Before the Alternative Revolution (led by Grunge, followed by Alt Rock, with Pop Punk and Ska bringing up the rear), when there was still such a thing as Progressive music, there was just Alternative. Or Modern Rock. Or College Radio. Whatever it was called, the Alternative music of the very early 90s bore little semblance to the raucous cacophony heralded by Nirvana.
On top of the chart was Elvis Costello's "The Other Side of Summer", a fairly lackluster track that pays tribute to The Beach Boys. The only problem is, British artists don't make good surf music. It's not an easy thing to pull off, but being from a from a place where people actually surf certainly helps.
All in all, June of 1991 was fairly anemic, with only The La's "There She Goes" and Siouxsie & The Banshee's "Kiss Them For Me" real classics. However, a strong case could be made for The Violent Femme's "American Music" as it is almost certainly gracing the front page of a screenplay in a desk somewhere.
Billboard's Most Popular Alternative songs from 6/3/11:
1. Elvis Costello - "The Other Side Of Summer"
2. Joe Jackson - "Obvious Song"
3. The La's - "There She Goes
4. Julian Cope - "Beautiful Love"
5. Violent Femmes - "American Music"
6. Electronic - "Get The Message"
7. The Farm - "All Together Now"
8. R.E.M. - "Texarkana"
9. Siouxsie and The Banshees - "Kiss Them For Me"
10.EMF - "I Believe"
Whatever.
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