The Top 100 Songs of the ’90s

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It’s been almost 17 years since Kathleen Hanna of Bikini Kill (and later Le Tigre) told Kurt Cobain that he smelled like Teen Spirit. What a difference two decades makes: From Nirvana’s sulking, smarmy instruction, “Here we are now, entertain us,” to Generation MySpace’s inherent understanding that really, we’re all just here to entertain each other, is a gulf, a sea change in the way we think about culture and those who make it. (The Internet, by the way, makes a convenient scapegoat in case you’re looking for one.) VH1 returns to explore the innocent, mostly pre-digital age with The 100 Greatest Songs of the ’90s, a hits show that counts down the best of the best from the flannel decade. No. 1? You guessed it — “Smells Like Teen Spirit” by Nirvana (see the video above).

Other highlights include “Cannonball” by the Breeders and “Sabotage” by the Beastie Boys, but there’s plenty of non-college-dorm fare here, too. Like, do you remember “Informer” by Snow? How about “I Wanna Sex You Up” by Color Me Badd? Madonna’s “Vogue”? Guilty pleasures and desperate measures await. Check the show out next Monday, December 17th, at 10 p.m. (EST) on VH1. And if you can’t wait that long, see the full list of all 100 best songs after the jump.

1. Nirvana “Smells Like Teen Spirit”
2. U2 “One”
3. Backstreet Boys “I Want It That Way”
4. Whitney Houston “I Will Always Love You”
5. Madonna “Vogue”
6. Sir Mix-A-Lot “Baby Got Back”
7. Britney Spears “…Baby One More Time”
8. TLC “Waterfalls”
9. R.E.M. “Losing My Religion”
10. Sinéad O’Connor “Nothing Compares 2 U”
11. Pearl Jam “Jeremy”
12. Alanis Morissette “You Oughta Know”
13. Dr. Dre (featuring Snoop Doggy Dogg) “Nuthin’ but a “G” Thang”
14. Mariah Carey “Vision of Love”
15. Red Hot Chili Peppers “Under the Bridge”
16. MC Hammer “U Can’t Touch This”
17. Destiny’s Child “Say My Name”
18. Metallica “Enter Sandman”
19. Beastie Boys “Sabotage”
20. Hanson “MMMBop”
21. Celine Dion “My Heart Will Go On”
22. Beck “Loser”
23. Salt-N-Pepa with En Vogue “Whatta Man”
24. House of Pain “Jump Around”
25. Soundgarden “Black Hole Sun”
26. Eminem “My Name Is”
27. Counting Crows “Mr. Jones”
28. Ricky Martin “Livin’ la Vida Loca”
29. Vanilla Ice “Ice Ice Baby”
30. *NSYNC “Tearin’ Up My Heart”
31. Radiohead “Creep”
32. BLACKstreet “No Diggity”
33. Spice Girls “Wannabe”
34. Third Eye Blind “Semi-Charmed Life”
35. Oasis “Wonderwall”
36. C+C Music Factory “Gonna Make You Sweat (Everybody Dance Now)”
37. Green Day “Good Riddance (Time of Your Life)”
38. Christina Aguilera “Genie In A Bottle”
39. Goo Goo Dolls “Iris”
40. Color Me Badd “I Wanna Sex You Up”
41. Spin Doctors “Two Princes”
42. Collective Soul “Shine”
43. En Vogue “My Lovin’ (You’re Never Gonna Get It)”
44. The Fugees “Killing Me Softly With His Song”
45. Hootie & the Blowfish “Only Wanna Be With You”
46. Shania Twain “You’re Still the One”
47. Marky Mark and The Funky Bunch “Good Vibrations”
48. Matchbox Twenty “3 AM”
49. Jewel “Who Will Save Your Soul”
50. Alice in Chains “Man in the Box”
51. Tupac (featuring Dr. Dre and Roger Troutman) “California Love”
52. Sugar Ray “Fly”
53. Naughty by Nature “O.P.P.”
54. Joan Osborne “One of Us”
55. Fiona Apple “Criminal”
56. L.L. Cool J “Mama Said Knock You Out”
57. Jay-Z featuring Amil and Ja Rule “Can I Get A…”
58. Sophie B. Hawkins “Damn, I Wish I Was Your Lover”
59. Weezer “Buddy Holly”
60. Bell Biv DeVoe “Poison”
61. Sheryl Crow “All I Wanna Do”
62. Live “I Alone”
63. The Notorious B.I.G. featuring Mase & Puff Daddy “Mo Money Mo Problems”
64. The Presidents of the United States of America “Peaches”
65. Digital Underground “The Humpty Dance”
66. Edwin McCain “I’ll Be”
67. Deee-Lite “Groove Is In The Heart”
68. Will Smith “Gettin’ Jiggy Wit It”
69. Korn “Freak on a Leash”
70. Jamiroquai “Virtual Insanity”
71. Arrested Development “Tennessee”
72. Barenaked Ladies “One Week”
73. Marcy Playground “Sex and Candy”
74. Cher “Believe”
75. Kris Kross “Jump”
76. Blues Traveler “Run-Around”
77. Ice Cube “It Was a Good Day”
78. Lenny Kravitz “Are You Gonna Go My Way”
79. Meredith Brooks “Bitch”
80. Right Said Fred “I’m Too Sexy”
81. Paula Cole “I Don’t Want to Wait”
82. Geto Boys “Mind Playing Tricks on Me”
83. The Breeders “Cannonball”
84. Snow “Informer”
85. Cypress Hill “Insane In The Brain”
86. The Cranberries “Linger”
87. Billy Ray Cyrus “Achy Breaky Heart”
88. Duncan Sheik “Barely Breathing”
89. Liz Phair “Never Said”
90. New Radicals “You Get What You Give”
91. Sarah McLachlan “Building a Mystery”
92. Public Enemy “911 Is A Joke”
93. Lisa Loeb & Nine Stories “Stay”
94. Fastball “The Way”
95. Montell Jordan “This is How We Do It”
96. Nelson “(Can’t Live Without Your) Love and Affection”
97. Prince & The New Power Generation “Gett Off”
98. EMF “Unbelievable”
99. Missy “Misdemeanor” Elliott “The Rain (Supa Dupa Fly)”
100. Gerardo “Rico Suave”

