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Top 200 90s Alternative Rock Songs

By popular demand this list will now involve grunge, mainstream punk rock, and some metal in addition to the college rock, Britpop, post-grunge, and acoustic rock that I had on the list before. Basically it will be a more accurate representation of what you would have heard on alternative rock radio stations in the 90s. I still won’t be including indie rock songs however.. Since I am adding a ton of new songs I have decided to extend the list to 200. Enjoy.

No.	Song	Artist	Album	Year	Last Rank
1	Karma Police	Radiohead	OK Computer	1997	1
2	No Excuses	Alice in Chains	Jar of Flies	1994	2
3	Smells Like Teen Spirit	Nirvana	Nevermind	1991	N/A
4	Bittersweet Symphony	The Verve	Urban Hymns	1997	9
5	Heaven Beside You	Alice in Chains	Alice in Chains	1995	3
6	One Headlight	The Wallflowers	Bringing Down the Horse	1996	4
7	Jesus Christ Pose	Soundgarden	Badmotorfinger	1991	N/A
8	Bullet With Butterfly Wings	Smashing Pumpkins	Mellon Collie & The Infinite Sadness	1995	N/A
9	Lithium	Nirvana	Nevermind	1991	N/A
10	1979	Smashing Pumpkins	Mellon Collie & The Infinite Sadness	1995	5
11	Paranoid Android	Radiohead	OK Computer	1997	12
12	Down in a Hole	Alice in Chains	Dirt	1992	8
13	Nutshell	Alice in Chains	Jar of Flies	1994	7
14	Otherside	Red Hot Chili Peppers	Californication	1999	6
15	Losing My Religion	REM	Out of Time	1991	10
16	Everlong	Foo Fighters	The Colour and the Shape	1997	N/A
17	Cherub Rock	Smashing Pumpkins	Siamese Dream	1993	N/A
18	Come As You Are	Nirvana	Nevermind	1991	N/A
19	Wonderwall	Oasis	(What's the Story) Morning Glory?	1995	13
20	The Way	Fastball	All the Pain Money Can Buy	1998	14
21	I Stay Away	Alice in Chains	Jar of Flies	1994	N/A
22	Brain Stew	Green Day	Insomniac	1995	N/A
23	Creep	Stone Temple Pilots	Core	1992	15
24	In Bloom	Nirvana	Nevermind	1991	N/A
25	Rotten Apple	Alice in Chains	Jar of Flies	1994	16
26	Heart Shaped Box	Nirvana	In Utero	1993	N/A
27	Plush	Stone Temple Pilots	Core	1992	N/A
28	The Man Who Sold The World (Cover)	Nirvana	MTV Unplugged in New York	1994	17
29	Californication	Red Hot Chili Peppers	Californication	1999	24
30	Ænima	Tool	Ænima	1996	N/A
31	Grind	Alice in Chains	Alice in Chains	1995	N/A
32	Mr. Jones	Counting Crows	August and Everything After	1993	19
33	Personal Jesus	Depeche Mode	Violator	1990	N/A
34	Under The Bridge	Red Hot Chili Peppers	Blood Sugar Sex Magik	1991	18
35	Bound for the Floor	Local H	As Good As Dead	1996	N/A
36	Touch, Peel and Stand	Days of the New	Days of the New	1997	N/A
37	Man In The Box	Alice in Chains	Facelift	1990	N/A
38	Your Woman	White Town	Women In Technology	1997	N/A
39	No Shelter	Rage Against the Machine	The Battle of Los Angeles	1999	N/A
40	All The Small Things	Blink-182	Enema of the State	1999	N/A
41	Would?	Alice in Chains	Dirt	1992	N/A
42	In The Meantime	Spacehog	Resident Alien	1995	20
43	Dumb	Nirvana	In Utero	1993	25
44	You Ought to Know	Alanis Morissette	Jagged Little Pill	1995	N/A
45	All I Want	Toad the Wet Sprocket	Fear	1991	21
46	December	Collective Soul	Collective Soul	1995	23
47	Dirt	Alice in Chains	Dirt	1992	N/A
48	Mayonaise	Smashing Pumpkins	Siamese Dream	1993	N/A
49	Song 2	Blur	Blur	1997	N/A
50	A Long December	Counting Crows	Recovering the Satellites	1996	27
51	Santa Monica	Everclear	Sparkle & Fade	1995	30
52	Rooster	Alice in Chains	Dirt	1992	N/A
53	Counting Blue Cars	Dishwalla	Pet Your Friends	1995	29
54	Buddy Holly	Weezer	Blue Album	1994	N/A
55	Burden In My Hand	Soundgarden	Down on the Upside	1996	34
56	Soma	Smashing Pumpkins	Siamese Dream	1993	40
57	Junkhead	Alice in Chains	Dirt	1992	N/A
58	Flagpole Sitta	Harvey Danger	Where Have All The Merrymakers Gone?	1998	N/A
59	Enter Sandman	Metallica	Metallica	1991	N/A
60	I Alone	Live	Throwing Copper	1994	26
