Top Songs of 1990


Rank All Time Rank Artist Song Genres
1
86
Sinéad O'Connor Nothing Compares 2 U Adult Contemporary
2
188
The La's There She Goes Jangle Pop
3
334
Deee-Lite Groove Is in the Heart Dance-Pop, Funky House
4
387
Primal Scream Loaded Alternative Dance, Baggy / Madchester, Neo-Psychedelia
5
451
Depeche Mode Enjoy the Silence Synthpop
6
571
Madonna Vogue Dance-Pop, House
7
807
My Bloody Valentine Soon Dream Pop, Noise Pop, Shoegaze
8
930
Happy Mondays Step On Alternative Dance, Baggy / Madchester
9
1068
The Orb Little Fluffy Clouds Ambient House, Breakbeat
10
1149
Sonic Youth Kool Thing Alternative Rock, Noise Rock
11
1207
Pet Shop Boys Being Boring Sophisti-Pop, Synthpop
12
1348
Jane's Addiction Been Caught Stealing Alternative Rock, Funk Rock
13
1364
The Charlatans The Only One I Know Baggy / Madchester, Neo-Psychedelia
14
1396
The KLF What Time Is Love? (Live at Transcentral) Acid House
15
1461
Saint Etienne Only Love Can Break Your Heart Alternative Dance
16
1467
LL Cool J Mama Said Knock You Out Boom Bap, East Coast Hip Hop, Hardcore Hip Hop
17
1526
Happy Mondays Kinky Afro Baggy / Madchester
18
1527
Digital Underground The Humpty Dance West Coast Hip Hop
19
1702
George Michael Freedom '90 Baggy / Madchester, Pop
20
1714
A Tribe Called Quest Bonita Applebum East Coast Hip Hop, Jazz Rap
21
1722
EMF Unbelievable Alternative Dance, Baggy / Madchester
22
1754
Public Enemy Welcome to the Terrordome East Coast Hip Hop, Hardcore Hip Hop, Political Hip Hop
23
1810
Primal Scream Come Together Alternative Dance, Baggy / Madchester
24
1903
They Might Be Giants Birdhouse in Your Soul Alternative Rock, Indie Pop
25
2039
Joey Beltram Energy Flash Techno
26
2101
Soda Stereo De música ligera Alternative Rock
27
2146
Madonna Justify My Love Art Pop
28
2309
Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan Mustt Mustt (Lost in His Work) Downtempo, Qawwali
29
2361
Seal Crazy Downtempo, Pop Soul
30
2439
A Tribe Called Quest Can I Kick It? Boom Bap, East Coast Hip Hop
31
2610
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds The Ship Song Singer/Songwriter
32
2744
Public Enemy 911 Is a Joke East Coast Hip Hop, Hardcore Hip Hop, Political Hip Hop
33
2783
Divinyls I Touch Myself Pop Rock
34
2842
Adamski Killer Dance-Pop, Euro House
35
2895
MC Hammer U Can't Touch This Pop Rap, West Coast Hip Hop
36
2901
Bell Biv Devoe Poison New Jack Swing
37
3156
The House of Love Shine On Indie Pop, Jangle Pop, Post-Punk
38
3200
Jane's Addiction Stop! Alternative Rock, Funk Metal, Hard Rock
39
3239
The Sundays Here's Where the Story Ends Indie Pop, Jangle Pop
40
3248
Nirvana Sliver Grunge
41
3653
Superchunk Slack Motherfucker Lo-Fi / Slacker Rock
42
3695
Pixies Velouria Indie Rock
43
4311
Inspiral Carpets This Is How It Feels Baggy / Madchester, Indie Pop
44
4319
Garth Brooks Friends in Low Places Contemporary Country
45
4334
D.N.A. feat. Suzanne Vega Tom's Diner Downtempo
46
4365
Caifanes La célula que explota Latin Rock, Post-Punk
47
4373
The Black Crowes Hard to Handle Southern Rock
48
4409
Mariah Carey Vision of Love Adult Contemporary, Pop Soul
