Listeners of rock radio station Planet Rock have voted Led Zeppelin as their ideal supergroup. The survey was meant to put together listeners' favourite singer, guitarist, bassist and drummer to make a mythical 'supergroup' - but the respective members of Led Zepp topped each of the four surveys.
So Robert Plant beat the late Freddie Mercury and the likes of Bon Scott, Roger Daltrey and Bono to be named Best Singer. Jimmy Page won best guitarist, ahead of Guns N' Roses' Slash and Deep Purple's Ritchie Blackmore. Meanwhile John Paul Jones was named top bassist and John Bonham, who died in 1980, won best drummer.
Commenting on the results of the station's survey, presenter Trevor Dann told reporters: "This is an amazing result. Listeners could have voted for any classic rock artists when creating their fantasy supergroup."
The top ten for each category were as follows:
Best singer
1. Robert Plant (Led Zeppelin)
2. Freddie Mercury (Queen)
3. Paul Rodgers (Free, Bad Company)
4. David Coverdale (Deep Purple, Whitesnake)
5. Ian Gillan (Deep Purple)
6. Bon Scott (AC/DC)
7. Ronnie James Dio (Rainbow)
8. Stevie Nicks (Fleetwood Mac)
9. Roger Daltrey (The Who)
10. Bono (U2)
Best guitarist
1. Jimmy Page (Led Zeppelin)
2. Slash (Guns N' Roses)
3. Ritchie Blackmore (Deep Purple)
4. Jimi Hendrix
5. Angus Young (AC/DC)
6. Gary Moore
7. Brian May (Queen)
8. Joe Satriani
9. Steve Vai
10. David Gilmour (Pink Floyd)
Best bassist
1. John Paul Jones (Led Zeppelin)
2. John Entwistle (The Who)
3. Chris Squire (Yes)
4. Phil Lynott (Thin Lizzy)
5. Geddy Lee (Rush)
6. Jack Bruce (Cream)
7. Steve Harris (Iron Maiden)
8. Lemmy (Motorhead)
9. Geezer Butler (Black Sabbath)
10. Roger Waters (Pink Floyd)
Best drummer
1. John Bonham (Led Zeppelin)
2. Neil Peart (Rush)
3. Keith Moon (The Who)
4. Cozy Powell (Black Sabbath, Rainbow)
5. Phil Collins (Genesis)
6. Ginger Baker (Cream)
7. Ian Paice (Deep Purple)
8. Roger Taylor (Queen)
9. Dave Grohl (Nirvana/Foo Fighters)
10. Eric Carr (Kiss)