VH1's list of the 100 Greatest Songs of the Past 25

NEW YORK (VH1) - Nirvana's Smells Like Teen Spirit has been voted the greatest song of the past 25 years.
The Seattle band's groundbreaking grunge anthem is top of VH1's list of the 100 Greatest Songs of the Past 25 Years.

The countdown will air over five nights, starting next Monday, on the video music channel. The series will feature clips of videos and performances by the artists along with interviews from musicians and celebrities discussing why the songs matter.

Of "Smells Like Teen Spirit," Guns N' Roses bassist Duff McKagan said: "That was really a breakthrough for a great scene that had been going on for a long time up in Seattle. And it was kind of another victory, I think, for a misunderstood music, you know. The dam broke when 'Teen Spirit' came out."

Michael Jackson had the second-highest song, Billie Jean and was at No. 40 with Beat It. Eminem reached No. 4 with Lose Yourself, while his My Name Is was No. 85. Madonna's Like a Virgin was number 10 and her Ray of Light was at 100.

The VH1's list of the top 10 greatest songs:
1. Nirvana, Smells Like Teen Spirit
2. Michael Jackson, Billie Jean
3. Guns N' Roses, Sweet Child O' Mine
4. Eminem, Lose Yourself
5. U2, One
6. Run-DMC, Walk This Way
7. Prince, When Doves Cry
8. Whitney Houston, I Will Always Love You;
9. The Police, Every Breath You Take
10. Madonna, Like a Virgin.