Music Lists Are Us: Favorite '90s Songs, by year

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Favorite 1990s Songs by year

1990

And So It Goes by Billy Joel

All My Life by Linda Ronstadt & Aaron Neville

Real Fine Love by John Hiatt

I'm Your Baby Tonight by Whitney Houston

Ellie My Love by Ray Charles

Real, Real Gone by Van Morrison

Nothing Compares 2 U by Sinead O'Connor

The King of Wishful Thinking by Go West

Dear Ruby (Ruby My Dear) by Carmen McRae

More Than Words by Extreme

Angel Dance by Los Lobos

Does Anybody Out There Even Care by Lenny Kravitz

We Want a Rock by They Might Be Giants

Vision of Love by Mariah Carey

Basie's Bag by George Benson

Wilbury Twist by the Travelling Wilburys

Down at the Twist and Shout by Mary Chapin Carpenter

Timeless Melody by The Las

'Round Midnight by Carmen McRae

All I Want is Everything by Jellyfish

Little John of God by Los Lobos

Mr. Cab Driver by Lenny Kravitz

Golden Blunders by The Posies

When Something is Wrong With My Baby by Linda Ronstadt & Aaron Neville

Cliffs of Dover by Eric Johnson

More to Love by Dianne Reeves

Hard to Handle by The Black Crowes

Tom's Diner by Suzanne Vega

Heads Up by Bluesiana Triangle

Emulsified by Yo La Tengo

Be by Lenny Kravitz

Start All Over Again by Van Morrison

I'll Take Care of You by Ray Charles

Bedspring Kiss by the Jellyfish

How Long by Toshi Reagon

She's My Baby by the Travelling Wilburys

We Belong Together by Dianne Reeves

Speeding Motorcycle by Yo La Tengo

Common Threads by Bobby McFerrin

Istanbul (Not Constantinople) by They Might Be Giants

Get Here by Oleta Adams

In the Days Before Rock n Roll by Van Morrison

Adios by Linda Ronstadt

Need to be Loved  by Bluesiana Triangle

My Big Mouth by The Posies

Yonder Come Day by Toshi Reagon

Just the Way it is Baby by The Rembrandts

Come In by Dianne Reeves

Your Racist Friend by They Might Be Giants


1991

Divine Intervention by Matthew Sweet

Louisiana, 1927 by Aaron Neville

Tata Dios by Linda Ronstadt

Brother Can You Spare a Dime by Abbey Lincoln

Losing My Religion by R.E.M.

It's Just Another Morning Here by Nanci Griffith

Fields of Joy by Lenny Kravitz

Evangeline by Matthew Sweet

Don't Look Back by Cassandra Wilson

No Kind of Love by Susanna Hoffs

It Feels Like Rain by Aaron Neville

Smells Like Teen Spirit by Nirvana

Emotions by Mariah Carey

Under the Bridge by Red Hot Chili Peppers

Twiggy Twiggy by Pizzicato Five

Shiny Happy People by R.E.M.

