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Sunday, October 13, 2024

The Top Songs by Decade, 1800-2029

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Top Songs by Decade:

1800-2029

Dave’s Music Database has compiled the best songs of all-time into a variety of lists over the years. Check out the full array of DMDB best-of lists here. However, this page – which at 72,000+ hits is the second most visited on the DMDB blog – offers snapshots of the top 10 songs of each decade from 1890 to present.

Click here to see ‘Top 100 Songs of the Decade’ lists or click on the corresponding badges below.

1. Harry Styles “As It Was” (2022)
2. Miley Cyrus “Flowers” (2023)
3. The Kid Laroi with Justin Bieber “Stay” (2021)
4. Dua Lipa with DaBaby “Levitating” (2020)
5. Glass Animals “Heat Waves” (2020)
6. Olivia Rodrigo “Drivers License” (2021)
7. The Weeknd with Ariana Grande “Save Your Tears” (2020)
8. Adele “Easy on Me” (2021)
9. Olivia Rodrigo “Good 4 U” (2021)
Leave the Door Open” (2021)


1. Mark Ronson with Bruno Mars “Uptown Funk!” (2014)
2. Ed Sheeran “Shape of You” (2017)
3. Adele “Rolling in the Deep” (2010)
4. Pharrell Williams “Happy” (2013)
5. Luis Fonsi with Daddy Yankee & Justin Bieber “Despacito” (2017)
6. Gotye with Kimbra “Somebody That I Used to Know” (2011)
7. Robin Thicke with T.I. & Pharrell Williams “Blurred Lines” (2013)
8. Carly Rae Jepsen “Call Me Maybe” (2011)
9. Adele “Hello” (2015)
10. Lil Nas X with Billy Ray Cyrus “Old Town Road” (2018)


1. OutKast “Hey Ya!” (2003)
2. Black Eyed Peas “I Gotta Feeling” (2009)
3. Eminem “Lose Yourself” (2002)
4. Usher with Lil’ Jon & Ludacris “Yeah!” (2004)
5. Beyoncé with Jay-Z “Crazy in Love” (2003)
6. Gnarls Barkley “Crazy” (2006)
7. Beyoncé “Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)” (2008)
8. Rihanna with Jay-Z “Umbrella” (2007)
9. Flo Rida with T-Pain “Low” (2007)
10. Mariah Carey “We Belong Together” (2005)


1. Whitney Houston “I Will Always Love You” (1992)
2. Nirvana “Smells Like Teen Spirit” (1991)
3. Bryan Adams “(Everything I Do) I Do It for You” (1991)
4. Sinéad O’Connor “Nothing Compares 2 U” (1990)
5. Celine Dion “My Heart Will Go On” (1997)
6. Elton John “Candle in the Wind 1997 (Goodbye England’s Rose)” (1997)
7. R.E.M. “Losing My Religion” (1991)
8. Oasis “Wonderwall” (1995)
9. Los Del Rio “Macarena (Bayside Boys Mix)” (1995)
10. U2 “One” (1991)


1. Michael Jackson “Billie Jean” (1982)
2. The Police “Every Breath You Take” (1983)
3. Guns N’ Roses “Sweet Child O’ Mine” (1987)
4. Prince “When Doves Cry” (1984)
5. Joan Jett & the Blackhearts “I Love Rock and Roll” (1981)
6. U2 “With or Without You” (1987)
7. Bon Jovi “Livin’ on a Prayer” (1986)
8. Lionel Richie & Diana Ross “Endless Love” (1981)
9. Van Halen “Jump” (1984)
10. Michael Jackson “Beat It” (1983)


1. Queen “Bohemian Rhapsody” (1975)
2. John Lennon “Imagine” (1971)
3. Bee Gees “Stayin’ Alive” (1977)
4. Simon & Garfunkel “Bridge Over Troubled Water” (1970)
5. Eagles “Hotel California” (1976)
6. Led Zeppelin “Stairway to Heaven” (1971)
7. Don McLean “American Pie” (1971)
8. The Beatles “Let It Be” (1970)
9. Stevie Wonder “Superstition” (1972)
10. Derek & the Dominos “Layla” (1970)


1. The Rolling Stones “(I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction” (1965)
2. The Beatles “Hey Jude” (1968)
3. Marvin Gaye “I Heard It Through the Grapevine” (1968)
4. Aretha Franklin “Respect” (1967)
5. The Beatles “I Want to Hold Your Hand” (1963)
6. The Beach Boys “Good Vibrations” (1966)
7. The Beatles “Yesterday” (1965)
8. Bob Dylan “Like a Rolling Stone” (1965)
9. Otis Redding “(Sittin’ on) The Dock of the Bay” (1968)
10. The Animals “The House of the Rising Sun”(1964)


1. Bill Haley & His Comets “We’re Gonna Rock Around the Clock” (1954)
2. Bobby Darin “Mack the Knife” (1959)
3. Elvis Presley “Heartbreak Hotel” (1956)
4. Elvis Presley “Hound Dog” (1956)
5. Elvis Presley “Don’t Be Cruel” (1956)
6. Elvis Presley “Jailhouse Rock” (1957)
7. Chuck Berry “Johnny B. Goode” (1958)
8. Patti Page “Tennessee Waltz” (1950)
9. Ray Charles “What’d I Say” (1959)
10. The Everly Brothers “All I Have to Do Is Dream” (1958)


1. Bing Crosby with the Ken Darby Singers “White Christmas” (1942)
2. Artie Shaw “Stardust” (1941)
3. Gene Autry “Rudolph, the Red-Nosed Reindeer” (1949)
4. Glenn Miller with Tex Beneke & the Four Modernaires “Chattanooga Choo Choo” (1941)
5. Les Brown with Doris Day “Sentimental Journey” (1945)
6. Nat “King” Cole “The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire)” (1946)
7. Tommy Dorsey with Frank Sinatra & The Pied Pipers “I’ll Never Smile Again” (1940)
8. Cliff Edwards “When You Wish Upon a Star” (1940)
9. Duke Ellington “Take the ‘A’ Train” (1941)
10. Dooley Wilson “As Time Goes By” (1942)


1. Judy Garland “Over the Rainbow” (1939)
2. Glenn Miller “In the Mood” (1939)
3. Fred Astaire with Leo Reisman “Night and Day” (1932)
4. Fred Astaire with Leo Reisman “Cheek to Cheek” (1935)
5. Artie Shaw “Begin the Beguine” (1938)
6. Ethel Waters “Stormy Weather (Keeps Rainin' All the Time)” (1933)
7. Fred Astaire with Johnny Green “The Way You Look Tonight” (1936)
8. Bing Crosby with the Guardsmen Quartette “Silent Night” (1935)
9. Ella Fitzgerald with Chick Webb “A-Tisket, A-Tasket” (1938)
10. Tommy Dorsey with Jack Leonard “All the Things You Are” (1939)


1. Bessie Smith with Louis Armstrong “St. Louis Blues” (1925)
2. Al Jolson “Swanee” (1920)
3. Gene Austin “My Blue Heaven” (1927)
4. Thomas “Fats” Waller “Ain’t Misbehavin’” (1929)
5. Paul Whiteman “Whispering” (1920)
6. Al Jolson "April Showers” (1922)
7. Marion Harris “Tea for Two” (1925)
8. Vernon Dalhart “The Prisoner’s Song” (1925)
9. Ben Selvin “Dardanella” (1920)
10. Isham Jones “It Had to Be You” (1924)


1. Arthur Collins & Bryon G. Harlan “Alexander’s Ragtime Band” (1911)
2. American Quartet “Over There” (1917)
3. Peerless Quartet “Let Me Call You Sweetheart” (1911)
4. Al Jolson “You Made Me Love You (I Didn't Want to Do It)” (1913)
5. Billy Murray with the Haydn Quartet “By the Light of the Silvery Moon” (1910)
6. American Quartet “Moonlight Bay” (1912)
7. Original Dixieland Jazz Band “Tiger Rag” (1918)
8. Sophie Tucker “Some of These Days” (1911)
9. Marion Harris “After You’ve Gone” (1919)
10. Al Jolson “Rock-a-Bye Your Baby with a Dixie Melody” (1918)


1. Haydn Quartet “Take Me Out to the Ball Game” (1908)
2. Billy Murray “You’re a Grand Old Flag (aka “The Grand Old Rag”)” (1906)
3. Haydn Quartet “Sweet Adeline (You’re the Flower of My Heart)” (1904)
4. Billy Murray “Yankee Doodle Boy” (1905)
5. Arthur Collins “Bill Bailey Won’t You Please Come Home” (1902)
6. Billy Murray “Give My Regards to Broadway” (1905)
7. Harry MacDonough with Miss Walton “Shine on Harvest Moon” (1909)
8. Haydn Quartet “In the Good Old Summertime” (1903)
9. Billy Murray “Meet Me in St. Louis Louis” (1904)
10. Bryon G. Harlan “School Days (When We Were a Couple of Kids)” (1907)


1. George J. Gaskin “After the Ball” (1893)
2. Arthur Collins “Hello Ma Baby” (1899)
3. John Philip Sousa “The Stars and Stripes Forever” (1897)
4. John Yorke Atlee “Listen to the Mocking Bird (aka “The Mocking Bird”)” (1891)
5. Len Spencer “Ta-Ra-Ra Boom-De-Ay” (1892)
6. Dan Quinn “A Hot Time in the Old Town” (1896)
7. Dan Quinn “Daisy Bell (A Bicycle Built for Two)” (1893)
8. Scott Joplin “Maple Leaf Rag” (1899)
9. Dan Quinn “The Band Played On” (1895)
10. George J. Gaskin “On the Banks of the Wabash” (1897)


