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) Resources/Related Links: Dave’s Music Database: “The Top 100 Songs of the 1990s” Dave’s Music Database: “‘Songs of the Decade’ lists” Bridge909.org “Top 909 of the ‘90s List” The Bridge 90.9: other countdowns First posted 11/25/2021; last updated 7/4/2025.

Adult Alternative Songs, Top 250+: 1990-2021

Adult Alternative: Top 250+ Songs, 1990-2021

In 1996, Billboard magazine lanched the adult album alternative (AAA) chart. The radio format is a spinoff of the album-oriented radio stations focused on classic rock from the ‘60s and ‘70s. While artists like Eric Clapton, Tom Petty, and Bruce Springsteen are staples of classic rock, their current material was largely neglected by those stations. Alongside these heritage acts, AAA played mainstream-rock-oriented alternative acts like the Gin Blossoms, Goo Goo Dolls, Hootie & the Blowfish, Matchbox 20, Dave Matthews Band, and Alanis Morissette. In 2017, the DMDB compiled a chart of the top 100 adult alternative songs based on the most weeks at #1, which has since been updated. The ranking includes all songs which spent at least 5 weeks atop the chart. In 2020, the DMDB created a second top 100 list focused on songs from 1990 to 1996 which preceded the adult alternative chart, but which fit the format. In 2021, in honor of the adult alternative chart’s 25th anniversary, Billboard published its list of the top 100 adult alternative songs based on chart performance. The list on this page combines those three lists, ranking the songs based on their overall Dave’s Music Database status. Click here to see other genre-specific song lists. 1. R.E.M. “Losing My Religion” (1991) 2. Adele “Rolling in the Deep” (2010) 3. Gotye with Kimbra “Somebody That I Used to Know” (2011) 4. Oasis “Wonderwall” (1995) 5. Gnarls Barkley “Crazy” (2006) 6. U2 “One” (1992) 7. Santana with Rob Thomas “Smooth” (1999) 8. Jason Mraz “I’m Yours” (2008) 9. Coldplay “Viva La Vida” (2008) 10. Goo Goo Dolls “Iris” (1998) 11. Radiohead “Creep” (1993) 12. Lorde “Royals” (2013) 13. Pearl Jam “Jeremy” (1991) 14. Red Hot Chili Peppers “Under the Bridge” (1991) 15. Alanis Morissette “You Oughta Know” (1995) 16. Beck “Loser” (1993) 17. Green Day “Boulevard of Broken Dreams” (2004) 18. No Doubt “Don’t Speak” (1995) 19. Eric Clapton “Tears in Heaven” (1992) 20. U2 “Beautiful Day” (2000) 21. Seal “Kiss from a Rose” (1994) 22. Oasis “Live Forever” (1994) 23. Sam Smith “Stay with Me” (2014) 24. Alanis Morissette “Ironic” (1995) 25. Coldplay “Clocks” (2002) 26. Soundgarden “Black Hole Sun” (1994) 27. Snow Patrol “Chasing Cars” (2006) 28. Sheryl Crow “All I Wanna Do” (1994) 29. The Lumineers “Ho Hey” (2012) 30. Train “Hey, Soul Sister” (2009) 31. Kings of Leon “Use Somebody” (2008) 32. Pearl Jam “Alive” (1991) 33. R.E.M. “Everybody Hurts’ (1992) 34. Bruce Springsteen “Streets of Philadelphia” (1994) 35. Silverchair “Tomorrow” (1994) 36. Train “Drops of Jupiter (Tell Me)” (2001) 37. Oasis “Don’t Look Back in Anger” (1995) 38. Live “Lightning Crashes” (1994) 39. Stone Temple Pilots “Interstate Love Song” (1994) 40. Stone Temple Pilot “Plush” (1992) 41. Collective Soul “Shine” (1993) 42. Smashing Pumpkins “1979” (1995) 43. Green Day “Basket Case” (1994) 44. Oasis “Champagne Supernova” (1995) 45. Pearl Jam “Black” (1991) 46. Eric Clapton “Change the World” (1996) 47. Jewel “You Were Meant for Me” (1995) 48. Pearl Jam “Daughter” (1993) 49. U2 “Vertigo” (2004) 50. Green Day “Longview” (1994) 51. The Wallflowers “One Headlight” (1996) 52. Matchbox 20 “Bent” (2000) 53. Portugal, the Man “Feel It Still” (2017) 54. Pearl Jam “Better Man” (1994) 55. Weezer “Buddy Holly” (1994) 56. Lisa Loeb & Nine Stories “Stay (I Missed You)” (1994) 57. Alanis Morissette “You Learn” (1995) 58. Tracy Chapman “Give Me One Reason” (1995) 59. Smashing Pumpkins “Today” (1993) 60. Smashing Pumpkins “Disarm” (1993) 61. The Rembrandts “I’ll Be There for You” (1995) 62. Joan Osborne “One of Us” (1995) 63. Smashing Pumpkins “Bullet with Butterfly Wings” (1995) 64. Collective Soul “December” (1995) 65. Mumford & Sons “I Will Wait” (2012) 66. The Cranberries “Zombie” (1994) 67. Shawn Colvin “Sunny Came Home” (1996) 68. Sting “Fields of Gold” (1993) 69. Sarah McLachlan “Building a Mystery” (1997) 70. Green Day “When I Come Around” (1994) 71. Alanis Morissette “Head Over Feet” (1995) 72. Radiohead “Fake Plastic Trees” (1995) 73. U2 “Mysterious Ways” (1991) 74. Soul Asylum “Runaway Train” (1992) 75. Jewel “Foolish Games” (1995) 76. The Verve Pipe “The Freshmen” (1996) 77. Primitive Radio Gods “Standing Outside a Broken Phone Booth with Money in My Hand” (1996) 78. Goo Goo Dolls “Name” (1995) 79. The Black Keys “Lonely Boy” (2011) 80. Beck “Where It’s At” (1996) 81. Live “Selling the Drama” (1994) 82. The Black Crowes “Hard to Handle” (1990) 83. Counting Crows “Mr. Jones” (1993) 84. U2 “Night and Day” (1990) 85. The Fray “You Found Me” (2008) 86. Matchbox 20 “3 A.M.” (1996) 87. KT Tunstall “Black Horse & the Cherry Tree” (2004) 88. Lenny Kravitz “Are You Gonna Go My Way?” (1993) 89. Lorde “Team” (2013) 90. Eric Clapton “Layla” (Unplugged version, 1992) 91. John Mayer “Waiting on the World to Change” (2006) 92. Fastball “The Way” (1998) 93. U2 “Sometimes You Can’t Make It on Your Own” (2004) 94. Bonnie Raitt “Something to Talk About” (1991) 95. Phillip Phillips “Home” (2012) 96. Coldplay “Paradise” (2011) 97. Hootie & the Blowfish “Only Wanna Be with You” (1994) 98. Dave Matthews Band “Crash into Me” (1996) 99. X Ambassadors “Renegades” (2015) 100. R.E.M. “Man on the Moon” (1992) 101. Imagine Dragons “It’s Time” (2011) 102. Alanis Morissette “Hand in My Pocket” (1995) 103. Crowded House “Weather with You” (1991) 104. The Cranberries “Linger” (1993) 105. Smashing Pumpkins “Tonight Tonight” (1995) 106. Coldplay “Speed of Sound” (2005) 107. David Gray “Babylon” (1998) 108. New Radicals “You Get What You Give” (1998) 109. INXS “Suicide Blonde” (1990) 110. Sheryl Crow “Soak Up the Sun” (2002) 111. Blues Traveler “Run Around” (1994) 112. Florence + the Machine “Dog Days Are Over” (2008) 113. R.E.M. “What’s the Frequency, Kenneth?” (1994) 114. Spin Doctors “Two Princes” (1991) 115. Milky Chance “Stolen Dance” (2013) 116. Sting “If I Ever Lose My Faith in You” (1993) 117. Bonnie Raitt “I Can’t Make You Love Me” (1991) 118. Hootie & the Blowfish “Let Her Cry” (1994) 119. Goo Goo Dolls “Slide” (1998) 