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WLIR Top 300 Songs of All-Time (December 1999)

The all-time countdown (December 1999) from WLIR / WDRE in Long Island, NY ranks 300 songs, with “Forever Young” by Alphaville at number one. The list features 174 different artists; The Cure has the most entries with eleven songs.

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1 Forever Young Alphaville 19 #1
2 How Soon is Now? The Smiths 85 #1
3 Smells Like Teen Spirit Nirvana 134 #1
4 Pride (In the Name of Love) U2 83 #1
5 Just Like Heaven The Cure 82 #1
6 I Wanna Be Sedated The Ramones 81 #1
7 Blister in the Sun Violent Femmes 78 #1
8 Bizarre Love Triangle New Order 76 #1
9 Just Can't Get Enough Depeche Mode 59 #2
10 The One I Love R.E.M. 91 #5
11 Don't You (Forget About Me) Simple Minds 79 #1
12 Train in Vain The Clash 68 #10
13 Alive Pearl Jam 119 #1
14 Fight for Your Right to Party Beastie Boys 22 #1
15 Rock Lobster The B-52's 71 #5
16 I Melt With You Modern English 71 #2
17 A Little Respect Erasure 41 #4
18 Plush Stone Temple Pilots 59 #1
19 Laid James 59 #1
20 Come On Eileen Dexy's Midnight Runners 55 #5
21 Roxanne The Police 82 #10
22 One Way or Another Blondie 52 #22
23 West End Girls Pet Shop Boys 42 #11
24 Once in a Lifetime Talking Heads 72 #9
25 Love Will Tear Us Apart Joy Division 120 #1
26 Tainted Love Soft Cell 64 #1
27 1979 The Smashing Pumpkins 70 #2
28 Tempted Squeeze 71 #21
29 Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This) Eurythmics 53 #27
30 Losing My Religion R.E.M. 115 #1
31 Wild Horses The Sundays 9 #31
32 Jane Says Jane's Addiction 70 #2
33 Dear God XTC 76 #1
34 Strangelove Depeche Mode 58 #2
35 Every Breath You Take The Police 56 #3
36 Rock This Town The Stray Cats 30 #6
37 Loser Beck 77 #2
38 Beds are Burning Midnight Oil 80 #3
39 Wonderwall Oasis 104 #1
40 What I Got Sublime 63 #1
41 With or Without You U2 123 #3
42 I Love Rock-N-Roll Joan Jett 15 #21
43 Dancing With Myself Billy Idol 47 #18
44 Pump It Up Elvis Costello & the Attractions 43 #24
45 Under the Bridge Red Hot Chili Peppers 117 #1
46 Praise You Fatboy Slim 53 #1
47 Oh L'Amour Erasure 27 #3
48 Enjoy the Silence Depeche Mode 88 #2
49 Don't Go Yaz 27 #37
50 Hungry Like the Wolf Duran Duran 53 #22
51 Just A Girl No Doubt 54 #2
52 The Promise When in Rome 21 #11
53 Suedehead Morrissey 51 #4
54 In Your Eyes Peter Gabriel 66 #10
55 Synchronicity II The Police 38 #15
56 Whip It Devo 64 #1
57 Selling The Drama Live 37 #1
58 Sweet Surrender Sarah McLachlan 19 #19
59 Love Song The Cure 62 #1
60 Blue Monday New Order 82 #1
61 Whisper to a Scream Icicle Works 16 #59
62 Been Caught Stealing Jane's Addiction 73 #1
63 Personal Jesus Depeche Mode 69 #4
64 Unbelievable EMF 50 #2
65 Burning Down the House Talking Heads 83 #8
66 Bad U2 59 #5
67 She Sells Sanctuary The Cult 67 #4
68 Creep Radiohead 111 #1
69 What Do All the People Know Monroes 7 #69
70 Bigmouth Strikes Again The Smiths 60 #3
71 Relax Frankie Goes to Hollywood 55 #1
72 Come As You Are Nirvana 97 #1
73 What Would You Say Dave Matthews Band 37 #5
