Acclaimed Music Top 40 Songs from 1991 poll

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Freddie Mercury born Farrokh Bulsara (5 September 1946 – 24 November 1991)

Acclaimed Music Top 40 Songs from 1990 poll

Poll Results

OptionVotes
27 1885 My Bloody Valentine - To Here Knows When 8
31 2156 Slint - Good Morning Captain 7
8 576 My Bloody Valentine - Only Shallow 7
39 2720 Richard Thompson - 1952 Vincent Black Lightning 5
16 777 Geto Boys - Mind Playing Tricks on Me 5
3 50 Massive Attack - Unfinished Sympathy 4
38 2554 Crystal Waters - Gypsy Woman (She's Homeless) 4
23 1763 P.M. Dawn - Set Adrift on Memory Bliss 3
17 1067 Bob Dylan - Blind Willie McTell 3
20 1346 A Tribe Called Quest - Scenario 3
1 2 Nirvana - Smells Like Teen Spirit 3
6 495 Pavement - Summer Babe 3
2 44 R.E.M. - Losing My Religion 3
36 2523 Teenage Fanclub - The Concept 3
18 1256 The Future Sound of London - Papua New Guinea 2
30 2117 Blur - There's No Other Way 2
35 2462 U2 - The Fly 2
28 1907 Black Sheep - The Choice Is Yours (Revisited) 2
26 1853 De La Soul feat. Q-Tip - A Roller Skating Jam Named 'Saturdays' 1
29 1991 Bonnie Raitt - I Can't Make You Love Me 1
25 1811 Nirvana - In Bloom 1
34 2447 Nirvana - Drain You 1
14 709 Primal Scream - Higher Than the Sun 1
4 90 U2 - One 1
40 2759 Billy Bragg - Sexuality 1
10 605 Red Hot Chili Peppers - Under the Bridge 1
9 577 Nirvana - Lithium 1
7 524 Red Hot Chili Peppers - Give It Away 0
22 1639 Primal Scream - Movin' On Up 0
37 2532 Crowded House - Weather with You 0
5 310 Metallica - Enter Sandman 0
33 2388 Anthrax feat. Chuck D. - Bring the Noise 0
32 2362 Guns N' Roses - November Rain 0
11 617 Pearl Jam - Jeremy 0
12 698 Nirvana - Come As You Are 0
13 703 Naughty by Nature - O.P.P. 0
15 715 Pearl Jam - Alive 0
19 1326 Cypress Hill - How I Could Just Kill a Man 0
24 1766 U2 - Mysterious Ways 0
21 1574 A Tribe Called Quest - Check the Rhime 0


Bee OK, Thursday, 12 November 2015 01:49 (ten years ago)

very ironic that this year come up at the same time ILM is revealing the Nirvana results thread.

Bee OK, Thursday, 12 November 2015 01:50 (ten years ago)

and four Nirvana songs in the Top 40, wow.

Bee OK, Thursday, 12 November 2015 01:53 (ten years ago)

sorry 5 songs, missed one.

Bee OK, Thursday, 12 November 2015 01:55 (ten years ago)

One of these 3:

A Tribe Called Quest - Check the Rhime
Bonnie Raitt - I Can't Make You Love Me
Crystal Waters - Gypsy Woman (She's Homeless)

thread of getting sw0le and lena jokes (Eric H.), Thursday, 12 November 2015 02:01 (ten years ago)

The Choice Is Yours.

EZ Snappin, Thursday, 12 November 2015 02:02 (ten years ago)

Would be hard for me to vote against "Unfinished Sympathy," so I likely won't. The P.M. Dawn and Richard Thompson songs are deserving of more love than they'll prob get though.

Will throw together a Spotify playlist on Friday (swamped til then) if no one else has done so.

Fetty Wap Is Strong In Here (cryptosicko), Thursday, 12 November 2015 02:05 (ten years ago)

1. "O.P.P."
2. "I Can't Make You Love Me"
3. "Smells Like Teen Spirit"
4. "A Roller Skating Jam Named 'Saturdays'"
5. "Only Shallow"
6. "Mind Playing Tricks on Me"
7. "Scenario"

clemenza, Thursday, 12 November 2015 02:14 (ten years ago)

Missed "The Choice Is Yours"--love that too.

clemenza, Thursday, 12 November 2015 03:16 (ten years ago)

Hey, I'll give 1952 Vincent Black Lightning some love.