1880-1889:

1. “Away in a Manger” (1882)
2. “I’ve Been Working on the Railroad” (1881)
3. “Rock-a-Bye Baby” (1884)
4. “My Bonnie Lies Over the Ocean” (1881)
5. “How Great Thou Art” (1885)
6. “The Farmer in the Dell” (1883)
7. “Ring Around the Rosie” (1881)
8. “Funcili Funicula” (1880)
9. “While Strolling Through the Park One Day (The Fountain in the Park)” (1884)
10. “Where Did You Get That Hat” (1888)


1870-1879:

1. “Home on the Range” (1873)
2. “She'll Be Comin’ ‘Round the Mountain” (1870)
3. “Swing Low, Sweet Chariot” (1872)
4. “Onward Christian Soldiers” (1871)
5. “I’ll Take You Home Again, Kathleen” (1875)
6. “Alouette” (1879)
7. “Chopsticks” (1877)
8. “Grandfather’s Clock” (1876)
9. “What a Friend We Have in Jesus” (1876)
10. “Silver Threads Among the Gold” (1873)


1860-1869:

1. “The Battle Hymn of the Republic” (1861)
2. “Dixie” (aka “Dixie Land” and “I Wish I Was in Dixie Land”) (1859)
3. “When Johnny Comes Marching Home Again” 1963)
4. “O Little Town of Bethlehem” (1868)
5. “Shoo Fly Don't Bother Me” (1869)
6. “Clementine” (aka “Oh My Darling Clementine”) (1863)
7. “O Where, O Where Has My Little Dog Gone” (1864)
8. “The Man on the Flying Trapeze” (1868)
9. “Michael Row the Boat Ashore” (1867)
10. “Beautiful Dreamer” (1864)


1850-1859:

1. “Jingle Bells” (1857)
2. “Camptown Races (Gwine to Run All Night)” (1850)
3. “Hark! The Herald Angels Sing” (1855)
4. “We Three Kings of Orient Are” (1857)
5. “It Came Upon a Midnight Clear” (1850)
6. “Ave Maria” (1859)
7. “Listen to the Mocking Bird (aka “The Mocking Bird”)” (1856)
8. “Pop Goes the Weasel” (1852)
9. “The Old Folks at Home (Swanee River)” (1851)
10. “Row, Row, Row Your Boat” (1852)


1840-1849:

1. “Oh! Susanna” (1847)
2. “O Holy Night (Minuit, Chrétiens)” (1847)
3. “Polly Wolly Doodle (All the Day)” (1843)
4. “On Top of Old Smoky” (1841)
5. “Jimmy Crack Corn (The Blue Tail Fly)” (1848)
6. “Buffalo Gals (Buffalo Girls Will You Come Out Tonight)” (1844)
7. “Long Long Ago” (aka “The Long Ago”) (1843)
8. “Old Dan Tucker” (1843)
9. “Goodnight Ladies” (1847)
10. “This Old Man (Nick Nack Paddiwak)” (1842)


1830-1839:

1. “My Country ‘Tis of Thee” (1831)
2. “Skip to My Lou” (1832)
3. “Mary Had a Little Lamb” (1830)
4. “I Saw Three Ships” (1833)
5. “Shenandoah” (1837)
6. “Woodman, Spare That Tree” (1837)
7. “Down in the Valley (Birmingham Jail)” (1835)
8. “Charlie Is My Darling” (1830)
9. “A Life on the Ocean Wave” (1838)
10. “Near the Lake Where Drooped the Willow” (1839)


1820-1829:

1. “The First Noel” (1823)
2. “Home Sweet Home” (1823)
3. “William Tell Overture” (1829)
4. “O Christmas Tree (O Tannenbaum)” (1824)
5. “Hokey Pokey” (1826)
6. “Turkey in the Straw” (1834)
7. “All Through the Night” (1825)
8. “The Hunters of Kentucky” (1826)
9. “The Muffin Man (Do You Know the Muffin Man?)” (1829)
10. “Eeney Meeney Miney Moe” (1820)


1810-1819:

1. “The Star-Spangled Banner” (1814)
2. “Hail to the Thief” (1810)
3. “Silent Night, Holy Night (Stille Nacht, Heilge Nacht)” (1818)
4. “Au Clair de Lune” (1811)
5. “Tis the Last Rose of Summer” (1813)
6. “The Blue Bells of Scotland” (1815)
7. “Believe Me, if All Those Endearing Young Charms” (1810)
8. “Blow Boys, Blow” (1815)
9. “A Hundred Years Ago” (1815)
10. “La Gazza Ladra” (1817)


1800-1809:

1. “Twinkle Twinkle Little Star” (1806)
2. “Billy Boy” (1800)
3. “The Wayfaring Stranger” (1807)
4. “Little Miss Muffet” (1805)
5. “A Foggy, Foggy Dew” (1804)
6. “One, Two, Buckle My Shoe” (1805)
7. “Green Grow the Lilacs” (1800)
8. “Polly Put the Kettle On” (1803)
9. “The Harp That Once Thro’ Tara’s Halls” (1807)
10. “Old Mother Hubbard” (1805)


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First posted 4/9/2012; last updated 10/13/2024.

Thursday, May 19, 2022

Dave’s Faves: #1 Albums

Dave’s Faves:

#1 Albums: 1970-2022

September 18, 1982. I can peg my fascination with music charts to that date. After listening to a local radio station’s countdown of the hits of the summer, I decided to make my own list of favorites (see original list here). I ended up revising it every few days, eventually developing my own charts which I maintained into the ‘90s.

Along the way, I also tracked which albums racked up the most points each week, based on the entries on the song chart. I’ve revised those lists and expanded them, speculating on what might have been my #1 albums before and after the official charts I did from 1982 to 1994.

Of course, I realize no one really cares about any of this but me. That’s fine. It’s my website so alongside content which (hopefully) matters to others, I get to stroke my own ego and post some content which is only important to an audience of one. In any event, you can check out the lists here if you wish:

First posted 10/3/2020; last updated 5/19/2022.

Monday, July 5, 2021

The Top 909 of the 1990s at 90.9 The Bridge

1990-1999:

Top 909 Songs According to
90.9 The Bridge

Over the fourth of July holiday 2021, Kansas City radio station 90.9 The Bridge did a countdown of the top 909 songs of the 1990s, as determined by listener votes. Note that there are some songs with release dates in the 1980s. These are not typos. In some cases, a 1990s re-release or remix or live version may have prompted The Bridge to include the song on the list. In some cases, they may have just mssed the mark.

You can also check out other countdowns done by the Bridge over the years by clicking here.

You can also check out other “songs of the decade” lists here.

1. Nirvana “Smells Like Teen Spirit” (1991)
2. Fugees “Killing Me Softly” (1996)
3. Pearl Jam “Jeremy” (1991)
4. Foo Fighters “Everlong” (1997)
5. Tupac (2pac) Shakur “Changes” (1998)
6. Alanis Morissette “You Oughta Know” (1995)
7. Radiohead “Creep” (1992)
8. A Tribe Called Quest “Can I Kick It?” (1991)
9. Melissa Etheridge “Come to My Window” (1993)
10. Green Day “Basket Case” (1994)

11. R.E.M. “Losing My Religion” (1991)
12. Beck “Loser” (1993)
13. Fiona Apple “Criminal” (1996)
14. Smashing Pumpkins “1979” (1995)
15. TLC “Waterfalls” (1995)
16. Lucinda Williams “Car Wheels on a Gravel Road” (1998)
17. Oasis “Wonderwall” (1995)
18. Soundgarden “Black Hole Sun” (1994)
19. Hill, Lauryn “Doo Wop (That Thing)” (1998)
20. Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers “Mary Jane’s Last Dance” (1993)

21. Queen Latifah “U.N.I.T.Y.” (1993)
22. Blind Melon “No Rain” (1992)
23. PJ Harvey “Down by the Water” (1995)
24. No Doubt “Just a Girl” (1995)
25. Jeff Buckley “Hallelujah” (1994)
26. Massive Attack “Teardrop” (1998)
27. Beastie Boys “Sabotage” (1994)
28. Breeders “Cannonball” (1993)
29. Stone Temple Pilots “Interstate Love Song” (1994)
30. Neil Young “Harvest Moon” (1992)

31. The Verve “Bitter Sweet Symphony” (1997)
32. En Vogue “Free Your Mind” (1992)
33. Nine Inch Nails “Closer” (1994)
34. Björk “Human Behavior” (1993)
35. Alice in Chains “Rooster” (1992)
36. Salt-N-Pepa “Shoop” (1993)
37. Weezer “Undone (The Sweater Song)” (1994)
38. Soul Asylum “Runaway Train” (1993)
39. Frogpond “Be” (1996)
40. Red Hot Chili Peppers “Under the Bridge” (1991)

