Top 222 songs of the 90s

Submitted by winalotta on Wed, 05/03/2006 - 12:22
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  1. Smells Like Teen Spirit- Nirvana
  2. Jeremy- Pearl Jam
  3. Plush- Stone Temple Pilots
  4. Man in a Box- Alice in Chains
  5. Know What its Like- Everlast
  6. Metallica- Sad But True
  7. Loser- Beck
  8. Hurt- NIN
  9. Come as You Are- Nirvana
  10. Even Flow- Pearl Jam
  11. Hey Man Nice Shot- Filter
  12. Today- Smashing Pumpkins
  13. Pepper- Butthole Surfers
  14. Sabotage- Beastie Boys
  15. Closer- NIN
  16. In Bloom- Nirvana
  17. Killing in the Name- Rage Against the Machine
  18. Give It Away- Red Hot Chili Pepper
  19. Vaseline- Stone Temple Pilots
  20. Would?- Alice in Chains
  21. Ghostrider- Henry Rollins
  22. Tears in Heaven- Eric Clapton
  23. Tonight, Tonight- Smashing Pumpkins
  24. Been Caught Stealing- Jane's Addiction
  25. Sex Type Thing- Stone Temple Pilots
  26. Epic- Faith No More
  27. No Rain- Blind Melon- Blind Melon
  28. Freak On A Leash- Korn
  29. Dragula- Rob Zombie
  30. Brick- Ben Folds Five
  31. Lithium- Nirvana
  32. Devil's Haircut- Beck
  33. Big Empty- Stone Temple Pilots
  34. Falling Away from Me- Korn
  35. Pretend that We're Dead- L7
  36. Polly- Nirvana
  37. Why I'm Here- Oleander
  38. Santaria- Sublime
  39. The Beautiful People- Marilyn Manson
  40. Self- Esteem- The Offspring
  41. When I Come Around- Green Day
  42. Plowed- Sponge
  43. Crawl- Staind
  44. Livin On the Edge- Aerosmith
  45. Whatever- Godsmack
  46. Rooster- Alice in Chains
  47. Big Me- Foo Fighters
  48. Forever- Kiss
  49. No More Tears- Ozzy Osbourne
  50. Jesus Christ Pose- Soundgarden
  51. Sober- Tool
  52. 100%- Sonic Youth
  53. Roots Radical- Rancid
  54. Kiss Them for Me- Siouxie and the Banshees
  55. Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me, Kill Me- U2
  56. Nearly Lost You- Screaming Trees
  57. Bawitaba- Kid Rock
  58. What I Got- Sublime
  59. Mysterious Ways- U2
  60. Just Go- Staind
  61. Cryin- Aerosmith
  62. Stinkfist- Tool
  63. 21st Century- Bad Religion
  64. Losing My Religion- REM
  65. Alive- Pearl Jam
  66. One- U2
  67. Enter Sandman- Metallica
  68. Personal Jesus- Depeche Mode
  69. The Kids Aren't Alright- Offspring
  70. Testify- Rage Against the Machine
  71. Black Hole Sun- Soundgarden
  72. Three Days- Jane's Addiction
  73. I'll Stick Around- Foo Fighters
  74. Enjoy the Silence- Depeche Mode
  75. Teen Angst- Cracker
  76. Wonderwall- Oasis
  77. Creep- Radiohead
  78. Wrong Way- Sublime
  79. Dope Show- Marilyn Manson
  80. Are You Going My Way- Lenny Kravitz
  81. Heart Shaped Box- Nirvana
  82. Papa Roach- Last Resort
  83. Smooth- Santana
  84. When Worlds Collide- Powerman 5000
  85. Low- Cracker
  86. Somebody to Shove- Soul Asylum
  87. Bad Luck- Social Distortion
  88. Pets- Porno for Pyros
  89. All Mixed Up- 311
  90. Bound for the Floor- Local H
  91. Little Things- Bush
  92. Monkey Wrench- Foo Fighters
  93. Daughter- Pearl Jam
  94. Anenema- Tool
  95. Bulls on Parade- Rage Against the Machine
  96. Far Behind- Candlebox
  97. ADIDAS- Korn
  98. The Dolphins Cry- Live
  99. Come Original- 311
  100. Everlong- Foo Fighters
  101. Black- Pearl Jam
  102. Infected- Bad Religion
  103. Ball and Chain- Social Distortion
  104. Be Quiet and Drive- Deftones
  105. The Other Side- Red Hot Chili Peppers
  106. Every Day is Like Sunday- Morrisey
  107. Civil War- Guns N Roses
  108. Last Dance for Mary Jane- Tom Petty
  109. In Bloom- Nirvana
  110. My Sister- Juliana Hatfield
  111. Interstate Love Song- Stone Temple Pilots
  112. Ends- Everlast
  113. Overblown- Mudhoney
