The ranking of the 20 most underrated Britpop singles according to Radio X magazine

Britpop is back in the spotlight thanks to the success of Oasis' reunion tour, which followed Blur's acclaimed return by a few months, and also thanks to two of the most popular albums of the year such as “More” by Pulp and “Antidepressants” by Suede. The sound of the Cool Britannia of the 90s, in short, never seems to want to fade away. The online magazine Radio “In an imagination dominated by 'Live Forever', 'Parklife' and 'Disco 2000' – writes Radio Pulp, from Blur to Manic Street Preachers – there were bands who crossed the season with different approaches, carrying with them an indie legacy or remaining on the fringes of the great media narrative. These twenty songs show how that season was broader than its most celebrated hits.”

Here, then, is Radio X's ranking of the “twenty most underrated Britpop singles” (full report here). On OndaRock we have published our ranking of the best Britpop albums of all time.

1. Manic Street Preachers – “Kevin Carter”
2. Pulp – “Babies”
3. Blur – “Chemical World”
4. Longpigs – “She Said”
5. Shed Seven – “Getting Better”
6. The Auteurs – “Showgirl”
7. Suede – “Metal Mickey”
8. Supergrass – “Lenny”
9. Cast – “Walkaway”
10. Radiohead – “The Bends”
11. Sleeper – “What Do I Do Now?”
12. Echobelly – “Great Things”
13. Ocean Color Scene – “The Circle”
14. Gene – “Olympian”
15. The Charlatans – “Just When You're Thinking Things Over”
16. Dodgy – “In A Room”
17. Super Furry Animals – “God! Show Me Magic”
18. Elastic – “Stutter”
19. Space – “Neighborhood”
20. Lush – “Single Girl”

Even the American magazine Pitchfork returned to the topic, relaunching its ranking of the 50 best Britpop records, with these words: “Britpop? It's just a bad-sounding word – Jarvis Cocker of Pulp once told us – I don't like the nationalistic idea; it wasn't a music that waved flags. It was really in bad taste when it was called that because it was as if someone was trying to appropriate a kind of alternative culture, stick a British flag on it and take it merit”. But – Pitchfork further underlines – “Britpop, by any other name, would still have been a phenomenon capable of offering a new, exciting soundtrack for British youth”. Bands like Suede, Blur, Oasis, Elastica and Pulp – adds the magazine – “have captured the charm and eccentricities of their country, also eliminating their frustrations with class and community, all seasoned with a provocative and ironic glamour”.
Here are the 50 best Britpop albums according to Pitchfork (full report here).

50. Denim – Back in Denim (1992)
49. James – Laid (1993)
48. Echobelly – Everyone's Got One (1994)
47. Placebo – Without You I'm Nothing (1998)
46. ​​The Divine Comedy: Casanova (1996)
45. Mansun – Attack of the Gray Lantern (1997)
44. Edwyn Collins – Gorgeous George (1994)
43. Catatonia – International Velvet (1998)
42. Ocean Color Scene – Moseley Shoals (1996)
41. Space – Spiders (1996)
40. The Boo Radleys – Giant Steps (1993)
39. Super Furry Animals – Radiator (1997)
38. McAlmont & Butler – The Sound of… McAlmont & Butler (1995)
37. Sleeper – The It Girl (1996)
36. Teenage Fanclub – Grand Prix (1995)
35. Black Grape – It's Great When You're Straight…Yeah (1995)
34. Ash – 1977 (1996)
33. Black Box Recorder – England Made Me (1998)
32. Manic Street Preachers – Everything Must Go (1996)
31. Saint Etienne – Foxbase Alpha (1991)
30. Suede – Sci-Fi Lullabies (1997)
29. The Charlatans – Tellin' Stories (1997)
28. Morrissey – Vauxhall and I (1994)
27. Super Furry Animals – Fuzzy Logic (1996)
26. The Verve – A Northern Soul (1995)
25. Hefner – Breaking God's Heart (1998)
24. Supergrass – In It for the Money (1997)
23. Kenickie – At the Club (1997)
22. Saint Etienne – So Tough (1993)
21. Gene – Olympian (1995)
20. The Auteurs – New Wave (1993)
19. Lush – Lovelife (1996)
18. Blur – Modern Life Is Rubbish (1993)
17. Shampoo – We Are Shampoo (1994)
16. Morrissey – Your Arsenal (1992)
15. Cornershop – When I Was Born for the 7th Time (1997)
14. The La's – The La's (1990)
13. Suede – Suede (1993)
12. Supergrass – I Should Coco (1995)
11. Pulp – His 'N' Hers (1994)
10. The Verve – Urban Hymns (1997)
9. Oasis – Definitely Maybe (1994)
8. Blur – Blur (1997)
7. Pulp – This Is Hardcore (1998)
6. Elastica – Elastica (1995)
5. Suede – Dog Man Star (1994)
4. Oasis – (What's the Story) Morning Glory? (1995)
3. Radiohead – The Bends (1995)
2. Blur – Parklife (1994)
1. Pulp – Different Class (1995)