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Alternative Songs is a record chart published by ''Billboard'' magazine that ranks the most-played songs on American modern rock radio stations. Introduced by ''Billboard'' in September 1988 and named Modern Rock Tracks until June 2009, it was initially compiled based on weighted reports from several national rock radio stations. On the chart week of June 12, 1993, radio airplay data compiled by Nielsen Broadcast Data Systems – which electronically monitors various radio stations on a daily basis – was introduced as a factor in determining chart rankings. Modern Rock Tracks later became solely based on Nielsen data, a change which took effect on the chart issue dated January 22, 1994. 141 singles topped the Modern Rock Tracks chart in the 1990s; the first of these was "Blues from a Gun" by Scottish alternative rock band The Jesus and Mary Chain, which spent three weeks at number one from December 1989 to January 1990. The modern rock radio format experienced a substantial growth in popularity during the decade, with the success of Nirvana's 1991 single "Smells Like Teen Spirit" marking a "return of the crossover rock hit". Speaking to ''Billboard'', chart commentator Max Tolkoff stated: "(previous years, ) people didn't care what was a hit on modern rock. Now everybody wants to be involved."〔 The first formal number one debut on the Modern Rock Tracks chart also occurred during the 1990s, with "What's the Frequency, Kenneth?" by R.E.M. entering at number one on the chart for the issue dated September 24, 1994. Irish rock band U2 scored the most number-one hits during the decade, with six of their singles topping the chart for a total of twenty-three weeks: "The Fly", "Mysterious Ways", "One", "Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me, Kill Me", "Discothèque" and "Staring at the Sun". "Scar Tissue" by American rock band Red Hot Chili Peppers topped the chart for sixteen consecutive weeks in 1999, the longest time at number one for any single during the 1990s. The band themselves spent a record twenty-seven weeks at number one on Modern Rock Tracks during the decade, with four number-one singles: "Give It Away", "Soul to Squeeze", "My Friends" and "Scar Tissue". "All the Small Things" by American rock band Blink-182 was the final number-one hit of the decade. ==Number-one singles== ;Key : – ''Billboard'' year-end number-one single :↑ – Return of a single to number one 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「List of Billboard number-one alternative singles of the 1990s」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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