
Oasis beat competition from U2, Queen, Nirvana and The Beatles, and claimed the two top spots in the survey with 'Wonderwall' taking silver.
Noel Gallagher commented: People said after 'Live Forever', Where are you gonna go after that? I was like, I dont think its that good. I think I can do better.
The Beatles claimed six places in the top 100 songs, the most by any band.
A spokesman for Q said: 'Live Forever' doesnt date. It satisfies a timeless need for communal joy.
The full 20 greatest songs ever:
1. 'Live Forever' Oasis
2. 'Wonderwall' Oasis
3. 'Smells Like Teen Spirit' Nirvana
4. 'A Day In The Life' The Beatles
5. 'One' U2
6. 'Bohemian Rhapsody' Queen
7. 'Love Will Tear Us Apart' Joy Division
8. 'Stairway To Heaven' Led Zeppelin
9. 'Bitter Sweet Symphony' The Verve
10. 'Paranoid Android' Radiohead
11. 'Angels' Robbie Williams
12. 'Like A Rolling Stone' Bob Dylan
13. 'There Is A Light That Never Goes Out' The Smiths
14. 'London Calling' The Clash
15. 'Hallelujah' Jeff Buckley
16. 'Billie Jean' Michael Jackson
17. 'With Or Without You' U2
18. 'God Save The Queen' Sex Pistols
19. 'Comfortably Numb' Pink Floyd
20. 'Dont Look Back in Anger' Oasis