A Time for Love by Abbey Lincoln

December By Teenage Fanclub

It's So Hard to Say Goodbye to Yesterday by Boyz II Men

Passion Play by Joni Mitchell

Movin' On Up by Primal Scream

Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me by Oleta Adams

Stand By My Woman by Lenny Kravitz

Looking at the Sun by Matthew Sweet

Something to Talk About by Bonnie Raitt

Come Back to Me by Shirley Horn

Walking in Memphis by Marc Cohn

Cherokee Louise by Joni Mitchell

It Ain't Over til It's Over by Lenny Kravitz

The Lamp is Low by Carmen McRae

Mysterious Ways by U2

Up Jumped Spring by Abbey Lincoln

I Can't Make You Love Me by Bonnie Raitt

Weather With You by Crowded House

Everybody Plays the Fool by Aaron Neville

Bird Alone by Abbey Lincoln

Unconditional Love by Susanna Hoffs

Starsign by Teenage Fanclub

These Three Words by Stevie Wonder


1992

What You Do to Me by Teenage Fanclub

Digging New Ground by Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown

Hang On to Forever by The Rembrandts

Someday We'll All Be Free by Aretha Franklin

Then She Appeared by XTC

Walking On Broken Glass by Annie Lennox

Hello Cruel World by A Man Called E

Two Jane's by Los Lobos

A Circle of Love by Abbey Lincoln

Waiting for the Sun by The Jayhawks

True Love by The Neville Brothers

Kiko and the Lavender Moon by Los Lobos

Galileo by the Indigo Girls

Creep by Radiohead

Batsumi (Mayibuye i Africa) by Hugh Masekela

If I Had a $1,000,000 by Barenaked Ladies

Alma Adentro by Linda Ronstadt

I Will Always Love You by Whitney Houston

Hard Times by Bob Dylan

Stop Time by Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown

I Feel Lucky by Mary Chapin Carpenter

The Disappointed by XTC

No Ordinary Love by Sade

Stars by Yo-Yo Ma & Bobby McFerrin

That Train Don't Stop Here by Los Lobos

Riding the Rocket by Shonen Knife

Here by Pavement

Fly Like an Eagle by the Neville Brothers

The Sad Sound of the Wind by Jules Shear

Sekunjalo by Hugh Masekela

Dreams by the Cranberries

Crowded in the Wings by The Jayhawks

A Child is Born by Abbey Lincoln

No Rain by Blind Melon

C-Jam Blues by Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown

Tears in Heaven by Eric Clapton

I'll Be There by Mariah Carey

Hang On Clementine by The Rembrandts

Drawn to the Rhythm by Sarah McLachlan

Be My Yoko Ono by Barenaked Ladies

Vocalise by Yo-Yo Ma & Bobby McFerrin

Ballad of Peter Pumpkinhead by XTC

You've Got Me by Etta James

Settled Down Like Rain by The Jayhawks

We We by Angelique Kidjo

Constant Craving by k.d. lang

Wicked Rain by Los Lobos

Man on the Moon by R.E.M.

Cherish the Day by Sade

I've Been Kicked Around by A Man Called E

Milky Way by Shonen Knife

Air (written by Johann Sebastian Bach) performed by Yo-Yo Ma & Bobby McFerrin

The Merry Dancer by Abbey Lincoln

Sweet Virginia by The Rembrandts

Better Off With the Blues by Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown

Take Me With You When You Go by The Jayhawks

Wear Your Love Like Heaven by Sarah McLachlan

Red Gas Circle by Guided By Voices

Polina by Hugh Masekela

Saint Behind the Glass by Los Lobos

Wonders of Your Love by Cassandra Wilson

Humble Daisy by XTC

Take Me to Heart by the Neville Brothers

Two Angels by The Jayhawks

My Lovin' (You're Never Gonna Get It) by En Vogue

Brian Wilson by Barenaked Ladies

Diamonds and Pearls by Prince

One by U2

Save the Best for Last by Vanessa Williams

Dear Madam Barnum by XTC

Good Bye by Yo-Yo Ma & Bobby McFerrin

Sittin' On Top of the World by Bob Dylan

Wake Up Delores by Los Lobos

Ngena Ngena by Hugh Masekela


1993

Don't Take Away My Heaven by Aaron Neville

Hang On by Teenage Fanclub

I Have Nothing by Whitney Houston

Because the Night by 10,000 Maniacs

Two Thousand Years by Billy Joel

My Love by Lenny Kravitz

Nightswimming by R.E.M.

Passionate Kisses by Mary Chapin Carpenter

Gene Clark by Teenage Fanclub

Tupelo Honey by Cassandra Wilson

I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles) by The Proclaimers

Simple by Chris Thomas (aka Chris Thomas King)

Everybody Hurts by R.E.M.

