(Finished November 8th, 2023) The Top 20 Modern Rock Tracks 31 Years Ago

Hello,

Thanks to my friends at Billboard and the Facebook group Modern Rock, here are the Top 20 songs from 31 years ago. Some of these bands and songs I’ve never heard of or at least I don’t remember them.

20) Mary’s Danish “Leave It Alone”:

Okay I think I’ve heard this song. 19) House of Love “You Don’t Understand”:

I’m a big fan of Ned’s “Kill Your Television” and “Grey Cell Green”. I’m not familiar with this song though. 18) Ned’s Atomic Dustbin “Not Sleeping Around”:

Of course I’ve heard of Paul Weller (“Shout To The Top” with Style Council), but I’ve never heard of this song. 17) Paul Weller “Uh Huh Oh Yeh”:

16) INXS “Taste It”:

15) Nine Inch Nails “Happiness In Slavery”:

14) Morrissey “Glamorous Glue”:

13) Michael Penn “Seen The Doctor”:

12) Talking Heads “Lifetime Piling Up”:

11) Sugar “Helpless”:

10) U2 “Who’s Gonna Ride Your Wild Horses”:

Ok I have heard this song, good song. 9) Moodswings featuring Chrissie Hynde “Spiritual High”:

8) The Ramones “Poison Heart”:

7) The Sundays “Love”:

6) Soul Asylum “Somebody To Shove”:

5) Screaming Trees “Nearly Lost You”:

He will be releasing his new CD “i/o” on December 1st. 4) Peter Gabriel “Digging In The Dirt”:

3) Suzanne Vega “Blood Makes Noise”:

2) 10,000 Maniacs “These Are Days”:

An all-time classic. 1) R.E.M. “Drive”:

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