Queen’s 1975 classic, “Bohemian Rhapsody”, has been voted as the UK's favourite song from the 1970s in a recent poll and ITV program The Nation’s Favourite 70s Number One.
The band are sharing video from the broadcast, featuring the unveiling of the song as the winner, including interviews with Queen’s Brian May and Roger Taylor, producers Tony Visconti and Roy Thomas Baker and Blondie's Chris Stein.
The Queen classic topped a viewer-voted poll ahead of songs by Abba, Simon and Garfunkel, Blondie and Kate Bush.
Taken from Queen’s fourth album, “A Night At The Opera,” “Bohemian Rhapsody” originally reached No. 1 in the UK on November 2, 1975, when it began a 9-week run at the top, and then again on December 15, 1991 (for 5 weeks) following the passing of lead singer Freddie Mercury.
Queen were named the No. 8 Rock News Artist Of The Year and Queen and Adam Lambert delivered the No. 9 Rock News Story Of The Year as part of the 5th annual hennemusic Rock News Awards.
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The Nation’s Favourite 70s Number One
March 2015
01 - Bohemian Rhapsody – Queen (1975)
02 - Dancing Queen – Abba (1976)
03 - Bridge Over Troubled Water – Simon and Garfunkel (1970)
04 - Heart Of Glass – Blondie (1979)
05 - Wuthering Heights – Kate Bush (1978)
06 - I Will Survive – Gloria Gaynor (1979)
07 - Night Fever – Bee Gees (1978)
08 - Without You – Nilsson (1972)
09 - I’m Not In Love – 10cc (1975)
10 - YMCA – Village People (1979)
11 - Hot Love – T.Rex (1971)
12 - December 1963 (Oh What A Night) – Four Seasons (1976)
13 - I Feel Love – Donna Summer (1977)
14 - Sailing – Rod Stewart (1975)
15 - Cum On Feel The Noize – Slade (1973)
16 - Band Of Gold – Freda Payne (1970)
17 - Don’t Go Breaking My Heart – Elton John and Kiki Dee (1976)
18 - Hit Me With Your Rhythm Stick – Ian Dury and the Blockheads (1978)
19 - Blockbuster – Sweet (1973)
20 - Rock Your Baby – George McCrae (1974)
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