I was perusing the spirit of radio site when I stumbled upon the Top 102 Albums of 1993 according to CFNY a.k.a. 102.1 The Edge.
Through the years I've shared a number of CFNY lists, all of which can be found at http://www.torontomike.com/cfny_edge_102/, but this 1993 list caught my eye for a few reasons:
- In 1993 I was almost never without a radio and listened to a shitload of CFNY
- Most of this list are albums I owned and loved
- Terrestrial radio in this city used to play some pretty sweet stuff, aforementioned bias aside
Here's the list:
- Smashing Pumpkins - Siamese Dream
- Nirvana - In Utero
- Depeche Mode - Songs Of Faith And Devotion
- Pearl Jam - Vs.
- New Order - Republic
- Radiohead - Pablo Honey
- Breeders - Last Splash
- Catherine Wheel - Chrome
- U2 - Zooropa
- Porno For Pyros - Porno For Pyros
- James - Laid
- Sarah McLachlan - Fumbling Towards Ecstacy
- Bjork - Debut
- Pet Shop Boys - Very
- Rage Against The Machine - Rage Against The Machine
- Suede - Suede
- The The - Dusk
- Juliana Hatfield Three - Become What You Are
- The Cranberries - Everybody Else Is Doing It So Why Can't I?
- Lemonheads - Come On Feel The Lemonheads
- P.J. Harvey - Rid Of Me
- Stone Temple Pilots - Core
- Blur - Modern Life Is Rubbish
- Doughboys - Crush
- Adorable - Against Perfection
- Belly - Star
- Tea Party - Splendor Solis
- Lenny Kravitz - Are You Gonna Go My Way?
- hHead - Fireman
- Tool - Undertow
- Kate Bush - The Red Shoes
- I Mother Earth - Dig
- Dinosaur Jr- Where You Been
- Jane Siberry - When I Was A Boy
- Various - 1993 CFNY New Music Search
- Tragically Hip - Fully Completely
- Blind Lemon - Blind Lemon
- Verve - A Storm In Heaven
- Frank Black - Frank Black
- Trash Can Sinatras - I've Seen Everything
- Midnight Oil - Earth And Sun And Moon
- 13 Engines - Perpetual Motion Machine
- Dead Can Dance - Into The Labyrinth
- Curve - Cuckoo
- Revolting Cocks - Linger Ficken' Good & Other...
- Swervedriver - Mescalhead
- Eric's Trip - Love Tara
- Wonder Stuff - Construction For The Modern Idiot
- Primus - Pork Soda
- R.E.M - Automatic For The People
- Concrete Blonde - Mexican Moon
- Front 242 - :06:21:03:11 Up Evil
- Matthew Sweet - Altered Beast
- Urge Overkill - Saturation
- Cocteau Twins - Four Calendar Cafe
- Soul Asylum - Grave Dancer's Union
- Spirit Of The West - Faithlift
- World Party - Bang!
- Cracker - Kerosene Hat
- New Fast Automatic Daffodils - Body Exit Mind
- Odds - Bedbugs
- (missing)
- Jesus Jones - Perverse
- Beloved - Conscience
- Cranes - Jewel
- The Watchmen - McLaren Furnace Room
- The Fall - Infotainment Scan
- Shadowy Men On A Shadowy Planet - Sport Fishin'
- Ned's Atomic Dustbin - Are You Normal?
- Hothouse Flowers - Songs From The Rain
- Mystery Machine - Glazed
- INXS - Full Moon Dirty Heart
- Mighty Mighty Bosstones - Don't Know How To Party
- Hunters & Collectors - Cut
- House Of Love - Audience With The Mind
- Daniel Lanois - For The Love Of Wynona
- Tears For Fears - Elemental
- Acid Test - Drop
- Sting - Ten Summoner's Tales
- Paul Weller - Wildwood
- Stereo MCs - Connected
- Ocean Blue - Beneath The Rhythm And Sound
- Revolver - Cold Water Flat
- Rose Chronicles - Dead And Gone To Heaven
- Waterboys - Dream Harder
- Machines Of Loving Grace - Concentration
- Bad Religion - Recipe For Hate
- Crash Test Dummies - God Shuffled His Feet
- Peter Gabriel - Us
- Cowboy Junkies - Pale Sun, Crescent Moon
- UB40 - Promises & Lies
- Crash Vegas - Stone
- Dada - Puzzle
- Teenage Fanclub - Thirteen
- Moxy Fruvous - Bargainville
- Mae Moore - Bohemia
- Various - Stone Free
- Buffalo Tom - Big Red Letter Day
- Various - Sweet Relief
- Rymes With Orange - Peel
- Redd Kross - Phaseshifter
- Pursuit Of Happiness - The Downward Road
Almost twenty years later, the station continues to play tunes from a few of these albums, mainly those from Nirvana, Pearl Jam, Radiohead and STP, but they haven't played New Order in quite some time...