61	Run	Collective Soul	Dosage	1999	32
62	Find The River	REM	Automatic for the People	1992	47
63	A Tout Le Monde	Megadeth	Youthanasia	1994	N/A
64	Mmm Mmm Mmm Mmm	Crash Test Dummies	God Shuffled his Feet	1993	31
65	Unglued	Stone Temple Pilots	Purple	1994	N/A
66	Low	Cracker	Kerosene Hat	1993	33
67	Streets of Philadelphia	Bruce Springsteen	Soundtrack: Philadelphia	1993	35
68	Interstate Love Song	Stone Temple Pilots	Purple	1994	41
69	Self Esteem	The Offspring	Smash	1994	N/A
70	Sex and Candy	Marcy Playground	Marcy Playground	1997	36
71	Lucky Man	The Verve	Urban Hymns	1997	37
72	Semi Charmed Life	Third Eye Blind	Third Eye Blind	1997	39
73	Thief	Our Lady Peace	Happiness... Is Not A Fish That You Can Catch	1999	28
74	Possum Kingdom	Toadies	Rubberneck	1994	N/A
75	Rape Me	Nirvana	In Utero	1993	N/A
76	Zero	Smashing Pumpkins	Mellon Collie & The Infinite Sadness	1995	N/A
77	Tyler	Toadies	Rubberneck	1994	N/A
78	Lucky	Radiohead	OK Computer	1997	46
79	Blow up the Outside World	Soundgarden	Down on the Upside	1996	N/A
80	Drive	REM	Automatic for the People	1992	49
81	Iris	Goo Goo Dolls	Dizzy Up the Girl	1998	38
82	Today	Smashing Pumpkins	Siamese Dream	1993	N/A
83	Big Empty	Stone Temple Pilots	Purple	1994	54
84	Hate To Feel	Alice in Chains	Dirt	1992	N/A
85	Mary Jane's Last Dance	Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers	Greatest Hits	1993	43
86	Why I'm Here	Oleander	February Son	1999	N/A
87	Sour Girl	Stone Temple Pilots	No. 4	1999	45
88	Closing Time	Semisonic	Feeling Strangely Fine	1998	62
89	Nearly Lost You	Screaming Trees	Sweet Oblivion	1992	N/A
90	Say It Ain't So	Weezer	Blue Album	1994	N/A
91	What's The Frequency, Kenneth?	REM	Monster	1994	51
92	Carnival	Natalie Merchant	Tigerlily	1995	87
93	Crazy Life	Toad the Wet Sprocket	Coil	1997	71
94	Never Let You Go	Third Eye Blind	Blue	1999	63
95	Linger	The Cranberries	Everybody Else is Doing It	1993	91
96	Losing A Whole Year	Third Eye Blind	Third Eye Blind	1997	N/A
97	You Learn	Alanis Morissette	Jagged Little Pill	1995	76
98	Runaway Train	Soul Asylum	Grave Dancer's Union	1992	68
99	All My Friends	Counting Crows	This Desert Life	1999	67
100	Don't Look Back In Anger	Oasis	(What's the Story) Morning Glory?	1995	44
101	Rhinoceros	Smashing Pumpkins	Gish	1991	52
102	Hand In My Pocket	Alanis Morissette	Jagged Little Pill	1995	55
103	Ava Adore	Smashing Pumpkins	Adore	1998	N/A
104	Rain When I Die	Alice in Chains	Dirt	1992	N/A
105	Tighter & Tighter	Soundgarden	Down on the Upside	1996	58
106	Only in Dreams	Weezer	Blue Album	1994	N/A
107	Killing in the Name of	Rage Against the Machine	Rage Against the Machine	1992	N/A
108	Outshined	Soundgarden	Badmotorfinger	1991	N/A
109	One of Us	Joan Osborne	Relish	1995	90
110	Tonight, Tonight	Smashing Pumpkins	Mellon Collie & The Infinite Sadness	1995	69
111	Zombie	The Cranberries	No Need To Argue	1994	85
112	Saint Joe on the School Bus	Marcy Playground	Marcy Playground	1997	N/A
113	Bittersweet Me	REM	New Adventures in Hi-Fi	1996	74
114	Good Morning Baby	Bic Runga and Dan Wilson	Soundtrack: American Pie	1999	N/A
115	Good	Better than Ezra	Deluxe	1995	78
116	Take a Picture	Filter	Title of Record	1999	95
117	The Chemicals Between Us	Bush	The Science of Things	1999	N/A
118	The Good Life	Weezer	Pinkerton	1996	N/A
119	We Are	Vertical Horizon	Everything You Want	1999	70
120	Whats My Age Again?	Blink-182	Enema of the State	1999	N/A
121	Don't Follow	Alice in Chains	Jar of Flies	1994	81
122	Selling The Drama	Live	Throwing Copper	1994	80
123	On a Plain	Nirvana	Nevermind	1991	N/A
124	Bulls on Parade	Rage Against the Machine	Evil Empire	1996	N/A
125	Ironic	Alanis Morissette	Jagged Little Pill	1995	N/A
126	Drive	Incubus	Make Yourself	1999	N/A
127	Stranger By the Day	Shades Apart	Eyewitness	1999	N/A
128	Love Spreads	Stone Roses	Second Coming	1994	83