120. Bonnie Raitt “Love Sneakin’ Up on You” (1994) 121. Seal “Crazy” (1990) 122. Hootie & the Blowfish “Hold My Hand” (1994) 123. Elle King “Ex’s and Oh’s” (2014) 124. The Black Keys “Fever” (2014) 125. Jack Johnson “Upside Down” (2006) 126. R.E.M. “Drive” (1992) 127. Sting “All This Time” (1990) 128. John Mayer “No Such Thing” (2001) 129. R.E.M. “Shiny Happy People” (1991) 130. Sheryl Crow “Everyday Is a Winding Road” (1996) 131. Death Cab for Cutie “Soul Meets Body” (2005) 132. Train “Calling All Angels” (2003) 133. George Ezra “Budapest” (2013) 134. Sarah McLachlan “I Will Remember You” (1995) 135. Sting with Cheb Mami “Desert Rose” (1999) 136. U2 “Electrical Storm” (2002) 137. Sheryl Crow “If It Makes You Happy” (1996) 138. Radiohead “High and Dry” (1995) 139. Beck “Dreams” (2015) 140. John Mellencamp & Me’Shell Ndegeocello “Wild Night” (1994) 141. Eric Clapton “My Father’s Eyes” (1998) 142. U2 “Even Better Than the Real Thing” (1991) 143. U2 “Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me, Kill Me” (1995) 144. Sheryl Crow “My Favorite Mistake” (1998) 145. The Cranberries “Dreams” (1992) 146. Collective Soul “The World I Know” (1995) 147. Paula Cole “Where Have All the Cowboys Gone?” (1996) 148. Melissa Etheridge “I’m the Only One” (1993) 149. The Black Keys “Lo/Hi” (2019) 150. Gin Blossoms “‘Til I Hear It from You” (1995) 151. U2 “Staring at the Sun” (1997) 152. Bruce Springsteen “Human Touch” (1992) 153. Bruce Springsteen “Secret Garden” (1995) 154. Pearl Jam “Just Breathe” (2009) 155. Hootie & the Blowfish “Old Man & Me (When I Get to Heaven)” (1996) 156. Sheryl Crow “Strong Enough” (1993) 157. Matchbox 20 “Push” (1996) 158. Death Cab for Cutie “I Will Possess Your Heart” (2008) 159. Gin Blossoms “Follow You Down” (1996) 160. Kings of Leon “Radioactive” (2010) 161. Jewel “Who Will Save Your Soul?” (1995) 162. Beck “Up All Night” (2017) 163. U2 “You’re the Best Thing About Me” (2017) 164. Jack Johnson “Sitting, Waiting, Wishing” (2005) 165. Rag ‘n’ Bone Man “Human” (2016) 166. Coldplay “Adventure of a Lifetime” (2015) 167. Paula Cole “I Don’t Want to Wait” (1996) 168. Alice Merton “No Roots” (2016) 169. The Lumineers “Ophelia” (2016) 170. Dave Matthews Band “Stay (Wasting Time)” (1998) 171. Hootie & the Blowfish “Time” (1994) 172. Arcade Fire “Everything Now” (2017) 173. The Killers “Read My Mind” (2006) 174. Jack Johnson “If I Had Eyes” (2007) 175. R.E.M. “The Great Beyond” (1999) 176. Kings of Leon “Waste a Moment” (2016) 177. Mumford & Sons “Believe” (2015) 178. John Mellencamp “Key West Intermezzo (I Saw You First)” (1996) 179. Coldplay “Every Teardrop Is a Waterfall” (2011) 180. U2 “Window in the Skies” (2006) 181. Jack Johnson “You and Your Heart” (2010) 182. Duncan Sheik “Barely Breathing” (1996) 183. Sheryl Crow “A Change Would Do You Good” (1996) 184. Vampire Weekend “Harmony Hall” (2019) 185. Jack Johnson “Flake” (2001) 186. The Lumineers “Stubborn Love” (2012) 187. Counting Crows “Accidentally in Love” (2004) 188. The Wallflowers “6th Avenue Heartache” (1996) 189. The Black Keys “Go” (2019) 190. O.A.R. “Shattered (Turn the Car Around)” (2008) 191. Mumford & Sons “Guiding Light” (2018) 192. Counting Crows “Hanginaround” (1999) 193. Collective Soul “Run” (1999) 194. Michael Franti & Spearhead “The Sound of Sunshine” (2010) 195. Sarah McLachlan “Fallen” (2003) 196. Dave Matthews Band “Funny the Way It Is” (2009) 197. Dave Matthews Band “Where Are You Going?” (2002) 198. Blues Traveler “Most Precarious” (1997) 199. The Lumineers “Gloria” (2019) 200. Paolo Nutini “New Shoes” (2006) 201. Natalie Merchant “Kind and Generous” (1998) 202. Nathaniel Rateliff & the Night Sweats “You Worry Me” (2018) 203. Beck “Uneventful Days” (2019) 204. John Mellencamp with India.Arie “Peaceful World” (2001) 205. Of Monsters and Men “Mountain Sound” (2011) 206. Dave Matthews Band “Everyday” (2001) 207. Norah Jones “Sunrise” (2004) 208. The Head and the Heart “All We Ever Knew” (2016) 209. Jack Johnson “Good People” (2005) 210. The Revivalists “Wish I Knew You” (2016) 211. R.E.M. “Supernatural Superserious” (2008) 212. Bruce Hornsby “Gonna Be Some Changes Made” (2004) 213. David Gray “The One I Love” (2005) 214. Dave Matthews Band “I Did It” (2001) 215. Sheryl Crow “Anything But Down” (1998) 216. Fitz & the Tantrums “Out of My League” (2013) 217. John Mayer “Bigger Than My Body” (2003) 218. Spoon “Hot Thoughts” (2017) 219. K.T. Tunstall “Hold On” (2007) 220. Snow Patrol “Just Say Yes” (2009) 221. John Mayer “Who Says” (2009) 222. Tracy Chapman “Telling Stories (There Is Friction in the Space Between)” (2000) 223. The Avett Brothers “Ain’t No Man” (2016) 224. The Lumineers “Life in the City” (2019) 225. David Gray “You’re the World to Me” (2007) 226. The Strokes “Bad Decisions” (2020) 227. The Head and the Heart “Lost in My Mind” (2011) 228. Snow Patrol “Crack the Shutters” (2008) 229. David Gray “Fugitive” (2009) 230. Death Cab for Cutie “You Are a Tourist” (2011) 231. White Reaper “Might Be Right” (2019) 232. One Eskimo “Kandi” (2009) 233. Death Cab for Cutie “Gold Rush” (2018) 234. Bakar “Hell N Back” (2019) 235. Ray LaMontagne & the Pariah Dogs “Beg, Steal or Borrow” (2010) 236. Family of the Year “Hero” (2012) 237. Norah Jones “Chasing Pirates” (2009) 238. Nathaniel Rateliff “And It’s Still Alright” (2020) 239. Serena Ryder “Stompa” (2013) 240. Norah Jones “Thinking About You” (2006) 241. Pete Yorn “Life on a Chain” (2001) 242. Dave Matthews Band “You and Me” (2009) 243. Leon Bridges “Bad Bad News” (2018) 244. Kings of Leon “The Bandit” (2021) 245. Ray LaMontagne “Strong Enough” (2020) 246. George Ezra “Blame It on Me” (2014) 247. Gomez “See the World” (2006) 248. Caamp “Officer of Love” (2020) 249. Snow Patrol “Shut Your Eyes” (2006) 250. John Butler Trio “Better Than” (2007) 251. Milky Chance with Jack Johnson “Don’t Let Me Down” (2020) 252. Dave Matthews Band “Oh” (2003) 253. My Morning Jacket “Feel You” (2020) 254. James Morrison “Nothing Ever Hurt Like You” (2008) Resources and Related Links: Dave’s Music Database: “Other Genre/Category Song Lists” Dave’s Music Database: “Adult Alternative, 1996-2020” (top 100+ list) Dave’s Music Database: “Adult Alternative, 1990-1996” (top 100 list) Billboard: “Greatest of All Time: Adult Alternative Songs” (top 100 list, 1996-2021) Dave’s Music Database: “Top 100 Adult Alternative Albums” First posted 2/26/2021; last updated 5/9/2021.