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  2. MEERA says:

    This lists sucks where the hell is Boyz II Men. I mean they had like 3 songs that were big. Hello End of the Road, I’ll Make Love to You, and Motownphilly coulda been on the list.

  3. AmyMay says:

    Thank you for this show. I have shamelessly enjoyed it this afternoon. I agree that some of my favorites are missing, but there are so many here that I had forgotten about. These songs bring back so many memories from my teen years. Good times… :-)

  4. KY says:

    I see Billy Ray Cyrus, and I know not many people who watch VH1 are into country, but where the hell is Garth Brooks? He outsold everyone in the 90′s.

  5. melissaa says:

    whatttttttttttt. why is “ice ice baby” like number 29? it should deff be higher. vanilla ice is amazing.

  6. afi420sublime says:

    wtf? where are sublime and no doubt and offspring?

  7. Regina says:

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  8. Fan says:

    Need more Mariah Carey in here….

  9. molly says:

    um. dave matthews band? only one of the best selling bands ever. still kicking everyone’s _&@!_++~$~^+&@( in tours.

  10. Music Fan says:

    On the song list for Greatest 100 rock songs, you mis-spelled Jerry Lee Lewis as Jerry Lee Louis – Song 53 Great Balls of Fire.

    You need a better copy editor who at least knows the artists.

  11. surprised says:

    where is tears in heaven? should’ve been in the top 10

  12. Reviewer says:

    Wat about “Tha Crossroads” by Bone Thugs-N-Harmony??? That should’v been at least in tha top 10!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  13. eightyeightkkeys says:

    THANK YOU!!!
    Smells Like Teen Spirit definitely deserves the number 1 spot. I watched the whole show JUST to see if Nirvana would come out on top, and they did. (:
    I was a very satisfied girl at that moment. and I still am.
    Kurt Cobain was an incredible man, and even though he might not want one of his least favorite songs ontop and mainstream, here it is.

    I love it. and I love Nirvana.

