Best 90s Alt Rock songs
Ranked by 106 real head-to-head votes · 1990–1999.
90s Alt Rock: songs released 1990-1999.
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Come As You Are provisional
Nirvana · 1991 won 15 of 17 -
Smells Like Teen Spirit provisional
Nirvana · 1991 won 16 of 19 -
Heart-Shaped Box provisional
Nirvana · 1993 won 12 of 16 -
Under the Bridge provisional
Red Hot Chili Peppers · 1991 won 10 of 16 -
Say It Ain't So (2024 Remaster) provisional
Weezer · 1994 won 8 of 17 -
My Hero provisional
Foo Fighters · 1997 won 6 of 12 -
Scar Tissue provisional
Red Hot Chili Peppers · 1999 won 6 of 13 -
Learn to Fly provisional
Foo Fighters · 1999 won 7 of 17 -
Californication provisional
Red Hot Chili Peppers · 1999 won 7 of 17 -
Everlong provisional
Foo Fighters · 1997 won 7 of 19 -
Champagne Supernova (Remastered) provisional
Oasis · 1995 won 3 of 12 -
Buddy Holly (2024 Remaster) provisional
Weezer · 1994 won 3 of 15 -
Wonderwall (Remastered) provisional
Oasis · 1995 won 2 of 14
How this ranking works
Each of these songs was put head-to-head against another 90s Alt Rock song and a listener picked a winner. Songs are rated with a Glicko-style system that weighs who you beat, not just how often, and carries a confidence value so a lucky two-vote run cannot top the board. Songs still marked provisional have not been voted on enough for the rating to have settled. Only songs with real votes appear here.
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