Every song that charted in 1992

Combined ranking of all 294 songs from the rock year-end countdowns of 1992. ← Top 100 of 1992

#	Song	Strength	Lists	Best	#1s
1	Friday I'm in Love The Cure	572	6	#1	1
2	Under the Bridge Red Hot Chili Peppers	571	6	#1	3
3	Drive R.E.M.	553	6	#3	–
4	One U2	552	6	#1	1
5	Jeremy Pearl Jam	539	6	#2	–
6	Tomorrow Morrissey	530	6	#6	–
7	Hit The Sugarcubes	456	6	#3	–
8	All I Want Toad The Wet Sprocket	451	5	#6	–
9	Divine Thing The Soup Dragons	420	6	#8	–
10	Come As You Are Nirvana	412	6	#4	–
11	Weirdo The Charlatans	409	6	#16	–
12	Digging In The Dirt Peter Gabriel	403	5	#12	–
13	Blood Makes Noise Suzanne Vega	390	6	#20	–
14	A Letter to Elise The Cure	389	5	#3	–
15	Lithium Nirvana	384	6	#11	–
16	These Are Days 10,000 Maniacs	382	6	#9	–
17	Pretend We're Dead L7	381	5	#15	–
18	Born of Frustration James	376	6	#3	–
19	Even Flow Pearl Jam	372	4	#8	–
20	Teen Angst Cracker	370	6	#14	–
21	We Hate It When Our Friends Become Successful Morrissey	352	5	#22	–
22	Hunger Strike Temple of the Dog	351	4	#11	–
23	Mysterious Ways U2	348	4	#2	–
24	Not Enough Time INXS	347	5	#13	–
25	Something Good Utah Saints	341	5	#31	–
26	Helpless Sugar	340	6	#9	–
27	N.W.O. Ministry	338	6	#13	–
28	Even Better Than The Real Thing U2	332	6	#23	–
29	Black Metallic Catherine Wheel	323	6	#19	–
30	Walking On Broken Glass Annie Lennox	309	5	#29	–
31	Would? Alice In Chains	303	4	#13	–
32	Two Worlds Collide Inspiral Carpets	302	4	#5	–
33	Suck My Kiss Red Hot Chili Peppers	294	5	#30	–
34	The Ballad of Peter Pumpkinhead XTC	290	5	#21	–
35	Revolution Earth The B-52's	282	5	#13	–
36	Midlife Crisis Faith No More	277	5	#12	–
37	Nearly Lost You Screaming Trees	277	6	#27	–
38	Alive Pearl Jam	276	4	#6	–
39	Somebody To Shove Soul Asylum	274	6	#35	–
40	High The Cure	263	4	#32	–
41	100% Sonic Youth	260	7	#23	–
42	The Sweetest Drop Peter Murphy	255	3	#4	–
43	Sheela Na Gig PJ Harvey	245	5	#2	–
44	Why Annie Lennox	244	3	#19	–
45	Take a Chance on Me Erasure	240	4	#23	–
46	Jesus Built My Hotrod Ministry	237	3	#3	–
47	Breaking the Girl Red Hot Chili Peppers	236	4	#26	–
48	You Think You Know Her Cause and Effect	235	3	#18	–
49	Mrs. Robinson The Lemonheads	230	5	#19	–
50	The Life of Riley The Lightning Seeds	230	5	#42	–
51	What Are We Gonna Do? Dramarama	228	3	#24	–
52	It's A Shame About Ray The Lemonheads	222	4	#18	–
53	Far Gone and Out The Jesus and Mary Chain	221	4	#5	–
54	Who's Gonna Ride Your Wild Horses U2	216	3	#14	–
55	Temple of Dreams Messiah	207	5	#42	–
56	Love The Sundays	207	4	#36	–
57	You're the One for Me Fatty Morrissey	205	4	#25	–
58	Visions of You Jah Wobble's Invaders of the Heart	205	3	#11	–
59	Face To Face Siouxsie and the Banshees	204	4	#15	–
60	Dizz Knee Land dada	201	5	#25	–
61	Spiritual High (State of Independence) Moodswings	197	5	#41	–
62	Pleasure The Soup Dragons	195	5	#39	–
63	Not Sleeping Around Ned's Atomic Dustbin	195	5	#19	–
64	Caribbean Blue Enya	193	3	#28	–
65	Stay Shakespear's Sister	188	2	#7	–
66	Bad Luck Social Distortion	184	5	#22	–
67	Drown The Smashing Pumpkins	181	3	#9	–
68	Black Pearl Jam	179	4	#41	–
69	For Love Lush	176	4	#40	–
70	So What'cha Want Beastie Boys	168	3	#39	–
71	Into The Fire Sarah McLachlan	164	3	#47	–
72	Walk On The Ocean Toad The Wet Sprocket	160	3	#15	–
