Maiden Voted 2nd Best No1 Single in UK

Posted by Shadow on January 31, 2005 @ 22:52

Iron Maiden's 1990 hit single Bring Your Daughter... To The Slaughter was voted second best British number one single ever in BBC Radio 1's poll, beaten only by Queen's Bohemian Rhapsody.

The Top 10 went as follows:

  1. Queen – Bohemian Rhapsody
  2. Iron Maiden - Bring Your Daughter To The Slaughter
  3. Michael Jackson - Billie Jean
  4. Madonna - Like a Prayer
  5. Madonna - Vogue
  6. Elvis Presley - Jailhouse Rock
  7. Oasis - Don't Look Back in Anger
  8. Abba - Dancing Queen
  9. Mariah Carey - Without You
  10. John Lennon - Imagine

Source: BBC Radio One

4 Comments

The_7th_Son said:

HAHA!!! I guess all that advertising to vote paid off

#427, February 1, 2005 @ 01:59

Anonymous said:

Maiden Maiden Maiden Maiden Maiden Maiden

#428, February 1, 2005 @ 02:26

Scream for me Stockholm said:

well a second place is good, and Queen is one of few bands i would accept as winners

#429, February 1, 2005 @ 03:34

The_7th_Son said:

Same here Stockholm. Its quite a funny result actually, i bet nobody at radio 1 expected that, nor anyone in the pop scene!

#430, February 1, 2005 @ 05:33