MTV's Top 100 of 1992

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MTV top 100 of 1992

100) Right Said Fred - I'm Too Sexy
99) Bryan Adams - Thought I'd Died And Gone To Heaven
98) Alice In Chains - Them Bones
97) Michael Jackson - In The Closet
96) Toad The Wet Sprocket - Walk On The Ocean
95) George Michael - Too Funky
94) "Weird Al" Yankovic - Smells Like Nirvana
93) Genesis - I Can't Dance
92) Madonna - This Used To Be My Playground
91) The Soup Dragons - Divine Thing
90) Bruce Springsteen - Human Touch
89) Ce Ce Peniston - Finally
88) George Michael featuring Elton John - Don't Let The Sun Go Down On Me
87) Extreme - Rest In Peace
86) Prince And The New Power Generation - Diamonds And Pearls
85) Matthew Sweet - Girlfriend
84) Def Leppard - Stand Up (Kick Love Into Motion)
83) Technotronic - Move This
82) Shakespear's Sister - Stay
81) AC/DC - Highway To Hell (Live)
80) KWS - Please Don't Go
79) Bon Jovi - Keep The Faith
78) Snap - Rhythm Is A Dancer
77) Annie Lennox - Walking On Broken Glass
76) Aerosmith - Sweet Emotion
75) Mary J. Blige - Real Love
74) Damn Yankees - Where You Goin' Now
73) Alice In Chains - Would?
72) Michael Jackson - Remember The Time
71) Guns 'n' Roses - Live And Let Die
70) INXS - Not Enough Time
69) Madonna - Deeper And Deeper
68) Megadeth - Symphony Of Destruction
67) U2 - Who's Gonna Ride Your Wild Horses
66) Kris Kross - Warm It Up
65) Def Leppard - Make Love Like A Man
64) Shai - If I Ever Fall In Love
63) Red Hot Chili Peppers - Breaking The Girl
62) Joe Public - Live And Learn
61) Metallica - Sad But True
60) The Heights - How Do You Talk To An Angel
59) Nirvana - Lithium
58) The Black Crowes - Thorn In My Pride
57) Patty Smyth featuring Don Henley - Sometimes Love Just Ain't Enough
56) Aerosmith - Dream On (Live)
55) Hi-Five - She's Playing Hard To Get
54) Peter Gabriel - Digging In The Dirt
53) House Of Pain - Jump Around
52) Saigon Kick - Love Is On The Way
51) The Cure - Friday I'm In Love

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50) TLC - What About Your Friends
49) Mr. Big - To Be With You
48) U2 - Even Better Than The Real Thing
47) Wreckx 'n' Effect - Rump Shaker
46) Spin Doctors - Little Miss Can't Be Wrong
45) Pearl Jam - Alive
44) Mariah Carey - Make It Happen
43) Toad The Wet Sprocket - All I Want
42) Metallica - The Unforgiven
41) Bobby Brown - Humpin' Around
40) Nirvana - In Bloom
39) Tom Cochrane - Life Is A Highway
38) En Vogue - Giving Him Something He Can Feel
37) Ugly Kid Joe - Everything About You
36) Sir Mix-A-Lot - Baby Got Back
35) Guns 'n' Roses - Yesterdays
34) Vanessa Williams - Save The Best For Last
33) The Black Crowes - Remedy
32) Def Leppard - Let's Get Rocked
31) Michael Jackson - Jam
30) REM - Drive
29) TLC - Ain't 2 Proud 2 Beg
28) Eric Clapton - Layla (Unplugged)
27) Arrested Development - People Everyday
26) Metallica - Nothing Else Matters
25) Temple Of The Dog - Hunger Strike
24) Bobby Brown - Good Enough
23) U2 - Mysterious Ways
22) PM Dawn - I'd Die Without You
21) Nirvana - Come As You Are
20) En Vogue - Free Your Mind
19) Ozzy Osbourne - Mama I'm Coming Home
18) TLC - Baby, Baby, Baby
17) Pearl Jam - Evenflow
16) Kris Kross - Jump
15) Def Leppard - Have You Ever Needed Someone So Bad
14) Arrested Development - Tennessee
13) Mariah Carey - I'll Be There
12) Queen - Bohemian Rhapsody
11) Eric Clapton - Tears In Heaven
10) Metallica - Wherever I May Roam
9) Whitney Houston - I Will Always Love You
Nirvana - Smells Like Teen Spirit
7) U2 - One
6) En Vogue - My Lovin' (You're Never Gonna Get It)
5) Van Halen - Right Now
4) Pearl Jam - Jeremy
3) Red Hot Chili Peppers - Under The Bridge
2) Boyz II Men - End Of The Road
1) Guns 'n' Roses - November Rain

