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“What Girls Want” by Material Issue
From the album Destination Universe (1992)
“What Girls Want” by Material Issue appears on 5 radio countdowns from 4 stations between 1992 and 2022. It was first released in 1992 on the album Destination Universe. Its best result is #67 on the CFNY Top 102 Songs of 1992. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #169 alternative song of 1992.
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"What Girls Want" gave Material Issue a top-ten entry on Billboard's Modern Rock Tracks chart. It came from Destination Universe, the band's second studio album, released on Mercury Records in 1992. Jim Ellison wrote it alone and sings lead as well as playing guitar, with Ted Ansani on bass and vocals and Mike Zelenko on drums.
The band made the album at Short Order Recorder in Zion, Illinois, with more time and money to throw at the production than before, and took a hand in producing it themselves. Then they hit the road behind it on the "Pop Against Recession Tour".
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
Indie & Adult Alternative
All Rock Formats
Year-end countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 97 | KROQ Los Angeles, CA | KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 1992 | 107 |
| 1992 | 97 | Q101 Chicago, IL | Q101 Top 101 Songs of 1992 | 101 |
| 1992 | 67 | CFNY 102.1 The Edge Toronto, ON | CFNY Top 102 Songs of 1992 | 102 |
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 200 | The Colorado Sound | The Colorado Sound Top 900 Songs of the '90s | 900 |
| 2022 | 857 | The Colorado Sound | The Colorado Sound Top 1055 Colorado Sound Songs of All Time | 1055 |
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