These are the top 100 songs from the 1990s according to Dave’s Music Database. Rankings are figured by combining sales figures, chart data, radio airplay, video airplay, streaming figures, awards, and appearances on best-of lists.
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1. Whitney Houston “I Will Always Love You” (1992)
2. Nirvana “Smells Like Teen Spirit” (1991)
3. Bryan Adams “(Everything I Do) I Do It for You” (1991)
4. Sinéad O’Connor “Nothing Compares 2 U” (1990)
5. Celine Dion “My Heart Will Go On” (1997)
6. R.E.M. “Losing My Religion” (1991)
7. Elton John “Candle in the Wind 1997 (Goodbye England’s Rose)” (1997)
8. Oasis “Wonderwall” (1995)
9. Los Del Rio “Macarena (Bayside Boys Mix)” (1995)
10. U2 “One” (1991)
11. Coolio with L.V. “Gangsta’s Paradise” (1995)
12. Radiohead “Creep” (1993)
13. Britney Spears “Baby One More Time” (1998)
14. The Verve “Bitter Sweet Symphony” (1997)
15. Spice Girls “Wannabe” (1996)
16. Red Hot Chili Peppers “Under the Bridge” (1992)
17. Santana with Rob Thomas “Smooth” (1999)
18. Aerosmith “I Don’t Want to Miss a Thing” (1998)
19. Boyz II Men “I’ll Make Love to You” (1994)
20. Mariah Carey “All I Want for Christmas Is You” (1994)
21. Goo Goo Dolls “Iris” (1998)
22. Puff Daddy with Faith Evans & 112 “I’ll Be Missing You” (1997)
23. Cher “Believe” (1998)
24. Shania Twain “You’re Still the One” (1998)
25. Boyz II Men “End of the Road” (1992)
26. Mariah Carey with Boyz II Men “One Sweet Day” (1995)
27. Metallica “Enter Sandman” (1991)
28. Pearl Jam “Jeremy” (1992)
29. No Doubt “Don’t Speak” (1996)
30. Eric Clapton “Tears in Heaven” (1992)
31. Natalie Imbruglia “Torn” (1997)
32. Madonna “Vogue” (1990)
33. Beck “Loser” (1993)
34. Sir Mix-A-Lot “Baby Got Back” (1992)
35. Alanis Morissette “You Oughta Know” (1995)
36. MC Hammer “U Can’t Touch This” (1990)
37. TLC “Waterfalls” (1995)
38. Celine Dion “Because You Loved Me” (1996)
39. Blur “Song 2” (1997)
40. Guns N’ Roses “November Rain” (1991)
41. Seal “Kiss from a Rose” (1994)
42. Toni Braxton “Un-Break My Heart” (1996)
43. Lonestar “Amazed” (1999)
44. Oasis “Live Forever” (1994)
45. Meat Loaf “I’d Do Anything for Love (But I Won’t Do That)” (1993)
46. Pulp “Common People” (1995)
47. House of Pain “Jump Around” (1992)
48. Garth Brooks “Friends in Low Places” (1990)
49. R.E.M. “Everybody Hurts” (1993)
50. Alanis Morissette “Ironic” (1996)
51. All-4-One “I Swear” (1994)
52. Vanilla Ice “Ice Ice Baby” (1990)
53. Ricky Martin “Livin’ La Vida Loca” (1999)
54. Ace of Base “The Sign” (1993)
55. Janet Jackson “That’s the Way Love Goes” (1993)
56. TLC “No Scrubs” (1999)
57. Sheryl Crow “All I Wanna Do” (1993)
58. Green Day “Good Riddance (Time of Your Life)” (1997)
59. Natalie Cole with Nat “King” Cole “Unforgettable” (1991)
60. Nirvana “Come As You Are” (1991)
61. Soundgarden “Black Hole Sun” (1994)
62. Mariah Carey “Vision of Love” (1990)
63. Hanson “Mmmbop” (1997)
64. Jeff Buckley “Hallelujah” (1994)
65. Blackstreet with Dr. Dre & Queen Pen “No Diggity” (1995)
66. Backstreet Boys “I Want It That Way” (1999)
67. Lou Bega “Mambo No. 5 (A Little Bit of…)” (1999)
68. Lauryn Hill “Doo Wop (That Thing)” (1998)
69. Tag Team “Whoomp! There It Is” (1993)
70. Donna Lewis “I Love You Always Forever” (1996)
71. Kris Kross “Jump” (1992)
72. Dr. Dre with Snoop Doggy Dogg “Nuthin’ But a ‘G’ Thang” (1992)
73. Bruce Springsteen “Streets of Philadelphia” (1994)
74. Pearl Jam “Alive” (1991)
75. Depeche Mode “Enjoy the Silence” (1990)
76. C + C Music Factory “Gonna Make You Sweat (Everybody Dance Now)” (1990)
77. Oasis “Don’t Look Back in Anger” (1995)
78. Radiohead “Paranoid Android” (1997)
79. Destiny’s Child “Say My Name” (1999)
80. Billy Ray Cyrus “Achy Breaky Heart” (1992)
81. Brandy & Monica “The Boy Is Mine” (1998)
82. Savage Garden “Truly, Madly, Deeply” (1997)
83. Mariah Carey “Fantasy” (1995)
84. Tupac Shakur with Dr. Dre & Roger Troutman “California Love” (1996)
85. Mariah Carey “Dreamlover” (1993)
86. Oasis “Champagne Supernova”(1995)
87. Madonna “Take a Bow” (1994)
88. Mariah Carey “Hero” (1993)
89. Nirvana “All Apologies” (1993)
90. Smashing Pumpkins “1979” (1995)
91. Green Day “Basket Case” (1994)
92. R. Kelly “I Believe I Can Fly” (1996)
93. Foo Fighters “Everlong” (1997)
94. Peabo Bryson with Regina Belle “A Whole New World” (1992)
95. Michael Jackson “Black or White” (1991)
96. Eminem “My Name Is…” (1998)
97. Montell Jordan “This Is How We Do It” (1995)
98. Chumbawamba “Tubthumping” (1997)
99. LeAnn Rimes “How Do I Live” (1997)
100. Nirvana “Heart Shaped Box” (1993)
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First posted 1/24/2011; last updated 1/21/2024.
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