BEIJING, Dec. 23 -- Pink Floyd have been named the world's greatest rock act of all time. U2 were sixth in the list.

    Pink Floyd recently reunited on stage at Live 8 for the first time in 24 years.

    Led Zeppelin came second, followed by The Rolling Stones in the poll of almost 60,000 rock fans.

    The Who were fourth, eclipsing AC/DC, U2, Guns N?Roses, and Nirvana.

    Jimi Hendrix came 10th in poll carried out by digital radio station Planet Rock, after Bon Jovi.

    The survey of 58,000 listeners also named the 1970s the golden age of rock, followed by the 1960s, the Spandex years of the 1980s and grunge decade the 1990s.

    Pink Floyd are thought to have sold a staggering 200 million albums worldwide since forming in 1965.

    Planet Rock presenter Nicky Horne will count down the results over four days from 9am on December 28.

    He said: Pink Floyd are one of the greatest bands in the history of rock and roll.

Top 10 greatest rock act

1.	Pink Floyd
2.	Led Zeppelin
3.	The Rolling Stones
4.	The Who
5.	AC/DC
6.	U2
7.	Guns N' Roses
8.	Nirvana
9.	Bon Jovi
10.	Jimi Hendrix

(Source: CRIENGLISH.com)