Liam and Noel Gallagher are loved by millions and have an impressive 16 tracks in the top 100 Best British Songs poll from Global radio station, Radio X
Noel and Liam will be back on stage in July and fans are getting excited(Image: DDP/AFP via Getty Images)
Live Forever by Oasis has been crowned the best British song of all time in a new poll ahead of the band’s highly-anticipated reunion tour this summer.
The Manchester band led by Noel and Liam Gallagher had an incredible 16 tracks in the top 100 results by Radio X. As well as Live Forever, ‘Don’t Look Back In Anger,’ ‘Slide Away’ and ‘Champagne Supernova’ also made the top 10. It was Radio X’s 10 th annual Best Of British with B&Q poll.
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 10 th 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.
Amy Winehouse’s mega hit Back to Black has scored at number 10(Image: Getty Images)
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!
It is no surprise to see Oasis doing well in the survey as they are at the forefront of many fans’ minds ahead of their reunion tour this Summer.
On Sunday Liam Gallagher teased fans on X, formerly twitter, as the gigs got closer saying: “Not long to go now kids.” When someone said they couldn’t wait for the Manchester shows, Liam replied: “You can’t wait? I’m climbing the walls.”
Sam Fender also appears on the list(Image: Redferns)
Noel and Liam will walk on stage for the first time together since the band split in 2009 on July 4 at Cardiff’s Principality Stadium. There will also be dates in Manchester, London and Dublin as part of the tour.
The line up for the band is also now thought to have been completed with rehearsals for the whole band also expected to start next month.
Liam and Noel Gallagher are bringing in newcomer Joey Waronker on drums alongside more established former Oasis band members on guitars.
The full line up is thought to be Liam Gallagher, Noel Gallagher, Paul “Bonehead” Arthurs, Gem Archer, Andy Bell and Joey Waronker.
The shows will also feature special guests Richard Ashcroft and Cast, who are friends up the band.
505 by Sheffield legends Arctic Monkeys placed at number 9(Image: PAUL GILLIS / Reach PLC)
On the poll results, Matt Deverson, Managing Editor of Radio X, said: “‘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!”
The Radio X Best of British 2025 top 100 in full:
- Oasis – ‘Live Forever’
- Queen – ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’
- Oasis – ‘Slide Away’
- The Stone Roses – ‘I Am The Resurrection’
- Oasis – ‘Champagne Supernova’
- The Rolling Stones – ‘Gimme Shelter’
- Sam Fender – ‘Seventeen Going Under’
- Oasis – ‘Don’t Look Back In Anger’
- Arctic Monkeys – ‘505’
- Amy Winehouse – ‘Back To Black’
- The Stone Roses – ‘Fool’s Gold’
- Pink Floyd – ‘Wish You Were Here’
- Courteeners – ‘Not Nineteen Forever’
- David Bowie – ‘Heroes’
- Nothing But Thieves – ‘Overcome’
- Pulp – ‘Common People’
- Stereophonics – ‘Dakota’
- Joy Division – ‘Love Will Tear Us Apart’
- Paolo Nutini – ‘Iron Sky’
- Shed Seven – ‘Chasing Rainbows’
- Sam Fender – ‘People Watching’
- Florence And The Machine – ‘Dog Days Are Over’
- Snow Patrol – ‘Chasing Cars’
- Oasis – ‘Acquiesce’
- The Stone Roses – ‘I Wanna Be Adored’
- The Verve – ‘Bitter Sweet Symphony’
- The Smiths – ‘There Is A Light That Never Goes Out’
- Oasis – ‘Wonderwall’
- Arctic Monkeys – ‘A Certain Romance’
- New Order – ‘Blue Monday’
- Oasis – ‘The Masterplan’
- The Prodigy – Firestarter’
- David Bowie – ‘Life On Mars?’
- Radiohead – ‘Creep’
- The Rolling Stones – ‘Sympathy For The Devil’
- The Rolling Stones – ‘Paint It, Black’
- Nothing But Thieves – ‘Welcome To The DCC’
- The Smiths – ‘How Soon Is Now?’
- Depeche Mode – ‘Enjoy The Silence’
- Arctic Monkeys – ‘I Bet You Look Good On The Dancefloor’
- Oasis – ‘Cigarettes And Alcohol’
- Stereophonics – ‘A Thousand Trees’
- The Beatles – ‘Let It Be’
- Nothing But Thieves – ‘Amsterdam’
- Oasis – ‘Supersonic’
- Arctic Monkeys – ‘Mardy Bum’
- Blur – ‘Parklife’
- The Lathums – ‘Struggle’
- David Bowie – ‘Let’s Dance’
- The Clash – ‘London Calling’
- Muse – ‘Knights Of Cydonia’
- The Smiths – ‘This Charming Man’
- Sam Fender – ‘Hypersonic Missiles’
- The Libertines – ‘Don’t Look Back Into The Sun’
- Nothing But Thieves – ‘Impossible’
- Stereophonics – ‘Local Boy In The Photograph’
- Amy Winehouse – ‘Rehab’
- The Stone Roses – ‘Waterfall’
- Blossoms – ‘Gary’
- The Prodigy – ‘Breathe’
- Oasis – ‘Half The World Away’
- Oasis – ‘Rock ‘N’ Roll Star’
- Skunk Anansie – ‘Weak’
- Oasis – ‘Whatever’
- David Bowie – ‘Starman’
- Arctic Monkeys – ‘Fluorescent Adolescent’
- Blur – ‘Song 2’
- Oasis – ‘Morning Glory’
- The Stone Roses – ‘Made Of Stone’
- The Lathums – ‘Say My Name’
- The Verve – ‘Lucky Man’
- Stereophonics – ‘The Bartender And The Thief’
- Kasabian – ‘Club Foot’
- The Stone Roses – ‘Sally Cinnamon’
- Stereophonics – ‘C’est La Vie’
- The Stone Roses – ‘She Bangs The Drums’
- Radiohead – ‘Fake Plastic Trees’
- Led Zeppelin – ‘Stairway To Heaven’
- Arctic Monkeys – ‘Do I Wanna Know?’
- Snow Patrol – ‘Run’
- Elbow – ‘One Day Like This’
- Kasabian – ‘Fire’
- Oasis – ‘Cast No Shadow’
- Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds – ‘If I Had A Gun’
- The Beatles – ‘While My Guitar Gently Weeps’
- The Prodigy – ‘No Good (Start The Dance)’
- The Beatles – ‘Come Together’
- Arctic Monkeys – ‘When The Sun Goes Down’
- Skunk Anansie – ‘Hedonism (Just Because You Feel Good)’
- Blossoms – ‘Perfect Me’
- Paolo Nutini – ‘Last Request’
- Arctic Monkeys – ‘Cornerstone’
- Sam Fender – ‘Spit Of You’
- Blossoms – ‘Your Girlfriend’
- The Kooks – ‘Naïve’
- Stereophonics – ‘Maybe Tomorrow’
- Oasis – ‘All Around The World’
- Pulp – ‘Disco 2000’
- Wet Leg – ‘Wet Dream’
- Oasis – ‘Some Might Say’
