The best songs of the '90s

WENDY Mon, May 25, 2009 at 11:47 AM EST

Circles - Soul coughing
Ends - White boy slim.
Do you know what it's like - White boy slim.

melissa Tue, Feb 10, 2009 at 08:06 PM EST

what is that song that starts You ready cinderella? ill make your wish and dreams come true, or somthing like that. and then it says you wont have to wait any longer or somthing.

Your Name Wed, Jan 14, 2009 at 01:28 AM EST

Gah, can't pick a top. Love these though;

"Shiny Happy People"- REM

"Badhead"- Blur

"All Apologies"- Nirvana

"Morning Glory"- Oasis

"U Can't Touch This"- MC Hammer

"Stop"- Spice Girls

"Tubthumping"- Chumbawama

"Ironic"- Alanis Morrisette

"Hyperballad"- Bjork

"Just"- Radiohead

"You're so Great"- Blur

"Bittersweet Symphony"- The Verve

"One Week"- Barenaked Ladies

There's so many more...

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Wed, Dec 24, 2008 at 01:01 AM EST

BORN JAMERICANS- SEND YOU MY LOVE
SHAGGY- IT WASN'T ME

mit Fri, Dec 12, 2008 at 09:13 PM EST

Vh1 sucks. they capitalize off the lives and work of artists and interfere with the relationship between the artist and the listener interpreting his or her work. The whole channel is a commercial.

Carrie Mon, Nov 24, 2008 at 11:24 AM EST

There was a lot of crap on that vh1 list. What about Sting? Hello? Fields of Gold is one of the best songs of the 90's.

black handsome guy Fri, Nov 21, 2008 at 10:28 AM EST

F.U.C.K THE F.U.C.KING ALL THE 90'S, LOVE THE 2000'S RAP

llşll Fri, Nov 21, 2008 at 10:26 AM EST

OH WELL WHATEVER THE TOP 10

1. NIRVANA - SMELLS LIKE TEEN SPIRIT
2. NIRVANA - SMELLS LIKE TEEN SPIRIT
3. NIRVANA - SMELLS LIKE TEEN SPIRIT
4. NIRVANA - SMELLS LIKE TEEN SPIRIT
5. NIRVANA - SMELLS LIKE TEEN SPIRIT
6. NIRVANA - SMELLS LIKE TEEN SPIRIT
7. NIRVANA - SMELLS LIKE TEEN SPIRIT
8. NIRVANA - SMELLS LIKE TEEN SPIRIT
9. NIRVANA - SMELLS LIKE TEEN SPIRIT
10. NIRVANA - SMELLS LIKE TEEN SPIRIT
11. NIRVANA - SMELLS LIKE TEEN SPIRIT
12. NIRVANA - SMELLS LIKE TEEN SPIRIT
13. NIRVANA - SMELLS LIKE TEEN SPIRIT
14. NIRVANA - SMELLS LIKE TEEN SPIRIT
15. NIRVANA - SMELLS LIKE TEEN SPIRIT
16. METALLICA - ENTER SANDMAN
17. MADONNA - FROZEN
18. NINE INCH NAILS - CLOSER
19. GUNS N' ROSES - DON'T CRY
20. AEROSMITH - CRAZY

Michael Fri, Nov 21, 2008 at 10:10 AM EST

I hate No Doubt and Michael Jackson!!!

Metallica & Nirvana Forever..

1.nirvana- smells like teen spirit
2.metallica- enter sandman
3.nirvana- in bloom
4.metallica- the unforgiven
5.nirvana- come as you are
6.metallica- sad but true
7.nirvana- all apologies
8.metallica- nothing else matters
9.nirvana- heart-shaped box
10.metallica- until it sleeps

Janet Jill Fri, Nov 21, 2008 at 10:05 AM EST

MY LIST

1. Nirvana - Smells Like Teen Spirit (1991)
2. Guns N' Roses - November Rain (1992)
3. Britney Spears - Baby One More Time (1999)
4. Marilyn Manson - Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This) (1995)
5. Madonna - Vogue (1990)
6. Christina Aguilera - Genie in a Bottle (1999)
7. The Cardigans - My Favourite Game (1998)
8. Michael & Janet Jackson - Scream (1995)
9. Britney Spears - (You Drive Me) Crazy (1999)
10. Mariah Carey - Emotions

Rebecca Fri, Nov 14, 2008 at 09:38 PM EST

i may not know much from the 90's but i grew up in them. i read through the whole list and did not remeber alot. though i would have to say where isn't dave matthews and barenaked ladies??? i remeber turning on the radio and ALWAYS hearing them. i don't know maybe im crazy...

