Alternative Scene This Time 30 Years Ago - Billboard & MTV
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BILLBOARD MODERN ROCK TRACKS (now Alternative Airplay) December 29, 1990
TW LW 2WKS WOC Title Artist
1 1 1 7 More Sisters Of Mercy
2 2 2 8 Night And Day U2
3 3 7 8 Stone Cold Yesterday The Connells
4 4 4 10 Then The Charlatans UK
5 5 5 6 Piccadilly Palare Morrissey
6 6 13 5 Kinky Afro Happy Mondays
7 7 6 11 Don't Ask Me Public Image Ltd.
8 8 8 7 Only Tongue Can Tell The Trash Can Sinatras
9 9 3 14 Been Caught Stealing Jane's Addiction
10 10 14 4 Tomorrow Never Knows Danielle Dax
11 11 15 6 Heaven Or Las Vegas Cocteau Twins
12 12 11 9 Disappear INXS
13 13 12 5 Enlighten Me Echo & The Bunnymen
14 14 23 3 Sweetness And Light Lush
15 15 9 12 Celebrate An Emotional Fish
16 16 10 9 The Road The Alarm
17 17 22 3 Someone Take The Wheel The Replacements
18 18 24 4 Tragedy(For You) Front 242
19 19 25 3 Hands Across The Ocean The Mission U.K.
20 20 – 2 It Makes No Difference The Darling Buds
21 21 18 11 Dig For Fire Pixies
22 22 20 15 Never Enough The Cure
23 23 – 2 Up & Down The High
24 24 19 8 Mama Help Me Edie Brickell
25 25 21 15 Candy Iggy Pop with Kate Pierson
26 26 – 2 That Is Why Jellyfish
27 27 28 6 The Obvious Child Paul Simon
28 28 – 2 Come Together Primal Scream
29 29 16 10 Been There Done That Eno/Cale
30 30 17 9 A Life Of Sundays The Waterboys
MTV's 120 Minutes Playlist December 30, 1990
Host: Dave Kendall
The Sisters Of Mercy – More
The Soup Dragons – Mother Universe
Sinead O'Connor – Mandinka
New Order – Round And Round
R.E.M. – Radio Free Europe
Danielle Dax – Tomorrow Never Knows
Cocteau Twins – Heaven Or Las Vegas
Jane's Addiction – Been Caught Stealing
Drivin' N' Cryin' – Fly Me Courageous
Sonic Youth – Disappearer
Buffalo Tom – Birdbrain
Robyn Hitchcock & The Egyptians – Madonna Of The Wasps
Happy Mondays – Kinky Afro (World Premiere)
Goo Goo Dolls – There You Are
Ride – Like A Daydream
Siouxsie & The Banshees – The Passenger
Front Line Assembly – Iceolate
The Connells – Stone Cold Yesterday
John Wesley Harding – If You Have Ghosts
Morrissey – Last Of The Famous International Playboys
Front 242 – Tragedy For You
Depeche Mode – World In My Eyes
And the year end charts:
