Number one modern rock hits of 1990
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These are the Billboard magazine Modern Rock Tracks
number one hits of 1990.
Modern Rock Tracks
Alternative Songs is a music chart in the United States that has appeared in Billboard magazine since September 10, 1988. It lists the 40 most-played songs on modern rock radio stations, most of which are alternative rock songs...
number one hits of 1990.
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| January 6 | "Blues from a Gun Blues from a Gun "Blues from a Gun" is a U.S. Modern Rock number-one hit from The Jesus and Mary Chain's album Automatic from 1989. It spent three weeks at number one on the U.S. Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart... " |
The Jesus and Mary Chain The Jesus and Mary Chain The Jesus and Mary Chain are a Scottish alternative rock band formed in East Kilbride, Glasgow in 1983. The band revolves around the songwriting partnership of brothers Jim and William Reid... |
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| January 13 | |||
| January 20 | "House" | The Psychedelic Furs | |
| January 27 | |||
| February 3 | |||
| February 10 | "Cuts You Up Cuts You Up "Cuts You Up" is a U.S. Modern Rock number-one hit from Peter Murphy's third solo album Deep in 1990.-Chart performance:"Cuts You Up" was the second single from the record; the Bowie-esque track became the American modern rock hit of the year, spending seven weeks at the top of the U.S... " |
Peter Murphy | |
| February 17 | |||
| February 24 | |||
| March 3 | |||
| March 10 | |||
| March 17 | |||
| March 24 | |||
| March 31 | "Nothing Compares 2 U Nothing Compares 2 U "Nothing Compares 2 U" is a pop song written by American recording artist Prince for one of his side-projects, The Family. However, it wasn't until Sinéad O'Connor recorded her version for the album I Do Not Want What I Haven't Got when it became a worldwide hit, topping charts in 15 countries,... " |
Sinéad O'Connor Sinéad O'Connor Sinéad Marie Bernadette O'Connor is an Irish singer-songwriter. She rose to fame in the late 1980s with her debut album The Lion and the Cobra and achieved worldwide success in 1990 with a cover of the song "Nothing Compares 2 U".... |
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| April 7 | "Blue Sky Mine Blue Sky Mine "Blue Sky Mine" is a song by Australian rock band Midnight Oil released as the first single from their album Blue Sky Mining. It peaked at #8 in the ARIA Singles Chart, #7 on Canada's Top 100 Singles Chart, #66 in the UK Singles Chart, #47 on the Billboard Hot 100, and #1 on both the Billboard... " |
Midnight Oil Midnight Oil Midnight Oil , were an Australian rock band from Sydney originally performing as Farm from 1972 with drummer Rob Hirst, bass guitarist Andrew James and keyboard player/lead guitarist Jim Moginie... |
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| April 14 | "Metropolis" | The Church The Church (band) The Church is an Australian rock band formed in Sydney in 1980. Initially associated with new wave and the neo-psychedelic sound of the mid 1980s, their music later became more reminiscent of progressive rock, featuring long instrumental jams and complex guitar interplay... |
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| April 21 | "Enjoy the Silence Enjoy the Silence "Enjoy the Silence" is Depeche Mode's twenty-fourth UK single, released on 16 January 1990, and the second single from the then upcoming album Violator.... " |
Depeche Mode Depeche Mode Depeche Mode are an English electronic music band formed in 1980 in Basildon, Essex. The group's original line-up consisted of Dave Gahan , Martin Gore , Andy Fletcher and Vince Clarke... |
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| May 5 | |||
| May 12 | "The Emperor's New Clothes" | Sinéad O'Connor | |
| May 19 | "Forgotten Years" | Midnight Oil | |
| May 26 | "Here's Where The Story Ends Here's Where the Story Ends "Here's Where the Story Ends" is a song by English alternative rock band The Sundays, released as the second single from their debut album Reading, Writing, and Arithmetic.Although it was the Sundays' biggest hit internationally, topping the U.S... " |
The Sundays The Sundays The Sundays were an English alternative rock band. The band formed in the late 1980s and released three albums in the 1990s.-Career:The band's beginnings came with the meeting of Harriet Wheeler and guitarist David Gavurin at university. Wheeler had played gigs with 'Cruel Shoes' an early... |
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| June 2 | "Policy of Truth Policy of Truth "Policy of Truth" is Depeche Mode's twenty-fifth UK single, released on May 7, 1990, and the third single for the album Violator.The cover art for "Policy of Truth" has the blurred image of a nude woman. The camera angles and poses differ on the 7" Vinyl, the 12" Vinyl, the CD and Cassette. Usually... " |