  14. Anonymous says:

    So many good bands left off of here. “Smells Like Teen Spirit” as number one? Please. It’s OK, at best. Anyway, heres a list of bands that deserved to be on here, or bands that deserve more than just one spot.
    Matchbox 20 (“Real World”, “Push”)
    All-4-One (“I Can Love You Like That”, “I Swear”)
    Sugar Ray (“Every Morning”, “When It’s Over”, “Someday”)
    Boys II Men (“I Will Make Love To You”, “End of the Road”)
    Sublime (“What I Got”, “Santeria”)
    Miriah Carey (I’m not even going to list them because there are so many)
    Smashmouth (“Allstar”, “Walking on the Sun”)
    Goo Goo Dolls (“Slide”, “Name”, “Black Balloon”)
    Puff Daddy (“Can’t Nobody Hold Me Down”, “I’ll Be Missing You”)
    Those are just the artists with two or more hits that should’ve been included. There are many others that have one noteworthy hit that was not considered. By the way, “Smooth” by Santana and Rob Thomas should have been #1.

  15. colin says:

    Smells Like Teen Sprit does diserve number 1. But I would of like to see a Nine Inch Nails song on there.

  16. Madeline says:

    I agree that Smashmouth, Sugar Ray, and Nine Inch Nails should’ve been on there.

  17. blake says:

    why wasn’t blink 182′s song dammit on there?

  18. What Happened? says:

    No Vertical Horizon? Whats going on here?

  19. velvetwraith says:

    unfortunately…nirvana sounded the death knell for the hair bands and glam rock lol so yeah…that song should be number 1

  20. Weim says:

    This is absurd. You mean to tell mmbop is on a list of the best songs of the 90s and No Rain by Blind Melon is not even in the top100. WTH

  21. Annie says:

    Can we hear these songs for free once to remember them/recognize them? (Is there a link or something on here for us to access the music–not download, just hear? or sample? …There should be.)

  22. hector says:

    why don^t see in the list the wilson phillips? they have a goog songs
    tnks

  23. andrew says:

    there should be more backstreet boys and nsync AND britney spears songs that was their decade

  24. andrew says:

    and smashmouth

  25. DMBfreak says:

    Dave Matthews Band deserve to be on this list,they are truly one of the best band’s ever of the 90′s, and they still continue to be my favorite band.

  26. phil says:

    i think that you guys messed up and forgot to add paperboy, “dity” for the best 100 90′s songs. everyone gets crazy in the club when it comes on!

  27. nate says:

    How in the world is “November Rain” (G&R) and Right Here Right Now (VH) not on this list? Insane!! What were they smoking when the made this? Gosh even Bon Jovi had a few gems in the ’90s. “Bed of Roses”.

    Give me a break with Nirvana already. The Metallica Black album came out the same year and crused it in sales and inpriation.

  28. 1stbox says:

    so dissapointed….vanilla ice is one of the 90′s best?! with a stupid copied song? where are the garbage and aerosmith and skunk anansie, no doubt, the cardinagns?

  29. qmoon says:

    wehere are the guns&roses? depeche mode had some great songs in the 90′s. no george micahel? tom petty?manic street preachers? it’s good though the spice girls were not forgoten, indeed great talens(!!). how was this top made? by calculating the sales?

  30. my90s says:

    I would erase vanilla ice, spice girls, hanson, snow, criss cross, shania twain
    I would add
    Stakka Bo – great blondino
    depeche mode – I feel you
    texas – back eyed boy
    suede – trash
    pulp – disco 2000
    garbage – I think I’m paranoid
    blind melon – no rain
    tracy chapman – give me one reason
    deep blue something – breakfast at tiffany’s
    bell book and candle- rescue me
    sixpence non the richer – kiss me

  31. Shey says:

    I will say the friends’ theme song.. the rembrandts I’ll be there for you!!!! that was a great 90′s song!

  32. Pete says:

    Ok… too much crap on there. There are good songs like Man in the Box and Enter Sandman, Smells like Teen Spirit deserves #1 but wheres Basket Case by green day? or any of Green Days songs? Only 1 of their songs appeared and that was not on Dookie which remains the best selling punk album ever at 10 million. No GnR? Too much pop music not enough ligit music..

