Chris Gerard, PopMatters - The 100 Greatest Alternative Singles of the '80s/'90s (2015/2016)

[StevieFan13]

The leading music editor here listed the best alternative singles of the '80s and '90s. Pretty predictable, but good picks. Will join the other lists I've been posting in the ineligible genre lists thread for future reference.

Here's the '80s:
http://www.popmatters.com/feature/the-1 ... -1-100-81/

100. The Primitives - “Crash” (1988)
99. Laid Back - “White Horse” (1983)
98. JoBoxers - “Just Got Lucky” (1983)
97. 10,000 Maniacs - “Like the Weather” (1987)
96. Concrete Blonde - “God Is a Bullet” (1989)
95. Red Hot Chili Peppers - “Knock Me Down” (1989)
94. The English Beat - “Save It For Later” (1982)
93. Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark - “Enola Gay” (1980)
92. Happy Mondays - “24 Hour Party People” (1987)
91. Lloyd Cole & The Commotions - “Rattlesnakes” (1984)
90. Berlin - “Sex (I’m A…)” (1982)
89. Furniture - “Brilliant Mind” (1986)
88. They Might Be Giants - “Ana Ng” (1988)
87. Adam Ant - “Goody Two Shoes” (1982)
86. Violent Femmes - “Blister in the Sun” (1983)
85. Thomas Dolby - “Airwaves” (1982)
84. Fugazi - “Waiting Room” (1988)
83. The B-52’s - “Channel Z” (1989)
82. A Flock of Seagulls - “Wishing (If I Had a Photograph of You)” (1982)
81. Yaz - “Don’t Go” (1982)
80. Bob Mould - “See a Little Light” (1989)
79. Pale Saints - “Sight of You” (1989)
78. Black Flag - “Rise Above” (1981)
77. INXS - “Don’t Change” (1982)
76. The Sisters of Mercy - “This Corrosion” (1987)
75. Love and Rockets - “So Alive” (1989)
74. B Movie - “Nowhere Girl” (1982)
73. Tracy Chapman - “Talkin ‘Bout a Revolution” (1988)
72. Nirvana - “Blew” (1989)
71. The Plimsouls - “A Million Miles Away” (1982)
70. Faith No More - “We Care a Lot” (1987)
69. Tom Tom Club - “Genius of Love” (1981)
68. Big Country - “In a Big Country” (1983)
67. Ministry - “Stigmata” (1988)
66. House of Love - “Shine On” (1987)
65. The Stranglers - “Golden Brown” (1981)
64. The Go-Betweens - “Cattle and Cane” (1983)
63. Gang of Four - “I Love a Man in a Uniform” (1982)
62. Liquid Liquid - “Cavern” (1983)
61. Grace Jones - “Private Life” (1980)
60. The Human League - “Love Action (I Believe in Love)” (1981)
59. The Chameleons - “Up the Down Escalator” (1983)
58. Eurythmics - “Beethoven (I Love to Listen To)” (1987)
57. The Waterboys - “The Whole of the Moon” (1985)
56. Magazine - “A Song From Under the Floorboards” (1980)
