Les Miserables tops BBC Radio 2 poll of Top 20 musical numbers of all time

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Les Miserables has claimed the top two positions in a BBC Radio 2 poll to find the Top 20 musical numbers of all time.

The countdown was featured on Elaine Paige’s Sunday show this afternoon (which you can listen to here), following an initial list being created by Baz Bamigboye of the Daily Mail, musical theatre star Marisha Wallace, Sita McIntosh from Whatsonstage and of course, EP herself.

‘One Day More’ from Les Miserables claimed the coveted top spot as the best musical number of all time, with ‘Bring Him Home’ taking the number two position. ‘Defying Gravity’ from Wicked came in at number 3, with The Greatest Showman’s This Is Me at number 4 and ‘Somewhere Over The Rainbow’ from The Wizard of Oz at number 5.

West Side Story and Hamilton also claimed two spots each in the poll, created as part of the BBC’s bumper musicals celebration weekend.

The full Top 20 list is as follows:

1. ‘One Day More’ (Les Misérables)
2. ‘Bring Him Home’ (Les Misérables)
3. ‘Defying Gravity’ (Wicked)
4. ‘This Is Me’ (The Greatest Showman)
5. ‘Somewhere Over The Rainbow’ (The Wizard Of Oz)
6. ‘Singin' In The Rain’ (Singin' In The Rain)
7. ‘The Circle Of Life’ (The Lion King)
8. ‘Don't Cry For Me Argentina’ (Evita)
9. ‘Somewhere’ (West Side Story)
10. ‘America’ (West Side Story)
11. ‘Memory’ (Cats)
12. ‘You Can't Stop The Beat’ (Hairspray)
13. ‘Summertime’ (Porgy and Bess)
14. ‘Alexander Hamilton’ (Hamilton)
15. ‘All That Jazz’ (Chicago)
16. ‘Gethsemane’ (Jesus Christ Superstar)
17. ‘You Will Be Found’ (Dear Evan Hansen)
18. ‘The Room Where It Happens’ (Hamilton)
19. ‘Send In The Clowns’ (A Little Night Music)
20. ‘Seasons Of Love’ (Rent)

Do you agree, Besties?