  33. Sean says:

    November Rain can’t crack the top 100? You people ought to be ashamed of yourselves.

  34. AJ says:

    BUSH: Sixteen Stone Album (1994) Everything Zen, Machinehead, Glycerine, Little Things, Comedown

    Not one song made it on the list :(

  35. greg k says:

    where is

    sublime
    offspring
    rancid

  36. kyle says:

    no Guns N Roses, thats bs. at least november rain or dont cry

  37. jake says:

    It ruined it for me when I saw right said fred.

  38. original says:

    where is stone temple pilots on this list, haven’t you ever heard of plush, creep, interstate love song. Nirvana should be on this list at least 3 times in the top 50. You need more Pearl Jam songs on there like Black and Alive. You should have nutshell, would, rooster, from alice in chains on the list. Take out a lot of the hip hop, rap and pop out of there the 90′s was about grunge music.

  39. original says:

    where is stone temple pilots on this list, haven’t you ever heard of plush, creep, interstate love song. Nirvana should be on this list at least 3 times in the top 50. You need more Pearl Jam songs on there like Black and Alive. You should have nutshell, would, rooster, from alice in chains on the list. Take out a lot of the hip hop, rap and pop out of there the 90′s was about grunge music. I am also dissapointed that there wasn’t any sublime on the list what i got and santeria should be on there.

  40. timmyboy says:

    where the hell is at the drive in or rage against the machine? how about harvey danger or possibly some other good political bands?

  41. Nikki says:

    Dave Matthews Band should have been on the list

  42. lamar phifer says:

    WHERE IS DEAR MAMA TUPAC

  43. matthew says:

    yeah nirvana is the best band ever

  44. Brandy82484 says:

    “AJ Says:

    May 17th, 2009 at 2:42 am
    BUSH: Sixteen Stone Album (1994) Everything Zen, Machinehead, Glycerine, Little Things, Comedown
    Not one song made it on the list”

    I myself am appalled as well. There’s no denying that Sixteen Stone produced at least a couple of the greatest songs of the 90′s. Glycerine STILL gets regular radio play!

  45. johnnyb says:

    Where is “Drops of Jupiter”?!?!?!

  46. is vh1 serious? says:

    smashing pumpkins? how is this band not on here? vh1, eat it.

  47. Lipka says:

    You guys missed Cake-The Distance

  48. Cris says:

    Thank YOU!!!! Nirvana is one of the best mother F****n bands OF ALL TIME. No one can touch what They can do

  49. Braidedgirl says:

    A show like this is paid hype. Because despite the controversy R Kelly experienced he was and is still a great artist who was Born N da 90′s and not one of his songs made the countdown. “Bump N Grind” or “I Believe I Can Fly” should have made that list. That tells me that shows like this is paid hype direct from the fake hype machine.

  50. Rayan says:

    this list rocks… good job vh1…. people gotta see it as world wide play… not just United States… a lot of these songs that people want on the list are either mostly national play only and i seen a lot of the that are not from the 90s… or either after 2000… these songs are 90s only people… nirvana first… great choice… gotta love them… remember… that was basically their first album out and first hit single… never seen anyone do it so big in their first hit single… 5/5

  51. Luke says:

    100 tunes from the 90s, and not a single Jeff Buckley song. Grace has to be one of the greatest songs from the last 25 years.

  52. Ric says:

    SMASHING PUMPKINS.

  53. Gunnar says:

    no puede estar NIRVANA PRIMERO!!!!

  54. Kevin Esquivel says:

    WHY ISN;T BLUR “SONG 2″ ON HERE!!!!!!!?????

  55. spirit_of_ice says:

    well the list is alright, BUT where is Nine Inch Nails?? I mean c’mon Closer should’ve made this list!

  56. Thomas Ferro says:

    Your list is absolutely bizarre. How could your voters leave out great music like Quincy Jones’ “Secret Garden” (1990), “You Put a Move on My Heart” by Quincy Jones and Tamia (1996), Barry White’s “Practice What You Preach” (1995) and “Staying Power” (1998), Deborah Cox’s “Nobody’s Supposed to Be Here,” (1998), Sting’s “Fields of Gold” (1993), Celine Dion’s “Because You Love Me” (1996)and a myriad of other great, timeless recordings.

