In celebration of their 60-year anniversary, Britain’s Official Singles Chart polled the nation to find out people’s favorite songs of all time in the UK.
And the winner is…
Queen‘s Bohemian Rhapsody!
The rest of the top five was comprised of Michael Jackson‘s Billie Jean, Adele‘s Someone Like You, Oasis‘s Don’t Look Back In Anger, and The Beatles‘ Hey Jude.
Bohemian Rhapsody, a perennial karaoke favorite, went platinum both when it was first released in 1975 and again after singer Freddie Mercury‘s death in 1991.
The operatic song is also largely responsible for video killing the radio star, as it was the first wildly successful music video.
And we still have NO IDEA what “scaramouch” means!