correct Fri, Oct 17, 2008 at 05:41 PM EST

1. Smells Like Teen Spirit - Nirvana
2. Basketcase - Green Day
3. Sober - Tool
4. Black - Pearl Jam
5. Disarm - Smashing Pumpkins
6. I Stay Away - Alice in Chains
7. Far Behind - Candlebox
8. Bombtrack - Rage Against the Machine
9. About a Girl - Nirvana
10. Best of What's Around - DMB

Jake Wed, Oct 1, 2008 at 03:11 PM EST

Mark Morrison - Return of the Mack

I totally forgot how good that one was.

rule Mon, Sep 22, 2008 at 04:19 AM EST

best 90 songs:

i'll be there - escape club
promise me - beverly craven
when i come around - greenday
save the best for last - vanessa williams
dont speak - no doubt
Runaway train , misery - soul asylum
vision of love - mariah carey
i'll remember - madonna
champangne supernova - oasis
the universal,song 2 - blur
hold me,thrill me, kiss me,kill me - u2
creep,karma police - radiohead
richard marx - now & forever

rule Mon, Sep 22, 2008 at 04:19 AM EST

best 90 songs:

i'll be there - escape club
promise me - beverly craven
when i come around - greenday
save the best for last - vanessa williams
dont speak - no doubt
Runaway train , misery - soul asylum
vision of love - mariah carey
i'll remember - madonna
champangne supernova - oasis
the universal,song 2 - blur
hold me,thrill me, kiss me,kill me - u2
creep,karma police - radiohead
richard marx - now & forever

Joe Wed, Sep 3, 2008 at 09:02 PM EST

Lets not forget
Dishwalla - Counting Blue Cars
Sponge - Plowed
Cracker - Low

killrsheep Mon, Sep 1, 2008 at 11:11 PM EST

i see some good songs here, some not so good (we all think different) :)

i think that jamiroquai should be included in this thing too, dont you think so?

artists that i would definately include would be:

No doubt
Garbage
Jamiroquai
The offspring
Jimmy eat world
Smashmouth
The cardigans
The cranberries

theres more that i cant remember right now but those were my 90's anyway

Mi Sat, Aug 23, 2008 at 02:18 AM EST

As a teenager in the 90's, I've been reminiscing about some of the songs from this decade. This list is just some of the songs that stood out to me.

311-Down, All Mixed Up, Beautiful Disaster
Smashing Pumpkins-Today, Bullet With Butterfly Wings
Bone Thugs N Harmony-Tha Crossroad
2Pac-California Love
Savage Garden-Truly Madly Deeply
Eifel65-Blue
Marilyn Manson-The Dope Show
20 Fingers-Short D*** Man
Sugar Ray-Fly
Celine Dion-My Heart Will Go On (omg, I hated this song then!)
Smashmouth-All Star
Aqua-Barbie Girl
The Offspring-Pretty Fly For A White Guy
Lisa Loeb-Stay
Cardigans-Lovefool
Ace of Base-The Sign
Korn-Got The Life
Limp Bizkit-Faith
Harvey Danger-Flagpole Sitta
Cherry Poppin Daddies-Zoot Suit Riot
Matchbox 20-3 am, Real World
Third Eye Blind-Semi Charmed Life (loved this song!)
Sir Mix-A-Lot-Baby Got Back
Boyz II Men-I'll Make Love to You
Naughty By Nature-OPP
Run-DMC-Down With the King
Vanilla Ice-Ice Ice Baby
Snow-Informer
Wreckx-n-Effex-Rumpshaker
3T-Anything
Rancid-Time Bomb
Bustah Rhymes-Woo Hah
Fiona Apple-Criminal

To Be Continued?

zach Fri, Aug 15, 2008 at 02:06 AM EST

songs and bands that should have been on the list.

bulls on parade-ratm
no rain-blind melon
i want you-savage garden
slam-onyx
my hero-foo fighters
the distance-cake
dont speak-no doubt ... ican't believe they don't have that on there
breakfast at tiffany's- deep blue something
lovefool-the cardigans
im blue- eifel 65
1979- smashing pumpkins

and the list could go on

zach Fri, Aug 15, 2008 at 02:06 AM EST

songs and bands that should have been on the list.

bulls on parade-ratm
no rain-blind melon
i want you-savage garden
slam-onyx
my hero-foo fighters
the distance-cake
dont speak-no doubt ... ican't believe they don't have that on there
breakfast at tiffany's- deep blue something
lovefool-the cardigans
im blue- eifel 65
1979- smashing pumpkins

and the list could go on

Kevin Thu, Jul 31, 2008 at 05:22 PM EST

Female of the Species - Space
Love Spreads - Stone Roses
Possum Kingdom - Toadies
Ain't Life Grand - Widespread Panic
Bittersweet - Big Head Todd
Standing Outside a Broken Phonebooth - Primitive Radio Gods
Rock-a-Bye - Shawn Mullins (not the best song, but I got a thing for storytelling songs)

