Pulse Rankdown: 1992 Year-End Alternative Chart (finished)

[Red]

Aug 7, 2019 0:39:17 GMT -5 Doc Indie Party Rock said:

14. A Small Victory - Faith No More
The only victory this song accomplished was a sure slot in my bottom tank. Cheeeeeesey as hell.

refers to this song as "Cheeeeeesey"
proceeds to rank "Friday I'm In Love" all the way up at #2

(And I say this as someone who really, really likes that song. I recognize cheese when I hear it, and "Friday I'm In Love" is Wisconsin-level cheese.)

[rowellfarm490]

Surprises? "Pretend We're Dead", "Happiness in Slavery", "Black Metallic", and "A Letter to Elise"
Disappointments? "Twisterella" and "A Small Victory"
9th highest SD? "Jeremy" or "Midlife Crisis"

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{Prediction}10. Black Metallic
9. A Letter to Elise
8. Nearly Lost You
7. Happiness in Slavery
6. Hunger Strike
5. Jeremy
4. Pretend We're Dead
3. Midlife Crisis
2. Come as You Are
1. Under the Bridge

[Butterflies & Hurricanes]

I think NIN is the high SD

[Red]

After a brief (and by "brief", I mean "one rankdown") break from doing these, I think it's time to get back to work with the TOP TEN P-P-P-P-PREVIEW! As always, if I'm forgetting something or if I've messed up somewhere, I'm sure you won't hesitate to let me know.

- This is a decent rock chart rankdown for the first timers, as both The Catherine Wheel and L7 are making their first top ten appearance. Also making a noteworthy first top ten appearance are The Cure, albeit not with the song that most people would have expected.
- This is the second top ten appearance for Faith No More, and given that their first top ten appearance barely cracked the top ten in Active ("Ashes to Ashes"), "Midlife Crisis" will not have to do a lot to improve upon that performance.
- Speaking of "second top ten appearance", Temple of the Dog are going from making an Active top ten in 1993 to making an Alt top ten in 1992. "Hunger Strike" will look to do what "Say Hello 2 Heaven" couldn't and make the top five.
- And another one...Screaming Trees are back, doing the rare Active to Alt double. "Nearly Lost You" will also look to make the top five and avoid its fate in Active 1993.
- It's time for some heavy hitters, starting with one of our two previous rock chart rankdown winners. Nine Inch Nails are looking to win their second Alt rock chart rankdown (and third total), but "Happiness in Slavery" definitely has its detractors. How high can it go with those detractors in mind?
- Pearl Jam are also making their seventh top ten appearance, and though they've never won a rankdown, they've come fairly close on multiple occasions now. Can "Jeremy" break the trend?
- Nirvana are making this a bit of a habit now, and we will be seeing them for the ninth time tonight. Despite their numerous top ten appearances, they have yet to win a rock chart rankdown. Could "Come as You Are" be the song to change that?
- And finally, back in the rock chart rankdown top ten for the first time in a long time, Red Hot Chili Peppers are making their twelfth top ten appearance with their biggest song. "Under the Bridge" is definitely a #1 contender, but will that translate to the Peppers winning their second Alt rankdown?

[peacebone]

#10 has only five top 10s, and only one of them is a top 5. Five bottom 50s, and only one is a bottom 25.

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Butterflies & Hurricanes singingrulebritannia @xfer Red Doc Indie Party Rock commerce196 rowellfarm490 American Idiot newpower House Lannister lyhom Daryl the Beryl janinho wheatsquares33 Juanca craziaskowboi @doinktheclown Az Paynter Alex1901 campbellssoup Leaf Lordef†ones Geometrical MoD

[peacebone]

Oh, how I love when an artist makes it this far on their only rock chart rankdown appearance.

