It's a man's, man's world for Aussie music fans

An Australian vote for the 100 best songs of all time has showed it's a man's, man's world for music fans Down Under, with not one female artist making the list.

More than 500,000 people took part in public broadcaster ABC's online poll, which showed a clear preference for classic rock anthems over pop, dance and hip hop.

Seattle grunge outfit Nirvana topped the list with "Smells Like Teen Spirit," followed by Rage Against the Machine's "Killing in the Name."

The recently deceased Michael Jackson had two entries with "Thriller" at 26 and "Billie Jean" at 41 in the survey released on Sunday.

But Jackson's friend Diana Ross failed to score a nomination, missing out along with Aussie pop superstar Kylie Minogue and even Madonna. The only women represented were female members of groups like The Pixies and Massive Attack.

And although the poll was conducted by the ABC's youth network TripleJ, it was dominated by songs from the last millennium, with Adelaide rappers Hilltop Hoods' 2003 hit "The Nosebleed Section" the highest post-2000 song at 17.

Cult US singer Jeff Buckley was the most represented artist, scoring two songs in the top 10 with "Hallelujah" (3) and "Last Goodbye" (7), plus placings with "Lover You Should Have Come over" (56) and "Grace" (69).

Three Beatles tracks were on the list, led by "A Day in the Life" at 24, although John Lennon's "Imagine" made it to number 11.

Nobody from TripleJ was immediately available for comment.

The top 10 of the ABC's 100 best songs of all time:

1. Nirvana - Smells Like Teen Spirit

2. Rage Against the Machine - Killing In The Name

3. Jeff Buckley - Hallelujah

4. Joy Division - Love Will Tear Us Apart

5. Radiohead - Paranoid Android

6. Queen - Bohemian Rhapsody

7. Jeff Buckley - Last Goodbye

8. Red Hot Chili Peppers - Under The Bridge

9. Foo Fighters - Everlong

10. Led Zeppelin - Stairway to Heaven