Scotty Thu, Jul 10, 2008 at 03:37 AM EST

hey ..you guys ever heard londonheart - thinking bout you
Timmy T - One more try
phil collins,richard marx ,jon secada ,fleetwood mac

eduardo gutierrez Mon, May 19, 2008 at 09:30 PM EST

all of you are fuckin stupid the best song of the 90's is NIRVANA: SMELL LIKE TEEN SPIRIT
NO OTHER SONG IN THE 90'S IS CLOSE TO THIS ONE

Wed, Apr 30, 2008 at 11:23 AM EST

There are so many exellent songs of the 90's that i can't make a top.
But i think the BEST is TLC-Waterfalls

Brian Mon, Mar 31, 2008 at 01:11 PM EST

DMB?

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DJ Sweet Mon, Feb 4, 2008 at 03:01 PM EST

VH1 doesnt know music they are a reality tv station!!!!! The people posting comments obviously have a better pulse on music!!!

Music of the 90s
(MY FAVORITES)

1. "Missing" - Everything but the Girl (Amplified Heart exceptional album)

2. "Bittersweet" - Big Head Todd and the Monsters

3. "Kiss of Life" - Sade

4. "Neon Moon" - Brooks and Dunn ( I had to put one country song on here)

5. "Wonderwall" - Oasis

6. "Far Behind" - Candlebox

7. "Laid" - James

8. "If You Could Only See" - Tonic

9. "Heres Where the Story Ends" - The Sundays

10. "Drive" - Incubus

There were so many more great songs out there in the 90s. But this sums up my picks!

Mr. T Tue, Jan 22, 2008 at 05:25 PM EST

Best song of the 90s was Creep by Radiohead hands down, followed by One by U2, Tender by Blur, Don't Look Back In Anger by Oasis, as Live Forever by Oasis.

Ivan, your list is THE worst list I have ever seen. You're a muppet to say that's the "best of the best", that's some of the worst music I've ever heard and all of it often makes it into "terrible pop songs - top 100" lists.
Sorry man but the world hates that music, at least anyone over 12 does anyway.

Ana Sun, Dec 30, 2007 at 05:12 PM EST

What about The Dance by Garth Brooks. That was huge and will be a classic for years to come.

Bob Sun, Dec 30, 2007 at 04:26 PM EST

Hey guys, I am starting up my own list of the Top Songs of the 1990s on my 90s music blog, http://rizzomusic.blogspot.com/

I started it just recently but Check it out!

Kristy Tue, Dec 25, 2007 at 11:56 PM EST

boredatwork, Incubus' "Wish You Were Here" came out in mid-2001, so it doesn't qualify as a '90s song.

But this list did piss me off. U2? I can't stand U2. Honestly...they are gross. And Jeff Buckley really needed to be on there. I already knew that he wouldn't have been on there, but I watched anyway with hope that he may be included somewhere

jcmorgan Tue, Dec 25, 2007 at 03:15 PM EST

Bush..
how in the world are they not one there
sixteen stone,
razorblade suitcase, and others
glycerine, machinehead, comedown, little things, everthing zen, swallowed, mouth, letting the cables sleep, greedy fly, and not one of them is in there?

Rob Root Sat, Dec 22, 2007 at 12:40 PM EST

Where's the DMB they were quit honestly the biggest band of the 90s. No way Ants Marching or Crash into me shouldnt be on there.VH1 is freaking pathetic

kate Fri, Dec 21, 2007 at 11:36 PM EST

there were way too many things lacking on this list. I think we can all agree on bittersweet symphony by the verve. here are some others.
Jeff Buckley- "Last Goodbye". Amazing song. also, His version of "Hallelujah" is the most beautiful song ever, but hey if you prefer Rico Suave then thats cool.
Anythign from "The Soft Bulletin" by the Flaming Lips. I like "Race for the Prize".
Blind Melon! How could they not put "No Rain" on there??
Fatboy Slim- "Praise You". or "Weapon of Choice".
Beck also got robbed-- "Loser" should have been much higher and "Where it's at" or "Sexx Laws" should have been on there.
And of course, "Paranoid Android".
Aerosmith, "Don't wanna miss a thing"
Geto Boyz- "Damn it feels good to be a gansta" instead of that retarded song they put on by them.
Notorious B.I.G.- "Big Papa" anyone???
Green Day- "Basket Case" is awesome.
The list sucked. They only chose commercially successful songs over critics favorites

