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Your Complete 90s Music Checklist

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Your Complete 90s Pop Music Checklist

Some of the most notable genres and sub-genres of music from the 1990s include:

  1. Rock: Rock music continued to be popular in the 1990s, with several sub-genres emerging and gaining traction. Some of the most notable sub-genres of rock music from the 1990s include alternative rock, grunge, and Britpop.

  2. Pop: Pop music also remained popular in the 1990s, with artists like Mariah Carey, Britney Spears, and the Backstreet Boys achieving widespread success.

  3. Hip-Hop: Hip-hop, which had emerged in the 1980s, gained even greater popularity in the 1990s. Artists like Tupac Shakur, Notorious B.I.G., and Jay-Z were among the most notable hip-hop artists of the decade.

  4. Electronic: Electronic music, including house, techno, and trance, also gained popularity in the 1990s.

  5. R&B: R&B, a genre of music that combines elements of soul, funk, and pop, also gained widespread popularity in the 1990s. Artists like R. Kelly, Boyz II Men, and TLC were among the most notable R&B acts of the decade.

Selected Nineties’ Bubblegum Pop Hits

1. MMM Bop – Hanson
2. …Baby One More Time – Britney Spears
3. Wannabe – Spice Girls
4. As Long As You Love Me – Backstreet Boys
5. Step By Step – New Kids On The Block
6. I Want You Back – *NSYNC
7. Quit Playing Games With My Heart – Backstreet Boys
8. Jump – Kris Kross
9. She Ain’t Worth It – Glenn Medeiros
10. Tearin’ Up My Heart – *NSYNC

The 90s Songs That Mom And Dad Hated

1. Baby Got Back – Sir Mixx-A-Lott
2. Bump N’ Grind – R. Kelly
3. The Humpty Dance – Digital Underground
4. Pretty Fly (For A White Guy) – The Offspring
5. Informer – Snow
6. Let’ Talk About Sex – Salt-N-Pepa
7. Booti Call – BLACKstreet
8. Come Baby Come – K7
9. Justify My Love – Madonna
10. Losing My Religion – R.E.M.

The Nineties’ Songs That Everybody Hated

1. You Must Love Me – Madonna
2. I Can’t Dance – Genesis
3. Rico Suave – Gerardo
4. All For Love – Bryan Adams, Rod Stewart and Sting
5. Cantaloop – US3
6. 2 Legit 2 Quit – M.C. Hammer
7. I Finally Found Someone – Bryan Adams and Barbra Streisand
8. Lump – Presidents of the United States of America
9. Sometimes Love Just Ain’t Enough – Patty Smyth and Don Henley
10. Play That Funky Music – Vanilla Ice
11. Can I Touch You… There? – Michael Bolton

Selected Summer Songs 1990-1999

1. Summertime – DJ Jazzy Jeff & Fresh Prince, 1991
2. Everybody (Backstreet’s Back) – Backstreet Boys, 1998
3. All Star – Smash Mouth, 1999
4. Summergirls – LFO, 1999
5. MMMBop – Hanson, 1997
6. That’s The Way Love Goes – Janet Jackson, 1993
7. U Can’t Touch This – M.C. Hammer, 1990
8. Baby Got Back – Sir Mix-A-Lot, 1992
9. Boombastic/In The Summertime – Shaggy, 1995
10. Macarena – Los Del Rio, 1996
11. The Boy Is Mine – Brandy & Monica, 1998
12. This Is How We Do It – Montell Jordan, 1995
13. I’ll Be Missing You – Puff Daddy & Faith Evens featuring 112, 1996
14. Cruel Summer – Ace of Base, 1997
15. Regulate – Warren G & Nate Dogg
16. Step By Step – New Kids On The Block, 1990
17. Waterfalls – TLC, 1995
18. Good Vibrations – Marky Mark and The Funky Bunch, 1991
19. Steal My Sunshine – Len, 1999
20. Don’t Speak – No Doubt, 1996