Adonde Voy by Linda Ronstadt

Lullaby (Goodnight My Angel) by Billy Joel

I'm Diggin' You (Like an Old Soul Record) by Meshell Ndegeocello

All Things Reconsidered by Phish

Linger by The Cranberries

The Ghost at #1 by Jellyfish

You're the Boss by B.B. King & Ruth Brown

If I Ever Lose My Faith in You by Sting

Little Bird by Annie Lennox

Hey Jealousy by Gin Blossoms

Believe by Lenny Kravitz

Silent in the Morning by Phish

Dream Lover by Mariah Carey

The River of Dreams by Billy Joel

The Bug by Mary Chapin Carpenter

Harvest Moon by Neil Young

Everybody's Had the Blues by B.B. King & Joe Louis Walker

New Mistake by Jellyfish

I'm Every Woman by Whitney Houston

Perfectly Good Guitar by John Hiatt

Could've Been Anyone by Aimee Mann

120 Minutes by Teenage Fanclub

Don't Fall Apart on Me Tonight by Aaron Neville

Fields of Gold by Sting

Black Butterfly by Abbey Lincoln

Adios by Jimmy Webb

Across the Great Divide by Nanci Griffith & Emmylou Harris

Too Much, Too Little, Too Late by Jellyfish

We're Gonna Make It by B.B. King & Irma Thomas

Found Out About You by Gin Blossoms

All I Wanna Do by Sheryl Crow

Ain't No Way by Aaron Neville

The Shape of My Heart by Sting

Is There Any Love in Your Heart by Lenny Kravitz

Mr. Jones by Counting Crows

Run to You by Whitney Houston

Glutton of Sympathy by Jellyfish

Mr. Harris by Aimee Mann

She Don't Use Jelly by Flaming Lips

In the Still of the Night by Boyz II Men

He's My Best Friend by Jellyfish

Love Is by Vanessa Williams & Brian McKnight

The Wedge by Phish

What's Up by 4 Non Blondes

This Moment by Matthew Sweet

Black Girl by Lenny Kravitz

Joining a Fanclub by Jellyfish

You Don't Know What Love Is by Cassandra Wilson

Fast Enough for You by Phish

Lately by Jodeci

It Won't Bring Her Back by Jimmy Webb

In Perfect Dreams by k.d. lang

Bye Bye Bye by Jellyfish

Something You Got by B.B. King & Koko Taylor

Horn by Phish

Possession by Sarah McLachlan

Until I Fall Away by Gin Blossoms

Are You Gonna Go My Way by Lenny Kravitz

Two Princes by The Spin Doctors

Opelousas (Sweet Relief) by Maria McKee

What a Time by Bruce Hornsby

Sugar by Lenny Kravitz

Weigh by Phish


1994

Buddy Holly by Weezer

Angelus by Milton Nascimento

Echos Myron by Guided By Voices

The Dimming of the Day by Bonnie Raitt

The End of the Tour by They Might Be Giants

Heaven Help by Lenny Kravitz

Very Best Years by The Grays

Without You by Mariah Carey

Streets of Philadelphia by Bruce Springsteen

Forever by Ben Harper

When You Finally Gonna Come Through by Jules Shear

Least Complicated by Indigo Girls

Only in Dreams by Weezer

Wild Night by John Mellencamp & Meshell Ndegeocello

Hallelujah by Jeff Buckley

Meu Venus by Milton Nascimento

If I Could by Phish

Everybody's World by The Grays

Shut Up and Kiss Me by Mary Chapin Carpenter

Jackson Cannery by Ben Folds Five

Allison Road by Gin Blossoms

Please Send Me Someone to Love by Sade

Now My Heart is Full by Morrissey

Only a Dream in Rio by Milton Nascimento

Sample in a Jar by Phish

Stay (I Missed You) by Lisa Loeb

Delia's Gone by Johnny Cash

The Sun Ain't Gonna Shine Anymore by Jules Shear

Breakin' Down by Ben Harper

Tennessee Stud by Johnny Cash

Look Up Ahead by Toshi Reagon

Superstar by Sonic Youth

Hello Goodbye by Milton Nascimento

Live Forever by Oasis

The Wood Song by Indigo Girls

Another Word for Love by N.R.B.Q.

Matador by Los Fabulosos Cadillacs

Beeswing by Richard Thompson

7 Seconds by Youssou N'Dour & Neneh Cherry

Mmm Mmm Mmm Mmm by Crash Test Dummies

Oh No Not My Baby by Linda Ronstadt

You're All I Wanna Do by Cheap Trick

This Could Be Heaven by Toshi Reagon

Philadelphia by Neil Young

Dancing in the Moonlight by Baha Men

I Am a Scientist by Guided By Voices

Novena by Milton Nascimento

Thermostat by They Might Be Giants

The Three of Us by Ben Harper

Mary Jane's Last Dance by Tom Petty

Nico's Dream by Dee Dee Bridgewater

Black Hole Sun by Soundgarden

Reunion by Indigo Girls

What's the Frequency, Kenneth? By R.E.M.