41. Janet Jackson “That’s the Way Love Goes” (1993)
42. Richard Thompson “1952 Vincent Black Lightning” (1991)
43. Tori Amos “Cornflake Girl” (1994)
44. Rage Against the Machine “Bulls on Parade” (1996)
45. Dave Matthews Band “Crash into Me” (1996)
46. Dr. Dre with Snoop Doggy Dogg “Nuthin’ But a ‘G’ Thang” (1992)
47. Temple of the Dog “Hunger Strike” (1991)
48. Sarah McLachlan “Possession” (1993)
49. Pavement “Cut Your Hair” (1994)
50. Portishead “Sour Times (Nobody Loves Me)” (1994)

51. OutKast “Rosa Parks” (1998)
52. Garbage “Only Happens When It Rains” (1995)
53. Jane’s Addiction “Been Caught Stealing” (1990)
54. U2 “Mysterious Ways” (1991)
55. New Radicals “You Get What You Give” (1998)
56. Liz Phair “Never Said” (1993)
57. The Notorious B.I.G. “Hypnotize” (1997)
58. Metallica “Enter Sandman” (1991)
59. Sheryl Crow “All I Wanna Do” (1994)
60. Counting Crows “Mr. Jones” (1993)

61. Veruca Salt “Seether” (1994)
62. Radiohead “Paranoid Android” (1997)
63. Missy Elliott “The Rain (Supa Dupa Fly)” (1997)
64. Blur “Parklife” (1994)
65. Sinéad O’Connor “Nothing Compares 2 U” (1990)
66. Lenny Kravitz “Are You Gonna Go My Way” (1993)
67. The Cranberries “Linger” (1993)
68. Elliott Smith “Miss Misery” (1997)
69. Primitive Radio Gods “Standing Outside a Broken Phone Booth with Money in My Hand” (1996)
70. Weezer “Buddy Holly” (1994)

71. 4 Non Blondes “What’s Up?” (1993)
72. Pearl Jam “Black” (1991)
73. Nas “The World Is Yours” (1994)
74. Seal “Kiss from a Rose” (1994)
75. Meat Puppets “Backwater” (1994)
76. Tracy Bonham “Mother Mother” (1996)
77. Sublime “What I Got” (1996)
78. Erykah Badu “On and On” (1997)
79. Nirvana “Come As You Are” (1991)
80. Daft Punk “Around the World” (1997)

81. The Lemonheads “It’s a Shame About Ray” (1992)
82. Hole “Doll Parts” (1994)
83. Beck “Where It’s At” (1996)
84. R.E.M. “What’s the Frequency, Kenneth?” (1994)
85. Belly “Feed the Tree” (1993)
86. Annie Lennox “Walking on Broken Glass” (1992)
87. Smashing Pumpkins “Today” (1993)
88. Warren G & Nate Dogg “Regulate” (1994)
89. The Tragically Hip “Courage” (1992)
90. Cake “The Distance” (1996)

91. Arrested Development “Mr. Wendal” (1992)
92. Jeff Buckley “Last Goodbye” (1994)
93. Matthew Sweet “Girlfriend” (1991)
94. Tracy Chapman “Fast Car” (1988)
95. Mighty Mighty Bosstones “The Impression That I Get” (1997)
96. Billy Bragg & Wilco “California Stars” (1998)
97. Stone Temple Pilots “Plush” (1992)
98. Cornershop “Brimful of Asha” (1997)
99. Green Day “Good Riddance (Time of Your Life)” (1997)
100. Collective Soul “Shine” (1993)


101. Fugees “Fu-Gee-La” (1995)
102. Better Than Ezra “Good” (1993)
103. P.M. Dawn “Set Adrift on Memory Bliss” (1991)
104. Alanis Morissette “Ironic” (1995)
105. Radiohead “High and Dry” (1995)
106. Pulp “Common People” (1995)
107. Alice in Chains “Would?” (1992)
108. Lisa Loeb and Nine Stories “Stay (I Missed You)” (1994)
109. Gin Blossoms “Hey Jealousy” (1992)
110. Destiny’s Child “Say My Name” (1999)

111. Jewel “Who Will Save Your Soul?” (1995)
112. Massive Attack with Tracey Thorn “Protection” (1994)
113. Dave Matthews Band “Ants Marching” (1994)
114. D’Angelo “Brown Sugar” (1995)
115. Matchbox Twenty “Long Day” (1996)
116. TLC “Baby Baby Baby” (1992)
117. Live “Lightning Crashes” (1994)
118. Moby with Gwen Stefani “South Side” (1999)
119. Nirvana “All Apologies” (1993)
120. Counting Crows “Round Here” (1993)

121. The Stone Roses “Love Spreads” (1994)
122. Ben Folds Five “Brick” (1997)
123. Soundgarden “Spoonman” (1994)
124. No Doubt “Spiderwebs” (1995)
125. Oasis “Champagne Supernova” (1995)
126. Ice Cube “It Was a Good Day” (1993)
127. Sade “No Ordinary Love” (1992)
128. Elastica “Connection” (1994)
129. Santana with Rob Thomas “Smooth” (1999)
130. Nine Inch Nails “Hurt” (1994)

131. Proclaimers “I’m Gonna Be 500 Miles” (1988)
132. Blackstreet with Dr. Dre & Queen Pen “No Diggity” (1996)
133. Pearl Jam “Better Man” (1994)
134. Moby “Porcelain” (1999)
135. Pearl Jam “Yellow Ledbetter” (1992)
136. Massive Attack “Unfinished Sympathy” (1991)
137. David Bowie “I’m Afraid of Americans” (1997)
138. Rage Against the Machine “Killing in the Name” (1992)
139. Season to Risk “Snakes” (1992)
140. Hanson “Mmmbop” (1997)

141. Folk Implosion “Natural One” (1995)
142. En Vogue “My Lovin (You’re Never Gonna Get It)” (1992)
143. Vanilla Ice “Ice Ice Baby” (1990)
144. Tears for Fears “Break It Down Again” (1993)
145. Boy George “The Crying Game” (1993)
146. Salt-n-Pepa “Whatta Man” (1994)
147. Michael Penn “No Myth” (1989)
148. Edwin Mccain “I’ll Be” (1996)
149. James “Laid” (1993)
150. House of Pain “Jump Around” (1992)

151. Robyn Hitchcock & the Egypti “So You Think You’re in Love” (1991)
152. Sunscreem “Love U More” (1992)
153. George Michael “Freedom ‘90” (1990)
154. Sleater-Kinney “Dig Me Out” (1997)
155. Blink 182 “Dammit (Growing Up)” (1997)
156. Ace of Base “The Sign” (1993)
157. Jars of Clay “Flood” (1996)
158. Son Volt “Drown” (1996)
159. Pearl Jam “Daughter” (1993)
160. Bone Thugs-n-Harmony “Tha Crossroads” (1996)

161. Dave Matthews Band “Satellite” (1994)
162. R.E.M. “Strange Currencies” (1994)
163. Refreshments “Banditos” (1996)
164. The Notorious B.I.G. “Big Poppa” (1995)
165. Babes in Toyland “Bruise Violet” (1992)
166. Nirvana “Jesus Don’t Want Me for a Sunbeam (live)” (1993)
167. R.L. Burnside “Let My Baby Ride” (1998)
168. Nas with Lauryn Hill “If I Ruled the World” (1996)
169. Portishead “Glory Box” (1994)
170. Rusted Root “Send Me on My Way” (1994)

171. Hum “Stars” (1995)
172. Cibo Matto “Sugar Water” (1996)
173. Counting Crows “A Long December” (1996)
174. Stereophonics “Traffic” (1997)
175. Smashing Pumpkins “Drown” (1992)
176. The The “Dogs of Lust” (1993)
177. Rocket From the Crypt “On a Rope” (1996)
178. Ben Folds Five “The Battle of Who Could Care Less” (1997)
179. Da Brat “Funkdafied” (1994)
180. Aimee Mann “Save Me” (1999)

181. Goldfinger “Here in Your Bedroom” (1996)
182. Shaggy “Oh Carolina” (1993)
183. Soup Dragons “I’m Free” (1990)
184. Wilco “Dash 7” (1995)
185. U2 “One” (1991)
186. Danger Bob “The Hook” (1997)
187. Wyclef Jean “Gone Till November” (1997)
188. Athenaeum “What I Didn’t Know” 1998)
189. Foo Fighters “Walking After You” (1997)
190. A Tribe Called Quest “Bonita Applebum” (1990)

191. Red Hot Chili Peppers “Soul to Squeeze” (1993)
192. Garbage “Stupid Girl” (1996)
193. Oasis “Cigarettes and Alcohol” (1994)
194. Beck “Sexx Laws” (1999)
195. Fastball “The Way” (1998)
196. Suzanne Vega “99.9 F” (1992)
197. The Rentals “Friends of P” (1995)
198. Natalie Imbruglia “Torn” (1997)
199. Beastie Boys “Root Down” (1995)
200. Sheryl Crow “Can’t Cry Anymore” (1993)


201. Pearl Jam “Elderly Woman Behind the Counter in a Small Town” (1993)
202. Toad the Wet Sprocket “Something’s Always Wrong” (1994)
203. The Orb with Rickie Lee Jones “Little Fluffy Clouds” (1993)
204. New Order “Regret” (1993)
205. Mary J. Blige “Real Love” (1992)
206. Luscious Jackson “Naked Eye” (1996)
207. Nada Surf “Popular” (1996)
208. The Cardigans “Been It” (1996)
209. Dave Matthews Band “Too Much” (1996)
210. R.E.M. “Crush With Eyeliner” (1994)