Ivan Stevenson Sat, Nov 24, 2007 at 03:03 PM EST

VH1 list is awful.
Best Songs of the 90's are:

1. Time To say Goodbye - S. Brightman & A.Bocceli
2. No Matter What - Boyzone
3. What's Up - 4 Non Blondes
4. Sadeness part I - Enigma
5. Wind Of Change - Scorpions
6. Back For Good - Take That
7. I Will ALwys Love You - Whitney Houston
8. Maria - Blondie
9. MMM MMM MMM - Crash Test Dummies
10. Save The Best For Last - Vanessa Williams

All songs did well in the charts and still sound so fresh. Majority of people should agree with my choice. This is simply best of the best.

Ivan - Southern Europe

Chris Thu, Oct 25, 2007 at 02:31 PM EST

Anything on the Mieseducation of Lauryn Hill

PJ Bianchi Wed, Sep 26, 2007 at 07:52 PM EST

5 top songs from the 90's
1. Half the Time- the Lemonheads
2. What you do to me- Teenage Fanclub
3. My head falls Off- They Might Be Giants
4. Sister Havana- Urge Overkill
5. Angeles- Elliot Smith

tamnj Mon, Sep 10, 2007 at 03:17 PM EST

BUnch, can't say more...
1.Tom's diner-suzanne vega
2.Connected-stereo's mc
3.Cantaloop flip fantasia-u53
4.Kiss of life-sade
5.Cant help falling in love w/u-ub40
6.Fragile-sting
7.hazard-richard marx
8.ordinary world/come undone- duran
duran
9.close to you-maxi priest
10.glycerine-bush
11.Clocks-coldplay
12. Keep ya head up!-tupac
13. Ready or not/fugee la/killing me softly-lauren hill fugees
14.world i know-collective soul
16.im coming out-puffy
17.how do i day goodbye-boyzIImen
18.she's all i ever had-ricky martin
19.mary jane/be happy/sweet thing-Mary J Blige
20. creep-tlc
21.runaway train-soul asylum
22.if not now..-tracy chapman

nicolecoolie Mon, Sep 10, 2007 at 11:51 AM EST

Better Than Ezra "Good"
(there's no excuse to leave that song off the list!)

Clarissa Mon, Sep 10, 2007 at 10:34 AM EST

No "Laid" by James??? That was the best song of the 90s!! That's not much of a list then.

boredatwork Sun, Sep 9, 2007 at 11:40 PM EST

"Slide" Goo Goo Dolls
"Far Behind" Candlebox
"I Wish You Were Here" Incubus
"Lullaby" Shawn Mullins

Sports Chick Sat, Sep 8, 2007 at 10:09 PM EST

"Bittersweet" -- Big Head Todd and the Monsters (not on the list -- a shame!)
"Low" -- Cracker
"Walk on the Ocean" -- Toad the Wet Sprocket
"Personal Jesus" -- Depeche Mode
"Ready to Go" -- Republica
"Hard to Handle" -- Black Crowes

Joel Sat, Sep 8, 2007 at 06:45 PM EST

Here's my 10:

Radiohead - Fake Plastic Trees
Depeche Mode - Enjoy The Silence
The Flaming Lips - Waitin' For A Superman
Jeff Buckley - Last Goodbye
James - She's A Star
Ash - A Life Less Ordinary
Teenage Fanclub - Star Sign
REM - Electrolite
Mercury Rev - Opus 40
Pavement - Range Life

Virginia Sat, Sep 8, 2007 at 04:47 PM EST

Nice to see the love for Better than Ezra and Tori Amos (on here, not on VH-1). They basically were my 90s soundtrack. I also loved:

Semi-charmed Life - Third Eye Blind
Never Said - Liz Phair
Come undone - Duran Duran
Cut your hair - Pavement
Killing in the name of- RATM
Machinehead - Bush
High and Dry - Radiohead
Tyler - Toadies
Pure Morning - Placebo
Stinkfist - Tool
Push - Matchbox 20

Steph Sat, Sep 8, 2007 at 03:00 AM EST

Some of these may have been on the list but, oh well.

Mysterious Ways-U2
Silent All These Years-Tori Amos
Spin the Bottle -Juliana Hatfield Three
Supernova- Liz Phair
Human Behavior- Bjork
Laid - James
Don't leave me High and Dry- Radio head
Killing in the name of- Rage Against the Machine
My Favorite Game- The Cardigans
Betting on the Bull in the Heather- Sonic Youth

dap Sat, Sep 8, 2007 at 02:45 AM EST

Erase & Rewind - Cardigans
Recovery - Curve
Friday I'm in Love - Cure
Lump - Presidents of the USA
Set Adrift on Memory Bliss - PM Dawn
Keep 'em Separated - Offspring

Alexei Sat, Sep 8, 2007 at 02:27 AM EST

Actually, Fugees "Killing Me Softly" is on there.

svp Fri, Sep 7, 2007 at 10:23 PM EST

Jeff Buckley - Last Goodbye
Tori Amos - God

Dan Fri, Sep 7, 2007 at 09:44 PM EST

NO BOYZ II MEN?