I'll Ride by Ben Harper

Holiday by Weezer

Just Enough by Toshi Reagon

To the End by Blur

Vera Cruz by Milton Nascimento

The More You Ignore Me, the Closer I Get by Morrissey

Fugitive by Indigo Girls

Prayer (For Those Not Here) by Jules Shear

Qualquer Coisa a Haver Com o Paradiso by Milton Nascimento

Friend of Mine by The Grays

How Did You Decide to Make Tomorrow by Toshi Reagon

Say It Ain't So by Weezer

Zombie by The Cranberries

End of a Century by Blur

Is It Now Yet by The Grays

Welcome by Angelique Kidjo

Shine by Collective Soul

Fair Thee Well by Indigo Girls

Down With Disease by Phish

Let Her Cry by Hootie & the Blowfish

Please Don't Talk About Me When I'm Gone by Willie Nelson

On Bended Knee by Boyz II Men

Brand New Cadillac by the Brian Seltzer Orchestra

You Gotta Be by Des'ree

Undone - The Sweater Song by Weezer

Deuce by Lenny Kravitz & Stevie Wonder

Scent of a Mule by Phish

Amor Amigo by Milton Nascimento

Everywhere You Go by Willie Nelson

I'll Make Love to You by Boyz II Men

Same Thing by The Grays

I Love Everybody by Lyle Lovett

I Swear by All 4 One

The World is Waiting for the Sunrise by Willie Nelson


1995

Blue by The Jayhawks

Give Me One Reason by Tracy Chapman

Free as a Bird by The Beatles

By My Side by Ben Harper

I Almost Forgot by Matthew Sweet

I'll Stand by You by The Pretenders

Neil Jung by Teenage Fanclub

In My Life Today by Lenny Kravitz

Not When I Need It by Matthew Sweet

Until by Cassandra Wilson

Best Imitation of Myself by Ben Folds Five

One of Us by Joan Osborne

Hook by Blues Traveler

Sukiyaki by 4 p.m.

