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Post by Biblically Accurate Angel on Aug 26, 2022 23:10:40 GMT -5
196. Beastie Boys - “Fight for Your Right”
With its hard rock riffage and slick rap vocals, the fourth single from Licensed to Ill quickly became one of the Beastie Boys’s most beloved songs. A parody of the hard rock anthems of the ‘80s, it’s a radio staple and reached No. 7 in the Hot 100.
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Post by Biblically Accurate Angel on Aug 26, 2022 23:16:00 GMT -5
195. James - “Laid”
Provocative, sexy lyrics drive this jam, a 1993 single that later became known for its use in American Pie. It helped break the UK band into the States and remains their most well-known song.
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Post by Biblically Accurate Angel on Aug 26, 2022 23:23:15 GMT -5
194. Fatboy Slim - “Praise You”
This Fatboy Slim single became a worldwide hit largely thanks to its innovative music video. Shot in amateur style, it records a dance routine in front of a public audience, which resonated with viewers who voted it the greatest music video of all time in an MTV poll in 2001.
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Post by Biblically Accurate Angel on Aug 26, 2022 23:27:34 GMT -5
193. Wilco - “Jesus, Etc.”
Wilco’s Yankee Hotel Foxtrot, released just after 9/11, became an instant hit with critics, loaded with smart tracks that stood for something unique in the wake of the attacks. Hard to pick a single song from it, but this one is emblematic of the album’s class.
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Post by Biblically Accurate Angel on Aug 26, 2022 23:32:56 GMT -5
192. A Perfect Circle - “Judith”
With Maynard James Keenan on vocals, A Perfect Circle were always destined to receive Tool comparisons, but luckily their music held up under the critical lenses. “Judith”, while more hard-hitting than some of their other work, is a tour-de-force that reached the Top 5 in both the alternative and mainstream rock charts, and helped the band nail down an identity as more than just a side project.
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Post by Biblically Accurate Angel on Aug 26, 2022 23:37:53 GMT -5
191. Stone Temple Pilots - “Creep”
Core was a hell of a debut album, and its quality is proven by the amount of songs from it that are now radio staples. “Creep” is one of them, an acoustic-based ballad that many first-time listeners assumed was Nirvana. It helped showcase the band’s versatility and remains a standout from the record.
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Post by Biblically Accurate Angel on Aug 26, 2022 23:41:42 GMT -5
190. The Jesus and Mary Chain - “Just Like Honey”
Scottish group The Jesus and Mary Chain scored a success with this classic 1985 single. It reached #45 in the UK charts and has been featured prominently in several films.
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Post by Biblically Accurate Angel on Aug 26, 2022 23:45:56 GMT -5
189. The Proclaimers - “I’m Gonna Be (500 Miles)”
Scottish duo The Proclaimers already had a UK hit with “I’m Gonna Be” after its original 1988 release. But then in 1993 it featured in the film Benny & Joon, and suddenly the US was catching on. It took the Hot 100 by storm, reaching No. 3, and is now their most famous song worldwide.
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Post by Biblically Accurate Angel on Aug 26, 2022 23:49:59 GMT -5
188. Kid Rock - “Bawitdaba”
With respect towards classic hip hop but firmly in hard rock territory, Kid Rock made a name for himself with this stomping single. It helped push Devil Without a Cause into the mainstream spotlight and remains one of his most popular songs.
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Post by Biblically Accurate Angel on Aug 26, 2022 23:55:05 GMT -5
187. Radiohead - “Fake Plastic Trees”
A slower-paced single from the band’s second album, those expecting another “Creep” would be disappointed. Radiohead were getting closer to the true form of who they were in this odd little number, and it paid off, now widely regarded as one of their greatest tracks.
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Post by Biblically Accurate Angel on Aug 27, 2022 0:00:48 GMT -5
186. Soundgarden - “Fell on Black Days”
In hindsight, this Superunknown single hits harder in the wake of Chris Cornell’s death. But it’s always been a classic, with a unique 6/4 time signature and relatable lyrics that made it one of the band’s most iconic tracks.
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Post by Biblically Accurate Angel on Aug 27, 2022 0:06:38 GMT -5
185. Mumford & Sons - “I Will Wait”
With its folky sing-along vibe, “I Will Wait” became Mumford & Sons’s biggest single to date upon release in 2012. It peaked at No. 12 in both the US and their native UK and reached the Top 10 in several other countries.
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Post by Biblically Accurate Angel on Aug 27, 2022 9:31:03 GMT -5
184. No Doubt - “Sunday Morning”
A ska-infused track about a breakup, “Sunday Morning” wasn’t originally released as a single in the US. Nonetheless, it stood out, becoming a critical hit, a radio staple, and one of the band’s most popular songs.
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Post by Biblically Accurate Angel on Aug 27, 2022 9:35:38 GMT -5
183. Pearl Jam - “Daughter”
Pearl Jam’s first top 40 single is this classic from Vs.. It’s about a child in an abusive family and topped the Album Rock and Modern Rock charts, enforcing the foundation that Ten had set up for them.
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Post by Biblically Accurate Angel on Aug 27, 2022 9:43:56 GMT -5
182. Butthole Surfers - “Pepper”
Seven albums into their career and suddenly the Butthole Surfers struck gold with this 1996 song. Oddly enough, it was just a parody of Beck, but audiences latched onto it, making it reach No. 1 in the Modern Rock chart and leaving it as their most iconic song.
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Post by Biblically Accurate Angel on Aug 27, 2022 9:50:35 GMT -5
181. The Flaming Lips - “She Don’t Use Jelly”
It took almost a year before this little number, about odd people living odd lives, really took off. But after featuring in Beavis and Butt-head, it rose into the Top 10 of the Modern Rock Tracks chart, and remains their most well-known song.
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Post by Biblically Accurate Angel on Aug 27, 2022 9:57:05 GMT -5
180. Midnight Oil - “Beds Are Burning”
Midnight Oil were very straight-forward in this single about their stance on Aboriginal land rights: give it back to the people who it had been stolen from. Incredibly, the rest of the world joined in the rallying cry, making it a hit internationally, and leaving it now as one of Australia’s greatest songs.
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Post by Biblically Accurate Angel on Aug 27, 2022 10:02:57 GMT -5
179. Bush - “Machinehead”
British band Bush came a little late to the grunge scene, releasing their debut in 1994. Nonetheless, Sixteen Stone was littered with future rock radio staples, including this heavy number was eventually released as a single in 1996.
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Post by Biblically Accurate Angel on Aug 27, 2022 10:09:01 GMT -5
178. Filter - “Hey Man Nice Shot”
Filter’s debut single was released in 1995 and coincided with Nirvana frontman Kurt Cobain’s suicide, which audiences suspected it was written about. Actually it was about R. Budd Dwyer’s public suicide, but any publicity is good publicity, and the song helped propel them to success.
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Post by Biblically Accurate Angel on Aug 27, 2022 10:13:52 GMT -5
177. Nine Inch Nails - “Hurt”
Johnny Cash’s cover is absolutely incredible, but let’s not forget the brilliance of NIИ’s original. “Hurt” is the final track on The Downward Spiral, bringing the record to a close by tying up all its themes of drug usage and depression in one final suicidal shot. It remains one of the industrial act’s most popular songs; the fact that Cash was able to retransform it into something more is proof of how good the song is at heart.
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