Every song that charted in 1991

Combined ranking of all 291 songs from the alternative rock year-end countdowns of 1991. ← Top 100 of 1991

#	Song	Strength	Lists	Best	#1s
1	Smells Like Teen Spirit Nirvana	552	6	#1	4
2	Losing My Religion R.E.M.	496	5	#1	2
3	Unbelievable EMF	385	4	#2	–
4	Kiss Them for Me Siouxsie and the Banshees	382	4	#3	–
5	Rush Big Audio Dynamite II	379	4	#5	–
6	Give It Away Red Hot Chili Peppers	369	4	#4	–
7	Sexuality Billy Bragg	366	6	#17	–
8	Mysterious Ways U2	356	4	#8	–
9	Get The Message Electronic	353	5	#7	–
10	Shiny Happy People R.E.M.	348	4	#8	–
11	3 Strange Days School of Fish	319	4	#9	–
12	Chorus Erasure	305	4	#8	–
13	The Fly U2	304	4	#10	–
14	The Globe Big Audio Dynamite II	300	4	#9	–
15	Crazy Seal	298	4	#6	–
16	Right Here, Right Now Jesus Jones	288	3	#3	–
17	There's No Other Way Blur	285	4	#20	–
18	See the Lights Simple Minds	259	4	#13	–
19	All Together Now The Farm	250	4	#19	–
20	I Touch Myself The Divinyls	247	3	#12	–
21	Valerie Loves Me Material Issue	241	4	#19	–
22	Monsters and Angels Voice of the Beehive	223	4	#27	–
23	There She Goes The La's	218	3	#16	–
24	It Won't Be Long Alison Moyet	217	3	#19	–
25	Love to Hate You Erasure	217	4	#21	–
26	Real, Real, Real Jesus Jones	210	3	#13	–
27	Groovy Train The Farm	209	3	#21	–
28	International Bright Young Thing Jesus Jones	206	4	#11	–
29	Radio Song R.E.M.	205	3	#10	–
30	American Music Violent Femmes	204	4	#14	–
31	Until She Comes The Psychedelic Furs	203	3	#13	–
32	So You Think You're in Love Robyn Hitchcock	195	3	#28	–
33	Jerry Was A Race Car Driver Primus	185	3	#26	–
34	All This Time Sting	182	3	#11	–
35	Planet of Sound The Pixies	181	3	#3	–
36	Sing Your Life Morrissey	178	3	#29	–
37	Pearl Chapterhouse	174	4	#33	–
38	Shadowtime Siouxsie and the Banshees	173	3	#27	–
39	Jesus Built My Hotrod Ministry	170	3	#17	–
40	Pandora's Box (It's a Long, Long Way) Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark	169	2	#14	–
41	That's Entertainment Morrissey	161	3	#31	–
42	Enter Sandman Metallica	160	2	#12	–
43	I'm Too Sexy Right Said Fred	157	3	#24	–
44	Feel Every Beat Electronic	156	3	#37	–
45	Rocket Man Kate Bush	144	3	#34	–
46	Caught In My Shadow The Wonderstuff	143	2	#30	–
47	Near Wild Heaven R.E.M.	143	3	#13	–
48	Sit Down James	139	2	#15	–
49	Wild Hearted Son The Cult	139	3	#33	–
50	Happy Ned's Atomic Dustbin	138	4	#22	–
51	Move Any Mountain The Shamen	138	2	#29	–
52	Star Sign Teenage Fanclub	137	2	#5	–
53	Walking Down Madison Kirsty MacColl	131	4	#57	–
54	Crush Story Too Much Joy	130	2	#14	–
55	Fall at Your Feet Crowded House	126	3	#12	–
56	Satisfied Squeeze	125	3	#18	–
57	Chocolate Cake Crowded House	121	2	#20	–
58	Human Nature Gary Clail	114	2	#36	–
59	Texarkana R.E.M.	113	2	#43	–
60	Sailing the Seven Seas Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark	110	2	#38	–
61	My Love Life Morrissey	107	2	#42	–
62	Tighten Up Electronic	107	3	#54	–
63	(Everything I Do) I Do It For You Bryan Adams	103	2	#8	–
64	Our Frank Morrissey	101	2	#30	–
65	Always On The Run Lenny Kravitz	100	2	#9	–
66	A Letter To Memphis The Pixies	99	2	#19	–
67	Dress PJ Harvey	98	1	#2	–
68	If I Had A Million Dollars Barenaked Ladies	98	1	#3	–
69	Calling Elvis Dire Straits	97	2	#10	–
70	It's Only Natural Crowded House	97	2	#35	–
71	Superman's Song Crash Test Dummies	97	1	#4	–