Everything Changes by Matthew Sweet

Imagination by Etta James

I Dig You by Zumpano

Dancing to the Rhythm by Stevie Wonder

Til I Hear It From You by Gin Blossoms

Estoy Aqui by Shakira

Give a Man a Home by Ben Harper

Proto-Pretty by The Wondermints

My Love is You by Abbey Lincoln

So Real by Jeff Buckley

Every Grain of Sand by Emmylou Harris

Runaround by Blues Traveler

Try (A Little Harder) by Aaron Neville

Tidal Wave by Apples in Stereo

Harvest Moon by Cassandra Wilson

Smog Moon by Matthew Sweet

The Dandy Warhols TV Theme Song by The Dandy Warhols

Life Has Been Good to Me by Bonnie Raitt

Nothing Left to Borrow by The Jayhawks

Another Lonely Day by Ben Harper

The Dutchman by The High Llamas

Don't Go to Strangers by Etta James

Boxing by Ben Folds Five

Gainesville by Linda Ronstadt

Mellow Doubt by Teenage Fanclub

Tomorrow Robins Will Sing by Stevie Wonder

Wraparound Shades by Zumpano

Storywise by Abbey Lincoln

Camel Walk by Southern Culture on the Skids

Dots 1-2-3 by Apples in Stereo

No More 'I Love You's by Annie Lennox

Can't Stop My Heart From Loving You by Aaron Neville

Giving It Back by Matthew Sweet

Last Train to Clarksville by Cassandra Wilson

Wonder by Natalie Merchant

Checking In and Checking Out by The High Llamas

Fight for Your Mind by Ben Harper

Fantasy by Mariah Carey

Wonderwall by Oasis

Tangled Up In Blue by Indigo Girls

Not to Worry by Abbey Lincoln

My Love is With You by Stevie Wonder

Breakfast at Tiffany's by Deep Blue Something

Only Wanna Be With You by Hootie and the Blowfish

As I Lay Me Down by Sophie B. Hawkins

My Precious Star by Aaron Neville

Everybody's Somebody's Fool by Etta James

Temptation Summary by Zumpano

Gold to Me by Ben Harper

Train in Vain by Annie Lennox

I'm So Lonely I Could Cry by Cassandra Wilson

Sick of Myself by Matthew Sweet

Circus by Lenny Kravitz

Carnival by the Cardigans

Avec le temps by Abbey Lincoln

Miss Williams's Guitar by The Jayhawks

Beautiful Night by Aaron Neville

Lucky Charm by Apples in Stereo

Memphis by Cassandra Wilson

Time to Say Goodbye by Andrea Bocelli & Sarah Brightman

One Road to Freedom by Ben Harper

Jeez Louise by Zumpano

After the Gold Rush by Linda Ronstadt

Treat Myself by Stevie Wonder

We're the Same by Matthew Sweet

A Turtle's Dream by Abbey Lincoln

Tomorrow by the Cardigans

Why Should I Fall in Love by Aaron Neville

Snowflakes and Heartaches by Zumpano

Rock and Roll is Dead by Lenny Kravitz

Beautiful One by the Cardigans

Show the World by Apples in Stereo

Hey Lordy Mama by Abbey Lincoln

Pine Away by Apples in Stereo

Daddy's Car by the Cardigans

Winter Must Be Cold by Apples in Stereo

It's Been Said by Terence Trent D'Arby


1996

Please Don't Rock Me Tonight by Fountains of Wayne

The Bird Song by Pharaoh Sanders

Underground by Ben Folds Five

Every Day is a Winding Road by Sheryl Crow

Real Love by The Beatles

Naima by Angelique Kidjo

Bittersweet Me by R.E.M.

Asia No Jyunshin by Puffy AmiYumi (aka Puffy)

That Thing You Do by The Wonders

Cotton Club Stomp by Don Byron

Don't Look Back in Anger by Oasis

Blue by Leann Rimes

She Knows by The Band

Que Bom Amigo (It's So Good My Friend) by Milton Nascimento

Sink to the Bottom by Fountains of Wayne

Carrion by Fiona Apple

Un-Break My Heart by Toni Braxton

As Long as It Matters by Gin Blossoms

Maricela by Los Lobos

I'm So Happy I Can't Stop Crying by Sting

Slow Like Honey by Fiona Apple

Some Other Spring by Dianne Reeves

Don't Stop Now by Guided By Voices

I Can't Get You Off My Mind by Lenny Kravitz

Tattva by Kula Shaker

Come Sunday by Dee Dee Bridgewater

Pecan Pie by Golden Smog

St. Teresa by Joan Osborne

Circle by Ocean Colour Scene

6th Avenue Heartache by the Wallflowers

Never is a Promise by Fiona Apple

Always Be My Baby by Mariah Carey

Electrolyte by R.E.M.

Dear Dolores by Ellis Marsalis

Pies Descalzos Suenos Blancos by Shakira

Philosophy by Ben Folds Five

Caramel by Suzanne Vega

Back to Memphis by The Band

Woman by Neneh Cherry

Change the World by Eric Clapton

Paradise by Shonen Knife

The Child is Gone by Fiona Apple

Something for the Weekend by Super Furry Animals

Bittersweet by Meshell Ndegeocello

Wichita Lineman by Jimmy Webb

Kumba by Pharaoh Sanders

Radiation Vibe by Fountains of Wayne

Tear My Stillhouse Down by Gillian Welch

Untitled by Jason Faulkner

The Sound of the Drums by Angelique Kidjo

Be Mine by R.E.M.

Lovefool by The Cardigans

The Opera House by Olivia Tremor Control

Royal Garden Blues by Don Byron

Little Wild One by The Wonders

Beekeeper's Blues by Susanna Hoffs

Lining Your Pockets by Ocean Colour Scene

Killing Me Softly by The Fugees

Respect the Wind by Eddie & Alex Van Halen

Delilah (Delilah's Theme) by Ellis Marsalis

Are You Ready for the Fallout by Fastball

(Love is Like a) Heatwave by Shonen Knife

No Cheap Thrill by Suzanne Vega

I've Been Everywhere by Johnny Cash

Follow You Down by Gin Blossoms

Survival Car by Fountains of Wayne

If It Makes You Happy by Sheryl Crow

Uncle Walter by Ben Folds Five

Tenderly by Dianne Reeves and Joe Williams

We Rule the School by Belle and Sebastian

Simple by Puffy AmiYumi (aka Puffy)

Govinda by Kula Shaker

When You're Gone by The Cranberries

Everything You've Done Wrong by Sloan

Bola De Meia, Bola De Gude (Stickball and Marbles) by Milton Nascimento

Miss Understanding by Jason Faulkner

All I Want by Susanna Hoffs

Naomi by Neutral Milk Hotel

Feel It by Nenah Cherry

Matador by Willie Nelson

Charley's Prelude by Don Byron

I Should Always Be by The Band

Toru Suru Karada (Profitable Body) by Puffy AmiYumi (aka Puffy)

