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Top Songs of the 1990s

1980s <-

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Video playlist

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Date

Title

Album

Comment

Video

07/1998

Fly Away by Lenny Kravitz

from 5

566

12
US

✫1
rock

✫1
alt.

✫1
UK

written by Lenny Kravitz

06/1999

Scar Tissue by Red Hot Chili Peppers

from Californication

533

9
US

✫1
rock

✫1
alt.

15
UK

[Warner 16913]
written by Flea, John Frusciante, Anthony Kiedis & Chad Smith

01/1990

Nothing Compares 2 U by Sinéad O'Connor

from I Do Not Want What I Haven't Got

522

✫1
US

2
AC

23
rock

✫1
alt.

✫1
UK

[MTV Video Music Award for Video of the Year 1990]

[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #162]
[Ensign/Chrysalis 23488]
written by Prince

01/1992

One by U2

from Achtung Baby

521

10
US

24
AC

✫1
rock

✫1
alt.

7
UK

[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #36]
[Island 866533]
written by Bono, The Edge, Adam Clayton & Larry Mullen Jr.

11/1996

One Headlight by The Wallflowers

from Bringing Down the Horse

517

2
US

30
AC

✫1
rock

✫1
alt.

54
UK

[US chart position is for Hot 100 Airplay charts]
[album cut]
written by Jakob Dylan

03/1991

Losing My Religion by R.E.M.

from Out of Time

512

4
US

28
AC

✫1
rock

✫1
alt.

19
UK

[MTV Video Music Award for Video of the Year 1991]

[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #169]
[Warner 19392]
written by Bill Berry, Peter Buck, Mike Mills & Michael Stipe

09/1990

Suicide Blonde by INXS

from X

504

9
US

25
dance

✫1
rock

✫1
alt.

11
UK

[Atlantic 87860]
written by Andrew Farriss & Michael Hutchence

01/1991

All This Time by Sting

from The Soul Cages

501

5
US

9
AC

✫1
rock

✫1
alt.

22
UK

[A&M 1541]
written by Sting

10/1991

The Fly by U2

from Achtung Baby

493

61
US

2
rock

✫1
alt.

✫1
UK

[Island 868885-4]
written by Bono, The Edge, Adam Clayton & Larry Mullen Jr.

10.

11/1991

Mysterious Ways by U2

from Achtung Baby

492

9
US

42
dance

✫1
rock

✫1
alt.

13
UK

[Island 866189-4]
written by Bono, The Edge, Adam Clayton & Larry Mullen Jr.

11.

01/1997

Discothèque by U2

from Pop

484

10
US

✫1
dance

6
rock

✫1
alt.

✫1
UK

[Island 854774]
written by Bono, The Edge, Adam Clayton & Larry Mullen Jr.

12.

06/1995

Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me, Kill Me by U2

from Batman Forever: Original Music from the Motion Picture

478

16
US

✫1
rock

✫1
alt.

2
UK

[Island/Atlantic 87131]
written by Bono, The Edge, Adam Clayton & Larry Mullen Jr.

13.

03/1997

Staring at the Sun by U2

from Pop

461

26
US

2
rock

✫1
alt.

3
UK

[Island 584972]
written by Bono, The Edge, Adam Clayton & Larry Mullen Jr.

14.

02/1993

Are You Gonna Go My Way by Lenny Kravitz

from Are You Gonna Go My Way

461

✫1
rock

2
alt.

4
UK

written by Lenny Kravitz & Craig Ross

15.

10/1999

Learn to Fly by Foo Fighters

from There Is Nothing Left to Lose

459

19
US

2
rock

✫1
alt.

21
UK

written by Dave Grohl, Taylor Hawkins & Nate Mendel

16.

11/1993

Mr. Jones by Counting Crows

from August and Everything After

455

5
US

25
AC

2
rock

2
alt.

28
UK

[US chart position is for Hot 100 Airplay charts]
[DGC LP Cut]
written by David Bryson & Adam Duritz

17.

10/1998

What It's Like by Everlast

from Whitey Ford Sings the Blues

451

13
US

✫1
rock

✫1
alt.

34
UK

written by Everlast (as Erik Schrody)

18.

11/1996

Swallowed by Bush

from Razorblade Suitcase

450

27
US

2
rock

✫1
alt.

7
UK

[US chart position is for Hot 100 Airplay charts]
[album cut]
written by Gavin Rossdale

19.

