Gold's Hall of Fame Top 300: Queen's 'Bohemian Rhapsody' is voted the greatest song of all time

30 August 2021, 16:00 | Updated: 15 January 2024, 11:11

Queen's Bohemian Rhapsody tops Gold's Hall of Fame Top 300
Queen's Bohemian Rhapsody tops Gold's Hall of Fame Top 300. Picture: Getty

By Tom Eames

After thousands of votes, we have crowned the winner of Gold's Hall of Fame Top 300 for 2021!

Queen's iconic 1975 song 'Bohemian Rhapsody' was voted the greatest song of all time by Gold listeners, ahead of John Lennon's 'Imagine' at two.

Over 21,000 votes were cast in the poll, which saw listeners pick their all-time favourite songs.

'Hotel California' by the Eagles came in third place, ahead of Simon and Garfunkel's 'Bridge Over Troubled Water' at four and Neil Diamond's 'Sweet Caroline' at five.

The Beatles had the most entries overall with 15, ahead of Elvis Presley with 14.

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