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What are your top ten favorite songs from the 90s?


    By: Cesar
    • 10. Luky by Radiohead
    • 9. Agaetis Biryun by Sigur Ros
    • 8. Endless Nameless by Nirvana
    • 7. Lurgee by Radiohead
    • 6. Climbing Up The Walls by Radiohead
    • 5. Patience by Guns N' Roses
    • 4. You Are So Great by Blur
    • 3. Tonigth, Tonigth by Smashing Pumkins
    • 2. Man On The Moon by R.e.m.
    • 1. Fake Plastic Trees by Radiohead
      just give this song a chance


    By: Steve
    • 10. Welcome To Paradise by Green Day
      How can you not love Green Day?
    • 9. Trippin' On A Hole In A Paper Heart by Stone Temple Pilots
      Short, but sweet.
    • 8. Rhinocerous by Smashing Pumpkins
      Great tune.
    • 7. Beastie Boys by So What'cha Want
      My favorite Beastie Boys song.
    • 6. Red Hot Chili Peppers by My Friends
      very very very good.
    • 5. Soundgarden by Pretty Noose
      This song just kicks ass.
    • 4. Paranoid Android by Radiohead
      I wonder if Scott Tenorman still likes Radiohead.
    • 3. Dissident by Pearl Jam
      Awesome track on an incredible album.
    • 2. Milk It by Nirvana
      One of the lesser-known, but great Nirvana songs.
    • 1. Live Forever by Oasis
      The best song of the 90's from the best band of the 90's.

    Honorable mention to many AIC songs.
    By: Lauren
    • 10. Impression That I Get by Mighty Mighty Bosstones
      I miss awesome ska!
    • 9. Glycerine by Bush
    • 8. Creep by Radiohead
    • 7. You Oughtta Know by Alanis Morrissette
    • 6. Creep by Tlc
      Another great album, many a vacation listening to this cd!
    • 5. Just A Girl by No Doubt
      Well, if this didn't sum up every girl's thought, I don't know what did!
    • 4. I Think I'm Paranoid by Garbage
      LOVED this whole cd, but this song was so catchy.
    • 3. Iris by Goo Goo Dolls
      Awesome song! Goos are great anyway.
    • 2. Pretty Fly (for A White Guy) by Offspring
      Because everyone needs a little offspring in their life!
    • 1. Got You (where I Want You) by The Flys
      My best friend and I love this song to death. Even now we're psycho about singing it. The flys are just way too overlooked!


    By: Me
    • 10. Under the Bridge by Red Hot Chili Peppers
    • 9. Basket Case by Green Day
    • 8. What I Got by Sublime
    • 7. Song 2 by Blur
    • 6. Bulls On Parade by Rage Against the Machine
    • 5. Bullet With Butterfly Wings by Smashing Pumpkins
    • 4. Good Riddance (Time of Your Life) by Green Day
    • 3. Californication by Red Hot Chili Peppers
    • 2. November Rain by Guns N Roses
    • 1. Smells Like Teen Spirit by Nirvana


    By: Timotaeus
    • 10. ATB by 9 PM (Till I Come)
      What a summer sound! Just brings beaches, bikinis and sunshine to my mind. German Andre Tannenberger gave us this catchy dance track that a lot of people probably dont remember. But check it out! You wont be dissapointed.
    • 9. Ready Or Not by Fugees
      Adding amazing new mix-flavor to hiphop. The Fugees! I dont think anyone from my generation will ever forget this song. High five! Wyclef, Lauryn Hill and Pras. Went on to have great succes as solo artists.
    • 8. Gone Away by Offspring
      Great modern punk-rock. Enough power to ease the worst frustration.
    • 7. Tomorrow by Silverchair
      I love this track! Three 15-year-old australian teens blasted into my world in the mid 90's. Brings back so many memories. For some reason it has a certain uplifting feeling that makes me high on the darkest days (and the lyrics arent exactly positive).
    • 6. How Do You Do by Roxette
      Swedish super sing-along pop! Got no more to say, and I'm from Denmark, so its not just patriotism. The type of song that you get on your mind, cause its fantastic. I'll never forget the lyrics.
    • 5. When I Come Around by Green Day
      A song that will always be among my favorites. Its not that musically impressive, but very rebellious and reminds me so much of my early teenage years. I guess its called nostalgia!
    • 4. Gangstas Paradise by Coolio
      Biggest rap hit in my opinion. I cant diminish it, even though Coolio never really was my idol as a rapper. I heard it a million times on the dance floor back then. Old Stevie Wonder theme. Ingenious production!
    • 3. Lithium by Nirvana
      Best grunge rock track of the 90's! So much feeling! You get to appreciate it even more, every time you play it. Even today, more than 10 years after it hit the charts.
    • 2. Michael Jackson by Black Or White
      This song was undoubtedly the pop song of the decade. I remember playing it again and again at age 9. Probably dreaming I was Macaulley Culkin.
    • 1. Today by Smashing Pumpkins
      Probably my biggest favorite of all time. The whole impression is just plain beautiful!

