Fanning’s Fab 50 (1990)

Here is a listing of the 1990 Fanning’s Fab 50. The 2014 edition will be broadcast next Monday 22nd December and Tuesday 23th from 10pm-1am. Let’s hope there are a few new entries.. Spotify playlist.

50. The Doors – Riders on the storm
49. My Bloody Valentine – Soon
48. Elvis Costello – Alison
47. Fatima Mansions – Blues for Ceauseau
46. U2 – Hawkmoon 269
45. The Fat Lady Sings – Arclight
44. Jesus and Mary Chain – Some candy talking
43. A House – Call me Blue
42. Golden Horde – 100 boys
41. U2 – The sweetest thing
40. World Party – Message in the box
39. Morrissey – Everyday is like Sunday
38. The Pixies – Here comes your man
37. The Cure – Just like heaven
36. The Hothouse Flowers – Hard Rain
35. Them – Gloria
34. Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds – The ship song
33. Sinead O’Connor – Troy
32. The Hothouse Flowers – I can see clearly now
31. The Charlatans – The only one I know
30. Something Happens – What now
29. John Lennon – Imagine
28. The Smiths – How Soon Is Now?
27. R.E.M. – Orange Crush
26. The Stunning – Brewing up a storm
25. The Pixies – Monkey’s gone to heaven
24. The Wonder Stuff – Don’t let me down gently
23. U2 – Night and day
22. Led Zeppelin – Stairway to heaven
21. Happy Mondays – Kinky Afro
20. The Cure – A forest
19. The House of Love – Shine on
18. Dead Milkmen – Punk rock girl
17. The La’s – There she goes
16. The Smiths – What difference does it make?
15. U2 – Pride
14. That Petrol Emotion – Sensitize
13. An Emotional Fish – Celebrate
12. Power of Dreams – 100 ways to kill a love
11. The Stone Roses – Fool’s Gold
10. R.E.M. – World leader pretend
9. The Stone Roses – I am the resurrection
8. U2 – God part II
7. The Waterboys – The whole of the moon
6. The Pixies – Debaser
5. Joy Division – Love will tear us apart
4. Something Happens – Hello, hello, hello, hello, hello
3. Happy Mondays – Step on
2. Something Happens – Parachute
1. U2 – Bad