129	Standing Outside a Broken Phone Booth	Primitive Radio Gods	Rocket	1996	77
130	Cuts You Up	Peter Murphy	Deep	1990	N/A
131	Enjoy The Silence	Depeche Mode	Violator	1990	N/A
132	Fake Plastic Trees	Radiohead	The Bends	1995	N/A
133	Weapon and the Wound	Days of the New	Days of the New	1997	N/A
134	Over Now	Alice in Chains	Alice in Chains	1995	N/A
135	Prophecy	Remy Zero	Villa Elaine	1998	59
136	Fell On Black Days	Soundgarden	Superunknown	1994	84
137	Headache	Frank Black	Teenager of the Year	1994	N/A
138	High	Feeder	Polythene	1998	N/A
139	Compliment	Collective Soul	Dosage	1999	N/A
140	Woodburning	Toad the Wet Sprocket	Dulcinea	1994	96
141	About A Girl (Live)	Nirvana	MTV Unplugged in New York	1994	N/A
142	Creep	Radiohead	Pablo Honey	1993	72
143	In the Garage	Weezer	Blue Album	1994	N/A
144	Gotta Get Away	The Offspring	Smash	1994	N/A
145	Nothing Else Matters	Metallica	Metallica	1991	N/A
146	Shine	Collective Soul	Hints, Allegations, and Things Left Unsaid	1993	N/A
147	Breed	Nirvana	Nevermind	1991	N/A
148	Casual Affair	Tonic	Lemon Parade	1996	N/A
149	Fade Into You	Mazzy Star	So Tonight That I Might See	1993	93
150	My Friends	Red Hot Chili Peppers	One Hot Minute	1995	54
151	Black Hole Sun	Soundgarden	Superunknown	1994	48
152	My Name is Jonas	Weezer	Blue Album	1994	N/A
153	Out of My Head	Fastball	All the Pain Money Can Buy	1998	N/A
154	Beautiful Disaster	311	Transistor	1997	N/A
155	Champagne Supernova	Oasis	(What's the Story) Morning Glory?	1995	94
156	All I Know	Screaming Trees	Dust	1996	N/A
157	Gone Away	The Offspring	Ixnay on the Hombre	1997	N/A
158	Santeria	Sublime	Sublime	1996	N/A
159	Columbia	Oasis	Definitely Maybe	1994	N/A
160	The Freshman	Verve Pipe	Villains	1996	42
161	All Over You	Live	Throwing Copper	1994	65
162	The Unforgiven	Metallica	Metallica	1991	N/A
163	Jeremy	Pearl Jam	Ten	1991	N/A
164	Hold Her Down	Toad the Wet Sprocket	Fear	1991	N/A
165	Piece Of Pie	Stone Temple Pilots	Core	1992	N/A
166	Silvergun Superman	Stone Temple Pilots	Purple	1994	N/A
167	Black	Pearl Jam	Ten	1991	50
168	Warm Machine	Bush	The Science of Things	1999	N/A
169	Rocket	Smashing Pumpkins	Siamese Dream	1993	N/A
170	Whiskey In The Jar (Cover)	Metallica	Garage Inc.	1998	N/A
171	Closer	Nine Inch Nails	Downward Spiral	1994	N/A
172	Just	Radiohead	The Bends	1995	89
173	Hows It Gonna Be	Third Eye Blind	Third Eye Blind	1997	N/A
174	Jumper	Third Eye Blind	Third Eye Blind	1997	N/A
175	Mysterious Ways	U2	Achtung Baby	1991	N/A
176	Army Ants	Stone Temple Pilots	Purple	1994	N/A
177	Uno	Muse	Showbiz	1999	N/A
178	Everything You Want	Vertical Horizon	Everything You Want	1999	N/A
179	My Iron Lung	Radiohead	The Bends	1995	64
180	Desperately Wanting	Better than Ezra	Friction, Baby	1996	N/A
181	What The Hell Have I?	Alice in Chains	Nothing Safe	1999	N/A
182	Hello Kitty Kat	Smashing Pumpkins	Pisces Iscariot	1994	N/A
183	Walk On The Ocean	Toad the Wet Sprocket	Fear	1991	N/A
184	Break It Down Again	Tears for Fears	Elemental	1993	N/A
185	Laid	James	Laid	1993	N/A
186	Morning Glory	Oasis	(What's the Story) Morning Glory?	1995	86
187	Head Over Feet	Alanis Morissette	Jagged Little Pill	1995	N/A
188	Quiet	Smashing Pumpkins	Siamese Dream	1993	N/A
189	The Day I Tried to Live	Soundgarden	Superunknown	1994	N/A
190	Far Behind	Candlebox	Candlebox	1993	100
191	King Nothing	Metallica	Load	1996	N/A
192	Lake Of Fire (Cover)	Nirvana	MTV Unplugged in New York	1994	N/A
193	Scar Tissue	Red Hot Chili Peppers	Californication	1999	N/A
194	The Difference	The Wallflowers	Bringing Down the Horse	1996	92
195	Muscle Museum (Live)	Muse	Showbiz	1999	N/A
196	The Bends	Radiohead	The Bends	1995	66
197	Sweet 69	Babes In Toyland	Nemesisters	1995	N/A
198	Pepper	Butthole Surfers	Electriclarryland	1996	73
199	Underneath the Sky	Oasis	The Masterplan	1998	N/A
200	Disarm	Smashing Pumpkins	Siamese Dream	1993	N/A