Vh1 is dead to me.

mbr Fri, Sep 7, 2007 at 08:39 PM EST

That list is awful- I remember the show with the 80s songs and actually screaming at the tv when "Living On A Prayer" One by U2 better win or I will have another screaming fit. A lot of the songs that I would pick have already been said, but I'd like to vote for Angels by Robbie Williams, Ten Storey Love Song by The Stone Roses and Bittersweet Symphony by the Verve.

WTF Fri, Sep 7, 2007 at 08:02 PM EST

VH1 doesn't even list many of the best songs by some bands... "Creep" from Radiohead? That's not even in the top-10 of just their songs from the nineties. And what about Dave Matthews!!!?!!!

Paranoid Android--Radiohead
Crash Into Me--DMB
Not Dark Yet--Dylan

Dave Fri, Sep 7, 2007 at 07:57 PM EST

"Carnival" Natalie Merchant
"No More I Love You's" Annie Lennox
"Change the World" Eric Clapton
"Wide Open Spaces" Dixie Chicks
"December" Collective Soul
"Kiss From a Rose" Seal
"Tubthumping" Chumbawamba
"Run Baby Run" Sheryl Crow

ns Fri, Sep 7, 2007 at 05:51 PM EST

More votes from this quarter for "A Girl Like You", "Gangsta's Paradise", and "Your Woman" (weird, weird tune). Also, Radiohead needs to be represented by something from OK Computer, Alice in Chains by something from Dirt, and Oasis should have "Supersonic" in place of "Wonderwall."

Snarf Fri, Sep 7, 2007 at 05:41 PM EST

Depeche Mode - Enjoy the Silence
Garbage - I Think I'm Paranoid
Massive Attack - Teardrop
The Cure - Burn
Filter - Take a Picture
Sarah Mclaughlin - Possession

Yolanda Fri, Sep 7, 2007 at 05:05 PM EST

Surprisingly, "Wicked Game" by Chris Isaak was on the album Heart Shaped World, which came out in 1989. It wasn't until David Lynch used the song in 'Wild at Heart' that it became popular a few years later...so it's an 80's tune, technically. How 'bout "Baby Did a Bad Bad Thing" by C. Isaak? Yyeeaahh!

jay Fri, Sep 7, 2007 at 04:57 PM EST

No Tori Amos??? No Björk???? That's insane.

Dan Fri, Sep 7, 2007 at 04:21 PM EST

One more...

Catherine Wheel - Crank

Dan Fri, Sep 7, 2007 at 04:18 PM EST

Buffalo Tom - Taillights Fade or Porchlight
Radiohead - Fake Plastic Trees
Matthew Sweet - Someone to Pull the Trigger
Lemonheads - Rudderless
Toad the Wet Sprocket - All I Want

Luis Silva Fri, Sep 7, 2007 at 04:16 PM EST

That's easy: #1 90s song? Radiohead's Paranoid Android.

TJ Fri, Sep 7, 2007 at 04:03 PM EST

They picked these songs because they videos. VH1 has sold out.

My Top 10 Nineties Songs:
1. No Surprises (Radiohead)
2. Scar Tissue (Red Hot Chili Peppers)
3. Bullet With Butterfly Wings (Smashing Pumpkins)
4. T.R.O.Y. (Pete Rock and CL Smooth)
5. Get Gone (Fiona Apple)
6. Coffee And TV (Blur)
7. All Apologies (Nirvana)
8. Teen Age Riot (Sonic Youth)
9. Dead Presidents (Jay-Z)
10. Glory Box (Portishead)

BJM Fri, Sep 7, 2007 at 03:59 PM EST

"Bittersweet Symphony" - The Verve
"These Are Days" - 10,000 Maniacs
"Tripping Billies" - Dave Matthews Band
"Don't Look Back in Anger" - Oasis
"Possession" - Sarah McLachlan

LeeDawg Fri, Sep 7, 2007 at 03:35 PM EST

Sublime- What I Got
REM- Anything from Automatic For The People
Verve- Bittersweet Symphony
Radiohead- Anything from Street Spirit

Jeff Fri, Sep 7, 2007 at 03:15 PM EST

What, no Enigma?

