Gary Barlow Voted Better Songwriter Than Paul McCartney And John Lennon

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February 02, 2009 by Jason Gregory | Photo by WENN.com

Gary Barlow Voted Better Songwriter Than Paul McCartney And John Lennon

Take That singer Gary Barlow has been named the greatest British songwriter of all time.

Barlow topped a poll ahead of former Beatles stars John Lennon and Sir Paul McCartney, who were second and third respectively.

As well as writing for Take That, Barlow has also collaborated with the likes of Charlotte Church and Atomic Kitten.

A spokesperson for one poll said: “Gary has been responsible for some of the biggest hits of the past decade.”

The top five was completed by Coldplay's Chris Martin and George Michael.

You can see the full top-10 below.

Top-10 Greatest British Songwriters

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OH MY GOD! HOW THAT CAN BE POSSIBLE?
~ by ... 2/2/2009 Report
Gary Barlow is an amazing songwriter, but he is not that good.
~ by El Macca 2/2/2009 Report
This is a joke, isn't it? He maybe could be responsible for some of the biggest hits of the past decade, but Lennon/McCartney were responsible for changing the music of the past four decades! :o
~ by Gabrielle 2/2/2009 Report
This is one of the most retarded outcomes to a survey i've ever had the displeasure of setting my eyes upon. Lennon #1
~ by Stefan 2/2/2009 Report
Seriously Who the F- is this guy, Im 18, I listen to the beatles Constantly as well as their solo work, never in my life have i Heard of this F-A-G. this is kinda upsetting.
~ by Joey 2/2/2009 Report