	Updated 02/22/08: Extended from 100 to 200

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Harley - Love the 90's

|64.201.85.xxx |2008-07-14 12:19:26

This is a great list. There's too many good songs of the 90's to put them in a specific order but you have to give credit to the person that came up with the list. Kudos to you!

Ps. What about staind? Didn't they have a couple songs in the 90's?

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mjb - alternative-indie-hair bla bla

|69.221.142.xxx |2008-07-21 17:29:48

If you ask me, if you have a guitar or two, a bass, some drums and maybe a keyboard you got yourself a Rock And Roll band. I don't get all these sub labels- alternative, indie etc. It's all rock and roll to me, regardless of what the people in the band look like or who listens to the music, in the end we all just want it to ROCK!

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ksmith1504 - nice list

|65.188.232.xxx |2008-07-23 21:49:11

my fav band TEB is up there so it is automatically a good list....red hot chili peppers, the verve, etc make it even better

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90s rocks

|60.50.179.xxx |2008-07-25 06:38:19

to tell you the truth...i think top 200 is not enuff for the 90s rock and alternative songs.probably top 300++...90s is way better than todays emo shit..

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Anonymous

|125.239.152.xxx |2008-07-25 14:39:54

i second what the above comments said about 90s rock

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Me - Someone please explain

|69.221.116.xxx |2008-07-26 11:39:24

Could someone please tell me the difference between grunge, alternative, indie etc. If u ask me its all just rock n roll, and when u tell me the difference, it cannot include what the artist wears or what they look like, its music this does not matter, i cant hear a flannel shirt. also do not mention what group of people listen to the artist or how many people listen to the artist or what record label the artist signs up with or what venues the artist plays, i cannot HEAR any of that-Its music. Also cannot include if the lyrics say dark or depressing things, that changes a songs MOOD not the genre. So if anyone can explain without saying any of the above, i'd love to hear it

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Nikki

|64.13.109.xxx |2008-10-22 13:33:34

I also agree

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Nikki

|64.13.109.xxx |2008-10-22 13:34:09

I also agree

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Nikki

|64.13.109.xxx |2008-10-22 13:35:28

I agree with the above comment also. The list would be great at like 500 or more. Music today blows it was better in the 90s

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robbie

|76.123.201.xxx |2009-04-29 20:27:48

hell yea. i really dont understand how nebody could even try to listen to all this bullshit they got out nowadays. wtf happened.

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Anonymous - pearl jam

|69.79.185.xxx |2008-07-27 23:43:41

I cant believe that you only put 2 songs of Pearl Jam and that the Blink 182 songs and Third eye blind songs were better ranked than the ones of Pearl Jam. You need to fix this list.

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Anonymous

|69.79.185.xxx |2008-07-28 00:22:40

You also need to put in that list:

Lightning Crashes - LIVE
No rain - BLIND MELON
Jane Says - JANES ADDICTION
Glycerine - BUSH

Alive, Even Flow, Do the evolution, Yellow Ledbetter, Better man - PEARL JAM.

among others...

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Anonymous - Alive!

|24.90.143.xxx |2008-07-30 09:39:56

Go listen to 'Alive' by Pearl Jam, because as someone who really likes the list overall it's almost funny that it not only isn't on the list, but that it isn't in the top 10.

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Sohpie - Dude

|69.112.163.xxx |2008-07-30 15:44:01

What do you got against Pearl Jam?
No seriously I thought they'd at least make the top 5
if not then top 10
They released some of the greatest songs of the 90s!

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Better Man - Pearl Jam

|125.236.44.xxx |2008-07-31 15:39:13

sophie no!
anonymous no!

best pearl jam song is beter man.

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mike - No Primus

|72.39.84.xxx |2008-07-31 10:59:14

im a huge pumpkins fan... a few songs too many though.. and rocket should be way higher... and no primus at all??

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Anonymous

|219.89.71.xxx |2008-08-02 01:10:05

i went walking yesterday,

every morning...

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the machine of rage - you kill the name

|125.236.44.xxx |2008-08-05 21:15:50

the title of 107 is wrong its "killing in the name" there is actually no "of" in the title, its just a common mistake because of the lyrics.

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AJ Flame - Ummmmmm....

|71.41.54.xxx |2008-08-12 15:03:12

......I think you messed up somehow.......

I believe James "Laid" is supposed to be #1.

