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Ranking the very best songs, bands, and musicians of the greatest decade for hit jams.

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After checking out the <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/top-one-hit-wonders-2010s/jovaughnbrown" target="_blank">most popular one-hit wonders of the 2010s</a>, enjoy this list of the greatest songs by &#39;90s one-hit wonders. Are you looking for your favorite 1990s songs, but don&rsquo;t know who the artist is? Browse through this list of the greatest songs by &#39;90s one-hit wonders to see if your favorite song made the list. Then you can see who the &#39;90s artist is and search for the album to listen to sometime. Ordered from the most popular one-hit song wonders from the &#39;90s to the least popular, you can find some great music by picking from the top of the list. Go ahead and vote for your favorite songs and artists from the &#39;90s as well, and they will get raised higher on the list.

Feel free to copy and paste from the list to make your own list of favorite &#39;90s music. That way, you will never forget the artists to your favorite 1990s songs again! If you don&rsquo;t see your favorite song or artist listed, go ahead and add it to the list. Then others can vote for it and you can see where it ranks on the list of great &#39;90s songs by one-hit wonders. If you need a little inspiration, you can see which <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/biggest-one-hit-wonder-year-born/michelle-nati" target="_blank">one-hit wonder</a> was the biggest from 1975 all the way through 2005!

The &#39;90s brought a change in the style of music. We went from the popular dance music and nostalgic love songs to the more hip-hop and alternative styles of music. Many of the most-loved songs from the 1990s were made by one-hit wonders. Even though these artists only produced one song that made the top 40s, many music enthusiasts will often find other songs from these &#39;90s artists that they enjoy just as much. Look through the list of great &#39;90s music from one-hit wonders to find your favorite songs and artists, and you may even find a new favorite type of music!

90s Music

Here are the greatest&nbsp;&#39;90s alternative songs, ranked by fans everywhere. Alternative music first got its start in the 1970s. It emerged from the independent music scene and embodies multiple rock traditions, such as the DIY nature of punk rock. The genre really began to hit its stride in the 1990s when a host of new artists adopted the label and played to sold-out crowds around the United States. Put on your favorite flannel shirt and get ready to throw up the devil horns because these are the most popular &#39;90s alternative songs.&nbsp;

Alternative rock often goes hand-in-hand with other genres. In the &#39;90s, grunge was all the rage. A lot of alternative artists at the time from Nirvana to Soundgarden incorporated grunge into their music style, but they were alternative all the same. One of the most prominent alternative bands of the era was The Smashing Pumpkins, who released&nbsp;Mellon Collie &amp; the Infinite Sadness&nbsp;in 1995. The double album would go on to sell over 10 million copies.&nbsp;

Which of the songs on this list do you remember jamming out to? Proud Gen-Xers will remember a lot of these songs on their high school dance playlists. This list of good &#39;90s alternative songs has some of the defining tracks of the era, so vote for the ones that speak to you.

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Take a big whiff- &quot;mmmbop&quot;, it smells like the &#39;90s in here! An incredibly eclectic decade for music, the 1990s saw the rise in popularity of new genres and sounds never heard before (and rarely heard better). Bands of the &#39;90s created a unique sound and catchy lyrics in a way that captured the enthusiasm and disillusionment of the era. The &#39;90s bands and solo artists that populate this list cover all musical categories. If you&#39;re still feeling nostalgic, check out the <a href="http://www.ranker.com/list/fictional-songs-from-the-90s/ranker-music">best fictional &#39;90s songs</a> and the <a href="http://www.ranker.com/list/greatest-songs-by-90s-one-hit-wonders/ranker-music">greatest&nbsp;one hit wonders of the &#39;90s</a>.&nbsp;

From the East Coast/West Coast rap wars, to the grunge era, to low-fi garage rock, to &#39;90s rock bands, the Lilith Fair sound, and the teen pop takeover - 1990s music was rich with experimentation and style. Where else but in the MTV in your head can you find top artists like Nirvana, Wu-Tang Clan, No Doubt, A Tribe Called Quest, Oasis, Bikini Kill and Britney Spears in one place? Whether you were a fan of 90s alternative bands like Blind Melon, you were more dark and brooding and loved grunge music, or you couldn&#39;t get enough of popular, mainstream pop names like the Backstreet Boys, take a moment now and give some of your favorite &#39;90s music artists some love! Who are the most famous &#39;90s bands? Which &#39;90s singers led their groups to become the among best of the decade?

