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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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Saturday, June 17, 1995

Alanis Morissette hit the charts with “You Oughta Know”

You Oughta Know

Alanis Morissette

Writer(s): Alanis Morissette, Glen Ballard (see lyrics here)

Released: July 6, 1995

First Charted: June 17, 1995

Peak: 13a US, 2 CB, 9 RR, 3 AR, 15 MR, 22 UK, 6 CN, 4 AU, 1 DF (Click for codes to charts.)

Sales (in millions): 0.5 US, 0.3 UK, 0.87 world (includes US + UK)

Airplay/Streaming (in millions): -- radio, 112.96 video, 261.18 streaming

Awards:

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About the Song:

In her native Canada, Alanis Morissette became a teen pop star, releasing two albums which spawned eight chart hits in the early ‘90s. However, the rest of the world didn’t know who she was until her internationally-released Jagged Little Pill on Madonna’s Maverick label. Alanis teamed up with songwriter Glen Ballard, who “opened her up creatively with strongly autobiographical lyrics and an edgy, jittery, new rock sound.” SS He said they connected instantly, noting that she was “ready to take a chance on doing something that might have no commercial application.” WK

The “razor-sharp piece of rock writing and singing” SS on “You Oughta Know” marked a transition for Alanis from her previous bubblegum pop to alternative rock. As she said, the song “was written from a desperate, dark, almost pathetically sad place within my subconscious…A lot of the anger comes from the fact that I didn’t face it, out of fear…I denied myself any revelling in my darker side.” TC

The lyrics for “You Oughta Know” came from a journal entry which Alanis wrote during what she called “a very devastated time.” SF She was reluctant to sing the “scathing, explicit lyrics” WK about an ex-boyfriend because she didn’t want to hurt anybody. SF Ballard, however, encouraged her, saying “You have to do this.” SF

There was much speculation about the identity of the ex-boyfriend. Alanis has said she will never reveal who the song is about, SF but it has been widely assumed to be actor Dave Coulier, best known from TV’s Full House. As a thirtysomething, he dated a teenage Alanis in 1992. He has “alternately admitted to and denied being the subject of the song.” WK In 1997, he told the Boston Herald that lines like “bug you in the middle of dinner” hit close to come. WK Entertainment Weekly’s David Browne praised Morissette for turning her “jealous bile into something worth hearing.” WK

While such darkness would seemingly be a recipe for commercial disaster, “You Oughta Know” was the first of six singles which propelled Jagged Little Pill to more than 30 million in sales worldwide. The song served as “a useful warning for the average male over the way a 1990s female will react when she’s treated disrespectfully.” HL

That song included some big names who were familiar with commercial success. Benmont Tench of Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers played Hammond organ and the Red Hot Chili Peppers’ Dave Navarro and Flea added guitar and bass, respectively. WK

“You Oughta Know” was nominated for three Grammys, winning Best Rock Song and Best Female Rock Vocal Performance.

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Tuesday, June 13, 1995

Alanis Morissette released Jagged Little Pill

Jagged Little Pill

Alanis Morissette

Released: June 13, 1995

Peak: 112 US, 111 UK, 121 CN, 110 AU, 18 DF

Sales (in millions): 16.0 US, 2.7 UK, 33.0 world (includes US and UK)

Genre: alternative rock

Tracks:

Song Title (Writers) [time] (date of single release, chart peaks) Click for codes to charts.

  1. All I Really Want [4:44] (10/28/95, 65 BA, 14 MR, 59 UK, 2 CN, 40 AU, 12 DF)
  2. You Oughta Know [4:09] (6/17/95, 13 BA, 2 CB, 14 GR, 9 RR, 3 AR, 1 MR, 22 UK, 6 CN, 4 AU, 1 DF)
  3. Perfect [3:07] (19 DF)
  4. Hand in My Pocket [3:41] (8/19/95, 15 BA, 6 RR, 8 AR, 30 AC, 34 A40, 8 AR, 1 MR, 26 UK, 1 CN, 13 AU, 6 DF)
  5. Right Through You [2:55] (32 DF)
  6. Forgiven [5:00]
  7. You Learn [3:59] (2/24/96, 6 BB, 1 BA, 2 CB, 1 GR, 1 RR, 23 AC, 3 A40, 2 AA, 40 AR, 7 MR, 24 UK, 1 CN, 20 AU, 6 DF)
  8. Head Over Feet [4:27] (8/3/96, 3 BA, 2 GR, 1 RR, 27 AC, 1 A40, 11 AA, 25 MR, 7 UK, 1 CN, 12 AU, 6 DF)
  9. Mary Jane [4:40] (32 DF)
  10. Ironic [3:49] (1/6/96, 4 BB, 2 BA, 3 CB, 1 GR, 1 RR, 28 AC, 5 A40, 7 AA, 18 AR, 1 MR, 11 UK, 1 CN, 3 AU, 1 DF)
  11. Not the Doctor [3:47] (31 DF)
  12. Wake Up [4:53]
  13. You Oughta Know (alternate take)/ Your House (unlisted tracks) [8:12]
All songs written by Glen Ballard and Alanis Morissette.