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dork knight - 90s rules

|60.48.190.xxx |2008-08-13 11:33:05

its a good list.but not excellent..i agree with some of the comments here.but what to do?,it says top 200.i hope the therockczar can extend the list to top 300 or 400..not only it can complete the list but it also can be used for future revision..thanks.

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Blind Melon - No Rain

|122.57.87.xxx |2008-08-16 01:27:57

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hi - hi

|208.190.179.xxx |2008-08-18 19:26:33

godd list espacily with aic

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hi	\|208.190.179.xxx \|2008-08-18 19:27:16

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e.s.	\|24.210.53.xxx \|2008-08-20 22:47:29

pepper is always #1 on my list.

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DJR - pfft

|24.177.107.xxx |2008-08-22 09:23:23

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Jimbo - my thoughts

|69.242.123.xxx |2008-08-25 15:58:42

because the night - 10,000 maniacs
hook - blues traveler
all for you - sister hazel
epic - faith no more
my own worst enemy - lit
only wanna be with you - hootie and the blowfish
smooth criminal - alien ant farm
send me on my way - rusted root
torn - Natalie Imbruglia
sunny came home - Shawn Colvin
lullaby - Shawn Mullins

just some that i didn't see that could fit pretty well on the list

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The Rock Czar - Some of these were close

|68.48.35.xxx |2008-08-27 01:36:21

Hook, All for you, and Sonny Came Home all almost made it. Torn is very high on my 90s pop songs list. I prefer MJ's Smooth Criminal. Because the Night is solid, but not quite top 200 material. Never been big on Faith No More or Hootie. Hate Shawn Mullins, and am not a big fan of Rusted Root.

TRC

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the man

|69.158.152.xxx |2008-08-25 21:48:43

finally a list where alice in chains beats nirvana, not that nirvana isnt amazing, just layne staley was a better vocalist

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Anonymous

|222.154.160.xxx |2008-08-26 22:51:10

you need around the world by red hot chilli peppers

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kenny

|209.121.27.xxx |2008-09-02 18:48:27

i dont understand how rooster by aic can be so far down the list and where the hell is yellow ledbetter by pearl jam that song is unreal.

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hey kenny

|219.89.8.xxx |2008-09-02 23:58:21

i think this is a

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kenny

|209.121.27.xxx |2008-09-06 18:30:21

yellow ledbetter is the best

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brandon

|162.40.164.xxx |2009-06-06 09:51:10

Black is far better a Pearl Jam song.

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dalton

|76.91.72.xxx |2008-10-21 16:16:33

How can you leave off the huge crossover hit, "Stay" by Shakespears Sister. Alternative pop at it's best.

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Nikki

|64.13.109.xxx |2008-10-22 11:09:32

OLEANDER....I have not even thought about them in years. They had some good songs. Also the primitive radio gods man I love that shit

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Jimmy - Throwing it out there....

|99.242.33.xxx |2008-11-06 02:44:03

Its disappoints me that I Mother Earth never gets mentioned. Perhaps they didn't make it big enough in the US, perhaps its cause Edwin left the band too early, but every fan of alternative music in Canada puts them on their favs list. Check them out, and start loving them if you dont already

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The Rock Czar - Eh

|68.48.35.xxx |2008-11-18 21:34:57

I know them. They are ok. They have a bit of a manufactured sound I never took too.

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Fast Eddie - Why did you omit......

|24.153.219.xxx |2008-11-07 21:41:48

I understand this is a faves list, but man, look what you left out.....
1)Pearl Jam-Yellow Ledbetter
2)Meat Puppets-Backwater
3)Refreshments-Bandidos
4)Sponge-Plowed
5)Prong-Snap Your Fingers....
6)Goo Goo Dolls-Name
7)Mad Season-River of Deceit.
I was an alt rock D.J. in the 90'S; otherwise great list Czar!

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Eric	\|207.6.115.xxx \|2008-11-13 23:36:19

seven mary three had a few good songs cumbersome, water's edge, and my my come to mind

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Eric	\|207.6.115.xxx \|2008-11-13 23:37:56

oh and cake should have been a way bigger band! awesome huge cake fan

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Cortney

|68.41.167.xxx |2008-11-14 20:04:18

Why do some of you have to insult other genres of music? That is so disrespectful. All genres have the bullshit and the substance. You are obviously not really listening to much hip hop...its your fault if you only listen to the shit on the radio....do you know who the roots are, the old black eyed peas before fergie's dumb ass...that kind of thing...do your research and be respectful. How would alternative look if someone only listened to the half pop-breed type shit? They'd hate it. Don't do that. Love the list though and loved all of these songs on it!!

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James

|69.0.15.xxx |2008-11-28 17:29:18

yo man you need to move those Pearl jam songs up big time. How can you have Jeremy after a song like closing time by semi sonic. They dont even compare. This list isnt very good to be honest. I agree with some of the songs but not the placement. Im a big alice in chains fan as well but i think your a little to bias on these lists with them. MORE PJ SON

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Lou	\|24.58.235.xxx \|2008-12-17 01:46:28

I didn't take the time to read all these comments before hand, but Metallica not in the top 50 or even top 25 is just a sin.