74 Should I Stay or Should I Go? The Clash 86 #8
75 It's the End of the World as We Know It (And I Feel Fine) R.E.M. 69 #2
76 Wrong Way Sublime 47 #1
77 Sunday Bloody Sunday U2 116 #2
78 Lips Like Sugar Echo and the Bunnymen 60 #2
79 Rockaway Beach The Ramones 24 #67
80 Semi-Charmed Life Third Eye Blind 28 #1
81 Jeremy Pearl Jam 104 #2
82 The Reflex Duran Duran 15 #22
83 Why Can't I Be You? The Cure 54 #1
84 Big Me Foo Fighters 32 #14
85 Live Forever Oasis 43 #4
86 Route 66 Depeche Mode 50 #1
87 Alison Elvis Costello 49 #3
88 Rock the Casbah The Clash 87 #1
89 Lovefool The Cardigans 26 #14
90 Pulling Mussels (From The Shell) Squeeze 29 #55
91 This Charming Man The Smiths 43 #2
92 If You Leave Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark 36 #14
93 Need You Tonight INXS 52 #5
94 I Ran A Flock of Seagulls 32 #32
95 I Will Follow U2 69 #9
96 Black Pearl Jam 101 #1
97 Naked Eye Luscious Jackson 35 #15
98 I Wanted to Tell Her Ministry 1 #98
99 In Between Days The Cure 72 #3
100 Iris Goo Goo Dolls 30 #2
101 Brass Monkey Beastie Boys 31 #2
102 Karma Chameleon Culture Club 10 #11
103 Man on the Moon R.E.M. 44 #24
104 Walking on the Sun Smash Mouth 7 #3
105 Interstate Love Song Stone Temple Pilots 63 #5
106 London Calling The Clash 88 #1
107 I Got You Split Enz 45 #41
108 All Apologies Nirvana 69 #2
109 Our House Madness 58 #15
110 Time of Your Life Green Day 3 #59
111 Love Shack The B-52's 61 #1
112 Even Flow Pearl Jam 74 #5
113 Blasphemous Rumours Depeche Mode 32 #1
114 You Oughta Know Alanis Morissette 46 #2
115 Tubthumping Chumbawamba 34 #3
116 What I Like About You The Romantics 39 #16
117 Drive The Cars 20 #50
118 Solsbury Hill Peter Gabriel 60 #9
119 Situation Yaz 44 #8
120 Crash Into Me Dave Matthews Band 46 #4
121 Two Hearts Beat As One U2 40 #19
122 There is a Light That Never Goes Out The Smiths 77 #1
123 Is She Really Going Out With Him? Joe Jackson 36 #39
124 Everybody Wants to Rule the World Tears for Fears 71 #9
125 Tom's Diner Suzanne Vega 17 #24
126 Jammin' Bob Marley 36 #2
127 I Want Candy Bow Wow Wow 49 #60
128 Black Hole Sun Soundgarden 75 #2
129 Brass in Pocket The Pretenders 54 #30
130 Tonight, Tonight The Smashing Pumpkins 59 #5
131 Video Killed The Radio Star The Buggles 45 #42
132 People are People Depeche Mode 59 #11
133 Orange Crush R.E.M. 59 #1
134 Stray Cat Strut The Stray Cats 26 #53
135 Boys Don't Cry The Cure 73 #1
136 Building a Mystery Sarah McLachlan 25 #10
137 You Spin Me Round (Like a Record) Dead or Alive 30 #6
138 Safety Dance Men Without Hats 17 #47
139 Heroes David Bowie 93 #1
140 In a Big Country Big Country 63 #3
141 Right Here, Right Now Jesus Jones 49 #3
142 One U2 114 #1
143 Daughter Pearl Jam 65 #1
144 Voices Carry Til Tuesday 32 #28
145 Eyes Without A Face Billy Idol 29 #26
146 Linger The Cranberries 42 #3
147 Don't Dream It's Over Crowded House 47 #5
148 Rush Big Audio Dynamite II 40 #5
149 99 Red Balloons Nena 2 #143
150 Fly Sugar Ray 24 #1
151 Spirit In The Sky Dr. and the Medics 9 #151