49
4494
New Order World in Motion Alternative Dance, Synthpop
50
4671
Depeche Mode Policy of Truth Synthpop
51
4737
Midnight Oil Blue Sky Mine Alternative Rock
52
4744
LFO LFO Bleep Techno
53
4836
Dream Warriors My Definition of a Boombastic Jazz Style Boom Bap, Jazz Rap
54
4873
Salt-n-Pepa Let's Talk About Sex Pop Rap
55
4971
Paul Simon The Obvious Child Batucada, Folk Pop
56
4977
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds The Weeping Song Gothic Rock, Punk Blues, Singer/Songwriter
57
5007
Dinosaur Jr. The Wagon Indie Rock, Noise Rock
58
5045
Black Box Everybody Everybody Italo House
59
5153
AC/DC Thunderstruck Hard Rock
60
5223
Gang Starr Jazz Thing East Coast Hip Hop, Jazz Rap
61
5248
Extreme More Than Words Acoustic Rock, Soft Rock
62
5269
Alice in Chains Man in the Box Alternative Metal, Grunge
63
5339
Archie Roach Took the Children Away Contemporary Folk
64
5342
Guns N' Roses Civil War Hard Rock
65
5345
Teenage Fanclub Everything Flows Alternative Rock, Power Pop
66
5396
En Vogue Hold On Contemporary R&B
67
5459
Ride Vapour Trail Dream Pop, Shoegaze
68
5475
Angelo Badalamenti Twin Peaks Theme Ambient, Television Music
69
5490
Cocteau Twins Iceblink Luck Dream Pop
70
5702
The Farm Groovy Train Alternative Dance, Baggy / Madchester
71
5788
Pixies Dig for Fire Indie Rock
72
5835
INXS Suicide Blonde Funk Rock, Pop Rock
73
5954
Fugazi Repeater Post-Hardcore
74
6049
The Stone Roses One Love Baggy / Madchester
75
6077
Héroes del Silencio Entre dos tierras Gothic Rock, Hard Rock
76
6080
Jesus Jones Right Here, Right Now Grebo
77
6138
Jane's Addiction Three Days Alternative Rock
78
6151
Fugazi Merchandise Post-Hardcore
79
6301
Guns N' Roses Knockin' on Heaven's Door Hard Rock
80
6402
Gang Starr Just to Get a Rep Boom Bap, Conscious Hip Hop, East Coast Hip Hop
81
6421
The Chills Heavenly Pop Hit Dunedin Sound, Jangle Pop
82
6460
Monie Love It's a Shame (My Sister) East Coast Hip Hop, Freestyle, Pop Rap
83
6502
The Soup Dragons I'm Free Alternative Dance, Baggy / Madchester
84
6594
Blur She's So High Baggy / Madchester, Neo-Psychedelia
85
6673
Soho Hippychick Alternative Dance
86
6818
Brand Nubian Slow Down Boom Bap, Conscious Hip Hop, East Coast Hip Hop
87
6884
C+C Music Factory feat. Martha Wash and Freedom Williams Gonna Make You Sweat (Everybody Dance Now) Dance-Pop, Hip House, Pop Rap
88
6937
Snap! The Power Dance-Pop, Hip House
89
7163
Los Prisioneros Tren al sur New Wave, Synthpop
90
7273
Led Zeppelin Travelling Riverside Blues Blues Rock, Hard Rock
91
7300
Ride Dreams Burn Down Dream Pop, Noise Pop, Shoegaze
92
7615
The Shamen Pro>gen/Move Any Mountain Alternative Dance
93
7734
Boogie Down Productions Love's Gonna Get 'Cha (Material Love) Boom Bap, Conscious Hip Hop, East Coast Hip Hop
94
7752
Judas Priest Painkiller Heavy Metal, Speed Metal
95
7760
Iggy Pop & Kate Pierson Candy Pop Rock
96
7780
The Jesus Lizard Mouth Breather Noise Rock, Post-Hardcore
97
7849
Bad Religion 21st Century (Digital Boy) Melodic Hardcore, Pop Punk
98
7949
Betty Boo Where Are You Baby? Dance-Pop, Pop Rap
99
8035
Peter Murphy Cuts You Up Alternative Rock, Gothic Rock