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690 ohio - Lou you are WRONG!

|122.57.94.xxx |2008-12-18 15:34:59

metallica are hardly what you would call alt. rock and they just weren't the best band around in the 90s. Also, if you think deserve a spot on this list they don't and they are so overrated, they don't even write their own songs. They copied "Enter Sandman" off an obscure band named "Devil's Sparrow Cage". If DSC were better known people would acknowledge it was just a cover version.

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690 ohio - ...oh and...

|122.57.94.xxx |2008-12-18 15:37:33

Just to add a little more, I know it is not 90s but "One" which is arguably thier 2nd most famous was written and first performed by Austrian singer "Baggy Lee" in 1981 and released as a single in 1982. But because the media was so messed up back then and still is today Metallica is given all the credit, the overrated bastards.

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Lou	\|69.207.152.xxx \|2008-12-21 03:31:52

Those guys ran shit, Rock Czar said if they're on Rock stations then they should be on this list and beacuse they're on the list they should be higher. "Nothing Else Matters" was an original song and was kickass. "The Unforgiven" is an epic song. I would say they're hard rock but these songs are pretty much what this list is comprised of, not to mention Hammett is one of the greatest guitarist out there.

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Jonathan - Good List.

|65.50.16.xxx |2008-12-22 16:23:58

I'd have put "In Circles" and "Seven" by Sunny Day Real Estate on the list. Oh, and "Circles" by Soul Coughing. "Stars" by Hum would be on my top 200 list (sadly this song is now used in Cadillac commercials).

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swayo

|67.246.98.xxx |2008-12-24 10:22:22

what about bands like shades apart and wheatus and stuff like that?

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BenJ - reply to swayo

|125.239.150.xxx |2008-12-24 13:16:23

I don't know why the rock czar left those ones out but I would say since wheatus had a one hit wonder in 2000 (meaning not 1990s)
and shades apart is so insignificant to the extent that I've never heard of them, I would say that TRC thought them ineligible for the list. But of course, I'm NOT the rock czar so I would not know but that's what I think...

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Lourd - Its good

|121.58.203.xxx |2008-12-26 09:28:11

its a good list but i think third eye blind should be on your list.

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Lourd

|121.58.203.xxx |2008-12-26 09:29:57

Its a good list.But i think third eye blind and ben folds five should e ther.

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abs	\|76.226.125.xxx \|2008-12-27 21:37:53

in bloom -nirvana
yeah,whatever-splender
one week-barenaked ladies
amber-311
by the way-redhot chillipepper
ava adore-smashing pumpkins
stain of mind-slayer

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Collin

|74.173.195.xxx |2009-01-06 23:31:02

Pretty cool list man, i'm not a huge AIC fan but I realize that everyone has there own tastes, and I'll probably get chased out of this board with pitchforks for saying this but i think that "Higher" definitely deserves a spot on the list, don't quoute me on this but i think it set a record for longest time as #1 on the billboards

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Pat No More

|94.214.21.xxx |2009-01-15 17:49:22

You are a joke, when you do not have Faith no More in your lists, one the most influancial bands in the world today, maybe not by webpagebuilders, but by bands!!! MF !!! Clown!

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spencer

|71.58.186.xxx |2009-02-22 04:17:12

thats goddammned right how the hell can you forget half the shit off of angel dust

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anon	\|75.80.231.xxx \|2009-01-16 09:32:20

Ignore the naysayers. This list is completely awesome. I bet you most people posting here haven't fully lived through the 90's era so their opinion is void.

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Kix - Not much mention of Temple of the Dog on this site

|74.196.224.xxx |2009-01-19 22:54:24

the only place I saw any mention of Temple of the Dog was in Mike's top guitarists list under McCready. That's a major overlook for there to be so many 90's rock fans on this site. "Reach Down" and "Say Hello to Heaven" should have both been in this list. For neither one to be listed in the top 1000 songs either is even worse. How can a Soundgarden/Pearl Jam super group not be mentioned but once? Chris Cornell's vocals along with Mike McCready's guitar work made for some great songs. I demand an update immediately.

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Nicholas - c'mon

|98.226.175.xxx |2009-01-21 02:44:23

Man where do you get the stones not to include any Pixies while including somewhere in the neighborhood of 20 Alice in Chains songs and 10 Soundgarden songs. Have some damned discretion. Also, you forgot I'm Not an Addict by K's Choice, Pets by Porno for Pyros, Under the Bridge and Lightning Crashes (the last two I guess you forgot to include because they were hits). I'm forgetting plenty, but that's just 'cause I can't get over how irked I was that Closer and Pepper were nestled in the asshole of your list while you saw fit to put four fucking Alice in Chains songs in your top 20.

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Nicholas

|98.226.175.xxx |2009-01-21 02:47:59

I'm going to stage a Rokshevik revolution and overthrow your monarchy, dude. You had a shit-balls load of songs off of Nevermind but you don't have Where Did You Sleep Last Night.