  57. Steve says:

    No TOOL! Not a good list then. Sober, Undertow, Aenima, Stinkfist.

    I agree with about half of the list and how the hell can you have the Backstreet Boys #3.

  58. Emily says:

    what happened to the green day songs they had some really huge hits in the 90′s such as Basket Case and Good Ridence (Time of ur life) which was a MONSTER HIT!!!

  59. brock says:

    You know this isn’t a bad list for mainstream sellouts. It’s really what I expected from vh1. But they could of done way better. I’m not very impressed, they should of put more thought into this instead of using the same typical songs they always do.

  60. mike dubz says:

    PLEASE Tell me WHY BLIND MELON IS NOT ON THIS LIST with No Rain atleast, i think it is ubsurd, Blind Melon is the most under rated band of the 90s which rips my soul out.LONG LIVE MELON

  61. John says:

    Where is Garbage?!?!?!??!?!

  62. Matt, NJ says:

    Any list about the 90′s that doesn’t include Dave Matthews is incomplete.

  63. Sasha D Robinson says:

    This list is a joke. It is really for snobby suburban people that think they rock. I love music in the 90′s, and there is no way on Gods Green Earth that half the songs on the top 30 I would be caught dead listening to. How is Vanilla Ice number 29. How is Back Street Boys #3. This is terble. Real Terble.

  64. gdoy.. says:

    dave matthews band?

  65. jessiediane says:

    ok seriously guys its justttt a list; granit everyone has different musical intrest; but its just a list that they probably did a random poll or just went by how many views these songs got ok the list could be better but in the end it wont change; please there has to be at least a few songs that some of you have jammed out to. but yea could of been alterd a little better..

  66. BrokenDreams says:

    311???!!!!!

  67. Lori says:

    what i want 2 kno is why More Than Words by Extreme was not on this list! i watched allll the way waitin 4 it…it get down 2 the top 20′s….then top 5′s…and i’m all “wow, more than words did good”, and then…yea…i almost cried :(
    ok, ok a little dramatic but i was dissapointed

  68. Samantha says:

    when is the list for 2000-2009 coming out?!?

  69. Lara says:

    Where is Depeche Mode,The Cure or Placebo? Depeche Mode is one of the best bands all time ,who really change something in music.i don’t like this top ,boring!

  70. ryan says:

    How is Wonderwall 35 on this list it should be higher top 10. Then you backstreet boys #3 is that a joke. Or hit me baby one more time # 7. I mean who made this list a couple of of teenage girls. Then you Ice Ice Baby at #29, That just destorys all your credabitly that song belongs on a list for worst song of the 90s you it on that list. Hanson #20 another joke.

  71. Kelly says:

    Umm Where is Ace of Base? They had a guiness book for world records in the 90s. The were all over the place for like 3 years. Yet I see tons of one hit wonders on there. Or what about Green day? I know there’s others that should be on there too that I just don’t get why I don’t see. And how the hell did “Rico Sauve” make it but not “The Sign”?

  72. The Dude says:

    Three words STONE TEMPLE PILOTS! No STP are you kidding me? Sorry, but there’s no way a song like MMM Bop from Hanson can hold up to Interstate Love Song, Plush or hell any other STP song. There are a few songs on this list that I’ve never even heard of and I grew up listening to 90′s music.

  73. adub says:

    no michael or janet jackson? black or white? scream? thats way love goes? wow yall should be ashamed, nuff said

  74. ROJO says:

    wow…no Gin Blossoms at all?….amazing….

  75. Paul says:

    Dude, Van Halen’s “Right Now.”

  76. Mary says:

    No Stone Temple Pilots, no Blind Melon, no Smashing Pumpkins and no Soundgarden? WHATEVER!!

