The 90s were a dull period for music in the opinion for some. Weird, considering that the following songs all came out in this decade. Read on for a compilation of some of the best songs to come out in the naughty nineties…
The 90s saw the emergence of various new types of songs in the world of music. Accompanied with some great songs, this decade also introduced some new and dynamic musicians as well as bands. Almost every music genre, be it rap, pop, R&B, techno, rock, etc., saw the emergence of some wonderful songs that topped the popularity charts. I am a huge fan of songs from this decade myself, so I made this list of the best songs that the ’90s spawned, for fellow fans of these classics.
The Best from the 90s
- Uninvited – Alanis Morissette
- Ray of Light – Madonna
- A Girl Like You – Edwyn Collins
- Freak Like Me ~ Adina Howard
- Gangsta’s Paradise – Coolio
- Say My Name – Destiny’s Child
- You Oughta Know – Alanis Morissette
- What I Didn’t Know – Athenaeum
- If You Could Only See – Tonic
- E.I. – Nelly
- Right Here Right Now – Jesus Jones
- My Lovin’ (You’re Never Gonna Get It) – En Vogue
- Killing Me Softly With His Song – The Fugees
- You’re Still the One – Shania Twain
- U Can’t Touch This – M.C Hammer
- I Will Always Love You – Whitney Houston
- Head Like a Hole – Nine Inch Nails
- Dreamin’ – G Love & Special Sauce
- Man on the Moon – R.E.M.
- Name – Goo Goo Dolls
- Don’t Speak – No Doubt
- Daughter – Pearl Jam
- We Can Do It – Naughty by Nature
- Shine – Collective Soul
- All For You (acoustic) – Sister Hazel
- Genie In A Bottle Baby – Christina Aguilera
- Vogue – Madonna
- Baby Got Back – Sir Mix-A-Lot
- Baby One More Time – Britney Spears
- Waterfalls – TLC
- Losing My Religion – R.E.M.
- I Alone – Live
- I Wanna Sex You Up – Color Me Badd
- Two Princes – Spin Doctors
- Baby’s Got Sauce – G Love and Special Sauce
- Sell Out – Reel Big Fish
- Angels – Robbie Williams
- My Name Is – Eminem
- Mr. Jones – Counting Crows
- Livin’ la Vida Loca – Ricky Martin
- Ice Ice Baby – Vanilla Ice
- Freedom – George Michael
- Everybody Hurts – R.E.M.
- Clumsy – Our Lady Peace
- Hero – Mariah Carey
- Are You That Somebody – Aaliya
- Smells Like Teen Spirit – Nirvana
- What is Love – Haddaway
- I Want It That Way – Backstreet Boys
- Creep – Radiohead
- No Diggity – BLACKstreet
- Wannabe – Spice Girls
- 3 A.M. – Matchbox Twenty
- Who Will Save Your Soul – Jewel
- Heartspark Dollarsign – Everclear
- Come Out and Play (Keep em Separated) – Offspring 48 Semi-Charmed Life- Third Eye Blind
- Wonderwall – Oasis
- Gonna Make You Sweat (Everybody Dance Now) – C+C Music Factory
- Good Riddance (Time of Your Life) – Green Day
- Genie In A Bottle – Christina Aguilera
- Iris – Goo Goo Dolls
- Good Vibrations – Marky Mark and the Funky Bunch
- No Money No Problems – The Notorious B.I.G. featuring Mase & Puff Daddy
- Peaches – The Presidents of the United States of America
- The Humpty Dance – Digital Underground
- I’ll Be- Edwin McCain
- Groove Is In The Heart – Deee-Lite
- Angry Chair – Alice in Chains
- Killing in the Name of – Rage Against the Machine
- Ball and Chain – Social Distortion
- Virtual Insanity – Jamiroquai
- Shimmer – Fuel
- Building a Mystery – Sarah McLachlan
- 911 Is a Joke – Public Enemy
- Stay (I Missed You) – Lisa Loeb
- The Way – Fastball
- This Is How We Do It – Montell Jordan
- Gett Off – Prince & The New Power Generation
- Gettin’ Jiggy Wit It – Will Smith
- Freak on a Leash – Korn
- Man in the Box – Alice in Chains
- California Love – 2Pac (featuring Dr. Dre and Roger Troutman)
- Fly – Sugar Ray
- O.P.P. – Naughty by Nature
- Nothing Else Matters – Metallica
- Bring The Noise – Anthrax and Public Enemy
- How’s It Going To Be – Third Eye Blind
- One of Us – Joan Osborne
- Criminal – Fiona Apple
- Mama Said Knock You Out – L.L. Cool J
- Can I Get A – Jay-Z featuring Amil and Ja Rule
- Damn, I Wish I Was Your Lover – Sophie B. Hawkins
- Buddy Holly – Weezer
- The Power of Love- Celine Dion
- Truly Madly Deeply – Savage Garden
- Poison – Bell Biv DeVoe
- All I Wanna Do – Sheryl Crow
- Unbreak My Heart – Toni Braxton
- I Don’t Want To Miss A Thing – Aerosmith
- She’s In Love With The Boy -Trisha Yearwood
Don’t Miss These
- Jeremy – Pearl Jam
- One – U2
- Nothing Else Matters- Metallica
- Black – Pearl Jam
- Smells Like Teen Spirit – Nirvana
- Scar Tissue – Red Hot Chili Peppers
- Disarm – Smashing Pumpkins
- One Headlight – The Wallflowers
- Black or White – Michael Jackson
- November Rain – Guns ‘n’ Roses
- Zombie – The Cranberries
- Karma Police – Radiohead
- Losing My Religion – R.E.M.
- Enter Sandman – Metallica
- Wake Up – Rage Against The Machine
- Black Hole Sun – Soundgarden
- Everlong – Foo Fighters
- Sabotage – Beastie Boys
- Smooth – Santana feat. Rob Thomas
- Everything I Do…I Do It For You – Bryan Adams
- Tears in Heaven – Eric Clapton
- Crazy in Love – Beyonce Knowles
- Dilemma – Kelly Rowland Featuring Nelly
- Sexy Back – Justin Timberlake and Timbaland
- Gonna Be Me – N’Sync
- Oops! I Did It Sgain – Britney Spears
- Waiting for Tonight – Jennifer Lopez
- Do You Believe – Cher
- Rhythm Divine – Enrique Iglesias
- In the End – Linkin’ Park
- 7 Days – Craig David
- My Heart Will Go On – Celine Dion
- Gangsta Lovin’ – Eve featuring Alicia Keys
- The Game of Love – Santana featuring Michelle Branch
- Wrong Impression – Natalie Imbruglia
- Here Is Gone – Goo Goo Dolls
- A Thousand Miles – Vanessa Carlton
- Foolish – Ashanti
- Wherever You Will Go – The Calling
- My Immortal – Evanescence
- Do You Realize? – Flaming Lips
- Objection(Tango) – Shakira
- Turn off the light – Nelly Furtado
- Don’t Let Me Get Me – Pink
- Whenever Wherever – Shakira
- Poker Face – Lady Gaga
- YEAH – Usher
- How You Remind Me – Nickleback
- Love at First Sight – Kylie Minogue
- Hey Baby – No Doubt featuring Bounty Killer
- Hate To Say I Told You So – The Hives
- Die Another Day – Madonna
I hope you have enjoyed going through this list. It is by no means exhaustive, as there were many more great songs in the decade in question. However, the compilation listed here is a great start for any music enthusiast.