211. The Roots “The Next Movement” (1999)
212. The Urge “Brainless” (1995)
213. Cake “Frank Sinatra” (1996)
214. Stone Temple Pilots “Big Bang Baby” (1996)
215. Liz Phair “Stratford-on-Guy” (1993)
216. 10,000 Maniacs “Candy Everybody Wants” (1992)
217. Deee-lite “Groove Is in the Heart” (1990)
218. Jill Sobule “I Kissed a Girl” (1995)
219. Gang Starr “Mass Appeal” (1994)
220. Fiona Apple “Shadowboxer” (1996)

221. Supergrass “Pumping on Your Stereo” (1999)
222. Tori Amos “Silent All These Years” (1991)
223. 311 “Down” (1995)
224. Depeche Mode “Walking in My Shoes” (1993)
225. Sarah Mclachlan “Ice Cream” (1993)
226. Nirvana “About a Girl” (1989)
227. Soul Asylum “Just Like Anyone” (1995)
228. Black Crowes “Twice As Hard” (1990)
229. Blur “Girls and Boys” (1994)
230. Semisonic “Secret Smile” (1998)

231. Gin Blossoms “Follow You Down” (1996)
232. Mighty Mighty Bosstones “Someday I Suppose” (1993)
233. Deep Forest “Sweet Lullaby” (1993)
234. Sonic Youth “The Diamond Sea” (1995)
235. Lemonheads “The Great Big No” (1993)
236. Björk “It’s Oh So Quiet” (1995)
237. Concrete Blonde “Everybody Knows” (1990)
238. Flaming Lips “Race for the Prize” (1999)
239. Cracker “Eurotrash Girl” (1993)
240. Chemical Brothers “Where Do I Begin” (1997)

241. Moby “Natural Blues” (1999)
242. Catherine Wheel “I Want to Touch You” (1992)
243. Hole “Violet” (1994)
244. Digital Underground “Doowuchyalike” (1989)
245. Pearl Jam “Release” (1991)
246. Rancid “Olympia WA.” (1995)
247. Alice in Chains “Down in a Hole” (1992)
248. Soul Coughing “Screenwriter’s Blues” (1994)
249. Archers of Loaf “Web in Front” (1993)
250. Live “Selling the Drama” (1994)

251. Green Day “She” (1994)
252. Collective Soul “Run” (1999)
253. Counting Crows “Rain King” (1993)
254. Smashing Pumpkins “Rhinoceros” (1991)
255. Everclear “Santa Monica (Watch the World Die)” (1995)
256. Fatboy Slim “The Rockafeller Skank” (1998)
257. Social Distortion “Story of My Life” (1990)
258. Morphine “Cure for Pain” (1993)
259. Space “Female of the Species” (1996)
260. R.E.M. “Shiny Happy People” (1991)

261. Third Eye Blind “Semi-Charmed Life” (1997)
262. Fountains of Wayne “Sink to the Bottom” (1997)
263. Wallflowers “Three Marlenas” (1996)
264. Guided By Voices “I Am a Scientist” (1994)
265. Ween “Ocean Man” (1997)
266. Tom Petty “You Don’t Know How It Feels” (1994)
267. Ben Folds Five “Underground” (1995)
268. Weezer “Say It Ain’t So” (1994)
269. The Offspring “Come Out and Play” (1994)
270. The Cranberries “Free to Decide” (1996)

271. Barenaked Ladies “If I Had $1,000,000” (1992)
272. Big Head Todd & the Monsters “Bittersweet” (1993)
273. Spin Doctors “Jimmy Olsens Blues” (1991)
274. Public Enemy “Fight the Power” (1989)
275. Primus “My Name Is Mud” (1993)
276. Frogpond “Home” (1999)
277. Radiohead “Karma Police” (1997)
278. Lauryn Hill “Everything Is Everything” (1998)
279. Melissa Etheridge “Yes I Am” (1993)
280. Better Than Ezra “In the Blood” (1993)

281. Soundgarden “Burden in My Hand” (1996)
282. Lenny Kravitz “If You Can’t Say No” (1998)
283. Cocteau Twins “Iceblink Luck” (1990)
284. Wilco “Monday” (1997)
285. U2 “Until the End of the World” (1991)
286. TLC “Creep” (1994)
287. Pearl Jam “Hail Hail” (1996)
288. Bush “Glycerine” (1994)
289. The Chicks “Wide Open Spaces” (1998)
290. Violent Femmes “Add It Up” (1983)

291. Paw “Max the Silent” (1995)
292. Sponge “Molly (16 Candles)” (1994)
293. Love Spit Love “Am I Wrong” (1994)
294. Breeders “Saints” (1994)
295. Hootie & the Blowfish “Hold My Hand” (1994)
296. Primal Scream “Loaded” (1990)
297. Pixies “Velouria” (1990)
298. Heather Nova “London Rain (Nothing Heals Me Like You Do)” (1998)
299. The Get Up Kids “Anne Arbour” (1999)
300. Sundays “Here’s Where the Story Ends” (1990)

301. Juliana Hatfield 3 “My Sister” (1993)
302. Foo Fighters “I’ll Stick Around” (1995)
303. A Tribe Called Quest “Award Tour” (1993)
304. Red Hot Chili Peppers “Aeroplane” (1995)
305. Garbage “I Think I’m Paranoid” (1998)
306. Oasis “Rock and Roll Star” (1994)
307. Beck “The New Pollution” (1996)
308. Kula Shaker “Hush” (1997)
309. Dave Matthews Band “The Best of Whats Around” (1994)
310. R.E.M. “Electrolite” (1996)

311. Stereolab “Wow and Flutter” (1994)
312. Neutral Milk Hotel “Holland 1945” (1996)
313. The Presidents of the United States of America “Peaches” (1995)
314. The Cardigans “My Favourite Game” (1996)
315. Prodigy “Breathe” (1996)
316. Marcy Playground “Saint Joe on the Schoolbud” (1998)
317. Tony! Toni! Tone! “Feels Good” (1990)
318. Yo La Tengo “Autumn Sweater” (1997)
319. L7 “Pretend Were Dead” (1992)
320. Jesus Jones “International Bright Young Thing” (1991)

321. Urge Overkill “Girl Youll Be a Woman Soon” (1994)
322. Duran Duran “Come Undone” (1993)
323. Toadies “Away” (1996)
324. Indigo Girls “Power of Two” (1994)
325. Dinosaur Jr. “Feel the Pain” (1994)
326. The Rembrandts “I’ll Be There for You” (1995)
327. Morcheeba “Trigger Hippie” (1995)
328. Aphex Twin “Girl/Boy” (1996)
329. Porno for Pyros “Tahitian Moon” (1996)
330. Samples “Indiana” (1996)

331. Fishbone “Sunless Saturday” (1991)
332. Sheryl Crow “Everyday Is a Winding Road” (1996)
333. Counting Crows “Omaha” (1993)
334. Radiohead “Let Down” (1997)
335. Pearl Jam “Rearviewmirror” (1993)
336. Smashing Pumpkins “Disarm” (1993)
337. The Cure “A Letter to Elise” (1992)
338. Toad the Wet Sprocket “Come Down” (1997)
339. Janes Addiction “Jane Says” (1988)
340. Natalie Merchant “Wonder” (1995)

341. Tupac Shakur (2pac) “Keep Ya Head Up” (1993)
342. My Bloody Valentine “When You Sleep” (1991)
343. Tom Petty & the Heartbreaker “Learning to Fly” (1991)
344. Our Lady Peace “Supermans Dead” (1997)
345. Air “La Femme d’Argent” (1998)
346. Faith No More “Midlife Crisis” (1992)
347. Big Audio Dynamite II “The Globe” (1991)
348. Nirvana “Heart-Shaped Box” (1993)
349. Jesus and Mary Chain “Head On” (1989)
350. Elastica “Car Song” (1995)

351. No Doubt “Sunday Morning” (1995)
352. Dire Straits “Heavy Fuel” (1991)
353. Tonic “Open Up Your Eyes” (1996)
354. Prince “Most Beautiful Girl in the World” (1994)
355. Bonnie Raitt “Something to Talk About” (1991)
356. Eels “Last Stop: This Town” (1998)
357. R.E.M. “Daysleeper” (1998)
358. Matthew Sweet “Where You Get Love” (1997)
359. Elliott Smith “Waltz #2 (XO)” (1998)
360. Jamiroquai “Canned Heat” (1999)

361. Blues Traveler “Hook” (1994)
362. Screaming Trees “Nearly Lost You” (1992)
363. Bruce Springsteen “Secret Garden” (1995)
364. Sublime “Santeria” (1997)
365. Tracy Chapman “Give Me One Reason” (1995)
366. The Verve “Lucky Man” (1997)
367. Naughty By Nature “O.P.P.” (1991)
368. Ani Difranco “32 Flavors” (1997)
369. The Urge “It’s Getting Hectic” (1995)
370. Cake “Rock N Roll Lifestyle” (1995)

371. Stone Temple Pilots “Plush (acoustic)” (1993)
372. Liz Phair “Supernova” (1994)
373. 10,000 Maniacs “These Are the Days (unplugged)” (1993)
374. World Party “Way Down Now” (1990)
375. Del Amitri “Tell Her This” (1995)
376. Pearl Jam “Do the Evolution” (1998)
377. G. Love and Special Sauce “Cold Beverage” (1994)
378. Crash Test Dummies “God Shuffled His Feet” (1993)
379. US3 “Cantaloop (Flip Fantasia)” (1993)
380. Pulp “Disco 2000” (1995)