  77. Taylor Alexis says:

    I feel that you guys are missing one of the best r&b singers of all time better than Beyonce and y’all don’t even have her on this list when she made excellent songs. her name is Aaliyah. can someone tell me why she isn’t on this list. Y’all could have at least put her best song of all time one in a million on her! this makes me very upset. can this please change

  78. Abby says:

    pretty sure people like you voted for this list? if people aren’t on here it’s bc you didn’t come on vh1.com and vote for them.

  79. Charles says:

    Ummmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm. Where is November Rain? I can accept it not in say the top 10. The top 20 is pushing it. But not on the list at all? That’s a joke.

  80. ZaCk MaJoR says:

    OMG IT WAS AWSOME!!!!!!

  81. chimney says:

    instead of complaining about 1 list of songs. come on the site more often and vote. you know back in the day you were jammin to half of those songs

  82. kyle veazie says:

    come on guys seriously no blind melon please comment back i know they only had one song but it was amazing

  83. Caro says:

    does anyone have the list of VH1s Greatest Artists in rock & roll or at least know who #1 was? or if Joan Jett or Michael JAckson were on there and what #? thank you.

  84. Preston says:

    Dude, how could you include Live’s “I alone” rather than “lightning flashes?” Huge mistake!

  85. Todd says:

    What about the underground artists? There is nothing wrong with the mainstream hits from the ’90s, but what about underground dance, rap/hip hop, punk rock, alternative rock? Not every ’90s music fan was into mainstream music! And MC Hammer and Vanilla Ice are now laughing stocks now. Come on!

  86. Katie says:

    I really liked this when it aired on vh1. I was wondering if vh1 would do a 100 greatest songs of the 2000′s at the end of 2010? That would be great.

  87. daniel says:

    this is a nice list…. but one song that they forgot that was one of the best songs in the ’90s was “Savage Garden’s- I Want You

    definitly should be on this list….

  88. adam says:

    wow!!! 100 GREATEST songs of the 90′s and not one boyz 2 men song? exsqueeze me, baking powder? what were you thinking? end of the road, i’ll make love to you and one sweet day (w/ mariah carey) all set records for longest time at number one on the billboard charts, and they had a total of 5 number ones from 92-97. not having them on the list is an outrage!!

  89. Nathan William says:

    no rage against the machine?

  90. Michael Hassing says:

    I was seriously disappointed that Smashing Pumpkins didn’t make it on this list.

  91. anna says:

    is there a way i can watch this on the web site?

  92. Kyle says:

    Solid list but one song was missing the Macarena…Not a big fan of it but it certainly left its mark on the 90s.

  93. Anonynous says:

    How the hell is Lauryn Hill NOT on this list at all?! WTF?!!! That makes this list an automatic fail right there!

  94. Brent says:

    how can you make a list of the ninties without Dave Matthews “Crash Into Me” should had been top twenty at least. No Stp no Blind Melon this list is awful

  95. SEAN THOMPSON says:

    WHERE BOYS II MEN? THEY ARE THE 90′S………… COME ON NOW

  96. Victor Yak says:

    Where is Sublime????

  97. Nick B. says:

    i’ve looked through the comments and barely anybody mentions semisonic’s “closing time or blind melon’s “no rain”! how can that be!?

  98. Annie says:

    Why the hell aren’t Sneaker Pimps on here?
    They defiantly deserve top fifty.
    Enough of the *%%@%$+~_#!(@%&~ ty rap songs!

  99. Craig says:

    Some good stuff amidst a bunch of utter crap. Nothing by Houston, Dion or Carey ballad schlock belongs here, at least artistically speaking, and there is a bunch of other trash rounding abound. Lauryn Hill made one of the best records of the 1990s–she is strangely absent. From Ricky Martin and Marcy Playground to Sir Mix and Right Said Fred, there is a lot of utter trash here. Too much garbage to take this list seriously, I guess someone just made a list of 100 popular songs in the 90s without any kind of rhyme or reason.

  100. joe says:

    hey i was wondering what the )@^!!@_&@$%%@~` le of the song is that is playing during the house of pain jump around sequence.

  101. adam says:

    wheres the sublime??

  102. jcarnes says:

    This is the worst list ever! What morons made it?

