Ding Dong! The Witch Is Dead, which was the subject of an online campaign by opponents of Margaret Thatcher, has missed out on the number one spot in the UK music charts.
The Wizard of Oz song reached number two after selling 52,605 copies.
The BBC did not play the song in full. Instead it played a five-second clip as part of a news report explaining why the song was in the charts
A rival campaign song, I'm In Love With Margaret Thatcher, enetered the charts at number 35.
During the show, DJ Jameela Jamil said there was a "brand new entry at number two" before introducing Newsbeat music's reporter.
Sinead Garvan explained the context of the single's appearance in the charts to listeners of the station, which has a target audience of 15 to 29-year-olds.
She told them: "Tributes poured in from across the world for Margaret Thatcher when she died on Monday, but there were also people who threw street parties around the UK.
"An online campaign began in 2007 to try to get this song, Ding Dong The Witch Is Dead, to number one in the charts the week Lady Thatcher died."
A short segment of the song, featuring the lyrics: "Ding dong, the wicked witch is dead", was then played for a matter of seconds.
Ms Garvan then said Mrs Thatcher had "strongly divided opinion", before listeners heard a brief instrumental section of the recording.
The show also asked members of the public for their thoughts, with mixed opinions being aired.