Vote-Up your favorite &#39;90s artists and make sure to add any of your favorites that we left out! &nbsp;

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If you&#39;re making a throwback playlist, then you will definitely need the best pop songs of the &#39;90s. Including <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/90s-songs-that-get-stuck-in-your-head/melissa-sartore" target="_blank">nostalgic hits</a>&nbsp;and old school classics, the list of &#39;90s pop songs features popular artists, like Britney Spears, Backstreet Boys, Sugar Ray, and Mariah Carey. Take a trip down memory lane with the top pop songs of the 1990s.&nbsp;

Vote up the best &#39;90s pop songs, and add your favorites if they&#39;re missing from the list.

If you're making a <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/best-throwback-songs-v1/ranker-music?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">throwback playlist</a>, here are the <a class="edS-cl" href="https://www.ranker.com/list/best-rap-songs-2020/music-lover?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">best rap songs</a> of the '90s. Including hip hop classics&nbsp;and old school hits, the list of '90s rap songs features popular artists, like Tupac, The Notorious B.I.G., Snoop Dogg, and Lauryn&nbsp;Hill. Take a break from mumble rappers&nbsp;and listen to the <a href="https://www.ranker.com/crowdranked-list/greatest-hip-hop-songs-of-all-time?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">top hip hop songs</a> of the '90s.&nbsp;Vote up the best '90s rap songs, and add your favorites if they're missing from the list.

Are you ready to party like it&#39;s 1999? When it was time to ring in the new millennium, there were plenty of songs to burn onto CDs for the celebration. Once everyone knew they were safe from the Y2K bug, they could dance their butts off while listening to some of the greatest hits of the last decade. The best &#39;90s party songs are still great to throw on a playlist today when you want to throw things back. Which songs from the decade do you still find yourself getting jiggy with?&nbsp;

When you have a &#39;90s themed party on the horizon, what will you play? Will you keep it mostly hip hop oriented with a lot of songs from Puff Daddy and The Fresh Prince? Or are you more of a pop fan? Your party guests will always be down to listen to some Christina Aguilera, Spice Girls, and Backstreet Boys. The songs from your youth are still popular, so bust out those parachute pants to show everyone you are a true &#39;90s kid at heart.&nbsp;

You could make one epic throwback playlist with this list of &#39;90s party songs, which has been voted on by partiers of all ages.&nbsp;

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Beck Hansen

A list of 90s greats making the best music today. While many of their contemporaries have either fallen to the wayside or split up, these 90s musical artists are managing to go strong nearly 20 years after they first broke onto the musical landscape. These musicians have defied logic and have released music within the past few years, some continuing strong, and others trying to make a last-grasp comeback, while drumming up interest in their music as a nostalgia tactic. This includes many of the musicians are considered to be the <a href="http://www.ranker.com/crowdranked-list/greatest-artists-of-the-_90s">greatest artists of the 90s</a>. This doesn't include 90s greats who currently tour because while they may be prominent on that front, touring without a new album doesn't mean they are making new music today.&nbsp;At or near the top are some of the biggest artists of the decade. Recognizable bands like Pearl Jam, Radiohead and Foo Fighters are among the most reliable groups in music today. They consistently release new material that manage to remain at or near the band's standard of excellence. Also, these bands manage to sell out arenas and stadiums across the globe, which is a testament to their staying power and ability to churn out great new songs. There are rappers on here, like Jay-Z and Snoop Dogg, along with electronic acts like The Chemical Brothers. In case you were wondering, even boy bands are on here, since after all, they were considered greats at one point to a certain generation of pre-teens and teens during the 1990s.&nbsp;Take a look at this list of 90s greats making the best music today. Remember, only include bands who have made new music this decade. If they've been dormant, there's no need to add them to list. The same goes for greatest hits collections, they don't count. But if you notice someone who is missing, feel free to him, her or them. Vote or rerank the list according to who you think is still making great music among the 90s greats out there.&nbsp;

