Wonderwall just never did it for me. Of course, I wouldn't put either at the top of any list, but hey.

 

[Ash Housewares]

that's horrid, might as well be 10 Prodigy songs