"Smells Like Teen Spirit" will likely make it, but I think Nirvana has much better singles (including "Heart Shaped Box" and "Lithium").
Lauryn Hill could easily have another song on here. I don't guess Radiohead has anything left that is a must, though "Let Down" is my personal favorite from them. I wouldn't be surprised to see an Outkast song either ("Rosa Parks" maybe).
"Groove Is In The Heart" is surely in the top 20. That seems like a song these guys drool over. Really, this list has been what I expected from them. And unlike its headline suggest, it does make me nostalgic.
I'm still confused why there seem to be patches with the same artist. Today we get 2 Madonna songs almost right next to one another.
20. Weezer, "Say It Ain't So"
19. Aaliyah, "Are You That Somebody?"
18. OutKast, "Rosa Parks"
17. 2Pac featuring Dr. Dre, "California Love"
16. Madonna, "Ray of Light"
15. BLACKstreet featuring Dr. Dre, "No Diggity"
14. Dr. Dre, "Nuthin' But a 'G' Thang"
13. Beck, "Loser"
12. Smashing Pumpkins, "1979"
11. Deee-Lite, "Groove Is in the Heart"
10. Madonna, "Vogue"
9. Björk, "Hyperballad"
8. The Breeders, "Cannonball"
7. Beastie Boys, "Sabotage"
6. Lauryn Hill, "Doo-Wop (That Thing)"
5. Nine Inch Nails, "Closer"
4. The Verve, "Bittersweet Symphony"
3. R.E.M., "Losing My Religion"
2. Sinéad O'Connor, "Nothing Compares 2 U"
1. Nirvana, "Smells Like Teen Spirit"
Final tally of acts with multiple entries
:
Madonna: 5
Radiohead: 4
Nirvana: 4
Bjork: 4
Lauryn Hill: 4 (two solo, two with Fugees)
Smashing Pumpkins: 3
Dr. Dre: 3 (one solo, two featurings)
U2: 2
Blur: 2
Massive Attack: 2
Portishead: 2
Michael Jackson: 2 (one solo, one duet)
Janet Jackson: 2 (one solo, one duet)
Pavement: 2
Public Enemy: 2
Notorious B.I.G.: 2
Erykah Badu: 2
Weezer: 2
Beck: 2
I hope the albums list contain more artists that i had expected to appear here. Maybe it's because is a single lists and they are not strong single artists or didn't have a strong single. Let the albums list come!
SLTS at number 1???? Who could have called that? Talk about a surprise....
In all seriousness though, I love SLTS, it is a great song, even if I could think of a half dozen 90's songs that are way better. What kind of annoys me though is it seems like EVERY SINGLE LIST of the best 90's songs has it at number 1. Not number 2 or 3 or anywhere else in the top ten. No. Number 1. Every. Single. Time. I understand it's the song that single-handedly killed hair metal and ushered in a new wave of grunge/ alternative rock, and it also captured the zeitgeist of the early to mid 90's young adult/ teenage culture. But even understanding all that, I would like to see it sometimes not at number 1.
do a 2000s list- it has not yet been included, as there has not been a songs update in a while. It's on the agenda for this year- there are decade-end lists and a number of all-time lists/features (and some pretty lengthy) that have yet to be added to the site.
Finally! I was gettin worried, but i must say: i hope i see more of the Slant i've grown to know than what it was shown inside the singles list. It was a great list, but when it comes to Slant you could've expected more from female artists like Tori Amos, PJ Harvey, Ani DiFranco, Liz Phair and female lead bands like Hole, Sleater-Kinney and Elastica, but they were completely gone and forgotten. It looked more like something other critics could have come up with than a Slant list. Hopefully the albums list will be better since the number of artists placing records inside of it are much more.
giving hints about which acts and albums are on the list, via Facebook, in the days leading up to the start of the list. Portishead was the first to be teased.
With the love Slant has for Madonna's Erotica, I expect it to appear- and probably Ray of Light.
Am sure we'll see Lauryn Hill, Radiohead, R.E.M., Nirvana, etc.- probably PJ Harvey, Bjork, etc.