90s Boy Band Hits

In No Particular Order
1. Dragostea Din Tei – O-Zone
2. I Want You Back – *NSYNC
3. Step By Step – New Kids On The Block
4. Tearin’ Up My Heart – *NSYNC
5. Summergirls – LFO
6. MMMBop – Hanson
7. End of the Road – Boyz II Men
8. Because Of You – 98 Degrees
9. I Swear – All 4 One
10. Everybody (Backstreet’s Back) – Backstreet Boys

90s Girl Group & Solo Artist Hits

1. Wannabe – Spice Girls
2. … Baby One More Time – Britney Spears
3. Fantasy – Mariah Carey
4. Head Over Feet – Alanis Morissette
5. You Were Meant For Me – Jewel
6. 2 Become 1 – Spice Girls
7. The Boy Is Mine – Brandy & Monica
8. (You Drive Me) Crazy – Britney Spears
9. What Have You Done For Me Lately – Janet Jackson
10. Always Be My Baby – Mariah Carey
11. Ironic – Alanis Morissette
12. Vogue – Madonna
13. Hold On – En Vogue
14. No Scrubs – TLC
15. Black Velvet – Alannah Miles
16. Barbie Girl – Aqua
17. Are You That Somebody? – Aaliyah
18. C’est La Vie – B*Witched
19. I Love You Always Forever – Donna Lewis
20. Stay (I Missed You) – Lisa Loeb & Nine Stories
21. Hold On – Wilson Phillips
22. Damn I Wish I Was Your Lover – Sophie B. Hawkins
23. Missing – Everything But The Girl
24. If You Had My Love – Jennifer Lopez
25. All Around The World – Lisa Stansfield

90s Dance Hits

1. Vogue – Madonna
2. Move This – Technotronic
3. Supermodel – RuPaul
4. Jock Jam – ESPN Presents
5. Gonna Make You Sweat (Everybody Dance Now) – C+C Music Factory
6. Everybody Everybody – Black Box
7. Gettin’ Jiggy Wit It – Will Smith
8. Pump Up The Jam – Technotronic
9. Groove Is In The Heart – Deee-Lite
10. I Like To Move It – Reel 2 Real

The Nineties’ Only Doo-Wop Hit

1. Morse Code Of Love – The Capris

90s Rap/Hip Hop Hits

1. My Name Is… – Eminem
2. California Love – 2Pac Feat. Dr. Dre
3. Baby Got Back – Sir Mix-A-Lot
4. Humpty Dance – Digital Underground
5. Nuttin’ But A G-Thang – Dr. Dre feat. Snoop Doggy Dogg
6. Hip Hop Hooray – Naughty By Nature
7. U Can’t Touch This – MC Hammer
8. Gangsta’s Paradise – Coolio
9. Jump Around – House Of Pain
10. Just A Friend – Biz Markie

Nineties’ Reggaeton Dance Hits

1. Murder She Wrote – Chaka Demus & Pilers
2. Action – Terror Fabulous with Nadine Sutherland
3. Boombastic – Shaggy
4. Mr. Loverman – Shabba Ranks
5. Fat Boy – Max-A-Million
6. Girlstown – Super Cat
7. Slow and Sexy – Shabba Ranks with Johnny Gill
8. Sexual Healing – Max-A-Million
9. Luv Me Luv Me – Shaggy featuring Janet (Jackson)
10. Flex – Mad Cobra

The Nineties’ Songs That You Need
To Make Your Collection Complete

1. Summertime – DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince
2. Everybody (Backstreet’s Back) – Backstreet Boys
3. Tubthumping – Chumbawamba
4. We Like To Party! – Vengaboys
5. Good Riddance (Time of Your Life) – Green Day
6. The Sign – Ace of Base
7. Under The Bridge – Red Hot Chili Peppers
8. The Impression That I Get – Mighty Mighty Bosstones
9. Man On The Moon – R.E.M.
10. Fly – Sugar Ray
11. Zoot Suit Riot – Cherry Poppin’ Daddies
12. Men In Black – Will Smith
13. I Want You Back – *Nsync
14. Blaze of Glory – Jon Bon Jovi
15. Mr. Jones – Counting Crows
16. … Baby One More Time – Britney Spears
17. Walkin On The Sun – Smash Mouth
18. Butterfly Kisses – Bob Carlisle
19. Livin La Vida Loca – Ricky Martin
20. Doo Wop (That Thing) – Lauren Hill

