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Y100 Top 300 Songs of the '90s (September 2000)

The countdown of the '90s (September 2000) from Y100 in Philadelphia, PA ranks 100 songs, with “Smells Like Teen Spirit” by Nirvana at number one. The list features 60 different artists; Pearl Jam has the most entries with seven songs. Only the top 100 positions of this countdown were recorded.

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# Song ListsBest
1 Smells Like Teen Spirit Nirvana 231 #1
2 Alive Pearl Jam 202 #1
3 Loser Beck 125 #2
4 Intergalactic Beastie Boys 93 #1
5 What Would You Say Dave Matthews Band 51 #4
6 Come Out and Play The Offspring 97 #2
7 Under the Bridge Red Hot Chili Peppers 204 #1
8 Been Caught Stealing Jane's Addiction 112 #1
9 Jeremy Pearl Jam 187 #1
10 You Oughta Know Alanis Morissette 69 #2
11 Today The Smashing Pumpkins 108 #2
12 Closer Nine Inch Nails 109 #1
13 Lightning Crashes Live 110 #1
14 Sabotage Beastie Boys 111 #3
15 Good Riddance (Time of Your Life) Green Day 92 #2
16 Come As You Are Nirvana 175 #1
17 Give It Away Red Hot Chili Peppers 115 #3
18 Black Pearl Jam 179 #1
19 What I Got Sublime 106 #1
20 Where It's At Beck 85 #2
21 Longview Green Day 113 #1
22 Daughter Pearl Jam 132 #1
23 Crash Into Me Dave Matthews Band 70 #4
24 Plush Stone Temple Pilots 135 #1
25 Iris Goo Goo Dolls 50 #1
26 Machinehead Bush 78 #1
27 Walkin' On The Sun Smash Mouth 50 #1
28 Celebrity Skin Hole 54 #4
29 Semi-Charmed Life Third Eye Blind 63 #1
30 Possession Sarah McLachlan 40 #24
31 Santa Monica Everclear 90 #3
32 Losing My Religion R.E.M. 173 #1
33 In Bloom Nirvana 117 #5
34 What It's Like Everlast 81 #2
35 Scar Tissue Red Hot Chili Peppers 104 #2
36 1979 The Smashing Pumpkins 115 #2
37 Buddy Holly Weezer 97 #2
38 Creep Radiohead 158 #1
39 One Week Barenaked Ladies 46 #3
40 Name Goo Goo Dolls 42 #2
41 Interstate Love Song Stone Temple Pilots 135 #3
42 Are You Gonna Go My Way Lenny Kravitz 100 #3
43 Glycerine Bush 118 #1
44 Mysterious Ways U2 135 #1
45 Better Man Pearl Jam 148 #2
46 Nookie Limp Bizkit 42 #1
47 The Distance Cake 91 #1
48 6th Avenue Heartache The Wallflowers 26 #18
49 Basket Case Green Day 120 #1
50 Even Flow Pearl Jam 145 #2
51 Mr. Jones Counting Crows 96 #4
52 Song 2 Blur 124 #1
53 When I Come Around Green Day 119 #2
54 Shimmer Fuel 46 #1
55 All-Star Smash Mouth 23 #9
56 Strong Enough Sheryl Crow 17 #56
57 I Alone Live 97 #4
58 Santeria Sublime 92 #1
59 Wonderwall Oasis 142 #1
60 Just A Girl No Doubt 78 #2
61 All Mixed Up 311 64 #10
62 The Impression That I Get The Mighty Mighty Bosstones 70 #1
63 Dreams The Cranberries 67 #2
64 Yellow Ledbetter Pearl Jam 117 #2
65 Jump Around House of Pain 35 #3
66 Run-Around Blues Traveler 50 #5
67 Fly Sugar Ray 41 #1
68 Self-Esteem The Offspring 110 #1
69 Sex and Candy Marcy Playground 88 #3
70 What's My Age Again? blink-182 73 #1
71 Vasoline Stone Temple Pilots 100 #3
72 Crush Dave Matthews Band 40 #19
73 Praise You Fatboy Slim 74 #1
74 Epic Faith No More 109 #6
75 Low Cracker 88 #9
76 Doll Parts Hole 57 #2
77 Slide Goo Goo Dolls 38 #23
78 Everything to Everyone Everclear 59 #8
79 Shine Collective Soul 85 #24
80 But Anyway Blues Traveler 24 #44
81 The Old Apartment Barenaked Ladies 10 #27
82 One U2 172 #1
83 Flagpole Sitta Harvey Danger 75 #1
84 Bawitdaba Kid Rock 44 #1
85 Friday I'm in Love The Cure 77 #1
86 Karma Police Radiohead 125 #2
87 All Apologies Nirvana 145 #2
88 My Own Worst Enemy Lit 64 #1
89 No Rain Blind Melon 109 #2
90 Who Will Save Your Soul Jewel 20 #18
91 Fly Away Lenny Kravitz 93 #6
92 Bitter Sweet Symphony The Verve 113 #1
93 I Will Buy You a New Life Everclear 54 #4
94 Criminal Fiona Apple 47 #8
95 Selling The Drama Live 54 #1
96 Laid James 72 #1
97 Spiderwebs No Doubt 56 #3
98 Champagne Supernova Oasis 91 #11
99 Big Me Foo Fighters 48 #14
100 Soul to Squeeze Red Hot Chili Peppers 81 #9

Only the top 100 positions of this countdown were recorded.

About this countdown

Y100 Top 300 Songs of the '90s (September 2000) was broadcast by Y100 (Philadelphia, PA) in September 2000. 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 Tom Neri. Thank you!

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