Pulp singer Jarvis Cocker

Pulp singer Jarvis Cocker

Pulp's 'Common People' has topped NME's list of the 100 Best Tracks Of The Nineties,' the magazine reports.

The Sheffield band's 1995 single saw off competition from Nirvana's 'Smells Like Teen Spirit' and Suede's 'Stay Together' to take the accolade, with Radiohead's 'Paranoid Android' and Manic Street Preachers' 'Motorcycle Emptiness' competing the top 5.

List is the latest installment in their tracks of the decades series,whichis being run to coincide with NME's 60th anniversary celebrations.

The Beatles' 'A Day In The Life' topped the rundown of the best tracks of the '60s, the Sex Pistols 'God Save Thr Queen' was at number one in the '70s list and New Order's 'Blue Monday' took the accolade in the 80's list.



The top 10 of NMEs Tracks Of The Nineties list is as follows:

1. Pulp – 'Common People'
2. Nirvana – 'Smells Like Teen Spirit'
3. Suede – 'Stay Together'
4. Radiohead – 'Paranoid Android'
5. Manic Street Preachers – 'Motorcycle Emptiness'
6. Oasis – 'Supersonic'
7. Beastie Boys – 'Sabotage'
8. Daft Punk – 'Da Funk'
9. McAlmont & Butler – 'Yes'
10. Rage Against The Machine – 'Killing In The Name'


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