Q Magazine Top 20 List

Q Magazine has compiled the 20 best songs of the past 20 years as part of its 20th anniversary and Depeche Mode’s “Personal Jesus” has come in at the number 15 spot on the list.

“Smells Like Teen Spirit,” a 1991 release from Nirvana, topped the list that included songs from U2, Depeche Mode, and Madonna.

The list covered pop, rock, punk and techno. Outkast’s 2003 release, “Hey Ya!” was second best, and Guns N’Roses’ “Sweet Child O’Mine” came in third.

The Top 20 is as follows:

1. SMELLS LIKE TEEN SPIRIT – NIRVANA
2. HEY YA! – OUTKAST
3. SWEET CHILD O’ MINE – GUNS N’ ROSES
4. UNFINISHED SYMPHONY – MASSIVE ATTACK
5. ONE – U2
6. LIVE FOREVER – OASIS
7. BITTER SWEET SYMPHONY – THE VERVE
8. COMMON PEOPLE – PULP
9. THERE SHE GOES – THE LA’S
10. 7 NATION ARMY – THE WHITE STRIPES
11. SONG 2 – BLUR
12. CRAZY – GNARLS BARKLEY
13. ANGELS – ROBBIE WILLIAMS
14. BABY ONE MORE TIME – BRITNEY SPEARS
15. PERSONAL JESUS – DEPECHE MODE
16. LIKE A PRAYER – MADONNA
17. FIRESTARTER – THE PRODIGY
18. BRIMFUL OF ASHA – CORNERSHOP
19. STAN – EMINEM
20. I BET YOU LOOK GOOD ON THE DANCEFLOOR – ARCTIC MONKEYS.