Atom Eyes by Guided By Voices

Pale September by Fiona Apple


1997

Planets by Teenage Fanclub

Chan Chan by Buena Vista Social Club

Missing the War by Ben Folds

Get Out The Map by Indigo Girls

Back to You by Matthew Sweet

Loop Di Loop by Shonen Knife

Diamond Dew by Gorky's Zygotic Mynci

Blue Prelude by Dianne Reeves

Please Remember Me by Aaron Neville and Linda Ronstadt

I Don't Want Control of You by Teenage Fanclub

Se Quiere...Se Mata by Shakira

Steven's Last Night in Town by Ben Folds Five

I Shall Not Walk Alone by Ben Harper

Big Star by The Jayhawks

Darlin' by Toshi Reagon

Sad If I Lost It by Guided By Voices

De Camino a La Vereda by Buena Vista Social Club

Make You Feel My Love by Bob Dylan

Love Theme From Spartacus by the Maria Schneider Jazz Orchestra

Song 2 by Blur

Tokyo, Mon Amour by Pizzicato 5

Not if You We're the Last Junkie on Earth by the Dandy Warhols

Blue Prelude by Dianne Reeves

One Headlight by The Wallflowers

Building a Mystery by Sarah McLachlan

Bittersweet Symphony by The Verve

Gate's Waltz Blues by Clarence Gatemouth Brown

Missing Time by Matthew Sweet

Four Leaf Clover by Erykah Badu

The Never Saga by Kara's Flowers

Ain't Nobody Home by B.B. King and D'Angelo

Ain't That Enough by Teenage Fanclub

Don't Speak by No Doubt

Brick by Ben Folds Five

El Cuarto De Tula by Buena Vista Social Club

Beetlebum by Blur

Will You Love Me Tomorrow by Dianne Reeves

Your Love is the Place Where I Come From by Teenage Fanclub

Antologia by Shakira

Little Willow by Paul McCartney

Faded by Ben Harper

Taste by Phish

Wind Your Spring by Shonen Knife

Three Marlenas by The Wallflowers

River's Invitation by Clarence Gatemouth Brown

Bulldog Skin by Guided By Voices

Close Enough for Love by Dianne Reeves

Start Again by Teenage Fanclub

Criminal by Fiona Apple

Heaven and Earth by Matthew Sweet

Hummingbird by B.B. King and Dionne Warwick

Battle of Who Could Care Less by Ben Folds Five

I Do by Lisa Loeb

Why Took Your Advice by Grandaddy

Take the A Train by Clarence Gatemouth Brown

Patio Song by Gorky's Zygotic Mynci

Baby I Love You by B.B. King and Bonnie Raitt

One Angry Dwarf and 200 Solemn Faces by Ben Folds Five

Headshots by Suzanne Vega

Flaming Pie by Paul McCartney

The Thrill is Gone by B.B. King and Tracy Chapman

The Man Who Loved Life by The Jayhawks

Honey by Ami Onuki

Oliver by Kara's Flowers

Too Late Baby by Clarence Gatemouth Brown

Laughing Stock by Grandaddy

The Mummer's Dance by Lorena McKennitt

Where You Get Love by Matthew Sweet

Cool as Kim Deal by the Dandy Warhols

Murmullo by Buena Vista Social Club

Whoever You Are by Brian Jonestown Massacre

Night Life by B.B. King and Willie Nelson

Miss Modular by Stereolab

Starmoonsun by Gorky's Zygotic Mynci


1998

God Give Me Strength by Elvis Costello and Burt Bacharach

Voodoo Child (Slight Return) by Angelique Kidjo

Sweet Adeline by Elliott Smith

When We Ran by Linda Ronstadt

How Many Times by Jules Shear and Carole King

Eddie Walker by Ben Folds Five

Across the Universe by Fiona Apple

Life by Chocolate Genius

Ciega, Sordomuda by Shakira

Rush by Seatbelts

Can't Let Go by Lucinda Williams

Fly Away by Lenny Kravitz

Nowhere Road by Fastball

Butler's Boogie by Henry Butler

Tom & Mary by Ben Folds Five

Kind & Generous by Natalie Merchant

Sound of Love by James Iha

Until You Came Along by Golden Smog

The Sea by Morcheeba

Who's Dreaming Who by Jules Shear & Rosanne Cash

This House is Empty Now by Elvis Costello & Burt Bacharach

Adia by Sarah McLachlan

Jet Keisatsu by Puffy AmiYumi (aka Puffy)

