LONDON, May 23 (UPI) -- A British radio show that allowed listeners to choose the best song from every decade since the 1950s said the Beatles didn't make the list.
Listeners of Ken Bruce's Radio 2 show selected the songs from a short list of 25 -- including three Beatles tunes and a John Lennon solo ditty, the London Telegraph reported Monday.
They chose "Angels" by Robbie Williams as the best song of the past 10 years, the Pet Shop Boys' "West End Girls" as the best song 1985-1994, "Bohemian Rhapsody" by Queen as the best 1975-1984 recording, David Bowie's "Space Oddity" 1965-1974, and "You Really Got Me" by the Kinks during the 1955-1964 era.
The shortlist was selected by the British Academy of Composers and Songwriters.
The "Songs of the Decades" vote was held to mark the 50th anniversary of the Ivor Novello Awards, the annual music industry awards presented by the academy.
Radio 2 Music Editor Colin Martin said: "When we asked listeners to select their favorite song from five decades of great British hits, we always thought the Beatles or John Lennon -- who between them got the most nominations -- would top at least one of the decades. How wrong we were."