  103. Mack says:

    I think these songs were calculated by weeks at the top of the charts. I was in radio in the late nineties, and all of the songs that wouldn’t stop spinning (one headlight, barely breathing, 3am, the way) are all on the list (whether they are good or not). I think it has to do with weeks in the top 10. However, no boys 2 men, aerosmith, dave matthews, and guns n roses is odd.

  104. Jose says:

    not too bad, but where the %~^!+&($)&_`~#!~ is glycerine. it’s soo raw

  105. winter says:

    how could this possibly not have:

    stone temple pilots
    guns ‘n roses
    tori amos
    smashing pumpkins
    lauren hill
    rage against the machine
    nine inch nails
    ani difranco
    gin blossoms
    tracy chapman
    blind melon
    everything but the girl
    mazzy star

    …it’s almost like any artist that didn’t fit into a neat box labeled “rock” or “grunge” or “hip hop” or “pop” was ignored even if they had a huge impact (club scene or underground) and/or huge airplay. a LOT of alternative/progressive music of the 90s, ignored. ???

  106. SPL says:

    3 words…STONE TEMPLE PILOTS

  107. KirA says:

    Where’s Suede!!!?!?!?!?!

  108. ELKE says:

    Are you insane where is MJ’s BLACK OR WHITE SMASH HIT, SCREAM, No Janet Jackson either, this sucks and is not accurate!!!

  109. BooOooM says:

    I think that most of those songs are cool and some of those artists did become famous and all but there is one band that definitely made a BooM in the 90′s and is still in movie soundtracks and a lot of people listen to them . That band is The Prodigy and believe they deserve a spot if not in the all time countdown at least at the 90′s countdown . Thank you

  110. Jerry says:

    where the hell is Juicy by Biggie Smalls? Or T.R.O.Y by CL Smooth and Pete Rock? Or I used to love HER bu Common?

  111. Rocker69 says:

    WHERE THE HELL IS AALIYAH!!!!!!!?????????????

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    where the hell is Stone Temple pilots. One of the top five bands of the 90′s and they didn’t make the list??

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    Wheres Queen

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    yeah where is SUBLIME ?????

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    I’m disappointed in both VH1 and Billboard in their 80s and 90s charts. Both play favoritism rather than go solely by the most influential music of those times. Billboard us more into Dance Music and VH1 is more into Rock Music.

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  179. Quinnnnnnnn says:

    WHERE THE HELL IS LAURYN HILL!?!?!?!?!??!?!? In my opinion she had the best album of the 90′s and one of the best of all time. “Doo Qop”, “Everything is Everything” and “Final Hour” and at least 3 others off “The Miseducation” deserve spots on this list. Also, “Song 2″ by Blur should be on here, and so should “Paranoid Android” and “Karma Police” by Radiohead and “Ironic” by Alanis Morsiette.

  180. Sriram says:

    Just heard about this list … missing chayya chayya? or do these have to be English/Spanish songs only?

  181. Shellby says:

    WHAT NOT A SINGLE NO DOUBT SONG!!!!!!

  182. Matt says:

    Not putting Smashing Pumpkins on this list proves that it is not valid. Just saying.

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    Cherub Rock
    Bullet with Butterfly Wings (World is a Vampire)

    Those are just the popular ones.

  183. areyoukiddingme says:

    IM SORRY DID I COME ACROSS THE WORST SONGS OF THE 90′S LIST? (Respect = Nirvana) WHERES IS BLINK HAVE YOU PEOPLE ALL LOST YOUR MINDS? SIR-MIX-A-LOT IS #6 BUT I DONT SEE ALL THE SMALL THINGS ANYWHERE. THANK YOU VH1 FOR REMINDING ME WHY ID NEVER WATCH ANY OF YOUR GARBAGE,NONSENSE PROGRAMS. THATS ACTUALLY THE BEST THING YOU’VE EVER DONE FOR ME. THANKS AND HAVE A GREAT DAY.

  184. VH1=GARBAGE says:

    NO RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE……. ENOUGH SAID. btw that guy was totally right about blink being omitted on this list, i mean, ARE YOU OUT OF YOUR BIRD?

  185. Ryan Eynab says:

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  186. Molly says:

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