Nme's The 50 Greatest Indie Anthems Ever

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"

Agree or Disagree???

Thoughts???

Missed out any???

I like smells like teen spirit but I don't think it's the 2nd greatest indie song ever.

i think it's impact probably counted for a large part of it's placement.

Mostly agree. Lots of songs from the same bands though.

I would definately put the Smiths above Nirvana.

Any artist that brings a genre into the limelight tends to get more credit than the originators. Its a real shame but its the truth. Not to take away from the fact that anyone or any group that promotes the genre should get credit but if your looking for a list fo the greats it should be based on the music not the contribution.

i don't think smells like ... can be categorized as indie...

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"+ yaaaaaaaaaaaaaay

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" + luv this soooong!!!

14. Oasis - "Don't Look Back In Anger" + classic!!!!

15. Blur - "Song 2" woooohooooo and +

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" + i loveeeee it!!!!

25. Oasis - "Supersonic" + another classic

26. Radiohead - "Creep" + creep should be like at top 10

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" + this video ROCKS!!!!

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"++ this is classic. should be in top 5

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" WTF????

okay, plus means i agree... oh, i love that you posted this!!!!!

i love that there is more than one libs,blur and shambles song, but some elastica, more suede, pulp, kula shaker,.... well, they did okay job....

No White Stripes? This saddens me.

Nice to see Pulp in there though, they were the first band I ever saw live.

Definitely in need of some White Stripes.

I guess with only 50 places & the list with no time limit.

AND - that isn't the best arctic monkeys song.

It just had the biggest impact.

so there's another example of an impact song NvrEnough.

I can't be the one to classify a band as indie or not but if your going to include Blur, The Verve, and Oasis, I thing that there is no better anthem song than "Hey Man Nice Shot" by Filter.

looks legit!

mmm.... i like

for the most part

i kinda skimmed

but i see some libertines!!!

(which is great, btw)

this list makes a lot more sense than pretty much any list ive seen.

mmm.... i like

for the most part

i kinda skimmed

but i see some libertines!!!

(which is great, btw)

The libertines are a must!

i'm so happy they are there.

No Blue Monday - the biggest selling 12" of all time??? Infact no New Order at all, or Happy Mondays (the first band I saw live). That whole MADchester scene is totally under-represented...

But good to see The Smiths and Stone Roses so high up.

mmm.... i like

for the most part

i kinda skimmed

but i see some libertines!!!

(which is great, btw)

The libertines are a must!

i'm so happy they are there.

HELL

YEAH!!

oasis too

but really

i truly do love a lot of the songs on that list

in my opinion it DOES make more sense than some of the rankings i've seen