Billboard's Top Modern Rock Tracks Of 1990
Pos. TITLE - Artist -Label
1 CUTS YOU UP -Peter Murphy -Beggar's Banquet
2 POLICY OF TRUTH -Depeche Mode -Sire
3 HERE'S WHERE THE STORY ENDS -The Sundays -Rough Trade
4 METROPOLIS -The Church - Arista
5 THE EMPEROR'S NEW CLOTHES -Sinead O'ConnorEnsign
6 NOTHING COMPARES 2 U- Sinead O'Connor- Ensign
7 NO MYTH -Michael Penn -RCA
8 HEAD ON -The Jesus and Mary Chain -Warner Bros.
9 LOVE AND ANGER -Kate Bush-Columbia
10 WAY DOWN NOW -World Party- Ensign
11 JOEY-Concrete Blonde- I.R.S.
12 I'M FREE -The Soup Dragons -Big Life
13 PROUD TO FALL -Ian McCulloch -Sire
14 STANDING THERE -The Creatures-Geffen
15 FORGOTTEN YEARS -Midnight Oil-Columbia
16 JEALOUS -Gene Loves Jezebel- Beggar's Banquet
17 I DON'T KNOW WHY I LOVE YOU -The House Of Love - Mercury
18 ENJOY THE SILENCE -Depeche Mode -Sire
19 HOUSE -The Psychedelic Furs-Columbia
20 BLUE SKY MINE -Midnight Oil-- Columbia
21 DELIVERANCE -The Mission U.K.- Mercury
22 FOOLS GOLD -The Stone Roses- Silvertone
23 GIVE IT UP- Hothouse Flowers -Polydor
24 BLUES FROM A GUN -The Jesus and Mary Chain - Warner Bros.
25 ROAM -The B-52's--Reprise
26 I'LL BE YOUR CHAUFFEUR -David J- Beggar's Banquet
27 NEVER ENOUGH -The Cure -Elektra
28 BIRDHOUSE IN YOUR SOUL -They Might Be Giants - Elektra
29 THE CRYING SCENE -Aztec Camera-Sire
30 TYPE- Living Colour -Epic
MTV's Top 20 Alternative Videos Of 1990
20. Happy Mondays – "Step On"
19. Iggy Pop – "Candy"
18. The House of Love – "I Don't Know Why I Love You"
17. The Stone Roses – "Fool's Gold"
16. The Pixies – "Dig For Fire/Allison"
15. Cocteau Twins – "Iceblink Luck"
14. The Jesus and Mary Chain – "Head On"
13. Nine Inch Nails – "Head Like A Hole"
12. World Party – "Way Down Now"
11. The Soup Dragons – "I'm Free"
10. Concrete Blonde – "Joey"
9. The Cure – "Never Enough"
8. Midnight Oil – "Blue Sky Mine"
7. The Charlatans UK – "The Only One I Know"
6. The Sundays – "Here's Where The Story Ends"
5. Sonic Youth – "Kool Thing"
4. Sinead O'Connor – "Nothing Compares 2 U"
3. Peter Murphy – "Cut You Up"
2. Jane's Addiction – "Been Caught Stealing"
1. Depeche Mode – "Enjoy The Silence"
TW LW 2WKS WOC Title Artist
1 1 1 7 More Sisters Of Mercy
2 2 2 8 Night And Day U2
3 3 7 8 Stone Cold Yesterday The Connells
4 4 4 10 Then The Charlatans UK
5 5 5 6 Piccadilly Palare Morrissey
6 6 13 5 Kinky Afro Happy Mondays
7 7 6 11 Don't Ask Me Public Image Ltd.
8 8 8 7 Only Tongue Can Tell The Trash Can Sinatras
9 9 3 14 Been Caught Stealing Jane's Addiction
10 10 14 4 Tomorrow Never Knows Danielle Dax
11 11 15 6 Heaven Or Las Vegas Cocteau Twins
12 12 11 9 Disappear INXS
13 13 12 5 Enlighten Me Echo & The Bunnymen
14 14 23 3 Sweetness And Light Lush
15 15 9 12 Celebrate An Emotional Fish
16 16 10 9 The Road The Alarm
17 17 22 3 Someone Take The Wheel The Replacements
18 18 24 4 Tragedy(For You) Front 242
19 19 25 3 Hands Across The Ocean The Mission U.K.
