New Musical Express announced the 50 greatest indie rock anthems ever written, as voted by the British magazine’s readers.
Here’s the complete list of the winners:
01. Oasis – “Live Forever”
02. Nirvana – “Smells Like Teen Spirit”
03. Pulp – “Common People”
04. The Smiths – “There Is a Light That Never Goes Out”
05. The Libertines – “Don’t Look Back into the Sun”
06. The Libertines – “Time for Heroes”
07. The Smiths – “How Soon Is Now?”
08. The Stone Roses – “I Am the Resurrection”
09. The Strokes – “Last Nite”
10. Arctic Monkeys – “I Bet You Look Good on the Dancefloor”
11. The Smiths – “This Charming Man”
12. The Stone Roses – “She Bangs the Drums”
13. The Libertines – “Can’t Stand Me Now”
14. Oasis – “Don’t Look Back in Anger”
15. Blur – “Song 2”
16. Franz Ferdinand – “Take Me Out”
17. The Stone Roses – “I Wanna Be Adored”
18. The Verve – “Bitter Sweet Symphony”
19. Joy Divison – “Love Will Tear Us Apart”
20. Joy Division – “Transmission”
21. The Smiths – “Panic”
22. The Breeders – “Cannonball”
23. The Gossip – “Standing in the Way of Control”
24. Babyshambles – “Fuck Forever”
25. Oasis – “Supersonic”
26. Radiohead – “Creep”
27. Oasis – “Wonderwall”
28. Pavement – “Cut Your Hair”
29. Arcade Fire – “Rebellion (Lies)”
30. Manic Street Preachers – “A Design for Life”
31. Oasis – “Cigarettes & Alcohol”
32. The Stone Roses – “Fool’s Gold”
33. The Killers – “Mr. Brightside”
34. Radiohead – “Just”
35. Pixies – “Monkey Gone to Heaven”
36. Kaiser Chiefs – “I Predict a Riot”
37. Kasabian – “LSF”
38. Pixies – “Gigantic”
39. Oasis – “Champagne Supernova”
40. Klaxons – “Golden Skans”
41. Blur – “Parklife”
42. The Cribs – “Hey Scenesters”
43. Suede – “Animal Nitrate”
44. The Stone Roses – “Love Spreads”
45. The La’s – “There She Goes”
46. Dinosaur Jr. – “Freak Scene”
47. The Libertines – “Up the Bracket”
48. Sonic Youth – “Bull in the Heather”
49. The Rapture – “House of Jealous Lovers”
50. My Bloody Valentine – “You Made Me Realise”