  114. Birth Ritual- Soundgarden
  115. Burn- The Cure
  116. Higher Ground- Red Hot Chili Peppers
  117. Dead Souls- Nine Inch Nails
  118. The Impression That I Get- Mighty Mighty Bosstones
  119. The Distance- Cake
  120. Suck My Kiss- Red Hot Chili Peppers
  121. Hard to Handle- Black Crowes
  122. Good Ridance (Time of Your Life)- Green Day
  123. Fly for a White Guy- Offspring
  124. Under the Bridge- Red Hot Chili Peppers
  125. Bullet With Butterfly Wings- Smashing Pumpkins
  126. Lightening Crashes- Live
  127. Three Days- Jane's Addiciton
  128. Scar Tissue- Red Hot Chili Peppers
  129. Disappear- Inxs
  130. Glycerine- Bush
  131. Come Out and Play- The Offspring
  132. Bush- Machine Head
  133. Say Hello to Heaven- Temple of the Dog
  134. I'm Only Happy When Its Raining- Garbage
  135. Fly- Sugar Ray
  136. 1979- Smashing Pumpkins
  137. Everybody Hurts- REM
  138. One- Metallica
  139. Where its At- Beck
  140. Crazy Mary- Pearl Jam
  141. Big Empty- Stone Temple Pilots
  142. Big Me- Foo Fighters
  143. Teenage Riot- Sonic Youth
  144. I Don't Want to Miss A Thing- Aerosmith
  145. Mr. Jones- Counting Crows
  146. Rock the Cradle of Love- Billy Idol
  147. Iris- Goo Goo Dolls
  148. Feel the Pain- Dinosaur Jr.
  149. Stop!- Jane's Addiction
  150. Tragedy- Front 242
  151. Cherub Rock- Smashing Pumpkins
  152. What's the Frequency Kenneth- REM
  153. Spoonman- Soundgarden
  154. 3 Days- Jane's Addiction
  155. Seether- Veruca Salt
  156. Sin- NIN
  157. Suck- Pigface
  158. Candlebox- Far Behind
  159. Paranoid- Garbage
  160. Shoots and Ladders- Korn
  161. Rock Music- The Pixies
  162. Popular- Nada Surf
  163. New Age Girl- Dead Eye Dick
  164. Take a Picture- Filter
  165. Around the World- Red Hot Chili Peppers
  166. Champagne Supernova- Oasis
  167. Molly- Sponge
  168. Awful- Hole
  169. Heaven Beside You- Alice in Chains
  170. She Talks to Angels- Black Crowes
  171. Loser- 3 Doors Down
  172. What's My Age Again?- Blink-182
  173. Song 2- Blur
  174. Schizophrenia- Sonic Youth
  175. Semi-Charmed Kind of Life- Third Eye Blind
  176. Californication- Red Hot Chili Peppers
  177. Everything Zen- Bush
  178. Foo Fighters- My Hero
  179. I Was Wrong- Social Distortion
  180. Shine- Collective Soul
  181. Nookie- Limp Bizkit
  182. Bullgod- Kid Rock
  183. Weezer- Buddy Holly
  184. Tommorrow- Silverchair
  185. Santa Monica- Everlast
  186. Green Day- Basketcase
  187. Body Count- Body Count
  188. Wherever I May Roam- Metallica
  189. Man In the Moon- REM
  190. So What- Jane's Addiction
  191. Darkness- Rage Against the Machine
  192. The Rascal King- Mighty Mighty Bosstones
  193. Breeders- Cannonball
  194. Harvey Danger- Flagpole Sitta
  195. Stupid Girl- Garbage
  196. Name- Goo Goo Dolls
  197. Jump Around- House of Pain
  198. Sex & Candy- Marcy Playground
  199. Hey Jealousy- Gin Blossoms
  200. Denial- Sevendust
  201. I Walk Alone- Oleander
  202. Everything to Everyone- Everclear
  203. The World that I Know- Collective Soul
  204. Friday I'm in Love- The Cure
  205. Jealous Again- Black Crowes
  206. Salvation- Rancid
  207. Kids Are United- Teenage Riot
  208. Kundalina Express- Love & Rockets
  209. Generals & Majors- XTC
  210. Too Close to Hate- Sevendust
  211. Freak- Silverchair
  212. Wherever I May Roam- Metallica
  213. Insane in the Brain- Cypress Hill
  214. Rage- Atari Teenage Riot
  215. Closing Time- Semisonic
  216. Jerry Was a Racecar Driver- Primus
  217. Counting Blue Cars- Dishwalla
  218. Superman's Dead- Our Lady Peace
  219. Just a Girl- No Doubt
  220. Runaway Train- Soul Asylum
  221. Better Days- Citizen King
  222. Suicide Blonde- INXS
Author Comments: 