10

Pretend We're Dead
L7

Year-End Placing: #46
Chart Peak: #8
Chart Weeks: 13

1784 points

Standard Deviation: 21.64

peacebone: 5
American Idiot: 7
@doinktheclown: 8
craziaskowboi: 8
lyhom: 9
Doc Indie Party Rock: 12
Geometrical: 13
newpower: 15
Alex1901: 17
Red: 18
Daryl the Beryl: 19
singingrulebritannia: 20
rowellfarm490: 21
Lordef†ones: 27
Butterflies & Hurricanes: 27
commerce196: 28
MoD: 35
Leaf: 38
campbellssoup: 40
House Lannister: 48
Juanca: 56
janinho: 57
Az Paynter: 60
wheatsquares33: 71
@xfer: 82

Movements
6 3 18 14 7 12 11 6 4 6 4 5 7 11 11 9 9 8 8 9 9 9 9 10

Past Artist History
Debut

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Remaining Songs

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Come as You Are
Under the Bridge
Midlife Crisis
Nearly Lost You
Jeremy
A Letter to Elise
Hunger Strike
Black Metallic
Happiness in Slavery

[Red]

To say that I'm pleasantly surprised to see this make the top ten would be an understatement.

[singingrulebritannia]

c'mon
    c'mon
         c'mon
              c'mon

[peacebone]

#9 only has three bottom half rankers. It spent most of its time in the top 15.

[peacebone]

I wonder who in their right mind would have predicted this being the highest of their songs here

9

A Letter to Elise
The Cure

Year-End Placing: #40
Chart Peak: #2
Chart Weeks: 10

1796 points

Standard Deviation: 21.74

rowellfarm490: 5
Geometrical: 7
Red: 7
campbellssoup: 7
Doc Indie Party Rock: 8
Alex1901: 11
commerce196: 12
MoD: 12
Daryl the Beryl: 15
House Lannister: 20
peacebone: 21
American Idiot: 22
newpower: 26
Lordef†ones: 26
@doinktheclown: 31
singingrulebritannia: 32
Leaf: 33
Juanca: 39
wheatsquares33: 39
lyhom: 41
janinho: 43
@xfer: 45
Az Paynter: 67
Butterflies & Hurricanes: 73
craziaskowboi: 87

Movements
47 39 37 22 14 13 9 8 8 5 6 6 8 6 9 12 12 11 11 10 10 10 10 9

Past Artist History
#11 Alt 1992 (High) | #16 Alt 1992 (Friday I'm in Love) | #25 Alt 2000 (Maybe Someday) | #50 Alt 1997 (Wrong Number) | #56 Alt 2004 (The End of the World) | #67 Alt 1996 (Mint Car) | #83 Alt 1994 (Purple Haze)

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Remaining Songs

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Come as You Are
Under the Bridge
Midlife Crisis
Nearly Lost You
Jeremy
Hunger Strike
Black Metallic
Happiness in Slavery

[Red]

Okay, I think we've established now that I will be *very* kind to The Cure from around this point on.

[peacebone]

#8 spent all but one list in the top 20. A bottom 10 can be found here.

[peacebone]

eLeK;tRoNiK nOiZe HuRtS mY eArS

My condolences, wheatsquares33 and Alex1901

8

Happiness in Slavery
Nine Inch Nails

Year-End Placing: #91
Chart Peak: #13
Chart Weeks: 9

1799 points

Standard Deviation: 30.01 (9th highest)

wheatsquares33: 1
Alex1901: 1
@doinktheclown: 2
Daryl the Beryl: 4
Red: 4
Lordef†ones: 5
singingrulebritannia: 5
Geometrical: 6
peacebone: 7
rowellfarm490: 7
commerce196: 10
American Idiot: 14
lyhom: 20
campbellssoup: 24
craziaskowboi: 27
@xfer: 28
Az Paynter: 30
Leaf: 35
janinho: 37
newpower: 58
MoD: 60
Butterflies & Hurricanes: 79
House Lannister: 79
Doc Indie Party Rock: 91
Juanca: 92

