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20 Years of 91X in 20 Days! (October 2003)October 30th is the final day of 20 Years in 20 Days (Monday's was delayed by a day because of fire coverage), and it ends with a salute to music from the first year of 91X's operation, 1983.Last Friday, Terri Nunn of Berlin popped up during the five o'clock hour with Hilary and Steve West as she talked about her latest DVD. The first song 91X played as an alternative station on Jan 10, 1983? Berlin's "Sex...I'm a" song. 20 Years of 91X in 20 Days!20 Years in 20 Days... Listen to 91X as We play back songs form each year of our past... Every weekday morning at 9am, we'll countdown songs 11-20. And in the 5pm hour on your way home, check out songs 1-10 of that year... not to mention that we'll be playing other songs of that year throughout the day... We'll do a year every weekday in October for our whole 20 year history...Top 20 Songs of 1983 on 91X (aired 10/30/03) 20. Oingo Boingo - Nothing Bad Ever Happens 19. U2 - Two Hearts Beat as One 18. Duran Duran - Rio 17. Police - Every Breath You Take 16. Billy Idol - With A Rebel Yell 15. Police - Syncronicity 11 14. Duran Duran - Save a Prayer 13. Cure - Let's Go to Bed 12. U2 - Sunday Bloody Sunday 11. Culture Club - Karma Kameleon 10. English Beat - I Confess 9. Romanitics - Talking in Your Sleep 8. Adam Ant - Strip 7. U2 - New Year's Day 6. Tears for Fears - Mad World 5. The Alarm - The Stand 4. Duran Duran - Union of the Snake 3. Big Country - In a Big Country 2. Cure - Love Cats 1. UB40 - Red Red Wine Top 20 Songs of 2002 on 91X (aired 10/29/03) 20. Staind- For You 19. Sugarcult- Bouncing Off the Walls 18. The White Stripes- Dead Leaves and the Dirty Ground 17. The Strokes- Someday 16. Foo Fighters- All My Life 15. Coldplay- In My Place 14. Queens of the Stoneage- No One Knows 13. Incubus- Warning 12. POD- Youth of the Nation 11. Bad Religion- The Defense 10. Jack Johnson- Middle Man 9. Unwritten Law- Seein' Red 8. Weezer- Dope Nose 7. The Strokes- Hard to Explain 6. Red Hot Chili Peppers- By the Way 5. The White Stripes- Fell In Love With a Girl 4. The Hives- Hate to Say I Told You so 3. Nirvana- You Know Your're Right 2. 311- Amber 1. Bad Religion- Sorrow Top 20 Songs of 1994 on 91X (aired 10/28/03) 20. Sheryl Crow- All I Wanna Do 19. REM- Whats the Frequency, Kenneth? 18. Green Day- Welcome to Paradise 17. Stone Temple Pilots- Vasoline 16. REM- Bang and Blame 15. Smashing Pumpkins- Landslide 14. Counting Crows- Mr. Jones 13. Soundgarden- Black Hole Sun 12. Live- I Alone 11. Green Day- Longview 10. Nirvana- About a Girl 9. Green Day- When I Come Around 8. Pearl Jam- Better Man 7. The Cranberries- Zombie 6. Green Day- Basket Case 5. Stone Temple Pilots- Interstate Love Song 4. Offspring- Come Out and play 3. Nine Inch Nails- Closer 2. Hole- Doll Parts 1. Offspring- Self Esteem Top 20 Songs of 1985 on 91X (aired 10/24/03) 20. The Alarm - Strength 19. Oingo Boingo - Deadman's Party 18. ABC - Be Near Me 17. The Clash - This is England 16. Tears for Fears - Head Over Heals 15. Dead or Alive - Spin Me Round 14. Talking Heads -Stay Up Late 13. U2 - Bad 12. The Cure - In Between Days 11. INXS - This Time 10. Squeeze - Last Time Forever 9. Depeche Mode - Shake the Disease 8. Tears for Fears - Shout 7. Dire Straits - Money For Nothing 6. The Cure - A Night Like This 5. Simple Minds - Alive and Kicking 4. Kate Bush - Running Up That Hill 3. The Smiths - How Soon is Now 2. New Order - Perfect Kiss 1. Simple Minds - Don't You Forget About Me Top 20 Songs of 1996 on 91X (aired 10/23/03) 20. Blink 182- M&M's 19. Dishwalla- Counting Blue Cars 18. Eels- Novocaine For The Soul 17. Stone Temple Pilots- Big Bang Baby 16. Beck- Where It's At 15. 