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Nicholas

|98.226.175.xxx |2009-01-21 02:52:16

Oh and you forgot Beethoven's Moonlight Sonata.

The AIC version.

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Under The Bridge - reply to nicholas

|122.57.84.xxx |2009-01-22 21:44:59

whats number 34?

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mike	\|24.66.54.xxx \|2009-01-25 20:25:52

am i missing something or does mad season not qualify for this list??

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Hobbs

|69.40.28.xxx |2009-02-02 14:09:20

Dont agree with #1 at all think Counting Crows could of been higher there defiantly one of the unique sounding alternative bands and you have all those stp songs but no combersome

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Anonymous

|64.126.190.xxx |2009-02-11 16:29:33

This list is aweful.... how many alice in chains songs are you going to add to the freaking alternative rock playlist....

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Leanne

|151.203.115.xxx |2009-02-12 12:34:17

I Love The 90's!!!!!!

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Marillion

|115.127.16.xxx |2009-02-20 15:58:21

Pearl Jam is not only the best alternative band ever but also the best band of the 90s. Even if you choose 2 songs from each of their first 5 albums, you wont be able to decide the order. The list should definitely contain at least 10 songs of Pearl Jam and should be put within the top 50.

REM's everybody hurts, Hootie's Let her cry and at least 2 songs of Dave Mathews Band and Spin Doctors should be considered. Also, the father of Alt. music, Neil Young's best 2/3 should be in the list.

Songs produced by bands of the later 90s were more commercial, less creative and poppish. Nothing compares the compositions created by the pioneers of Alternative Rock in the early 90s. The list must be revised.

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spencer

|71.58.186.xxx |2009-02-22 04:11:20

good list... but missing stuff from pusa (the presidents of the united states of america) and of coures bush's "letting the cables sleep" other than that like a siad not a bad list

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spencer

|71.58.186.xxx |2009-02-22 04:14:41

wow i cant spell.... all well oh and i forgot the list let go of alice in chains "bleed the freak" the ultimate defiance and or bitter song

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sophie shih

|70.213.199.xxx |2009-02-23 18:03:06

does anybody knows the title of this song " then you really don't know what it's like ( what it's like ) the you really don't know what it's like....." and by whom? Alternative rock song between 1998 & 2001. Thanks

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The Rock Czar - Response to sophie shih

|24.126.50.xxx |2009-02-23 18:33:47

The song you are referring to is:

Everlast- "What it's like"

A very good song if I do say so myself.

Thanks and keep on coming back to TRC.

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Anonymous

|70.213.199.xxx |2009-02-23 19:29:15

Thank you so much, bee looking for a long time.....

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John	\|72.152.208.xxx \|2009-02-27 10:00:34

black hole sun should be way higher up and where is the pearl jam???

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Jimmy

|12.216.10.xxx |2009-02-28 18:11:21

what about beck or cake dont get me wrong aic nirvana soundgarden and pj are my favs but never there and new pollution are excellent or even walk on the ocean by toad the wet sprocket?

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Anonymous

|75.67.145.xxx |2009-03-04 14:54:11

Foo Fighters?

Decent list, but I disagree with your #1. I do like how the often overlooked "Bound To The Floor" is high on your list. I love AIC and Smashing Pumpkins, but you have a bit too many of their songs on there. With Disarm at 200? And no "Today - Smashing Pumpkins"? Rage is too low, Presidents of The United States of America is missing. Also, I think you left off Temple of The Dog.

Note to posters: I would normally agree with "Epic - Faith No More" but it's an 80's song.

Good list, though. Not easy to make a list of the Top 90's alt. rock songs. You could easily have a top 400 or 500. Good job.

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The Rock Czar

|98.231.221.xxx |2009-03-07 12:00:54

I wish you guys would use the CTRL+F function on your computer and search for the song that you claim I don't have on this list! Look carefully, "Today" is #82 on here.

As for Temple of the Dog, I don't like them and POTUSA suck too.

TRC

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Guy looking for song

|219.89.71.xxx |2009-03-10 02:12:05

I think it came out in the 90s. It was a pop rock song:

"...we used to be friends, a long time ago..."

Any ideas?

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The Rock Czar

|98.231.221.xxx |2009-03-10 16:59:53

It's actually called "We Used to be Friends" and its by the Dandy Warhols. Definitely belongs more in the Indie/Pop spectrum, however it's an awesome song.

TRC

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Ken - Women Who Rock?

|74.61.46.xxx |2009-03-12 00:44:46

You left so many great female fronted bands off this list, which is tragic since the 90's saw the birth of riot grrl, lilith fair and the emergence of many female rockers. I can forgive leaving off a lot of great 80'snew wave bands that were still going strong in the 90's, like Siouxie and Banshees, but...

You've got

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Joshua

|66.142.228.xxx |2009-03-12 03:41:47

I didn't see them on this list, but Silverchair?