05/1999

Last Kiss by Pearl Jam

from No Boundaries

446

2
US

5
rock

2
alt.

42
UK

[Epic 79197]
written by Wayne Cochran, Joe Carpenter, Randall Hoyal & Bobby McGlon

20.

10/1996

Don't Speak by No Doubt

from Tragic Kingdom

443

✫1
US

6
AC

2
alt.

✫1
UK

[US chart position is for Hot 100 Airplay charts]
[Trauma LP Cut]
written by Eric Stefani & Gwen Stefani

21.

10/1992

Drive by R.E.M.

from Automatic for the People

441

28
US

2
rock

✫1
alt.

11
UK

[Warner 18729]
written by Bill Berry, Peter Buck, Mike Mills & Michael Stipe

22.

11/1992

Steam by Peter Gabriel

from Us

440

32
US

2
rock

✫1
alt.

10
UK

[Geffen 19145]
written by Peter Gabriel

23.

09/1991

Smells Like Teen Spirit by Nirvana [American band]

from Nevermind

438

6
US

14
dance

7
rock

✫1
alt.

7
UK

[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #9]
written by Kurt Cobain, Dave Grohl & Krist Novoselic

24.

10/1993

Daughter by Pearl Jam

from Vs.

438

97
US

✫1
rock

✫1
alt.

18
UK

written by Dave Abbruzzese, Jeff Ament, Stone Gossard, Mike McCready & Eddie Vedder

25.

12/1994

When I Come Around by Green Day

from Dookie

438

6
US

2
rock

✫1
alt.

27
UK

[US chart position is for Hot 100 Airplay charts]
[album cut]
written by Billie Joe Armstrong, Mike Dirnt (as Mike Pritchard) & Tré Cool (as Frank Wright)

26.

10/1990

Right Here, Right Now by Jesus Jones

from Doubt

437

2
US

29
dance

7
rock

✫1
alt.

31
UK

written by Mike Edwards [Jesus Jones]

27.

08/1995

Name by The Goo Goo Dolls

from A Boy Named Goo

435

5
US

4
AC

✫1
rock

✫1
alt.

[Warner 17758]
written by John Rzeznik

28.

07/1993

No Rain by Blind Melon

from Blind Melon

434

✫1
rock

✫1
alt.

17
UK

[Capitol 15994]
written by Shannon Hoon, Brad Smith, Rogers Stevens, Christopher Thorn & Glen Graham

29.

09/1992

Digging in the Dirt by Peter Gabriel

from Us

432

52
US

✫1
rock

✫1
alt.

24
UK

[Geffen 19136]
written by Peter Gabriel

30.

04/1990

Cradle of Love by Billy Idol

from Charmed Life

429

2
US

✫1
rock

7
alt.

34
UK

[Chrysalis 23509]
written by Billy Idol & David Werner

31.

11/1995

1979 by The Smashing Pumpkins

from Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness

426

12
US

17
dance

✫1
rock

✫1
alt.

16
UK

[Virgin 38534]
written by Billy Corgan

32.

09/1994

What's the Frequency, Kenneth? by R.E.M.

from Monster

425

21
US

2
rock

✫1
alt.

9
UK

[Warner 18050]
written by Bill Berry, Peter Buck, Mike Mills & Michael Stipe

33.

02/1992

Under the Bridge by Red Hot Chili Peppers

from Blood Sugar Sex Magik

424

2
US

2
rock

6
alt.

26
UK

[Warner 18978]
written by Anthony Kiedis, John Frusciante, Flea & Chad Smith

34.

09/1993

Heart-Shaped Box by Nirvana [American band]

from In Utero

416

4
rock

✫1
alt.

5
UK

written by Kurt Cobain

35.

10/1999

All the Small Things by Blink-182

from Enema of the State

414

6
US

✫1
alt.

2
UK

written by Mark Hoppus & Tom DeLonge

36.

04/1994

Black Hole Sun by Soundgarden

from Superunknown

413

24
US

✫1
rock

2
alt.

12
UK

[US chart position is for Hot 100 Airplay charts]
[album cut]
written by Chris Cornell

37.

01/1998

Given to Fly by Pearl Jam

from Yield

411

21
US

✫1
rock

3
alt.

12
UK

[Epic 78797]
written by Mike McCready & Eddie Vedder

38.