Top 100 Adult Alternative Albums

First posted 2/26/2021.

Adult Alternative: The Top 100 Albums, 1990-2021

In 1996, Billboard magazine launched its adult alternative chart, which was tracked radio stations focused on playing rock-oriented heritage artists such as Bruce Springsteen, Eric Clapton, Tom Petty, and John Mellencamp, as well as newer artists like Counting Crows, Dave Matthews Band, Hootie & the Blowfish, and Matchbox 20. This list reflects albums which charted at least 3 songs on the adult alternative chart or, in the case of pre-1996 releases, albums which likely would have accomplished the feat based on those artists’ accomplishments on the post-1995 charts. More than 150 albums made the criteria. The top 100 have been ranked here, based on their overall status in Dave’s Music Database. Check out other best-of-genre/category lists here. 1. R.E.M. Automatic for the People (1992) 2. Adele 21 (2011) 3. Alanis Morissette Jagged Little Pill (1995) 4. Pearl Jam Ten (1991) 5. U2 Achtung Baby (1991) 6. Oasis (What’s the Story) Morning Glory (1995) 7. Coldplay A Rush of Blood to the Head (2002) 8. Red Hot Chili Peppers Blood Sugar Sex Magik (1991) 9. Green Day Dookie (1994) 10. Adele 25 (2015) 11. Oasis Definitely Maybe (1994) 12. R.E.M. Out of Time (1991) 13. Santana Supernatural (1999) 14. Smashing Pumpkins Siamese Dream (1993) 15. Smashing Pumpkins Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness (1995) 16. U2 All That You Can’t Leave Behind (2000) 17. Coldplay X & Y (2005) 18. Coldplay Viva La Vida or Death and All His Friends (2008) 19. Hootie & the Blowfish Cracked Rear View (1994) 20. Bruce Springsteen The Rising (2002) 21. Live Throwing Copper (1994) 22. Sheryl Crow Tuesday Night Music Club (1993) 23. U2 How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb (2004) 24. Counting Crows August and Everything After (1993) 25. Kings of Leon Only by the Night (2008) 26. Keane Hopes and Fears (2004) 27. Red Hot Chili Peppers Californication (1999) 28. Mumford & Sons Babel (2012) 29. Red Hot Chili Peppers Stadium Arcadium (2006) 30. Matchbox 20 Yourself or Someone Like You (1996) 31. David Gray White Ladder (2000) 32. Jack Johnson In Between Dreams (2005) 33. U2 No Line on the Horizon (2009) 34. Mumford & Sons Sigh No More (2009) 35. U2 Songs of Innocence (2014) 36. Jewel Pieces of You (1995) 37. Imagine Dragons Night Visions (2012) 38. U2 Zooropa (1993) 39. Sarah McLachlan Surfacing (1997) 40. Lorde Pure Heroine (2013) 41. Sarah McLachlan Fumbling Towards Ecstasy (1993) 42. Jack Johnson Sleep Through the Static (2008) 43. Vampire Weekend Father of the Bride (2019) 44. Sting Ten Summoner’s Tales (1993) 45. Dave Matthews Band Under the Table and Dreaming (1994) 46. R.E.M. Monster (1994) 47. Florence + the Machine Ceremonials (2011) 48. R.E.M. New Adventures in Hi-Fi (1996) 49. Snow Patrol Eyes Open (2006) 50. John Mayer Continuum (2006) 51. Dave Matthews Band Crash (1996) 52. Alabama Shakes Sound & Color (2015) 53. Sting Brand New Day (1999) 54. Sheryl Crow Sheryl Crow (1996) 55. Coldplay Mylo Xyloto (2011) 56. The Wallflowers Bringing Down the Horse (1996) 57. U2 Pop (1997) 58. Bonnie Raitt Luck of the Draw (1991) 59. Melissa Etheridge Yes I Am (1993) 60. The Black Keys El Camino (2011) 61. Beck Colors (2017) 62. Sherly Crow The Globe Sessions (1998) 63. Sting The Soul Cages (1991) 64. Florence + the Machine How Big, How Blue, How Beautiful (2015) 65. Kings of Leon Come Around Sundown (2010) 66. Steely Dan Two Against Nature (2000) 67. KT Tunstall Eye to the Telescope (2004) 68. John Mayer Room for Squares (2001) 69. U2 Songs of Experience (2017) 70. The Black Keys Turn Blue (2014) 71. fun. Some Nights (2012) 72. Shery Crow Detours (2008) 73. Tame Impala The Slow Rush (2020) 74. Bonnie Raitt Longing in Their Hearts (1994) 75. Third Eye Blind Third Eye Blind (1997) 76. The Decemberists The King Is Dead (2011) 77. Matchbox 20 Mad Season (2000) 78. Feist The Reminder (2007) 79. Dave Matthews Band Big Whiskey and the Groogrux King (2009) 80. The Raconteurs Help Us Stranger (2019) 81. Cage the Elephant Social Cues (2019) 82. Jack Johnson To the Sea (2010) 83. Dave Matthews Band Before These Crowded Streets (1998) 84. Goo Goo Dolls Dizzy Up the Girl (1998) 85. The Lumineers The Lumineers (2012) 86. Gin Blossoms New Miserable Experience (1992) 87. Alabama Shakes Boys & Girls (2012) 88. Shawn Colvin A Few Small Repairs (1996) 89. Train Drops of Jupiter (2001) 90. Hozier Hozier (2014) 91. Death Cab for Cutie Plans (2005) 92. Fiona Apple Tidal (1996) 93. Paula Cole This Fire (1996) 94. John Mayer Heavier Things (2003) 95. Toad the Wet Sprocket Fear (1991) 96. One Republic Native (2013) 97. Of Monsters and Men My Head Is an Animal (2011) 98. The Fray How to Save a Life (2005) 99. Joan Osborne Relish (1995) 100. Dave Matthews Band Everyday (2001) Resources and Related Links: Dave’s Music Database: other best-of-genre lists Dave’s Music Database: “Adult Alternative Songs, Top 250+: 1990-2021”

 

Canadian Songs: Top 100

First posted 2/4/2021; updated 2/14/2021.

