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The Beatles' "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band" was voted Britain's favourite chart-topping album.
The British foursome's 1967 album edged out US singer Michael Jackson's "Thriller" by just 201 votes in the BBC's Radio Two Music Club Top 100 Albums chart.
More than 220,000 people voted in the nation-wide survey designed to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the official British album charts.
U2's "Joshua Tree" came in third ahead of "Rumours" by Fleetwood Mac and Pink Floyd's "Wish You Were Here".
The Beatles had four albums in the top 10 and a fifth at number 11.
In a seperate poll, of the albums that failed to reach the number one spot, Pink Floyd's "Dark Side Of The Moon" came out top with "The Rise And Fall Of Ziggy Stardust And The Spiders From Mars" by David Bowie as number two.
There have been 787 number one albums -- Snow Patrol's "Eyes Open" became the latest Sunday -- since the Official Album Chart started in 1956.
BBC radio presenter Simon Mayo said: "It is a very impressive list and no surprise at all that Sgt. Pepper is at the top.
"It revolutionised music and what we expect from an album. A fine choice indeed."
Top 10:
1 "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band" (1967) -- Beatles
2 "Thriller" (1982) -- Michael Jackson
3 "The Joshua Tree" (1987) -- U2
4 "Rumours" (1977) -- Fleetwood Mac
5 "Wish You Were Here" (1975) -- Pink Floyd
6 "Revolver" (1966) -- Beatles
7 "Bridge Over Troubled Water" (1970) -- Simon and Garfunkel
8 "Abbey Road" (1969) -- Beatles
9 "A Night At The Opera" (1975) -- Queen
10 "The Beatles" (1968) -- Beatles
The British foursome's 1967 album edged out US singer Michael Jackson's "Thriller" by just 201 votes in the BBC's Radio Two Music Club Top 100 Albums chart.
More than 220,000 people voted in the nation-wide survey designed to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the official British album charts.
U2's "Joshua Tree" came in third ahead of "Rumours" by Fleetwood Mac and Pink Floyd's "Wish You Were Here".
The Beatles had four albums in the top 10 and a fifth at number 11.
In a seperate poll, of the albums that failed to reach the number one spot, Pink Floyd's "Dark Side Of The Moon" came out top with "The Rise And Fall Of Ziggy Stardust And The Spiders From Mars" by David Bowie as number two.
There have been 787 number one albums -- Snow Patrol's "Eyes Open" became the latest Sunday -- since the Official Album Chart started in 1956.
BBC radio presenter Simon Mayo said: "It is a very impressive list and no surprise at all that Sgt. Pepper is at the top.
"It revolutionised music and what we expect from an album. A fine choice indeed."
Top 10:
1 "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band" (1967) -- Beatles
2 "Thriller" (1982) -- Michael Jackson
3 "The Joshua Tree" (1987) -- U2
4 "Rumours" (1977) -- Fleetwood Mac
5 "Wish You Were Here" (1975) -- Pink Floyd
6 "Revolver" (1966) -- Beatles
7 "Bridge Over Troubled Water" (1970) -- Simon and Garfunkel
8 "Abbey Road" (1969) -- Beatles
9 "A Night At The Opera" (1975) -- Queen
10 "The Beatles" (1968) -- Beatles
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