02/1990

Blue Sky Mine by Midnight Oil

from Blue Sky Mining

411

47
US

✫1
rock

✫1
alt.

66
UK

[Columbia 38-73250]
written by Peter Garrett, Bones Hillman, Martin Rotsey, Rob Hirst & Jim Moginie

39.

03/1997

Push by matchbox twenty

from yourself or someone like you

410

5
US

4
rock

✫1
alt.

38
UK

[US chart position is for Hot 100 Airplay charts]
[album cut]
written by Rob Thomas & Matt Serletic

40.

01/1994

Mmm Mmm Mmm Mmm by Crash Test Dummies

from God Shuffled His Feet

409

4
US

25
rock

✫1
alt.

2
UK

[Arista 1-2654]
written by Brad Roberts

41.

01/1995

Lightning Crashes by Live

from Throwing Copper

407

12
US

✫1
rock

✫1
alt.

33
UK

[US chart position is for Hot 100 Airplay charts]
[album cut]
written by Patrick Dahlheimer, Chad Gracey, Ed Kowalczyk & Chad Taylor

42.

11/1995

Wonderwall by Oasis

from (What's the Story) Morning Glory?

407

8
US

33
AC

9
rock

✫1
alt.

2
UK

[Epic 78216]
written by Noel Gallagher

43.

06/1998

One Week by Barenaked Ladies

from Stunt

405

✫1
US

✫1
alt.

5
UK

[Reprise 17174]
written by Ed Robertson

44.

03/1996

Counting Blue Cars by Dishwalla

from Pet Your Friends

403

15
US

2
rock

✫1
alt.

[A&M 581462]
written by TJ Jackson, Taj Jackson & Taryll Jackson

45.

10/1997

3 AM by matchbox twenty

from yourself or someone like you

403

3
US

25
AC

2
rock

3
alt.

64
UK

[US chart position is for Hot 100 Airplay charts]
[Lava LP Cut]
written by Rob Thomas, John Goff, Jay Stanley & Brian Yale

46.

11/1997

Sex and Candy by Marcy Playground

from Marcy Playground

401

8
US

4
rock

✫1
alt.

29
UK

written by John Wozniak

47.

09/1998

Slide by The Goo Goo Dolls

from Dizzy Up the Girl

400

8
US

4
rock

✫1
alt.

43
UK

written by John Rzeznik

48.

10/1998

Pretty Fly (For a White Guy) by The Offspring

from Americana

399

53
US

5
rock

3
alt.

✫1
UK

[album cut]
written by Dexter Holland, Noodles, Greg K. & Ron Welty

49.

12/1994

Love Spreads by The Stone Roses

from Second Coming

398

55
US

4
rock

2
alt.

2
UK

[US chart position is for Hot 100 Airplay charts]
[album cut]
written by John Squire

50.

07/1997

Walkin' on the Sun by Smash Mouth

from Fush Yu Mang

397

2
US

13
rock

✫1
alt.

19
UK

[US chart position is for Hot 100 Airplay charts]
[album cut]
written by Greg Camp, Kevin Coleman, Paul De Lisle & Steve Harwell

51.

10/1999

Take a Picture by Filter

from Title of Record

396

12
US

✫1
dance

4
rock

3
alt.

25
UK

written by Richard Patrick

52.

06/1996

Burden in My Hand by Soundgarden

from Down on the Upside

392

40
US

✫1
rock

2
alt.

33
UK

[US chart position is for Hot 100 Airplay charts]
[album cut]
written by Chris Cornell

53.

08/1994

Interstate Love Song by Stone Temple Pilots

from Purple

390

18
US

✫1
rock

2
alt.

53
UK

[US chart position is for Hot 100 Airplay charts]
[album cut]
written by Robert DeLeo & Scott Weiland

54.

06/1992

Even Better Than the Real Thing by U2

from Achtung Baby

389

32
US

27
dance

✫1
rock

5
alt.

12
UK

[Island 866977]
written by Bono, The Edge, Adam Clayton & Larry Mullen Jr.

55.

12/1994

Better Man by Pearl Jam

from Vitalogy

388

13
US

✫1
rock

2
alt.

[US chart position is for Hot 100 Airplay charts]
[album cut]
written by Eddie Vedder

56.

01/1996

Ironic by Alanis Morissette

from Jagged Little Pill

387

4
US

28
AC

18
rock

✫1
alt.