    Its kinda tricky, but I think this pretty much makes my Top-10. Dont think I missed any... Maybe only Cypress Hill!
    By: Billy
    • 10. Blue (Da Ba Dee) by Eifell 65
    • 9. Beautiful Day by U2
    • 8. Whats My Age Again by Blink 182
    • 7. Bullet With Butterfly Wings by Smashing Pumpkins
    • 6. The Kids Arent Alright by Offspring
    • 5. Time of Your Life by Green Day
    • 4. Mary Janes Last Dane by Tom Petty
    • 3. Ice Ice Baby by Vanilla Ice
    • 2. Smells like Teen Spirit by Nirvana
    • 1. Under the Bridge by Red Hot Chili Peppers


    By: Stephen King
    • 10. Nightswimming by REM
      i'm sure you'll disagree on the essential REM song but this truly there best song
    • 9. One by U2
      I would list it higher but it's on so many lists that its rediculous
    • 8. Porcelain by Moby
      I haven't seen this one anywhere which is weird since this is the most beutiful song of the 90's, even if sad.
    • 7. Rooster by Alice and Chains
      Best crafted alice and chains song, and it succeeds at the darkness it reaches for
    • 6. No Rain by Blind Melon
      One of the best pop rock anthems ever, with its direct up beat singing and smooth guitar playing
    • 5. Yellow Ledbetter by Pearl Jam
      Never on a studio album, this is in my opinion the best song they ever recorded. Better than the anthems or the latter less commercial gems, this is to this day their set closer live.
    • 4. Hunger Strike by Temple of the Dog
      after the death of the lead singer of mother love bone, chris cornell of soundgarden, the members of mother love bone, and new comer, a surfer/singer, eddie vedder made this album in his memory. Eddie sings back up on three tracks, and shares lead vocal duites on this song, taking half the chorus and the second verse. This was the first time grunge sounded cross over material, and is simply the best grunge song out there
    • 3. Under the Bridge by Red Hot Chili Peppers
      It's on all the good listes for a reason. It's brillant. This is the sweetest herion addiction has ever sounded. It's undeniable.
    • 2. Freedom 90' by George Michael
      Best pop song of the 90's best produced arranged and written, and is denied the top honers by a song that beats it only in emotion
    • 1. Lightning Crashes by Live
      The best song of the 90's plain and simple. Very moving and sincere. Catchy, and including the most haunting guitar riff ever.

    No, nirvana isn't here, this isn't some shmuck list of songs i like and ones that have to be here other wise I dont look trendy or educated. Nirvana were the most influential banmd of the 90's, but just not the best.
    By: Ryan Schilling
    • 10. Nothing Else Matters by Metallica
    • 9. Black by Pearl Jam
    • 8. Smells Like Teen Spirit by Nirvana
    • 7. High and Dry by Radiohead
    • 6. Losing My Religion by REM
    • 5. Today by Smashing Pumpkins
    • 4. Porcelain by Moby
    • 3. Tender by Blur
    • 2. Paranoid Android by Radiohead
    • 1. One by U2


    By: brett
    • 10. Angel of Mine by Monica
    • 9. You Make Me Wanna by Usher
    • 8. Gin and Juice by Snoop Dogg
    • 7. California by Tupac
    • 6. No Scrubs by TLC
      Number one single
    • 5. Thong Song by Sisqo
      Number one single
    • 4. My Name Is by Eminem
      Number one single
    • 3. Say My Name by Destiny's Child
      Number one single
    • 2. All My Life by KC and JoJo
    • 1. The Boy Is Mine by Brandy and Monica
      Number one single

    **these are songs and artists who have grown to become legends in tha music buisness..starting in the 90's and making there way to stardom..that's why they belong on this list**
    By: Coady Rose
    • 10. Time Of Your Life by Green Day
    • 9. Iris by Goo Goo Dolls
    • 8. One by Metallica
    • 7. Come As You Are by Nirvana
    • 6. Black Hole Sun by Soundgarden
    • 5. Enter Sandman by Metallica
    • 4. November Rain by Guns N' Roses
    • 3. Lithium by Nirvana
    • 2. Thunderstruck by Ac/dc
    • 1. Smells Like Teen Spirit by Nirvana

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