123 different songs were nominated, representing 61 different musicals. Evita had the most song nominations, with 7 different songs nominated. Jesus Christ Superstar had 6 songs nominated, and Hair, West Side Story, Annie Get Your Gun and South Pacific each had four songs nominated.

But the poll wasn't favourite musical, it was favourite showtune, and here are the songs I played: (for the full list of the nominees, click here)

" You gotta get a gimmick " from the new movie soundtrack of Gypsy

" Wilkommen " from the 1998 Broadway recording of Cabaret

" Cabaret " from the OBC recording of Cabaret

" Rainbow high " from the sountrack recording of Evita

" Get me to the church on time " from the OBC recording of My Fair Lady

" Fugue for tinhorns " from the OBC recording of Guys and Dolls

" Dance: Ten; Looks; Three " from the OBC recording of A Chorus Line

" Johanna " from the OBC recording of Sweeney Todd

" King Herod's song " from the original concept recording of Jesus Christ Superstar

" Be our guest " from the soundtrack recording of Beauty and the Beast

" The ugly duckling " from the sountrack recording of Hans Christian Andersen

" It's hot up here " from the OBC recording of Sunday in the Park with George

" Hernando's Hideaway " from the OBC recording of The Pajama Game

" Goodnight and thank you " from the soundtrack recording of Evita

" The flesh failures (let the sun shine in) " from the OBC recording of Hair

" Chim chim cher-ee " from the soundtrack recording of Mary Poppins