It’s the only song ever to top the UK charts four times with the same line up and is one of just three songs to top the charts twice with reworked lyrics, alongside Band Aid and… err… Mambo No.
Having sold 1.6m copies, it’s one of the biggest selling British singles ever.
As football fever swept the nation ahead of a home tournament in 1996, Fantasy Football hosts and comedians, David Baddiel and Frank Skinner, as well as Liverpudlian indie band The Lightning Seeds released a song which would go on to become the de facto chant of England fans around the world as well as breaking numerous chart records. Yes, you guessed it, the iconic Three Lions takes number one spot on our list of the greatest England football songs ever. Baddiel, Skinner & The Lightning Seeds – Three Lions (1996)
