The RateYourMusic.com 1990s Rankdown (due 9/3)
Jul 24, 2021 21:00:39 GMT -5
Post by rom on Jul 24, 2021 21:00:39 GMT -5
(from left to right, top to bottom: heaven or las vegas by cocteau twins, loveless by my bloody valentine, laughing stock by talk talk, in utero by nirvana, enter the wu-tang (36 chambers) by wu-tang clan, midnight marauders by a tribe called quest, illmatic by nas, dummy by portishead, the infamous by mobb deep, mellon collie and the infinite sadness by the smashing pumpkins, different class by pulp, either/or by elliott smith, ok computer by radiohead, homogenic by bjork, mezzanine by massive attack, aquemini by outkast)
Rom And Tanooki Present...
The Pulse Radiohead Artist Rankdown Part 3: OK Computer and The Bends
nah im kidding there are like 10 other songs here
Rom and Tanooki Present...
The RateYourMusic/Sonemic Top Singles Of The 1990s Rankdown
in winter 2021, gatesofseattles compiled Rateyourmusic.com's Decade-End 100 from the 2000s and hosted a rankdown for it. After receiving 32 participants, it seemed demand was big for games of this theme. Remember: the whole userbase aggregated this list. So if you have issues with what's on here, there isn't really one person you can complain to (let alone me).
Acquaint yourself with these songs thoroughly, then PM me (@/rom) and Tanooki (@/tanooki) your ranking of all of them from favorite (#1) to least favorite (#100). Leave the artist names in or not, either way is fine, but please make sure your artist names/titles are typed the same way they are in this opening post. Whether you number your list or not is up to you. After sending your list, you may make changes to your ranks as long as you do so before the deadline. Results are determined by adding up each person's ranks for each song; the song with the least points wins.