"MTV 120 Minutes" Top 20 Alternative Video Countdown of 1992
20.Screaming Trees "Nearly Lost You"
19. Rollins Band "Low Self-Opinion"
18. Social Distortion "Bad Luck"
17. Afghan Whigs "Turn On The Water"
16. Paul Westerberg "Dyslexic Heart"
15. Matthew Sweet "Girlfriend" 85
14. Sugarcubes "Hit"
13. Cracker "Teen Angst (What The World Needs Now)"
12. Soup Dragons "Divine Thing" 91
11. Lemonheads "It's A Shame About Ray"
10. Sugar "Helpless"
9. Soul Asylum "Somebody To Shove"
8. XTC "Ballad of Peter Pumpkinhead"
7. Nirvana "In Bloom" 40
6. Ministry "N.W.O."
5. R.E.M. "Drive" 30
4. Red Hot Chili Peppers "Under The Bridge" 3
3. Sonic Youth "100 %"
2. Morrissey "Tomorrow"
1. The Cure "Friday I'm In Love" 51

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Yes, "November Rain" was #1  

As for "Bohemian Rhapsody" from Queen, it was re-realeased and became a hit again due to it being in the soundtrack for "Wayne's World"

[Out of the Blue]

That was the year that everything changed.

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1992.... Red Hot Chili Peppers, U2,  En Vogue, and TLC 

While "November Rain" is one of the greatest videos, Guns N' Roses had better songs, IMHO.

It's odd that Beastie Boys weren't ranked since "So What'cha Want" & "Pass The Mic" were from that year. Also "Scenario" from A Tribe Called Quest.

"The Real World" (1992 to present) premiered on MTV...ugh! In which reality programming would dominate television by the next decade and the show would be overexposed on the network with countless marathons and also "Road Rules" several years later...  MTV have officially jumped, IHMO.


Though the Movie Awards  also started and the network already have experimented with non-music programming several years prior from "Liquid Television" (1991), "House of Style" (1989), and "MTV Sports" (1990). 

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Def Leppard "Let's Get Rocked" from the 1992 VMAs

From the lack of enthusiasm from the audience and the band's attempt of dressing "trendy", it's a sign of change of the musical climate and MTV's taste to rap,R&B, alternative, and non-glam metal bands Guns N' Roses & Metallica...



In contrast to "Tear It Down" from the 1989 VMAs.

[Out of the Blue]

I like the "old" Def Leppard much better.  What's strange is that I was in my early 20s then and that should have been the time that I was most into music.  The problem is that was the time that I was beginning to feel very out of touch with music.

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94) "Weird Al" Yankovic - Smells Like Nirvana

It's interesting that it was the first time Weird Al appeared on MTV's year end countdown. I know he was a fixture with his "Al TV" specials, but not sure if his videos were given as much rotation as much as the artists he spoofed. "Smells Like Nirvana" is one of the funniest.   

Thought about Weird Al while watching parts of a documentary on the Amish, which he recorded "Amish Paradise" (1996)...a parody of Coolio's "Gangsta's Paradise". Another classic.