381. Wilco “A Shot in the Arm” (1999)
382. U2 “Staring At the Sun” (1997)
383. Blind Melon “Tones of Home” (1992)
384. Crowded House “Weather with You” (1991)
385. Digable Planets “Rebirth of Slick (Cool Like Dat)” (1992)
386. Frente “Bizarre Love Triangle” (1994)
387. Throwing Muses “Bright Yellow Gun” (1994)
388. Radiohead “Thinking About You” (1991)
389. Poe “Angry Johnny” (1995)
390. They Might Be Giants “Birdhouse in Your Soul” (1990)

391. Jeff Buckley “Lover You Should've Come Over” (1994)
392. ?
393. Phish “Free” (1996)
394. Lucas Secon “Lucas With the Lid Off” (1994)
395. Outhouse “Welcome” (1997)
396. The Wonders “That Thing You Do!” (1996)
397. Ultimate Fakebook “She Don’t Even Know My Name” (1999)
398. Lucious Jackson “Ladyfingers” (1999)
399. Brian Setzer Orchestra “Jump, Jive, an’ Wail” (1998)
400. Chemical Brothers “Block Rockin Beats” (1997)


401. Geggy Tah “Whoever You Are” (1996)
402. The Lightning Seeds “Pure” (1989)
403. Prince “Cream” (1991)
404. Meshell Ndegeocello “If That’s Your Boyfriend He Wasn’t Last Night” (1993)
405. Billy Goat “Old School” (1995)
406. R.E.M. “E-Bow the Letter” (1996)
407. INXS “Suicide Blonde” (1990)
408. Nirvana “Polly” (1991)
409. Edwyn Collins “A Girl Like You” (1995)
410. Smashing Pumpkins “Cherub Rock” (1993)

411. Joan Osborne “One of Us” (1995)
412. Foo Fighters “This Is a Call” (1995)
413. A Tribe Called Quest “Electric Relaxation” (1994)
414. Red Hot Chili Peppers “My Friends” (1995)
415. Garbage “Push It” (1998)
416. Oasis “Don’t Go Away” (1997)
417. Beck “Devils Haircut” (1996)
418. Pearl Jam “Not for You” (1994)
419. Tori Amos “Crucify” (1992)
420. 311 “Don’t Stay Home” (1995)

421. Depeche Mode “Policy of Truth” (1990)
422. Hole “Malibu” (1998)
423. Soul Asylum “Black Gold” (1992)
424. Black Crowes “Jealous Again” (1990)
425. Blur “There’s No Other Way” (1991)
426. Semisonic “F.N.T.” (1996)
427. Gin Blossoms “Until I Fall Away” (1992)
428. Mighty Mighty Bosstones “The Rascal King” (1997)
429. Sonic Youth “Kool Thing” (1990)
430. Lemonheads “Mrs. Robinson” (1992)

431. Björk “Hyperballad” (1996)
432. Concrete Blonde “Joey” (1990)
433. Flaming Lips “She Don’t Use Jelly” (1994)
434. Cracker “Get Off This” (1993)
435. Moby “Bodyrock” (1999)
436. Catherine Wheel “Black Metallic” (1992)
437. Digital Underground “The Humpty Dance” (1990)
438. Sarah Mclachlan “Black and White” (1997)
439. Rancid “Ruby Soho” (1995)
440. Ben Folds Five “Song for the Dumped” (1997)

441. Soul Coughing “Super Bon Bon” (1998)
442. Supergrass “Moving” (1999)
443. Radiohead “No Surprises” (1997)
444. The La’s “There She Goes” (1988, remix: 1990)
445. Alanis Morrisette “Hand in My Pocket” (1995)
446. White Town “Your Woman” (1997)
447. Artificial Joy Club “Sick and Beautiful” (1997)
448. Alanis Morissette “All I Really Want” (1995)
449. Sugar Ray with Supercat “Fly” (1997)
450. Bloodhound Gang “Fire Water Burn” (1996)
451. U2 “Lemon” (1993)
452. U2 “Whos Gonna Ride Your Wild Horses” (1991)
453. Dave Matthews Band “Tripping Billies” (1996)
454. R.E.M. “Texarkana” (1991)
455. Fun Lovin Criminals “Scooby Snacks” (1996)
456. Shawn Colvin “Sunny Came Home” (1997)
457. Peter Gabriel “Steam” (1992)
458. Placebo “Pure Morning” (1998)
459. Tupac Shakur with Dr. Dre & Roger Troutman “California Love” (1996)
460. Toad the Wet Sprocket “All I Want” (1991)

461. Sheryl Crow “Strong Enough” (1993)
462. Pearl Jam “Alive” (1991)
463. The Cure “Pictures of You” (1989)
464. Beastie Boys “Body Movin’” (1998)
465. Murmurs “You Suck” (1994)
466. Divinyls “I Touch Myself” (1991)
467. Lenny Kravitz with Slash “Always on the Run” (1991)
468. Nirvana “The Man Who Sold the World” (1993)
469. Snoop Doggy Dogg “Gin and Juice” (1993)
470. Pavement “Gold Soundz” (1994)

471. Spoon “Shake It Off” (1998)
472. Local H “Bound for the Floor” (1996)
473. Belly “Gepetto” (1993)
474. Echo & the Bunnymen “I Want to Be There When You Come” (1997)
475. Macy Gray “I Try” (1999)
476. The Pharcyde “Passin’ Me By” (1993)
477. Billie Myers “Kiss the Rain” (1979)
478. Sinead O’Connor “The Emperor’s New Clothes” (1990)
479. EMF “Unbelievable” (1991)
480. Deadeye Dick “New Age Girl” (1994)

481. Shudder to Think “X-French Tee Shirt” (1994)
482. Counting Crows “Perfect Blue Buildings” (1993)
483. Smashing Pumpkins “Landslide” (1994)
484. Enigma “Return to Innocence” (1993)
485. Janet Jackson “If” (1993)
486. Bottle Rockets “I’ll Be Coming Around” (1994)
487. Nixons “Sister” (1995)
488. Paul Weller “You Do Something to Me” (1995)
489. Lo Fidelity Allstars “Battleflag” (1998)
490. MC Hammer “U Can’t Touch This” (1990)

491. Everlast “What It’s Like” (1998)
492. Material Isuue “Valerie Loves Me” (1991)
493. Radiohead “Nice Dream” (1995)
494. Marc Cohn “Walking in Memphis” (1991)
495. Stereo MCs “Connected” (1992)
496. XTC “The Ballad of Peter Pumpkinhead” (1992)
497. Dave Matthews Band “Two Step” (1996)
498. R.E.M. “Star 69” (1994)
499. Daft Punk “Da Funk” (1997)
500. Pearl Jam “Dissident” (1993)


501. Live “Operation Spirit” (1991)
502. Fiona Apple “Fast As You Can” (1999)
503. Eminem “My Name Is” (1998)
504. Collective Soul “The World I Know” (1995)
505. Better Than Ezra “At the Stars” (1998)
506. Everclear “I Will Buy You a New Life” (1998)
507. Fatboy Slim “Praise You” (1999)
508. Social Distortion “Ring of Fire” (1990)
509. Frogpond “Waiting for a Friend” (1996)
510. Third Eye Blind “How’s It Going to Be” (1997)

511. Foo Fighters “February Stars” (1997)
512. Fountains of Wayne “Denise” (1999)
513. Wallflowers “6th Avenue Heartache” (1996)
514. Guided By Voices “Game of Pricks” (1995)
515. Ween “Voodoo Lady” (1994)
516. Tom Petty “It’s Good to Be King” (1994)
517. Weezer “El Scorcho” (1996)
518. The Urge “All Washed Up” (1995)
519. Cake “Stickshifts and Safety Belts” (1996)
520. Stone Temple Pilots “Big Empty” (1994)

521. A Tribe Called Quest “Jazz (We’ve Got)” (1991)
522. Red Hot Chili Peppers “Californication” (1999)
523. Ben Folds Five “Kate” (1997)
524. Nirvana “Where Did You Sleep Last Night” (1993)
525. Oasis “What's the Story Morning Glory” (1995)
526. Beck “Deadweight” (1997)
527. Liz Phair “Whip-Smart” (1994)
528. 10,000 Maniacs “These Are Days” (1992)
529. The Offspring “Pretty Fly for a White Guy” (1998)
530. The Cranberries “Dreams” (1992)

531. Erykah Badu “Tyrone” (1997)
532. Barenaked Ladies “One Week” (1998)
533. Soundgarden “The Day I Tried to Live” (1994)
534. Dishwalla “Counting Blue Cars” (1996)
535. Big Head Todd & the Monsters “Resignation Superman” (1997)
536. Spin Doctors “Little Miss Can’t Be Wrong” (1991)
537. Public Enemy “Brothers Gonna Work It Out” (1990)
538. Primus “Wynonas Big Brown Beaver” (1995)
539. Happy Mondays “Kinky Afro” (1990)
540. The Get Up Kids “Holiday” (1999)

541. Morphine “Buena” (1993)
542. Lauryn Hill “Every Ghetto Every City” (1998)
543. Melissa Etheridge “Similar Features” (1988)
544. Lenny Kravitz “Let Love Rule” (1989)
545. Cocteau Twins “Carolyns Fingers” (1988)
546. Green Day “When I Come Around” (1994)
547. Pearl Jam “Given to Fly” (1997)
548. DJ Jazzy Jeff & the Fresh Prince “Summertime” (1991)
549. Dave Matthews Band “Typical Situation” (1994)
550. R.E.M. “Ignoreland” (1992)