55. Midnight Oil - “Beds Are Burning” (1987)
54. Hüsker Dü - “Don’t Want to Know If You Are Lonely” (1986)
53. Sinéad O’Connor - “Mandinka” (1987)
52. Meat Puppets - “Lake of Fire” (1984)
51. Devo - “Whip It” (1980)
50. The Replacements - “Can’t Hardly Wait” (1987)
49. Missing Persons - “Destination Unknown” (1982)
48. The La’s - “There She Goes” (1988)
47. Icicle Works - “Birds Fly (Whisper to a Scream)” (1983)
46. X - “Johnny Hit and Run Paulene” (1980)
45. The Jam - “Town Called Malice” (1982)
44. Cocteau Twins - “Carolyn’s Fingers” (1988)
43. Mission of Burma - “That’s When I Reach For My Revolver” (1981)
42. The Cult - “She Sells Sanctuary” (1985)
41. Suzanne Vega - “Luka” (1987)
40. Peter Murphy - “Cuts You Up” (1989)
39. Patti Smith - “People Have the Power” (1988)
38. Suicidal Tendencies - “Institutionalized” (1983)
37. Nine Inch Nails - “Head Like a Hole” (1989)
36. Japan - “Ghosts” (1981)
35. Public Image Ltd. - “Rise” (1986)
34. Romeo Void - “Never Say Never” (1981)
33. The Psychedelic Furs - “Pretty in Pink” (1981)
32. The Blue Nile - “Downtown Lights” (1989)
31. Elvis Costello - “Veronica” (1989)
30. Bauhaus - “She’s in Parties” (1983)
29. Morrissey - “Everyday Is Like Sunday” (1988)
28. The Sugarcubes - “Birthday” (1988)
27. The Clash - “Rock the Casbah” (1982)
26. The Stone Roses - “She Bangs the Drums” (1989)
25. The Pretenders - “Talk of the Town” (1980)
24. Talk Talk - “It’s My Life” (1984)
23. Tears For Fears - “Mad World” (1982)
22. Peter Gabriel - “Games Without Frontiers” (1980)
21. Pixies - “Monkey Gone to Heaven” (1989)
20. The Police - “Spirits in the Material World” (1981)
19. R.E.M. - “So. Central Rain (I’m Sorry)” (1984)
18. Siouxsie and the Banshees - “Peek-a-Boo” (1988)
17. Tom Waits - “Time” (1985)
16. Sonic Youth - “Teen Age Riot” (1988)
15. Jane’s Addiction - “Jane Says” (1988)
14. Depeche Mode - “Everything Counts” (1983)
13. U2 - “Bad (Live)” (1985)
12. The Church - “Under the Milky Way” (1988)
11. Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds - “The Mercy Seat” (1988)
10. XTC - “Dear God” (1986)
9. The Jesus and Mary Chain - “Just Like Honey” (1985)
8. The Cure - “A Forest” (1980)
7. New Order - “Blue Monday” (1983)
6. Echo and the Bunnymen - “The Killing Moon” (1984)
5. David Bowie - “Ashes to Ashes” (1980)
4. Talking Heads - “Once in a Lifetime” (1980)
3. Kate Bush - “Running Up That Hill” (1985)
2. The Smiths - “How Soon Is Now” (1984)
1. Joy Division - “Love Will Tear Us Apart” (1980)