The 90s Big Money Songs And/Or One Hit Wonders

1. Ice Ice Baby – Vanilla Ice
2. Baby Got Back – Sir Mixx-A-Lott
3. Unbelievable – EMF
4. Macarena – Los Del Rio
5. Cotton Eye Joe – Rednex
6. Groove Is In The Heart – Deee-lite
7. C’est La Vie – B*witched
8. Nothing Compares To U – Sinead O’Conner
9. Boom Boom Boom – Outhere Brothers
10. Everybody’ Free (To Wear Sunscreen) – Baz Luhrmann

The Nineties’ Fad Songs & Short-Lived Hits

1. Achy Breaky Heart – Billy Ray Cyrus
2. Ice Ice Baby – Vanilla Ice
3. Macarena – Los Del Rio
4. Candle In The Wind (1997) – Elton John
5. Tubthumping – Chumbawumba
6. My Heart Will Go On – Celine Dion
7. What’ Up – 4 non-Blondes
8. Black or White – Michael Jackson
9. How Do You Talk To An Angel – the Heights
10. Wannabe – Spice Girls
11. Mmm Bop – Hanson

The 90s Weirdest Songs

1. Mmm Mmm Mmm Mmm – Crash Test Dummies
2. What’ The Frequency, Kenneth? – R.E.M.
3. Counting Blue Cars – Dishwalla
4. Hell – Squirrel Nut Zippers
5. The Humpty Dance – Digital Underground
6. Shiny Happy People – R.E.M.
7. Good Stuff – B-52s
8. Personal Jesus – Depeche Mode
9. Flagpole Sitta – Harvey Danger
10. Black or White – Michael Jackson

The Nineties’ Songs That We Secretly Liked

1. My Heart Will Go On – Celine Dion
2. Hold On – Wilson Phillips
3. I Wanna Be Rich – Calloway
4. I Can’t Dance – Genesis
5. Coco Jamboo – Mr. President
6. 1,,2,3,4 (Sumpin New) – Coolio
7. C’Mon N’ Ride It (The Train) – Quad City DJ’s
8. Poison – Bell Biv DeVoe
9. Men In Black – Will Smith
10. Candy Rain – Soul For Real

90s Album Rock (AOR Radio) Hits

1. Under The Bridge – Red Hot Chili Peppers
2. Enter Sandman – Metallica
3. Iris – Goo Goo Dolls
4. Wonderwall – Oasis
5. Mr. Jones – Counting Crows
6. She’s So High – Tal Bachman
7. Cherry Pie – Warrant
8. Epic – Faith No More
9. Silent Lucidity – Queensryche
10. Unskinny Bop – Poison

Nineties’ Power Rock Ballads

1. I Don’t Want To Miss A Thing – Aerosmith
2. Blaze Of Glory – Jon Bon Jovi
3. Every Rose has it’s Thorn – Poison
4. November Rain – Guns N Roses
5. Open Arms – Journey
6. I Want To Know What Love Is – Foreigner
7. More Than Words – Extreme
8. Always – Bon Jovi
9. Honestly – Stryper
10. Sister Christian – Night Ranger
11. Wind Of Change – Scorpions
12. Don’t Know What You Got (Till It’s Gone) – Cinderella
13. Love Is On The Way – Saigon Kick
14. When I Look Into Your Eyes – Lifehouse
15. I’ll Be There for You – Bon Jovi
16. Angel – Aerosmith
17. Patience – Guns N Roses
18. High Enough – Damn Yankees
19. Nothing Else Matters – Metallica
20. Forever – Kiss

