U.S. Alternative Scene 10 years ago

[galvanize]

It still looks a bit Hot AC-ish but it's not really as bad as when the Alternative chart started to get all heavy around 2001-2002.

And Push It was the soundtrack to most American teenagers during that time whether they want to admit it or not.

Radio & Records Alternative Chart Top 20 6/12/98:

1 1 Closing Time Semisonic 14
2 2 Iris Goo Goo Dolls 9
3 3 Ava Adore Smashing Pumpkins 5
4 5 Shimmer Fuel 13
5 6 Push It Garbage 10
6 4 The Way Fastball 16
7 8 Flagpole Sitta Harvey Danger 8
8 7 Don't Drink The Water Dave Matthews Band 10
9 10 Heroes Wallflowers 7
10 9 Wishlist Pearl Jam 11
11 13 Inside Out Eve 6 4
12 12 Jump Right In Urge 6
13 11 I Will Buy You A New Life Everclear 19
14 14 Spark Tori Amos 8
15 16 Redundant Green Day 6
16 18 Lucky Man Verve 4
17 19 Saint Joe On The School Bus Marcy Playground 2
18 15 Real World Matchbox 20 9
19 17 What I Didn't Know Athenaeum 5
20 - Song For The Dumped Ben Folds Five 1

MTV's 120 Minutes Video Block Playlist June 14, 1998

Source for this playlist: Phillip I.
Host: Matt
Tibetan Freedom Concert 1998

Beastie Boys - Intergalactic
Barenaked Ladies - One Week
-Tibetan Movie Footage-
Bjork - Hunter
-Tibetan Movie Footage-
Radiohead - High & Dry
Prodigy - Serial Thrilla
-Tibetan Movie Footage-
Sean Lennon - Home
Wink - Simple Man
- Tibetan Performances ‘96-

Pulp - This Is Hardcore
Cornershop - Brimful of Asha (Norman Cook Remix)
Buffalo Daughter - Great Five Lakes
-Tibetan Movie Footage-
Live - Lakini’s Juice
Pitchshifter - Genius
-Tibetan Performances ‘97-
-Tibetan Movie Footage-
Sonic Youth - Sunday
Ben Folds Five - Song for the Dumped
-Tibet Movie Footage-
Morcheeba - Let Me See
-End- Beastie Boys- Sureshot (Live)

[oscillations.]

The 120 Minutes list is grand.

[johnnywest]

I forgot about "Spark" by Tori Amos. That was a good one, but not her best.

[3970]

Definitely very Hot a/c ISH to me. Alternative is very different back then, a lot of those were big pop hits. Nowdays, pop is pop and alternative is not.

[unicorns]

Jun 9, 2008 12:05:15 GMT -5 @galvanize said:

1 1 Closing Time Semisonic 14
2 2 Iris Goo Goo Dolls 9
3 3 Ava Adore Smashing Pumpkins 5
4 5 Shimmer Fuel 13
5 6 Push It Garbage 10
6 4 The Way Fastball 16
7 8 Flagpole Sitta Harvey Danger 8
9 10 Heroes Wallflowers 7
10 9 Wishlist Pearl Jam 11
11 13 Inside Out Eve 6 4
13 11 I Will Buy You A New Life Everclear 19
14 14 Spark Tori Amos 8
15 16 Redundant Green Day 6
18 15 Real World Matchbox 20 9

Wow, what a kickass chart back then! It's a shame alternative isn't that good anymore. :( Iris, Closing Time, Shimmer, Spark, The Way, Real World, & Push It are my favorite songs there.