SlimAndSlam, Thursday, 12 November 2015 03:25 (ten years ago)

Either the Richard Thompson, "Summer Babe," "Scenario," or the Slint.

I actually ended up voting for RT, the biggest emotional response for me that's not related to nostalgia. Do I regret my vote already? .....maybe.

Tom Violence, Thursday, 12 November 2015 03:36 (ten years ago)

This is a tough one. Good list.

too young for seapunk (Moodles), Thursday, 12 November 2015 04:14 (ten years ago)

Geto Boys vs Slint
decisions, decisions...

billstevejim, Thursday, 12 November 2015 04:28 (ten years ago)

At least 10 of these songs have been played on modern rock stations a total of 100 trillion times.

billstevejim, Thursday, 12 November 2015 04:37 (ten years ago)

haha, so true. i'm actually surprised there isn't more Pearl Jam on here like "Even Flow" or something like "Black" as you could not have a bigger record in the US in 1991.

Bee OK, Thursday, 12 November 2015 06:23 (ten years ago)

SCENARIO

Although if Black had been an option, I'd be tempted

I Am Curious (Dolezal) (DJP), Thursday, 12 November 2015 07:29 (ten years ago)

1. Mind Playing Tricks on Me
2. Unfinished Sympathy
3. In Bloom

Gavin, Leeds, Thursday, 12 November 2015 07:52 (ten years ago)

Viscerally I'm saying "Smells Like Teen Spirit" or "Losing My Religion," but then again I think "Blind Willie McTell" is one of the greatest performances ever put to tape.

Sam Weller, Thursday, 12 November 2015 10:59 (ten years ago)

A good proportion of my favourite tunes from this year (and indeed for the next three or four years) are from the UK underground dance scene, so I'm voting for Unfinished Sympathy for representing that the most. Plus it's a glorious song.

the joke should be over once the kid is eaten. (chap), Thursday, 12 November 2015 13:17 (ten years ago)

Oh shit, I didn't see Papua New Guinea! Too late to change now.

the joke should be over once the kid is eaten. (chap), Thursday, 12 November 2015 13:18 (ten years ago)

Wasn't Dirt this year too? Or am I a year too early?

Bee OK, Thursday, 12 November 2015 15:39 (ten years ago)

A seminal musical year for me, but at least half of this list is lackluster compared to other stuff that was released in '91. I think it'll have to be MBV for me, which feels weird because that's not really representative of what I was listening to at the time.

Puddin' Taint (Old Lunch), Thursday, 12 November 2015 15:45 (ten years ago)

xpost Yeah, Dirt was '92.

Puddin' Taint (Old Lunch), Thursday, 12 November 2015 15:46 (ten years ago)

where is Amy Grant's "Every Heartbeat"? Natural Selection's "Do Anything"?

The burrito of ennui (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Thursday, 12 November 2015 15:50 (ten years ago)

Acclaimed Music's full list indicates depth of the bench not necessarily reflected by the top 40.

LFO	LFO		
The Source feat. Candi Staton You Got the Love
DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince Summertime
The KLF Justified and Ancient
De La Soul Ring Ring Ring (Ha Ha Hey)
Michael Jackson Remember the Time
Shanice I Love Your Smile
Bizarre Inc. Playing with Knives
Ce Ce Peniston Finally
Sounds of Blackness Optimistic

Paula Abdul Rush, Rush

thread of getting sw0le and lena jokes (Eric H.), Thursday, 12 November 2015 15:56 (ten years ago)

you ready for a post very much in character

it's either To Here Knows When or Good Morning Captain

/character

avant-garde, sissy bounce, zombie rave, aquacrunk, warlock, oceangrunge, (imago), Thursday, 12 November 2015 16:08 (ten years ago)

frankly gobsmacked that either After The Flood or New Grass aren't in here though

avant-garde, sissy bounce, zombie rave, aquacrunk, warlock, oceangrunge, (imago), Thursday, 12 November 2015 16:10 (ten years ago)

papua new guinea

nxd, Thursday, 12 November 2015 16:18 (ten years ago)

xpost Taphead would be my laughingstock choice, tho of course anything from that record would get my vote

Maybe the prob is there's no consensus focal track on that album

banned on ixlor (Jon not Jon), Thursday, 12 November 2015 16:38 (ten years ago)

were they singles?

