Modern Rock #2 Hits, Pt. 4: From Grunge to Alternapop (1994–99)

Which one? There are two on the list.

neither of which are anywhere close to the worst song on Mellon Collie, imo

Worst song on this list: "Down by the Water"

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this list has "Love Spreads"

and "Everything Zen." I'm no knee-jerk Bush hater, but that song is abominable. Can't imagine how it was chosen as the lead single for their record, let alone how it became such a success.

Snrub never disappoints

I remember doing a speech in 9th grade on "How to Play the Guitar" which was really an excuse for me to show off my (terrible) guitar skillz and I did a medley at the end of like "Basket Case" and other bullshit songs and I ended with "Everything Zen" and everyone was bobbin their heads along I felt like such a rock god and was all ready to go out and buy one of those tight fitting floral print shirts like Gavin and I had this vision of the future hit me which flashed the videos for "Mouth (remix)" and "The Chemicals Between Us" and the phrase "BENZEDRINE TELEPHONE" kept blinking in front of my face and in an instant I smashed my guitar on the ground and ripped my shirt off and ran out of the classroom screaming

got a B+

Which one? There are two on the list.

sorry, Thirty-Three. Ugh. "The music video for "Thirty-Three", directed both by Billy Corgan and then-girlfriend Yelena Yemchuk, is a series of images shot in stop-motion, ending with a re-enactment of theMellon Collie album cover."

What I don't get is that I listened to the radio much more in 91-94 than I did in 94-99, but I like this list a lot better.

I can tolerate "Everything Zen" but Gavin's lyrics are pretty cringeworthy imo

"Love Spreads" is great, BTW.

might have voted for 'interstate love song' or 'love spreads' or 'live forever' or 'connection'

ended up voting for 'sick of myself'

Still don't know what "she's alright but she's my sister" means.

And what other alt-rock hit from this era had a 1:15 guitar intro before any lyrics

none.

disappointing that it took five years for this to come out but for a lead off single they could have done a lot worse.

i'm 50/50 on that album. think a bunch of it is actually pretty damn good.

"10 Storey Love Song" fits right on the debut.

E-Bow

"Good Riddance" has the longest run at #2 in this chart's history, btw; 13 or so weeks stuck behind the equally omnipresent "Sex and Candy" (and with "Given to Fly" stuck behind them at #3 for a good portion of that time)

"Given to Fly" would make a much better #2, kind of amazed it's that high though. By rights "Good Riddance" should be #1, not that I like it at all but it's probably the most generally well-known song of any on this list.

"Good Riddance" hit #11 on the Hot 100 Airplay chart during that limbo in which Billboard didn't count airplay-only singles. It might have been a genuine top ten hit if released in physical form.

It was the Iris and Uninvited were (possibly) kept off the top spot from those old rules.

It was the YEAR...

impossible to choose between "big bang baby" and "Interstate love song". big bang baby wins if we include the video, i guess.

weiland does such a great "lennon w/ shredded larynyx" whine for the chorus

Cobain, in other words i guess lol

"Interstate Love Song" is good and all but "Big Bang Baby"'s novelty endeared itself to me more.

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A lot of pre-1999 songs in the list were famous casualties of the Billboard airplay rule (all STP/Soundgarden songs, "Buddy Holly", "Better Man", "Live Forever", etc.) "Don't Speak" definitely would've been a #1 Hot 100 hit had the label issued a physical single (second longest stay atop the airplay chart, right behind "Iris"). Pretty sure the success of "Iris" was what finally made BIllboard give in and let airplay-only singles chart on the Hot 100, which also resulted in some ridiculously low peaks for some of the big airplay hits which were already declining in popularity (#9 for "Iris", #42 for "Torn").

And the Rembrandts - I'll Be There for You

god, if Billboard had incorporated the viewership of Friends into Hot 100 metrics we would've been in trouble

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best song that reached #1 on airplay but was never allowed to chart on the billboard hot 100 1995-1998

Voted Garbage, surprising myself - it 'felt' more like a #2 genre chart hit, and I've gotten to vote for E-Bow, Pretty Noose etc. in many other polls. Some weird disparities in weight class here - some momentum-driven fanbase things, some legitimate megahits, and some oddball things that I perceive as wayyy lower-tier hits, Modern Rock #14s if you will. Much as I'd love to live in a world where E-Bow was this actually popular song just barely denied the crown (an ''O Superman'' if you will)....

If you will, if you will.

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Hmmm, surprised about some of the goose eggs in these poll results – would've expected "Don't Speak" to get at least one vote, guess not.

It's vile, so yeah..

"Don't speak" is better than most of this crap.
Fucking stone roses.