Canada: Top 100 Songs

These are the top songs by Canadian artists, as determined by an aggregate of 19 best-of lists. Songs which were only considered which were by artists born in Canada or groups which originated in Canada. Note: click here to see other genre-specific song lists. You can also check out the DMDB’s rating of Canada’s Biggest #1 Songs, most of which are not actually by Canadian artists. 1. Neil Young “Heart of Gold” (1972) 2. Bachman-Turner Overdrive “Takin’ Care of Business” (1974) 3. Bryan Adams “Summer of ‘69” (1984) 4. The Guess Who “American Woman” (1970) 5. Alanis Morissette “You Oughta Know” (1995) 6. The Band “The Weight” (1968) 7. Loverboy “Working for the Weekend” (1981) 8. Tom Cochrane “Life Is a Highway” (1992) 9. Gordon Lightfoot “If You Could Read My Mind” (1970) 10. Leonard Cohen “Hallelujah” (1984) 11. Celine Dion “My Heart Will Go On” (1997) 12. Joni Mitchell “Big Yellow Taxi” (1970) 13. Corey Hart “Sunglasses at Night” (1984) 14. Nickelback “How You Remind Me” (2001) 15. Carly Rae Jepsen “Call Me Maybe” (2011) 16. Bachman-Turner Overdrive “You Ain’t Seen Nothin’ Yet” (1974) 17. Rush “Tom Sawyer” (1981) 18. Barenaked Ladies “If I Had a $1,000,000” (1992) 19. Gordon Lightfoot “Sundown” (1974) 20. Barenaked Ladies “One Week” (1998) 21. The Tragically Hip “Bobcaygeon” (1998) 22. Steppenwolf “Born to Be Wild” (1968) 23. Men Without Hats “The Safety Dance” (1982) 24. Alanis Morissette “Ironic” (1995) 25. The Guess Who “No Sugar Tonight” (1970) 26. Paul Anka “Diana” (1957) 27. Bryan Adams “(Everything I Do) I Do It for You” (1991) 28. k.d. lang “Constant Craving” (1992) 29. Avril Lavigne “Complicated” (2002) 30. Allanah Myles “Black Velvet” (1989) 31. Anne Murray “Snowbird” (1970) 32. Neil Young “Rockin’ in the Free World” (1989) 33. Trooper “Raise a Little Hell” (1978) 34. Gordon Lightfoot “The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald” (1976) 35. Spirit of the West “Home for a Rest” (1990) 36. Rush “The Spirit of Radio” (1980) 37. The Guess Who “These Eyes” (1969) 38. Glass Tiger “Don’t Forget Me When I’m Gone” (1986) 39. Steppenwolf “Magic Carpet Ride” (1968) 40. Justin Bieber “Sorry” (2015) 41. Andy Kim “Rock Me Gently” (1974) 42. Terry Jacks “Seasons in the Sun” (1974) 43. Bryan Adams “Heaven” (1984) 44. The Weeknd “Can’t Feel My Face” (2015) 45. Daniel Powter “Bad Day” (2005) 46. Neil Young “Old Man” (1972) 47. Justin Bieber “Love Yourself” (2015) 48. Arcade Fire “Wake Up” (2004) 49. Bruce Cockburn “Lovers in a Dangerous Time” (1984) 50. Tom Cochrane & Red Rider “Big League” (1988) 51. Rush “Closer to the Heart” (1977) 52. Five Man Electrical Band “Signs” (1971) 53. Celine Dion “Because You Loved Me” (1996) 54. The Weeknd with Daft Punk “Starboy” (2016) 55. Bryan Adams “Run to You” (1984) 56. Snow “Informer” (1993) 57. Celine Dion “The Power of Love” (1993) 58. The Tragically Hip “Courage (For Hugh MacLennan)” (1992) 59. The Weeknd “The Hills” (2015) 60. Martha & the Muffins “Echo Beach” (1980) 61. The Tragically Hip “New Orleans Is Sinking” (1989) 62. Nelly Furtado with Timbaland “Promiscuous” (2006) 63. Blue Rodeo “Lost Together” (1992) 64. Shania Twain “Man! I Feel Like a Woman” (1997) 65. Drake with Wizkid & Kyla “One Dance” (4/5/2016) 66. Magic! “Rude” (2013) 67. Nick Gilder “Hot Child in the City” (1978) 68. Nelly Furtado “Say It Right” (2006) 69. Sheriff “When I’m with You” (1983) 70. The Guess Who “Share the Land” (1970) 71. Paul Anka with Odia Coates “You’re Having My Baby” (1974) 72. Neil Young “My My Hey Hey (Into the Black)” (1979) 73. Joni Mitchell “Both Sides Now” (1969) 74. Ian & Sylvia “Four Strong Winds” (1963) 75. Barenaked Ladies “Brian Wilson” (1992) 76. Bryan Adams “Have You Ever Really Loved a Woman?” (1995) 77. Neil Young “Cinnamon Girl” (1969) 78. Anne Murray “You Needed Me” (1978) 79. Bryan Adams with Sting & Rod Stewart “All for Love” (1993) 80. Crash Test Dummies “Superman’s Song” (1991) 81. The Crew-Cuts “Sh-Boom” (1954) 82. Nickelback “Photograph” (2005) 83. Drake “In My Feelings” (2018) 84. Justin Bieber “What Do You Mean?” (2015) 85. The Tragically Hip “Wheat Kings” (1992) 86. Shania Twain “You’re Still the One” (1997) 87. Red Rider “Lunatic Fringe” (1981) 88. The Weeknd “Blinding Lights” (2019) 89. Avril Lavigne “Girlfriend” (2007) 90. Shania Twain “That Don’t Impress Me Much” (1997) 91. The Guess Who “No Time” (1969) 92. Sarah McLachlan “Angel” (1997) 93. The Tragically Hip “Ahead by a Century” (1996) 94. Drake “Hotline Bling” (2015) 95. Drake “Nice for What” (2018) 96. Finger Eleven “Paralyzer” (2007) 97. Jeff Healey Band “Angel Eyes” (1988) 98. Celine Dion “It’s All Coming Back to Me Now” (1996) 99. Neil Young with Crosby, Stills & Nash “Ohio” (1970) 100. Payola$ “Eyes of a Stranger” (1982) Resources and Related Links: Dave’s Music Database: “Other Genre/Category Song Lists” Dave’s Music Database: “Canada: Biggest #1 Songs”