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jesus

|69.132.90.xxx |2009-03-12 20:21:12

CAKE? This list is wack without 'em

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Ross - Dont give away my secrets!

|94.192.22.xxx |2009-03-16 15:41:38

Great, I'm a DJ and you've basically just posted my old alternative set list on line so anyone can do what I do, thanks.

Truth be told you've missed a few tricks here. only one NIN song for a start and what about Cold, White Zombie & early Korn, and there's more than one one hit wonder you've missed.

Wait a second, there's no Faith No More here, what where you thinking!!!! No list of the top alt songs from the 90's is complete without Epic. Actually there loads more i could mention but I think you get my point.

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Ross - Correction

|94.192.22.xxx |2009-03-16 15:52:08

Was Epic really released in the 80's!!!! Oh man, still there's later great stuff by FNM that should be included

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cre - 9o's lover new school rocker

|24.126.50.xxx |2009-03-29 21:25:37

really great list! it takes me back to 1995 especially. i downloaded alot of what i saw! lets not for getr lemonheads "drug buddy"
stay rock
CRE

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MASONSTORM - WTF

|216.171.42.xxx |2009-03-31 20:34:00

How does the song "tomorrow" by Silverchair not make this list!?

That was a great song

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Jonathan - AWESOME!!

|24.209.75.xxx |2009-04-04 13:28:44

This list is AMAZING I love the 90's! Way better than now-a-days emo rock shit.

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kyle	\|68.238.211.xxx \|2009-04-05 13:21:51

Third Eye Blind should be way higher up

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Ryan	\|68.63.202.xxx \|2009-06-27 01:00:52

Third Eye Blind was definitely bigger than what they got on this list

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DJ - Interesting...

|68.144.101.xxx |2009-04-24 12:39:06

Temple of the Dog-"Hunger Strike" isnt on the list...Someone is screwing up....

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barker - PJ?

|76.177.61.xxx |2009-04-24 22:55:44

This list absolutely blew my mind when i saw black and jeremy in the 160's are u being serious right now? lol i mean wheres ledbetter and evenflow and alive too many too choose at least 10 pj songs jeremy should be at least #3 there the best band of the 90s and my fave

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barker

|76.177.61.xxx |2009-04-24 22:57:23

And btw oasis is a joke any band from england that says their better tahn the beatles should never be allowed to play their awful, need some TOTD

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robbie

|76.123.201.xxx |2009-04-30 23:20:07

whats that song that says something like "ill swim out to the breakers and watch the world die"

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lish	\|216.209.110.xxx \|2009-05-01 20:01:35

santa monica - everclear.

greatest new found song thanks to this list.

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lish	\|216.209.110.xxx \|2009-05-01 20:09:24

not going to lie this list is pretty well done, with a few exceptions... nonetheless, good work!

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jw	\|74.129.224.xxx \|2009-05-04 19:25:47

fugazi? deftones? my bloody valentine? dinosaur jr? neutral milk hotel? pavement? the flaming lips? the dismemberment plan? belle and sebastian? liz phair? modest mouse? yo la tengo? bjork? wilco? Off the top of my head and I don't think any of these bands are represented. and these are just the bands i didn't see anyone else mention.

I like a lot of the songs on here, but really this list comes from a very narrow definition of alternative rock. It seems that it is mostly alt rock songs that MTV liked.

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Vault Dweller

|24.115.45.xxx |2009-05-19 15:18:02

ahhh. takes me back to the days of the drop top by the Jersey shore on that cool summer night, packed tightly to the brim and all there was a cassette hissing loudly to our favorite tunes, radio, high school, middle finger to the jocks, shit i'm getting old

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The "Hey Tiger" Guy

|122.57.91.xxx |2009-05-20 04:28:36

Hey Tiger

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Tamorahbloodwing - More bands...

|67.174.57.xxx |2009-05-21 02:39:42

Cardigans
Everclear
No doubt
Folk Implosion

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ASH	\|75.248.106.xxx \|2009-05-23 08:01:44

WAT THE FUCK IS UNDER THE BRIDGE DOING ON NUMBER 34?????YOU GUYS STUPID OR SOMETHING?

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David - BS

|72.243.35.xxx |2009-06-02 01:08:35

How you gonna have this list and not have Amber by 311?

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Travel Man 2 - Looking for a taxi driver

|122.57.87.xxx |2009-06-02 23:58:03

Are there any taxi drivers around?

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90man

|124.104.96.xxx |2009-06-06 23:54:25

you forgot the foofighters on the list man!

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CCM	\|70.203.147.xxx \|2009-06-10 01:49:02

Puddle of mud
Beck
cake
Auto slave (if they are 90)

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Pot - Doom doom doom

|122.57.92.xxx |2009-06-17 00:31:54

Need some more music.

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Adam U - Missing song/ Can't find Anywhere

|207.255.42.xxx |2009-06-18 19:47:18

Hey. Does anyone know a song from the 90's that has the lyrics "I can't afford to let you down" And the Chorus is " I don't care, I don't care, about anyone around me, anyone around me?" I can't find the artist or title anywhere. Please email me this info if you find it to Nigracing@yahoo.com. Thanks.

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