Maggs Fri, Sep 7, 2007 at 02:52 PM EST

-.- sorry about the typos, i was so excited

Maggs Fri, Sep 7, 2007 at 02:50 PM EST

Tony, Tonu, Tone - Lets Get Down and If I Had No Loot
Digable Planets - Rebirth of Slick (Cool Like Dat)

thanks to everyone for their list, mu ipod is gonna be totally awesome!!!

Celi Fri, Sep 7, 2007 at 02:00 PM EST

Radiohead - "Paranoid Android" - may not have been a huge hit but that's definitely a superior song. Arguments could also be made for almost anything off The Bends.
Beck - "Where It's At" or "Devil's Haircut" - again, better than "Loser"
"Torn" by Natalie Imbruglia
"Laid" by James
"F*ck and Run" or "Divorce Song" by Liz Phair
"1979" or "Bullet With Butterfly Wings" by Smashing Pumpkins
"Birdhouse in Your Soul", "Istanbul (Not Constantinople)" by TMBG (although there are other songs I like more)

Geoff Fri, Sep 7, 2007 at 01:00 PM EST

Madonna, "Ray of Light"
Everything But the Girl, "Mirrorball"

jones Fri, Sep 7, 2007 at 12:53 PM EST

I agree about Matthew Sweet, but I prefer Girlfriend. Like others I would have an Annie Lennox and Tori Amos song on there as well, but it is hard for me to pick just one.

CAB Fri, Sep 7, 2007 at 12:53 PM EST

Sorry Denny, but Don't Speak was probably No Doubt's worst song. "Just a Girl", VH1's choice, is fine, although I prefer Spiderwebs or Sunday Morning. Other songs that are missing:

1. Sublime, What I Got, Santeria
2. Green Day, Longview (Time of your life is fine, but come on!)
3. Red Hot Chili Pepers - Give It Away
4. Sarah McLachlin - Hold On
5. Smash Mouth - Diggin Your Scene (you can blame "Alias" for this one - they used it for one of the episodes in season one)

I suppose they had to go with the Top 40 type songs

Dinosaur Fri, Sep 7, 2007 at 12:50 PM EST

Wait ... where the heck are the Black Crowes? Where's "Hard to Handle" or "She Talks to Angels"?

Dinosaur Fri, Sep 7, 2007 at 12:48 PM EST

Both were mentioned, but I'll re-mention ... Len's "Steal My Sunshine" and Edwyn Collins' "A Girl Like You". Also, Maxi Priest's "Close to You", White Town's "Your Woman".

denny Fri, Sep 7, 2007 at 12:38 PM EST

Mariah Carey's Fantasy and Madonna's Ray of Light are the best singles both of them have released, NOT VH1's choices of Vision of Love and Vogue. This is also true of No Doubt's Don't Speak.
Also:
Des'ree, You Gotta Be
Boyz II Men, End of the Road
Annie Lennox, No More I Love Yous and Why
Toni Braxton, Un-break My Heart and Another Sad Love Song
Len, Steal My Sunshine
LFO, Summer Girls (...don't hurt me...)
Donna Lewis, I Love You Always Forever
Dionne Farris, I Know
Vitamin C, Smile
Chris Isaak, Wicked Game
TLC, Unpretty and No Scrubs
Del Amitri, Roll to Me
Gin Blossoms, Hey Jealousy
and (forgive me, I'm Jewish) Adam Sandler, The Chanukah Song

Andy Fri, Sep 7, 2007 at 12:36 PM EST

These songs just scream 90's to me; that was a good decade for music:

Fastball "The Way"
Eagle Eye Cherry "Save Tonight"
Matchbox 20 "3 AM"
Train "Meet Virgina"
Blur "Song 2"
No Doubt "Don't Speak"
Red Hot Chili Peppers "Under the Bridge"
Blind Melon "No Rain"
Smashing Pumpkins "1979"
Eve 6 "Inside Out"
Natalie Imbruglia "Torn"
Green Day "Good Riddance"
Alanis Morrisette "Ironic"
Third Eye Blind "Jumper"
Tonic "If You Could Only See"
The Verve "Bittersweet Symphony"
The Wallflowers "One Headlight"
Smash Mouth "Walkin' On The Sun"
The Goo Goo Dolls "Iris"
Barenaked Ladies "One Week"
Foo Fighters "Everlong"
Oasis "Wonderwall"
Semisonic "Closing Time"

I made a mix for my work with all these songs...so naturally, they're all clean and the same, kind of, genre-wise. But these are some of my faves. Not to mention anything by Hanson (*rolls eyes*).

sarah Fri, Sep 7, 2007 at 12:00 PM EST

I agree with the people who said Brick by Ben Folds Five.

