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Top of the charts! The Beatles are the favourite British band among BBC Radio 2 listeners beating The Rolling Stones - but who do YOU like?


The Beatles have been named as the ultimate British group by BBC Radio 2 listeners, beating the likes of Queen, The Rolling Stones and Girls Aloud.

The Beatles have been named as the ultimate British group by BBC Radio 2 listeners, beating the likes of Queen, The Rolling Stones and Girls Aloud. Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, and Ronnie Wood from The Rolling Stones perform at Hippodrome de Longchamp on July 23, 2022 in Paris, France Listeners voted from a shortlist of 54 acts, which ranged from the 1960s to the 2010s, put together by a panel including Radio 2 presenters Jo Whiley, Sara Cox, OJ Borg, Vernon Kay, Scott Mills, Trevor Nelson, DJ Spoony, and Owain Wyn Evans.

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