An analysis of the New York’s flagship classic rock radio station Q104.3 and its annual and evolving list of the top 1,043 classic rock songs of all times reveals what a disturbing trend: songs released in the 1990s have gone from 6.3 percent of the list as of 2005 to fully 11.2 percent of the list. That is now within striking distance of the 14.9 percent of the list that is derived from the 1960s. Furthermore, there are now six songs released since the year 2000 on the list of the greatest classic rock songs, including “It’s My Life” by Bon Jovi, “Dani California” by Red Hot Chili Peppers, “Kryptonite” by 3 Doors Down and fully three Green Day songs: “Holiday,” “Wake Me Up When September Ends” and “Boulevard of Broken Dreams” at No. 293 on the list.
Chris Dalla Riva, Can’t Get Much Higher
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