The burrito of ennui (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Thursday, 12 November 2015 16:44 (ten years ago)

Not everything here is a single!

Will vote THKW because imo GMC is maybe the third or fourth best track on its (six-track) album. TJKW vs Don, Aman would be muuuch harder

avant-garde, sissy bounce, zombie rave, aquacrunk, warlock, oceangrunge, (imago), Thursday, 12 November 2015 16:49 (ten years ago)

Some of the things wrong with this list: no "Iesha", no "New Jack Hustler", no Karyn White or Vanessa Williams. No "Love...Thy Will Be Done"!!!! (maaaaaybe my favorite song of the year). No Soundgarden.

Puddin' Taint (Old Lunch), Thursday, 12 November 2015 16:53 (ten years ago)

I love To Here Knows When but Loveless is just such a capital-A Album to me that it'd never occur to me to vote for a single track off of it as a standout (of either the album or the year).

Fetty Wap Is Strong In Here (cryptosicko), Thursday, 12 November 2015 17:54 (ten years ago)

not sure Dylan counts as a '91 song since it's from '83 but great all the same

so many good songs on this list!

will probably go with bonnie raitt

niels, Thursday, 12 November 2015 18:08 (ten years ago)

THIS IS SCENARIO

IT IS ALWAYS SCENARIO

I Am Curious (Dolezal) (DJP), Thursday, 12 November 2015 18:10 (ten years ago)

i sit alone in my four cornered room starin at candles

billstevejim, Thursday, 12 November 2015 18:13 (ten years ago)

hmm... maybe it's scenario...

niels, Thursday, 12 November 2015 18:24 (ten years ago)

The Choice Is Yours

Modern French Music from Failure to Boulez (askance johnson), Thursday, 12 November 2015 18:31 (ten years ago)

drain you

flappy bird, Thursday, 12 November 2015 18:33 (ten years ago)

'Unfinished Sympathy'

Obviously.

Turrican, Thursday, 12 November 2015 19:24 (ten years ago)

scenario easy

balls, Thursday, 12 November 2015 19:30 (ten years ago)

lol Britshes vs Americans

The burrito of ennui (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Thursday, 12 November 2015 19:41 (ten years ago)

I can understand voting Unfinished Sympathy or The Choice Is Yours but there is actually correct answer here and it is "Scenario"

I Am Curious (Dolezal) (DJP), Thursday, 12 November 2015 19:43 (ten years ago)

I can understand voting Scenario but the correct answer here, and there is one, i... hang on, NO, not going down that route, it'll just end up turning into some version of "Duck Season! No, Wabbit Season! No, Duck Season!" etc. Hehehehe! :P

Turrican, Thursday, 12 November 2015 19:48 (ten years ago)

(...s 'Unfinished Sympathy')

Turrican, Thursday, 12 November 2015 19:49 (ten years ago)

lol

I Am Curious (Dolezal) (DJP), Thursday, 12 November 2015 19:57 (ten years ago)

here we go yo
here we go yo
like a soul without a mind
like a body without a heart

The burrito of ennui (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Thursday, 12 November 2015 20:00 (ten years ago)

it's either To Here Knows When or Good Morning Captain

/character

These are my two likeliest candidates as well. Maybe one of the Nirvana songs could compete.

EveningStar (Sund4r), Thursday, 12 November 2015 20:03 (ten years ago)

Not a fan of this list either. Where's the KLF?! Still, a few great tracks though. I'm still undecided between "Unfinished Sympathy" and "Papua New Guinea", both of which are wonderful!

daavid, Thursday, 12 November 2015 21:38 (ten years ago)

Not gonna vote for it, but I always liked that Bonnie Raitt song, especially the outro.

billstevejim, Friday, 13 November 2015 02:51 (ten years ago)

"Summertime" is so much better than that Billy Bragg or Crowded House songs.

billstevejim, Friday, 13 November 2015 02:54 (ten years ago)

I'm going to go off the beathen path here and vote for "Higher Than the Sun." Mainly for how many times I heard the song while high in 1991.

the future is now, Friday, 13 November 2015 15:02 (ten years ago)

le spotify playlist:
https://play.spotify.com/user/cryptosicko/playlist/73Ghp6seiWeXMMMbdRAIps

Missing: Primal Scream, P.M. Dawn, De La Soul

Fetty Wap Is Strong In Here (cryptosicko), Friday, 13 November 2015 15:38 (ten years ago)

Nice,thanks.

