Modern Rock Radio Top 20

1991 Yearly Chart
1 Smells Like Teen Spirit  Nirvana 261 16 1
2 Rush  Big Audio Dynamite 229 14 1
3 Kiss Them For Me  Siouxsie & The Banshees 228 14 1
4 Until She Comes  Psychedelic Furs 211 12 1
5 Losing My Religion  R.E.M. 201 11 1
6 Right Here, Right Now  Jesus Jones 195 12 1
7 Movin' On Up  Primal Scream 191 13 2
8 Give It Away  Red Hot Chili Peppers 189 14 1
9 Mysterious Ways  U2 187 10 1
10 See The Lights  Simple Minds 183 13 1
11 This Love  Daniel Ash 180 12 2
12 Get The Message  Electronic 178 13 1
13 So You Think You're In Love  Robyn Hitchcock & The Egyptians 172 10 1
14 There She Goes  La's 170 11 2
15 I Touch Myself  Divinyls 162 10 2
16 The Other Side Of Summer  Elvis Costello 156 9 1
17 Satisfied  Squeeze 154 11 3
18 There's No Other Way  Blur 153 14 5
19 All This Time  Sting 151 10 1
20 American Music  Violent Femmes 147 10 2
21 Unbelievable  E.M.F. 138 10 3
22 Walking Down Madison  Kirsty MacColl 137 10 4
23 The Fly  U2 136 10 1
24 Chocolate Cake  Crowded House 135 9 2
25 Chorus  Erasure 133 10 4
26 Obvious Song  Joe Jackson 131 9 2
27 When It Began  Replacements 127 10 4
28 Kinky Afro  Happy Mondays 124 8 1
29 Miss Freelove 69  Hoodoo Gurus 124 9 3
30 Sexuality  Billy Bragg 123 10 2
31 Valerie Loves Me  Material Issue 123 9 3
32 Wicked Game  Chris Isaak 121 9 2
33 Move Any Mountain  Shamen 121 10 4
34 Our Frank  Morrissey 120 8 2
35 Ballerina Out Of Control  Ocean Blue 116 9 3
36 The Globe  Big Audio Dynamite 113 9 3
37 One Shot  Tin Machine 110 8 3
38 Shining Star  INXS 108 8 4
39 Top Of The Pops  Smithereens 107 8 2
40 Marble  House Of Love 107 9 5
41 Beautiful Love  Julian Cope 104 8 4
42 Shiny Happy People  R.E.M. 102 10 3
43 Haven't Got A Clue  Dramarama 102 9 6
44 Reach The Rock  Havana 3 A.M. 102 10 6
45 She's A Girl And I'm A Man  Lloyd Cole 98 9 7
46 Crazy  Seal 97 10 5
47 Love To Hate You  Erasure 96 8 6
48 Tighten Up  Electronic 95 8 6
49 It's Only Natural  Crowded House 91 8 5
50 Sadeness (Part 1)  Enigma 91 9 6
51 Sweetness And Light  Lush 82 6 4
52 Wild Hearted Son  Cult 82 8 4
53 Texarkana  R.E.M. 78 7 4
54 Bitter Tears  INXS 77 8 6
55 All Together Now  Farm 75 8 7
56 Sunless Saturday  Fishbone 75 8 7
57 Monsters And Angels  Voice Of The Beehive 74 8 8
58 Take Five  Northside 73 9 5
59 International Bright Young Thing  Jesus Jones 72 7 6
60 Unreal World  Godfathers 71 7 6
61 Always On The Run  Lenny Kravitz 71 7 8
62 Native Son  Judybats 71 9 9
63 Sing Your Life  Morrissey 69 8 10
64 I Believe  E.M.F. 69 8 10
65 Tomorrow Never Knows  Danielle Dax 68 6 5
66 Kozmik  Ziggy Marley & The Melody Makers 67 6 6
67 Diane  Material Issue 65 7 6
68 Pearl  Chapterhouse 65 7 7
69 Love Rears It's Ugly Head  Living Colour 65 8 8
70 Enlighten Me  Echo & The Bunnymen 64 8 8
71 Submarine Song  Candy Skins 64 7 9
72 How Much Is Enough  Fixx 61 7 10
73 3 Strange Days  School Of Fish 60 6 6
74 Flowers In The Rain  Stress 60 6 7
75 Backlash  Joan Jett & The Blackhearts 59 6 7
76 Caught In My Shadow  Wonder Stuff 59 8 8
77 Letter To Memphis  Pixies 58 5 6
78 Planet Love  Dylans 58 7 10
79 X, Y And Zee  Pop Will Eat Itself 56 7 11