1. My Bloody Valentine - When You Sleep
2. Radiohead - Let Down
3. Radiohead - Paranoid Android
4. Mobb Deep - Shook Ones Pt II
5. Cocteau Twins - Heaven Or Las Vegas
6. Slowdive - Alison
7. Bjork - Joga
8. Depeche Mode - Enjoy The Silence
9. My Bloody Valentine - Only Shallow
10. Wu-Tang Clan - CREAM (Cash Rules Everything Around Me)
11. Angelo Badalamenti - Twin Peaks Theme
12. Fishmans - Night Cruising/ナイトクルージング
13. Bjork - Hyperballad
14. Portishead - Glory Box
15. Radiohead - No Surprises
16. DJ Shadow - Midnight In A Perfect World
17. Deftones - Be Quiet And Drive (Far Away)
18. Spiritualized - Ladies And Gentlemen We Are Floating In Space
19. Massive Attack - Teardrop
20. Pete Rock & CL Smooth - They Reminisce Over You (TROY)
21. Radiohead - Karma Police
22. Mazzy Star - Fade Into You
23. Geto Boys - Mind Playing Tricks On Me
24. The Smashing Pumpkins - 1979
25. Massive Attack - Unfinished Sympathy
26. Neutral Milk Hotel - Holland, 1945
27. Bjork - Bachelorette
28. Nas - The World Is Yours
29. Radiohead - Street Spirit (Fade Out)
30. Radiohead - Airbag
31. Pulp - Common People
32. Elliott Smith - Waltz #2 (XO)
33. Talk Talk - New Grass
34. Souls Of Mischief - 93 ‘Til Infinity
35. Ice Cube - It Was A Good Day
36. Sigur Rós - Svefn-g-englar
37. Nas - It Ain’t Hard To Tell
38. Bjork - All Is Full Of Love
39. Talk Talk - After The Flood
40. Alice In Chains - Would?
41. Pavement - Gold Soundz
42. Nas f/ AZ - Life’s A Bitch
43. My Bloody Valentine - Soon
44. Massive Attack - Angel
45. My Bloody Valentine - To Here Knows When
46. Yoko Takahashi - 残酷な天使のテーゼ/Zankoku na tenshi no thesis
47. Weezer - Say It Ain’t So
48. The Pharcyde - Runnin’
49. The Notorious BIG - Juicy
50. The Pharcyde - Passin’ Me By
51. OutKast - SpottieOttieDopaliscious
52. Radiohead - Fake Plastic Trees
53. A Tribe Called Quest - Electric Relaxation
54. A Tribe Called Quest - Award Tour
55. Nine Inch Nails - Hurt
56. Elliott Smith - Speed Trials
57. A Tribe Called Quest - Jazz (We’ve Got)
58. OutKast - ATLiens
59. bôa - Duvet
60. Ween - Ocean Man
61. Sonic Youth - The Diamond Sea
62. Mobb Deep - Survival Of The Fittest
63. Ride - Vapour Trail
64. Oasis - Live Forever
65. Portishead - Sour Times
66. Nirvana - Heart-Shaped Box
67. The Flaming Lips - Race For The Prize
68. Wu-Tang Clan - Protect Ya Neck
69. OutKast - Da Art Of Storytellin’ (Part 1)
70. Manic Street Preachers - Motorcycle Emptiness
71. Camp Lo - Luchini aka (This Is It)
72. Underworld - Born Slippy NUXX
73. Bjork - Venus As A Boy
74. Foo Fighters - Everlong
75. Bjork - Hunter
76. Nirvana - Smells Like Teen Spirit
77. Fishmans - Yurameki In The Air/ゆらめき In The Air
78. Megadeth - Holy Wars/The Punishment Due
79. Belle And Sebastian - Like Dylan In The Movies
80. Ride - Leave Them All Behind
81. Elliott Smith - Ballad Of Big Nothing
82. Boards Of Canada - Telephasic Workshop
83. Cocteau Twins - Iceblink Luck
84. Radiohead - Lucky
85. Dr Dre f/ Snoop Dogg - Nuthin’ But A “G” Thang
86. Type O Negative - Love You To Death
87. GZA - Shadowboxin’
88. Stardust - Music Sounds Better With You
89. Pulp - Babies
90. Pavement - Range Life
91. Pulp - Disco 2000
92. Slowdive - Catch The Breeze
93. Nine Inch Nails - Closer
94. REM - Nightswimming
95. The Smashing Pumpkins - Today
96. Modest Mouse - Broke
97. Blur - The Universal
98. Elliott Smith - Needle In The Hay
99. Nirvana - All Apologies
100. The Smashing Pumpkins - Tonight, Tonight
A few notes on the song selection:
participants:
rom
tanooki
singingrulebritannia
filthy
Trilogy
willapted33
wheatsquares33
matthew lam
peacebone
razorshark
BB🌕
aerodynamite
dremolus - solarpunk
rekwiem
rowellfarm490
Sambalada
MoD
Troy
Gonza'90
fearlessarrow
ramona wants sleep
Red
samo🦕
alexcuse
Willow Rinadoobee Breakfast
born
anthony11554
Lordef†ones
Daryl the Beryl
in winter 2021, gatesofseattles compiled Rateyourmusic.com's Decade-End 100 from the 2000s and hosted a rankdown for it. After receiving 32 participants, it seemed demand was big for games of this theme. Remember: the whole userbase aggregated this list. So if you have issues with what's on here, there isn't really one person you can complain to (let alone me).
Acquaint yourself with these songs thoroughly, then PM me (@/rom) and Tanooki (@/tanooki) your ranking of all of them from favorite (#1) to least favorite (#100). Leave the artist names in or not, either way is fine, but please make sure your artist names/titles are typed the same way they are in this opening post. Whether you number your list or not is up to you. After sending your list, you may make changes to your ranks as long as you do so before the deadline. Results are determined by adding up each person's ranks for each song; the song with the least points wins.