Romance

Here are the greatest &#39;90s love songs, ranked by fans everywhere. Ever since people began to fall in love, there have been songs to express those emotions. The &#39;90s certainly had no shortage of songs you would want to turn up smoothly while things were getting hot and heavy. From first dates to first dances, these songs have created memories and allowed couples to show how much they care. The most popular &#39;90s love songs haven&#39;t gotten out-of-date either. You could start playing&nbsp;any song on this list to your beloved and wait for them to swoon.&nbsp;

From pop stars to <a class="edS-cl" href="https://www.ranker.com/crowdranked-list/best-heavy-metal-bands-that-i-know?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">heavy metal bands</a> showing off their sensitive sides, you will find an eclectic assortment of artists on this list. Each song has its own unique influences, but the one thing they all share is that they were all written from the heart.&nbsp;

This list of classic &#39;90s love songs should provide some inspiration for when you need to turn on some tunes during your next date night. Who needs to Netflix and chill when you can turn on one of these smooth jams? Lovers from all over the world are encouraged to vote for the love songs they like best. What do you play after you light some candles to set the mood?

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These 100 bands and artists' music helped define the &quot;alternative&quot; rock era of the '90s and influenced the next generation of indie rock this century.

Everybody loves a good throwback, so here are the best &#39;90s karaoke songs, ranked by fans everywhere. From soft rock and boy bands to smooth R&amp;B and <a class="edS-cl" href="https://www.ranker.com/list/old-school-hip-hop-bands-and-artists/reference?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">old school hip hop</a>, this list of &#39;90s <a class="edS-cl" href="https://www.ranker.com/list/best-country-karaoke-songs/ranker-music?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">songs to sing</a> at karaoke includes classic hits as well as songs you might&#39;ve forgotten about. What are your favorite &#39;90s songs for karaoke?

Vote up the best &#39;90s songs to sing at your next karaoke party, and add other great recommendations if they&#39;re missing from the list.

If you're making a throwback playlist, here are <a class="edS-cl" href="https://www.ranker.com/list/best-r-rated-action-movies-films/reference?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">the best R</a>&amp;B songs of the '90s. Including classic slow jams&nbsp;and old school hits, the list of '90s R&amp;B songs features popular artists, like Boyz II Men, Mariah Carey, TLC, and K-CI &amp; JoJo. Take a trip down memory lane with the top R&amp;B songs of the '90s.&nbsp;Vote up the best '90s R&amp;B songs, and add your favorites if they're missing from the list.

