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Top Rock Songs of the 1990s

1980s <-

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Video playlist

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Date

Title

Album

Comment

Video

09/1993

I'd Do Anything for Love (But I Won't Do That) by Meat Loaf

from Bat out of Hell II: Back into Hell

449

✫1
US

9
AC

10
rock

✫1
UK

[R]
produced by Jim Steinman
[MCA 54626]
written by Jim Steinman

05/1993

(I Can't Help) Falling in Love with You by UB40

from Promises and Lies

447

✫1
US

11
AC

11
alt.

✫1
UK

[Virgin 12653]
written by George David Weiss, Hugo Peretti & Luigi Creatore

01/1990

Nothing Compares 2 U by Sinéad O'Connor

from I Do Not Want What I Haven't Got

443

✫1
US

2
AC

23
rock

✫1
alt.

✫1
UK

[MTV Video Music Award for Video of the Year 1990]

[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #162]
[Ensign/Chrysalis 23488]
written by Prince

06/1991

(Everything I Do) I Do It for You by Bryan Adams

from Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves OST / Waking up the Neighbours

440

✫1
US

✫1
AC

10
rock

✫1
UK

[A&M 1567]
written by Bryan Adams, Michael Kamen & Robert John "Mutt" Lange

10/1996

Don't Speak by No Doubt

from Tragic Kingdom

439

✫1
US

6
AC

2
alt.

✫1
UK

[US chart position is for Hot 100 Airplay charts]
[Trauma LP Cut]
written by Eric Stefani & Gwen Stefani

05/1993

All That She Wants by Ace of Base

from Happy Nation

412

2
US

22
AC

17
alt.

✫1
UK

[Arista 12614]
written by Joker (as Jonas Berggren), Linn Berggren, Jenny Berggren & Buddha (as Ulf Ekberg)

03/1991

More Than Words by Extreme

from Pornograffitti

401

✫1
US

2
AC

12
rock

2
UK

[A&M 1552]
written by Nuno Bettencourt & Gary Cherone

07/1991

I'm Too Sexy by Right Said Fred

from Up

391

✫1
US

4
dance

28
alt.

2
UK

[Charisma 98671]
written by Fred Fairbrass, Richard Fairbrass & Rob Manzoli

07/1994

All I Wanna Do by Sheryl Crow

from Tuesday Night Music Club

387

2
US

✫1
AC

35
rock

4
alt.

4
UK

[Grammy Award for Record of the Year 1995]
[A&M 0702]
written by Wyn Cooper, Sheryl Crow, Bill Bottrell, David Baerwald & Kevin Gilbert

10.

07/1999

Smooth by Santana

from Supernatural

386

✫1
US

11
AC

10
rock

24
alt.

3
UK

featuring Rob Thomas

[Grammy Award for Song of the Year 2000]

[Grammy Award for Record of the Year 2000]
[Arista 13718]
written by Itaal Shur & Rob Thomas

11.

05/1998

I Don't Want to Miss a Thing by Aerosmith

from Armageddon: The Album

373

✫1
US

13
AC

4
rock

4
UK

ninth song in hot 100 history to debut at #1
[Columbia 78952]
written by Diane Warren

12.

05/1994

Stay (I Missed You) by Lisa Loeb & Nine Stories

from Reality Bites: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack

371

✫1
US

5
AC

7
alt.

6
UK

[RCA 62870]
written by Lisa Loeb

13.

11/1990

Unbelievable by EMF

from Schubert Dip

366

✫1
US

9
dance

3
alt.

3
UK

written by James Atkin, Derry Brownson, Mark Decloedt, Ian Dench & Zac Foley

14.

01/1994

Mmm Mmm Mmm Mmm by Crash Test Dummies

from God Shuffled His Feet

365

4
US

25
rock

✫1
alt.

2
UK

[Arista 1-2654]
written by Brad Roberts

15.

10/1991

To Be with You by Mr. Big [US band]

from Lean into It

360

✫1
US

11
AC

19
rock

3
UK

[Atlantic 87580]
written by Eric Martin & David Grahame

16.

06/1998

One Week by Barenaked Ladies

from Stunt

359

✫1
US

✫1
alt.

5
UK

[Reprise 17174]
written by Ed Robertson

17.

08/1995

Breakfast at Tiffany's by Deep Blue Something

from Home

355

5
US

8
AC

30
alt.

✫1
UK

[Interscope 98138]
written by Todd Pipes

18.