1. My Bloody Valentine - When You Sleep
2. Radiohead - Let Down
3. Radiohead - Paranoid Android
4. Mobb Deep - Shook Ones Pt II
5. Cocteau Twins - Heaven Or Las Vegas
6. Slowdive - Alison
7. Bjork - Joga
8. Depeche Mode - Enjoy The Silence
9. My Bloody Valentine - Only Shallow
10. Wu-Tang Clan - CREAM (Cash Rules Everything Around Me)
11. Angelo Badalamenti - Twin Peaks Theme
12. Fishmans - Night Cruising/ナイトクルージング
13. Bjork - Hyperballad
14. Portishead - Glory Box
15. Radiohead - No Surprises
16. DJ Shadow - Midnight In A Perfect World
17. Deftones - Be Quiet And Drive (Far Away)
18. Spiritualized - Ladies And Gentlemen We Are Floating In Space
19. Massive Attack - Teardrop
20. Pete Rock & CL Smooth - They Reminisce Over You (TROY)
21. Radiohead - Karma Police
22. Mazzy Star - Fade Into You
23. Geto Boys - Mind Playing Tricks On Me
24. The Smashing Pumpkins - 1979
25. Massive Attack - Unfinished Sympathy
26. Neutral Milk Hotel - Holland, 1945
27. Bjork - Bachelorette
28. Nas - The World Is Yours
29. Radiohead - Street Spirit (Fade Out)
30. Radiohead - Airbag
31. Pulp - Common People
32. Elliott Smith - Waltz #2 (XO)
33. Talk Talk - New Grass
34. Souls Of Mischief - 93 ‘Til Infinity
35. Ice Cube - It Was A Good Day
36. Sigur Rós - Svefn-g-englar
37. Nas - It Ain’t Hard To Tell
38. Bjork - All Is Full Of Love
39. Talk Talk - After The Flood
40. Alice In Chains - Would?
41. Pavement - Gold Soundz
42. Nas f/ AZ - Life’s A Bitch
43. My Bloody Valentine - Soon
44. Massive Attack - Angel
45. My Bloody Valentine - To Here Knows When
46. Yoko Takahashi - 残酷な天使のテーゼ/Zankoku na tenshi no thesis
47. Weezer - Say It Ain’t So
48. The Pharcyde - Runnin’
49. The Notorious BIG - Juicy
50. The Pharcyde - Passin’ Me By
51. OutKast - SpottieOttieDopaliscious
52. Radiohead - Fake Plastic Trees
53. A Tribe Called Quest - Electric Relaxation
54. A Tribe Called Quest - Award Tour
55. Nine Inch Nails - Hurt
56. Elliott Smith - Speed Trials
57. A Tribe Called Quest - Jazz (We’ve Got)
58. OutKast - ATLiens
59. bôa - Duvet
60. Ween - Ocean Man
61. Sonic Youth - The Diamond Sea
62. Mobb Deep - Survival Of The Fittest
63. Ride - Vapour Trail
64. Oasis - Live Forever
65. Portishead - Sour Times
66. Nirvana - Heart-Shaped Box
67. The Flaming Lips - Race For The Prize
68. Wu-Tang Clan - Protect Ya Neck
69. OutKast - Da Art Of Storytellin’ (Part 1)
70. Manic Street Preachers - Motorcycle Emptiness
71. Camp Lo - Luchini aka (This Is It)
72. Underworld - Born Slippy NUXX
73. Bjork - Venus As A Boy
74. Foo Fighters - Everlong
75. Bjork - Hunter
76. Nirvana - Smells Like Teen Spirit
77. Fishmans - Yurameki In The Air/ゆらめき In The Air
78. Megadeth - Holy Wars/The Punishment Due
79. Belle And Sebastian - Like Dylan In The Movies
80. Ride - Leave Them All Behind
81. Elliott Smith - Ballad Of Big Nothing
82. Boards Of Canada - Telephasic Workshop
83. Cocteau Twins - Iceblink Luck
84. Radiohead - Lucky
85. Dr Dre f/ Snoop Dogg - Nuthin’ But A “G” Thang
86. Type O Negative - Love You To Death
87. GZA - Shadowboxin’
88. Stardust - Music Sounds Better With You
89. Pulp - Babies
90. Pavement - Range Life
91. Pulp - Disco 2000
92. Slowdive - Catch The Breeze
93. Nine Inch Nails - Closer
94. REM - Nightswimming
95. The Smashing Pumpkins - Today
96. Modest Mouse - Broke
97. Blur - The Universal
98. Elliott Smith - Needle In The Hay
99. Nirvana - All Apologies
100. The Smashing Pumpkins - Tonight, Tonight
A few notes on the song selection:
- The RYM charts update weekly. However, this is the final list and no changes in the songs during the submissions process will be reflected in this rankdown. So if something you really like ends up in the top 100 after I posted the thread, unfortunately you're just going to have to deal with it not being here.
- These are the 1990s singles that are on the overall chart. If you run a search specifically for Top Singles of the 1990s, it brings up 2 more singles that aren't on the all-time chart for some reason. If RYM is going to stick with this stupid esoteric-overall split I might as well stay faithful to it.
- I removed Pictures Of You by The Cure, Debaser by Pixies, I Wanna Be Adored and I Am The Resurrection by The Stone Roses, and Falling by Julee Cruise because they are all from 1989 albums. I also removed What Does Your Soul Look Like by DJ Shadow because it's a full 4-song, 33 minute EP. It's not a single, RYM mods = dumb.
