We asked you which songs made the best sporting anthems of all time. Thanks to your suggestions, and our own ideas, we have come up with this list. If you think we have left one out or have got it spot on, you can use of message board below.
10. Ready to Go - Republica
Short-lived British group Republica scored a massive hit with this song on both sides of the Atlantic in 1996.
It proved particularly popular at American sporting venues and the song was frequently played at the start of baseball and NFL games.
The upbeat dance song has survived well over the last nine years and can still be heard blasting out before matches.
The same cannot be said for the band as they failed to follow up their one worldwide hit.
9. Not Many - Scribe
The newest song on our list comes from Christchurch hip-hop artist Scribe, who made a big splash on the local scene in 2003/04 with the release of Crusader.
The first single off the album, Not Many, has been picked up and run with, so to speak, by Football Australia's recently launched A-League competition.
The advertising campaign for the new league has been hailed a success, which cannot be said for the early season form of the NZ Knights.
8. Let's Get It Started - Black Eyed Peas
Another of the newer songs on the list has also had one of the most controversial beginnings.
The tune was originally on the 2003 album Elephunk as Let's Get Retarded.
However when the song was released as a single the group dropped the "retarded" line for "it started" following protests.
Let's Get It Started as now been adopted by the NBA in America.
7. Loyal - Dave Dobbyn
Any list of Kiwi music would not be complete without an entry from singer/songwriter Dobbyn.
Loyal, a huge hit for Dobbyn in its own right, has become a popular rallying theme for many New Zealand sports fans.
The most widely known connection to sport is its link to the failed Americas Cup defence. But don't hold that against it.
6. Song 2 - Blur
With such a creative title how could this song go wrong? The band actually wrote the song to make fun of American grunge music and it ended up being one of Blur's biggest hits.
Many may admit to not liking the song but when it cranks out most cannot help but let out a "woo hoo" or at least start jigging in their seats.
Fits some key sports anthem criteria - its rocky, short (just two minutes full length), and easy to sing along with, I mean how hard is it to scream out "woo hoo".
5. Swing Low, Sweet Chariot
It's not actually known how a song about slavery in the American south became an England rugby theme tune, but Swing Low will now be forever linked to the World Cup in 2003.
The folk song dates back to before the American civil war but started to become an England rugby anthem thanks to the heroics of Chris Oti.
The black player ran in three tries on his debut in 1988 against Ireland, prompting some of the crowd to start singing Swing Low.
The song stuck and reached its height when Jonny Wilkinson's drop goal handed England victory over Australia in the 2003 World Cup.
4. Simply the Best - Tina Turner
Anyone who watched the league in the early 90s will know what Tina Turner's catchy tune did for the then ARL competition.
The song was the spearhead of a slick campaign that introduced new fans to the game and helped push the 'poor cousin' rugby code into the limelight.
The tune is also used at probably every boxing event since 1991.
3. We Will Rock You/We Are The Champions - Queen
The Queen combo was a must in the list but it was hard to separate the two songs, in fact they are often used together in the same event and were released together as a double A-side single.
We Will Rock You is often played in the build up and during matches as a quality amp up piece where fans can easily join in with the famous drum beat.
We Are The Champions is the appropriate song for the successful side with winning teams screaming out the song with beverage in hand late into the night.
Many other Queen songs could have also appeared in the list such as "Another One Bites The Dust" but we had to draw the line somewhere.
2. Eye of the Tiger - Survivor
This number one song from 1982 was the theme song to Rocky III and created by Survivor's primary songwriters Jim Peterik and Frankie Sullivan to fit in with this classic boxing story.
It is still used as the fire up song for anyone getting motivated for a big sporting challenge and has a catchy riff over a steady rock beat.
The title is often used just in a headline for golf star Tiger Woods.
1. You'll Never Walk Alone - Gerry and the Pacemakers
The song was originally from the musical Carousel, but is most often associated with Liverpool group Gerry and the Pacemakers.
It has been sung by Liverpool fans since the 1960s but perhaps reached its most poignant moment following the Hillsborough tragedy in 1989.
Ninety six Liverpool fans died in the stampede during an FA Cup match with Nottingham Forest and the song became more than just a football anthem.
"When you
walk through a storm,
Hold your head up high,
And don't be afraid of the dark.
At the end of a storm,
There's a golden sky"
The song has, of course, also been used in the happier times and was sung out loud and proud during this year's victory in the Champions League final over AC Milan.
Honourable mentions: Chariots of Fire theme, Enter Sandman - Metallica, anything by Jimmy Barnes, Waltzing Matilda, Back in Black - AC/DC.
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