12/1990

Sadeness (Part I) by Enigma [german electronic music project]

from MCMXC a.D.

354

5
US

✫1
dance

67
R&B

6
alt.

✫1
UK

[Charisma 98864]
written by Michael Cretu, Frank Peterson (as F. Gregorian) & David Fairstein

19.

01/1992

Stay by Shakespears Sister

from Hormonally Yours

353

4
US

39
AC

25
alt.

✫1
UK

[London-Sire 869 730]
written by Siobhan Fahey, Marcella Detroit & Manu Guiot

20.

01/1992

Tears in Heaven by Eric Clapton

from Rush: Music from the Motion Picture Soundtrack

346

2
US

✫1
AC

9
rock

5
UK

[Grammy Award for Song of the Year 1993]

[Grammy Award for Record of the Year 1993]

[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #353]
[Duck/Reprise 19038]
written by Eric Clapton & Will Jennings

21.

01/1997

Discothèque by U2

from Pop

338

10
US

✫1
dance

6
rock

✫1
alt.

✫1
UK

[Island 854774]
written by Bono, The Edge, Adam Clayton & Larry Mullen Jr.

22.

04/1991

Wind of Change by Scorpions

from Crazy World

331

4
US

43
AC

2
rock

2
UK

[Mercury 868180]
written by Klaus Meine

23.

01/1994

Return to Innocence by Enigma [german electronic music project]

from The Cross of Changes

331

4
US

40
AC

2
alt.

3
UK

[Charisma 38423]
written by Michael Cretu, Kuo Ying-nan & Kuo Hsiu-chu

24.

07/1998

Fly Away by Lenny Kravitz

from 5

329

12
US

✫1
rock

✫1
alt.

✫1
UK

written by Lenny Kravitz

25.

11/1995

Wonderwall by Oasis

from (What's the Story) Morning Glory?

323

8
US

33
AC

9
rock

✫1
alt.

2
UK

[Epic 78216]
written by Noel Gallagher

26.

07/1990

Tom's Diner by DNA

from Tom's Album

319

5
US

13
dance

10
R&B

7
alt.

2
UK

featuring Suzanne Vega
[A&M 1529]
written by Suzanne Vega

27.

10/1999

All the Small Things by Blink-182

from Enema of the State

319

6
US

✫1
alt.

2
UK

written by Mark Hoppus & Tom DeLonge

28.

12/1995

Free as a Bird by The Beatles

from Anthology 1

317

6
US

19
AC

8
rock

2
UK

co-produced by Jeff Lynne
[Apple 58497]
written by John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison & Ringo Starr

29.

08/1997

Tubthumping by Chumbawamba

from Tubthumper

309

6
US

✫1
alt.

2
UK

[Republic 56146]
written by Harry Hamer (as Darren Hamer), Dunstan Bruce (as Duncan Bruce), Paul Greco, Anne Holden, Danbert Nobacon (as Nigel Hunter), Lou Watts (as Louise Watts) & Boff Whalley (as Allan Whalley)

30.

04/1997

Bitch by Meredith Brooks

from Blurring the Edges

305

2
US

34
dance

4
alt.

6
UK

[Capitol 58634]
written by Meredith Brooks & Shelly Peiken

31.

02/1994

Streets of Philadelphia by Bruce Springsteen

from Philadelphia: Music from the Motion Picture

302

9
US

3
AC

25
rock

2
UK

[Academy Award for Best Original Song 1993]

[Grammy Award for Song of the Year 1995]

[Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song 1993]
[Columbia 77384]
written by Bruce Springsteen

32.

12/1992

Ordinary World by Duran Duran

from The Wedding Album

300

3
US

14
AC

2
alt.

6
UK

[Capitol 44908]
written by Nick Rhodes, Simon Le Bon, John Taylor & Warren Cuccurullo

33.

03/1991

Rhythm of My Heart by Rod Stewart

from Vagabond Heart

299

5
US

2
AC

13
rock

3
UK

[Warner 19366]
written by Marc Jordan (as Marc T. Jordan) & John Capek

34.

06/1995

Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me, Kill Me by U2

from Batman Forever: Original Music from the Motion Picture

295

16
US

✫1
rock

✫1
alt.

2
UK

[Island/Atlantic 87131]
written by Bono, The Edge, Adam Clayton & Larry Mullen Jr.

35.

03/1990

All I Wanna Do Is Make Love to You by Heart

from Brigade

295

2
US

6
AC

2
rock

8
UK

[Capitol 44507]
written by Robert John "Mutt" Lange

36.

