My (Incomplete) Personal Canon: 1988-1992 Poll

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A while back, I divided up many of my favorite songs into playlists by groups of years. I did this all at once as I thought of stuff and haven't revisited the list since, so not everything I love from an era will be represented. The previous poll was '67-'71 but I'm just jumping around for subsequent ones.

Poll Results

OptionVotes
TALK TALK – New Grass 9
THE CURE – Disintegration 4
PUBLIC ENEMY – Brothers Gonna Work It Out 3
STEREOLAB – The Light That Will Cease to Fail 3
SUGAR – A Good Idea 3
A TRIBE CALLED QUEST – Check the Rhime 3
GETO BOYS – Mind Playing Tricks On Me 3
THE MAGNETIC FIELDS – 100,000 Fireflies 3
THE PHARCYDE – Passin’ Me By 3
TEENAGE FANCLUB – Everything Flows 2
THE CHILLS – Heavenly Pop Hit 2
SONNY SHARROCK – Promises Kept 2
SONIC YOUTH – Hey Joni 2
SEBADOH – Brand New Love 2
ROKY ERICKSON – You Don’t Love Me Yet 2
RIDE – Vapour Trail 2
ULTRAMAGNETIC MCs – Poppa Large (East Coast Remix) 2
BEASTIE BOYS – Car Thief 2
PETE ROCK & CL SMOOTH – TROY (They Reminisce Over You) 2
DE LA SOUL – Buddy (Native Tongues Decision version) 2
MY BLOODY VALENTINE – You Made Me Realise 2
CATHERINE WHEEL – Black Metallic 1
THE BREEDERS – Safari 1
MATTHEW SWEET – Girlfriend 1
SUPERCHUNK – Cast Iron 1
PETER MURPHY – Cuts You Up 1
SUN CITY GIRLS – The Shining Path 1
NEIL YOUNG – Cocaine Eyes 1
PAVEMENT – Frontwards 1
THE MUMMIES – Your Ass (is Next in Line) 0
THE MEKONS – Memphis Egypt 0
THE GO-BETWEENS – Clouds 0
CHRIS KNOX – Not Given Lightly 0
THE CLEANERS FROM VENUS – The Jangling Man 0
MAIN SOURCE – Live at the BBQ 0
RESIDENT ALIEN – Ooh the Dew Doo Man 0


Chris L, Sunday, 3 August 2025 09:37 (two months ago)

great list, went for vapour trail

nxd, Sunday, 3 August 2025 10:08 (two months ago)

it is a great list! gotta be TROY for me, such a great track

ava (aiva), Sunday, 3 August 2025 19:48 (two months ago)

i see passin me by, i vote for it

gestures broadly at...everything (voodoo chili), Sunday, 3 August 2025 21:06 (two months ago)

difficult to pick a favourite here

probably would be the jangling man if it were the greatest living englishman version

you can see me from westbury white horse, Sunday, 3 August 2025 21:10 (two months ago)

Tribe over Sebadoh

cryptosicko, Tuesday, 5 August 2025 11:18 (two months ago)

Automatic thread bump. This poll is closing tomorrow.

System, Thursday, 7 August 2025 00:01 (two months ago)

Whoa, the titles evoke vivid juvenile memories of the period. Not least things like "Black Metallic" and "Cuts You Up" which I've heard relatively infrequently since. Quite difficult but maybe... "100,000 Fireflies".

Nag! Nag! Nag!, Thursday, 7 August 2025 01:04 (two months ago)

Talk Talk in a photo finish with Tribe

Indexed, Thursday, 7 August 2025 20:57 (two months ago)

kind of impossible but my heart said 'Everything Flows'

Reggaeton Sax (NickB), Thursday, 7 August 2025 21:36 (two months ago)

Sonny Sharrock >>>

Jordan s/t (Jordan), Thursday, 7 August 2025 21:41 (two months ago)

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

System, Friday, 8 August 2025 00:01 (two months ago)

Damn, 80% of the tracks got at least one vote!

Chris L, Friday, 8 August 2025 00:59 (two months ago)

Missed this, I would have voted for the Mekons

kornrulez6969, Friday, 8 August 2025 01:02 (two months ago)


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