{list without numbers}
My Bloody Valentine - When You Sleep
Radiohead - Let Down
Radiohead - Paranoid Android
Mobb Deep - Shook Ones Pt II
Cocteau Twins - Heaven Or Las Vegas
Slowdive - Alison
Bjork - Joga
Depeche Mode - Enjoy The Silence
My Bloody Valentine - Only Shallow
Wu-Tang Clan - CREAM (Cash Rules Everything Around Me)
Angelo Badalamenti - Twin Peaks Theme
Fishmans - Night Cruising/ナイトクルージング
Bjork - Hyperballad
Portishead - Glory Box
Radiohead - No Surprises
DJ Shadow - Midnight In A Perfect World
Deftones - Be Quiet And Drive (Far Away)
Spiritualized - Ladies And Gentlemen We Are Floating In Space
Massive Attack - Teardrop
Pete Rock & CL Smooth - They Reminisce Over You (TROY)
Radiohead - Karma Police
Mazzy Star - Fade Into You
Geto Boys - Mind Playing Tricks On Me
The Smashing Pumpkins - 1979
Massive Attack - Unfinished Sympathy
Neutral Milk Hotel - Holland, 1945
Bjork - Bachelorette
Nas - The World Is Yours
Radiohead - Street Spirit (Fade Out)
Radiohead - Airbag
Pulp - Common People
Elliott Smith - Waltz #2 (XO)
Talk Talk - New Grass
Souls Of Mischief - 93 ‘Til Infinity
Ice Cube - It Was A Good Day
Sigur Rós - Svefn-g-englar
Nas - It Ain’t Hard To Tell
Bjork - All Is Full Of Love
Talk Talk - After The Flood
Alice In Chains - Would?
Pavement - Gold Soundz
Nas f/ AZ - Life’s A Bitch
My Bloody Valentine - Soon
Massive Attack - Angel
My Bloody Valentine - To Here Knows When
Yoko Takahashi - 残酷な天使のテーゼ/Zankoku na tenshi no thesis
Weezer - Say It Ain’t So
The Pharcyde - Runnin’
The Notorious BIG - Juicy
The Pharcyde - Passin’ Me By
OutKast - SpottieOttieDopaliscious
Radiohead - Fake Plastic Trees
A Tribe Called Quest - Electric Relaxation
A Tribe Called Quest - Award Tour
Nine Inch Nails - Hurt
Elliott Smith - Speed Trials
A Tribe Called Quest - Jazz (We’ve Got)
OutKast - ATLiens
bôa - Duvet
Ween - Ocean Man
Sonic Youth - The Diamond Sea
Mobb Deep - Survival Of The Fittest
Ride - Vapour Trail
Oasis - Live Forever
Portishead - Sour Times
Nirvana - Heart-Shaped Box
The Flaming Lips - Race For The Prize
Wu-Tang Clan - Protect Ya Neck
OutKast - Da Art Of Storytellin’ (Part 1)
Manic Street Preachers - Motorcycle Emptiness
Camp Lo - Luchini aka (This Is It)
Underworld - Born Slippy NUXX
Bjork - Venus As A Boy
Foo Fighters - Everlong
Bjork - Hunter
Nirvana - Smells Like Teen Spirit
Fishmans - Yurameki In The Air/ゆらめき In The Air
Megadeth - Holy Wars/The Punishment Due
Belle And Sebastian - Like Dylan In The Movies
Ride - Leave Them All Behind
Elliott Smith - Ballad Of Big Nothing
Boards Of Canada - Telephasic Workshop
Cocteau Twins - Iceblink Luck
Radiohead - Lucky
Dr Dre f/ Snoop Dogg - Nuthin’ But A “G” Thang
Type O Negative - Love You To Death
GZA - Shadowboxin’
Stardust - Music Sounds Better With You
Pulp - Babies
Pavement - Range Life
Pulp - Disco 2000
Slowdive - Catch The Breeze
Nine Inch Nails - Closer
REM - Nightswimming
The Smashing Pumpkins - Today
Modest Mouse - Broke
Blur - The Universal
Elliott Smith - Needle In The Hay
Nirvana - All Apologies
The Smashing Pumpkins - Tonight, Tonight
My Bloody Valentine - When You Sleep
Radiohead - Let Down
Radiohead - Paranoid Android
Mobb Deep - Shook Ones Pt II
Cocteau Twins - Heaven Or Las Vegas
