Top 99 of the 90s: We've found our #1
We pressed rewind - and the 90s delivered!
Before streaming. Before smartphones. Back when Tamagotchis lived on backpacks, the landline cord stretched halfway down the hallway, and rewinding a cassette with a pencil was a genuine talent - the 90s gave us iconic music. And you’ve just helped us relive every second of it.
Over the countdown, we ticked off the very best hits of the 90s, all voted by you. From Ace of Base anthems and Spice Girls girl power, to Britney Spears pop perfection, Backstreet Boys bangers and Shania Twain songs that still go off the second they start.
And it wasn’t just pop. The 90s brought the rock too - No Doubt, Blink-182, Matchbox Twenty and more. Loud, emotional, unforgettable tracks that soundtracked road trips, breakups, and late-night bedroom stereo sessions.
You voted. The countdown is complete. And taking out the number one song of the 90s - as voted by you - is Smells Like Teen Spirit by Nirvana.

An era-defining anthem. A generation’s soundtrack.
Thanks for pressing rewind with us - the 90s truly went off. Check out the full. countdown list here:
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RANK |
TITLE |
ARTIST |
YEAR |
|
99 |
We Like to Party |
Vengaboys |
1999 |
|
98 |
All Star |
Smash Mouth |
1999 |
|
97 |
Blue (Da Ba Dee) |
Eiffel 65 |
1999 |
|
96 |
If Ya Gettin' Down |
Five |
1999 |
|
95 |
Pretty Fly (For a White Guy) |
The Offspring |
1999 |
|
94 |
Lovefool |
The Cardigans |
1997 |
|
93 |
If It Makes You Happy |
Sheryl Crow |
1996 |
|
92 |
Come as You Are |
Nirvana |
1992 |
|
91 |
Breakfast at Tiffany's |
Deep Blue Something |
1995 |
|
90 |
Push |
Matchbox Twenty |
1997 |
|
89 |
Let Her Cry |
Hootie & The Blowfish |
1995 |
|
88 |
U Can't Touch This |
MC Hammer |
1990 |
|
87 |
Steal My Sunshine |
Len |
1999 |
|
86 |
1979 |
Smashing Pumpkins |
1995 |
|
85 |
Together Again |
Janet Jackson |
1998 |
|
84 |
Losing My Religion |
R.E.M. |
1991 |
|
83 |
Just A Girl |
No Doubt |
1996 |
|
82 |
Black Velvet |
Alannah Myles |
1990 |
|
81 |
What's My Age Again? |
blink-182 |
1999 |
|
80 |
Learn To Fly |
Foo Fighters |
1999 |
|
79 |
Say My Name |
Destiny's Child |
1999 |
|
78 |
Kiss from a Rose |
Seal |
1994 |
|
77 |
That Don't Impress Me Much |
Shania Twain |
1999 |
|
76 |
California Love |
2Pac |
1996 |
|
75 |
Ode To My Family |
The Cranberries |
1995 |
|
74 |
Blaze of Glory |
Jon Bon Jovi |
1990 |
|
73 |
You Get What You Give |
New Radicals |
1999 |
|
72 |
Sitting Inside My Head |
Supergroove |
1994 |
|
71 |
Kiss Me |
Sixpence None The Richer |
1999 |
|
70 |
Why Does Love Do This To Me |
The Exponents |
1991 |
|
69 |
Bring It All Back |
S Club 7 |
1999 |
|
68 |
Ice Ice Baby |
Vanilla Ice |
1990 |
|
67 |
Dreams |
The Cranberries |
1992 |
|
66 |
Men in Black |
Will Smith |
1997 |
|
65 |
Say It Ain't So |
Weezer |
1995 |
|
64 |
Mr. Jones |
Counting Crows |
1994 |
|
63 |
