Oasis Classic ‘Live Forever’ Voted
Greatest British Song Of All Time
Ahead of Reunion Tour

  • ‘Live Forever’ retains its place as the ultimate British song ahead of the long-awaited Oasis tour this summer
  • The Manchester band dominate the top 100 of the 10th annual Radio X Best Of British with B&Q poll, with 16 tracks
  • Geordie hero Sam Fender’s ‘People Watching’ is this year’s highest new entry!

This Easter Monday, Radio X listeners have crowned ‘Live Forever’ by Oasis as the best British song of all time, ahead of the band’s highly-anticipated reunion tour this summer. Voted for by Radio X listeners in the station’s 10th annual Best Of British with B&Q poll, ‘Live Forever’ tops the list for the third year in a row as one of four Oasis tracks making up the top 10, alongside ‘Don’t Look Back In Anger,’ ‘Slide Away’ and ‘Champagne Supernova.’

 

 

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Queen’s iconic 1975 anthem ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’ is named second in the list for a consecutive year, while The Stone Roses’ ‘I Am The Resurrection’ moves up one place to fifth. The Rolling Stones’ ‘Gimme Shelter’ jumps up two places to sixth, and Geordie hero Sam Fender’s ‘Seventeen Going Under’ re-enters the top 10, moving up five places into seventh. Arctic Monkeys’ ‘505’ and Amy Winehouse’s ‘Back To Black’ make up the rest of the top 10, coming in ninth and 10th respectively.

Ahead of kicking off their world tour this summer, Oasis dominate the Best Of British poll as the most popular artist with 16 entries – two more than last year – with fan favourites like ‘The Masterplan,’ ‘Morning Glory’ and ‘Wonderwall’ all making it into the top 100. Behind Oasis are Arctic Monkeys with eight tracks in total, followed closely by The Stone Roses with seven, who also had this year’s highest climber – ‘Fools Gold,’ jumping up 68 places to 11th place!

Marking the release of his third album, People Watching, Sam Fender’s roaring title track ‘People Watching’ is this year’s highest new entry, debuting at number 21 on the list. Other new entries for 2025 include Amy Winehouse’s ‘Rehab’ at 57, Blossoms’ ‘Perfect Me’ at 59, and The Beatles’ 1968 hit ‘While My Guitar Gently Weeps’ at 85. Led Zeppelin’s rock classic ‘Stairway To Heaven’ re-enters the list this year, as does Kasabian’s ‘Club Foot,’ Radiohead’s ‘Fake Plastic Trees,’ and Skunk Anansie’s ‘Hedonism (Just Because You Feel Good).’

A city synonymous with guitar-based music, Manchester was the most represented city on the list for the second year running, with 34 songs from 11 different Manchester-based artists, including The Smiths, Joy Division and Oasis, making up 39% of the vote. 17 songs from 10 different London artists feature on the final poll, such as David Bowie, The Clash and Florence And The Machine, making up 16% of the total votes.

“Live Forever had to be number one, didn’t it? And with Oasis dominating the 100 with 16 songs in the list, it reflects the growing excitement among Radio X listeners for what will be the biggest music and cultural moment of the year, from the biggest band in the world right now!”
Matt Deverson, Managing Editor of Radio X

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