Revealed - The top 20 songs of all time

May 15 2009 By James Shepherd

Queen's Bohemian Rhapsody has been named the greatest song of all time in a poll.

The 1975 hit, which was written by Freddie Mercury, is made up of different sections which include opera, acapella singing and rock.

It managed nine weeks at number one before being knocked off the top spot by Abba's Mamma Mia.

Robbie Williams' classic Angels came second place in the poll of 5,000 music fans, by market research website www.onepoll.com.

The ballad is one of the former Take That star's biggest hits after shifting more than 1.2 million copies in the UK since its 1997 release.

A spokesman for www.onepoll.com poll, said: ''Bohemian Rhapsody may have been released more than 30 years ago, but it's obviously still a popular song.

''The mix of music types featured in it mean there is something for everyone to enjoy.

''Who would have thought putting opera in a rock song would have worked so well.''

Third place in the poll went to Bon Jovi power ballad Always, which featured on the band's greatest hits album Crossroads.

Take That's 1995 classic Back for Good, was voted in at number four.

As well as spending four weeks at the top of the UK charts, it reached number seven in the US Billboard charts making it one of the band's biggest hits.

Rock song Bat Out of Hell, by Meat Loaf, was at number five followed by Michael Jackson's signature song Thriller.

The singer's 1983 single Billie Jean came seventh while Simon and Garfunkel were at eight with Bridge Over Troubled Water.

AC/DC's Back in Black came ninth while Snow Patrol's 2006 love song Chasing Cars completed the top ten.

Other classic songs to feature in the poll include Abba's Dancing Queen, at 13, Wonderwall by Oasis, at number 15 and Gun's N Roses' Sweet Child O' Mine at 20.

Top 50 songs of all time

1. Bohemian Rhapsody - Queen

2. Angels - Robbie Williams

3. Always - Bon Jovi

4. Back for Good - Take That

5. Bat Out of Hell - Meatloaf

6. Thriller - Michael Jackson

7. Billie Jean - Michael Jackson

8. Bridge Over Troubled Water - Simon and Garfunkel

9. Back in Black - AC/DC

10. Chasing Cars - Snow Patrol

11. Hallelujah - Jeff Buckley

12. Beat It - Michael Jackson

13. Dancing Queen - Abba

14. Hotel California - The Eagles

15. Imagine - John Lennon

16. Stairway to Heaven - Led Zeppelin

17. Wonderwall - Oasis

18. Baby One More Time - Britney Spears

19. Bitter Sweet Symphony - The Verve

20. Sweet Child O' Mine - Guns N' Roses