Movements
35 16 11 8 18 15 13 12 13 19 19 14 16 12 19 16 10 10 9 8 8 8 8 8

Past Artist History
#1 Alt 1995 (Hurt) | #1 Active 1999 (We’re In This Together) | #3 Alt 1994 (Closer) | #4 Alt 1999 (We're In This Together) | #7 Active 2005 (The Hand That Feeds) | #9 Active 2017 (Less Than) | #13 Alt 2005 (The Hand That Feeds) | #15 Active 2013 (Came Back Haunted) | #17 Alt 2005 (Only) | #19 Alt 1997 (The Perfect Drug) | #19 Active 2008 (Discipline) | #21 Alt 2006 (Only) | #21 Alt 2008 (Discipline) | #21 Active 2005 (Only) | #22 Active 1997 (The Perfect Drug) | #23 Alt 2000 (Into the Void) | #23 Active 2006 (Every Day is Exactly the Same) | #26 Alt 2013 (Came Back Haunted) | #27 Alt 2017 (Less Than) | #32 Alt 2006 (Every Day is Exactly the Same) | #38 Alt 2001 (Deep) | #38 Alt 1995 (Piggy) | #46 Active 2007 (Survivalism) | #49 Active 2007 (Capital G) | #56 Alt 2007 (Survivalism) | #70 Alt 2007 (Capital G)

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Remaining Songs

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Come as You Are
Under the Bridge
Midlife Crisis
Nearly Lost You
Jeremy
Hunger Strike
Black Metallic

[Red]

boom

SLAVE SCREAMS

[peacebone]

Multiple #1 losses incoming at #7. At least four bottom 50s here.

[Doc Indie Party Rock]

Aug 7, 2019 8:57:36 GMT -5 Red said:

Aug 7, 2019 0:39:17 GMT -5 Doc Indie Party Rock said:

14. A Small Victory - Faith No More
The only victory this song accomplished was a sure slot in my bottom tank. Cheeeeeesey as hell.

refers to this song as "Cheeeeeesey"
proceeds to rank "Friday I'm In Love" all the way up at #2

(And I say this as someone who really, really likes that song. I recognize cheese when I hear it, and "Friday I'm In Love" is Wisconsin-level cheese.)

Cheese has different flavours. Some is better than others. There is real cheese, that cheese spread and that fake ass cheese. Take your pick. Besides "Friday I'm In Love" is fun.

[peacebone]

It's time to wring some necks.

I can't offer them to myself, but my condolences to Red, commerce196, and Daryl the Beryl.

7

Midlife Crisis
Faith No More

Year-End Placing: #20
Chart Peak: #1
Chart Weeks: 12

1926 points

Standard Deviation: 27.12

peacebone: 1
Red: 1
commerce196: 1
Daryl the Beryl: 1
rowellfarm490: 3
American Idiot: 4
wheatsquares33: 4
House Lannister: 5
singingrulebritannia: 6
craziaskowboi: 7
campbellssoup: 8
Butterflies & Hurricanes: 13
janinho: 13
MoD: 14
lyhom: 14
Geometrical: 18
Alex1901: 19
Lordef†ones: 22
Az Paynter: 46
@xfer: 48
Juanca: 58
@doinktheclown: 60
Leaf: 62
newpower: 81
Doc Indie Party Rock: 90

Movements
1 1 2 1 4 2 2 2 6 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 4 3 3 6 6 6 7

Past Artist History
#10 Active 1998 (Ashes to Ashes) | #14 Alt 1992 (A Small Victory) | #17 Active 1997 (Last Cup of Sorrow)

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Remaining Songs

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Come as You Are
Under the Bridge
Nearly Lost You
Jeremy
Hunger Strike
Black Metallic

[Red]

Well, I don't really care about the winner now.

