Top Hits of the 90s | Oldies Songs List 1990

In the 1990’s, the most dominant genres are R&B and rap, with artists like Notorious B.I.G., Dr. Dre, Coolio, and Mase making top hits, as well as Whitney Houston and Mariah Carey.  Pop, specifically teen pop and dance pop continue to be very popular. American teen pop singers like the Backstreet Boys, NSYNC, 98 degrees, Britney Spears, Jennifer Lopez and Destiny’s Child, were some of the pop idols of the 90s, as well as the British girl group The Spice Girls.  Michael Jackson continued to reap critical and commercial success.  Many grunge and alternative rock bands became commercially successful, such as Nirvana, Soundgarden, Pearl Jam, Jane’s Addiction, and Red Hot Chili Peppers.  Also, R.E.M. became one of the most popular band in the world.

1990 Oldies Music History in a Nutshell

In 1990, two different songs with the same title “Hold On” introduced the world to two of the early 1990’s top acts, En Vogue and Wilson Philips. Grammy winner Sinead O’ Connor’s “Nothing Compares 2 U” and “I Do Not Want What I Haven’t Got” topped the single and album charts respectively – the first Irish female to reach the U.S. No. 1 spot. M.C. Hammer’s “Please Hammer Don’t Hurt ‘Em” topped the album chart for 21 weeks. New Kids On The Block, who had three of the Top 4 US music videos, signed a $10 million sponsorship contract with McDonalds. Madonna chalked up her 20th US Top 10 single in 6 years. The year ended with Vanilla Ice’s “Ice Ice Baby” becoming rap’s first No. 1. 1990 was the year the world found out that Milli Vanilli didn’t sing, MTV banned Madonna’s “Justify My Love”, guitar hero Stevie Ray Vaughan died in a helicopter crash, and soul giant Curtis Mayfield was paralyzed after a lighting rack fell on him during a show.

Top Hits of 1990

001 – Wilson Phillips – Hold On

002 – Roxette – It Must Have Been Love

003 – Sinead O’Connor – Nothing Compares 2 U

004 – Bell Biv Devoe – Poison

005 – Madonna – Vogue

006 – Mariah Carey – Vision Of Love

007 – Phil Collins – Another Day In Paradise

008 – En Vogue – Hold On

009 – Billy Idol – Cradle Of Love

010 – Jon Bon Jovi – Blaze Of Glory

011 – Bell Biv Devoe – Do Me!
012 – Michael Bolton – How Am I Supposed To Live Without You
013 – Technotronic – Pump Up The Jam
014 – Paula Abdul – Opposites Attract
015 – Janet Jackson – Escapade
016 – Heart – All I Wanna Do Is Make Love To You
017 – Maxi Priest – Close To You
018 – Alannah Myles – Black Velvet
019 – Wilson Phillips – Release Me
020 – Linda Ronstadt & Aaron Neville – Don’t Know Much

021 – Lisa Stansfield – All Around The World
022 – Calloway – I Wanna Be Rich
023 – Skid Row – I Remember You
024 – Johnny Gill – Rub You The Right Way
025 – Glenn Medeiros Featuring Bobby Brown – She Ain’t Worth It
026 – Sweet Sensation – If Wishes Came True
027 – Snap – The Power
028 – Nelson – (Can’t Live Without Your) Love And Affection
029 – Taylor Dayne – Love Will Lead You Back
030 – Jane Child – Don’t Wanna Fall In Love
031 – Seduction – Two To Make It Right
032 – Linear – Sending All My Love
033 – Poison – Unskinny Bop
034 – New Kids On The Block – Step By Step
035 – Roxette – Dangerous
036 – Billy Joel – We Didn’t Start The Fire
037 – James Ingram – I Don’t Have The Heart
038 – Rod Stewart – Downtown Train
039 – Janet Jackson – Rhythm Nation
040 – Tommy Page – I’ll Be Your Everything
041 – B-52’s – Roam
042 – Jody Watley – Everything
043 – Soul II Soul – Back To Life
044 – Luther Vandross – Here And Now
045 – Janet Jackson – Alright
046 – Vanilla Ice – Ice Ice Baby
047 – Milli Vanilli – Blame It On The Rain
048 – M.C Hammer – Have You Seen Her
049 – Taylor Dayne – With Every Beat Of My Heart
050 – Janet Jackson – Come Back To Me

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051 – Michel’le – No More Lies
052 – George Michael – Praying For Time
053 – Michael Bolton – How Can We Be Lovers
054 – Phil Collins – Do You Remember
055 – After 7 – Ready Or Not
056 – MC Hammer – U Can’t Touch This
057 – Phil Collins – I Wish It Would Rain Down
058 – Lou Gramm – Just Between You And Me
059 – Phil Collins – Something Happened On The Way To Heaven
060 – Janet Jackson – Black Cat
061 – After 7 – Can’t Stop
062 – Aerosmith – Janie’s Got A Gun
063 – Digital Underground – The Humpty Dance
064 – Taylor Dayne – I’ll Be Your Shelter
065 – Tom Petty – Free Fallin’
066 – Pebbles – Giving You The Benefit
067 – Depeche Mode – Enjoy The Silence
068 – Tesla – Love Song
069 – Bad English – Price Of Love
070 – Tyler Collins – Girls Nite Out
071 – Go West – King Of Wishful Thinking
072 – Chicago – What Kind Of Man Would I Be
073 – Technotronic – Get Up! (Before The Night Is Over)
074 – Gloria Estefan – Here We Are
075 – Faith No More – Epic
076 – Mariah Carey – Love Takes Time
077 – Cher – Just Like Jesse Jame
078 – B-52’s – Love Shack
079 – Milli Vanilli – All Or Nothing
080 – Dino – Romeo

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Top song hits of 2000s
Top song hits of the 80s
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Top hits of the 60s
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081 – Black Box – Everybody Everybody
082 – Billy Joel – I Go To Extremes
083 – Babyface – Whip Appeal
084 – Paul Young – Oh Girl
085 – D-Mob With Cathy Dennis – C’mon And Get My Love
086 – Paula Abdul – (It’s Just) The Way That You Love Me
087 – Cover Girls – We Can’t Go Wrong
088 – Michael Bolton – When I’m Back On My Feet Again
089 – Keith Sweat – Make You Sweat
090 – New Kids On The Block – This One’s For The Children
091 – Aerosmith – What It Takes
092 – Kiss – Forever
093 – Time – Jerk Out
094 – Biz Markie – Just A Friend
095 – A’me Lorain – Whole Wide World
096 – Motley Crue – Without You
097 – Jive Bunny & The Mastermixers – Swing The Mood
098 – Prince – Thieves In The Temple
099 – Mellow Man Ace – Mentirosa
100 – Tic Tac Toe – Kyper

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