Automatic for the People

&nbsp;List of the best albums released in the 1990s, from the years 1990 to 1999. These albums span all music genres – though tend to focus largely on <a class="edS-cl" href="https://www.ranker.com/crowdranked-list/best-genres-of-music?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">popular music genres</a> like rock, hip-hop, R&amp;B and pop – and cover both new '90s bands that exploded on the scene along with older acts from previous generations that continued making music at the time. The list order is based both on votes and on individual lists made by users – to have the most influence on the rankings, add your own list of favorite '90s albums.Popular trends in the '90s largely carried over from the previous decade, including a fascination with teen pop and dance pop music, along with the growing popularity of hip-hop and rap albums among a mainstream audience. The early 1990s were dominated by the <a class="edS-cl" href="https://www.ranker.com/list/west-coast-hip-hop-bands-and-musicians/ranker-music?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">West Coast gangsta rap</a> sound, particularly following the release of Dr. Dre's &quot;The Chronic&quot; in 1992. The mid '90s were notable for the shocking, violent deaths of two of the era's most popular rappers – Tupac Shakur and Christopher Wallace (aka Notorious BIG). Wallace's producer and collaborator, Sean &quot;Puffy&quot; Combs, went on to dominate the mainstream hip-hop charts in the ensuing years.Contemporary R&amp;B and soul – sometimes in the '90s grouped under the term &quot;urban music&quot; – also remained extremely popular with acts such as En Vogue, Mariah Carey, Boyz II Men, Whitney Houston, Babyface, and R. Kelly dominating the charts.Rock in the '90s was notable for the explosion of the &quot;grunge&quot; sound in the early part of the decade, with <a class="edS-cl" href="https://www.ranker.com/list/bands-like-nirvana/music-lover?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">bands like Nirvana</a>, Alice in Chains, and Pearl Jam bringing the grimy, less polished style of the Pacific Northwest to mainstream radio. Later, the grunge trend melded with the popularity of what was termed &quot;alternative rock,&quot; an umbrella term incorporating styles as varied as the Red Hot Chili Peppers, Rage Against the Machine, Smashing Pumpkins, and Sublime. British acts making up the &quot;Britpop&quot; sub-genre of rock, which remained popular throughout the decade, included Blur, Oasis, Pulp, and Supergrass.What are greatest albums of the 90s? Take a look here and you'll see.

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Want to listen to all these songs as a playlist? Switch to &quot;Info View&quot; to get all the videos on one page for easily playability!Ranked in order of preference for their one big hit song. Clearly, there are going to be a lot of artists who had big singles in the '90s and didn't make my list. Feel free to leave your own thoughts in the comments, but I'm not putting &quot;How Bizarre&quot; on the list...so don't bother asking...NOTE: I'm considering an artist a &quot;one-hit wonder&quot; if they had a big breakout single, and then basically faded from mainstream public view. Many of the artists listed below went on to release other singles (even if only from the album that also featured their big breakthrough hit) and other albums, particularly if you include their respective native countries. Some of them have even built up a devoted or cult following over the years. Many of them are still together. But for the purposes of this list, these are all artists who popped up on pop culture's radar between 1990 and 2000 and haven't really been heard from since.Who is the greatest one-hit wonder of the 1990s? It's up to you to decide.

1990s

The <a href="http://www.ranker.com/crowdranked-list/the-best-albums-of-the-1990s">1990s</a>&nbsp;marked the era of epic girl groups. From major international tour-de-forces like the Spice Girls and&nbsp;TLC&nbsp;to lesser-known names such as Brownstone and Wild Orchid, these females were musical forces to be reckoned with. But what happened to these '90s girl groups, especially&nbsp;'90s&nbsp;girl&nbsp;groups&nbsp;who&nbsp;were&nbsp;one-hit&nbsp;<a href="http://www.ranker.com/list/greatest-songs-by-90s-one-hit-wonders/ranker-music">wonders</a>?Some '90s girl groups who were great <a href="http://www.ranker.com/list/greatest-songs-by-one-hit-wonders/ranker-music">one-hit wonders</a>&nbsp;arguably became more notorious&nbsp;for the way they split than their music. A few onetime groups splintered into successful solo acts - Wild Orchid yielded Stacy &quot;Fergie&quot; Ferguson, who headed to the Black Eyed Peas not long after. Beyond their music, R&amp;B sensations like 702 and Brownstone featured several eventual stars of reality TV shows. But whether you remember the groups or not, you'll definitely recognize these hits.Vote up your favorites from this list of great songs by '90s girl groups.

