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Originally Posted by Sliver
Wow, I was going to prove you wrong by digging up some Nirvana, Smashing Pumpkins, etc., but you're right, the #1 songs of the 90s were way lamer than I thought. You wouldn't even know grunge existed by that list.
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Yeah, rock bands haven't had #1 singles since the 80s; I think Sweet Child o' Mine from 1988 was probably the last rock #1 that was actually a good song.
Album charts are where rock bands usually make a dent and even then people are overestimating the impact. Here are the #1 albums from 1992 for instance:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of...992_%28U.S.%29
Basically 1 week of Nirvana, a week of the Black Crowes, 2 weeks of the Wayne's World soundtrack, and most of the rest is dominated by Billy Ray Cyrus and Garth Brooks.
Even the biggest selling rock artists of all time never have high charting singles. Pink Floyd and Led Zeppelin each sold 100+ million albums in the US and had 1 top 10 single each; AC/DC's highest charting US single was 23; Pearl Jam has sold 30+ million and their only top 10 single was a cover song; and the list goes on.