Depeche Mode | |
| June 9 | "Way Down Now" | World Party World Party World Party is a British pop/alternative rock band, which is essentially the solo project of its sole member, Karl Wallinger. He started the band in 1986 in London after leaving The Waterboys.-Career:... |
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| June 16 | |||
| June 23 | |||
| June 30 | |||
| July 7 | |||
| July 14 | "Joey Joey (Concrete Blonde song) "Joey" is a song from Concrete Blonde's third and most successful album Bloodletting. The song was released in 1990 and was sung by Johnette Napolitano... " |
Concrete Blonde Concrete Blonde Concrete Blonde is an alternative rock band based in the United States. They were initially active from 1982 to 1995, and again from 2001 to 2004, and once again in 2010.-Biography:... |
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| July 28 | |||
| August 4 | |||
| August 11 | "Jealous" | Gene Loves Jezebel Gene Loves Jezebel Gene Loves Jezebel are a gothic rock band from the early 1980s, now two separate bands of the same name, founded by identical twin brothers, Michael and Jay Aston .-Early years: 1980-1989:... |
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| August 18 | "I'll Be Your Chauffeur" | David J David J David John Haskins , better known as David J, is a British alternative rock musician. He was the bassist for the gothic rock band Bauhaus and Love and Rockets.... |
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| August 25 | "Jealous" | Gene Loves Jezebel | |
| September 1 | "Stop! Stop! (Jane's Addiction song) "Stop!" is a song by Jane's Addiction released on their 1990 album, Ritual de lo Habitual. It reached number one on the Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart for two non-consecutive weeks... " |
Jane's Addiction Jane's Addiction Jane's Addiction is an American alternative rock band formed in Los Angeles, California in 1985. The band's original line-up featured Perry Farrell , Dave Navarro , Eric Avery and Stephen Perkins . After breaking up in 1991, Jane's Addiction briefly reunited in 1997 and again in 2001, both times... |
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| September 8 | "Every Beat of the Heart" | The Railway Children The Railway Children (band) The Railway Children are a British alternative rock band, formed in Wigan in 1984, by Gary Newby , Brian Bateman , Guy Keegan , and Stephen Hull .-Career:... |
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| September 15 | "Stop!" | Jane's Addiction | |
| September 22 | "Suicide Blonde Suicide Blonde "Suicide Blonde" is the title of the first single from the INXS album X. It reached the top 10 on the US Hot 100 and Australia in 1990 and reached a peak of #11 in the UK.-Writing and recording:... " |
INXS INXS INXS are an Australian rock band, formed as The Farriss Brothers in 1977 in Sydney, New South Wales. Mainstays are Garry Gary Beers on bass guitar, Andrew Farriss on guitar/keyboards, Jon Farriss on drums, Tim Farriss on lead guitar and Kirk Pengilly on guitar/sax... |
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| September 29 | "Never Enough" | The Cure The Cure The Cure are an English rock band formed in Crawley, West Sussex in 1976. The band has experienced several line-up changes, with frontman, vocalist, guitarist and principal songwriter Robert Smith being the only constant member... |
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| October 13 | "Merry Go Round" | The Replacements | |
| October 20 | "Never Enough" | The Cure | |
| October 27 | "Been Caught Stealing Been Caught Stealing "Been Caught Stealing" is a song by Jane's Addiction. The song was released on their 1990 album, Ritual de lo Habitual, and was re-released on their 2006 compilation Up From The Catacombs. The song was Jane's Addiction's biggest hit, spending 4 weeks at #1 on the U.S. modern rock chart.-In popular... " |
Jane's Addiction | |
| November 3 | "Merry Go Round" | The Replacements | |
| November 10 | |||
| November 17 | |||
| November 24 | "Been Caught Stealing" | Jane's Addiction | |
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| December 8 | |||
| December 15 | "More More (Sisters of Mercy song) "More" is a song by The Sisters of Mercy, from their album Vision Thing. It was the first single from the album, reaching number one on the Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart for five weeks, starting 15 December 1990... " |
Sisters of Mercy The Sisters of Mercy The Sisters of Mercy are an English rock band that formed in 1980. After achieving early underground fame in UK, the band had their commercial breakthrough in mid-1980s and sustained it until the early 1990s, when they stopped releasing new recorded output in protest against their record company... |
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| December 29 | |||