90s Grunge/ Alternative Rock

1. Smells Like Teen Spirit – Nirvana
2. Better Man – Pearl Jam
3. Creep – Radiohead
4. Come As You Are – Nirvana
5. When I Come Around – Green Day
6. Daughter – Pearl Jam
7. All Apologies – NIrvana
8. You Oughta Know – Alanis Morissette
9. Send Me On My Way – Rusted Root
10. Run-Around – Blues Traveler
11. Black Hole Sun – Soundgarden
12. Loser – Beck
13. Alive – Pearl Jam
14. Two Princes – Spin Doctors
15. Shine- Collective Soul
16. What Would You Sat – Dave Matthews Band
17. Sometimes Always – Jesus and Mary Chain
18. Basket Case – Green Day
19. Man In The Box – Alice In Chains
20. Today – Smashing Pumpkins

90s Alt Pop/Rock One Hit Wonders

1. Sex and Candy – Marcy Playground
2. Flagpole Sitta – Harvey Danger
3. Steal My Sunshine – Len
4. Counting Blue Cars – Dishwalla
5. My Own Worst Enemy – Lit
6. Criminal – Fiona Apple
7. Fade Into You – Mazzy Star
8. Blue Monday – Orgy
9. Pepper – Butthole Surfers
10. Naked Eye – Luscious Jackson

Nineties’ Pop Rock Hits

1. Smells Like Teen Spirit – Nirvana
2. Jump, Jive and Wail – Brian Setzer Orchestra
3. Smooth – Santana featuring Rob Thomas
4. All-Star – Smash Mouth
5. What Would You Say? – Dave Matthews Band
6. Better Man – Pearl Jam
7. What I Got – Sublime
8. Name – Goo Goo Dolls
9. All I Wanna Do – Sheryl Crow
10. Champagne Supernova – Oasis
11. Semi-Charmed Life – Third Eye Blind
12. Buddy Holly – Weezer

Nineties’ Sexy Pop Songs

1. I’m Too Sexy – Right Said Fred
2. I Wanna Sex You Up – Color Me Badd
3. Bump N’ Grind – R. Kelly
4. Sexy Mother F. – Prince
5. Ooh Aah… Just a LittleBit – Gina G
6. I Kissed a Girl – Jill Sobule
7. Sex Me – R. Kelly
8. Touch Me (All Night Long) – Cathy Dennis
9. I Touch Myself – Divinyls
10. Too Close – Next
11. All I Wanna Do Is Make Love To You – Heart

The 90s Top 25 Remakes

1. Unforgettable – Nat and Natalie Cole
2. Cotton Eyed Joe – Rednex
3. Mambo No. 5 – Lou Bega
4. Killing Me Softly – Fugees
5. Can’t Help Falling In Love – UB40
6. Sexual Healing – Max-A-Million
7. Turn The Beat Around – Gloria Estefan
8. Come and Get Your Love – Real McCoy
9. Candle In The Wind (1997) – Elton John
10. Fly Like An Eagle – Seal
11. L.A. Woman – Billy Idol
12. Total Eclipse of the Heart – Nikki French
13. Endless Love – Luther Vandross and Mariah Carey
14. What’s Up – DJ Miko
15. Cruel Summer – Ace of Base
16. Higher Ground – Red Hot Chili Peppers
17. Live and Let Die – Guns N’ Roses
18. I Say A Little Prayer – Diana King
19. Wild Night – John Mellencamp and Me’ hell Ndegeocello
20. I Believe In You And Me – Whitney Houston
21. Baby I Love Your Way – Big Mountain
22. When A Man Loves A Woman – Michael Bolton
23. Betcha By Golly Wow! – Prince
24. Please Don’t Go – K.W.S.
25. Love Rollercoaster – Red Hot Chili Peppers

Nineties’ Comedy Songs

1. Chanukah Song – Adam Sandler
2. Amish Paradise – Weird Al Yankovic
3. The Humpty Dance – Digital Underground
4. The Thanksgiving Song – Adam Sandler
5. Smells Like Nirvana – Weird Al Yankovic
6. This Is Ponderous – 2nu
7. Deep, Deep Trouble – The Simpsons
8. Meet The Flintstones – The B.C. 52’s
9. Three Little Pigs – Green Jelly
10. Redneck Games – Jeff Foxworthy & Alan Jackson

 

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