Modern Rock 500 Flashback - 1996
Today we flashback to 1996 as we prepare for this weekend’s Modern Rock 500 at WOXY.com. Just in case you are not aware, this year’s countdown starts Saturday, May 24th at 10am & runs through Midnight, continuing Sunday from 10am to Midnight & Memorial Day, it airs Monday from 10am until we reach the #1 song.
But back to our flashback now, to 1996, twelve years ago…..
#500 - The Fixx - One Thing Leads To Another
#250 - Everclear - Santa Monica
#100 - The Clash - Rock the Casbah
#97 - Thomas Dolby - She Blinded Me With Science
#10 - Wall of Voodoo - Mexican Radio
#1 - The Cure - Boys Don’t Cry
Band with the most songs in the 1996 Modern Rock 500
U2 - (12)
R.E.M. - (12)
Other bands with 10 or more songs in the 1996 MR 500
The Cure - (10)
The Top 10 from 1996
1. The Cure - Boys Don’t Cry
2. The Ramones - I Wanna Be Sedated
3. The Nails - 88 Lines About 44 Women
4. R.E.M. - Radio Free Europe
5. Nirvana - Smells Like Teen Spirit
6. The Smiths - How Soon is Now?
7. Violent Femmes - Blister in the Sun
8. Elvis Costello & the Attractions - (What’s So Funny ‘Bout) Peace, Love and Understanding?
9. Alanis Morissette - You Oughta Know
10. Wall of Voodoo - Mexican Radio
May 21st, 2008 at 12:44 pm
Joe, I for one, love this.
Alanis Morissette? Everclear?? The 90’s were strange times indeed.
May 21st, 2008 at 12:49 pm
OK, another debut question. I take it You Oughta Know was a countdown debut (it seems to be a 1995 release). Has any song ever debuted higher?
May 21st, 2008 at 1:00 pm
Sorry Dan, no clue… :)
May 21st, 2008 at 1:08 pm
Thanks anyway Joe. And keep em coming. I love these things.
May 21st, 2008 at 1:17 pm
Holy cow! Alanis in the top 10! Wonder how quickly she fell off the MR500 lists!
I’m enjoying these lookbacks at old MR500’s Joe. Keep ‘em coming.
May 21st, 2008 at 1:49 pm
I think The Cure looked a bit better back then..I shot them two nights ago in concert. Porl has an interesting look for sure.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/scottspy/sets/72157605152817610/
May 21st, 2008 at 2:42 pm
Wow. A leap from 1989 to 1996. I would have like to have seen a stop inbetween. Was that an editorial decision, Joe, or based on available archives?
May 21st, 2008 at 7:25 pm
Love these look-backs….reminds people of how different the FM-era WOXY was at times….but even then it was definitely the Future.