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Best alternative songs of the 1990s

Hip-hop moved to the center and has not left. Grunge cleared out the arena rock standing in front of it. Dance music grew an audience that listened at home rather than in a club, while sample clearance got expensive enough that producers had to get sharper about what they took.

Songs from the alternative albums of the 1990s, ordered by their own ratings rather than the record's.

Jóga cover№ 1JógaBjörk · Jóga4.4Weighted score5.0 avg · 4 ratings
  1. 2Homogenic coverUnravelBjörk · Homogenic4.45.0 avg · 3 ratings
  2. 3Tragic Kingdom coverDon't SpeakNo Doubt · Tragic Kingdom4.24.2 avg · 3 ratings
  3. 4Post coverArmy of MeBjörk · Post2 ratings
  4. 5Homogenic coverBacheloretteBjörk · Homogenic2 ratings
  5. 6Homogenic coverHunterBjörk · Homogenic2 ratings
  6. 7Tidal coverCriminalFiona Apple · Tidal1 rating
  7. 8Tragic Kingdom coverExcuse Me Mr.No Doubt · Tragic Kingdom1 rating
  8. 9I Oughtta Give You a Shot in the Head for Making Me Live in This Dump coverGoodnight MoonShivaree · I Oughtta Give You a Shot in the Head for Making Me Live in This Dump1 rating
  9. 10Homogenic coverAll Is Full of LoveBjörk · Homogenic1 rating
  10. 11The Forest coverMachu PicchuDavid Byrne · The Forest1 rating
  11. 12The Beta Band coverDance O'er the BorderThe Beta Band · The Beta Band1 rating
  12. 13Homogenic coverAll Neon LikeBjörk · Homogenic1 rating
  13. 14Tragic Kingdom coverDifferent PeopleNo Doubt · Tragic Kingdom1 rating
  14. 15Tragic Kingdom coverJust a GirlNo Doubt · Tragic Kingdom1 rating
  15. 16Tidal coverSleep to DreamFiona Apple · Tidal
  16. 17Return of the Rentals coverFriends of P.The Rentals · Return of the Rentals
  17. 18Vivadixiesubmarinetransmissionplot coverWeird SistersSparklehorse · Vivadixiesubmarinetransmissionplot
  18. 19Tidal coverShadowboxerFiona Apple · Tidal
  19. 20Post coverPossibly MaybeBjörk · Post
  20. 21Post coverHyper-balladBjörk · Post
  21. 22Homogenic coverAlarm CallBjörk · Homogenic
  22. 23Surprise (25th Anniversary) coverDevil GirlBetter Than Ezra · Surprise (25th Anniversary)
  23. 24Surprise (25th Anniversary) coverBurning the MapBetter Than Ezra · Surprise (25th Anniversary)
  24. 25Surprise (25th Anniversary) coverBag of CobrasBetter Than Ezra · Surprise (25th Anniversary)
  25. 26Surprise (25th Anniversary) coverCircle of FriendsBetter Than Ezra · Surprise (25th Anniversary)
  26. 27Surprise (25th Anniversary) coverAnd We're FineBetter Than Ezra · Surprise (25th Anniversary)
  27. 28Surprise (25th Anniversary) coverRearranging the BonesBetter Than Ezra · Surprise (25th Anniversary)
  28. 29Surprise (25th Anniversary) coverHold Me DownBetter Than Ezra · Surprise (25th Anniversary)
  29. 30Surprise (25th Anniversary) coverWinter CoatsBetter Than Ezra · Surprise (25th Anniversary)
  30. 31Surprise (25th Anniversary) coverTrembleBetter Than Ezra · Surprise (25th Anniversary)
  31. 32Surprise (25th Anniversary) coverFavorite BlanketBetter Than Ezra · Surprise (25th Anniversary)
  32. 33Surprise (25th Anniversary) coverCduBetter Than Ezra · Surprise (25th Anniversary)
  33. 34Surprise (25th Anniversary) coverEzra PoundBetter Than Ezra · Surprise (25th Anniversary)
  34. 35I Oughtta Give You a Shot in the Head coverArrivederciShivaree · I Oughtta Give You a Shot in the Head
  35. 36I Oughtta Give You a Shot in the Head coverAsh WednesdayShivaree · I Oughtta Give You a Shot in the Head
  36. 37I Oughtta Give You a Shot in the Head coverIdiot WaltzShivaree · I Oughtta Give You a Shot in the Head
  37. 38I Oughtta Give You a Shot in the Head coverPimpShivaree · I Oughtta Give You a Shot in the Head
  38. 39I Oughtta Give You a Shot in the Head coverI Don't CareShivaree · I Oughtta Give You a Shot in the Head
  39. 40I Oughtta Give You a Shot in the Head coverGoodnight MoonShivaree · I Oughtta Give You a Shot in the Head
  40. 41I Oughtta Give You a Shot in the Head coverLunchShivaree · I Oughtta Give You a Shot in the Head
  41. 42I Oughtta Give You a Shot in the Head coverOh, NoShivaree · I Oughtta Give You a Shot in the Head
  42. 43I Oughtta Give You a Shot in the Head coverArlington GirlShivaree · I Oughtta Give You a Shot in the Head
  43. 44I Oughtta Give You a Shot in the Head coverDaring Lousy GuyShivaree · I Oughtta Give You a Shot in the Head
  44. 45I Oughtta Give You a Shot in the Head coverBossa NovaShivaree · I Oughtta Give You a Shot in the Head
  45. 46I Oughtta Give You a Shot in the Head coverCannibal KingShivaree · I Oughtta Give You a Shot in the Head
  46. 47Rock Art and the X-Ray Style coverWillesden to CricklewoodJoe Strummer · Rock Art and the X-Ray Style
  47. 48Rock Art and the X-Ray Style coverYalla YallaJoe Strummer · Rock Art and the X-Ray Style
  48. 49Rock Art and the X-Ray Style coverForbidden CityJoe Strummer · Rock Art and the X-Ray Style
  49. 50Rock Art and the X-Ray Style coverNitcombJoe Strummer · Rock Art and the X-Ray Style

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Tracks carry their own ratings here, so a record you would never play front to back can still have a song worth defending.

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