It takes a lot for me to rank a song ahead of two songs I've included in rankdowns before, but "Midlife Crisis" is one of the closest songs I can think of to being a 10/10 that isn't quite a 10/10 for me. It's my favorite FNM song, and I'm not even really sure that it's close.

[Doc Indie Party Rock]

10. Pretend We're Dead - L7
This is perfect female Alternative Rock. Reminds me a lot of Throwing Muses or Morning Wood, Garbage and harder Cranberries.I knew it would be #10.

9. A Letter to Elise - The Cure
Damn. You guys this needed more top 10's 

8. Happiness in Slavery - Nine Inch Nails
First time listen. This isn't as noizy as "N.W.O" but still from the stable of music unpleasantness. Truth be told I know I would like this way more if Manson sang it. It almost sounds like something he could sing.

[peacebone]

#7's preview could also be used word-for-word for #6!

[Doc Indie Party Rock]

7. Midlife Crisis - Faith No More
What the hell is up with that vocal delivery. MTV used to play this alot. Sometimes would even come sandwiched inbetween two Def Leppard songs on MTV TRL. That's when I would get up and get a bag of chips or something.

[peacebone]

SPOKAAAAANE

janinho, MoD, newpower are up for my condolences.

6

Jeremy
Pearl Jam

Year-End Placing: #38
Chart Peak: #5
Chart Weeks: 11

1933 points

Standard Deviation: 27.20

janinho: 1
MoD: 1
newpower: 1
House Lannister: 2
@xfer: 2
Leaf: 4
wheatsquares33: 5
Red: 6
Az Paynter: 6
@doinktheclown: 7
Juanca: 13
Doc Indie Party Rock: 14
campbellssoup: 15
Geometrical: 16
Daryl the Beryl: 18
Lordef†ones: 19
craziaskowboi: 22
American Idiot: 23
rowellfarm490: 27
Alex1901: 38
Butterflies & Hurricanes: 40
peacebone: 63
commerce196: 63
lyhom: 88
singingrulebritannia: 98

Movements
51 79 51 34 20 33 31 25 20 12 22 20 17 13 10 7 7 6 7 7 7 7 7 6

Past Artist History
#2 Active 1998 (Given to Fly) | #3 Active 1995 (Better Man) | #4 Active 1993 (Black) | #4 Alt 1995 (Better Man) | #7 Active 1995 (Corduroy) | #10 Active 2009 (The Fixer) | #13 Alt 1995 (Corduroy) | #13 Active 1998 (Wishlist) | #13 Active 2014 (Sirens) | #14 Active 2013 (Mind Your Manners) | #17 Alt 1998 (Given to Fly) | #18 Active 1993 (Go) | #18 Active 1994 (Daughter) | #18 Alt 1994 (Daughter) | #19 Alt 1993 (Go) | #19 Active 1995 (Not for You) | #19 Active 2002 (I Am Mine) | #20 Active 1995 (Immortality) | #20 Alt 2009 (The Fixer) | #20 Alt 2014 (Sirens) | #23 Active 2000 (Light Years) | #25 Active 1994 (Animal) | #26 Active 1994 (Dissident) | #27 Alt 1996 (I Got Id) | #27 Alt 1998 (Wishlist) | #27 Active 2003 (Save You) | #28 Alt 1994 (Elderly Woman Behind the Counter in a Small Town) | #29 Active 1994 (Yellow Ledbetter) | #29 Alt 2002 (I Am Mine) | #29 Active 2009 (Brother) | #29 Active 2014 (Lightning Bolt) | #30 Active 1998 (In Hiding) | #31 Alt 2010 (Just Breathe) | #32 Active 1996 (I Got Id) | #32 Active 1999 (Elderly Woman Behind the Counter in a Small Town [Live]) | #33 Active 1999 (Last Kiss) | #33 Active 2000 (Nothing as It Seems) | #35 Alt 2000 (Nothing as It Seems) | #38 Alt 2003 (Save You) | #38 Active 2006 (Life Wasted) | #39 Active 2006 (World Wide Suicide) | #41 Alt 2009 (Brother) | #43 Alt 1996 (Hail, Hail) | #43 Alt 1998 (In Hiding) | #43 Alt 1999 (Last Kiss) | #44 Alt 1999 (Elderly Woman Behind the Counter in a Small Town [Live]) | #44 Active 2007 (Love Reign O'er Me) | #45 Alt 1993 (Crazy Mary) | #47 Active 1996 (Hail, Hail) | #50 Alt 2010 (Amongst the Waves) | #55 Alt 2013 (Mind Your Manners) | #57 Alt 2006 (World Wide Suicide) | #60 Active 2018 (Can't Deny Me) | #63 Alt 2006 (Life Wasted) | #74 Alt 1996 (Who You Are) | #74 Active 1996 (Who You Are) | #82 Alt 2018 (Can't Deny Me)