01/1993

Two Princes by Spin Doctors

from Pocket Full of Kryptonite

293

7
US

24
AC

2
rock

3
UK

[Epic Associated 74804]
written by Chris Barron, Aaron Comess, Eric Schenkman & Mark White

37.

09/1995

One of Us by Joan Osborne

from Relish

289

4
US

19
AC

26
rock

7
alt.

6
UK

[Blue Gorilla 852368]
written by Eric Bazilian

38.

09/1991

November Rain by Guns N' Roses

from Use Your Illusion I

287

3
US

15
rock

4
UK

written by Axl Rose

39.

07/1990

Blaze of Glory by Jon Bon Jovi

from Blaze of Glory

287

✫1
US

✫1
rock

13
UK

[Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song 1990]
[included on the soundtrack to the 1990 film Young Guns II]
[Mercury 875896]
written by Jon Bon Jovi & Danny Kootch (as Danny Kortchmar)

40.

12/1990

Crazy by Seal

from Seal [1991 album]

281

7
US

5
alt.

2
UK

written by Seal & Guy Sigsworth

41.

01/1990

I Wish It Would Rain Down by Phil Collins

from … But Seriously

276

3
US

3
AC

5
rock

7
UK

[Atlantic 88738]
written by Phil Collins

42.

05/1993

Runaway Train by Soul Asylum

from Grave Dancers Union

272

5
US

3
rock

13
alt.

7
UK

[R]
[Columbia 74966]
written by Dave Pirner

43.

12/1991

Justified and Ancient by The KLF

from The White Room

270

11
US

2
dance

21
alt.

2
UK

featuring Tammy Wynette
written by Jimmy Cauty (as Jimi Cauty), Bill Drummond & Ricardo Lyte

44.

09/1991

Can't Stop This Thing We Started by Bryan Adams

from Waking up the Neighbours

270

2
US

40
AC

2
rock

12
UK

[A&M 1576]
written by Bryan Adams

45.

12/1998

Every Morning by Sugar Ray

from 14:59

269

3
US

27
AC

38
rock

✫1
alt.

10
UK

[Lava 84462]
written by Richard Bean, David Kahne, Sugar Ray, Pablo Tellez & Abel Zarate

46.

03/1992

Let's Get Rocked by Def Leppard

from Adrenalize

266

15
US

✫1
rock

2
UK

[Mercury 866 568]
written by Phil Collen, Joe Elliott, Robert John "Mutt" Lange & Rick Savage

47.

09/1991

Smells Like Teen Spirit by Nirvana [American band]

from Nevermind

264

6
US

14
dance

7
rock

✫1
alt.

7
UK

[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #9]
written by Kurt Cobain, Dave Grohl & Krist Novoselic

48.

07/1997

Walkin' on the Sun by Smash Mouth

from Fush Yu Mang

263

2
US

13
rock

✫1
alt.

19
UK

[US chart position is for Hot 100 Airplay charts]
[album cut]
written by Greg Camp, Kevin Coleman, Paul De Lisle & Steve Harwell

49.

06/1997

Bitter Sweet Symphony by The Verve

from Urban Hymns

261

12
US

22
rock

4
alt.

2
UK

[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #382]
written by Richard Ashcroft, Mick Jagger & Keith Richards

50.

02/1992

Under the Bridge by Red Hot Chili Peppers

from Blood Sugar Sex Magik

261

2
US

2
rock

6
alt.

26
UK

[Warner 18978]
written by Anthony Kiedis, John Frusciante, Flea & Chad Smith

51.

03/1993

What's Up? by 4 Non Blondes

from Bigger, Better, Faster, More!

260

14
US

16
rock

29
alt.

2
UK

[Interscope 98430]
written by Linda Perry

52.

08/1996

Head Over Feet by Alanis Morissette

from Jagged Little Pill

256

3
US

27
AC

25
alt.

7
UK

[US chart position is for Hot 100 Airplay charts]
[Maverick LP Cut]
written by Glen Ballard & Alanis Morissette

53.

07/1998

Save Tonight by Eagle-Eye Cherry

from Desireless

256

5
US

8
alt.

6
UK

written by Eagle-Eye Cherry

54.

01/1997

Your Woman by White Town

from Women in Technology

255

23
US

26
dance

5
alt.

✫1
UK

charted as >Abort, Retry, Fail?_ EP: Your Woman / Give Me Some Pain / Theme from a Mid-Afternoon Game Show / Theme from Late Night Documentary About Drug Abuse in UK charts
[Brilliant!/Chrysalis 58638]
written by White Town (as Jyoti Mishra)

55.