No Diggity

Let's set the mood for this list of '90s slow jam high school dance songs: It’s your first dance. The lights go down, and everyone is stuck against the gymnasium wall. No matter what the book says, there are no perks to being a wallflower. Something needs to happen to get everybody grooving. You can’t do it with the chicken dance, and everyone hates the limbo. Every DJ worth his salt knows the one sure thing to get any party started is a slow jam from the '90s. You can’t fight it, so you might as well give in. No matter what you do, these songs make are going to make you a slave to the rhythm, and you’ll be out on the dance floor until ten minutes past curfew. Try and not get freaky while you check out this list of the ultimate '90s slow dance songs.Admit it, you can’t resist dancing and singing along to songs like “Pony,” “No Diggity,” and “Are You That Somebody.” When those beats hit the speakers, it’s humanly impossible to not bust even the smallest of grooves. If the tracks on this list don’t at least make you bob your head then you may need to get your pulse checked - no anti-R&amp;B zombies up in here. Why are you still reading this when there’s a list of '90s top dance hits percolating for you after the jump?Which slow jam makes you bump 'n' grind the hardest?

Everybody enjoys thowbacks&nbsp;especially when you&#39;re singing&nbsp;the best &#39;90s duets for karaoke night. From R&amp;B classics and ballads to hip hop jams and country hits, this list of famous &#39;90s duet songs has somthing for everyone, including male and female duets. There are also plenty choices for those who rather rap instead of belting out high notes.&nbsp;

Vote up the best duets of the &#39;90s perfect for karaoke, and add your favorites if they&#39;re missing from the list.&nbsp;

Electronic Music

If you&rsquo;re searching for fun songs to add to your next workout or party playlist, look no further than this list of 1990s techno songs. This list will rank the best &#39;90s techno songs.

&quot;Groove Is in the Heart&quot;&nbsp;by Deee-Lite and &quot;Gonna Make You Sweat (Everybody Dance Now)&quot;&nbsp;by C+C Music Factory are some of the best &#39;90s techno songs. Haddaway and Ace of Base are two great &#39;<a class="edS-cl" href="https://www.ranker.com/list/techno-bands-and-musicians/reference?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">90s techno artists</a>. They are certainly not the only fun artists you will find on this &#39;90s techno hits list, though.&nbsp;

What is your favorite techno music of the &#39;90s? Be sure to vote below on your favorite &#39;90s techno hits. Then, if you think we missed any of these &#39;90s and late &#39;90s techno hits, then feel free to add them to the list.

Relationships

It&#39;s hard to get over an ex, but the best &#39;<a class="edS-cl" href="https://www.ranker.com/list/best-80s-breakup-songs/ranker-music?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">90s breakup songs</a> can get you through like few other eras of music. What better place could there be to look for angry breakup songs than the&nbsp;age of grunge? Who better to reinvent yourself (or wallow) with than &#39;90s it-girls like Britney Spears?&nbsp;

Whether you favor R&amp;B, alternative rock, or country, this list of good&nbsp;&#39;90s breakup songs has something to help heal your ailing heart.&nbsp;

From gloomy alternative rock, to wistful R&amp;B, the best sad &#39;90s songs are the Gen-X decade&#39;s answer to the bubbly synthpop and upbeat glam rock of the &#39;80s. This <a class="edS-cl" href="https://www.ranker.com/list/sad-songs-in-german/majafred_n?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">list of sad songs</a> from the 1990s features a variety of depressing tobics.

From heartbreaking&nbsp;tales of loss, such&nbsp;as Eric Clapton&#39;s &quot;Tears in Heaven&quot; and Blink-182&#39;s &quot;Adam&#39;s Song,&quot; to lovelorn ballads like The Backstreet Boys&#39; &quot;Show Me The Meaning of Being Lonely,&quot; these tragic tracks are ideal for anyone looking for a good, cathatric cry. There&#39;s no shame in that!