72	Shiny happy people R.E.M. & Kate Pierson	97	1	#2	–
73	Ten Little Girls Curve	96	1	#3	–
74	Caribbean Blue Enya	95	3	#42	–
75	More than Words Extreme	94	2	#4	–
76	Edinburgh Man The Fall	94	1	#4	–
77	Naked Rain This Picture	93	3	#38	–
78	Sing Your Life (Live) Morrissey	93	1	#9	–
79	Sadeness (Part 1) Enigma	91	2	#53	–
80	Take Five Northside	91	1	#10	–
81	The Concept Teenage Fanclub	90	1	#6	–
82	Political Spirit of the West	89	1	#11	–
83	Burn Black Hole	88	1	#7	–
84	Grey Cell Green Ned's Atomic Dustbin	88	2	#53	–
85	You And Your Sister This Mortal Coil	87	1	#5	–
86	Dalliance Wedding Present	86	1	#8	–
87	Bring the Noise Anthrax	86	3	#31	–
88	Head Like a Hole Nine Inch Nails	85	1	#15	–
89	A Lot Of Wind The Fall	84	1	#9	–
90	Here She Comes Motorcycle Boy	84	1	#18	–
91	Liefde voor muziek Raymond van het Groenewoud	83	1	#6	–
92	Sex On Wheelz My Life With The Thrill Kill Kult	82	3	#48	–
93	Teenage Whore Hole	82	1	#10	–
94	Mcdonald's Girl Barenaked Ladies	81	1	#18	–
95	Miss Freelove '69 Hoodoo Gurus	81	2	#44	–
96	Lieve kleine piranha Gorki	80	1	#7	–
97	Higher Than The Sun Primal Scream	80	1	#11	–
98	Little Bones The Tragically Hip	79	1	#20	–
99	Thinking of You Seven Red Seven	79	1	#23	–
100	Take 5 Northside	79	1	#24	–
101	Lies EMF	78	2	#44	–
102	Dare Wedding Present	78	1	#12	–
103	Kill Your Television Ned's Atomic Dustbin	77	1	#22	–
104	Some Fools Mess Gallon Drunk	76	1	#13	–
105	The Size of a Cow The Wonderstuff	75	1	#24	–
106	Fleshworld Wedding Present	74	1	#14	–
107	Reach the Rock Havana 3 A.M.	73	1	#29	–
108	How Much is Enough? The Fixx	72	1	#30	–
109	Black Metallic Catherine Wheel	72	1	#15	–
110	Allen's Got A New Hi-Fi LaTour	71	1	#27	–
111	Number One Dominator Top	71	1	#31	–
112	De-Luxe Lush	71	2	#46	–
113	One U2	71	2	#60	–
114	Bring the Noise Anthrax and Public Enemy	70	1	#28	–
115	The Sweater Meryn Cadell	70	1	#28	–
116	Vapour Trail Ride	70	1	#33	–
117	Drain You Nirvana	70	1	#16	–
118	B With U Transvision Vamp	70	1	#33	–
119	I Am Here The Grapes of Wrath	68	1	#30	–
120	Suzanne Moose	68	1	#17	–
121	Haven't Got A Clue Dramarama	67	1	#36	–
122	Don't you know The Scabs	67	1	#11	–
123	The Other Side of Summer Elvis Costello	66	4	#25	–
124	Handsome & Gretel Babes In Toyland	66	1	#18	–
125	Spiritual High Moodswings	66	1	#37	–
126	Finest Kiss The Boo Radleys	64	1	#19	–
127	In tranen Tröckener Kecks	63	1	#12	–
128	That Ain't Bad Ratcat	63	1	#40	–
129	Life Is A Highway Tom Cochrane	63	1	#35	–
130	Catch The Breeze Slowdive	62	1	#20	–
131	Drive That Fast The Kitchens of Distinction	62	1	#41	–
132	Cream Prince & the New Power Generation	62	1	#36	–
133	That Is Why Jellyfish	61	1	#43	–
134	Happy Shopper Foreheads In A Fishtank	60	1	#21	–
135	Red Hills Road Candy Flip	60	1	#43	–
136	Family Man Nitzer Ebb	59	2	#69	–
137	Siva The Smashing Pumpkins	58	3	#27	–
138	Been Caught Stealing Jane's Addiction	58	1	#39	–
139	Native Son The Judybats	58	1	#45	–
140	Rotterdam Wedding Present	58	1	#22	–
141	Under the Bridge Red Hot Chili Peppers	57	1	#40	–
142	Cerulean The Ocean Blue	57	1	#46	–
143	Future Love Paradise Seal	57	1	#47	–
144	Free Love Voice Farm	56	1	#47	–
145	Godlike KMFDM	56	1	#41	–
146	Good Morning, Captain Slint	56	1	#23	–
147	For What It's Worth The Candy Skins	55	1	#49	–
148	High Tension Line The Fall	54	1	#24	–
