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The Top 125 Singles of the 90’s!

The decade of grunge, gangsta rap and the Spice Girls. I am, of course, talking about the ‘90s. The decade served as a launching pad for many pop artists and bands that are still churning out music today: Mariah Carey, Garbage, and Joan Osborne.  It was also a decade that was also littered with its fair share of one hit one wonders.

The ‘90s hold a special place in my heart because that was the decade when I got my first summer job and earned enough money to fund my insatiable love of pop music. I can’t tell you how many trips to Wherehouse Music I made throughout those ten years, I can only imagine that it would be in the thousands. For me, the ‘90s were a period of time that nourished my love of pop music and helped to shape me into the man I am today.

Some songs on this list below are considered classics and some are dismissed as just novelty pop songs, but every track is special to me. When it came to picking my favorites from the ‘90s, I had to edit and edit again. It was actually more difficult than I had initially expected. After countless revisions, I am comfortable enough to share with you my top 125 singles from the ’90s.  As with any list of this nature, it is all subjective, based on my own personal taste. I tried to find links to iTunes for each single, but some aren’t available digitally.

 
 
Artist
Song
Video
Buy
01 Madonna Vogue YouTube iTunes
02 Kylie Minogue Confide In Me YouTube iTunes
03 Pet Shop Boys Being Boring YouTube iTunes
04 Concrete Blonde Joey YouTube iTunes
05 Madonna Take a Bow YouTube iTunes
06 Mazzy Star Fade Into You YouTube iTunes
07 Sinéad O'Connor Nothing Compares 2U YouTube iTunes
08 Kylie Minogue Better The Devil You Know YouTube iTunes
09 Erasure Don’t Say Your Love Is Killing Me YouTube iTunes
10 Paula Abdul My Love Is For Real YouTube iTunes
11 Björk Big Time Sensuality YouTube iTunes
12 Madonna Bedtime Story YouTube iTunes
13 Mono Life In Mono YouTube iTunes
14 Elastica Connection YouTube iTunes
15 Bruce Springsteen Streets Of Philadelphia YouTube iTunes
16 Annie Lennox Why YouTube iTunes
17 Bette Midler To Deserve You YouTube iTunes
18 Joan Osborne St. Teresa YouTube iTunes
19 The Smashing Pumpkins Tonight, Tonight YouTube iTunes
20 Linda Ronstadt The Blue Train n/a iTunes
21 Madonna Secret YouTube iTunes
22 Nick Cave & Kylie Minogue Where The Wild Roses Grow YouTube iTunes
23 Whitney Houston I Will Always Love You YouTube iTunes
24 Dannii Minogue Disremembrance MyVideo Amazon
25 Depeche Mode It's No Good YouTube iTunes
26 Björk Human Behaviour YouTube iTunes
27 Towa Tei feat. Kylie Minogue GBI: German Bold Italic YouTube Amazon
28 The Prodigy Firestarter YouTube iTunes
29 Amy Grant I Will Remember You YouTube iTunes
30 Shakespears Sister Stay YouTube iTunes
31 Enigma Return to Innocence YouTube iTunes
32 Lisa Loeb & Nine Stories Waiting for Wednesday n/a iTunes
33 All Saints Never Ever YouTube iTunes
34 Susanna Hoffs All I Want YouTube iTunes
35 Bananarama Every Shade of Blue YouTube iTunes
36 Ace of Base The Sign YouTube iTunes
37 Stars On 54 If You Could Read My Mind YouTube Amazon
38 Madonna Erotica YouTube iTunes
39 Texas Summer Son YouTube iTunes
40 The Cranberries Linger YouTube iTunes
41 M People One Night in Heaven YouTube iTunes
42 Supergrass Alright YouTube iTunes
43 Mariah Carey Honey YouTube iTunes
44 Tina Turner On Silent Wings n/a iTunes
45 Lisa Loeb & Nine Stories Stay (I Missed You) YouTube iTunes
46 En Vogue Whatever YouTube iTunes
47 Björk Army of Me YouTube iTunes
48 The Human League Tell Me When YouTube iTunes