Bee OK, Friday, 13 November 2015 17:37 (ten years ago)

songs i loved that i don't think i have ever heard before, "1952 Vincent Black Lightning," "I Can't Make You Love Me" and "Papua New Guinea." and the oh yeah moment went to "The Choice Is Yours (Revisited)" as it was, so that the name of that song.

Bee OK, Saturday, 14 November 2015 02:43 (ten years ago)

Automatic thread bump. This poll is closing tomorrow.

System, Monday, 16 November 2015 00:01 (ten years ago)

finally decided to vote for "The Concept." often wondered if that part where it slows down in the middle of the song was a mistake or on purpose.

Bee OK, Monday, 16 November 2015 15:04 (ten years ago)

I have way more affection for Enter Sandman than I probably should...

too young for seapunk (Moodles), Monday, 16 November 2015 15:28 (ten years ago)

papua new guinea

Mr. Snrub, Monday, 16 November 2015 15:32 (ten years ago)

Automatic thread bump. This poll's results are now in.

System, Tuesday, 17 November 2015 00:01 (ten years ago)

:D

avant-garde, sissy bounce, zombie rave, aquacrunk, warlock, oceangrunge, (imago), Tuesday, 17 November 2015 00:03 (ten years ago)

wow, was not expecting that. <3 ILM

Bee OK, Tuesday, 17 November 2015 02:08 (ten years ago)

How could you NOT expect this?

thread of getting sw0le and lena jokes (Eric H.), Tuesday, 17 November 2015 02:50 (ten years ago)

Is there anything from Loveless that could have been on the list that *wouldn't* have won?

Not trolling, mind you (i love that album as much as anyone), but I was really expecting something a little more single-y to win, ya know?

Fetty Wap Is Strong In Here (cryptosicko), Tuesday, 17 November 2015 02:53 (ten years ago)

i know Loveless is huge as it should be. saw the Loveless tour, two times in three nights in Hollywood back in 1991. i just expected a well known single to take this and not two tracks from My Bloody Valentine. so a pleasant surprise.

Bee OK, Tuesday, 17 November 2015 02:59 (ten years ago)

or what cryptosicko said.

Bee OK, Tuesday, 17 November 2015 03:00 (ten years ago)

that's cool that a 1991 richard thompson song got 5 votes

brimstead, Tuesday, 17 November 2015 03:01 (ten years ago)

Me, at the beginning of this thread: "Would be hard for me to vote against "Unfinished Sympathy," so I likely won't. The P.M. Dawn and Richard Thompson songs are deserving of more love than they'll prob get though."

The results:

27 1885 My Bloody Valentine - To Here Knows When 8
31 2156 Slint - Good Morning Captain 7
8 576 My Bloody Valentine - Only Shallow 7
39 2720 Richard Thompson - 1952 Vincent Black Lightning 5
16 777 Geto Boys - Mind Playing Tricks on Me 5
3 50 Massive Attack - Unfinished Sympathy 4
38 2554 Crystal Waters - Gypsy Woman (She's Homeless) 4
23 1763 P.M. Dawn - Set Adrift on Memory Bliss 3
17 1067 Bob Dylan - Blind Willie McTell 3
20 1346 A Tribe Called Quest - Scenario 3
1 2 Nirvana - Smells Like Teen Spirit 3
6 495 Pavement - Summer Babe 3
2 44 R.E.M. - Losing My Religion 3
36 2523 Teenage Fanclub - The Concept 3

[. . .]

Fetty Wap Is Strong In Here (cryptosicko), Tuesday, 17 November 2015 03:16 (ten years ago)

pretty sure i went with slint. had i changed my mind and chose geto boys, they would be tied for 3rd and MBV would have owned the top 2.

billstevejim, Monday, 23 November 2015 03:30 (ten years ago)


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