Tubthumping |
Chumbawamba |
1997 |
|
62 |
Santeria |
Sublime |
1996 |
|
61 |
Everybody Get Up |
Five |
1998 |
|
60 |
Last Kiss |
Pearl Jam |
1999 |
|
59 |
Man! I Feel Like a Woman! |
Shania Twain |
1999 |
|
58 |
Jumper |
Third Eye Blind |
1997 |
|
57 |
Return of the Mack |
Mark Morrison |
1996 |
|
56 |
You Oughta Know |
Alanis Morissette |
1995 |
|
55 |
Mambo No. 5 (A Little Bit Of) |
Lou Bega |
1999 |
|
54 |
Torn |
Natalie Imbruglia |
1997 |
|
53 |
Lightning Crashes |
Live |
1995 |
|
52 |
Macarena |
Los Del Rio |
1996 |
|
51 |
I'll Be There for You |
The Rembrandts |
1995 |
|
50 |
The Sign |
Ace of Base |
1994 |
|
49 |
Closing Time |
Semisonic |
1998 |
|
48 |
Knockin' on Heaven's Door |
Guns N' Roses |
1992 |
|
47 |
C'est La Vie |
B*Witched |
1998 |
|
46 |
I Don't Want to Miss a Thing |
Aerosmith |
1998 |
|
45 |
Livin' la Vida Loca |
Ricky Martin |
1999 |
|
44 |
Back for Good |
Take That |
1995 |
|
43 |
Keep On Movin' |
Five |
1999 |
|
42 |
Semi-Charmed Life |
Third Eye Blind |
1997 |
|
41 |
I Will Always Love You |
Whitney Houston |
1993 |
|
40 |
Under the Bridge |
Red Hot Chili Peppers |
1992 |
|
39 |
What a Girl Wants |
Christina Aguilera |
1999 |
|
38 |
Everlong |
Foo Fighters |
1997 |
|
37 |
No Diggity |
Blackstreet |
1996 |
|
36 |
(You Drive Me) Crazy |
Britney Spears |
1999 |
|
35 |
Ironic |
Alanis Morissette |
1996 |
|
34 |
It's All Coming Back to Me Now |
Celine Dion |
1996 |
|
33 |
Black or White |
Michael Jackson |
1991 |
|
32 |
Waterfalls |
TLC |
1995 |
|
31 |
Better Man |
Pearl Jam |
1994 |
|
30 |
Stop |
Spice Girls |
1997 |
|
29 |
Thunderstruck |
AC/DC |
1990 |
|
28 |
Slide |
Goo Goo Dolls |
1998 |
|
27 |
(Everything I Do) I Do It for You |
Bryan Adams |
1991 |
|
26 |
As Long As You Love Me |
Backstreet Boys |
1997 |
|
25 |
What's Up? |
4 Non Blondes |
1993 |
|
24 |
MMMBop |
Hanson |
1997 |
|
23 |
No Scrubs |
TLC |
1999 |
|
22 |
Bittersweet Symphony |
The Verve |
1997 |
|
21 |
Genie In a Bottle |
Christina Aguilera |
1999 |
|
20 |
Angels |
Robbie Williams |
1997 |
|
19 |
When I Come Around |
Green Day |
1994 |
|
18 |
Truly Madly Deeply |
Savage Garden |
1997 |
|
17 |
Barbie Girl |
Aqua |
1997 |
|
16 |
Creep |
Radiohead |
1992 |
|
15 |
All the Small Things |
blink-182 |
1999 |
|
14 |
My Heart Will Go On |
Celine Dion |
1997 |
|
13 |
Believe |
Cher |
1998 |
|
12 |
Iris |
Goo Goo Dolls |
1998 |
|
11 |
I Want It That Way |
Backstreet Boys |
1999 |
|
10 |
Don't Speak |
No Doubt |
1996 |
|
9 |
Fantasy |
Mariah Carey |
1995 |
|
8 |
Wonderwall |
Oasis |
1995 |
|
7 |
November Rain |
Guns N' Roses |
1992 |
|
6 |
Gangsta's Paradise |
Coolio |
1995 |
|
5 |
Zombie |
The Cranberries |
1994 |
|
4 |
Everybody (Backstreet's Back) |
Backstreet Boys |
1997 |
|
3 |
...Baby One More Time |
Britney Spears |
1999 |
|
2 |
Wannabe |
Spice Girls |
1996 |
|
1 |
Smells Like Teen Spirit |
Nirvana |
1992 |
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