11
UK

[Maverick/Sire 17698]
written by Alanis Morissette & Glen Ballard

57.

11/1994

Bang and Blame by R.E.M.

from Monster

387

19
US

3
rock

✫1
alt.

15
UK

written by Bill Berry, Peter Buck, Mike Mills & Michael Stipe

58.

09/1995

My Friends by Red Hot Chili Peppers

from One Hot Minute

386

27
US

✫1
rock

✫1
alt.

29
UK

[US chart position is for Hot 100 Airplay charts]
[album cut]
written by Flea, Anthony Kiedis, Dave Navarro & Chad Smith

59.

02/1999

My Own Worst Enemy by Lit

from A Place in the Sun

385

51
US

6
rock

✫1
alt.

16
UK

[album cut]
written by A. Jay Popoff & Jeremy Popoff

60.

09/1999

The Chemicals Between Us by Bush

from The Science of Things

384

67
US

3
rock

✫1
alt.

46
UK

[Trauma album cut]
written by Gavin Rossdale

61.

01/1997

Lakini's Juice by Live

from Secret Samadhi

383

35
US

2
rock

✫1
alt.

29
UK

[US chart position is for Hot 100 Airplay charts]
[album cut]
written by Patrick Dahlheimer, Chad Gracey, Ed Kowalczyk & Chad Taylor

62.

03/1996

Big Bang Baby by Stone Temple Pilots

from Tiny Music...

382

28
US

✫1
rock

2
alt.

154
UK

[US chart position is for Hot 100 Airplay charts]
[album cut]
written by Robert DeLeo & Scott Weiland

63.

11/1990

Wicked Game by Chris Isaak

from Heart Shaped World

382

6
US

12
AC

10
rock

2
alt.

10
UK

[Reprise 19704]
written by Chris Isaak

64.

11/1990

Unbelievable by EMF

from Schubert Dip

381

✫1
US

9
dance

3
alt.

3
UK

written by James Atkin, Derry Brownson, Mark Decloedt, Ian Dench & Zac Foley

65.

07/1999

Smooth by Santana

from Supernatural

381

✫1
US

11
AC

10
rock

24
alt.

3
UK

featuring Rob Thomas

[Grammy Award for Song of the Year 2000]

[Grammy Award for Record of the Year 2000]
[Arista 13718]
written by Itaal Shur & Rob Thomas

66.

03/1997

If You Could Only See by Tonic

from Lemon Parade

375

11
US

✫1
rock

3
alt.

[US chart position is for Hot 100 Airplay charts]
[album cut]
written by Emerson Hart

67.

07/1990

Blaze of Glory by Jon Bon Jovi

from Blaze of Glory

374

✫1
US

✫1
rock

13
UK

[Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song 1990]
[included on the soundtrack to the 1990 film Young Guns II]
[Mercury 875896]
written by Jon Bon Jovi & Danny Kootch (as Danny Kortchmar)

68.

06/1995

Tomorrow by Silverchair

from Frogstomp

374

28
US

✫1
rock

✫1
alt.

59
UK

[US chart position is for Hot 100 Airplay charts]
[album cut]
written by Daniel Johns & Ben Gillies

69.

08/1997

Tubthumping by Chumbawamba

from Tubthumper

369

6
US

✫1
alt.

2
UK

[Republic 56146]
written by Harry Hamer (as Darren Hamer), Dunstan Bruce (as Duncan Bruce), Paul Greco, Anne Holden, Danbert Nobacon (as Nigel Hunter), Lou Watts (as Louise Watts) & Boff Whalley (as Allan Whalley)

70.

04/1991

Wind of Change by Scorpions

from Crazy World

369

4
US

43
AC

2
rock

2
UK

[Mercury 868180]
written by Klaus Meine

71.

12/1998

Every Morning by Sugar Ray

from 14:59

366

3
US

27
AC

38
rock

✫1
alt.

10
UK

[Lava 84462]
written by Richard Bean, David Kahne, Sugar Ray, Pablo Tellez & Abel Zarate

72.

06/1994

Vasoline by Stone Temple Pilots

from Purple

366

38
US

✫1
rock

2
alt.

48
UK

[US chart position is for Hot 100 Airplay charts]
[album cut]
written by Robert DeLeo, Dean DeLeo, Scott Weiland & Eric Kretz

73.