Total Running Time: 57:23

Rating:

4.327 out of 5.00 (average of 30 ratings)

Quotable:

“A Nineties version of Carole King’s Tapestry: a woman using her plain soft-rock voice to sift through the emotional wreckage of her youth, with enough heart and songcraft to make countless listeners feel the earth move.” – Rolling Stone

Awards:

(Click on award to learn more).

From Child Star to Superstar

Alanis Morissette got her start on the children’s variety show You Can’t Do That on Television at the age of 10. In a move now seemingly replicated by every actress to ever land a show on the Disney channel, she parlayed it into an attempted career as a dance-pop singer. She released two albums in Canada, one of which was a top ten hit, but remained an unknown internationally. Then she left the Great White North, partnered with producer and songwriter Glen Ballard (Paula Abdul’s Forever Your Girl, Wilson Phillips’ self-titled debut) in L.A., and tapped her bitter diary entries of teen angst to transform from “mall-pop songstress” to “angry rocker chick.” ZS Of course, she was savvy enough to give her songs enough pop gloss to move over 30 million copies of the album worldwide and inspire “a generation of soundalikes to bare their souls on record.” PR

The Recording

“According to Ballard, the connection was ‘instant’, and within 30 minutes of meeting each other they had begun experimenting with different sounds…Ballard and Morissette penned their first song together, called ‘The Bottom Line’. The turning point in their sessions was the song Perfect, which was written and recorded in 20 minutes.” WK Alanis “snarls, at the top of her formidable lungs, about egregious slights – from parents who suffocate with their expectations.” TM She “improvised the lyrics on the spot, and Ballard played guitar. The version of the song that appeared on Jagged Little Pill was the only take that the pair recorded” WK and the first song shared with “A&R and record company people.” WK

From there on, they aimed to write and record a song a day over 12-16 hour shifts. WK Ballard provided rough instrumentation and Morissette’s vocals were recorded in one or two takes each; those original demo vocals were still used when the tracks were redone in a professional studio later. WK

Not the Best Singer – But She Didn’t Need to Be

Alanis “isn’t a particularly good singer” AM as she “tends to wildly oversing every other line” EW’07 and stretch “the limits of pitch and credibility with her octave-skipping caterwauling.” AM However, her “wounded bleats and bellowing screams” TM “feel truly wild, too unruly to have been plotted beforehand.” TM She was able to “scream about the anger and confusion that comes with being alive.” CQ She “chews up and spits out the lyrics in a style reminiscent of Tori Amos at her most melodramatic.” PR

The Album Takes Off

Maverick Records had low expectations for the record, assuming it wouldn’t sell more than 250,000 copies. WK However, “things quickly changed when a Los Angeles DJ from the influential radio station KROQ began playing You Oughta Know, the album’s first single.” WK After it took off, five more radio releases “kept Jagged Little Pill in the top twenty on the Billboard 200 for over a year.” WK

Her “bitter diary entries are given a pop gloss that gives them entry to the pop charts.” AM Alanis knows “she’s selling pop songs. Not transcripts of therapy sessions.” TM “Jagged Little Pill is like a Nineties version of Carole King’s Tapestry: a woman using her plain soft-rock voice to sift through the emotional wreckage of her youth, with enough heart and songcraft to make countless listeners feel the earth move.” 500 It was “a defining disc for her generation.” ZS

Angry Young Woman

“Decades before Taylor Swift got lyrically mad at Jake Gyllenhaal over a scarf, Alanis was reminding her ex about the mess that he left when he went away.” CQ “The very first seconds of Alanis Morissette’s breakout record feature a blend of electric guitar and harmonica, signaling right from the beginning that a new voice in alt-rock had something to say. And an entire generation was listening.” CQ “If you were young, female, and alive in the 1990s, there’s a strong chance you didn’t just own this album, but had it memorized from beginning to end.” CQ “At its core, this is the work of an ambitious but sophomoric 19-year-old, once burned by love, but still willing to open her heart a second time.” AM She provided an “inside look into the minds and moods of young women who’ve been jilted and scorned” ZS refuting the “wisdom about how anger is not a terribly constructive emotion,” TM opting to “unflinchingly explore emotions so common, most people would be ashamed to articulate them.” AM “Every teenage girl who owned it says, ‘she’s not annoying, damn it! She’s me!’” ZS

