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CFNY Top 1002 Songs of All-Time

RockLists has 2 editions of the CFNY Top 1002 Songs of All-Time, from 1991 to 1999. Across all of them, the most successful song is “How Soon is Now?” by The Smiths, which appears in 2 editions.

2editions
1991–1999years
2different #1s

Every edition and its number one

YearCountdownNumber oneSize
1991 Top 1002 Songs of All-Time (1991 Edition) How Soon is Now?The Smiths 1,002
1999 Top 1002 Songs of All-Time (November 1999) Smells Like Teen SpiritNirvana 1,002

How the top songs moved between editions

Each song’s position in every edition. A dash means it did not appear.

#Song'91'99
1 How Soon is Now?The Smiths 1 2
2 Tainted LoveSoft Cell 2 8
3 She Sells SanctuaryThe Cult 6 7
4 Bizarre Love TriangleNew Order 7 22
5 Love Will Tear Us ApartJoy Division 4 30
6 Add It UpViolent Femmes 10 24
7 Bela Lugosi's DeadBauhaus 3 41
8 New Orleans Is SinkingThe Tragically Hip 45 6
9 Just Like HeavenThe Cure 19 45
10 With or Without YouU2 59 11
11 It's My LifeTalk Talk 18 53
12 Losing My ReligionR.E.M. 65 9
13 Just Can't Get EnoughDepeche Mode 9 68
14 RoxanneThe Police 58 26
15 Pride (In the Name of Love)U2 83 4
16 Should I Stay or Should I Go?The Clash 76 27
17 Don't You (Forget About Me)Simple Minds 71 36
18 StrangeloveDepeche Mode 17 94
19 I Wanna Be SedatedThe Ramones 70 51
20 Mirror in the BathroomThe English Beat 38 84
21 New Year's DayU2 72 52
22 Forever YoungAlphaville 8 119
23 The Whole of the MoonThe Waterboys 102 33
24 Solsbury HillPeter Gabriel 73 66
25 I Melt With YouModern English 16 125
26 Close to MeThe Cure 36 108
27 Red Red WineUB40 43 101
28 Head Like a HoleNine Inch Nails 33 120
29 Rock the CasbahThe Clash 75 78
30 I Will FollowU2 137 18
31 The Killing MoonEcho and the Bunnymen 64 96
32 Everyday Is Like SundayMorrissey 37 129
33 Rock LobsterThe B-52's 20 148
34 Been Caught StealingJane's Addiction 107 62
35 PerfectThe The 68 112
36 Right Here, Right NowJesus Jones 93 91
37 Go!Tones on Tail 35 150
38 Once in a LifetimeTalking Heads 172 16
39 London CallingThe Clash 23 170
40 Fools GoldThe Stone Roses 15 183
41 Bigmouth Strikes AgainThe Smiths 99 102
42 Space OddityDavid Bowie 121 88
43 Every Breath You TakeThe Police 98 117
44 Games Without FrontiersPeter Gabriel 207 20
45 Where the Streets Have No NameU2 160 67
46 BadU2 39 191
47 The Power of LoveFrankie Goes to Hollywood 48 184
48 Blow At High DoughThe Tragically Hip 226 13
49 First-last-for EverythingEndgames 53 190
50 Love Like BloodKilling Joke 108 136
51 Pale ShelterTears for Fears 143 105
52 This Charming ManThe Smiths 105 155
53 Nothing Compares 2 USinéad O'Connor 133 135
54 RelaxFrankie Goes to Hollywood 155 126
55 A Message To You RudyThe Specials 111 177
56 Love SongThe Cure 57 235
57 Everyday is HalloweenMinistry 22 273
58 Nova HeartSpoons 126 169
59 Love Removal MachineThe Cult 258 40
60 God Save the QueenThe Sex Pistols 94 207