Kate Fri, Sep 7, 2007 at 11:49 AM EST

Ugh the same voting method put You Give Loce a Bad Name above Photograph for the top Rock songs of the 90s or something like that. Sacrilige!

idigress Fri, Sep 7, 2007 at 11:49 AM EST

Bonita Applebum - A Tribe Called Quest
Big Time Sensuality - Bjork
I Wanna Be Down - Brandy
What I Got - Sublime
Brick - Ben Folds Five
Father Figure - George Michael
California Love - Tupac

trigrrrcut Fri, Sep 7, 2007 at 11:48 AM EST

what a terrible selection:

"Summer Babe" Pavement
"Juicy" Notorious B.I.G.
"Paranoid Android" Radiohead
"Walk" Pantera
"Protection" Massive Attack

Those are just really obvious omissions. Echk, terrible.

Fri, Sep 7, 2007 at 11:46 AM EST

"Don't Speak" by No Doubt.

kyle Fri, Sep 7, 2007 at 11:28 AM EST

the list on vh1 sucks. I notice everyone is putting song 2 from blur on the list but what about coffee and TV great song and great video.

Man o Man Fri, Sep 7, 2007 at 11:20 AM EST

Are there even 100 songs on that list? Jesus... horrible choices.

careth Fri, Sep 7, 2007 at 11:18 AM EST

The Freshman--The Verve Pipe
I mean they played it at my senior prom like 8 times.

Elaine Fri, Sep 7, 2007 at 11:13 AM EST

They also left off the Counting Crows???

Oy Vay.

Elaine Fri, Sep 7, 2007 at 11:12 AM EST

I forgot to add Rage Against The Machine - Bulls on Parade.

Elaine Fri, Sep 7, 2007 at 11:10 AM EST

Here are my choices:
NIN - Head Like A Hole
Pearl Jam - Alive (better song)
DMB - Crash Into Me
Chris Issac - Wicked Game (How the hell is this song missing?)
The Verve - Bittersweet Symphony
Prodigy - Firestarter
Garbage - Stupid Girl
Geto Boyz - Damn it feels good to be a gansta
Nirvana - Lithium
Outkast - Rosa Parks or BOB
No Doubt - Sunday Morning
Green Day - When I Come Around
Tori Amos - Crucify
Ace of Base - All That She Wants
Alice In Chains - Rooster
Gin Blossoms - Allison Road
Snoop - Gin & Juice
Luscious Jackson - Naked Eye
Naughty By Nature - OPP
Black Crowes - She Talks To Angels
Better Than Ezra - Good
Tool - Sober

I think that is all that I will add for the moment.

Bad, bad list. I only agree with maybe 20 of the choices.
BBD - Poison
Blur - Song #2

Danna Fri, Sep 7, 2007 at 11:01 AM EST

I know No Doubt is on the list, but for Just a Girl? What!? Don't Speak is the BEST song of the 90's.

GeeMoney Fri, Sep 7, 2007 at 10:55 AM EST

Oh yeah, and Salt and Pepa's "Push It" came out in the late 80's, Catherine.

GeeMoney Fri, Sep 7, 2007 at 10:53 AM EST

Anything by Rage Against the Machine, especially "Bulls On Parade". Dont' forget "Finally" by Ce Ce Peniston and "Fantasy" by Mariah Carey.

D.R. Mosby Fri, Sep 7, 2007 at 10:48 AM EST

The VH1 list is hideous - it's all one-hit wonders, schlock, overproduced nonsense and novelty songs. (Not that the 90's produced all that much great music, anyway...) But there were a few gems from this decade:

Ben Folds Five - Army
The Dismemberment Plan - The City
Fatima Mansions - Behind The Moon
XTC - River Of Orchids
Electronic - Get The Message

David Lee Fri, Sep 7, 2007 at 10:47 AM EST

STRATFORD ON GUY Liz Phair
TOMORROW Morrissey
TWIST IN MY SOBRIETY Tanita Tikaram
WHAT KIND OF LOVE Rodney Crowell
INDEPENDENCE DAY Martina McBride
THERE SHE GOES The La's
CANDY Iggy Pop & Kate Pierson
STAY Shakespeare's Sister
SLEEPING SATELLITE Tasmin Archer
PRETEND WE'RE DEAD - L7
READY TO GO Republica
A GIRL LIKE YOU Edwyn Collins
TOUCH IT Monifah
ST. TERESA Joan Osbourne
NATURAL ONE Folk Implosion
SOMETIMES ALWAYS Jesus & Mary Chain

Ames Fri, Sep 7, 2007 at 10:24 AM EST

They definitely picked the wrong songs by some bands. I didn't vote for Jeremy, but would've voted for Alive, for example. But I'm satisfied with what I chose.