551. Matchbox Twenty “Real World” (1996)
552. Radiohead “Just” (1995)
553. K’s Choice “Not an Addict” (1996)
554. Feeder “High” (1997)
555. Afghan Whigs “Gentlemen” (1993)
556. Propellerheads “History Repeating” (1997)
557. Soho “Hippychick” (1990)
558. Candlebox “Far Behind” (1993)
559. New Radicals “Someday Well Know” (1999)
560. Annie Lennox “Why” (1992)

561. Siouxsie & the Banshees “Kiss Them for Me” (1991)
562. Counting Crows “Einstein on the Beach (for An Eggman)” (1994)
563. Smashing Pumpkins “Bullet With Butterfly Wings” (1994)
564. Underworld “Born Slippy” (1995)
565. Sunny Day Real Estate “Seven” (1994)
566. Crutch “Everything Falls in Place” (199?)
567. Cherry Poppin Daddies “Zoot Suit Riot” (1998)
568. Talking Heads “Gangster of Love” (187)
569. Grant Lee Buffalo “Truly Truly” (1998)
570. Wilco “Blue Eyed Soul” (1995)

571. U2 “Hold Me Thrill Me Kiss Me Kill Me” (1995)
572. Chris Isaak “Baby Did a Bad Bad Thing” (1995)
573. Le Tigre “Deceptacon” (1999)
574. Harvey Danger “Flagpole Sitta” (1998)
575. Sneaker Pimps “6 Underground” (1996)
576. Replacements “Merry Go Round” (1990)
577. Reel Big Fish “Sell Out” (1997)
578. Cowboy Mouth “Jenny Says” (1997)
579. Nirvana “Something in the Way” (1991)
580. LL Cool J “Mama Said Knock You Out” (1991)

581. Toad the Wet Sprocket “Walk on the Ocean” (1991)
582. Sheryl Crow “A Change Would Do You Good” (1996)
583. The Cure “Close to Me” (1985, remix: 1990)
584. Beastie Boys “Jimmy James” (1992)
585. Manic Street Preachers “If You Tolerate This Your Children Will Be Next” (1998)
586. Meredith Brooks “Bitch” (1997)
587. The Charlatans “The Only One I Know” (1990)
588. Cypress Hill “Insane in the Brain” (1993)
589. The Church “Metropolis” (1990)
590. Sugar Ray “Someday” (1999)

591. Widespread Panic “Climb to Safety” (1999)
592. Marvelous 3 “Freak of the Week” (1999)
593. Dave Matthews Band “What Would You Say” (1994)
594. R.E.M. “Nightswimming” (1992)
595. The Roots with Erykah Badu “You Got Me” (1999)
596. Primitives “Crash (95)” (1995)
597. School of Fish “3 Strange Days” (1991)
598. The KLF “3 A.m. Eternal” (1991)
599. Len “Steal My Sunshine” (1999)
600. The Flys “Got You Where I Want You” (1998)


601. Silverchair “Tomorrow” (1994)
602. The Smithereens “Top of the Pops” (1991)
603. Temple of the Dog “Say Hello 2 Heaven” (1991)
604. Supergrass “Caught By the Fuzz” (1994)
605. Radiohead “The Bends” (1995)
606. Soul Coughing “Circles” (1998)
607. Ben Folds Five “Jackson Cannery” (1995)
608. Tori Amos “Caught a Lite Sneeze” (1996)
609. 311 “Prisoner” (1997)
610. Depeche Mode “Enjoy the Silence” (1990)

611. Hole “Miss World” (1994)
612. Soul Asylum “Misery” (1995)
613. Black Crowes “She Talks to Angels” (1990)
614. Blur “Song 2” (1997)
615. Semisonic “Singing in My Sleep” (1998)
616. Gin Blossoms “Allison Road” (1992)
617. Mighty Mighty Bosstones “Royal Oil” (1997)
618. Sonic Youth “100%” (1992)
619. Lemonheads “If I Could Talk I’d Tell You” (1996)
620. Björk “Big Time Sensuality” (1993)

621. Concrete Blonde “Caroline” (1990)
622. Flaming Lips “Waiting for a Superman” (1999)
623. Cracker “Low” (1993)
624. Chemical Brothers “Hey Boy Hey Girl” (1999)
625. Moby “That’s When I Reach for My Revolver” (1996)
626. Catherine Wheel “Crank” (1993)
627. Digital Underground “Way We Swing” (1990)
628. Sarah Mclachlan “Building a Mystery” (1997)
629. Rancid “Roots Radicals” (1994)
630. Pearl Jam “Nothingman” (1994)

631. Alice in Chains “Heaven Beside You” (1995)
632. A Tribe Called Quest “Scenario” (1992)
633. Red Hot Chili Peppers “Give It Away” (1991)
634. Garbage “Queer” (1995)
635. Oasis “Live Forever” (1994)
636. Beck “Tropicalia” (1998)
637. Foo Fighters “Monkey Wrench” (1997)
638. Heroes of Hiphoprisy “Television, the Drug of the Nation” (1992)
639. Counting Crows “Daylight Fading” (1996)
640. Mike Watt with Eddie Vedder “Against the 70s” (1995)

641. Paul Simon “The Obvious Child” (1990)
642. Dogs Eye View “Everything Falls Apart” (1996)
643. Nirvana “In Bloom” (1991)
644. Dave Matthews Band “So Much to Say” (1996)
645. R.E.M. “Radio Song” (1991)
646. Mazzy Star “Fade Into You” (1993)
647. Bodeans “Closer to Free” (1993)
648. Freedy Johnston “Bad Reputation” (1994)
649. Beta Band “Dry the Rain” (1999)
650. Randy Newman with Lyle Lovett “Youve Got a Friend in Me” (1995)

651. Ramones “I Don’t Want to Grow Up” (1995)
652. Letters to Cleo “Here and Now” (1995)
653. k.d. Lang “Constant Craving” (1992)
654. Innocence Mission “Bright As Yello” (1995)
655. Ministry “Jesus Built My Hotrod” (1991)
656. Neds Atomic Dustbin “Not Sleeping Around” (1992)
657. Veruca Salt “Volcano Girls” (1997)
658. Phish “Bouncing Around the Room” (1990)
659. Jeff Buckley “Grace” (1993)
660. They Might Be Giants “Istanbul (Not Constantinople)” (1990)

661. Poe “Trigger Happy Jack” (1995)
662. Radiohead “Black Star” (1995)
663. Throwing Muses “Counting Backwards” (1991)
664. Frente “Labour of Love” (1994)
665. Digable Planets “Jimmi Diggin Cats” (1993)
666. Crowded House “It’s Only Natural” (1991)
667. Prince “7” (1992)
668. Wilco “Pick Up the Change” (1995)
669. U2 “Even Better Than the Real Thing” (1991)
670. Blind Melon “Galaxie” (1995)

671. Pulp “A Little Soul” (1998)
672. Tlc “No Scrubs” (1999)
673. Crash Test Dummies “Mmm Mmm Mmm Mmm” (1994)
674. Pearl Jam “Off He Goes” (1996)
675. Bush “Everything Zen” (1994)
676. The Chicks “Goodbye Earl” (1999)
677. The Urge “Jump Right In” (1998)
678. Cake “Never There” (1998)
679. Stone Temple Pilots “Vasoline” (1994)
680. Liz Phair “Polyester Bride” (1998)

681. 10,000 Maniacs “Because the Night” (1993)
682. Hootie & the Blowfish “Only Wanna Be with You” (1995)
683. Primal Scream “Movin on Up” (1991)
684. Pixies “Dig for Fire” (1990)
685. Heather Nova “Walk This World” (1995)
686. Sundays “Summertime” (1997)
687. The Juliana Hatfield Three “Spin the Bottle” (1994)
688. Screaming Trees “All I Know” (1996)
689. Morrissey “The More You Ignore Me the Closer I Get” (1994)
690. Blues Traveler “Runaround” (1994)

691. Jamiroquai “Virtual Insanity” (1996)
692. Elliott Smith “Between the Bars” (1997)
693. Matthew Sweet “Evangeline” (1991)
694. Dave Matthews Band “#34” (1994)
695. R.E.M. “Bang and Blame” (1994)
696. Kula Shaker “Tattva” (1996)
697. Stereolab “Ping Pong” (1994)
698. Ben Folds Five “Army” (1999)
699. The Presidents of the United States of America “Lump” (1995)
700. Cardigans “Lovefool” (1996)


701. The Prodigy “Firestarter” (1996)
702. Marcy Playground “Sex and Candy” (1997)
703. Tony! Toni! Tone! “If I Had No Loot” (1993)
704. Tupac (2pac) Shakur “Dear Mama” (1995)
705. Nirvana “Lithium” (1991)
706. L7 “Andres” (1994)
707. Jesus Jones “Right Here Right Now” (1991)
708. Aphex Twin “Windowlicker” (1999)
709. Urge Overkill “Sister Havana” (1993)
710. Duran Duran “Ordinary World” (1993)

