Sting: Soul Cages (1991)

Sting worked through his father's death by developing The Soul Cages album. The concept album dealt with Sting's faith, his father's passing, and mortality. The album eventually influenced Sting's musical The Last Ship which premiered in 2014.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LIGtjCcdtr0

Aerosmith: Cryin' (1993)

"Cryin'" went gold for Aerosmith, but the video might have been even more popular. It received heavy MTV play when MTV played music. The video featured Alicia Silverstone before she became a star. It was one of three Aerosmith videos to feature Silverstone.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qfNmyxV2Ncw

David Gilmour: Today (2015)

"Today" is the second single off David Gilmour's solo album Rattle That Lock.  And I thought he was done. Good to hear new stuff.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wYXrQPidJkw

Def Leppard: She's Too Tough (1993)

"She's Too Tough" is the b-side from the "Heaven Is" single. It was also a bonus track for Adrenalize in Japan.  The song is better than some of Def Lepp's singles of the period.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2baP5cVDF9U

Genesis: Jesus He Knows Me (1991)

Genesis takes a shot at televangelists. At the time, several high profile televangelists got caught with their pants down (literally). The song and accompanying video parody these gumps.

http://www.mtv.com/videos/genesis/46674/jesus-he-knows-me.jhtml

David Gilmour: Rattle That Lock (2015)

"Rattle That Lock" is the title track to David Gilmour's fourth solo album. The video depicts Lucifer's fall from grace and journey to corrupt Earth. It was inspired by Paradise Lost.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L1v7hXEQhsQ

Top 10 Chuck Berry songs

Maybellene
Roll Over Beethoven
Rock and Roll Music
Sweet Little Sixteen
Johnny B Goode
Run Rudolph Run
Back in the USA
You Never Can  Tell
My Ding-A-Ling
Thirty Days

Top 10 songs of 1991

My Favorites anyway...

1. Alive- Pearl Jam
2. Enter Sandman- Metallica
3. You Could Be Mine- GnR
4. Poundcake- Van Halen
5. Smells Like Teen Spirit- Nirvana
6. The Fly- U2
7. Right Now- Van Halen
8. Man in the Box- Alice in Chains
9. On a Plain- Nirvana
10. Coma- GnR

The Beatles: Free As a Bird (1995)

The surviving Beatles took a 1977 John Lennon demo and fleshed it out into their last major release in 1995. It was the band's first release of new material since 1970. It reached #6 on the charts making it the 34th Top 10 hit for the band in America.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yUW6nJQuDqM

Top 40 songs of 1991: #11-20

11. Learning to Fly- Tom Petty
12. Pretty Tied Up- GnR
13. Dust n Bones- GnR
14. Runaround- Van Halen
15. No Son of Mine- Genesis
16. Roll the Bones- Rush
17. Drain You- Nirvana
18. Texarkana- REM
19. Country Feedback- REM
20. Can't Stop This Thing We Started- Bryan Adams

Top 40 songs of 1991: #21-30

My favorites.

21. Into the Great Wide Open- Tom Petty
22. Once- Pearl Jam
23. Mysterious Ways- U2
24. The Show Must Go On- Queen
25. Losing My Religion- REM
26. Get a Leg Up- John Mellencamp
27. Why Go- Pearl Jam
28. Live and Let Die- Guns n Roses
29. Soul Cages- Sting
30. Don't Cry- Guns n Roses

Top 40 songs of 1991 (#31-40)

My favorites....

31. Top of the World- Van Halen
32. The Dream is Over- Van Halen
33. I Can't Dance- Genesis
34. Mad About You- Sting
35. All This Time- Sting
36. Radio Song- REM
37. The Fire Inside- Bob Seger
38. Highwire- The Rolling Stones
39. These Are The Days of Our Lives- Queen
40. Judgement Day- Van Halen

Pearl Jam: Animal (1994)

There are many theories about what, or who, "Animal" is about.  Gang rape, a rant against the media or record company, a love song, a description of compromises made in a recording career...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AIgfYVq5Y5A

Seven Mary Three: Cumbersome (1996)

The song is about a break up. It is also the only song people remember from Seven Mary Three.  As a result, they have become something of a nostalgia act. It is one of those cases of a hit song being both a blessing and a curse.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NjNn4bbbgSw