But to be a bit of a devil's advocate, Garth Brooks "Friends in low places" should have been on the list. He was huge, that song was huge. Whether you liked country or not, there was something about that song that was infectious.

Wilma Fri, Sep 7, 2007 at 10:23 AM EST

In addition to some of those that have already been mentioned (excellent call on "Constant Craving"):

"I Can't Make You Love Me," Bonnie Raitt
"Mother Mother," Tracy Bonham
"I Know," Dionne Farris
"Bad Reputation," Freedy Johnston
"Fall Down," Toad the Wet Sprocket, (My So-Called Life, anyone?)
"Where Have All The Cowboys Gone?" Paula Cole
"Tha Crossroads," Bone Thugs n Harmony
"If," Janet Jackson
"No One Else on Earth," Wynona Judd
"Dress," PJ Harvey
"Can't Let Go," Lucinda Williams
"You're Making Me High," Toni Braxton
"Caramel," Suzanne Vega
"Right Here," SWV
"Love Will Lead You Back," Taylor Dayne
"Night in My Veins," Pretenders
"My Sister," Juliana Hatfield
"Send Me On My Way," Rusted Root
"Stay," Shakespear's Sister
"Why" Annie Lennox
"Even Flow," Pearl Jam
"There's Your Trouble," Dixie Chicks
"Tomorrow," Silverchair
"Here's Where the Story Ends," The Sundays
"Labour of Love," Frente
"Strong Enough," Sheryl Crow
"I'd Die Without You," P.M. Dawn

Robert Fri, Sep 7, 2007 at 10:23 AM EST

Some horrific choices there. I greatly prefer these:
Liz Phair - F*ck & Run
Radiohead - Paranoid Android
Rage Against The Machine - Bombtrack (And no Rage there? Really?)
Ben Folds Five - Brick
Cake - The Distance
Chemical Brothers - Block Rockin Beats

And, that doesn't even include bands like Pavement, My Bloody Valentine, etc.

Plus, by limiting each band to 1 song, that eliminates some of the best work of REM, Beastie Boys, Beck, and many more, for Vanilla Ice and Los Del Rio. Thanks, VH1!

Silv Fri, Sep 7, 2007 at 10:10 AM EST

Savage Garden, "Truly Madly Deeply"
Sixpence None the Richer, "Kiss Me"
Eric Clapton, "Change the World"
Smashmouth, "Walking on the Sun"
Backstreet Boys, "I'll Never Break Your Heart"

Rob Fri, Sep 7, 2007 at 10:09 AM EST

"Brimful of Asha" by Cornershop. I actually feel proud that I came of age in an era where a song that offbeat and cool could get regular airplay on the radio.

RTA Fri, Sep 7, 2007 at 10:06 AM EST

"The Ghost of Tom Joad" by Springsteen from the poignant album of the same name. Listen to it on a quiet night or a rainy day and you will be taken to another world altogether.

Jakeem Fri, Sep 7, 2007 at 10:02 AM EST

Five I like:

1. "Cantaloop" Us3
2. "I Know" Dionne Farris
3. "Sometimes Love Just Ain't Enough" Patty Smyth and Don Henley
4. "I Love You Always Forever" Donna Lewis
5. "Constant Craving" k.d. lang

yes yes yes Fri, Sep 7, 2007 at 10:01 AM EST

I second the argument's for "Fantasy" by Mariah Carey, easily her best single of the 90's (though, her best tracks were never released)

Joe C Fri, Sep 7, 2007 at 09:45 AM EST

Ah, the 90's the last decade when I knew all of the songs on the top 40 every year. Here's my five, with a comment:

1) Mariah Carey Fantasy--Normally the best songs on MC's CDs are not the singles, but this was the exception. Makes me feel good every time I hear it.
2)Nirvana--All Apologies--Love the line: I wish I was like you/Easily amused. Great song.
3)Michael Jackson--Jam. Yep, at the beginning of the 90's, most people thought of Michael as a very talented if slightly wierd star. This gem is a great reminder...
4)Guns N'Roses--You Could be Mine. And at the beginning of the 90's, GNR was going to be the new Led Zep. Too bad. This was supposed to be on Appetite for Destruction, but it got pushed back. Axl really screams this one.
5)Len--Steal my Sunshine. The best guilty pleasure song of the decade; came out at the end.

gene gene Fri, Sep 7, 2007 at 09:30 AM EST

where are all my cheesey 90's mtv fav bands?
the proclaimers, toad the wet sprocket, faith no more, des'ree
where is the britpop?
blur, massive attack, elastica