Adult Album Alternative (AAA): Top 100, 1990-1996

First posted 4/24/2020.

Adult Album Alternative: Top 100 Songs, 1990-1996

In 1996, Billboard magazine lanched the adult album alternative (AAA) chart. The radio format is a spinoff of the album-oriented radio stations focused on classic rock from the ‘60s and ‘70s. While artists like Eric Clapton, Tom Petty, and Bruce Springsteen are staples of classic rock, their current material was largely neglected by those stations. Alongside these heritage acts, AAA played mainstream-rock-oriented alternative acts like the Gin Blossoms, Goo Goo Dolls, Hootie & the Blowfish, Matchbox 20, Dave Matthews Band, and Alanis Morissette. As is usually the case with a new chart, though, the format was already well established before Billboard started tracking. This list, therefore, is an effort to represent those songs preceded the chart. Eligibilty for this list was determined by acts who had later AAA chart hits, but songs from 1990 to 1996 which didn’t make that chart. 1. R.E.M. “Losing My Religion” (1991) 2. Oasis “Wonderwall” (1995) 3. U2 “One” (1992) 4. No Doubt “Don’t Speak” (1995) 5. Radiohead “Creep” (1993) 6. Seal “Kiss from a Rose” (1994) 7. Eric Clapton “Tears in Heaven” (1992) 8. Red Hot Chili Peppers “Under the Bridge” (1991) 9. Beck “Loser” (1993) 10. Sheryl Crow “All I Wanna Do” (1994) 11. Alanis Morissette “You Oughta Know” (1995) 12. Bruce Springsteen “Streets of Philadelphia” (1994) 13. Pearl Jam “Jeremy” (1991) 14. R.E.M. “Everybody Hurts’ (1992) 15. Alanis Morissette “Ironic” (1995) 16. Oasis “Live Forever” (1994) 17. Eric Clapton “Change the World” (1996) 18. Jewel “You Were Meant for Me” (1995) 19. Oasis “Don’t Look Back in Anger” (1995) 20. Smashing Pumpkins “1979” (1995) 21. Lisa Loeb & Nine Stories “Stay (I Missed You)” (1994) 22. Tracy Chapman “Give Me One Reason” (1995) 23. Shawn Colvin “Sunny Came Home” (1996) 24. Alanis Morissette “You Learn” (1995) 25. Oasis “Champagne Supernova” (1995) 26. Green Day “Basket Case” (1994) 27. The Rembrandts “I’ll Be There for You” (1995) 28. Joan Osborne “One of Us” (1995) 29. Jewel “Foolish Games” (1995) 30. Pearl Jam “Alive” (1991) 31. Soundgarden “Black Hole Sun” (1994) 32. Sting “Fields of Gold” (1993) 33. The Cranberries “Zombie” (1994) 34. Radiohead “Fake Plastic Trees” (1995) 35. Soul Asylum “Runaway Train” (1992) 36. Eric Clapton ““Layla” (Unplugged version, 1992) 37. Green Day “Longview” (1994) 38. Hootie & the Blowfish “Only Wanna Be with You” (1994) 39. Counting Crows “Mr. Jones” (1993) 40. Alanis Morissette “Head Over Feet” (1995) 41. Sting “If I Ever