711. Toadies “Possum Kingdom” (1995)
712. Indigo Girls “Galileo” (1992)
713. Dinosaur Jr. “Start Choppin” (1993)
714. The Rembrandts “Just the Way It Is Baby” (1990)
715. Morcheeba “Let Me See” (1998)
716. Porno for Pyros “Pets” (1993)
717. Samples “Did You Ever Look So Nice” (1992)
718. Fishbone “Everyday Sunshine” (1991)
719. Toad the Wet Sprocket “Good Intentions” (1995)
720. My Bloody Valentine “Only Shallow” (1991)

721. Counting Crows “Hanginaround” (1999)
722. Pearl Jam “Corduroy” (1994)
723. The Cure “High” (1992)
724. Sheryl Crow “My Favorite Mistake” (1998)
725. Beastie Boys “Sure Shot” (1994)
726. Natalie Merchant “Carnival” (1995)
727. Janes Addiction “Stop!” (1990)
728. Spacehog “In the Meantime” (1995)
729. Tom Petty & the Heartbreaker “Into the Great Wide Open” (1991)
730. Our Lady Peace “Clumsy” (1997)

731. Faith No More “Epic” (1989)
732. Big Audio Dynamite II “Rush” (1991)
733. Air “Sexy Boy” (1998)
734. Yo La Tengo “Big Day Coming” (1993)
735. Jesus and Mary Chain “Blues From a Gun” (1989)
736. Elastica “Stutter” (1995)
737. No Doubt “Excuse Me Mr.” (1995)
738. Dire Straits “Calling Elvis” (1991)
739. Smashing Pumpkins “Mayonaise” (1993)
740. Tonic “If You Could Only See” (1997)

741. Ice-t “O.G. Original Gangster” (1991)
742. Bonnie Raitt “I Can’t Make You Love Me” (1991)
743. The Eels “Novocaine for the Soul” (1996)
744. Dave Matthews Band “Don’t Drink the Water” (1998)
745. R.E.M. “The Sidewinder Sleeps Tonite” (1992)
746. A Tribe Called Quest “Check the Rhyme” (1991)
747. Red Hot Chili Peppers “Breaking the Girl” (1991)
748. Garbage “Special” (1998)
749. Oasis “Supersonic” (1994)
750. Beck “Jack-Ass” (1996)

751. Foo Fighters “Big Me” (1995)
752. Bruce Springsteen “Streets of Philadelphia” (1994)
753. Sublime “Smoke Two Joints” (1992)
754. Tracy Chapman “Talkin’ ‘Bout a Revolution” (1988)
755. The Get Up Kids “Ten Minutes” (1999)
756. The Verve “The Drugs Don’t Work” (1997)
757. Filter “Hey Man Nice Shot” (1995)
758. Eve 6 “Inside Out” (1998)
759. Green Day “Brain Stew/Jaded” (1995)
760. R.E.M. “Man on the Moon” (1992)

761. Aaliyah “Are You That Somebody” (1998)
762. Lenny Kravitz “It Ain’t Over Til It’s Over” (1991)
763. Foo Fighters “Learn to Fly” (1999)
764. Kristin Hersh with Michael Stipe “Your Ghost” (1994)
765. Everything But the Girl “Missing” (1995)
766. Urban Dance Squad “Deeper Shade of Soul” (1990)
767. 311 “Come Original” (1999)
768. Soul Asylum “Somebody to Shove” (1992)
769. Ben Folds Five “Julianne” (1995)
770. Flaming Lips “What Is the Light” (1999)

771. Chantal Kreviazuk “Surrounded” (1997)
772. Concrete Blonde “Bloodletting (The Vampire Song)” (1990)
773. Del the Funkee Homosapien “Mistadobalina” (1991)
774. Melissa Etheridge “If I Wanted To” (1993)
775. Us3 “Tukka Yoots Riddim” (1993)
776. Nirvana “Lake of Fire” (1993)
777. Morphine “Honey White” (1995)
778. The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion “Bellbottoms” (1994)
779. Dave Matthews Band “Jimi Thing” (1994)
780. Naughty By Nature “Hip Hop Hooray” (1993)

781. Beastie Boys “Intergalactic” (1998)
782. Bikini Kill “Rebel Girl” (1993)
783. Sponge “Plowed” (1994)
784. Björk “Army of Me” (1995)
785. Fiona Apple “Sleep to Dream” (1996)
786. Oasis “Don’t Look Back in Anger” (1995)
787. Lauryn Hill “Can’t Take My Eyes Off of You” (1998)
788. Morrissey “The Last of the Famous International Playboys” (1989)
789. Mighty Mighty Bosstones “Where’d You Go” (1992)
790. Sheryl Crow “Leaving Las Vegas” (1993)

791. Wallflowers “The Difference” (1996)
792. Fatboy Slim “Going Out of My Head” (1998)
793. Rancid “Time Bomb” (1995)
794. Tom Petty “Wildflowers” (1994)
795. Madonna “Ray of Light” (1998)
796. Everclear “Heartspark Dollarsign” (1996)
797. Garbage “#1 Crush” (1996)
798. The Farm “All Together Now” (1990)
799. Beck “Hot Wax” (1996)
800. Butthole Surfers “Pepper” (1996)


801. Ben Folds Five “Magic” (1999)
802. Big Head Todd & the Monsters “Broken Hearted Savior” (1993)
803. Love Spit Love “Fall on Tears” (1997)
804. Hole “Celebrity Skin” (1996)
805. Chemical Brothers “Setting Sun” (1996)
806. Smashing Pumpkins “Perfect” (1998)
807. Cake “I Will Survive” (1997)
808. Cocteau Twins “Heaven Or Las Vegas” (1990)
809. Sarah Mclachlan “Sweet Surrender” (1997)
810. Counting Crows “Anna Begins” (1993)

811. Public Enemy “911 Is a Joke” (1990)
812. Stone Temple Pilots “Lady Picture Show” (1996)
813. The Urge “Take Away” (1995)
814. Wilco “Outtasite (Outta Mind)” (1997)
815. Mother Love Bone “Chloe Dancer/Crown of Thorns” (1989)
816. Eric B. and Rakim “Don’t Sweat the Technique” (1992)
817. The Offspring “Self Esteem” (1994)
818. R.E.M. “Drive” (1992)
819. Soundgarden “Blow Up the Outside World” (1996)
820. Spin Doctors “Two Princes” (1991)

821. Tripping Daisy “I Got a Girl” (1995)
822. Wyclef Jean with Refugee Allstar “We Trying to Stay Alive” (1997)
823. U2 “Discotheque” (1997)
824. Sprung Monkey “Get Em Outta Here” (1998)
825. The Verve Pipe “The Freshmen” (1996)
826. Gin Blossoms “Found Out About You” (1992)
827. Lush “Ladykillers” (1996)
828. Dr. Dre “Let Me Ride” (1993)
829. Adam Ant “Wonderful” (1995)
830. Weezer “My Name Is Jonas” (1994)

831. Fountains of Wayne “Radiation Vibe” (1996)
832. Nirvana “Pennyroyal Tea” (1993)
833. Kate Bush “Rubberband Girl” (1993)
834. Guided By Voices “Teenage FBI” (1999)
835. Dj Shadow “Midnight in a Perfect World” (1996)
836. Blur “Country House” (1995)
837. World Party “Put the Message in the Box” (1990)
838. Radiohead “Fake Plastic Trees” (1995)
839. Alice in Chains “I Stay Away” (1994)
840. U2 “Lady With the Spinning Head” (1992)

841. Nerf Herder “Van Halen” (1997)
842. Jay-Z “Hard Knock Life (Ghetto Anthem)” (1998)
843. Lemonheads “Into Your Arms” (1993)
844. Ween “Push th’ Little Daises” (1993)
845. The Cure “Friday I’m in Love” (1992)
846. Social Distortion “Ball and Chain” (1990)
847. Digital Underground “Same Song” (1991)
848. Counting Crows “Sullivan Streat” (1993)
849. Semisonic “Closing Time” (1998)
850. Collective Soul “December” (1995)

851. Wu-tang Clan “C.R.E.A.M.” (1994)
852. Chumbawamba “Tubthumping” (1997)
853. Liz Phair “61” (1993)
854. Dada “Dizz Knee Land” (1992)
855. Dmx “Party Up (Up in Here)” (1999)
856. 10 000 Maniacs “Trouble Me” (1989)
857. R.E.M. “Everybody Hurts” (1992)
858. Radiohead “Talk Show Host” (1996)
859. Dave Matthews Band “Rhyme and Reason” (1994)
860. Pearl Jam “Glorified G” (1993)

861. Saint Etienne “Only Love Can Break Your Heart” (1991)
862. Violent Femmes “American Music” (1991)
863. Cracker “Teen Angst (what the World Needs Now)” (1992)
864. Paul Westerberg “Dyslexic Heart” (1992)
865. Fugees “Ready Or Not” (1996)
866. Seal “Crazy” (1991)
867. Soup Dragons “Divine Thing” (1992)
868. Red Hot Chili Peppers “Scar Tissue” (1999)
869. Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds “Red Right Hand” (1994)
870. Ani Difranco “Little Plastic Castle” (1998)

871. Live “I Alone” (1994)
872. Spice Girls “Wannabe”” (1996)
873. Sonic Youth “Bull in the Heather” (1994)
874. Wilco “Box Full of Letters” (1995)
875. Arrested Development “Tennessee” (1992)
876. Del Amitri “Roll to Me” (1995)
877. Cornershop “Sleep on the Left Side” (1998)
878. Paw “Hope I Die Tonight” (1995)
879. A Tribe Called Quest “I Left My Wallet in El Segundo” (1990)
880. Bad Religion “21st Century Digital Boy” (1994)