73	Trying To Throw Your Arms Around The World U2	158	3	#49	–
74	Trout Neneh Cherry	155	4	#39	–
75	Dyslexic Heart Paul Westerberg	155	5	#24	–
76	In Bloom Nirvana	155	3	#48	–
77	Zoo Station U2	148	3	#42	–
78	Jump Around House of Pain	148	3	#34	–
79	Silent All These Years Tori Amos	147	4	#10	–
80	Disappointed Electronic	144	3	#21	–
81	Girlfriend Matthew Sweet	137	3	#12	–
82	Good Stuff The B-52's	137	3	#32	–
83	Crucify Tori Amos	136	2	#34	–
84	Galileo The Indigo Girls	127	2	#35	–
85	Dragging Me Down Inspiral Carpets	117	2	#21	–
86	Happiness in Slavery Nine Inch Nails	117	3	#46	–
87	Someday? Concrete Blonde	115	3	#53	–
88	Free Range The Fall	115	2	#6	–
89	Only Love Can Break Your Heart St. Etienne	113	2	#46	–
90	Uh Huh Oh Yeh Paul Weller	112	2	#43	–
91	When She Begins Social Distortion	111	3	#50	–
92	Constant Craving KD Lang	110	3	#63	–
93	Physical Nine Inch Nails	102	2	#52	–
94	Creep Radiohead	100	1	#1	1
95	Geek Love Bang Bang Machine	100	1	#1	1
96	Just One Fix Ministry	95	2	#20	–
97	Come Play With Me Wedding Present	94	1	#4	–
98	The Witch The Cult	93	1	#8	–
99	Smells Like Teen Spirit Nirvana	92	1	#9	–
100	The Legend Of Xanadu The Fall	92	1	#5	–
101	Shark Attack The Wailing Souls	92	1	#10	–
102	Reverence The Jesus and Mary Chain	91	2	#13	–
103	What's Good Lou Reed	91	2	#36	–
104	Asleep at the Wheel Suicidal Tendencies	88	2	#30	–
105	Youth Against Fascism Sonic Youth	88	1	#7	–
106	Old Red Eyes is Back The Beautiful South	88	3	#74	–
107	Brian Wilson Barenaked Ladies	87	1	#14	–
108	The Drowners Suede	87	2	#15	–
109	Trigger Cut Pavement	86	1	#8	–
110	The City Sleeps MC 900 Ft. Jesus	84	1	#17	–
111	Bruise Violet Babes In Toyland	84	1	#9	–
112	Am I Right Erasure	84	1	#18	–
113	Hello Cruel World E	84	4	#60	–
114	Poison Heart The Ramones	84	2	#48	–
115	Pain Lies On The Riverside Live	83	2	#62	–
116	Here Pavement	82	1	#10	–
117	Glamorous Glue Morrissey	81	3	#50	–
118	Papua New Guinea Future Sound Of London	80	1	#11	–
119	A Letter To Elise 24.(tie) Opus III - It's A Fine Day The Cure	79	1	#23	–
120	Lover Lover Lover Ian McCulloch	79	3	#50	–
121	Give It Away Red Hot Chili Peppers	78	2	#27	–
122	Ed's Babe The Fall	78	1	#12	–
123	A Small Victory Faith No More	76	3	#61	–
124	Man on the Moon R.E.M.	75	1	#26	–
125	Just Got Back Today The Jennifers	75	1	#28	–
126	Call Me Sons of Freedom	75	1	#27	–
127	Flying Saucer Wedding Present	74	1	#14	–
128	Sax And Violins Talking Heads	74	1	#28	–
129	Liberty Song The Levellers	73	1	#29	–
130	Rocket Man Kate Bush	72	1	#30	–
131	I Palindrome I They Might Be Giants	71	1	#30	–
132	A Good Idea Sugar	71	2	#21	–
133	Try Not to Breathe R.E.M.	70	1	#28	–
134	Love U More Sunscreem	70	4	#68	–
135	Changes Sugar	70	1	#16	–
136	Beneath the Damage and the Dust Peter Himmelman	70	1	#31	–
137	36d The Beautiful South	69	1	#33	–
138	Sugar Kane Sonic Youth	68	1	#17	–
139	Ghost of the Texas Ladies' Man Concrete Blonde	68	1	#34	–
140	Mr. Skin Acid Test	67	1	#35	–
141	Silver Shorts Wedding Present	66	1	#18	–
142	Love Slave Wedding Present	64	1	#19	–
143	Lovers In A Dangerous Time Barenaked Ladies	64	1	#38	–
144	Killer Seal	63	2	#72	–
145	Blue Room The Orb	62	1	#20	–
146	Time Bomb 808 State	62	1	#40	–
147	Donna Everywhere Too Much Joy	61	1	#40	–
148	Honey Drip Ian McCulloch	61	2	#65	–