True to Your Heart by Stevie Wonder & 98°

Fire Escape by Fastball

When You Believe by Whitney Houston & Mariah Carey

Jealousy by James Iha

The Last in Love by Jules Shear & Paula Cole

Si Te Vas by Shakira

Life in Mono by Mono

St. Louis Blues by Herbie Hancock & Stevie Wonder

Tropicalia by Beck

Daydream Believer by Shonen Knife

Painted From Memory by Elvis Costello and Burt Bacharach

Baby Won't You Please Come Home by Shirley Horn

Angel by Sarah McLachlan

One Week by Barenaked Ladies

What's the Matter With the Mill by Pinetop Perkins

Better Than It Was by Fastball

Tank by Seatbelts

I Want You Back by Cleopatra

My Favorite Mistake by Sheryl Crow

Waltz #2 by Elliott Smith

Half a Man by Chocolate Genius

Iggy and Angus by Sloan

Ojos Asi by Shakira

It's All Over but the Smoke by Jules Shear and Ron Sexsmith

That's the Way It Is by Puffy AmiYumi

Just Like Tom Thumb's Blues by Linda Ronstadt

Blueberry Rhyme by Herbie Hancock

C'mon C'mon (We're Gonna Get It Started) by Sloan

Learning How to Listen by Abbey Lincoln

Torn by Natalie Imbruglia

Toledo by Elvis Costello and Burt Bacharach

Elite Syncopation (by Scott Joplin) arranged and performed by Marcus Roberts

Meet Me Half Way by Bonnie Raitt

A Day in the Life by Jeff Beck

Inevitable by Shakira

My Best to You by Joni Mitchell

Space Lion by Seatbelts

Photograph Smile by Julian Lennon

It's All Good by Chocolate Genius

If I Only Had a Brain by Abbey Lincoln

The King of Carrot Flowers, pt. 1 by Neutral Milk Hotel

Metal Firecracker by Lucinda Williams

Bourbon Street Blues by Henry Butler

Let's Go Slow by Jules Shear & Rob Shear

Blue for No Reason by Bonnie Raitt

See the Sun by James Iha

The Man I Love by Herbie Hancock and Joni Mitchell

I Fall in Love Too Easily by Shirley Horn

Kiss Me by Sixpence None the Richer

Down the Road I'll Go by Pinetop Perkins

Cry 'Til My Tears Run Dry by Linda Ronstadt

Boys Better by The Dandy Warhols

Shake It Up and Go by B.B. King

Love Puts On a New Face by Joni Mitchell

Desert Mountain Showdown by Hootie and the Blowfish

Closing Time by Semisonic

Mother by Puffy AmiYumi

Safe and Sound by Chocolate Genius

Fearless Love by Bonnie Raitt

Semi-charmed Life by Third Eye Blind

I'll Survive by B.B. King

You're Still the One by Shania Twain

Emaline by Ben Folds Five

Blue in Green by Shirley Horn


1999

Magic by Ben Folds Five

Fool of Me by Meshell Ndegeocello

To Feel the Fire (gospel version) by Stevie Wonder

Beautiful Stranger by Madonna

Piper by Cassandra Wilson

Honey by Moby (based on a sample by Bessie Jones)

Save Me by Aimee Mann

Cumbia Raza by Los Lobos

Teenage FBI by Guided By Voices

I Try by Macy Gray

Mess by Ben Folds Five

Beloved One by Ben Harper

A Spoonful Weighs a Ton by Flaming Lips

Thought It Would Be Easier by Shelby Lynne

Utopia Parkway by Fountains of Wayne

Save Tonight by Eagle Eye Cherry

What Matters by Matthew Sweet

Voodoo Reprise by Cassandra Wilson and Angelique Kidjo

I Know by Fiona Apple

Why Does My Heart Feel so Bad by Moby (based on a sample by The Banks Brothers)

Don't Change Your Plans by Ben Folds Five

Satisfy by Meshell Ndegeocello

Troubled Times by Fountains of Wayne

The Letter by Macy Gray

The Philosopher's Stone by Van Morrison

Love Ridden by Fiona Apple

Skeeter Blues by Regina Carter

Ruby by the Apples in Stereo

Cienfuegos Tiene Su Guaguanco by Ibrahim Ferrer

Out of My Head by Fastball

Why Can't You Be by Shelby Lynne

The Spiderbite Song by Flaming Lips

Smooth My Heart by Cree Summer

The Great Beyond by R.E.M.

