100 Greatest Songs of the 90's

1. Nirvana - "Smells Like Te-en Spirit" (1991, #6 US)
   
2. U2 - "One" (1991, #10 US)
   
3. Backstreet Boys - "I Want It That Way" (1999, #6 US)
   
4. Whitney Houston - "I Will Always Love You" (1992, #1 US)
   
5. Madonna - "Vogue" (1990, #1 US)
   
6. Sir Mix-A-Lot - "Baby Got Back" (1992, #1 US)
   
7. Britney Spears - "...Baby One More Time" (1999, #1 US)
   
8. TLC - "Waterfalls" (1994, #1 US)
   
9. R.E.M. - "Losing My Religion" (1991, #4 US)
   
10. Sinéad O'Connor - "Nothing Compares 2 U" (1990, #1 US)
    
11. Pearl Jam - "Jeremy" (1991, #79 US)
    
12. Alanis Morissette - "You Oughta Know" (1995)
    
13. Dr. Dre (featuring Snoop Doggy Dogg) - "Nuthin' but a "G" Thang" (1992, #2 US)
    
14. Mariah Carey - "Vision of Love" (1990, #1 US)
    
15. Red Hot Chili Peppers - "Under the Bridge" (1991, #2 US)
    
16. MC Hammer - "U Can't Touch This" (1990, #8 US)
    
17. Destiny's Child - "Say My Name" (1999, #1 US)
    
18. Metallica - "Enter Sandman" (1991, #16 US)
    
19. Beastie Boys - "Sabotage" (1994)
    
20. Hanson - "MMMBop" (1997, #1 US)
    
21. Celine Dion - "My Heart Will Go On" (1997, #1 US)
    
22. Beck - "Loser" (1994, #10 US)
    
23. Salt-N-Pepa with En Vogue - "Whatta Man" (1993, #3 US)
    
24. House of Pain - "Jump Around" (1992, #3 US)
    
25. Soundgarden - "Black Hole Sun" (1994)
    
26. Eminem - "My Name Is" (1999, #26 US)
    
27. Counting Crows - "Mr. Jones" (1993)
    
28. Ricky Martin - "Livin' la Vida Loca" (1999, #1 US)
    
29. Vanilla Ice - "Ice Ice Baby" (1990, #1 US)
    
30. *NSYNC - "Tearin' Up My Heart" (1998)
    
31. Radiohead - "Creep" (1993)
    
32. BLACKstreet - "No Diggity" (1996, #1 US)
    
33. Spice Girls - "Wannabe" (1997, #1 US)
    
34. Third Eye Blind - "Semi-Charmed Life" (1997, #4 US)
    
35. Oasis - "Wonderwall" (1995, #8 US)
    
36. C+C Music Factory - "Gonna Make You Sweat (Everybody Dance Now)" (1991, #1 US)
    
37. Green Day - "Good Riddance (Time of Your Life)" (1998)
    
38. Christina Aguilera - "Genie In A Bottle" (1999, #1 US)
    
39. Goo Goo Dolls - "Iris" (1998)
    
40. Color Me Badd - "I Wanna Se-x You Up" (1991, #2 US)
    
41. Spin Doctors - "Two Princes" (1993, #7 US)
    
42. Collective Soul - "Shine" (1994, #11 US)
    
43. En Vogue - "My Lovin' (You're Never Gonna Get It)" (1992, #2 US)
    
44. The Fugees - "Killing Me Softly With His Song" (1996)
    
45. Hootie & the Bl-owfish - "Only Wanna Be With You" (1995, #6 US)
    
46. Shania Twain - "You're Still the One" (1998, #2 US)
    
47. Marky Mark and the Funky Bunch - "Good Vibrations" (1991, #1 US)
    
48. Matchbox Twenty - "3 A.M." (1997)
    
49. Jewel - "Who Will Save Your Soul" (1996, #11 US)
    
50. Alice in Chains - "Man in the Box" (1990)
    
51. 2Pac (featuring Dr. Dre and Roger Troutman) - "California Love" (1996, #6 US)
    
