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The BBC has revealed the top 20 musical numbers of all time

The BBC has revealed the top 20 musical numbers of all time

BBC Radio 2 has unveiled the top 20 musical numbers of all time.

Coming out top is hit musical Les Misérables, who clinched the top two spots with "One Day More" and "Bring Him Home". Other shows in the top five are The Wizard of Oz and Wicked, as well as movie musical The Greatest Showman.

The initial longlist was created by an esteemed panel of musicals experts, including musical theatre actor Marisha Wallace, Baz Bamigboye , Sita McIntosh, and Elaine Paige – which was whittled down to a top twenty.


The full top twenty is made up of:

1. "One Day More" (Les Misérables)

2. "Bring Him Home" (Les Misérables)

3. "Defying Gravity" (Wicked)

4. "This Is Me" (The Greatest Showman)

5. "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)

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