Greatest Songs of the 1990s

Rank Song Artist Year
#4
Smells Like Teen Spirit Nirvana 1991
#47
Nothing Compares 2 U Sinéad O'Connor 1990
#48
Losing My Religion R.E.M. 1991
#66
Common People Pulp 1995
#77
Loser Beck 1993
#111
Live Forever Oasis 1994
#112
Killing in the Name Rage Against the Machine 1992
#113
Wonderwall Oasis 1995
#125
One U2 1991
#146
Groove Is in the Heart Deee‐Lite 1990
#155
Enjoy the Silence Depeche Mode 1990
#158
Paranoid Android Radiohead 1997
#161
There She Goes The La's 1990
#193
Sabotage Beastie Boys 1994
#196
Closer Nine Inch Nails 1994
#202
Come as You Are Nirvana 1991
#215
Da Funk Daft Punk 1995
#227
Creep Radiohead 1992
#231
Freedom 90 George Michael 1990
#232
Cannonball The Breeders 1993
#234
Waterfalls TLC 1994
#237
Nightswimming R.E.M. 1992
#241
Karma Police Radiohead 1997
#258
Unfinished Sympathy Massive Attack 1991
#262
Soon My Bloody Valentine 1990
#268
Rebel Girl Bikini Kill 1992
#270
…Baby One More Time Britney Spears 1998
#284
Enter Sandman Metallica 1990
#285
Fade Into You Mazzy Star 1993
#286
Mind Playing Tricks on Me Geto Boys 1991
#296
Lithium Nirvana 1991
#305
Everybody Hurts R.E.M. 1992
#314
Animal Nitrate Suede 1993
#315
Juicy The Notorious B.I.G. 1994
#321
Nuthin' but a "G" Thang Dr. Dre 1992
#333
Being Boring Pet Shop Boys 1990
#355
Over the Rainbow Judy Garland 1993
#357
Alive Pearl Jam 1991
#361
Divorce Song Liz Phair 1991
#388
It Was a Good Day Ice Cube 1992
#411
For Tomorrow Blur 1993
#418
Disco 2000 Pulp 1995
#421
Say It Ain't So Weezer 1994
#423
Bitter Sweet Symphony The Verve 1997
#427
Sour Times Portishead 1994
#431
Buddy Holly Weezer 1994
#437
Doo Wop (That Thing) Lauryn Hill 1998
#442
No Scrubs TLC 1999
#450
Black Hole Sun Soundgarden 1994
#453
Glory Box Portishead 1994
#454
Everlong Foo Fighters 1997
#458
I Can't Make You Love Me Bonnie Raitt 1991
#464
C.R.E.A.M. Wu‐Tang Clan 1993
#472
They Reminisce Over You (T.R.O.Y.) Pete Rock & C.L. Smooth 1992
#478
Doll Parts Hole 1993
#486
Motorcycle Emptiness Manic Street Preachers 1992
#497
Rid of Me PJ Harvey 1993
#500
Windowlicker Aphex Twin 1999
#502
The Drowners Suede 1992
#503
Fake Plastic Trees Radiohead 1994
#504
Criminal Fiona Apple 1996
#508
Little Fluffy Clouds The Orb 1990
#511
Regulate Warren G, Nate Dogg 1994
#523
California Love 2Pac, Dr. Dre 1996
#531
Step On Happy Mondays 1990
#533
Loaded Primal Scream 1990
#534
Connection Elastica 1994
#542
Say My Name Destiny's Child 1998
#544
Gin & Juice Snoop Dogg 1993
#555
Hurt Nine Inch Nails 1994
#559
Shook Ones, Part II Mobb Deep 1995
#561
Into My Arms Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds 1997
#570
Vogue Madonna 1990
#588
Song 2 Blur 1997
#590
Sometimes My Bloody Valentine 1991
#591
Babies Pulp 1992
#593
Basket Case Green Day 1994
#595
I Will Always Love You Whitney Houston 1992
#600
Jump Around House of Pain 1992
#622
The Only One I Know The Charlatans 1990
#626
Race for the Prize The Flaming Lips 1999
#636
Hey Boy Hey Girl The Chemical Brothers 1999
#637
This Is a Low Blur 1994
#643
Setting Sun The Chemical Brothers 1996
#666
Only Love Can Break Your Heart Saint Etienne 1990
#672
Protect Ya Neck Wu‐Tang Clan 1992
#674
Grace Jeff Buckley 1994
#675
Novocaine for the Soul EELS 1996
#681
The Man Don't Give a Fuck Super Furry Animals 1996
#689
Between the Bars Elliott Smith 1997
#700
The Concept Teenage Fanclub 1991
#704
Under the Bridge Red Hot Chili Peppers 1991
#705
Sexy Boy Air 1998
#709
Caught Out There Kelis 1998
#711
We Gotta Get Out of This Place McCulloch's "The Animals" 1995
#713
Girls & Boys Blur 1994
#714
Got Your Money Ol' Dirty Bastard, Kelis 1999
#716
Born Slippy (Nuxx) Underworld 1995
#718
1979 The Smashing Pumpkins 1995
#733
Television, the Drug of the Nation The Disposable Heroes of Hiphoprisy 1991