20 20 – 2 It Makes No Difference The Darling Buds
21 21 18 11 Dig For Fire Pixies
22 22 20 15 Never Enough The Cure
23 23 – 2 Up & Down The High
24 24 19 8 Mama Help Me Edie Brickell
25 25 21 15 Candy Iggy Pop with Kate Pierson
26 26 – 2 That Is Why Jellyfish
27 27 28 6 The Obvious Child Paul Simon
28 28 – 2 Come Together Primal Scream
29 29 16 10 Been There Done That Eno/Cale
30 30 17 9 A Life Of Sundays The Waterboys
MTV's 120 Minutes Playlist December 30, 1990
Host: Dave Kendall
The Sisters Of Mercy – More
The Soup Dragons – Mother Universe
Sinead O'Connor – Mandinka
New Order – Round And Round
R.E.M. – Radio Free Europe
Danielle Dax – Tomorrow Never Knows
Cocteau Twins – Heaven Or Las Vegas
Jane's Addiction – Been Caught Stealing
Drivin' N' Cryin' – Fly Me Courageous
Sonic Youth – Disappearer
Buffalo Tom – Birdbrain
Robyn Hitchcock & The Egyptians – Madonna Of The Wasps
Happy Mondays – Kinky Afro (World Premiere)
Goo Goo Dolls – There You Are
Ride – Like A Daydream
Siouxsie & The Banshees – The Passenger
Front Line Assembly – Iceolate
The Connells – Stone Cold Yesterday
John Wesley Harding – If You Have Ghosts
Morrissey – Last Of The Famous International Playboys
Front 242 – Tragedy For You
Depeche Mode – World In My Eyes
And the year end charts:
Billboard's Top Modern Rock Tracks Of 1990
Pos. TITLE - Artist -Label
1 CUTS YOU UP -Peter Murphy -Beggar's Banquet
2 POLICY OF TRUTH -Depeche Mode -Sire
3 HERE'S WHERE THE STORY ENDS -The Sundays -Rough Trade
4 METROPOLIS -The Church - Arista
5 THE EMPEROR'S NEW CLOTHES -Sinead O'ConnorEnsign
6 NOTHING COMPARES 2 U- Sinead O'Connor- Ensign
7 NO MYTH -Michael Penn -RCA
8 HEAD ON -The Jesus and Mary Chain -Warner Bros.
9 LOVE AND ANGER -Kate Bush-Columbia
10 WAY DOWN NOW -World Party- Ensign
11 JOEY-Concrete Blonde- I.R.S.
12 I'M FREE -The Soup Dragons -Big Life
13 PROUD TO FALL -Ian McCulloch -Sire
14 STANDING THERE -The Creatures-Geffen
15 FORGOTTEN YEARS -Midnight Oil-Columbia
16 JEALOUS -Gene Loves Jezebel- Beggar's Banquet
17 I DON'T KNOW WHY I LOVE YOU -The House Of Love - Mercury
18 ENJOY THE SILENCE -Depeche Mode -Sire
19 HOUSE -The Psychedelic Furs-Columbia
20 BLUE SKY MINE -Midnight Oil-- Columbia
21 DELIVERANCE -The Mission U.K.- Mercury
22 FOOLS GOLD -The Stone Roses- Silvertone
23 GIVE IT UP- Hothouse Flowers -Polydor
24 BLUES FROM A GUN -The Jesus and Mary Chain - Warner Bros.
25 ROAM -The B-52's--Reprise
26 I'LL BE YOUR CHAUFFEUR -David J- Beggar's Banquet
27 NEVER ENOUGH -The Cure -Elektra
28 BIRDHOUSE IN YOUR SOUL -They Might Be Giants - Elektra
29 THE CRYING SCENE -Aztec Camera-Sire
30 TYPE- Living Colour -Epic
MTV's Top 20 Alternative Videos Of 1990
20. Happy Mondays – "Step On"
19. Iggy Pop – "Candy"
18. The House of Love – "I Don't Know Why I Love You"
17. The Stone Roses – "Fool's Gold"
16. The Pixies – "Dig For Fire/Allison"
15. Cocteau Twins – "Iceblink Luck"
14. The Jesus and Mary Chain – "Head On"
13. Nine Inch Nails – "Head Like A Hole"
12. World Party – "Way Down Now"
11. The Soup Dragons – "I'm Free"
10. Concrete Blonde – "Joey"
9. The Cure – "Never Enough"
8. Midnight Oil – "Blue Sky Mine"
7. The Charlatans UK – "The Only One I Know"
6. The Sundays – "Here's Where The Story Ends"
5. Sonic Youth – "Kool Thing"
4. Sinead O'Connor – "Nothing Compares 2 U"
3. Peter Murphy – "Cut You Up"
2. Jane's Addiction – "Been Caught Stealing"
1. Depeche Mode – "Enjoy The Silence"