10/1991

The Fly by U2

from Achtung Baby

255

61
US

2
rock

✫1
alt.

✫1
UK

[Island 868885-4]
written by Bono, The Edge, Adam Clayton & Larry Mullen Jr.

56.

02/1992

Everything About You by Ugly Kid Joe

from America's Least Wanted

254

9
US

6
rock

3
UK

[Mercury 866632]
written by Whitfield Crane & Klaus Eichstadt

57.

10/1998

Pretty Fly (For a White Guy) by The Offspring

from Americana

250

53
US

5
rock

3
alt.

✫1
UK

[album cut]
written by Dexter Holland, Noodles, Greg K. & Ron Welty

58.

01/1996

Ironic by Alanis Morissette

from Jagged Little Pill

250

4
US

28
AC

18
rock

✫1
alt.

11
UK

[Maverick/Sire 17698]
written by Alanis Morissette & Glen Ballard

59.

02/1993

Cats in the Cradle by Ugly Kid Joe

from America's Least Wanted

250

6
US

3
rock

7
UK

[Stardog 864888]
written by Harry Chapin & Sandra Chapin

60.

11/1996

One Headlight by The Wallflowers

from Bringing Down the Horse

250

2
US

30
AC

✫1
rock

✫1
alt.

54
UK

[US chart position is for Hot 100 Airplay charts]
[album cut]
written by Jakob Dylan

61.

06/1997

Fly by Sugar Ray

from Floored

249

✫1
US

29
rock

✫1
alt.

58
UK

featuring Supercat
[US chart position is for Hot 100 Airplay charts]
[album cut]
written by DJ Homicide (as Craig Bullock), Stan Frazier, Murphy Karges, Super Cat (as William Maragh), Mark McGrath, Alan Shacklock & Rodney Sheppard

62.

03/1991

Losing My Religion by R.E.M.

from Out of Time

248

4
US

28
AC

✫1
rock

✫1
alt.

19
UK

[MTV Video Music Award for Video of the Year 1991]

[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #169]
[Warner 19392]
written by Bill Berry, Peter Buck, Mike Mills & Michael Stipe

63.

01/1992

One by U2

from Achtung Baby

247

10
US

24
AC

✫1
rock

✫1
alt.

7
UK

[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #36]
[Island 866533]
written by Bono, The Edge, Adam Clayton & Larry Mullen Jr.

64.

01/1999

Praise You by Fatboy Slim

from You've Come a Long Way Baby

246

36
US

2
alt.

✫1
UK

[Astralwerks 66254]
written by Fatboy Slim & Camille Yarbrough

65.

12/1999

Everything You Want by Vertical Horizon

from Everything You Want

246

✫1
US

5
alt.

42
UK

[RCA 65981]
written by Matt Scannell

66.

09/1992

Sleeping Satellite by Tasmin Archer

from Great Expectations

244

32
US

24
AC

12
alt.

✫1
UK

[SBK 50426]
written by Tasmin Archer, John Beck [songwriter] & John Hughes

67.

10/1990

Right Here, Right Now by Jesus Jones

from Doubt

243

2
US

29
dance

7
rock

✫1
alt.

31
UK

written by Mike Edwards [Jesus Jones]

68.

02/1990

Enjoy the Silence by Depeche Mode

from Violator

242

8
US

6
dance

✫1
alt.

6
UK

[BRIT Awards Best British Single 1991]
[Warner 19885 (Sire)]
written by Martin Gore

69.

05/1995

I'll Be There for You by The Rembrandts

from Friends

241

17
US

✫1
AC

23
alt.

3
UK

charted with b side This House Is Not A Home in the US
[EastWest 64384]
written by David Crane, Marta Kauffman, Michael Skloff, Allee Willis, Phil Sōlem & Danny Wilde

70.

05/1999

Last Kiss by Pearl Jam

from No Boundaries

241

2
US

5
rock

2
alt.

42
UK

[Epic 79197]
written by Wayne Cochran, Joe Carpenter, Randall Hoyal & Bobby McGlon

71.

11/1996

You Were Meant for Me by Jewel

from Pieces of You

241

2
US

✫1
AC

26
alt.

32
UK

[Atlantic 87021]
written by Jewel & Steve Poltz

72.

02/1991

I Touch Myself by Divinyls

from Divinyls

241

4
US

35
rock

2
alt.

