The Top 100 Nineties Songs Section 1: The Icons (1-20)
Nirvana - Smells Like Teen Spirit (1991) Mariah Carey - Vision of Love (1990) Whitney Houston - I Will Always Love You (1992) Radiohead - Creep (1992) Spice Girls - Wannabe (1996) Backstreet Boys - I Want It That Way (1999) Alanis Morissette - You Oughta Know (1995) Oasis - Wonderwall (1995) Celine Dion - My Heart Will Go On (1997) Foo Fighters - Everlong (1997) Weezer - Buddy Holly (1994) No Doubt - No Scrubs (1999) Savage Garden - I Knew I Loved You (1999) Hanson - MMMBop (1997) Shania Twain - You're Still the One (1998) Lenny Kravitz - Fly Away (1998) Ace of Base - The Sign (1993) Beastie Boys - Sabotage (1994) Gwen Stefani - Hollaback Girl (1995) U2 - Beautiful Day (1999)
Section 2: The Classics (21-40)
Pearl Jam - Even Flow (1992) R.E.M. - Man on the Moon (1992) Stone Temple Pilots - Plush (1992) Bush - Glycerin (1994) Live - Lightning Crashes (1995) The Cranberries - Zombie (1994) Smashing Pumpkins - Today (1993) R.E.M. - What's the Frequency, Kenneth? (1994) Foo Fighters - My Hero (1995) Soundgarden - Black Hole Sun (1994) Oasis - Don't Look Back in Anger (1996) The Chemical Brothers - Block Rockin' Beats (1997) Lauryn Hill - Doo Wop (That Thing) (1998) A Tribe Called Quest - Can I Kick It? (1990) Oasis - Champagne Supernova (1995) Red Hot Chili Peppers - Give It Away (1991) Radiohead - Paranoid Android (1997) The Verve - Bitter Sweet Symphony (1997) Alanis Morissette - Hand in My Pocket (1995) Savage Garden - To the Moon and Back (1996) top 100 nineties songs
Section 3: The Hits (41-60)
Enrique Iglesias - Hero (1999) Ricky Martin - Livin' La Vida Loca (1999) Jennifer Lopez - If You Had My Love (1999) Britney Spears - Baby One More Time (1999) Christina Aguilera - Genie in a Bottle (1999) Destiny's Child - Say My Name (1999) NSYNC - Bye Bye Bye (1999) 2Pac - California Love (1995) The Notorious B.I.G. - Hypnotize (1997) Mariah Carey - Fantasy (1995) Boyz II Men - End of the Road (1992) TLC - Waterfalls (1995) Monica - Don't Take It Personal (Just One of Dem Days) (1995) Usher - You Make Me Wanna (1997) Missy Elliott - Get Ur Freak On (1999) Sugar Ray - Fly (1997) Chumbawamba - Tubthumping (1997) Aqua - Barbie Girl (1997) Rob Thomas - She's the One (1996) Eagle-Eye Cherry - Save Tonight (1997)
Section 4: The Deep Cuts (61-80)
Tom Petty - You Wreck Me (1991) Hole - Violet (1995) Bjork - Army of Me (1995) The Flaming Lips - What Is the Light? (1999) Sleigh Bells - Ring My Bell (1990) Counting Crows - A Long December (1996) Semisonic - Closing Time (1998) Creed - Higher (1999) Live - I Alone (1995) Collective Soul - The World I Know (1995) Foo Fighters - Big Me (1995) Alanis Morissette - Head Over Feet (1995) No Doubt - Spiderwebs (1995) Sugar Ray - Every Morning (1999) Sublime - Santeria (1996) Third Eye Blind - Semi-Charmed Life (1997) Spin Doctors - Two Princes (1991) Dishwalla - Counting Blue Cars (1996) Fuel - Shimmer (1998) The Refreshments - Banditos (1996)
Section 5: The Hidden Gems (81-100)
Sloan - The Good in Everyone (1996) Sloan - People of the Sky (1996) Barenaked Ladies - One Week (1998) The Verve Pipe - The Freshmen (1997) Fuel - Hemorrhage (Love Crash) (1998) Chantal Kreviazuk - Surrounded (1998) Sixpence None the Richer - Kiss Me (1999) Fuel - Shimmer (Acoustic) (1998) Crash Test Dummies - Mmm Mmm Mmm Mmm (1994) Spacehog - In the Meantime (1996) Echobelly - Insomniac (1994) Elastica - Waking Up (1995) Supergrass - Caught by the Fuzz (1995) Cast - Mind Waits (1996) Ash - Goldfinger (1996) Idlewild - You (1996) Feeder - Just the Way I'm Feeling (1999) Ash - Woman (1996) Blueboy - Pixie (1994) Sloan - Underwhelmed (1996) The Top 100 Nineties Songs Section 1: The
Methodology: This list was compiled based on a combination of factors, including:
Chart performance on the Billboard Hot 100 Sales and certifications from the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) Critical acclaim and reviews from reputable music critics Impact on the music industry and popular culture