Alanis displayed an uncanny “knack for bringing listeners into the center of her storm. She doesn’t merely recount assorted setbacks, she offers a minute-by-minute tour of them, sparing no detail to describe raw and often uncomfortable emotions.” TM “Perhaps it was the individuality that made it appealing, since its specificity lent it genuineness.” AM

A Perfect Fit with the Grunge Era

Alanis’ “anger is articulated by a ferocious, sub-grunge sound” PR aided by some contributions on bass and guitar from the Red Hot Chili Peppers’ Flea and Dave Navarro. Sonically, this “clearly is an attempt to embrace the ‘women in rock’ movement in alterna-rock.” AM Alanis “aspires to the swaggering confidence of U2’s big-tent anthems” TM with “similarly broad sing-along refrains.” TM “This combination of unsophisticated, low-fi sound and sexually explicit lyrics caught the mood of the moment and inspired a generation of soundalikes to bare their souls on record.” PR

Grammy Success

The album garnered six Grammy nominations, of which Alanis snagged Album of the Year, Best Rock Album, Best Rock Song, and Best Female Rock Vocal Performance. She missed out on Best New Artist and Song of the Year. Until 2010, “she was the youngest person to receive the Album of the Year award, at age 21.” WK

The Songs

Here are more detail about each song individually.

“You Oughta Know”
With its “hello-it’s-me phone rage” 500 Alanis “turns jealous bile into something worth hearing EW’07 as she “unleashes her rage at a lover who dumped her for another, threatening to disrupt dinner and taunting him: ‘Everytime I scratch my nails down someone else’s back,’ she rasps, ‘I hope you feel it.’” EW’07 The victim of that venom “became the most guessed-about antagonist since that of Carly Simon’s ‘You’re So Vain’.” WK However, it has long been suspected to be Dave Coulier of television’s Full House, whose relationship with Morissette had soured shortly before the song was recorded.” WK

“Hand in My Pocket”
“Jagged Little Pill isn’t just about rage: Hand in My Pocket actually delivers a somewhat optimistic message of literally ‘everything’s gonna be fine fine fine.’” CQ It was the second song sent to radio and followed “You Oughta Know” to the top of the alternative charts, proving that she wasn’t a one-hit wonder.

“All I Really Want” and “Forgiven”
Third single All I Really Want failed to reach the top 10 on the alternative chart and missed the top 40 on the Billboard airplay chart. It seemed like the album might have run its course – but the biggest hit was still to come.

That song and Forgiven fester with a barely suppressed rage against institutionalized hypocrisy and what she sees as the emotional dishonesty of the male species.” PR The “lyrical hints” AM suggest “a record executive…took advantage of a young Alanis…This is such insider information that it’s hard to believe that millions of listeners not just bought it, but embraced it.” AM

“Ironic”
In the 1990s, it became a common practice for record companies to withhold singles to get the public to plunk down their dollars for full albums instead. It made for some blockbuster albums, especially for alternative and mainstream rock, but it also robbed artists of potential #1 hits. Alanis’ most memorable song, Ironic, peaked at #2 on the Billboard airplay chart, but it seems like it should have been a chart-topper. The video was also a huge success, ranking as one of the top 100 of all time, according to Dave’s Music Database.

Much has been made about how the song Ironic “ironically failed to use the word properly [but] it still managed to talk about bleak scenarios in a ‘well, everyone’s been there’ way.” CQ It was really “just Alanis speaking her piece about the perils of being a girl in a fickle-as-fuck world, singing like an acoustic guitar.” 500

“You Learn”
You Learn did reach #1 – on the Billboard airplay chart, technically becoming the highest-charting song from Jagged Little Pill. However, “Ironic” and “You Learn” did actually reach the Billboard Hot 100 as well – peaking at #4 and #6 respectively.

“Head Over Feet”
Head Over Feet was the sixth and final single from Jagged Little Pill. Like three of the other singles from the album, it failed to chart on the Billboard Hot 100, but was an airplay hit, peaking at #3.

Notes:

In 2005, a collection of the entire album performed acousticly was released in celebration of the album’s 10th anniversary.

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First posted 3/22/2008; last updated 12/2/2024.

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