Birmingham and the West Midlands has always been a major centre for great music.
With the likes of ELO, Ocean Colour Scene, Lady Leshurr, Laura Mvula, Led Zeppelin and Black Sabbath, Brum has produced many top artists over the years.
The city is known for being the birth of heavy metal, thanks to Ozzy and Sabbath, but there are numerous bands with links to the second city. Musicians from this part of the world have certainly had a big impact on music culture around the world, with a number of classics from Birmingham bands going on to be worldwide hits and number one singles.
But what are the very best tunes produced by bands from the city? We asked our readers to tell us the best song ever released by a Birmingham band with over a hundred people getting back to us with their suggestions.
25. Rio - Duran Duran
The title track from the Rio album is a brilliant fast paced anthem that became popular around the world in the 80s | Getty Images
26. Funky Moped - Jasper Carrott
Multi-talented Jasper had a UK Top 5 chart hit in August 1975 with the novelty double A-side record, "Funky Moped" / "Magic Roundabout", written by Chris Rohmann and produced by Jeff Lynne Photo: National World
27. Days on Broken Arrows - The Idle Race
The British rockers were active in the late 60s and 70s, with Days on Broken Arrows one of their more popular tunes | Progressive Rock wiki
28. Stairway to Heaven - Led Zeppelin
Although the rock gods primarily hail from the Black Country with Robert Plant born in West Bromwich and John Bonham in Redditch, our readers mentioned this a few times so we thought we'd squeeze this Zeppelin classic in. Stairway is one of the ultimate rock and roll anthems, with all four members having their own moments in the song that blows you away Photo: Jodie Jeynes