Slowdive - Alison
Bjork - Joga
Depeche Mode - Enjoy The Silence
My Bloody Valentine - Only Shallow
Wu-Tang Clan - CREAM (Cash Rules Everything Around Me)
Angelo Badalamenti - Twin Peaks Theme
Fishmans - Night Cruising/ナイトクルージング
Bjork - Hyperballad
Portishead - Glory Box
Radiohead - No Surprises
DJ Shadow - Midnight In A Perfect World
Deftones - Be Quiet And Drive (Far Away)
Spiritualized - Ladies And Gentlemen We Are Floating In Space
Massive Attack - Teardrop
Pete Rock & CL Smooth - They Reminisce Over You (TROY)
Radiohead - Karma Police
Mazzy Star - Fade Into You
Geto Boys - Mind Playing Tricks On Me
The Smashing Pumpkins - 1979
Massive Attack - Unfinished Sympathy
Neutral Milk Hotel - Holland, 1945
Bjork - Bachelorette
Nas - The World Is Yours
Radiohead - Street Spirit (Fade Out)
Radiohead - Airbag
Pulp - Common People
Elliott Smith - Waltz #2 (XO)
Talk Talk - New Grass
Souls Of Mischief - 93 ‘Til Infinity
Ice Cube - It Was A Good Day
Sigur Rós - Svefn-g-englar
Nas - It Ain’t Hard To Tell
Bjork - All Is Full Of Love
Talk Talk - After The Flood
Alice In Chains - Would?
Pavement - Gold Soundz
Nas f/ AZ - Life’s A Bitch
My Bloody Valentine - Soon
Massive Attack - Angel
My Bloody Valentine - To Here Knows When
Yoko Takahashi - 残酷な天使のテーゼ/Zankoku na tenshi no thesis
Weezer - Say It Ain’t So
The Pharcyde - Runnin’
The Notorious BIG - Juicy
The Pharcyde - Passin’ Me By
OutKast - SpottieOttieDopaliscious
Radiohead - Fake Plastic Trees
A Tribe Called Quest - Electric Relaxation
A Tribe Called Quest - Award Tour
Nine Inch Nails - Hurt
Elliott Smith - Speed Trials
A Tribe Called Quest - Jazz (We’ve Got)
OutKast - ATLiens
bôa - Duvet
Ween - Ocean Man
Sonic Youth - The Diamond Sea
Mobb Deep - Survival Of The Fittest
Ride - Vapour Trail
Oasis - Live Forever
Portishead - Sour Times
Nirvana - Heart-Shaped Box
The Flaming Lips - Race For The Prize
Wu-Tang Clan - Protect Ya Neck
OutKast - Da Art Of Storytellin’ (Part 1)
Manic Street Preachers - Motorcycle Emptiness
Camp Lo - Luchini aka (This Is It)
Underworld - Born Slippy NUXX
Bjork - Venus As A Boy
Foo Fighters - Everlong
Bjork - Hunter
Nirvana - Smells Like Teen Spirit
Fishmans - Yurameki In The Air/ゆらめき In The Air
Megadeth - Holy Wars/The Punishment Due
Belle And Sebastian - Like Dylan In The Movies
Ride - Leave Them All Behind
Elliott Smith - Ballad Of Big Nothing
Boards Of Canada - Telephasic Workshop
Cocteau Twins - Iceblink Luck
Radiohead - Lucky
Dr Dre f/ Snoop Dogg - Nuthin’ But A “G” Thang
Type O Negative - Love You To Death
GZA - Shadowboxin’
Stardust - Music Sounds Better With You
Pulp - Babies
Pavement - Range Life
Pulp - Disco 2000
Slowdive - Catch The Breeze
Nine Inch Nails - Closer
REM - Nightswimming
The Smashing Pumpkins - Today
Modest Mouse - Broke
Blur - The Universal
Elliott Smith - Needle In The Hay
Nirvana - All Apologies
The Smashing Pumpkins - Tonight, Tonight
participants:
rom
tanooki
singingrulebritannia
filthy
Trilogy
willapted33
wheatsquares33
matthew lam
peacebone
razorshark
BB🌕
aerodynamite
dremolus - solarpunk
rekwiem
rowellfarm490
Sambalada
MoD
Troy
Gonza'90
fearlessarrow
ramona wants sleep
Red
samo🦕
alexcuse
Willow Rinadoobee Breakfast
born
anthony11554
Lordef†ones
Daryl the Beryl