Jedward are more popular than the Beatles according to new poll

An online poll has shown that X-Factor twins John and Edward are more popular than The Beatles.

Bigger than the Beatles? Jedward have topped the popularity poll

The poll, hosted on the homepage of paddypower.com, in which over 1,300 individual votes were cast over the past five days asked participants who they believe is the greatest boy band of all time.

When voting closed Jedward were first past the post with 45% of the vote (660 votes), followed by The Beatles with 33% of the vote (490 votes), Take That on 14% (210 votes), Westlife on 5% (70 votes) and finally last year's X-Factor runners-up JLS with 3% of the vote (40 votes)

Paddy Power said: "We're genuinely gob-smacked with this result and would have presumed that the Fab Four would have easily topped this poll but once again Jedward have exceeded expectations and caused yet another upset."

Last week the twins had drifted out to 12/1 in Paddy Power's X Factor outright betting however their odds have since been cut to 8/1 after their version of Under Pressure by Vanilla Ice went down well on Saturday night with both the judges and voting public.

Olly Murs remains the bookies red hot favourite at odds of 7/4 to win this years competition followed by Stacey Soloman at 5/2 and Joe McElderry at 7/2. Welsh teenager Lloyd Daniels is the bookies odds-on 4/5 favourite to be eliminated next week.