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Music for Your '90s PlaylistsRanking the very best songs, bands, and musicians of the greatest decade for hit jams.

The Best Pop Songs of the '90s
The Best Rap Songs of the '90s
Duets to Sing at Karaoke Night
Fictional Songs from the '90s
Songs You Slow Danced to in the '90s
Songs by 1990s One-Hit Wonders
Songs That Still Slay at Karaoke
Alternative '90s Songs, Ranked
The Decade's Top Party Bangers
The Best R&B Songs of the '90s
Most Underrated '90s Songs
The Best Breakup Songs of the '90s
The Greatest One-Hit Wonder Artists of the 1990s
The Best Albums of the 1990s
Hits by Forgotten Girl Groups
Sad '90s Songs You Still Love
'90s Alternative and Indie Bands
The Greatest Bands and Artists
The Dopest Rappers of the 1990s
'90s Greats Still Active Today
Disappointing Albums of One-Hit Wonders
The Best Techno Songs of the '90s
Rock Stars: Where Are They Now?
The Rise and Fall of 'Jock Jams'
The Deal with the 1990s Swing Revival
The Greatest Rock Bands of the '90s
The Best Love Songs of the '90s

The Best Alternative & Indie Bands of the 1990s

Updated August 31, 2022 50.5K votes 4.3K voters 195.4K views

Voting Rules

Please consider an artist's '90s work ONLY when voting (lucky Weezer.)

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

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1
1,315 votes
Nirvana
Nevermind, In Utero
2
1,248 votes
Radiohead
The Bends, OK Computer, Pablo Honey
3
1,143 votes
Smashing Pumpkins
Siamese Dream, Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness, Gish
4
941 votes
R.E.M.
Automatic for the People, Out of Time, Monster
5
1,090 votes
Pearl Jam
Ten, Vs., Vitalogy
6
1,061 votes
Pixies
Bossanova, Trompe le Monde