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...by Oasis.

That's according to the listeners of popular commercial indie radio station Radio X... and who are we to argue?

Their annual Easter poll threw up plenty of bangers but no real surprises, with the Manc rockers Live Forever finishing on top.

Which gives us an excellent excuse to embed the video above (air guitars at the ready at around 1 min 45).

The Gallagher brothers epic ode to immortality pipped Queen's Bohemian Rhapsody and their own track Don't Look Back In Anger to claim the title.

On hearing the news, Noel Gallagher told the station: "I have always tried to aim higher than I think is possible.

Some people try to be bigger or better than their contemporaries or their predecessors… Me? I'm just trying to be better than myself which as we now know is virtually impossible.

He then went on to uncharacteristically milk the acclaim, adding: "Radio X listeners YOU are the wind beneath my wings… YOU are the perfectly heated water in the swimming pool of my third home... the loose change down the back of my Gorilla skin sofa…

"The perfectly rolled Cuban cigar in my solid gold cigar case. You are also THE MOST nostalgic demographic on earth.

"My children and my children's children's children will quaff in your general direction for many years to come. I salute you."

Fittingly for an Easter poll, The Stone Roses' I Am the Resurrection also made the top four.

Check out the full list of (almost entirely white male) artists below.

1. Oasis – Live Forever2. Queen – Bohemian Rhapsody3. Oasis – Don't Look Back in Anger4. The Stone Roses – I Am the Resurrection5. The Verve – Bitter Sweet Symphony6. Oasis – Wonderwall7. Oasis – Slide Away8. The Smiths – There is a Light That Never Goes Out9. Oasis – Champagne Supernova10. Arctic Monkeys – I Bet You Look Good on the Dancefloor11. The Stone Roses – I Wanna Be Adored12. David Bowie – Heroes13. Arctic Monkeys – A Certain Romance14. David Bowie – Life On Mars?15. Led Zeppelin – Stairway To Heaven16. Pulp – Common People17. Pink Floyd – Wish You Were Here18. The Rolling Stones – Gimme Shelter19. The Stone Roses – She Bangs The Drums20. The Courteeners – Not Nineteen Forever

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