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Live 105 Top 105.3 Songs of 1990

The year-end countdown for 1990 from Live 105 in San Francisco, CA ranks 105 songs, with “I'm Free” by The Soup Dragons at number one. The list features 96 different artists; Depeche Mode has the most entries with four songs. Position 86 is missing from the source list.

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1 I'm Free The Soup Dragons 42 #1
2 Enjoy the Silence Depeche Mode 88 #2
3 Here's Where The Story Ends The Sundays 48 #3
4 Been Caught Stealing Jane's Addiction 73 #1
5 Hippychick Soho 24 #5
6 Don't Ask Me Public Image Ltd. 6 #6
7 Nothing Compares 2 U Sinéad O'Connor 47 #1
8 Only Tongue Can Tell The Trash Can Sinatras 7 #7
9 Pictures of You The Cure 61 #4
10 Blue Sky Mine Midnight Oil 36 #9
11 The Only One I Know The Charlatans 32 #6
12 Suicide Blonde INXS 17 #8
13 Candy Iggy Pop 29 #3
14 Tom's Diner DNA (Featuring Suzanne Vega) 22 #14
15 Cubic 808 State 2 #15
16 So Hard Pet Shop Boys 5 #16
17 I'll Be Your Chauffeur David J. 2 #17
18 Here I Am (Come and Take Me) UB40 17 #18
19 Shall We Take a Trip Northside 1 #19
20 Joey Concrete Blonde 43 #15
21 Getting Away With It Electronic 16 #21
22 Good Morning Britain Aztec Camera 11 #22
23 No Myth Michael Penn 27 #23
24 Istanbul (Not Constantinople) They Might Be Giants 24 #24
25 Sea of Sin Depeche Mode 3 #25
26 Ball and Chain Social Distortion 56 #2
27 That's Just The Way It is Baby The Rembrandts 1 #27
28 Wicked Game Chris Isaak 42 #7
29 God Tonight Real Life 4 #29
30 Cradle of Love Billy Idol 8 #19
31 Kool Thing Sonic Youth 31 #30
32 Jealous Gene Loves Jezebel 20 #13
33 Metropolis The Church 23 #33
34 Should She Cry Wire Train 1 #34
35 Loaded Primal Scream 8 #26
36 Cuts You Up Peter Murphy 51 #10
37 Head On The Jesus and Mary Chain 29 #21
38 World In My Eyes Depeche Mode 34 #5
39 Strawberry Fields Forever Candy Flip 5 #39
40 Show Me Your Soul Red Hot Chili Peppers 21 #40
41 Crystal Clear The Darling Buds 9 #41
42 Never Do That The Pretenders 3 #42
43 Living in Oblivion Anything Box 3 #43
44 Heart Like a Wheel The Human League 2 #44
45 Type (Everything Is Possible) Living Colour 1 #45
46 Gimme Hope Jo'anna Eddy Grant 3 #17
47 Stop! Jane's Addiction 46 #6
48 Room at the Top Adam Ant 6 #44
49 The Emperor's New Clothes Sinéad O'Connor 29 #12
50 Biting My Nails Renegade Soundwave 2 #50
51 Heaven or Las Vegas Cocteau Twins 24 #51
52 The Way You Do The Things You Do UB40 22 #20
53 Rollercoaster The Jesus and Mary Chain 1 #53
54 One Love The Stone Roses 6 #38
55 Step On Happy Mondays 38 #8
56 Who Wants To Be A Millionaire Thompson Twins 1 #56
57 Jealous of Youth The The 2 #57
58 Violence of Summer Duran Duran 3 #58
59 Nite And Day U2 1 #59
60 Slave Revenge 1 #60
61 Post Post Modern Man Devo 4 #49
62 Picadilly Palare Morrissey 1 #62
63 Policy of Truth Depeche Mode 52 #2
64 Head Like a Hole Nine Inch Nails 65 #1
65 Mr. Cab Driver Lenny Kravitz 18 #65
66 This Is How It Feels Inspiral Carpets 11 #35
67 World in Motion New Order 5 #21
68 What is Love Dee-Lite 3 #29
69 The King Is Half-Undressed Jellyfish 1 #69
70 Never Enough The Cure 24 #2
71 That's A Lie! Too Much Joy 18 #51
72 Das Omen Mysterious Art 1 #72
73 More Sisters of Mercy 24 #23
74 Butterfly on a Wheel Mission U.K. 4 #74
75 Faith Healing Ian McCulloch 1 #75
76 Onion Skin Boom Crash Opera 2 #36
77 Way Down Now World Party 24 #40
78 Hello The Beloved 5 #66
79 I Don't Know Why I Love You The House of Love 10 #10
80 Every Beat of My Heart The Railway Children 1 #80
81 Velouria The Pixies 17 #5
82 Purity New Model Army 1 #82
83 Fury Eyes The Creatures 4 #32
84 Sleep Alone The Wonderstuff 2 #84
85 She's On Drugs Jazz Butcher 1 #85
87 Dreamtime The Heart Throbs 2 #87
88 Groovy Train The Farm 20 #21
89 Got the Time Anthrax 3 #74
90 And You Strawberry Zots 1 #90
91 Flaming Sword The Lightning Seeds 1 #91
92 Smallville Bazooka Joe 1 #92
93 Merry Go Round The Replacements 21 #52
94 Staring at the Sun Ultra Vivid Scene 2 #94
95 Leave Me Alone The Cavedogs 1 #95
96 Fun To Be Had Nitzer Ebb 2 #96
97 Right Here, Right Now Jesus Jones 49 #3
98 Bikini Girls With Machine Guns The Cramps 5 #98
99 Tomorrow Never Knows Danielle Dax 2 #99
100 Hello, Hello, Hello, Hello, Hello (Petrol) Something Happens 1 #100
101 Hey Venus That Petrol Emotion 1 #101
102 This And That Michael Penn 2 #31
103 Places And Names The Family Cat 1 #103
104 Last Tree MC Buzz B 1 #104
105 Creep Mute Angst Envy 1 #105
105.3 Don Henley Must Die Mojo Nixon 8 #106

Position 86 is missing from the source list.

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Live 105 Top 105.3 Songs of 1990 was broadcast by Live 105 (San Francisco, CA). 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.

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