149	Until The End of the World U2	60	1	#37	–
150	Popular Creeps Chris Mars	60	1	#43	–
151	Little Fluffy Clouds The Orb	59	1	#43	–
152	Them Bones Alice In Chains	58	1	#39	–
153	Handsome & Gretel Babes In Toyland	58	1	#22	–
154	It's a Fine Day Opus III	58	2	#75	–
155	Trout Neneh Cherry & Michael Stipe	57	1	#44	–
156	Kiss That Frog Peter Gabriel	56	1	#45	–
157	Steam Peter Gabriel	56	3	#78	–
158	Underwhelmed Sloan	55	1	#47	–
159	A Girl Like You The Wolfgang Press	54	2	#66	–
160	Taillights Fade Buffalo Tom	54	2	#45	–
161	Blue Eyes Wedding Present	54	1	#24	–
162	Heaven Sent INXS	54	2	#77	–
163	Iron Lion Zion Bob Marley	52	3	#60	–
164	Cyber Dream Dr. Devious And His Wisemen	52	1	#25	–
165	I've Been Waiting Matthew Sweet	52	1	#49	–
166	Seen The Doctor Michael Penn	52	2	#51	–
167	Love Sees No Color The Farm	52	1	#52	–
168	Suck Nine Inch Nails	51	1	#53	–
169	What Girls Want Material Issue	51	3	#67	–
170	Theresa's Sound World Sonic Youth	50	1	#26	–
171	Johnny Have You Seen Her? The Rembrandts	49	1	#55	–
172	Generations Inspiral Carpets	49	1	#53	–
173	Covered Public Image Ltd.	48	1	#54	–
174	Young Splendor Pond	48	1	#27	–
175	King of Spain Moxy Fruvous	47	1	#55	–
176	Operation Spirit Live	47	1	#54	–
177	Mcdonald's Girl Barenaked Ladies	46	1	#56	–
178	Black Gold Soul Asylum	46	2	#81	–
179	Winona Drop Nineteens	46	1	#28	–
180	Star Sign Teenage Fanclub	44	1	#58	–
181	Popeth Datblygu	44	1	#29	–
182	We are Each Other The Beautiful South	44	1	#57	–
183	November Rain Guns N Roses	44	1	#52	–
184	She's Mad David Byrne	43	3	#69	–
185	O Fortuna Apotheosis	43	1	#59	–
186	Everybody Loves Me But You Juliana Hatfield	43	1	#58	–
187	Damn! I Wish I Was Your Lover Sophie B. Hawkins	42	2	#83	–
188	Love Monkey #9 Bootsauce	42	1	#60	–
189	The Language Of Violence Disposable Heroes of Hiphoprisy	42	1	#30	–
190	Love Your Money Daisy Chainsaw	42	2	#66	–
191	Crackdown The 25th of May	40	1	#62	–
192	Happy Bus Man Frank & Walters	40	1	#31	–
193	King of Trash Gavin Friday	40	1	#61	–
194	Confetti The Lemonheads	40	1	#56	–
195	Divine World Teknicolour Raincoats	39	1	#63	–
196	Detachable Penis King Missile	39	1	#66	–
197	Sex On Wheelz My Life With The Thrill Kill Kult	38	2	#85	–
198	Favour Arcwelder	38	1	#32	–
199	Smells Like Teen Spirit Tori Amos	38	1	#63	–
200	Real Cool World David Bowie	38	1	#67	–
201	Heartbeat Ryuichi Sakamoto & David Sylvian	37	1	#65	–
202	Leave It Alone Mary's Danish	37	2	#79	–
203	Teethgrinder Therapy	36	1	#33	–
204	Treaty Yothu Yindi	36	1	#65	–
205	The Disappointed XTC	35	1	#70	–
206	Lifetime Piling Up Talking Heads	35	2	#79	–
207	The Fly U2	34	1	#61	–
208	Kimble The Fall	34	1	#34	–
209	Think About Soul Sighs	34	1	#71	–
210	Make It Mine The Shamen	33	1	#72	–
211	Justified & Ancient The KLF	32	2	#75	–
212	From A Million Miles Single Gun Theory	32	1	#70	–
213	Motorbike Sheep On Drugs	32	1	#73	–
214	In The Mouth A Desert Pavement	32	1	#35	–
215	Remedy Black Crowes	32	1	#63	–
216	Head On The Pixies	31	1	#71	–
217	Please Yourself The Darling Buds	31	1	#74	–
218	The Sweater Meryn Cadell	31	1	#70	–
219	Behind The Sun Red Hot Chili Peppers	31	2	#89	–
220	Bubblin' Hot Pato Banton & Rankin' Roger	30	1	#75	–
221	Tearing Water Love Cup	30	1	#36	–
222	I Don't Want To See The Sights The Charlatans	30	1	#71	–
