London, Dec 1 (ANI): American rock band The Killers’ chartbusting track ‘Mr Brightside’ has been voted the greatest song of the decade.

It pushed the highest UK entry, Arctic Monkeys’ ‘I Bet You Look Good On The Dancefloor’ song down to the second position.

‘Sex On Fire’ sung by Kings Of Leon was voted the third best.

British alternative rock band Muse were the most popular band of the decade, with eight entries in the full list, including Knights of Cydonia at number four, in the poll complied by Xfm.

“The Killers have undoubtedly been one of the most important bands of the past 10 years, pushing guitar music into the charts worldwide and, in Mr Brightside, making one of the greatest records of all time,” the Telegraph quoted Mike Walsh, head of music for the Xfm network, as saying.

The top 10 songs of the decade according to Xfm listeners:

1. The Killers – Mr Brightside

2. Arctic Monkeys – I Bet You Look Good On The Dancefloor

3. Kings Of Leon – Sex On Fire

4. Muse – Knights Of Cydonia

5. Elbow – One Day Like This

6. The White Stripes – Seven Nation Army

7. Ian Brown – F.E.A.R.

8. The Strokes – Last Nite

9. The Killers – Somebody Told Me

10. MGMT – Kids (ANI)