A DAY In The Life by the Beatles has been named the best British song of all time.
The 1967 classic topped a poll in Q magazine compiled by music experts.
The Kinks' Waterloo Sunset was second and Wonderwall by Oasis was third.
A Day In The Life featured on the album Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band.
Q said: "It remains the ultimate sonic rendition of what it means to be British. A masterpiece and the greatest British pop track ever."
God Save The Queen by the Sex Pistols was fourth, followed by Queen's Bohemian Rhapsody.
The Who's My Generation was in sixth place.
Seventh was Angels by Robbie Williams - hailed by Q as "virtually our alternative national anthem".
David Bowie made eighth place with Life On Mars? and the Rolling Stones were ninth with Sympathy For The Devil.
The top 10 was completed by Massive Attack's Unfinished Sympathy.
The full top 50 is featured in the October edition of Q magazine.
So you agree with the experts? Let us know your favourite all-time song below.
Top 10
1 A Day In The Life - The Beatles
2 Waterloo Sunset - The Kinks
3 Wonderwall - Oasis
4 God Save The Queen - Sex Pistols
5 Bohemian Rhapsody - Queen
6 My Generation - The Who
7 Angels - Robbie Williams
8 Life On Mars? - David Bowie
9 Sympathy For The Devil - Rolling Stones
10 Unfinished Sympathy - Massive Attack
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What no Britney Spears, Diddy, GreenDay, Jessica Simpson or 50cent or any one of the other multitude of "classic" acts from today.
I am shocked !!:)
I agree, I am gutted there was no Bob the Builder there!
You're A Pink Toothbrush (I'm A Blue Toothbrush) by Max Bygraves, with Gilly Gilly Ossenfeffer a close second. (Charity shops always have a large stock of his albums - more than any other artist - so it just goes to show how popular he is). And third in my list of all-time favourites would be All I Want For Christmas Is My Two Front Teeth (with Me And My Shadow and Strollin' fourth and fifth). All together now......gilly gilly ossenfeffer katzellen bogen by the seeeeeeeeeeeeeea........ONE MORE TIME!.......gilly gilly........
My favourate song is Good Vibrations but of course thats American so cant be in a British list. The Hollies He Aint heavy my choice. Whats a music expert in my book you would to be at least 60 to qualify but I bet they are not. anexpert