Will Young voted most popular music act of all time

By Benjamin Cohen • May 1, 2006 - 0:00

Will Young said he was “honoured“ to have reached the number one spot

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Gay pop star Will Young has beaten the Beatles, Robbie Williams and Coldplay to be named the most popular British artist of all time in a poll of radio listeners.

The 27-year-old came out as gay shortly after winning the first Pop Idol contest in 2002. He beat fellow British artists to top the poll of the 40 most popular artists by listeners of commercial radio.

Young said he was "honoured" to have reached the number one spot. He added: "What makes it so special is that it`s voted for by the public.

"I just want to say a big thank you to everyone who took part and made the effort to vote. I`m over the moon."

The full chart as voted by listeners is as follows:

1) Will Young

2) Robbie Williams

3) Paul McCartney

4) Spice Girls

5) Coldplay

6) Sugababes

7) Take That

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