Travelin' Prayer by Dolly Parton

A Shot in the Arm by Wilco

Suzie Blue by Ben Harper

Blue (Da Ba Dee) by Eiffel 65

There She Goes by Sixpence None the Richer

Darling by Toshi Reagon

Praise You by Fatboy Slim

Smooth by Santana and Rob Thomas

Sincerity by Meshell Ndegeocello

Lost in Space by Fountains of Wayne

Peace Tonight by the Indigo Girls

Write Your Own Song by Matthew Sweet

Como Fue by Ibrahim Ferrer

Frivolous Tonight by XTC

Daregasorewo by Puffy AmiYumi

Scar Tissue by Red Hot Chili Peppers

Oh Yeah by Los Lobos

She's So High by Tal Bachman

Cash on the Barrelhead by Dolly Parton

If Time Permits by Matthew Sweet

Grace by Meshell Ndegeocello

Red Dragon Tattoo by Fountains of Wayne

Maria Maria by Santana and Project G & B

Take Good Care of the Poor Boy by Sloan

Half Steppin' by Clarence Gatemouth Brown

108 Battles (Of the Mind) by Kula Shaker

Your Lies by Shelby Lynne

Regrets by Ben Folds Five

Bruca Manigua by Ibrahim Ferrer

Future Shock by Matthew Sweet

Erase by The Cardigans

Swingin' by Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers

Seven Steps (Climb That Road) by Cassandra Wilson

The Marquee and the Moon by Sloan

Yume No Tameni by Puffy AmiYumi

Hospital Song by Ben Folds Five

Adam by Meshell Ndegeocello

Waiting for Superman by Flaming Lips

The Way Things Are by Fiona Apple

Burn to Shine by Ben Harper

Beware My Love by Matthew Sweet

Revocation Sunshine by Cree Summer

Fast as You Can by Fiona Apple

Questions and Answers by The Apples in Stereo

Nuestra Ultima Cita by Ibrahim Ferrer

Jane by Ben Folds Five

Alone by Ben Harper

Silver Dagger by Dolly Parton

Run On by Moby (based on a sample by Bill Landford and the Landfordaires)

Time After Time by Cassandra Wilson

Babylon by David Gray

Koi No Line Ai No Share by Puffy AmiYumi

Denise by Fountains of Wayne

...Baby One More Time by Britney Spears

Your Redneck Past by Ben Folds Five

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Level 67
Nov 15, 2022
Ho boy I just listened to every single song here which took forever so yeah long list.
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Level 62
Nov 16, 2022
Thanks, I appreciate it. I am trying to keep the list from getting too big, but there was so much music in the 90s. Did you find anything good in my list or did I leave out some of your faves?
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Level 68
Jul 23, 2023
No Fiona Apple?! Her two first albums have some fantastic songs! (Criminal, Shadowboxer, Paper Bag, Get Gone, I Know…) And I’m also partial to Björk who I don’t see on this list. It is a very extensive and very good list, though.
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Level 62
Jul 23, 2023
Criminal by Fiona Apple is on the list under 1997. I should probably re-listen to that whole album again. Thanks for checking the list out; I appreciate hearing from knowledgeable music fans
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Level 62
Oct 8, 2023
I relistened to Fiona Apple's 90s albums and did find some that deserved to be on my list. Thanks again for the heads up.
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Level 68
Oct 9, 2023
Great picks! You could really make a case for any of her songs being here, lol
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Level 74
Oct 7, 2023
Generic pick but I’m a little sad not to see much Nirvana on here (or grunge in general - Alice in Chains and Soundgarden I think deserve at least one or two spots). Lot of good post hardcore in the 90s too, Slint, Fugazi, Modest Mouse in particular. Rage Against the Machine, Neutral Milk Hotel. and My Bloody Valentine seem like big omissions too. Not a bad list overall, though.
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Level 74
Oct 7, 2023
Portishead, Nine Inch Nails, Deftones, Godspeed You Black Emperor, Built to Spill - man, the 90s were a great time for music.
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Level 62
Oct 8, 2023
I was able to correct my blunder of not including any Neutral Milk Hotel songs; one each from O.A.I. and I.T.A.O.T.S. That's all for now.