The 90s was fabulous music. It was hard to write this list because there was such great music in the 90's. I kept on changing the order around. These are the songs I crank up when I hear them on the radio or my IPOD. Songs where the album came out in 1989, but came to be more popular in the 90's were not considered 90's. This included Great albums like NIN Pretty Hate Machine and Mother Love Bone's first album. Some bands that I love like REM, Jane's Addiction, and Beastie Boys had their best songs in the 80's.

For Punk music, most of my favorites wer in the 80's well from bands like Black Flag, the Misfits, and Social D. That said, I still made a kick ass list of music from the 90's. I like some of the punk music of the 90's....but 80's is better for that type of music.

Also, I know I am going to get crap for having Limp Bizkit and Kid Rock on there. These songs kicked ass. Too bad they now made laughing stocks of themselves....Limp went Limp with Fred's whole Brittney fiasco. Kid Rock is now Kid Country..... he sucks now!

cramoukji05/04/2006

Though I can't argue with your top 4 and I'm mightily glad at least one Gin Blossoms song makes your list, you can't seriously imply that Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers did not offer great songs in the 90's... Mary-Jane's Last Dance is the most obvious choice... I understand that your list is more about "modern rock" than "classic rock" but damn, TP&HB do transcend all barriers...

winalotta05/05/2006

This is a list that is in progress still. There are so many great bands that produced music in the 90s. I do like Tom Petty. I always think of him in the 70- 80s. My favorite songs by him are Breakdown, American Girl, Refugee, and Running Down a Dream. I will probably look into some of the bands that I think of in the 80s to see what they put out in the 90s. Thank you for your feedback.

cramoukji05/08/2006

Thank you and yes, I share your view that the 90's was a truly truly great decade for rock music...

lukeprog05/12/2006

Have you had a chance to listen to your recommended album yet?

winalotta05/15/2006

Yeah! I really like it. Thanks!

rivethead80807/07/2009

Ecstatic that your favorite (90s) Metallica song is 'Sad But True'. Thats my fave as well!

jsph_reid09/26/2009

you spelled Aenima wrong, amazing decade for rock n roll, i agree.