The Beatles Have The Greatest Album of All Time

A pole to which more than 220,000 people participated from all over the United Kingdom, and which was done for the 50th anniversary of the official British album chart, the world's favorite foursome came first. 'Sgt Pepper' was voted as the favorite number one album in the country.

The Beatles managed to surpass one of the biggest selling albums in the history of music, Michael Jackson's 'Thriller', by a difference of only 210 votes, a spokesperson from BBC Radio 2 said. The next three positions were occupied by U2 ('Joshua Tree'), Fleetwood Mac ('Rumors') and Pink Floyd ('Wish You Were Here').

The results of the pole were of no surprise to many people. 'It is a very impressive list and no surprise at all that "Sgt Pepper" is at the top. It revolutionized music and what we expect from an album. A fine choice indeed', presenter Simon Mayo said. He also added that the big surprise was that all voters chose the classical and so-called 'old' albums, while the works of many contemporary singers (or self-titled 'singers') were deemed unworthy to even be taken into consideration.

Up next, the first 20 positions in the album chart:

1. 'Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band' - Beatles
2. 'Thriller' - Michael Jackson
3. 'The Joshua Tree' - U2
4. 'Rumors' - Fleetwood Mac
5. 'Wish You Were Here' - Pink Floyd
6. 'Revolver' - Beatles
7. 'Bridge Over Troubled Water' - Simon & Garfunkel
8. 'Abbey Road' - Beatles
9. 'A Night At The Opera' - Queen
10. 'The Beatles (The White Album)' - Beatles
11. 'Rubber Soul' - Beatles
12. 'Brothers In Arms' - Dire Straits
13. '(What's The Story) Morning Glory?' - Oasis
14. 'Automatic For The People' - REM
15. 'Led Zeppelin IV (Four Symbols)' - Led Zeppelin
16. 'Jagged Little Pill' - Alanis Morissette
17. 'Parallel Lines' - Blondie
18. 'Tubular Bells' - Mike Oldfield
19. 'Led Zeppelin II' - Led Zeppelin
20. 'Band On The Run' - Paul McCartney & Wings