152 Never Let Me Down Again Depeche Mode 51 #7
153 Devil Inside INXS 34 #42
154 Pictures of You The Cure 61 #4
155 Santeria Sublime 52 #4
156 Nothing Compares 2 U Sinéad O'Connor 47 #1
157 Life During Wartime Talking Heads 52 #64
158 What's The Frequency Kenneth? R.E.M. 44 #2
159 Dancing in Heaven Q-Feel 15 #73
160 What's My Age Again? blink-182 48 #1
161 Heaven Knows I'm Miserable Now The Smiths 7 #24
162 I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For U2 69 #16
163 Antmusic Adam & the Ants 33 #2
164 Today The Smashing Pumpkins 67 #2
165 True Faith New Order 69 #3
166 Mr. Jones Counting Crows 70 #4
167 Rio Duran Duran 39 #18
168 Supersonic Oasis 40 #30
169 Don't You Want Me The Human League 35 #5
170 Veronica Elvis Costello 29 #10
171 Let's Go to Bed The Cure 51 #9
172 Red Red Wine UB40 43 #1
173 Girls Beastie Boys 30 #6
174 All Mixed Up 311 42 #15
175 Ask The Smiths 47 #5
176 Counting Blue Cars Dishwalla 20 #1
177 Shiny Happy People R.E.M. 30 #8
178 Ironic Alanis Morissette 29 #20
179 Let Me Go Heaven 17 24 #31
180 We Got the Beat The Go-Go's 30 #3
181 Better Man Pearl Jam 71 #3
182 Shake It Up The Cars 8 #64
183 Do You Really Want to Hurt Me Culture Club 11 #11
184 Roam The B-52's 35 #22
185 Favorite Shirts Haircut 100 8 #74
186 Kiss Me Stephen 'Tin Tin' Duffy 19 #13
187 All-Star Smash Mouth 20 #9
188 There's No Other Way Blur 39 #20
189 Bitter Sweet Symphony The Verve 71 #1
190 Kiss Me on the Bus The Replacements 9 #190
191 A Question of Lust Depeche Mode 17 #2
192 One Step Beyond Madness 40 #4
193 Under the Milky Way The Church 66 #3
194 Things Can Only Get Better Howard Jones 17 #42
195 Don't Speak No Doubt 43 #3
196 Sledgehammer Peter Gabriel 58 #2
197 So. Central Rain R.E.M. 26 #7
198 The Lovecats The Cure 52 #2
199 Like the Weather 10,000 Maniacs 31 #15
200 Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic The Police 42 #22
201 New Sensation INXS 38 #6
202 Psycho Killer Talking Heads 71 #6
203 Let's Dance David Bowie 61 #6
204 Everyday Is Like Sunday Morrissey 47 #5
205 Alive and Kicking Simple Minds 42 #1
206 Wonderful Adam Ant 21 #52
207 Hold Me Now Thompson Twins 28 #10
208 Name Goo Goo Dolls 24 #2
209 Ball of Confusion Love and Rockets 39 #19
210 If You Love Somebody, Set Them Free Sting 6 #20
211 My Own Worst Enemy Lit 33 #1
212 Shout Tears for Fears 60 #5
213 Runaway Train Soul Asylum 56 #6
214 I Alone Live 56 #4
215 Shellshock New Order 21 #9
216 Girls on Film Duran Duran 46 #18
217 Sheena Is A Punk Rocker The Ramones 55 #46
218 The New Pollution Beck 38 #8
219 White Wedding Billy Idol 65 #7
220 Friday I'm in Love The Cure 57 #1
221 Hey Jealousy Gin Blossoms 32 #6
222 Good Better Than Ezra 33 #3
223 Love Plus One Haircut 100 22 #26
224 Cars Gary Numan 57 #11
225 Back on the Chain Gang The Pretenders 45 #43
226 The Rockafeller Skank Fatboy Slim 34 #10
227 Too Shy Kajagoogoo 13 #54
228 You Get What You Give The New Radicals 30 #3
229 Sex, Drugs, and Rock & Roll Ian Dury 1 #229
230 Steppin' Out Joe Jackson 17 #66
231 More Than This Roxy Music 38 #36