311- All Mixed Up. 14. Garbage- Only Happy When it Rains 13. Gravity Kills- Guilty 12. Nirvana- Aneurysm 11. Butthole Surfers- Pepper 10. Smashing Pumpkins- 1979 9. Tool- Stinkfist 8. 311- Down 7. Stone Temple Pilots- Trippin' on a Hole in a Paper Heart 6. Smashing Pumpkins- Zero 5. Sublime- Santeria 4. No Doubt- Spiderwebs 3. Bush- Miachinehead 2. No Doubt- Just a Girl 1. Sublime- What I Got Top 20 Songs of 2001 on 91X (aired 10/22/03) 20. Staind- It's Been Awhile 19. Jimmy Eat World- The Middle 18. Jack Johnson- Bubble Toes 17. Alien Ant Farm- Movies 16. Blink 182- Stay Together for the Kids 15. 311- I'll Be Here Awhile 14. Sum 41- Fat Lip 13. Puddle of Mudd- Control 12. Weezer- Island in the Sun 11. Fenix Tx- Threesome 10. U2- In a Little While 9. POD- Alive 8. Alien Ant Farm- Smooth Criminal 7. Weezer-Hash Pipe 6. Blink 182- The Rock Show 5. Incubus- I Wish You Were Here 4. Offspring- Want You Bad 3. Jack Johnson- Flake 2. Nickelback- How You Remind Me of Me 1. Linkin Park- In the End Top 20 Songs of 1989 on 91X (aired 10/21/03) 20. FYC - Good Thing 19. Morrissey - Last of the Famous International 18. REM - Orange Crush 17. PIL - Disappointed 16. Elvis Costello - Veronica 15. Cult - Edie (ciao baby) 14. 10,000 Maniacs - Trouble Me 13. XTC - Mayor of Simpleton 12. Tears for Fears - Sowing the Seeds of Love 11. Kate Bush - Love and Anger 10. Love and Rockets - So Alive 9. FYC - She Drives Me Crazy 8. B-52's - Channel Z 7. New Order - Round and Round 6. Cult - Fire Woman 5. The Cure - Fascination Street 4. Depeche Mode - Personal Jesus 3. The Cure -Llullaby 2. The Cure - Love Song 1. B-52's - Love Shack Top 20 Songs of 1998 on 91X (aired 10/20/03) 20. Dave Matthews Band- Crash 19. New Radicals- Get What You Give 18. The Cardigans- My Favorite Game 17. Smashing Pumpkins- Perfect 16. U2- Sweetest Thing 15. Goo Goo Dolls- Iris 14. Garbage- I Think I'm Paranoid 13. Smashing Pumpkins- Ava Adore 12. Barenaked Ladies- One Week 11. Everclear- Father of Mine 10. Lenny Kravitz- Fly Away 9. Eagle Eye Cherry- Save Tonight 8. Eve 6- Inside Out 7. Harvey Danger- Flagpole Sitta 6. Sprung Monkey- Get 'Em Outta Here 5. Everlast- What It's Like 4. Hole- Celebrity Skin 3. Cake- Never There 2. Offspring- Pretty Fly (For a White Guy) 1. Beastie Boys- Intergalactic Top 20 Songs of 1997 on 91X (aired 10/17/03) 20. Reel Big Fish- Sell Out 19. Sarah McLachlan- Sweet Surrender 18. Korn- A.D.I.D.A.S. 17. Squirrel Nut Zippers- Hell 16. The Wallflowers- One Headlight 15. Offspring- Gone Away 14. Prodigy- Breathe 13. 311- Beautiful Disaster 12. Buck-O-Nine- My Town 11. Sublime- Wrong Way 10. Third Eye Blind- Semi-Charmed Life 9. Might Mighty Bosstones- The Impression That I Get 8. Chumbawamba- Tubthumping 7. Blur- Song 2 6. Foo Fighters- Everlong 5. Sublime- Doin' Time 4. Blink 182- Dammit 3. Marcy Playground- Sex and Candy 2. Sugar Ray- Fly 1. Smash Mouth- Walkin' on the Sun Top 20 Songs of 1991 on 91X (aired 10/16/03) 20. Crowded House - Chocolate Cake 19. Divinyls - I Touch Myself 18. Squeeze - Satisfied 17. Billy Bragg - Sexuality 16. The LA's - There She Goes 15. Nine Inch Nails - Head Like a Hole 14. U2 - The Fly 13. Jesus Jones - Real, Real, Real 12. Crowded House - Fall at Your Feet 11. R.E.M. - Shiny Happy People 10. R.E.M. - Radio Song 9. B.A.D. II - The Globe 8. U2 - Mysterious Ways 7. B.A.D. II - Rush 6. Jesus Jones - Right Here Right Now 5. E.M.F. - Unbelievable 4. Red Hot Chili Peppers - Give it Away 3. Siouxie and the Banshees - Kiss Them for Me 2. R.E.M. - Losing My Religion 1. Nirvana - Smells Like Teen Spirit Top 20 Songs of 1987 on 91X (aired 10/15/03) 20. Cure- How Beautiful You Are 19. Alarm - Rain in Summertime 18. P.I.L.