Lose My Faith in You” (1993) 42. Pearl Jam “Daughter” (1993) 43. U2 “Night and Day” (1990) 44. Weezer “Buddy Holly” (1994) 45. The Black Crowes “Hard to Handle” (1990) 46. Live “Lightning Crashes” (1994) 47. R.E.M. “Man on the Moon” (1992) 48. Bonnie Raitt “I Can’t Make You Love Me” (1991) 49. U2 “Mysterious Ways” (1991) 50. The Cranberries “Linger” (1993) 51. Green Day “When I Come Around” (1994) 52. Beck “Where It’s At” (1996) 53. Bonnie Raitt “Something to Talk About” (1991) 54. Collective Soul “Shine” (1993) 55. Smashing Pumpkins “Disarm” (1993) 56. Lenny Kravitz “Are You Gonna Go My Way?” (1993) 57. Stone Temple Pilots “Interstate Love Song” (1994) 58. Dave Matthews Band “Crash into Me” (1996) 59. Spin Doctors “Two Princes” (1991) 60. Collective Soul “December” (1995) 61. Smashing Pumpkins “Tonight Tonight” (1995) 62. Stone Temple Pilot “Plush” (1992) 63. R.E.M. “What’s the Frequency, Kenneth?” (1994) 64. Seal “Crazy” (1990) 65. Blues Traveler “Run Around” (1994) 66. Sting “All This Time” (1990) 67. Smashing Pumpkins “Bullet with Butterfly Wings” (1995) 68. Sheryl Crow “Everyday Is a Winding Road” (1996) 69. Crowded House “Weather with You” (1991) 70. Collective Soul “the World I Know” (1995) 71. Goo Goo Dolls “Name” (1995) 72. R.E.M. “Drive” (1992) 73. Bruce Springsteen “Human Touch” (1992) 74. Gin Blossoms “‘Til I Hear It from You” (1995) 75. U2 “Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me, Kill Me” (1995) 76. INXS “Suicide Blonde” (1990) 77. U2 “Even Better Than the Real Thing” (1991) 78. R.E.M. “Shiny Happy People” (1991) 79. Alanis Morissette “Hand in My Pocket” (1995) 80. Radiohead “High and Dry” (1995) 81. Bonnie Raitt “Love Sneakin’ Up on You” (1994) 82. Hootie & the Blowfish “Let Her Cry” (1994) 83. Sheryl Crow “If It Makes You Happy” (1996) 84. Live “Selling the Drama” (1994) 85. Hootie & the Blowfish “Time” (1994) 86. Paula Cole “Where Have All the Cowboys Gone?” (1996) 87. The Cranberries “Dreams” (1992) 88. Pearl Jam “Better Man” (1994) 89. Jewel “Who Will Save Your Soul?” (1995) 90. Paula Cole “I Don’t Want to Wait” (1996) 91. Silverchair “Tomorrow” (1994) 92. Pearl Jam “Black” (1991) 93. Smashing Pumpkins “Today” (1993) 94. Bruce Springsteen “Secret Garden” (1995) 95. Sheryl Crow “Strong Enough” (1993) 96. John Mellencamp & Me’Shell Ndegeocello “Wild Night” (1994) 97. Sarah McLachlan “I Will Remember You” (1995) 98. Hootie & the Blowfish “Hold My Hand” (1994) 99. Matchbox 20 “Push” (1996) 100. Melissa Etheridge “I’m the Only One” (1993) Resources and Related Links: Dave’s Music Database (4/15/2020). “Adult Alternative, 1996-2020”