149	Long Haired Guys From England Too Much Joy	53	1	#51	–
150	Can You Dig It? The Mock Turtles	53	2	#75	–
151	Lithium Nirvana	52	1	#25	–
152	Blackwater Rain Tree Crow	52	1	#45	–
153	It Ain't Over Til It's Over Lenny Kravitz	51	1	#46	–
154	Stay Beautiful Manic Street Preachers	50	1	#53	–
155	Iedereen is van de wereld The Scene	50	1	#16	–
156	Movin On Up Primal Scream	48	2	#64	–
157	Supernaut 1,000 Homo DJ's	48	1	#48	–
158	Detonation Sisters of Mercy	48	1	#56	–
159	3 A.M. Eternal The KLF	47	1	#49	–
160	Highwire The Rolling Stones	47	1	#17	–
161	Wicked Game Chris Isaak	47	2	#18	–
162	Be My Yoko Ono Barenaked Ladies	46	1	#50	–
163	Auto Killer UK 70 Gwen Party	46	1	#28	–
164	Children EMF	46	1	#59	–
165	The Way You Are The Primitives	46	1	#58	–
166	The Path of Thorns (Terms) Sarah McLachlan	45	1	#51	–
167	You Woke Up My Neighborhood Billy Bragg	45	1	#51	–
168	Come As You Are Nirvana	45	1	#60	–
169	My Special Child Sinéad O'Connor	44	1	#52	–
170	Call My Name Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark	44	1	#61	–
171	Little Fluffy Clouds The Orb	43	2	#61	–
172	Down In It Nine Inch Nails	43	1	#62	–
173	Mad About You Sting	43	1	#53	–
174	Planet Love The Dylans	43	1	#61	–
175	Alive and Living Now Golden Palominos	43	2	#66	–
176	All I Need Is You Blue Train	42	1	#63	–
177	Catatonic Babes In Toyland	42	1	#30	–
178	Learning to Fly Tom Petty	42	1	#54	–
179	Sunless Saturday Fishbone	42	2	#72	–
180	Rhinoceros The Smashing Pumpkins	41	1	#64	–
181	Shining Star INXS	41	1	#55	–
182	In Yer Face 808 State	41	1	#55	–
183	Laugh My Head Off Babes In Toyland	40	1	#31	–
184	Suck My Kiss Red Hot Chili Peppers	40	1	#56	–
185	Alive Pearl Jam	39	2	#58	–
186	So and Slow It Grows Wir	39	1	#65	–
187	Ripple Jane's Addiction	38	1	#57	–
188	Hands Across The Ocean Mission U.K.	38	1	#66	–
189	Octopussy Wedding Present	38	1	#32	–
190	Bob's Yer Uncle Happy Mondays	38	2	#73	–
191	Top of the Pops The Smithereens	37	2	#23	–
192	Rock Steady International Beat	37	1	#67	–
193	Cream Prince	37	1	#20	–
194	Brian Wilson Barenaked Ladies	35	1	#60	–
195	The Soul Cages Sting	35	1	#71	–
196	Still Smiling I Start Counting	34	1	#70	–
197	Summer Babe Pavement	34	1	#34	–
198	Wrong School of Fish	34	1	#72	–
199	I Wanna Be Adored The Stone Roses	33	1	#21	–
200	Don't Cry Guns N Roses	33	1	#62	–
201	What Time Is Love? The KLF	33	1	#62	–
202	Which Way Should I Jump? The Milltown Brothers	32	1	#72	–
203	The War Against Intelligence The Fall	32	1	#35	–
204	Julie's Blanket Mary's Danish	31	2	#82	–
205	Groovin UB40	31	1	#75	–
206	Heaven (I Want You) Camouflage	30	1	#74	–
207	Like A Virgin Teenage Fanclub	30	1	#36	–
208	Size of A Cow The Wonderstuff	30	1	#76	–
209	Lift 808 State	30	1	#65	–
210	Only Love Can Break Your Heart St. Etienne	29	2	#80	–
211	To Here Knows When My Bloody Valentine	28	1	#37	–
212	Vote Elvis Popinjays	28	1	#77	–
213	D For Democracy Spirit of the West	27	1	#67	–
214	Ballerina Out of Control The Ocean Blue	27	1	#79	–
215	This is How It Feels Carter the Unstoppable Sex Machine	27	1	#78	–
216	Don't Be a Girl The Psychedelic Furs	26	1	#80	–
217	No Escape From Heaven Curve	26	1	#38	–
218	I Can't Sleep The La's	26	1	#79	–
219	Beautiful Love Julian Cope	25	1	#69	–
220	Jesus Christ Pose Soundgarden	25	1	#69	–
221	Stop! Jane's Addiction	24	1	#70	–
222	Primus Babes In Toyland	24	1	#39	–
