Lists of the number one and top·ranked Alternative Rock Songs of 1999
| Title | Artist | Weeks at #1 | Starting Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| What It's Like | Everlast | 9 weeks (8 week(s) in 1999) | see 1998 Number Ones for start date |
| Every Morning | Sugar Ray | 6 weeks | 1999-02-20 |
| My Own Worst Enemy | Lit | 11 weeks | 1999-04-10 |
| Scar Tissue | Red Hot Chili Peppers | 16 weeks | 1999-06-26 |
| Higher | Creed | 3 weeks | 1999-10-16 |
| The Chemicals Between Us | Bush | 5 weeks | 1999-10-23 |
| Learn To Fly | Foo Fighters | 1 week | 1999-11-06 |
| Re·Arranged | Limp Bizkit | 1 week | 1999-12-18 |
| All The Small Things | Blink 182 | 7 weeks (1 week(s) in 1999) | 1999-12-25 |
| 9 total | |||
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The countdown below comes straight from Billboard Magazine's year·end edition of the top 40 Modern Rock Tracks of 1999.
Bear in mind, Billboard takes their ranking from November of the previous year, to November of the current year, so this method won't be accurate for any calendar year.
| Rank | Title | Artist |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | My Own Worst Enemy | Lit |
| 2. | What It's Like | Everlast |
| 3. | Scar Tissue | Red Hot Chili Peppers |
| 4. | What's My Age Again? | Blink·182 |
| 5. | Every Morning | Sugar Ray |
| 6. | One | Creed |
| 7. | Never There | Cake |
| 8. | Blue Monday | Orgy |
| 9. | All Star | Smash Mouth |
| 10. | Praise You | Fatboy Slim |
| 11. | Fly Away | Lenny Kravitz |
| 12. | Heavy | Collective Soul |
| 13. | Nookie | Limp Bizkit |
| 14. | Why Don't You Get A Job? | Offspring |
| 15. | Last Kiss | Pearl Jam |
| 16. | Better Days (And The Bottom Drops Out) | Citizen King |
| 17. | Battle Flag | Lo·Fidelity Allstars |
| 18. | Freak On A Leash | Korn |
| 19. | Malibu | Hole |
| 20. | The Kids Aren't Alright | Offspring |
| 21. | Pretty Fly (For A White Guy) | Offspring |
| 22. | Crush | Dave Matthews Band |
| 23. | Slide | Goo Goo Dolls |
| 24. | American Woman | Lenny Kravitz |
| 25. | Leech | Eve 6 |
| 26. | New | No Doubt |
| 27. | Bawitdaba | Kid Rock |
| 28. | Steal My Sunshine | Len |
| 29. | Got You (Where I Want You) | The Flys |
| 30. | Higher | Creed |
| 31. | The Dolphin's Cry | Live |
| 32. | Freak Of The Week | Marvelous 3 |
| 33. | Special | Garbage |
| 34. | Ends | Everlast |
| 35. | Someday | Sugar Ray |
| 36. | You Get What You Give | New Radicals |
| 37. | Cowboy | Kid Rock |
| 38. | The Chemicals Between Us | Bush |
| 39. | My Favourite Game | The Cardigans |
| 40. | Why I'm Here | Oleander |
*-Peak position listed is its peak during the 1999 survey year, NOT its overall peak, which may be different if the chart run of the track started in 1998, or finished in 2000.
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KROQ gets credit as the very first Modern Rock radio station ever! At year's end starting in 1980, KROQ ranked the top "106.7" songs of each year, based on votes by their listeners. The 106.7 comes from their place on the FM dial.
Instead of listing the chart, just follow the link below to go directly to the website providing the chart.
Bear in mind, the ranking has a year·end bias, as the top·ranked songs tended to be the ones most heavily played toward the end of the year.
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91X, another early Modern Rock station from San Diego, also made a listener·based year·end countdown. 91X ranked their top 91 songs each year, beginning in 1983.
Follow the link below to go directly to the website providing the chart.
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WKQX, or Q101 in Chicago, ran with an Alternative Rock format from 1996 to 2003. They ranked their station's top 101 songs each of those years.
Follow the link below to go directly to the website providing the chart.
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