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in welcome to watchmojo.com and today
we’ll be counting down our picks for the
top 10 Billboard chart topping rock
songs of the 90s
for this list we’re focusing on the
definitive rock songs of the 90s that
became billboard number ones whether it
was on the Hot 100
rock or alternative charts while on
previous lists in this series we only
included songs that were on the Hot 100
we have opened up the criteria to
include the other Rock list as rock
music faded out of the mainstream
throughout the night
number ten no rain Blind Melon in the
early 90s a musician from Lafayette
Indiana moved to LA and met up with his
sister’s pal from high school Axl Rose
you know after singing backup for Guns &
Roses
Shannon hoon became one of the most
recognizable frontman of alternative
rock thanks to blind melon’s outcasts
classic entitled no rain
anyone with a creative bone in their
body knows what it’s like to be
misunderstood and this single took a
comedic approach to all those that fly
under the radar unfortunately who and
passed away of a cocaine overdose in
1995 but no rain remains an essential
component of the early 90s alt rock
scene
number nine losing my religion REM
bigger with vocals that were recorded in
just one take Michael Stipe reciting the
hauntingly beautiful lyrics took the
song right to number one on both the
mainstream and Modern Rock charts that’s
me spa
who’s in my
of course the brilliant music video
played a major role in the song success
as director Tarsem Singh channeled both
Italian painter Caravaggio and Russian
director Andrei Tarkovsky for a truly
intellectual take on someone becoming
deeply pissed off
losing my religion established REM as
one of the leading acts of alternative
music while drive became another hit the
following year
number eight 1979
Smashing Pumpkins a dream pop anthem of
outcasts adolescents and the defining
track of Mellon Collie and the infinite
sadness everybody knows what it’s like
to be a bad awkward stage of life
you know when you’re not old enough to
be considered an adult but far from
being an innocent kid with 1979 Billy
Corgan captured the essence of the
teenage experience through a lyrical
journey of free and Geeks accompanied by
a chilled-out
musical framework with the free extent
Smashing Pumpkins when the alternative
video of the year at the MTV Video Music
Awards and 1979 became an essential
topic of discussion for all types of
nineties rock bands
number seven lightning crashes live
contrary to popular opinion this
billboard number one is not about a
mother passing away during the act of
childbirth in fact it’s a celebration of
life as an elderly woman passes away in
a hospital while a younger woman
welcomes a newborn down the hall Oh
feeling coming mega gay so we’re deeply
apologetic if we’ve just destroyed your
interpretation of the heart-wrenching
number one with all due respect is
selling the drama
another number-one hit from the same
album it was lightning crashes which
thoroughly ripped the hearts out of
listeners as they try to understand what
in the hell was taking place
it was the circle of life
number six mysterious ways you too
funky and surreal this cryptic you to
single from Achtung Baby will make you
get on your knees and beg for mercy or
perhaps heighten your concept of the
ideal woman
mysterious ways is somewhat of a free
self-help lesson for men struggling with
their concept of love as you too seems
to be saying it’s alright she might be a
goddess but don’t be such a wimp
regardless it’s an unusually playful
song from the legendary band and
consumers undoubtedly bought the message
number five loser back board and raised
in LA back Hanson found himself broke
and penniless in the early 90s New York
City music scene but that’s not what
made him a loser
save your crazy twist bass in the dark
it was his devastating attempt to mimic
the style of Public Enemies Chuck D yes
what was taught on my last cam so here
it is again another def jam when beck
returned to his native city and began
improvising songs for live audiences he
and producer Carl Stevenson slowly
morphed in nonsensical lyrics and a ssin
into a hipster musical classics
upon receiving a negative response to
his rhymes Beck came up with his iconic
chorus
to kill me
number four scar tissue
Red Hot Chili Peppers SCAP tissue data
wish you so sot captain miss know it for
their seventh studio album the Red Hot
Chili Peppers adopted a more chilled out
musical style while lead singer Anthony
Kiedis embraced a new blonde look but
remained shirtless of course young took
given a push up lyrically scar tissue
represents the emotional journey of a
hopeless wanderer and in this case you
might say it’s a metaphor for ketoses
