MOODY chart hit Vienna by Ultravox, the band fronted by Midge Ure, has been named radio listeners' favourite 1980s song.
The track, which famously failed to make it to number one after being held off the top slot by novelty hit Shaddap You Face by Joe Dolce, headed a poll for radio station Absolute 80s.
Ultravox's 1981 hit beat runner-up Livin' On A Prayer by Bon Jovi and third-placed Relax by Frankie Goes To Hollywood.
Vienna was accompanied by an atmospheric video which was filmed in various London locations, including Covent Garden, rather than the Austrian capital.
Ure, who grew up in Cambuslang, South Lanarkshire, said: "Of all the records, all the great records that were out during the Eighties, for that to come top of the heap is just wonderful news.
"In hindsight, to have something that has lasted that amount of time in people's minds and hearts, it's just great. There is a bonus about being at the number two spot for five or six weeks, the record keeps selling. So, we're not going to cry on the way to the bank. It was absolutely fine."
Other artists to feature in the top 10 include Guns N Roses, with Sweet Child O' Mine, Bryan Adams, with Summer of '69, and the Human League with Don't You Want Me.
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