re: your 10 favorite contemporary/adult rock songs of the 90s

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If I had to rank Counting Crows songs, "Mr. Jones" might not be the very last one I list, but certainly one of the last five. I hate that song so very very much. And I actually really like Counting Crows.

Great call on "What I Got", though. That one makes my top ten as well.

I can't leave Smells Like Teen Spirity off my list.

Run-around might crack my top ten as well.

Bittersweet Symphony makes the cut

Tonight Tonight is on there.

I'm about halfway there

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I have assembled the definitive list:

1. Green day -- when I come around
2. Sublime -- what I got
3. Temple of the Dog -- Hunger Strike
4. Weezer -- Only In Dreams
5. The Verve -- Bittersweet Symphony
6. Oasis -- Wonderwall
7. Nirvana -- Smells Like Teen Spirit
8. Better Than Ezra -- Good
9. DMB -- Crash Into Me
10. Goo Goo Dolls -- Name*

Honorable Mention:
Blues Traveler -- Run Around
Ben Folds Five -- Brick
RHCP -- Soul to Squeeze
Afghan Whigs -- Crazy
Pearl Jam -- Elderly Woman
Mother Love Bone - Chloe Dancer / Crown of Thorns
U2 -- Sweetest Thing
GnR -- November Rain
Semisonic -- Closing time
Spacehog -- In The Meantime
Counting Crows -- Omaha
Paul Westerberg -- Dyslexic Heart
Radiohead -- Karma Police
Third eye blind -- How's It Gonna Be
Verve Pipe -- The Freshmen


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*sorry not sorry. It's a real good song.

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Sublime -- what I got

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1. There She Goes-The Las
2. All I Want-Toad The Wet Sprocket
3. Rain King-Counting Crows
4. Barely Breathing-Duncan Shiek
5. Lovefool-The Cardigans
6. Ants Marching-Dave Matthews Band
7. Santa Monica-Everclear
8. Runaround-Blues Traveler
9. Wonderwall-Oasis
10. No Rain-Blind Melon

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The Toadies should be on that list

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Possum kingdom is Too heavy for this list

for me, in no order

Semi-Charm Life- Third Eye Blind
Push- Matchbox Twenty
Sweater Song- Weezer
Good- BTE
Story of My Life- Social Distortion
Round Here- Counting Crows
Plowed- Sponge
Laid- James
Loser- Beck
Dont look back in Anger- Oasis

That was a super try hard list

To me, Green Day is a different genre (with their punk rock roots) than the generic, late 90s pop-rock bands like goo goo dolls, semisonic, 3eb, etc. if you notice, most, if not all bands I listed were one hit wonders or had very limited success outside a short span in the 90s. For myself, not including Green Day on the list is more complimentary to them.

I do agree that those 2 songs mentioned are softer sounding.

These lists are completely subjective, I just wouldn’t include any blink 182, Green Day, or sublime songs on it.