If you were of an age to smell like teen spirit when Nirvana hit with their song of the same name, then you’re in your thirties now.  That’s because exactly 20 years ago today, Nirvana’s “Smells Like Teen Spirit” peaked at number 6 on Billboard‘s Hot 100 chart. 

The song was the biggest hit for the band that became synonymous with grunge rock in the early 1990s and whose lead singer, Kurt Cobain, has been considered by some to be the voice of the Generation X generation.  Like a lot of rock bands, Nirvana’s success came more from album sales than singles, and so they only hit the top 40 one more time–later in 1992, when “Come as You Are” peaked at number 32.

I recently saw the Foo Fighters perform on Austin City Limits and I realized how historic the band truly has become. From the ashes of Nirvana has come one of the strongest rock bands for the last twenty years. Who ever thought the drummer from the band that held the torch for Grunge would thrive in 2010?

Here are what I think are Foo Fighters Top 5 Hits:
Big Me
Monkey Wrench
Times Like These
Everlong
Best of You

In recent years, the only wish I have is that Dave Grogel wouldn’t constantly scream during his vocals.

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W0YB9C_-eXQ

What happens when you mix the music from Lady Gaga’s Pokerface with the vocals of Kurt Cobain from Nirvana’s Smells Like Teen Spirit? You get Lady Nirgaga by DJ Lobsterdust.