232 Can't Stand Losing You The Police 38 #49
233 Soul to Squeeze Red Hot Chili Peppers 38 #9
234 Cult of Personality Living Colour 47 #42
235 Sex (I'm a...) Berlin 36 #23
236 The Impression That I Get The Mighty Mighty Bosstones 48 #1
237 Rise Public Image Ltd. 41 #24
238 Who Can It Be Now? Men At Work 20 #36
239 Desire U2 50 #2
240 I Touch Myself The Divinyls 34 #12
241 Standing Outside a Broken Phone Booth With Money in My Hand Primitive Radio Gods 24 #8
242 Always on My Mind Pet Shop Boys 14 #7
243 Closer Nine Inch Nails 67 #1
244 Black Coffee in Bed Squeeze 44 #55
245 Kiss Them for Me Siouxsie and the Banshees 48 #3
246 Natural One Folk Implosion 42 #15
247 I Go Crazy Flesh for Lulu 22 #21
248 One Headlight The Wallflowers 36 #7
249 So Alive Love and Rockets 54 #1
250 Pets Porno for Pyros 40 #9
251 What It's Like Everlast 45 #2
252 Don't Look Back in Anger Oasis 56 #1
253 Ants Marching Dave Matthews Band 39 #25
254 Love Removal Machine The Cult 40 #13
255 Temptation New Order 19 #1
256 Heart of Glass Blondie 44 #14
257 Come Undone Duran Duran 22 #5
258 Anarchy in the U.K. The Sex Pistols 85 #1
259 I Beg Your Pardon Kon Kan 6 #13
260 Epic Faith No More 49 #11
261 The Great Commandment Camouflage 14 #10
262 Private Idaho The B-52's 51 #25
263 Mrs. Robinson The Lemonheads 44 #19
264 Fascination Street The Cure 43 #5
265 Time (Clock of the Heart) Culture Club 4 #265
266 Rain in the Summertime The Alarm 36 #19
267 Candy Everybody Wants 10,000 Maniacs 24 #20
268 Battle Flag Lo Fidelity All-Stars 38 #3
269 Ready To Go Republica 31 #26
270 Heartbreak Beat The Psychedelic Furs 34 #38
271 Never Say Never Romeo Void 53 #8
272 Everyday is Halloween Ministry 31 #6
273 Always Something There To Remind Me Naked Eyes 26 #70
274 Pop Muzik M 13 #81
275 Policy of Truth Depeche Mode 52 #2
276 Kids In America Kim Wilde 16 #133
277 Way Down Now World Party 24 #40
278 Starry Eyes The Records 3 #278
279 E=MC2 Big Audio Dynamite 28 #40
280 Sweet Jane Cowboy Junkies 43 #17
281 Cruel To Be Kind Nick Lowe 22 #281
282 Mysterious Ways U2 74 #2
283 Because The Night Patti Smith 32 #38
284 Are You Gonna Go My Way Lenny Kravitz 66 #3
285 Sowing the Seeds of Love Tears for Fears 27 #5
286 Something So Strong Crowded House 18 #286
287 Original Sin INXS 40 #19
288 I'm Free The Soup Dragons 42 #1
289 The Only One I Know The Charlatans 32 #6
290 Major Tom Peter Schilling 11 #55
291 This is Not a Love Song Public Image Ltd. 26 #12
292 Cornflake Girl Tori Amos 51 #16
293 Shock the Monkey Peter Gabriel 48 #21
294 Lust For Life Iggy Pop 67 #1
295 Kiss Me Sixpence None the Richer 5 #106
296 She Blinded Me With Science Thomas Dolby 53 #13
297 Blue Monday Orgy 31 #6
298 Close to Me The Cure 72 #11
299 Don't Let's Start They Might Be Giants 47 #39
300 We Close Our Eyes Go West 1 #300

About this countdown

WLIR Top 300 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) was broadcast by WLIR / WDRE (Long Island, NY) in December 1999. 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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