Top 10 songs of 1988

My favorites...

1. Desire- U2
2. Pour Some Sugar on Me- Def Leppard
3. Armegeddon It- Def Leppard
4. Orange Crush- REM
5. Finish What Ya Started- Van Halen
6. Black and Blue- Van Halen
7. Tall Cool One- Robert Plant
8. God Part 2- U2
9. Take It So Hard- Keith Richards
10. Bad Medicine- Bon Jovi

Top 25 song of 1989 (#11-20)

My favorites again...

11. Living in Sin- Bon Jovi
12. A Girl Like You- The Smithereens
13. This Monkey's Gone To Heaven- The Pixies
14. All I Want Is You- U2
15. Figure of Eight- Paul McCartney
16. Personal Jesus- Depeche Mode
17. Higher Ground- RHCP
18. Pop Singer- John Mellencamp
19. Get Up- REM
20. Pop Song '89-REM

My favorite albums: REM

Accelerate- REM- Wonderful album that came at the right time.

Automatic for the People- REM-Radical departure from their previous albums.

Document-REM- High School soundtrack

Life's Rich Pageant- REM- Just love this song

Monster- REM- College soundtrack

New Adventures in Hi Fi- REM-One of my all time favorite albums.

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

Top 40 songs of 1992 (#1-10)

1. Man on the Moon- REM
2. One- U2
3. State of Love and Trust- Pearl Jam
4. Until the End of the World- U2
5. Drive- REM
6. Hunger Strike- Temple of the Dog
7. Human Touch- Bruce Springsteen
8. Jesus He Knows Me- Genesis
9. Shuffle It All- Izzy Stradlin and the JuJu Hounds
10. Wicked As It Seems- Keith Richards

Top 40 songs of 1992 (#21-30)

My favorites...

21. Rusty Cage- Soundgarden
22. Help Me Up- Eric Clapton
23. Let's Get Rocked- Def Leppard
24. Keep The Faith- Bon Jovi
25. Outshined- Soundgarden
26. Drown- Smashing Pumpkins
27. Try Not To Breathe- REM
28. Sliver- Nirvana
29. I Can't Dance- Genesis
30. Come As You Are- Nirvana

Top 35 songs of 1993 (#11-20)

11. Nightswimming- REM
12. She's Too Tough- Def Leppard
13. St. Augustine in Hell- Sting
14. Rape Me- Nirvana
15. Elderly Woman Behind a Counter in a Small Town- Pearl Jam
16. The Sidewinder Sleeps Tonight- REM
17. Find the River- REM
18. Desert Song- Def Leppard
19. River of Dreams- Billy Joel
20. Don't Tear Me Up- Mick Jagger

R.E.M.: Get Up (1989)

Michael Stipe wrote "Get Up" about Mike Mills propensity for oversleeping. Mills did not find this out for a decade.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ia3pyBGDYx0

Top 10 songs of the 2010s so far

My favorites...

1. Lonely Boy- The Black Keys (2011)
2. Mine Smell Like Honey- REM (2011)
3. Tighten Up- The Black Keys (2010)
4. These Days- The Foo Fighters (2011)
5. Walk- The Foo Fighters (2011)
6. Sirens- Pearl Jam (2013)
7. Louder Than Words- Pink Floyd (2014)
8. It Happened Today- REM (2011)
9. Go Away- Weezer (2014)
10. Charlie Brown- Coldplay (2011)

Top 10 songs of 1994

My favorites...

1. High Hopes- Pink Floyd
2. What's the Frequency Kenneth?- REM
3. Interstate Love Song- STP
4.Lost For Words- Pink Floyd
5. Basketcase- Green Day
6. Estranged- GnR
7. Betterman- Pearl Jam
8. Love is Strong- The Rolling Stones
9. My Wave- Soundgarden
10. The Day I Tried to Live- Soundgarden

Top 35 songs of 1994 (#11-20)

11. Let Me In- REM
12. Star 69- REM
13. Animal- Pearl Jam
14. Supersonic- Oasis
15. Undone (The Sweater Song)- Weezer
16. Buddy Holly- Weezer
17. Nothingman- Pearl Jam
18. Kashmir- Page/Plant
19. Motherless Child- Eric Clapton
20. I Stay Away- Alice in Chains

R.E.M.: Superman (1986)

The Clique recorded "Superman" in 1969. The song became famous when R.E.M. covered it in 1986. Mike Mills provided the lead vocals since Michael Stipe was not enthusiastic about covering the song.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IxQS6lfn0yU

Top 10 songs of 1995

My favorites anyway...

1. Murder Incorporated- Bruce Springsteen

2. Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me, Kill Me- U2

3. Say It Ain't So- Weezer

4. Misery- Soul Asylum

5. Ghost of Tom Joad- Bruce Springsteen

6. Strange Currencies- REM

7. When I Come Around- Green Day

8. Lightning Crashes- Live

9. Til I Hear It From You- The Gin Blossoms

10. Seventh Seal- Van Halen

Top 25 songs of 1995 (#11-20)

11. Only Happy When It Rains- Garbage

12. Vow- Garbage

13. A Girl Like You- Edwin Collins

14. Crush with Eyeliner- REM

15. Not For You- Pearl Jam

16. Can't Stop Loving You- Van Halen

17. This is a Call- The Foo Fighters

18. She- Green Day

19. Kiss My Ass- Ted Nugent

20. Queer- Garbage

Top 25 songs of 1995: #21-25

My favorites only...



21. Good- Better Than Ezra

22. Don't Tell Me What Love Can Do- Van Halen

23. The World I Know- Collective Soul

24. Bang and Blame- REM

25. Hot or Cold- Ted Nugent

Top 10 songs of 1996

My Top 10 favorite songs of 1996


1. Bullet with Butterfly Wings- Smashing Pumpkins



2. Burden in My Hand- Soundgarden
3. Until It Sleeps- Metallica

4. Pretty Noose- Soundgarden

5. Binky the Doormat- REM

6. Hail Hail- Pearl Jam

7. I Got ID- Pearl Jam

8. So Fast So Numb- REM

9. Me Wise Magic- Van Halen

10. Heaven Beside You- Alice in Chains

Top 30 songs of 1996" #11-20

My faves continued...

11. Leave- REM

12. Wonderwall-Oasis

13. Tonight, Tonight- Smashing Pumpkins

14. Off He Goes- Pearl Jam

15. Humans Being- Van Halen

16. Not Only Numb- Gin Blossoms

17. Machinehead- Bush

18. Bittersweet Me- REM

19. Undertow- REM


20. Follow You Down- Gin Blossoms

Top 20 songs of 1998 (#1-10)

1. Do The Evolution- Pearl Jam

2. In Hiding- Pearl Jam

3. Psycho Circus- KISS

4. Push It- Garbage

5. Out of Control- The Rolling Stones

6. Bittersweet Symphony- The Verve

7. Time of Your Life- Green Day

8. Lotus- R.E.M.

9. Given to Fly- Pearl Jam

10. Saint of Me- The Rolling Stones