80 Like A Drug  They Eat Their Own 51 6 10
81 Stand By Love  Simple Minds 48 4 4
82 Hands Across The Ocean  Mission U.K. 47 6 7
83 Timeless Melody  La's 47 7 12
84 Naked Rain  This Picture 45 6 10
85 Counting Backwards  Throwing Muses 45 7 11
86 Happy  Ned's Atomic Dustbin 45 8 11
87 Sit Down  James 43 7 9
88 I Want More  Dave Wakeling 40 6 12
89 The Person You Are  John Wesley Harding 39 5 8
90 Tell Me When Did Things Go So Wrong  Smithereens 39 7 11
91 Drive That Fast  Kitchens Of Distinction 39 6 12
92 Human Nature  Gary Clail 37 6 10
93 That Is Why  Jellyfish 36 5 11
94 Rocking Chair  House Of Freaks 36 6 11
95 The Soul Cages  Sting 34 5 9
96 Rocket Man  Kate Bush 34 5 11
97 Sam  Meat Puppets 34 6 13
98 Alive And Living Now  Golden Palominos 31 7 14
99 Talkin' Loud And Sayin' Nothin'  Living Colour 29 4 12
100 Shoot You Down  Birdland 27 5 12
101 Which Way Should I Jump  Milltown Brothers 25 5 10
102 Don't Be A Girl  Psychedelic Furs 24 5 13
103 Don't Fix What Ain't Broke  Gang Of Four 23 5 14
104 I Feel So Good  Richard Thompson 23 5 15
105 Come Together  Primal Scream 21 4 13
106 Obscurity Knocks  Trash Can Sinatras 20 4 12
107 Coast Is Clear  Curve 20 5 12
108 Ripple  Jane's Addiction 20 3 13
109 Suck My Kiss  Red Hot Chili Peppers 20 4 15
110 Hey That's No Way To Say Goodbye  Ian McCulloch 19 4 13
111 Shadowtime  Siouxsie & The Banshees 19 4 13
112 Yr Own World  Blue Aeroplanes 19 4 13
113 Julie's Blanket  Mary's Danish 18 4 14
114 Sooner Or Later  Feelies 17 3 13
115 It Makes No Difference  Darling Buds 17 4 13
116 Crying In My Sleep  Squeeze 17 4 14
117 Cerulean  Ocean Blue 17 4 16
118 Everyday Sunshine  Fishbone 16 3 14
119 (I Just Wanna) B With U  Transvision Vamp 16 4 14
120A 13th Disciple  Five Thirty 15 3 14
120B De-Luxe  Lush 15 3 14
122 In My Heart  Texas 14 4 14
123 I Wanna Be A Boss  Stan Ridgway 13 4 13
124 Groovy Train  Farm 13 4 15
125 Fly Me Courageous  Drivin' N' Cryin' 12 4 15
126 November Comes  Hollow Men 12 4 16
127 Detonation Boulevard  Sisters Of Mercy 12 4 17
128 You Woke Up My Neighborhood  Billy Bragg 11 3 16
129A Classic Girl  Jane's Addiction 10 2 15
129B Raw  Alarm 10 2 15
131 Psych Out  Seers 10 5 16
132 Caravan  Inspiral Carpets 9 2 15
133 Phoenix Of My Heart  Xymox 9 3 16
134 Cloud 8  Frazier Chorus 8 3 17
135 Grey Matter  An Emotional Fish 7 3 18
136 Vote Elvis  Popinjays 6 2 17
137 Crush Story  Too Much Joy 5 2 17
138 Woman With The Strength Of 10,000 Men  Peter Himmelman 5 2 18
139 'Til I Am Myself Again  Blue Rodeo 5 3 19
140 Better Back Off  Marshall Crenshaw 4 1 17
141 Quick As Rainbows  Kitchens Of Distinction 4 2 18
142A Heaven (I Want You)  Camouflage 3 1 18
142B White Shirt  Charlatans 3 1 18
144A Jesus Built My Hotrod  Ministry 3 2 19
144B Make Out Alright  Divinyls 3 2 19
144C Red Hills Road  Candy Flip 3 2 19
147A Can You Dig It  Mock Turtles 2 1 19
147B Pandora's Box  Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark 2 1 19
147C Rockaway  Ric Ocasek 2 1 19
150A Man Scared  Fat Lady Sings 1 1 20
150B Oh Well  Joe Jackson 1 1 20

 

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