223	Pregnant for the last time Morrissey	23	1	#24	–
224	Into the Great Wide Open Tom Petty	23	1	#71	–
225	Obscurity Knocks The Trash Can Sinatras	23	1	#71	–
226	In Wonder Presence	23	1	#82	–
227	Fear (of the Unknown) Siouxsie and the Banshees	22	1	#84	–
228	Where the Streets Have No Name (tie) Spirea-X - Speed Reaction (tie) Pet Shop Boys	22	1	#83	–
229	Halfpie The Wendy's	21	1	#84	–
230	Into The Fire Sarah McLachlan	21	1	#73	–
231	Welcome Back Victoria Jesus Jones	21	1	#86	–
232	The Mixer The Fall	20	1	#41	–
233	Stand By Love Simple Minds	20	1	#74	–
234	She Blew Me Away The Candy Skins	19	1	#86	–
235	She's a Girl, I'm a Man Lloyd Cole	19	1	#88	–
236	James Brown Is Dead L.A. Style	19	1	#75	–
237	Perpetual Dawn The Orb	18	1	#87	–
238	Ripe Babes In Toyland	18	1	#42	–
239	This Love Daniel Ash	18	1	#89	–
240	On a Plain Nirvana	18	1	#76	–
241	Learning To Fly Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers	18	1	#76	–
242	Baby Universal Tin Machine	17	2	#89	–
243	Shoot You Down Birdland	17	1	#88	–
244	Bitter Tears INXS	17	1	#90	–
245	I walked with a zombie R.E.M.	17	1	#26	–
246	Made for T.V. King Apparatus	16	1	#77	–
247	So What About It? The Fall	16	1	#43	–
248	You Could Be Mine Guns N Roses	15	1	#78	–
249	All Souls Night Loreena McKennitt	15	1	#78	–
250	From a Million Single Gun Theory	15	1	#90	–
251	I Believe EMF	15	1	#92	–
252	Backlash Joan Jett	14	1	#79	–
253	Roll The Bones Rush	14	1	#79	–
254	Grey Cell Green (tie) Xymox - Phoenix of My Heart (tie) Ned's Atomic Dustbin	14	1	#91	–
255	Gorgeous Blue Flower In My Garden Th' Faith Healers	14	1	#44	–
256	A man is in love The Waterboys	13	1	#27	–
257	Bike Sara Craig	13	1	#80	–
258	If Looks Could Kill Transvision Vamp	13	1	#94	–
259	Down With the Ship Scatterbrain	12	1	#93	–
260	Death's Door Depeche Mode	12	1	#95	–
261	Me In Honey R.E.M.	12	1	#81	–
262	Missing The Moon Field Mice	12	1	#45	–
263	Spice Eon	11	1	#94	–
264	More Sisters of Mercy	11	1	#82	–
265	Gett Off Prince & the New Power Generation	11	1	#82	–
266	Sax And Violins Talking Heads	10	1	#97	–
267	Motorway To Roswell The Pixies	10	1	#46	–
268	Drawn To The Rhythm Sarah McLachlan	10	1	#83	–
269	She's A Girl And I'm A Man Lloyd Cole	10	1	#83	–
270	Easy Come, Easy Go G. W. McLennan	10	1	#96	–
271	I'll Be Your Baby Tonight Robert Palmer/UB40	9	1	#84	–
272	The Ghosts That Haunt Me Crash Test Dummies	9	1	#84	–
273	Last Train to Transcentral (tie) Hoodoo Gurus - Miss Freelove '69 (tie) The KLF	9	1	#97	–
274	Bird Dream Of The Olympus Mons The Pixies	8	1	#47	–
275	X, Y And Zee Pop Will Eat Itself	8	1	#85	–
276	Zo ver weg Mama's Jasje	7	1	#29	–
277	Cream Prince & The N.P.G.	7	1	#86	–
278	Breed Nirvana	6	1	#48	–
279	Sam Meat Puppets	6	1	#100	–
280	Fountain O' Youth Candyland	6	1	#102	–
281	Breaking the Girl Red Hot Chili Peppers	5	1	#103	–
282	Heart and Soul The Cult	4	1	#88	–
283	Car Wash Hair Mercury Rev	4	1	#49	–
284	Miles away from here The Wolf Banes	3	1	#30	–
285	Psyche Out Seers	3	1	#103	–
286	Make Out Alright The Divinyls	3	1	#105	–
287	A Little Time The Beautiful South	2	1	#90	–
288	Nick Cave Dolls Bongwater	2	1	#50	–
289	The Only One I Know The Charlatans	1	1	#91	–
290	I've Been Waiting 105.3 Latour - People Are Still Having Sex Matthew Sweet	1	1	#105	–
291	Mr. TV's Turbo Round John Frost	1	1	#107	–