And the '90s:
http://www.popmatters.com/feature/the-1 ... -1-100-81/
100. 311 - “Down” (1995)
99. Heather Nova - “Walk This World” (1994)
98. Butthole Surfers - “Pepper” (1996)
97. Morphine - “Cure For Pain” (1993)
96. Soul Asylum - “Somebody to Shove” (1992)
95. The Jesus and Mary Chain - “Reverence” (1993)
94. Rancid - “Time Bomb” (1995)
93. Jars of Clay - “Flood” (1995)
92. Indigo Girls - “Galileo” (1997)
91. Sparklehorse - “Sick of Goodbyes” (1998)
90. New Order - “Regret” (1993)
89. Bush - “Everything Zen” (1994)
88. Everclear - “Heroin Girl” (1995)
87. The Church - “Ripple” (1992)
86. Screaming Trees - “Nearly Lost You” (1992)
85. Stereolab - “French Disko” (1993)
84. Whipping Boy - “We Don’t Need Nobody Else” (1995)
83. Veruca Salt - “Seether” (1994)
82. Live - “Lightning Crashes” (1994)
81. Slowdive - “Alison” (1993)
80. Sisters of Mercy - “More” (1990)
79. Dig - “Believe” (1993)
78. Dinosaur Jr. - “Feel the Pain” (1994)
77. Lush - “Ladykillers” (1996)
76. Pavement - “Cut Your Hair” (1994)
75. Blind Melon - “Galaxie” (1995)
74. Suzanne Vega - “In Liverpool” (1992)
73. Stone Roses - “Love Spreads” (1994)
72. Liz Phair - “Supernova” (1994)
71. Cocteau Twins - “Iceblink Luck” (1990)
70. Stone Temple Pilots - “Sex Type Thing” (1992)
69. Ride - “Vapour Trail” (1990)
68. K’s Choice - “Not an Addict” (1996)
67. Filter - “Hey Man Nice Shot” (1995)
66. Morrissey - “The More You Ignore Me, The Closer I Get” (1994)
65. Catherine Wheel - “Crank” (1993)
64. eels - “Last Stop: This Town” (1998)
63. Siouxsie & The Banshees - “Kiss Them For Me” (1991)
62. Curve - “Faît Accompli” (1992)
61. James - “Laid” (1993)
60. Mercury Rev - “Holes” (1998)
59. The Breeders - “Cannonball” (1993)
58. Elliott Smith - “Waltz #2 (XO)” (1998)
57. Sugar - “If I Can’t Change Your Mind” (1992)
56. Primal Scream - “Movin’ on Up” (1991)
55. Dave Matthews Band - “Two Step” (1996)
54. Pixies - “Alec Eiffel” (1991)
53. Concrete Blonde - “Joey” (1990)
52. Ben Folds Five - “Brick” (1997)
51. The Flaming Lips - “Race For the Prize” (1999)
50. Counting Crows - “Round Here” (1994)
49. The Cure - “Friday I’m in Love” (1992)
48. Sponge - “Plowed” (1994)
47. Hole - “Celebrity Skin” (1998)
46. Sonic Youth - “Kool Thing” (1990)
45. Weezer - “Buddy Holly” (1994)
44. Marilyn Manson - “The Dope Show” (1998)
43. The Cranberries - “Zombie” (1994)
42. Elastica - “Connection” (1994)
41. Garbage - “#1 Crush” (1996)
40. Suede - “The Drowners” (1992)
39. Mazzy Star - “Fade Into You” (1993)
38. Foo Fighters - “Everlong” (1997)
37. Deftones - “Be Quiet and Drive (Far Away)” (1998)
36. The Sundays - “Here’s Where the Story Ends” (1990)
35. Faith No More - “Midlife Crisis” (1992)
34. Belly - “Feed the Tree” (1993)
33. No Doubt - “Spiderwebs” (1995)
32. Manic Street Preachers - “If You Tolerate This, Your Children Will Be Next” (1998)
31. Jane’s Addiction - “Been Caught Stealin’” (1990)
30. Beck - “Where It’s At” (1996)
29. Green Day - “Longview” (1994)
28. Pulp - “Common People” (1995)
27. Rage Against the Machine - “Bulls on Parade” (1996)
26. Soundgarden - “Black Hole Sun” (1994)
25. Tool - “Sober” (1993)
24. Afghan Whigs - “Debonair” (1993)
23. Fiona Apple - “Criminal” (1996)
22. My Bloody Valentine - “Only Shallow” (1991)
21. Beastie Boys - “Sabotage” (1994)
20. Portishead - “Sour Times” (1994)
19. Blur - “Girls & Boys” (1994)
18. Björk - “Hyperballad” (1996)
17. Depeche Mode - “Enjoy the Silence” (1990)
16. PJ Harvey - “Down By the Water” (1995)
15. Jeff Buckley - “Last Goodbye” (1994)
14. The Verve - “Bitter Sweet Symphony” (1997)
13. Alanis Morissette - “You Oughta Know” (1995)
12. Alice in Chains - “Angry Chair” (1992)
11. Red Hot Chili Peppers - “Under the Bridge” (1991)
10. Smashing Pumpkins - “Bullet With Butterfly Wings” (1995)
9. Sinéad O’Connor - “Nothing Compares 2 U” (1990)
8. R.E.M. - “Losing My Religion” (1991)
7. U2 - “The Fly” (1991)
6. Tori Amos - “Spark” (1998)
5. Pearl Jam - “Jeremy” (1991)
4. Oasis - “Wonderwall” (1995)
3. Nine Inch Nails - “Hurt” (1994)
2. Radiohead - “Paranoid Android” (1997)
1. Nirvana - “Smells Like Teen Spirit” (1991)

[VacantJoy]

nice list