100
8214
Daniel Johnston Some Things Last a Long Time Chamber Pop, Singer/Songwriter
101
8450
The Black Crowes She Talks to Angels Acoustic Rock, Southern Rock
102
8475
The Replacements Merry Go Round Alternative Rock
103
8477
LL Cool J Jingling Baby (Remixed and Still Jingling) East Coast Hip Hop
104
8613
Social Distortion Ball and Chain Punk Rock
105
8638
Cocteau Twins Cherry-Coloured Funk Dream Pop
106
8747
Attaque 77 Hacelo por mí Punk Rock
107
8850
Beats International Dub Be Good to Me Alternative Dance, Downtempo
108
8925
Prince Joy in Repetition Pop Rock, Synth Funk
109
8993
Pantera Cemetary Gates Groove Metal, Thrash Metal
110
9003
Juan Luis Guerra y 4.40 Burbujas de amor Bachata, Latin Pop
111
9072
John Zorn The Sicilian Clan Cocktail Nation, Jazz Fusion
112
9087
Smashing Pumpkins I Am One Alternative Rock
113
9190
Kid Frost La Raza Chicano Rap, West Coast Hip Hop
114
9232
Public Enemy Brothers Gonna Work It Out East Coast Hip Hop, Hardcore Hip Hop, Political Hip Hop
115
9311
Queensrÿche Silent Lucidity Progressive Rock
116
9324
Sonic Youth Tunic (Song for Karen) Alternative Rock, Noise Rock
117
9428
MC Solaar Bouge de là French Hip Hop
118
9492
LL Cool J Around the Way Girl East Coast Hip Hop
119
9530
Pet Shop Boys So Hard Dance-Pop, Synthpop
120
9771
Main Source Looking at the Front Door Boom Bap, East Coast Hip Hop
121
9839
Massive Attack Daydreaming Trip Hop, UK Hip Hop
122
9845
Radio Futura Veneno en la piel Latin Rock, Pop Rock
123
9922
Scorpions Wind of Change Pop Rock

Songs "bubbling under" the all-time top 10,000:
Enigma Sadeness Part I Downtempo, New Age
Lou Reed and John Cale Hello, It's Me Art Rock
Pantera Cowboys from Hell Groove Metal, Thrash Metal
The Age of Love The Age of Love New Beat, Trance
INXS Disappear Pop Rock
Alison Limerick Where Love Lives Garage House
Kylie Minogue Better the Devil You Know Dance-Pop, Euro House
Lush De Luxe Shoegaze
L7 Shove Grunge
Spirit of the West Home for a Rest Celtic Rock
AC/DC Moneytalks Hard Rock
Inner Circle Bad Boys Dancehall, Pop Reggae
World Party Put the Message in the Box Pop Rock
CCCP Fedeli Alla Linea Annarella Alternative Rock
Rata Blanca La leyenda del hada y el mago Heavy Metal, Neoclassical Metal
Sinéad O'Connor The Emperor's New Clothes Pop Rock
Roxette It Must Have Been Love Pop
Rata Blanca Mujer amante AOR
Megadeth Hangar 18 Speed Metal, Thrash Metal
Oleta Adams Get Here Adult Contemporary, Pop Soul
Jay Ungar Ashokan Farewell American Folk Music
Nightmares on Wax Aftermath Bleep Techno
Ice Cube AmeriKKKa's Most Wanted Gangsta Rap, Political Hip Hop, West Coast Hip Hop
Ride Chelsea Girl Noise Pop, Shoegaze
The Beautiful South A Little Time Blue Eyed Soul, Sophisti-Pop
Concrete Blonde Joey Alternative Rock, Pop Rock
James Come Home (Flood Mix) Baggy / Madchester
The Justified Ancients of Mu Mu [The KLF] It's Grim Up North Acid House, Industrial Techno, Progressive House
The Fatima Mansions Blues for Ceausescu Alternative Rock
Kylie Minogue What Do I Have to Do Freestyle
Kool G Rap & DJ Polo Streets of New York Boom Bap, East Coast Hip Hop
