Top 13

Top 13, early October 1993, as published in Nexus

Contact 89FM had a Top 13 countdown of songs voted for by their listeners that started in 1989. This countdown followed on from the Record and Cassette Warehouse (1987) and Tracs (1988) Alternative Top 20, which in turn followed the Alternative Top 11 that the station had broadcast in previous years. In the late 1980's and early 1990's it was broadcast between 7 and 9pm on Sunday nights, moved to Thursday nights in 1991, but by the mid-1990's had moved to Wednesday between 7 and 8pm. Shane Booker hosted the show for some years from around the mid-1990's, alternating with Kevin Glover from 1996 onwards.

The Top 13 was sponsored by Peachgrove Pharmacy in 1990, by Tracs in 1991, and then by Metropolis Cafe for a number of years. Demo Street Wear also sponsered at a later date.

Top 13, late July 1994, as published in Nexus

The most successful song on the Top 13 was Risingson by Massive Attack, which spent over 10 weeks at number 1 and 26 weeks on the chart. Mutilated Lips by Ween spent over 3 months on the chart.

Through the early to mid-1990's, Hamilton bands typically had strong support from the listeners that was reflected in the Top 13.