What are the most underrated &#39;90s songs? These all-too-often overlooked masterpieces from the pre-Y2K era come in a variety of&nbsp;forms, from&nbsp;obscure songs by the decade&#39;s biggest rock stars, to forgotten pop singles from &#39;90s one-hit wonders. Many are simply great songs from the 1990s that, for whatever reason, have never received the acclaim that they deserve.

It&#39;s time to change that, and it&#39;s up to you to give these unappreciated tracks their due.&nbsp;

Do you think Basement Jaxx&#39;s &quot;Red Alert&quot; was ahead of its time? Should &quot;Lovefool&quot; have propelled The Cardigans to lasting international fame?

Vote up the most criminally-underrated &#39;90s songs below, and be sure to add the decade&#39;s best classics&nbsp;that define your random &#39;90s music playlist.

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Here are the greatest &#39;90s rock songs, ranked by fans everywhere. The &#39;90s were an interesting time for rock. The decade ushered in the emergence of grunge, which knocked well-known pop artists, like Michael Jackson, off the top of the charts. Nirvana was the most famous band of all time, and other artists like Pearl Jam and Soundgarden followed suit. However, grunge died off toward the tail-end of the &#39;90s. In its place, pop-punk acts rose to prominence as well as nu-metal artists. No matter which genre you liked best, they all rocked hard. This list contains great&nbsp;&#39;90s rock songs from Metallica to Blink-182.&nbsp;

Some songs like &quot;Enter Sandman&quot; by Metallica had people headbanging to MTV. Others, like &quot;Buddy Holly&quot; by Weezer, had a bit more fun. It didn&#39;t necessarily elicit headbanging, but the music video was great, and Weezer has continued that same self-deprecating humor to this day. Only the &#39;90s could bring such rock anthems as &quot;Black Hole Sun&quot; and &quot;Man in the Box.&quot; We&#39;ll never see another decade like it, so enjoy this trip down memory lane with this list of the most <a class="edS-cl" href="https://www.ranker.com/list/best-rock-songs-2020/music-lover?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">popular rock songs</a> of the &#39;90s.&nbsp;

After jamming to all these hit songs, you can vote for the ones you like best. Rock enthusiasts from all over have voiced their opinions on this list of hit &#39;90s rock songs, and you can chip in next.&nbsp;

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Smells Like Teen Spirit

"Smells Like Teen Spirit" is a song by American rock band Nirvana. It is the opening track and lead single from the band's second album, Nevermind (1991), released on DGC Records. The single was Nirvana's biggest hit in most countries, placing high on music industry charts around the world in 1991 and 1992. The unexpected success propelled Nevermind to the top of the charts at the start of 1992, an event often marked as the point where grunge entered the mainstream. "Smells Like Teen Spirit" received critical plaudits, including topping the Village Voice Pazz & Jop critics' poll and winning two MTV Video Music Awards for its music video, which was in heavy rotation on music television. The song was dubbed an "anthem for apathetic kids" of Generation X, but the band grew uncomfortable with the attention it brought them. In the years since Kurt Cobain's death, listeners and critics have continued to praise "Smells Like Teen Spirit" as one of the greatest songs in the history of rock.

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Enter Sandman

Enter Sandman is a music recording that was nominated the award for Best Producer of the Year on 1992 Juno Awards.

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Jeremy

"Jeremy" is a song by the American rock band Pearl Jam, with lyrics written by vocalist Eddie Vedder and music written by bassist Jeff Ament. "Jeremy" was released in 1992 as the third single from Pearl Jam's debut album Ten (1991). The song was inspired by a newspaper article Vedder read about Jeremy Wade Delle, a high school student who shot himself in front of his English class on January 8, 1991. It reached the number five spot on both the Mainstream and Modern Rock Billboard charts.

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Thunderstruck

Thunderstruck is a musical recording by AC/DC.

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Here are the greatest '90s rock songs, ranked by fans everywhere. The '90s were an interesting time for rock. The decade ushered in the emergence of grunge, ...