WYEP Music Blog

This summer we asked WYEP listeners to vote for their 10 favorite songs from the 1990′s. We tallied the votes, and turned the list into a countdown show that aired on Labor Day. There’s some surprises here, along with some “sure things”. Overall, we think its a pretty good list, our listeners have good taste.

Here it is…

100 Cake – The Distance “Fashion Nugget” 1996
99 Grant Lee Buffalo – Mockingbirds “Mighty Joe Moon” 1994
98 Natalie Merchant – Wonder “Tigerlily” 1995
97 Midnight Oil – Blue Sky Mine “Blue Sky Mining” 1990
96 Cracker – Low “Kerosene Hat” 1993
95 Depeche Mode – Policy of Truth “Violator” 1990
94 Liz Phair – Polyester Bride “whitechocolatespaceegg” 1998
93 Richard Thompson – 1952 Vincent Black Lightning “Rumour and Sigh” 1991
92 Nirvana – Come As You Are “Nevermind” 1991
91 Dave Matthews Band – Two Step “Crash” 1996
90 Goo Goo Dolls – Iris “Dizzy Up the Girl” 1998
89 No Doubt – Don’t Speak “Tragic Kingdom” 1995
88 Pavement – Summer Babe “Slanted & Enchanted” 1992
87 Presidents of the United States of America – Peaches “Presidents of the U.S.A.” 1995
86 Counting Crows – Round Here “August & Everything After” 1993
85 Pearl Jam – Better Man “Vitalogy” 1994
84 Aimee Mann – Save Me “Magnolia Soundtrack” 1999
83 Beck – Devil’s Haircut “Odelay” 1996
82 Blues Traveler – Run Around “Four” 1994
81 Concrete Blonde – Joey “Bloodletting” 1990
80 R.E.M. – Man On The Moon “Automatic for the People” 1992
79 Jane’s Addiction – Been Caught Stealin’ “Ritual De Lo Habitual” 1990
78 Dar Williams – As Cool As I Am “Mortal City” 1996
77 Pulp – Common People “A Different Class” 1995
76 Red Hot Chili Peppers – Give it away “Blood Sugar Sex Magik” 1991
75 Smashing Pumpkins – Disarm “Siamese Dream” 1993
74 Tori Amos – Silent All These Years “Little Earthquakes” 1992
73 U2 – Mysterious Ways “Achtung Baby” 1991
72 Weezer – Buddy Holly “Blue Album” 1994
71 Wilco – Misunderstood “Being There” 1996
70 Ben Folds Five – Battle of Who Could Care Less “Whatever and Ever Amen” 1997
69 Blur – Song 2 “Blur” 1997
68 Counting Crows – Rain King “August & Everything After” 1993
67 Dave Matthews Band – Crash Into Me “Crash” 1996
66 Elliot Smith – Waltz #2 “XO” 1998
65 Iggy Pop – Candy “Brick by Brick” 1990
64 KD Lang – Constant Craving “Ingenue” 1992
63 Lemonheads – It’s a Shame About Ray “It’s A Shame About Ray” 1992
62 Tori Amos – Crucify “Little Earthquakes” 1992
61 Portishead – Sour Times “Dummy” 1994
60 Bush – Glycerine “Sixteen Stone” 1994
59 Cranberries – Zombie “No Need to Argue” 1994
58 Foo Fighters – Everlong “The Color and the Shape” 1997
57 Spin Doctors – Two Princes “Pocket Full of Kryptonite” 1991
56 They Might Be Giants – Istanbul (Not Constantinople) “Flood” 1990
55 Pearl Jam – Even Flow “Ten” 1991
54 Belly – Feed the Tree “Star” 1993
53 Billy Bragg & Wilco – California Stars “Mermaid Avenue” 1998
52 Mazzy Star – Fade into You “So Tonight that I Might See” 1993
51 Soul Asylum – Runaway Train “Grave Dancer’s Union” 1992
50 Peter Gabriel – Digging in the Dirt “Us” 1992
49 James – Laid “Laid” 1993
48 Cranberries – Dreams Everyone “Else is Doing it, So Why Can’t We?” 1993
47 Whiskeytown – 16 Days “Strangers Almanac” 1997
46 Cornershop – Brimful of Asha “When I was Born for the 7th Time” 1997
45 Tori Amos – Cornflake Girl “Under the Pink” 1994
44 Radiohead – Karma Police “OK Computer” 1997
43 Alanis Morrisette – Ironic “Jagged Little Pill” 1995
42 Seal – Crazy “Seal” 1991
41 Dave Matthews Band – Ants Marching “Under the Table and Dreaming” 1994
40 Sublime – Santeria “Sublime” 1996
39 Fiona Apple – Criminal “Tidal” 1996
38 Barenaked Ladies – Brian Wilson “Gordon” 1992
37 Gin Blossoms – Hey Jealousy “New Miserable Experience” 1992
36 Indigo Girls – Galileo “Rites of Passage” 1992
35 Fugees – Killing Me Softly “The Score” 1996
34 The Wallflowers – One Headlight “Bringing Down the House” 1996
33 Lisa Loeb – Stay “Tails ” 1995
32 Smashing Pumpkins – Today “Siamese Dream” 1993
31 Pavement – Cut Your Hair “Crooked Rain, Crooked Rain ” 1994
30 Oasis – Don’t Look Back in Anger “What’s the Story Morning Glory?” 1995
29 Matthew Sweet – Girlfriend “Girlfriend ” 1991
28 Bob Dylan – Not Dark Yet “Time Out of Mind” 1997
27 Radiohead – Fake Plastic Trees “The Bends” 1995
26 Jeff Buckley – Hallelujah “Grace” 1994
25 R.E.M. – Nightswimming “Automatic for the People” 1992
24 Blind Melon – No Rain “Blind Melon ” 1992
23 Smashing Pumpkins – 1979 “Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness” 1995
22 They Might be Giants – Birdhouse in Your Soul “Flood ” 1990
21 The Red Hot Chili Peppers – Under the Bridge “Blood Sugar Sex Magik” 1991
20 Rusted Root – Send Me On My Way “Cruel Sun ” 1992
19 Radiohead – Paranoid Android “OK Computer” 1997
18 Live – Lightning Crashes “Throwing Copper” 1994
17 Radiohead – Creep “Pablo Honey” 1993
16 Pearl Jam – Alive “Ten ” 1991
15 Ben Folds Five – Brick “Whatever and Ever Amen ” 1997
14 Cranberries – Linger Everybody “Else is Doing it, So Why Can’t We?” 1993
13 Sarah McLachlan – Possesion “Fumbling Towards Ecstasy ” 1993
12 Sinead O’Connor – Nothing compares 2 U “I Do Not Want…” 1990
11 Pearl Jam – Jeremy “Ten ” 1991
10 Beck – Loser “Mellow Gold” 1994
9 Pearl Jam – Black “Ten ” 1991
8 Breeders – Cannonball “Last Spash ” 1993
7 The Counting Crows – Mr. Jones “August and Everything After” 1993
6 Alanis Morrisette – You Oughta Know “Jagged Little Pill” 1995
5 The Verve – Bittersweet Symphony “Urban Hymns” 1997
4 R.E.M – Losing My Religion “Out of Time” 1991
3 Oasis – Wonderwall “What’s the Story Morning Glory?” 1995
2 U2 – One “Achtung Baby ” 1991
1 Nirvana – Smells Like Teen Spirit “Nevermind ” 1991