long-standing relationship with his
bandmates
eight years prior to this Lake 90 ballad
the Chili Peppers released another
iconic hit would give it away and they
would kick off the 2000s with
Californication
yet another defining single of the
decade
number three interstate lovesong Stone
Temple Pilots
yesterday
it’s no easy task to replace yourself at
number one on the Billboard rock charts
but that’s exactly what Stone Temple
Pilots did with this quintessential
grunge single
the four poetic verses of interstate
love song Scott Weiland details a
crumbling relationship in the escape
that follows however the true antagonist
of the story was the singer himself as
he was struggling with a crippling
heroin addiction
their 1994 album purple some might say
that STP ruled the year as it was their
second song of the year to reach number
one on the modern Rock chart
you
number two better man Pearl Jam way to
watch him clock is for caucus got to
stop down
written by lead singer Eddie Vedder when
he was still in high school this
sarcastic take on true romance was
occasionally performed by the singer
before his Rockstar days however as
Pearl Jam rose to fame it ultimately
topped the Billboard mainstream Rock
charts for eight consecutive weeks
while betterment is clearly about a
woman lost in love better once dedicated
a live performance of the song to a
stepfather but regardless of the
original subject Pearl Jam’s slow
progression into an all-out frenzy made
for an unforgettable musical experience
and don’t get us started about their
early hit daughter
before we unveil our topic here are a
few honorable mentions don’t
ah
number one smells like teen spirit
nirvana
when hair bands were still fighting for
a spot on the Billboard charts a new
band emerged from the Pacific Northwest
and they could not have given two
thoughts about fame but they got it
anyway
smells like teen spirit received its
title when Kathleen Hanna of Bikini Kill
made fun of Kurt Cobain smell
not only did the song introduce Nirvana
to a world of disparate youths it
inadvertently marked the unofficial
beginning of the grunge movement with an
unforgiving sound and subversive lyrics
so do you agree with our selections what
is your favorite chart-topping billboard
song of the 90s
for more mind-blowing top tens published
daily be sure to subscribe to
watchmojo.com
you
in welcome to watchmojo.com and today
we’ll be counting down our picks for the
top 10 Billboard chart topping rock
songs of the 90s
for this list we’re focusing on the
definitive rock songs of the 90s that
became billboard number ones whether it
was on the Hot 100
rock or alternative charts while on
previous lists in this series we only
included songs that were on the Hot 100
we have opened up the criteria to
include the other Rock list as rock
music faded out of the mainstream
throughout the night
number ten no rain Blind Melon in the
early 90s a musician from Lafayette
Indiana moved to LA and met up with his
sister’s pal from high school Axl Rose
you know after singing backup for Guns &
Roses
Shannon hoon became one of the most
recognizable frontman of alternative
rock thanks to blind melon’s outcasts
classic entitled no rain
anyone with a creative bone in their
body knows what it’s like to be
misunderstood and this single took a
comedic approach to all those that fly
under the radar unfortunately who and
passed away of a cocaine overdose in
1995 but no rain remains an essential
component of the early 90s alt rock
scene
number nine losing my religion REM
bigger with vocals that were recorded in
just one take Michael Stipe reciting the
hauntingly beautiful lyrics took the
song right to number one on both the
mainstream and Modern Rock charts that’s
me spa
who’s in my
of course the brilliant music video
played a major role in the song success
as director Tarsem Singh channeled both
Italian painter Caravaggio and Russian
director Andrei Tarkovsky for a truly
intellectual take on someone becoming
deeply pissed off
losing my religion established REM as
one of the leading acts of alternative
music while drive became another hit the
following year
number eight 1979
Smashing Pumpkins a dream pop anthem of
outcasts adolescents and the defining
track of Mellon Collie and the infinite
sadness everybody knows what it’s like
to be a bad awkward stage of life
you know when you’re not old enough to
be considered an adult but far from
being an innocent kid with 1979 Billy
Corgan captured the essence of the
teenage experience through a lyrical
journey of free and Geeks accompanied by
a chilled-out
musical framework with the free extent
Smashing Pumpkins when the alternative
video of the year at the MTV Video Music
Awards and 1979 became an essential