05/1995

Misery by Soul Asylum

from Let Your Dim Light Shine

366

20
US

2
rock

✫1
alt.

30
UK

[Columbia 77959]
written by Dave Pirner

74.

10/1993

Found Out About You by Gin Blossoms

from New Miserable Experience

365

25
US

31
AC

5
rock

✫1
alt.

40
UK

[A&M 0418]
written by Doug Hopkins

75.

12/1993

All Apologies by Nirvana [American band]

from In Utero

365

45
US

4
rock

✫1
alt.

32
UK

[US chart position is for Hot 100 Airplay charts]

[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #455]
[album cut]
written by Kurt Cobain

76.

05/1993

Runaway Train by Soul Asylum

from Grave Dancers Union

364

5
US

3
rock

13
alt.

7
UK

[R]
[Columbia 74966]
written by Dave Pirner

77.

09/1998

Celebrity Skin by Hole

from Celebrity Skin

364

85
US

4
rock

✫1
alt.

19
UK

[DGC album cut]
written by Courtney Love, Eric Erlandson & Billy Corgan

78.

06/1995

You Oughta Know by Alanis Morissette

from Jagged Little Pill

364

13
US

3
rock

✫1
alt.

22
UK

[US chart position is for Hot 100 Airplay charts]
[album cut]
written by Glen Ballard & Alanis Morissette

79.

01/1992

Come as You Are by Nirvana [American band]

from Nevermind

364

32
US

3
rock

3
alt.

9
UK

[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #445]
written by Kurt Cobain

80.

08/1996

Who You Are by Pearl Jam

from No Code

363

31
US

5
rock

✫1
alt.

18
UK

[Epic 78389]
written by Stone Gossard, Jack Irons & Eddie Vedder

81.

03/1994

Shine by Collective Soul

from Hints, Allegations, and Things Left Unsaid

363

11
US

✫1
rock

4
alt.

82
UK

[Atlantic 87237]
written by Ed Roland

82.

06/1996

Until It Sleeps by Metallica

from Load

362

10
US

✫1
rock

27
alt.

5
UK

[Elektra 4-64276]
written by James Hetfield & Lars Ulrich

83.

11/1992

Man on the Moon by R.E.M.

from Automatic for the People

361

30
US

46
AC

4
rock

2
alt.

18
UK

[Warner 18642]
written by Bill Berry, Peter Buck, Mike Mills & Michael Stipe

84.

04/1995

December by Collective Soul

from Collective Soul

359

20
US

14
AC

✫1
rock

2
alt.

[Atlantic 87157]
written by Ed Roland

85.

06/1991

(Everything I Do) I Do It for You by Bryan Adams

from Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves OST / Waking up the Neighbours

359

✫1
US

✫1
AC

10
rock

✫1
UK

[A&M 1567]
written by Bryan Adams, Michael Kamen & Robert John "Mutt" Lange

86.

07/1994

All I Wanna Do by Sheryl Crow

from Tuesday Night Music Club

358

2
US

✫1
AC

35
rock

4
alt.

4
UK

[Grammy Award for Record of the Year 1995]
[A&M 0702]
written by Wyn Cooper, Sheryl Crow, Bill Bottrell, David Baerwald & Kevin Gilbert

87.

12/1995

In the Meantime by Spacehog

from Resident Alien

358

32
US

✫1
rock

2
alt.

29
UK

written by Royston Langdon

88.

05/1998

I Don't Want to Miss a Thing by Aerosmith

from Armageddon: The Album

357

✫1
US

13
AC

4
rock

4
UK

ninth song in hot 100 history to debut at #1
[Columbia 78952]
written by Diane Warren

89.

05/1992

Friday I'm in Love by The Cure

from Wish

357

18
US

32
dance

21
rock

✫1
alt.

6
UK

written by Robert Smith, Simon Gallup, Perry Bamonte, Porl Thompson & Boris Williams

90.

04/1998

Iris by The Goo Goo Dolls

from City of Angels: Music from the Motion Picture

356

9
US

22
AC

8
rock

✫1
alt.

50
UK

Iris spent a record 18 weeks at number one on the Hot 100 Airplay chart, but did not hit number one on the US Hot 100 as Billboard (at the time) did not allow songs to enter the Hot 100 without a commercial single release.
[Warner Sunset LP Cut]
written by John Rzeznik