The 'ultimate British group' has been named... according to BBC Radio 2 listeners
manchestereveningnews.co.ukThe Beatles have been named as the ultimate British group by BBC Radio 2 listeners, beating the likes of Queen, The Rolling Stones and Girls Aloud.
Your Ultimate British Group will reveal listeners' top 30 acts, when it is presented by Mark Goodier on the BBC station, after they were asked to vote for their favourite five.
The Liverpool-formed group finished ahead of Queen in second, The Rolling Stones in third, fourth-placed Pink Floyd and fifth-placed Fleetwood Mac, who qualified for the voting despite their American members, as the majority of the group were born, lived in or held British citizenship.
Formed in 1960 and made up of Sir Paul McCartney, John Lennon, George Harrison and Sir Ringo Starr, The Beatles are the best-selling musical act of all time, and one of music's most successful and influential groups, having achieved 18 UK number one singles and 16 UK number one albums.
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