- Seattle 17. Gene Loves Jezebel - Motion of Love 16. Love and Rockets - No New Tale to Tell 15. New Order - Nineteen Sixty Three 14. XTC - Dear God 13. REM - End of the World as We Know it 12. U2 - Where the Streets Have No Name 11. Squeeze - Hourglass 10. REM - The One I Love 9. Depeche Mode - Never Let Me Down Again 8. U2 - With or Without You 7. Smiths - Girlfriend in a Coma 6. Cure - Why Can't I Be You 5. INXS - Need You Tonight 4. Depeche Mode- Strange Love 3. New Order - True Faith 2. Echo and The Bunnymen - Lips Like Sugar 1. Cure - Just Like Heaven Top 20 Songs of 2000 on 91X (aired 10/14/03) 20. Wheatus- Teenage Dirtbag 19. Ben Harper- Steal My Kisses 18. Fuel- Hemorrhage 17. Coldplay- Yellow 16. U2- Beautiful Day 15. Dandy Warhols- Bohemian Like You 14. Blink 182- Man Overboard 13. Foo Fighters- Breakout 12. Red Hot Chili Peppers- Californication 11. A Perfect Circle- Judith 10. Moby- Porcelain 9. Offspring- Original Prankster 8. Incubus- Pardon Me 7. Papa Roach- Last Resort 6. Green Day- Minority 5. Caviar- Tangerine Speedo 4. Incubus- Stellar 3. A Perfect Circle- 3 Libras 2. Red Hot Chili Peppers- Otherside 1. Blink 182- Adam's Song Top 20 Songs of 1993 on 91X (aired 10/13/03) 20. REM- Everybody Hurts 19. Depeche Mode- Walking In My Shoes 18. Smashing Pumpkins- Cherub Rock 17. Cracker- Low 16. James- Laid 15. Gin Blossoms- Hey Jealousy 14. Red Hot Chili Peppers- Soul to Squeeze 13. Soul Asylum- Runaway Train 12. Lenny Kravitz- Are You Gonna Go My Way 11. Depeche Mode- I Feel You 10. Nirvana- All Apologies 9. Porno for Pyros- Pets 8. Stone Temple Pilots- Plush 7. Blind Melon- No Rain 6. Nirvana- Heart Shaped Box 5. Radiohead- Creep 4. The Cranberries- Linger 3. The Breeders- Cannonball 2. Smashing Pumpkins- Today 1. Pearl Jam- Daughter Top 20 songs of 1984 on 91X (aired 10/10/03) 20. Bananarama - Wild Life 19. Bily Idol - Flesh for Fantasy 18. David Bowie - Blue Jean 17. Allison Moyet - Love Ressurection 16. Frankie Goes To Hollywod - Two Tribes 15. Howard Jones - I'd Like to Get to Know You Well 14. Allison Moyet - All Cried Out 13. Depeche Mode - Blasphemous Rumors 12. Scritti Polliti - Wood Beez 11. Depeche Mode - People are People 10. Howard Jones - What is Love 9. INXS - I Send a Message 8. Frankie Goes To Hollywood - Relax 7. Wham - Wake Me Up 6. Thompson Twins - The Gap 5. Depeche Mode - Master and Servant 4. Echo and the Bunnymen - Seven Seas 3. Duran Duran - Wild Boys 2. U2 - Pride 1. General Public - Tenderness Top 20 Songs of 1990 on 91X (aired 10/9/03) 20. UB40 - The Way You So the Things You Do 19. Charlatans UK - The Only One I Know 18. Concrete Blonde - Joey 17. The Sundays - Here's Where the Story Ends 16. Living Colour - Type 15. Faith No More - Epic (what is this) 14. U2 - Night and Day 13. Gene Loves Jezebel -Jealous 12. Poter Murphy - Cuts You Up 11. Sinead O'Connor - Nothing Compares to You 10. P.I.L. - Don't Ask Me 9. Midnight Oil - Blue Sky Mine 8. INXS - Suicide Blonde 7. Depeche Mode - Enjoy the Silence 6. Jane's Addiction - Stop 5. Depeche Mode - World in My Eyes 4. Depeche Mode - Policy of Truth 3. Iggy Pop - Candy 2. The Cure - Never Enough 1. Jane's Addiction - Been Caught Stealin' Top 20 Songs of 1999 on 91X (aired 10/8/03) 20. Sugar Ray- Someday 19. Korn- Falling Away From Me 18. Stroke 9- Little Black Backpack 17. Rage Against the Machine- Guerilla Radio 16. Cake- Let Me Go 15. Fatboy Slim- Praise You 14. Lit- My Own Worst Enemy 13. Limp Bizkit- Re-arranged 12. Pearl Jam- Last Kiss 11. Bush- The Chemicals Between Us 10. Red Hot Chili Peppers- Around the World 9. Len- Steal My Sunshine 8. Unwritten Law- Cailin 7. Korn- Freak on a Leash 6. Foo Fighters- Learn to Fly 5. Offspring- The Kids Aren't Alright 4. G. Love and Special Sauce- Rodeo Clowns 3. Blink 182- All the Small Things 2. Red Hot Chili Peppers- Scar Tissue 1. Blink 182- What's My Age Again Top 20 Songs of 1995 on 91X (aired 10/7/03) 20. Pearl Jam- I Got ID 19. Presidents of the United States of America- Kitty 18. Pearl Jam - Corduroy 17. Bush- Little Things 16. Green Day- Geek Stink Breath 15. Filter- Hey Man Nice Shot 14. Better Than Ezra- Good 13. Foo Fighters- I'll Stick Around 12. Weezer- Say It Ain't So 11. Smashing Pumpkins- 1979 10. Silverchair- Tomorrow 9. Red Hot Chili Peppers- My Friends 8. Sublime- Date Rape 7. Live- Lightning Crashes 6. Oasis- Wonderwall 5. Toadies- Possum Kingdom 4. Presidents of the United States of America- Lump 3. Bush- Glycerine 2. Alanis Morissette- You Oughta Know 1. Smashing Pumpkins- Bullet With Butterfly Wings Top 20 Songs of 1988 on 91X (aired 10/6/03) 20. Midnight Oil - Dead Heart 19. Escape Club - Wild Wild West 18. Mark Almond - Tears Run Rings 17. 10,000 Maniacs - Like the Weather 16. Sugarcubes - Delicious Demon 15. Tone Loc - Wild Thing 14. REM - Orange Crush 13. Church - Reptile 12. Tracy Chapman - Fast Car 11. Erasure - Chains of Love 10. Camouflage - The Great Commandment 9. Edie Brickell - What I Am 8. UB40 - Where Did I Go Wrong? 7. Depeche Mode - Route 66 6. Morrissey - Suedehead 5. Erasure - A Little Respect 4. Information Society - What's on Your Mind? 3. Midnight Oil - Beds are Burning 2. U2 - Desire 1. Siouxsie And The Banshees - Peek-a-boo Top 20 Songs of 1986 on 91X (aired 10/3/03) 20. Gene Loves Jezebel - Desire 19. Dead Milkmen - Bitchin' Camaro 18. B-52s - Summer of Love 17. Smithereens - Bood and Roses 16. Billy Idol - To Be a Lover 15. INXS - What You Need 14. General Public - Faults and All 13. Smiths - Panic 12. Cult - She Sells Sanctuary 11. Depeche Mode - Questions of Time 10. Siouxsie and the Banshees - Cities in Dust 9. New Order - Shell Shock 8. B-52's - Summer of Love 7. Oingo Boingo - Pain 6. Bangles - Walk Like an Egyptian 5. Peter Gabriel - Sledgehammer 4. Talking Heads - Wild Wild Life 3. Smtihs - Big Mouth Strikes Again 2. Cure - Boys Don't Cry 1. Oingo Boingo - Deadman's Party Top 20 Songs of 1992 on 91X (aired 10/2/03) 20. Annie Lennox - Why 19. Lemonheads - Mrs. Robinson 18. Toad the Wet Sprocket - All I Want 17. Ministry - N.W.O. 16. L7 - Pretend We're Dead 15. Toad the Wet Sprocket - Walk on the Ocean 14. U2- Who's Gonna Ride Your Wild Horses 13. Alice in Chains - Would 12. U2 - Mysterious Ways 11. Temple of the Dog - Hunger Strike 10. Morrissey - Tomorrow 9. 10,000 Maniacs - These are Days 8. Pearl Jam - Even Flow 7. The Cure - Letter to Elise 6. Pearl Jam - Alive 5. REM - Drive 4. The Cure - Friday I'm in Love 3. Red Hot Chili Peppers - Under the Bridge 2. Pearl Jam - Jeremy 1. U2 - One |