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CRNC Top 90.1 Songs of the '90s

The countdown of the '90s from CRNC 90.1 in Niagara / Toronto, ON ranks 91 songs, with “Smells Like Teen Spirit” by Nirvana at number one. The list features 64 different artists; The Tragically Hip has the most entries with five songs.

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# Song ListsBest
1 Smells Like Teen Spirit Nirvana 231 #1
2 Under the Bridge Red Hot Chili Peppers 204 #1
3 Losing My Religion R.E.M. 173 #1
4 Lightning Crashes Live 110 #1
5 Little Bones The Tragically Hip 9 #5
6 Naveed Our Lady Peace 8 #6
7 One U2 172 #1
8 Plush Stone Temple Pilots 135 #1
9 Time of Your Life (Good Riddance) Green Day 36 #1
10 Loser Beck 125 #2
11 Are You Gonna Go My Way Lenny Kravitz 100 #3
12 Disarm The Smashing Pumpkins 125 #3
13 Starseed Our Lady Peace 32 #13
14 Zombie The Cranberries 97 #1
15 Creep Radiohead 158 #1
16 Enjoy the Silence Depeche Mode 107 #2
17 Wonderwall Oasis 142 #1
18 Otherside Red Hot Chili Peppers 91 #1
19 Poets The Tragically Hip 23 #19
20 Undone (The Sweater Song) Weezer 71 #3
21 When I Come Around Green Day 119 #2
22 Man in the Box Alice In Chains 129 #3
23 Sabotage Beastie Boys 111 #3
24 Interstate Love Song Stone Temple Pilots 135 #3
25 Come Out and Play The Offspring 97 #2
26 Mysterious Ways U2 135 #1
27 Superman's Dead Our Lady Peace 49 #8
28 Everlong Foo Fighters 175 #1
29 One More Astronaut I Mother Earth 6 #29
30 Just A Girl No Doubt 78 #2
31 Laid James 72 #1
32 No Rain Blind Melon 109 #2
33 Hunger Strike Temple of the Dog 104 #7
34 One Man Army Our Lady Peace 9 #29
35 Bullet With Butterfly Wings The Smashing Pumpkins 104 #1
36 Even Flow Pearl Jam 145 #2
37 Heaven Coming Down The Tea Party 5 #32
38 Alive Pearl Jam 202 #1
39 Personal Jesus Depeche Mode 85 #4
40 Friday I'm in Love The Cure 77 #1
41 Grace, Too The Tragically Hip 5 #41
42 Black Hole Sun Soundgarden 154 #1
43 What It's Like Everlast 81 #2
44 Money City Maniacs Sloan 6 #33
45 Scar Tissue Red Hot Chili Peppers 104 #2
46 Head Like a Hole Nine Inch Nails 89 #1
47 Epic Faith No More 109 #6
48 Resurrection Moist 3 #48
49 Just Radiohead 26 #35
50 Only Happy When It Rains Garbage 69 #9
51 Apparitions The Matthew Good Band 5 #51
52 All Apologies Nirvana 145 #2
53 Doll Parts Hole 57 #2
54 1979 The Smashing Pumpkins 115 #2
55 50 Mission Cap The Tragically Hip 1 #55
56 American Woman Lenny Kravitz 33 #10
57 Give It Away Red Hot Chili Peppers 115 #3
58 Summertime In The Void I Mother Earth 2 #58
59 Lovefool The Cardigans 36 #14
60 Pets Porno for Pyros 47 #9
61 Machinehead Bush 78 #1
62 Gel Collective Soul 13 #59
63 The First Day of Spring The Gandarvha's 1 #63
64 Temptation The Tea Party 7 #44
65 In Bloom Nirvana 117 #5
66 Santeria Sublime 92 #1
67 Song 2 Blur 124 #1
68 Dammit blink-182 80 #1
69 Hello Time Bomb The Matthew Good Band 6 #35
70 Losing California Sloan 5 #33
71 Weezer Buddy Holly 1 #71
72 Been Caught Stealing Jane's Addiction 112 #1
73 Santa Monica Everclear 90 #3
74 That Song Big Wreck 5 #56
75 Stereo The Watchmen 3 #75
76 Shine Doughboys 4 #76
77 Cornflake Girl Tori Amos 65 #16
78 Champagne Supernova Oasis 91 #11
79 Building a Mystery Sarah McLachlan 36 #10
80 Cannonball The Breeders 78 #1
81 Better Man Pearl Jam 148 #2
82 Sparkle and Shine Econoline Crush 4 #82
83 Red Treble Charger 5 #83
84 Iris Goo Goo Dolls 50 #1
85 Brick Ben Folds Five 65 #6
86 You Oughta Know Alanis Morissette 69 #2
87 Bitter Sweet Symphony The Verve 113 #1
88 Courage The Tragically Hip 25 #42
89 Sex and Candy Marcy Playground 88 #3
90 Semi-Charmed Life Third Eye Blind 63 #1
90.1 Diggin' A Hole Big Sugar 4 #91

About this countdown

CRNC Top 90.1 Songs of the '90s was broadcast by CRNC 90.1 (Niagara / Toronto, ON). Positions are shown exactly as the station ranked them; artist and song names have been standardized so that every entry links to that song’s complete chart history across all stations. It counts toward the Alternative & Modern Rock rankings.

Contributed by Brendan Kelly. Thank you!

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