Queen classic named all-time favourite single
Queen's Bohemian Rhapsody has been named the UK's favourite single of all time.
It beat John Lennon's Imagine to the top slot in a poll of 31,000 people organised by the Guinness World Records British Hit Singles book.
The Beatles' Hey Jude was third, with Abba's Dancing Queen fourth, and Madonna's Like A Prayer fifth.
The remainder of the top ten was made up of Angels by Robbie Williams at six, with The Spice Girls' Wannabe at eight, sandwiched by The Beatles' singles Penny Lane/Strawberry Fields Forever, Yesterday and Let It Be, at seven, nine and 10 respectively.
Nirvana's Smells Like Teen Spirit was at number 11, followed by Don't Look Back in Anger by Oasis.
Bohemian Rhapsody first topped the charts in 1975, and did so again in 1991 when it was re-released after the death of Queen frontman Freddie Mercury.
Guitarist Brian May - who was joined today by drummer Roger Taylor to pick up an award for the feat - said: "It has become a classic phenomenon and one which no one will ever allow us to forget."
Hits from last year including Can't Get You Out Of Me Head by Kylie Minogue and Whole Again by Atomic Kitten figure at 63 and 68 respectively in the poll.
Queen's Roger Taylor said the band was asked to cut Bohemian Rhapsody because their record company thought it was too long - but they refused.
He said Freddie Mercury would have loved the accolade of topping the poll: "He'd have been very flattered as the song is his, most of the credit is due to him."