Prince Thieves in the Temple Pop Soul
The Time Jerk Out Contemporary R&B, Synth Funk
World Party Way Down Now Pop Rock
Ruthless Rap Assassins And It Wasn't a Dream UK Hip Hop
Chubb Rock Treat 'Em Right East Coast Hip Hop, Hardcore Hip Hop
Neneh Cherry I've Got U Under My Skin Contemporary R&B, Pop Rap
The Farm All Together Now Alternative Dance, Baggy / Madchester
Héroes del Silencio Maldito duende Gothic Rock
Public Enemy Burn Hollywood Burn Conscious Hip Hop, East Coast Hip Hop, Hardcore Hip Hop, Political Hip Hop
Uncle Tupelo No Depression Alt-Country, Americana, Country Rock
The Mock Turtles Can You Dig It? Baggy / Madchester, Indie Pop
Brian Eno & John Cale Lay My Love Art Pop, Art Rock
Mescalinum United We Have Arrived Gabber, Industrial Hardcore, Industrial Techno
Morrissey November Spawned a Monster Indie Pop
The Lemonheads Different Drum Indie Rock
Tricky Disco Tricky Disco Bleep Techno
Happy Mondays Bob's Yer Uncle Alternative Dance, Baggy / Madchester
Van Morrison In the Days Before Rock'n'Roll Adult Contemporary, Pop Rock, Singer/Songwriter
George Michael Praying for Time Pop
Depeche Mode World in My Eyes Synthpop
Neil Young and Crazy Horse Fuckin' Up Hard Rock
Sonic Youth Dirty Boots Alternative Rock
Los Enemigos Septiembre Rock urbano español
That Petrol Emotion Hey Venus Acid House, Alternative Rock
Stereo MC's Elevate My Mind Acid Jazz, UK Hip Hop
The KLF Wichita Lineman Was a Song I Once Heard Ambient, Electronic
Le Masque Le terre di Monlué Post-Punk
Ice Cube Dead Homiez Gangsta Rap, Political Hip Hop, West Coast Hip Hop
Niagara J'ai vu Hard Rock
Pigalle Dans la salle du bar-tabac de la rue des Martyrs Alternative Rock
Straitjacket Fits Down in Splendour Jangle Pop
Gang Starr Who's Gonna Take the Weight? Boom Bap, East Coast Hip Hop
Monie Love Monie in the Middle Pop Rap
Omar There's Nothing Like This Acid Jazz, Smooth Soul
The Gories Nitroglycerine Garage Punk
Sinéad O'Connor The Last Days of Our Aquaintance Folk Pop, Singer/Songwriter
Ned's Atomic Dustbin Kill Your Television Grebo
Living Colour Love Rears Up Its Ugly Head Funk Metal
Public Enemy Fear of a Black Planet Conscious Hip Hop, East Coast Hip Hop, Hardcore Hip Hop, Political Hip Hop
Galaxie 500 4th of July Dream Pop, Slowcore
Aztec Camera & Mick Jones Good Morning Britain Pop Rock
Cocteau Twins Heaven or Las Vegas Dream Pop
The Pogues Summer in Siam Folk Rock
The House of Love Beatles and the Stones Indie Pop, Jangle Pop, Neo-Psychedelia
The Black Crowes Twice as Hard Hard Rock, Southern Rock
Spacemen 3 Big City Neo-Psychedelia, Space Rock
Pixies Cecilia Ann Indie Rock, Surf Punk
Heart All I Wanna Do Is Make Love to You AOR, Pop Rock
Lloyd Cole No Blue Skies Pop Rock
Ride Drive Blind Noise Pop, Shoegaze
Neil Young and Crazy Horse Mansion on the Hill Hard Rock
Happy Mondays Loose Fit Alternative Dance, Baggy / Madchester
Tom Verlaine 5 Hours from Calais Art Rock
New Fast Automatic Daffodils Big Baggy / Madchester, Dance-Punk
Carter the Unstoppable Sex Machine Anytime, Anyplace, Anywhere Grebo
Pet Shop Boys Jealousy Synthpop
Nirvana Dive Grunge
INXS By My Side Pop Rock