Jimi Hendrix’s “Voodoo Child (Slight Return)” has been voted as having the best guitar riff of all time.

The 1970 track beat Guns N’ Roses classic “Sweet Child O’Mine” - which topped the poll five years ago - to the top spot in the poll by website MusicRadar.com, with “Whole Lotta Love” by Led Zeppelin coming third.

Just two songs from the past decade made the list; Muse’s 2001 hit “Plug In Baby” came in at #11 while The White Stripes’ “Seven Nation Army,” which was released in 2003, landed at #15.

MusicRadar.com’s editor-in-chief Mike Goldsmith said:

“Nearly 40 years after his untimely death, Jimi Hendrix is still the undisputed heavyweight champion of rock guitar. Of the current generation of six-string stars, only Jack White of The White Stripes and Muse frontman Matt Bellamy feature in the higher echelons of our list. No surprise given both Bellamy and White share - or have inherited - Hendrix’s unique blend of experimental instincts and white-knuckle showmanship. Above all though, our poll seems to indicate one thing - in 2009, classic rock still rules.”

Deep Purple’s “Smoke on the Water” and Derek and the Dominos’ “Layla” - which features Eric Clapton on guitar - made up the rest of the Top Five, with AC/DC, Metallica, The Beatles, Nirvana and The Rolling Stones also ranking in the Top Ten.

More than 5,000 MusicRadar.com users took part in the poll. The complete list can be found here.