223	Waterfall Riverside	29	1	#76	–
224	Summer Babe Pavement	28	1	#37	–
225	Goodbye Cruel World Shakespear's Sister	28	2	#75	–
226	Love Song For A Vampire Annie Lennox	27	1	#67	–
227	Ordinary World Duran Duran	27	2	#91	–
228	Unsung Helmet	26	1	#68	–
229	Television The Drug of A Nation Disposable Heroes of Hiphoprisy	26	1	#38	–
230	Lazarus The Boo Radleys	24	1	#39	–
231	The Statue Got Me High They Might Be Giants	24	1	#82	–
232	Walking Backwards Manifesto	23	1	#78	–
233	Nice To Luv You 54 40	23	1	#80	–
234	Leave Them All Behind Ride	22	1	#40	–
235	Let's Start Pretending Machine Gun Feedback	22	1	#84	–
236	Skinflowers Young Gods	22	1	#81	–
237	The Concept Teenage Fanclub	21	2	#94	–
238	Love to Hate You Erasure	21	1	#73	–
239	I Want To Touch You Catherine Wheel	21	1	#85	–
240	If I Had A Million Dollars Barenaked Ladies	21	1	#82	–
241	Sticky Wedding Present	20	1	#41	–
242	Comfortable Day 49 Acres	20	1	#83	–
243	What do you See Cause and Effect	19	2	#95	–
244	Come a Long Way Michelle Shocked	19	1	#82	–
245	Hold Her Down Toad The Wet Sprocket	19	1	#87	–
246	Death's Door Depeche Mode	19	1	#84	–
247	Circa 1762 Pavement	18	1	#42	–
248	Another Minute Cause and Effect	18	1	#88	–
249	Ballerina Out of Control The Ocean Blue	18	1	#85	–
250	Window Pane The Real People	17	1	#86	–
251	On The Road Again Big Stick	16	1	#43	–
252	Fait Accompli Curve	16	1	#87	–
253	You Don't Understand The House of Love	15	2	#92	–
254	Out of Control Daniel Ash	14	1	#92	–
255	3 AM Eternal KLF & Extreme Noise Terror	14	1	#44	–
256	Call Mr. Lee Television	14	1	#87	–
257	Fabulous Happyhead	14	1	#89	–
258	I'm Too Sexy Right Said Fred	13	2	#98	–
259	What You Do To Me Teenage Fanclub	13	1	#93	–
260	Ripple The Church	13	1	#88	–
261	Sesame's Treet Smart E's	13	2	#89	–
262	Judge Fudge Happy Mondays	13	1	#90	–
263	Never Again Mission U.K.	12	1	#94	–
264	Happy Birthday To Me Cracker	12	1	#81	–
265	She's So High Blur	12	1	#91	–
266	Outshined Soundgarden	11	1	#82	–
267	(She's Like A) Watermelon Scorpio Rising	10	1	#96	–
268	Falling Wedding Present	10	1	#46	–
269	Goin' Out West Tom Waits	10	1	#91	–
270	S.O.S. Erasure	10	1	#83	–
271	Laid so Low (Tears Roll Down) Tears for Fears	9	2	#100	–
272	Move Any Mountain The Shamen	9	1	#94	–
273	99.9 Farenheit Degrees Suzanne Vega	9	1	#84	–
274	Conduit For Sale Pavement	8	1	#47	–
275	Josephina Gene Loves Jezebel	8	1	#99	–
276	Read My Lips Thousand Points of Night	7	1	#94	–
277	Low S.O. Rollins Band	7	1	#86	–
278	Round of Blues Shawn Colvin	6	1	#95	–
279	Alive and Living Now Golden Palominos	6	1	#102	–
280	Eternal Fatalist The Lowest of the Low	5	1	#98	–
281	Elvis on Velvet The Stray Cats	5	1	#102	–
282	Shamrocks and Shenanigans House of Pain	5	1	#103	–
283	The Guitar They Might Be Giants	4	1	#88	–
284	All In The Mind The Verve	4	1	#49	–
285	Not Over You Basehead	4	1	#97	–
286	Enid Barenaked Ladies	4	1	#99	–
287	Temple of Love Sisters of Mercy	3	1	#100	–
288	Sunshine Smile Adorable	3	1	#104	–
289	Everybody Hurts R.E.M.	3	1	#105	–
290	The Birmingham School Of Business School The Fall	2	1	#50	–
291	Smiling The Kitchens of Distinction	2	1	#99	–
292	One Way The Levellers	2	1	#101	–
293	You Klingon Bastard MC 900 Ft. Shatner	1	1	#100	–
294	Bushwhacked Tone Deaf	1	1	#106	–