Wonderwall is 10-year best

Oasis hit Wonderwall was today named the greatest song of the past decade in a poll which shows Britons like their rock distinctly downbeat.

Music fans have chosen a top five of angst-ridden classics in a poll to celebrate the 10th anniversary of Virgin Radio.

Oasis also came fourth in the countdown of the top 100 songs since the station's launch with the track Don't Look Back In Anger.

And there was even more misery in sixth position with Radiohead's song of self-loathing Creep, the chorus of which famously consists of the lines: "I'm a creep, I'm a weirdo - what the hell am I doing here? I don't belong here."

Wonderwall was a number two hit in 1995, kept off the top of the charts by Robson & Jerome's I Believe. It was initially assumed to be about guitarist and songwriter Noel Gallagher's ex-wife Meg Mathews. He has since said it was about an imaginary friend.

The Verve's Bittersweet Symphony which the band based on an orchestral version of The Last Time by the Rolling Stones was runner-up.

REM came third with Everybody Hurts.

Virgin Radio Breakfast DJ Pete Mitchell said: "The top five proves Britain's love of introspective, melancholic tunes. It seems to be a reflection of the nation's personality - either that or the fact it rains a lot."