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Modern Rock No. 1s: Bush and "Glycerine"
"Glycerine" is a song about love? The explosive qualities of love? Whatever it is, it managed to give Bush some crossover cred while allowing the band…
Aug 24
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Matt Madurski
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Modern Rock No. 1s: Bush and "Glycerine"
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Modern Rock No. 1s: Red Hot Chili Peppers and "My Friends"
Red Hot Chili Peppers manage to keep their band's ship afloat with "My Friends," a song borne out of addiction and transition that signaled a low point…
Aug 17
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Matt Madurski
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Modern Rock No. 1s: Red Hot Chili Peppers and "My Friends"
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Modern Rock No. 1s: The Presidents of the United States of America and "Lump"
The Presidents of the United States of America break through the early '90s grunge malaise with "Lump," a singularly silly song sung by a bunch of guys…
Aug 10
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Matt Madurski
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Modern Rock No. 1s: The Presidents of the United States of America and "Lump"
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Modern Rock No. 1s: Alanis Morissette and "Hand In My Pocket"
"Hand In My Pocket," the second single from "Jagged Little Pill," is a solid track which further cemented Morissette's place in rock history while also…
Aug 3
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Modern Rock No. 1s: Alanis Morissette and "Hand In My Pocket"
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July 2025
Modern Rock No. 1s: Goo Goo Dolls and "Name"
Goo Goo Dolls usher in the end of grunge -- and muddy the waters of post-grunge -- with "Name," a treacly pop/rock confection that feels out of place on…
Jul 28
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Matt Madurski
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Modern Rock No. 1s: Goo Goo Dolls and "Name"
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Modern Rock No. 1s: Bush and "Comedown"
Bush breaks through to the top of the alternative charts for the first time with "Comedown," a song that captured rock and pop fans by carefully…
Jul 20
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Matt Madurski
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Modern Rock No. 1s: Bush and "Comedown"
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Modern Rock No. 1s: Silverchair and "Tomorrow"
Silverchair keeps grunge alive just a little bit longer with "Tomorrow," a song presumably about rich people, places in small towns without bathrooms…
Jul 14
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Modern Rock No. 1s: Silverchair and "Tomorrow"
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Modern Rock No. 1s: Green Day and "J.A.R."
Green Day finds its way to the top for the last time in the '90s with "J.A.R.," a song that grapples with unexpected death and tenaciously encourages…
Jul 6
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Modern Rock No. 1s: Green Day and "J.A.R."
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June 2025
Modern Rock No. 1s: Alanis Morissette and "You Oughta Know"
Alanis Morissette shakes up the post-grunge wave of alternative rock with "You Oughta Know," a song that changed the landscape of popular music and gave…
Jun 29
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Modern Rock No. 1s: Alanis Morissette and "You Oughta Know"
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Modern Rock No. 1s: U2 and "Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me, Kill Me"
Batman and Bono come together in "Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me, Kill Me," U2's fifth Modern Rock #1 and one of the biggest collaborations between two of…
Jun 22
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Matt Madurski
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Modern Rock No. 1s: U2 and "Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me, Kill Me"
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I'm (madly obsessed with) picking up "Good Vibrations"
Think pieces abound in the wake of Brian Wilson's passing, and I hesitate to add another, but a random Beach Boys studio clip may have unlocked a new…
Jun 15
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Matt Madurski
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I'm (madly obsessed with) picking up "Good Vibrations"
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Sly Stone, Brian Wilson, and the unifying effect of pop music
The passing of two iconic artists reminds us that we still have common threads that bind us together
Jun 12
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Matt Madurski
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Sly Stone, Brian Wilson, and the unifying effect of pop music
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