49 Janet Jackson Together Again YouTube iTunes
50 Missy Elliot Beep Me 911 YouTube iTunes
51 Milla Jovovich Gentleman Who Fell YouTube iTunes
52 Amber Sexual (Li Da Di) YouTube Amazon
53 Garbage Special YouTube iTunes
54 Londonbeat I've Been Thinking About You YouTube iTunes
55 George Michael Praying For Time YouTube iTunes
56 The Smashing Pumpkins Today YouTube iTunes
57 Sneaker Pimps Spin Spin Sugar YouTube iTunes
58 Real McCoy Another Night YouTube iTunes
59 Sarah McLachlan Building A Mystery YouTube iTunes
60 Cher One By One YouTube iTunes
61 The Rentals Friends of P YouTube iTunes
62 Spice Girls Wannabe YouTube iTunes
63 The Notorious B.I.G. Hypnotize YouTube iTunes
64 Nine Inch Nails Closer YouTube iTunes
65 Martika Love..Thy Will Be Done YouTube iTunes
66 TLC Waterfalls YouTube iTunes
67 Aaliyah One In A Million YouTube iTunes
68 Tori Amos Caught a Lite Sneeze YouTube iTunes
69 Reina Find Another Woman n/a iTunes
70 George Michael Outside YouTube iTunes
71 Garbage #1 Crush n/a iTunes
72 Lisa Loeb Do You Sleep? YouTube iTunes
73 Pulp Common People YouTube iTunes
74 Mariah Carey Emotions YouTube iTunes
75 Kylie Minogue What Kind of Fool (Heard All That Before) YouTube iTunes
76 Madonna Rain YouTube iTunes
77 Cher Heart of Stone YouTube iTunes
78 Annie Lennox No More I Love You's YouTube iTunes
79 Dannii Minogue All I Wanna Do YouTube Amazon
80 Kim Wilde Love Is Holy n/a iTunes
81 Crush Jellyhead YouTube iTunes
82 La Bouche Be My Lover YouTube iTunes
83 Veruca Salt Volcano Girls YouTube iTunes
84 Armand van Helden The Funk Phenomena Youtube iTunes
85 Michael / Janet Jackson Scream YouTube iTunes
86 Primitive Radio Gods Standing Outside a Broken Phone Booth With Money in My Hand n/a iTunes
87 Tori Amos Cornflake Girl YouTube iTunes
88 Annie Lennox Walking on Broken Glass YouTube iTunes
89 Pet Shop Boys Yesterday When I Was Mad YouTube iTunes
90 House Heroes Magic Orgasm n/a iTunes
91 Gina G Ooh Aah... Just a Little Bit YouTube iTunes
92 George Michael Fast Love, Pt. 1 YouTube iTunes
93 Heart All I Wanna Do Is Make Love to You YouTube iTunes
94 Kylie Minogue Put Yourself In My Place YouTube iTunes
95 Texas In Our Lifetime YouTube iTunes
96 Cher The Sun Ain't Gonna Shine Anymore n/a iTunes
97 Scarlet Independent Love Song YouTube iTunes
98 Tears For Fears Break It Down Again YouTube iTunes
99 R.E.M. Everybody Hurts YouTube iTunes
100 Kylie Minogue Breathe YouTube iTunes
101 Paula Abdul Crazy Cool YouTube iTunes
102 Natalie Merchant Carnival YouTube iTunes
103 Jonah Sssst... (Listen) n/a iTunes
104 Tina Arena Chains YouTube iTunes
105 DJ Company Rhythm of Love YouTube iTunes
106 Gavin Friday Angel YouTube iTunes
107 Enigma Sadeness (Part I) YouTube iTunes
108 Mariah Carey Vision Of Love YouTube iTunes
109 Los Umbrellos No Tengo Dinero n/a iTunes
110 Roxette Fading Like a Flower (Every Time You Leave) YouTube iTunes
111 Aretha Franklin A Deeper Love YouTube iTunes
112 Sabelle One O'Clock YouTube Amazon
113 LaTour People Are Still Having Sex YouTube iTunes
114 Adamski / Nina Hagen Get Your Body YouTube Amazon
115 Tia Slip N' Slide n/a iTunes
116 George Michael Jesus To a Child YouTube iTunes
117 The Crystal Method Busy Child YouTube iTunes
118 Annie Lennox Cold YouTube iTunes
119 Traci Lords Fallen Angel YouTube iTunes
120 Kylie Minogue What Do I Have To Do? YouTube iTunes
121 R.E.M. What’s the Frequency, Kenneth? YouTube iTunes
122 Everything But the Girl Missing YouTube iTunes
123 Tina Turner Golden Eye YouTube iTunes
124 Portishead Sour Times YouTube iTunes
125 Adam Ant Wonderful YouTube iTunes
1990s Annie Lennox

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