881. Supergrass “Cheapskate” (1997)
882. Jayhawks “Blue” (1995)
883. Teenage Fanclub “Star Sign” (1991)
884. Sugar “If I Can’t Change Your Mind” (1992)
885. Breeders “Divine Hammer” (1993)
886. Primus “Jerry Was a Race Car Driver” (1991)
887. Black Crowes “Hard to Handle” (1990)
888. Smashing Pumpkins “Tonight Tonight” (1995)
889. Dave Matthews Band “Lover Lay Down” (1999)
890. Tori Amos “God” (1994)

891. Big Pun with Joe “Still Not a Player” (1998)
892. Frogpond “Talk to Me” (1996)
893. G. Love and Special Sauce “Baby’s Got Sauce” (1994)
894. Catherine Wheel “Waydown” (1995)
895. Toad the Wet Sprocket “Fall Down” (1994)
896. Smoking Popes “Need You Around” (1995)
897. Third Eye Blind “Graduate” (1997)
898. Orbital “The Box” (1996)
899. De La Soul “A Roller Skating Jam Named Saturdays” (1991)
900. Snow “Informer” (1993)


901. Jewel “You Were Meant for Me” (1995)
902. Better Than Ezra “Rosealia” (1993)
903. The Cranberries “Zombie” (1994)
904. Dido “Thank You” (1999)
905. Treble Charger “Red” (1994)
906. John Mellencamp “Key West Intermezzo (I Saw You First)” (1996)
907. Squirrel Nut Zippers “Hell (The Afterlife)” (1996)
908. Pretenders “I’ll Stand by You” (1994)
909. Barenaked Ladies “The Old Apartment” (1996)

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First posted 11/25/2021; last updated 7/4/2025.

Thursday, April 30, 2020

Dave’s Faves: #1 Songs

Dave’s Faves:

#1’s: 1960-2019

September 18, 1982. I can peg my fascination with music charts to that date. After listening to a local radio station’s countdown of the hits of the summer, I decided to make my own list of favorites (see original list here). I ended up revising it every few days, eventually developing my own charts which I maintained into the ‘90s.

I’ve made some adjustments to those original charts. First, the charts I did from 1982 to 1994 mixed current songs with classics. I’ve revised this list to put songs in their proper place chronologically. Second, since I didn’t do charts prior to 1982 or after 1994, I’ve speculated what would have been my #1’s.

Of course, I realize no one really cares about any of this but me. That’s fine. It’s my website so alongside content which (hopefully) matters to others, I get to stroke my own ego and post some content which is only important to an audience of one. In any event, you can check out the lists here if you wish:

Click here to see other Dave’s Faves song lists.



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First posted 4/28/2020; last updated 12/30/2023.

Monday, October 1, 2012

Music in the '90s: When Alternative Became Mainstream

Originally published in my "Aural Fixation" column on PopMatters.com on October 1, 2012. See original post here.

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The genre once tied to college radio and indie record companies became mainstream in the '90s. Some of those icons of “alternative” are making comebacks – or never went away. Is this 2012 or 1996?

I’m a Billboard magazine junkie. Every week I peruse the charts, eager to track music’s latest hitmakers. Lately, however, I’ve experienced a heavy dose of déjà vu. Among the pop and rock entries are songs and albums by Green Day, Matchbox 20, the Dave Matthews Band, Alanis Morissette, No Doubt, the Offspring, and Soundgarden.

Others who’ve unleashed new product this year include Fiona Apple, the Counting Crows, the Cranberries, Eve 6, Everclear, Garbage, Smashing Pumpkins, and Soul Asylum. Look for new stuff from Alice in Chains and the Wallflowers by year’s end. That would be the year 2012, not 1996.

It’s enough to make one believe the ‘90s never ended. Oh sure, most of those acts peaked over a decade ago, but their refusal to go away hints at a still-present passion for the alternative scene which became the mainstream music of the ‘90s.

That decade, a mere dozen years in the rear view mirror, proved a particularly productive era for sending album sales into the stratosphere. Less than 200 albums have sold 15 million or more worldwide (Dave’s Music Database blog, “The World’s Top 100 All-Time Best-Selling Albums,” 20 February 2012), but an astounding eighty albums released in the ‘90s make the cut. They cross multiple genres including rap (MC Hammer, Vanilla Ice, Kid Rock), country (Garth Brooks, Shania Twain), R&B (Boyz II Men, TLC), pop (Michael Jackson, Madonna), bubblegum (Britney Spears, Backstreet Boys), adult contemporary (Celine Dion, Michael Bolton), and rock (Metallica, Guns N’ Roses).

However, the decade’s most dynamic trend was the rise of alternative rock. If there’s any doubt as to the genre’s impact, check out this list of the “Top 100 Albums of the 1990s” (Dave’s Music Database Facebook page, 16 February 2011) in which albums are ranked by aggregating multiple best-of lists alongside sales figures, chart data, awards, and ratings; 9 of the top 10 albums and more than half the overall list fall under the alternative rock banner.

In the ‘80s, the genre was as a niche market confined to airplay on college radio stations. However, at the dawn of the ‘90s, genre stalwarts like U2 and R.E.M. had surfaced as bands capable of selling out major arenas and racking up millions in album sales (both have albums from the ‘90s on the list).

In 1991 and 1992, Nirvana and Pearl Jam (also on the list with ‘90s albums) didn’t just become the flagbearers for grunge, but the entire alternative rock scene. When Nirvana’s Nevermind toppled Michael Jackson on the album chart in early 1992, it was clear the “alternative” tag was looking a little silly. A once niche market had become the market.

However, the moniker remained – and a multitude of other “alternative” albums comfortably found a home in the 15-million club. Here’s a glimpse at five of the acts who joined the club via 1990s releases and how they are still impacting the charts today.


GREEN DAY

Then:
In 1996, Green Day were just putting the chart run of Insomniac to bed. While the album generated a couple #3 alt-rock hits, it was a let down from 1994’s Dookie. Three #1 alternative hits (“Longview,” “Basket Case,” and “When I Come Around”) sent the album into the stratosphere, hitting 20 million in sales worldwide.

Now:
Two more albums followed before Green Day woke up and reasserted itself with a pair of rock operas (American Idiot, 21st Century Breakdown). The group now has the #1 rock song (“Oh Love”) as they prepare to launch a triple-album extravaganza.


MATCHBOX 20

Then:
Matchbox 20 released its debut album, Yourself or Someone Like You, in 1996. Over two years, they milked it for five songs (including “Push,” “3 A.M.,” and “”Real World”) which hit the top ten on one chart or another. The album peaked at #4 and sold 15 million worldwide.

Now:
After a couple more outings, Matchbox 20 went on hiatus for a decade. They trotted out an obligatory anthology and frontman Rob Thomas had a successful stint as a solo act. However, the 22 September 2012 issue of Billboard loudly trumpeted the band’s return – with the #1 debut of new album, North.


ALANIS MORISSETTE

Then:
Alanis began 1996 with “Ironic,” the fourth single from Jagged Little Pill. It became her third #1 on the alternative charts (after “You Oughta Know” and “Hand in My Pocket”) and was a #2 pop airplay hit. “You Learn” topped the airplay chart and “Head Over Feet” went to #3. Pill secured a dozen weeks atop the Billboard album chart on its way to 33 million sales worldwide.

Now:
A week before Matchbox 20 topped the Billboard album chart, Alanis made her own entrance into 2012 with the #5 debut of Havoc and Bright Lights. It is her fifth studio release since Pill. All have been top ten efforts.


NO DOUBT

Then:
Gwen Stefani and Co. closed out 1996 with the #1 album (Tragic Kingdom) in the country. Their blend of ska and pop landed three top-ten alternative hits, but it was the ballad, “Don’t Speak,” which exploded at pop radio and topped the pop airplay chart for 16 weeks.

Now:
The group followed with two more studio albums before going into hibernation. In the interim, the group followed the Matchbox 20 blueprint. Stefani released a couple solo albums while the group appeased fans with a hits collection. No Doubt is back on the charts now with “Settle Down,” the song preceding their Push and Shove album, another September 2012 release.


RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS

Then:
In 1996, the Peppers were working singles from One Hot Minute, the follow-up to their breakthrough, Blood Sugar Sex Magik.  When that album launched – coincidentally on the same day as Nirvana’s Nevermind (24 September 1991) – the Peppers blend of funk, metal, and rap had built a small but loyal audience over the course of three albums in the 1980s. Thanks to “Give It Away” (#1 alternative), “Under the Bridge” (#2 pop), and other hits, Magik racked up 15 million in sales worldwide. 

Now:
Six studio albums have followed since Magik. All have been multi-platinum top-five efforts. 1999’s Californication was another entry into the 15-million-selling club. Proving they still have clout, their 2011 album, I’m With You, hit #2 and produced the group’s twelfth #1 modern rock hit (“The Adventures of Rain Dance Maggie”) and two more top ten hits this year.

Whether it’s the Peppers or Alanis, the continued presence of ‘90s icons in today’s musical landscape makes the case that the decade was more than grunge. It was the decade when the music once on the fringes became the soundtrack for the masses. Sure, they aren’t selling 15 million albums anymore, but no one else is either these days. Well, except Adele. Tune back in 15 years or so for my reflection on how Adele helmed the neo-soul movement of the early 21st century.