52. Sugar Ray - "Fly" (1997)
    
53. Naughty by Nature - "O.P.P." (1991, #6 US)
    
54. Joan Osborne - "One of Us" (1995, #4 US)
    
55. Fiona Apple - "Criminal" (1996, #21 US)
    
56. L.L. Cool J - "Mama Said Knock You Out" (1990, #17 US)
    
57. Jay-Z featuring Amil and Ja Rule - "Can I Get A..." (1998)
    
58. Sophie B. Hawkins - "Damn, I Wish I Was Your Lover" (1992, #5 US)
    
59. Weezer - "Buddy Holly" (1994)
    
60. Bell Biv DeVoe - "Poison" (1990, #2 US)
    
61. Sheryl Crow - "All I Wanna Do" (1993, #2 US)
    
62. Live - "I Alone" (1994)
    
63. The Notorious B.I.G. featuring Mase & Puff Daddy - "Mo Money Mo Problems" (1997, #1 US)
    
64. The Presidents of the United States of America - "Peaches" (1995)
    
65. Digital Underground - "The Humpty Dance" (1990, #11 US)
    
66. Edwin McCain - "I'll Be" (1998, #5 US)
    
67. Deee-Lite - "Groove Is In The Heart" (1990, #4 US)
    
68. Will Smith - "Gettin' Jiggy Wit It" (1998, #1 US)
    
69. Korn - "Freak on a Leash" (1998)
    
70. Jamiroquai - "Virtual Insanity" (1997)
    
71. Arrested Development - "Tennessee" (1992, #6 US)
    
72. Barenak-ed Ladies - "One Week" (1998, #1 US)
    
73. Marcy Playground - "S-ex and Candy" (1998, #5 US)
    
74. Cher - "Believe" (1999, #1 US)
    
75. Kris Kross - "Jump" (1992, #1 US)
    
76. Blues Traveler - "Run-around" (1995, #8 US)
    
77. Ice Cube - "It Was a Good Day" (1992, #15 US)
    
78. Lenny Kravitz - "Are You Gonna Go My Way" (1993)
    
79. Meredith Brooks - "Bitch" (1997, #2 US)
    
80. Right Said Fred - "I'm Too S-exy" (1992, #1 US)
    
81. Paula Cole - "I Don't Want to Wait" (1997, #11 US)
    
82. Geto Boys - "Mind Playing Tricks on Me" (1991, #23 US)
    
83. The Breeders - "Cannonball" (1993)
    
84. Snow - "Informer" (1993, #1 US)
    
85. Cypress Hill - "Insane In The Brain" (1993, #19 US)
    
86. The Cranberries - "Linger" (1993, #8 US)
    
87. Billy Ray Cyrus - "Achy Breaky Heart" (1992, #4 US)
    
88. Duncan Sheik - "Barely Breathing" (1997, #16 US)
    
89. Liz Phair - "Never Said" (1993)
    
90. New Radicals - "You Get What You Give" (1998, #37 US)
    
91. Sarah McLachlan - "Building a Mystery" (1997, #13 US)
    
92. Public Enemy - "911 Is a Joke" (1990)
    
93. Lisa Loeb - "Stay (I Missed You)" (1994, #1 US)
    
94. Fastball - "The Way" (1998)
    
95. Montell Jordan - "This Is How We Do It" (1995, #1 US)
    
96. Nelson - "(Can't Live Without Your) Love and Affection" (1990, #1 US)
    
97. Prince & The New Power Generation - "Gett Off" (1991, #27 US)
    
98. EMF - "Unbelievable" (1991, #1 US)
    
99. Missy Elliott - "The Rain (Supa Dupa Fly)" (1997)
    
100. Gerardo - "Rico Suave" (1991, #7 US)

Source: vh1