there are still a bunch of us kicking hehe glad to see you posting again hehe

Oasis - Live Forever.
Pulp - Common People.
Suede - Stay Together.
Blur - Girls And Boys.
Belle and Sebastian - Lazy Line Painter Jane.

thats tough so many i like from then but

pearl jam black
sublime santeria ( consider alternative?)
nirvana (i cant decide)
local h bound for the floor
oleander i walk alone

i know there are better ones than that out there but those are some off the top of my head that come to mind

Blind Melon-No Rain
Wallflowers-One Headlight
Oasis-Wonderwall
The Verve Pipe-Freshmen
Counting Crows-Long December

Considering their rankings in the music chart in the 90's, these are my top 5:

Karma Police - Radiohead
No Excuses - Alice in Chains
Smells Like Teen Spirit - Nirvana
Bittersweet Symphony - The Verve
Heaven Beside You - Alice in Chains

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I gave this considerable thought. I tried not to fall into the "well, this song did well so I'll list it", but instead tried to stick to my favorite songs of that era. Bear in mind I was in my mid-teens during the height of the era, so I'm not putting my name on this as a *recent* list.

In no particular order:
1) Alice in Chains -- Don't Follow
2) Smashing Pumpkins -- Muzzle
3) Better than Ezra -- Desperately Wanting
4) Moist -- Tangerine
5) The Offspring -- Genocide (this one is questionable: were The Offspring an "alternative" band?)

well, my favotite has been Foo Fighter's Breakout...wonderful songs and real crappy *spam*, but over all the video was really very appealing

What are your basis when choosing the top 5 alternative songs?

it's a matter of personal preference.

I won't give five, but I have to say something about Nirvana's "Smells Like Teen Spirit". Growing up in southern Oklahoma, with parents that only listened to soft rock like Air Supply, Chicago, or whatever crap Delilah peddles on her night show, hearing that song opened me up to the possibilities of music. It might be a cliche, but that song transformed music from background noise on car trips to an art worth investigating.