topic of discussion for all types of
nineties rock bands
number seven lightning crashes live
contrary to popular opinion this
billboard number one is not about a
mother passing away during the act of
childbirth in fact it’s a celebration of
life as an elderly woman passes away in
a hospital while a younger woman
welcomes a newborn down the hall Oh
feeling coming mega gay so we’re deeply
apologetic if we’ve just destroyed your
interpretation of the heart-wrenching
number one with all due respect is
selling the drama
another number-one hit from the same
album it was lightning crashes which
thoroughly ripped the hearts out of
listeners as they try to understand what
in the hell was taking place
it was the circle of life
number six mysterious ways you too
funky and surreal this cryptic you to
single from Achtung Baby will make you
get on your knees and beg for mercy or
perhaps heighten your concept of the
ideal woman
mysterious ways is somewhat of a free
self-help lesson for men struggling with
their concept of love as you too seems
to be saying it’s alright she might be a
goddess but don’t be such a wimp
regardless it’s an unusually playful
song from the legendary band and
consumers undoubtedly bought the message
number five loser back board and raised
in LA back Hanson found himself broke
and penniless in the early 90s New York
City music scene but that’s not what
made him a loser
save your crazy twist bass in the dark
it was his devastating attempt to mimic
the style of Public Enemies Chuck D yes
what was taught on my last cam so here
it is again another def jam when beck
returned to his native city and began
improvising songs for live audiences he
and producer Carl Stevenson slowly
morphed in nonsensical lyrics and a ssin
into a hipster musical classics
upon receiving a negative response to
his rhymes Beck came up with his iconic
chorus
to kill me
number four scar tissue
Red Hot Chili Peppers SCAP tissue data
wish you so sot captain miss know it for
their seventh studio album the Red Hot
Chili Peppers adopted a more chilled out
musical style while lead singer Anthony
Kiedis embraced a new blonde look but
remained shirtless of course young took
given a push up lyrically scar tissue
represents the emotional journey of a
hopeless wanderer and in this case you
might say it’s a metaphor for ketoses
long-standing relationship with his
bandmates
eight years prior to this Lake 90 ballad
the Chili Peppers released another
iconic hit would give it away and they
would kick off the 2000s with
Californication
yet another defining single of the
decade
number three interstate lovesong Stone
Temple Pilots
yesterday
it’s no easy task to replace yourself at
number one on the Billboard rock charts
but that’s exactly what Stone Temple
Pilots did with this quintessential
grunge single
the four poetic verses of interstate
love song Scott Weiland details a
crumbling relationship in the escape
that follows however the true antagonist
of the story was the singer himself as
he was struggling with a crippling
heroin addiction
their 1994 album purple some might say
that STP ruled the year as it was their
second song of the year to reach number
one on the modern Rock chart
you
number two better man Pearl Jam way to
watch him clock is for caucus got to
stop down
written by lead singer Eddie Vedder when
he was still in high school this
sarcastic take on true romance was
occasionally performed by the singer
before his Rockstar days however as
Pearl Jam rose to fame it ultimately
topped the Billboard mainstream Rock
charts for eight consecutive weeks
while betterment is clearly about a
woman lost in love better once dedicated
a live performance of the song to a
stepfather but regardless of the
original subject Pearl Jam’s slow
progression into an all-out frenzy made
for an unforgettable musical experience
and don’t get us started about their
early hit daughter
before we unveil our topic here are a
few honorable mentions don’t
ah
number one smells like teen spirit
nirvana
when hair bands were still fighting for
a spot on the Billboard charts a new
band emerged from the Pacific Northwest
and they could not have given two
thoughts about fame but they got it
anyway
smells like teen spirit received its
title when Kathleen Hanna of Bikini Kill
made fun of Kurt Cobain smell
not only did the song introduce Nirvana
to a world of disparate youths it
inadvertently marked the unofficial
beginning of the grunge movement with an
unforgiving sound and subversive lyrics
so do you agree with our selections what
is your favorite chart-topping billboard
song of the 90s
for more mind-blowing top tens published
daily be sure to subscribe to
watchmojo.com
you
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