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Come as You Are
Under the Bridge
Nearly Lost You
Hunger Strike
Black Metallic

[Red]

CLEARLY, I REMEMBER PICKING ON THE BOY
SEEMED A HARMLESS LITTLE fuck

[wheatsquares33]

That bass line is so good

[lyhom]

finally

this song isn't even bad (it'll probably be way higher on my active list) but I knew this would autopilot it's way to beating so many better pearl jam songs and this song brings out the worst in eddie vedder's voice

[singingrulebritannia]

Daddeeeee

^little _f**k

CLEEEEESS TUHDEEEEE

HOO HOO HOO HOO

This song is like the aura of sludge rock if you took everything cool about sludge rock out of it and replaced it with absurd melodrama. A shambles of a song

[peacebone]

There are only three bottom 50s for #5. Two #1s, eight top 5s, eleven top 10s.

[Doc Indie Party Rock]

6. Jeremy - Pearl Jam
One of my favorite Pearl Jam songs. Just missed my top 10. Eddie really gives it his all in the vocal delivery and for once I get a feeling of Power from his vocal range. and it gets better as it reaches the end. This is also the last time I'll put a P.J. song this high. It's not happening on Active. Not with all those 80's icons crammed into one YE list, but this is a good memory. Great music video. I always wondered? Did he shoot himself or did he start shooting at the kids?

[Doc Indie Party Rock]

Aug 7, 2019 17:52:22 GMT -5 singingrulebritannia said:

Daddeeeee

^little _f**k

CLEEEEES TUHDEEEEE

HOO HOO HOO HOO

This song is like the aura of sludge rock if you took everything cool about sludge rock out of it and replaced it with absurd melodrama. A shambles of a song

what is "Sludge Rock"? I thought P.J. were Grunge. What other bands are considered "sludge rock"?

[peacebone]

Thank f**k the correct Eddie Vedder song made it on top here

(@doinktheclown and Lordef†ones, my condolences)

5

Hunger Strike
Temple of the Dog

Year-End Placing: #44
Chart Peak: #7
Chart Weeks: 12

1958 points

Standard Deviation: 25.48

@doinktheclown: 1
Lordef†ones: 1
janinho: 2
MoD: 2
campbellssoup: 2
commerce196: 3
lyhom: 3
Daryl the Beryl: 5
peacebone: 8
Leaf: 9
singingrulebritannia: 10
Red: 11
Alex1901: 16
newpower: 17
craziaskowboi: 17
American Idiot: 18
rowellfarm490: 20
Juanca: 23
Geometrical: 31
wheatsquares33: 37
House Lannister: 41
Az Paynter: 50
@xfer: 68
Butterflies & Hurricanes: 85
Doc Indie Party Rock: 87

Movements
45 22 36 25 47 29 24 22 17 15 14 12 9 7 7 6 5 7 6 6 5 5 5 5

Past Artist History
#10 Active 1993 (Say Hello 2 Heaven)

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Remaining Songs

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Come as You Are
Under the Bridge
Nearly Lost You
Black Metallic