Although the popularity of hair metal declined with the emergence of grunge, certain glam metal bands has considerable success early in the decade with their brand of rock ballads. 152. • Still Haven’t Found (U2) Sabotage – Beastie Boys Wonderwall – Oasis However this is a VERY good list of music (eg. 13. Gangsta’s Paradise – Coolio 90. 57. A number of songs in the alternative, punk, grunge, hard rock, alternative metal, heavy metal, pop-rock, and indie rock genres became massive rock anthems during this decade. In fact, a number of hard rock bands released successful albums throughout the decade and maintained their popularity by reinventing their sound. 3:36 0:30. 35. • Magic Carpet Ride (Steppenwolf) 23. Brittany said this on June 16, 2008 at 8:43 am | Reply. Acoustic rock songs found mainstream success in the '90s. influence and impact on the evolution of Rock and Roll and its sub-genres. entertainment, educational, or research purposes only. • Wishing Well (Terence Trent D’arby) Right Here Right Now – Jesus Jones – Wu Tang Clan 125. Cryin’ – Aerosmith 157. 149. • Pink Houses (John Mellencamp)— Mellencamp is Indiana ’s Springsteen Set Adrift on Memory Bliss – PM Dawn Alternative rock became the dominant rock genre in the ‘90s. • Ramble On (Led Zeppelin)— the most complete band of all time • Baba O’Riley, aka Teenage Wasteland (Who) • Oya Como Va (Santana) Criteria: – Songs listed are from Rock Music & related sub-genres. Bittersweet Symphony – The Verve 37. 54. 18. Song 2 – Blur 138. • Honorable Mention : Stuck In the Moment, Sweetest Thing, New Year’s Day Top 1000+ 90s Alternative Rock Songs compiled from the Billboard charts. Runaway Train – Soul Asylum [7], The Irish band U2 scored the most number-one hits on Modern Rock Tracks during the decade, with six of their singles topping the chart: "The Fly", "Mysterious Ways", "One", "Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me, Kill Me", "Discothèque" and "Staring at the Sun". Killing In The Name – Rage Against The Machine 151. 12. 1. 126. 95. • Honorable Mention : America the Beautiful, Georgia on my Mind, Can’t Stop Loving You I promised you a list of my 100 favorite rock songs from the 1990s, but after a few weeks of listing and ranking tracks I realized I couldn’t get away with fewer than 150 … which became 162 (a good baseball number, at least) … which became 175 … and finally stopped at 200, which still left a few good songs* on the outside. Fly Away – Lenny Kravitz • Honorable Mention : Don’t Tell Her [2] Starting with the chart dated June 12, 1993, radio airplay data compiled by Nielsen Broadcast Data Systems – which electronically monitors various radio stations on a daily basis – was introduced as a factor in determining chart rankings.