10
UK

[Virgin 4-98873]
written by Christina Amphlett, Tom Kelly, Mark McEntee & Billy Steinberg

73.

12/1994

Love Spreads by The Stone Roses

from Second Coming

240

55
US

4
rock

2
alt.

2
UK

[US chart position is for Hot 100 Airplay charts]
[album cut]
written by John Squire

74.

04/1990

Cradle of Love by Billy Idol

from Charmed Life

235

2
US

✫1
rock

7
alt.

34
UK

[Chrysalis 23509]
written by Billy Idol & David Werner

75.

04/1993

Regret by New Order

from Republic

234

28
US

✫1
dance

✫1
alt.

4
UK

[Qwest 18586]
written by Gillian Gilbert, Peter Hook, Stephen Morris, Bernard Sumner & Stephen Hague

76.

06/1991

Hole Hearted by Extreme

from Pornograffitti

233

4
US

32
AC

2
rock

12
UK

[A&M 1564]
written by Nuno Bettencourt & Gary Cherone

77.

01/1991

All This Time by Sting

from The Soul Cages

232

5
US

9
AC

✫1
rock

✫1
alt.

22
UK

[A&M 1541]
written by Sting

78.

12/1991

I Can't Dance by Genesis

from We Can't Dance

231

7
US

26
AC

2
rock

7
UK

[Atlantic 87532]
written by Tony Banks, Phil Collins & Mike Rutherford

79.

06/1996

Until It Sleeps by Metallica

from Load

231

10
US

✫1
rock

27
alt.

5
UK

[Elektra 4-64276]
written by James Hetfield & Lars Ulrich

80.

11/1990

Wicked Game by Chris Isaak

from Heart Shaped World

230

6
US

12
AC

10
rock

2
alt.

10
UK

[Reprise 19704]
written by Chris Isaak

81.

02/1993

Oh Carolina by Shaggy

from Pure Pleasure

229

59
US

14
alt.

✫1
UK

[Virgin 12672]
written by John Folkes & Henry Mancini

82.

07/1997

D'You Know What I Mean? by Oasis

from Be Here Now

228

49
US

36
rock

4
alt.

✫1
UK

[US chart position is for Hot 100 Airplay charts]
[album cut]
written by Noel Gallagher

83.

03/1996

Firestarter by The Prodigy

from The Fat of the Land

227

30
US

24
alt.

✫1
UK

written by Liam Howlett, Keith Flint, Trevor Horn, Anne Dudley, J. J. Jeczalik, Paul Morley, Gary Langan & Kim Deal

84.

11/1993

Mr. Jones by Counting Crows

from August and Everything After

227

5
US

25
AC

2
rock

2
alt.

28
UK

[US chart position is for Hot 100 Airplay charts]
[DGC LP Cut]
written by David Bryson & Adam Duritz

85.

03/1997

Staring at the Sun by U2

from Pop

227

26
US

2
rock

✫1
alt.

3
UK

[Island 584972]
written by Bono, The Edge, Adam Clayton & Larry Mullen Jr.

86.

05/1994

Wild Night by John Mellencamp

from Dance Naked

225

3
US

✫1
AC

17
rock

34
UK

with Me'shell Ndegéocello
[Mercury 858738]
written by Van Morrison

87.

05/1991

Shiny Happy People by R.E.M.

from Out of Time

224

10
US

48
AC

8
rock

3
alt.

6
UK

[Warner 19242]
written by Bill Berry, Peter Buck, Mike Mills & Michael Stipe

88.

04/1994

Always by Erasure

from I Say I Say I Say

224

20
US

6
dance

8
alt.

4
UK

[Mute 64552]
written by Vince Clarke & Andy Bell

89.

04/1990

Something Happened on the Way to Heaven by Phil Collins

from … But Seriously

221

4
US

2
AC

34
rock

15
UK

[Atlantic 87885]
written by Phil Collins & Daryl Stuermer

90.

06/1990

Unskinny Bop by Poison [hard rock band]

from Flesh & Blood

219

3
US

5
rock

15
UK

[Enigma 44584]
written by Bobby Dall, C.C. DeVille, Bret Michaels & Rikki Rockett

91.

12/1994

When I Come Around by Green Day

from Dookie

219

6
US

2
rock

✫1
alt.

27
UK

[US chart position is for Hot 100 Airplay charts]
[album cut]
written by Billie Joe Armstrong, Mike Dirnt (as Mike Pritchard) & Tré Cool (as Frank Wright)