The 50 Greatest Indie Anthems Ever according to the NME readers

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The Number 1 is a joke. That band has six entries. Ridicule. Definitely too much contemporary unoriginal retro crap in this list.


1. Oasis - 'Live Forever'
2. Nirvana - 'Smells Like Teen Spirit'
3. Pulp - 'Common People'
4. The Smiths - 'There Is A Light That Never Goes Out'
5. The Libertines - 'Don't Look Back Into The Sun'
6. The Libertines - 'Time For Heroes'
7. The Smiths - 'How Soon Is Now?'
8. The Stone Roses - 'I Am The Resurrection'
9. 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'

alex in mainhattan, Thursday, 3 May 2007 14:33 (eighteen years ago)

It's what NME readers listen to.

Brigadier Lethbridge-Pfunkboy, Thursday, 3 May 2007 14:33 (eighteen years ago)

It's amazing no one thought to start a thread about this before!

braveclub, Thursday, 3 May 2007 14:37 (eighteen years ago)

I forgot Xfm was also involved in this. A radio station, I guess.

alex in mainhattan, Thursday, 3 May 2007 14:38 (eighteen years ago)

the other thread

blueski, Thursday, 3 May 2007 14:44 (eighteen years ago)

oh, sorry, didn't realize it had been done already.

alex in mainhattan, Thursday, 3 May 2007 14:47 (eighteen years ago)


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