GUNS N' ROSES, NIRVANA Make Q Magazine's Top 20 Singles Of The Past Two Decades List
November 27, 2006, 18 years ago
According to ABC News, NIRVANA's iconic 1991 single 'Smells Like Teen Spirit' beat out hits from MADONNA, BRITNEY SPEARS and U2 to be named the best pop song in 20 years by Britain's Q Magazine. In its November issue, which celebrates Q's 20th anniversary, the publication set out to identify the top 20 singles of the past two decades. The Top Ten is as follows:
1. 'Smells Like Teen Spirit' - Nirvana, 1991
2. 'Hey Ya!' - OUTKAST, 2003
3. 'Sweet Child O' Mine' - GUNS N' ROSES, 1987
4. 'Unfinished Symphony' - MASSIVE ATTACK Attack, 1991
5. 'One' - U2, 1991
6. 'Live Forever' - OASIS, 1994
7. 'Bitter Sweet Symphony' - THE VERVE, 1997
8. 'Common People' - PULP, 1995
9. 'There She Goes' - THE LA's, 1990
10. '7 Nation Army' - THE WHITE STRIPES, 2003
