The UK has produced quite a number of melodic bass players -- Paul McCartney, John Lodge of The Moody Blues, Chris Squire from Yes, Led Zeppelin's John Paul Jones, Sting, John Entwistle from The Who, Fleetwood Mac's John McVie and many others. But when it comes to who created the most iconic bassline, that distinction belongs to Queen's John Deacon.
In a nationwide poll commissioned by Sky Arts to determine that country's most iconic basslines for a new documentary airing on the channel, aptly titled Greatest Basslines, Deacon topped the list with the 1980 Queen song "Another One Bites the Dust." He also had three other entries in the Top 10 -- "Under Pressure" (3), "Radio Gaga" (5) and "Killer Queen" (8). Those who participated in the poll also voted Deacon as the greatest bass player of all time.