No limit!
Hints are in red.

1.  I bought a ticket with my tears
Sioux Denim:  Red Rubber Ball--Cyrkle

2.  Can't stand still while the music is playin'
Sioux Denim:  Cherry Cherry--Neil Diamond

3.  I remember standing by the wall
Billy Florio:  Heroes--David Bowie

4.  The tune she hums
My name is Kenny:  Tiny Dancer--Elton John

5.  My world's been dark and grey
lebeiw15:  Picture--Kid Rock/Sheryl Crow

6.  I'm a man of the land, I'm into discipline
lebeiw15:  Amish Paradise--Weird Al

7.  Some came to keep the dark away
Indy Gent:  Lay Down (Candles in the Rain)--Melanie

8.  Then it all came unglued
lebeiw15:  She Hates Me--Puddle of Mudd

9.  You don't know 'cause things ain't clear
Indy Gent:  Girlfriend--Nsync

10.  Silver cities rise
FussBudgetVanPelt:  Let the River Run--Carly Simon

11.  I'm not going to stand around waiting for my lips to be read
Thunderbolt/Spike:  Washing Machine--Michelle Branch

12.  You put a hand on my cheek
STARStender:  You Got Lucky--Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers

13.  With a little touchup and little paint
cs:  Human Touch--Bruce Springsteen

14.  Could this be the greatest love of all?
lebeiw15:  A Moment Like This--Kelly Clarkson

15.  I sent two letters back in autumn, you must not have got 'em
Jessica:  Stan--Eminem

16.  He's not selling any alibis
Billy Florio:  Like a Rolling Stone--Bob Dylan

17.  If you are then you think too much
Terry:  It's Still Rock and Roll to Me--Billy Joel

18.  Like waves crashin' on the beach
My name is Kenny:  An American Girl--Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers

19.  A young girl's dreams no longer hollow
cs:  Wide Open Spaces--Dixie Chicks

20.  Boy you've got me blinded
philbo baggins:  ...Baby One More Time--Britney Spears

21.  Which started the whole world living
Crazy Don:  I Started a Joke--BeeGees

22.  Don't believe everything you breathe
My name is Kenny:  Loser--Beck

23.  That could be my reputation
ThunderVamp9:  Sleepwalker--Wallflowers

24.  Sell my soul by dropping names
lebeiw15:  The B**** is Back--Elton John

25.  Something beautiful's dying
Durania:  You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'--Hall and Oates (original by the Righteous Brothers)

26.  Can't reach to your heart
cs:  I Want it That Way--Backstreet Boys

27.  Behind the stadium with you
Crazy Don:  Brown Eyed Girl--Van Morrison

28.  He works in the saddle
daveyB:  Sweet Baby James--James Taylor

29.  And the love we thought we lost is sleeping within
lebeiw15/STARStender:  Lucky Love--Ace of Base

30.  Came to my senses then I chilled for a bit
Jessica:  Shoop--Salt n Pepa

5. Picture-- Kid Rock and Sheryl Crow
6. Amish Paradise-- Weird Al Yankovic (I think you mean "into" discipline :))
8. She Hates Me-- Puddle of Mudd
14. A Moment Like This-- Kelly Clarkson

15. Stan -Eminem featuring Dido

30. Shoop -Salt n Pepa

#25 is You've Lost That Loving Feeling/Hall & Oates

#17 is driving me bonkers....I know it but can't think of it!! :o

#21 is "I Started a Joke" by the Bee Gees.
#27 is "Brown Eyed Girl" by Van Morrison.

#17  Still Rock and Roll To Me  -  Billy Joel

#1 - "Red Rubber Ball" - the Cyrkle (I did a parody of that song. I still think that's the greatest musical "telling off" line - "The roller coaster ride we took is nearly at an end/I bought my ticket with my tears, that's all I'm gonna spend".
#2 - "Cherry" - Neil Diamond

4.  Elton John - Tiny Dancer
18.  Tom Petty and the Heartbreaks - American Girl
22.  Beck - Loser

7. Lay Down (Candles In The Rain)-Melanie
9. Girlfriend-N'Sync

28. Sweet Baby James/James Taylor
                 ;D ;D ;D ;D

Just bumping this...I added hints.

Hi Hannahbear

# 10  Let The River Run - Carly Simon

FB  :)

If I hadn't parodied this song, I'd be really ashamed to admit to knowing the answer (but then, if I hadn't parodied the song, I wouldn't have known the answer... that's my story, and I'm sticking to it)

#20 is Britney, Hit me baby one more time

24. Elton John-- The B*tch is Back
29. Ace of Base

26. Backstreet Boys - I want it that way

13. Bruce Springsteen - Human Touch

19. Dixie Chicks - Wide Open spaces

24. Elton John - bitch is back

Bump!  I added more hints.

Does anyone know these?  Anyone?...Anyone?...Bueller?...Bueller?...

#11 Michelle Branch, Refrigerator? ;D

23.  The Wallflowers - Sleepwalker

Bump!

#12 You got lucky babe - Tom petty and the heartbreakers
#29 Lucky Love

I'll have a go at the Michelle Branch one, is it Washing Machine?

Yes, it is Washing Machine!  Thank you!  Quiz is now finished.