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Date: Dec 21, 2099
Source: Sacbeat Entertainment News
Submitted By: Gina
By Chris Macias
Bee Pop Music Writer
(Published Dec. 21, 1999)
Schizophrenic. That's the only word which comes close
to labeling what
pop
music has been in the 1990s. Music this decade reached
new heights of
diversity, and keeping up with some of the myriad
genres -- hip-hop,
trip-hop, indie rock, rap 'n' rock, emo-core,
electronica, etc. -- kept
even
the most adept music fan on his or her toes.
Here's a list of 99 songs fit for a monster mix tape
reflecting the
1990s'
anything-goes approach to pop. You'll find everything
from teeny-bopper
titans to torchy love ballads, torrential guitar rock
and a whole lot
in
between. The tunes aren't listed in any particular
order, but
illustrate some
songs that helped to define the decade's wide-open
musical landscape.
The Unavoidable
1. "My Heart Will Go On," Celine Dion
2. "Livin' La Vida Loca," Ricky Martin
3. "Candle in the Wind 1997," Elton John
4. "I Want It That Way," Backstreet Boys
5. "Achy Breaky Heart," Billy Ray Cyrus
6. "I Will Always Love You," Whitney Houston
7. "Friends in Low Places," Garth Brooks
8. "Tearin' Up My Heart," 'N Sync
9. "You're Still the One," Shania Twain
10. "The Sign," Ace of Base
11. "MMMBop," Hanson
12. "You Oughta Know," Alanis Morrissette
13. "U Can't Touch This," M.C. Hammer
14. "Loser," Beck
15. "Macarena (Bayside Boys Mix)," Los Del Rio
16. "Wannabe," Spice Girls
Alternative/indie rock
17. "Smells Like Teen Spirit," Nirvana
18. "Gimme Indie Rock," Sebadoh
19. "Repeater," Fugazi
20. "Rock Star," Hole
21. "Cut Your Hair," Pavement
22. "Cannonball," The Breeders
23. "Sheela-Na-Gig," PJ Harvey
24. "Creep," Radiohead
25. "I Can't Stop Smiling," Velocity Girl
26. "Dig Me Out," Sleater-Kinney
27. "Supernova," Liz Phair
R&B
28. "Tyrone," Erykah Badu
29. "Your Body's Callin'," R. Kelly
30. "Doo Wop (That Thing)," Lauryn Hill
31. "Are You That Somebody," Aaliyah
32. "The Most Beautiful Girl In the World," Artist Formerly Known as Prince
33. "That's the Way Love Goes," Janet Jackson
34. "Waterfalls," TLC
35. "Emotions," Mariah Carey
36. "You're All I Need To Get By," Method Man featuring Mary J. Blige
37. "Crazy," Seal
38. "Whatta Man," Salt-N-Pepa
39. "All Around the World," Lisa Stansfield
40. "End of the Road," Boyz II Men
41. "I'm Every Woman," Whitney Houston
42. "Poison," Bell Biv DeVoe
43. "Brown Sugar," D'Angelo
Everybody dance now
44. "The Humpty Dance," Digital Underground
45. "Block Rockin' Beats," Chemical Brothers
46. "Baby Got Back," Sir Mix-a-Lot
47. "Funk Phenomena," Armand Van Helden
48. "Groove Is in the Heart," Deee-lite
49. "Tootsie Roll," 69 Boyz
50. "Around the World," Daft Punk
51. "Inner City Life," Goldie
52. "The Rockafeller Skank," Fatboy Slim
53. "Ray of Light," Madonna
54. "Como Ves," Ozomatli
55. "Whoomp! (There It Is)," Tag Team
Hip-hop hooray
56. "Big Poppa," Notorious B.I.G.
57. "California Love," 2 Pac
58. "Scenario," A Tribe Called Quest
59. "How I Could Just Kill a Man," Cypress Hill
60. "Nuthin' But a 'G' Thang," Dr. Dre with Snoop Doggy Dogg
61."Rebirth of Slick (Cool Like Dat)," Digable Planets
62. "Invasion of the Octopus People," Invisibl Skratch Piklz
63. "Mind Playing Tricks on Me," Geto Boys
64. "Shimmy Shimmy Ya," Ol' Dirty Bastard
65. "Gangsta's Paradise," Coolio featuring L.V.
66. "Welcome to the Terrordome," Public Enemy
67. "Fu-Gee-La," Fugees
68. "So Whatcha Want," Beastie Boys
69. "It Was a Good Day," Ice Cube
70. "O.P.P.," Naughty By Nature
71. "Jump Around," House of Pain
Hard rockers
72. "Cherub Rock," Smashing Pumpkins
73. "Black Hole Sun," Soundgarden
74. "Longview," Green Day
75. "Bawitdaba," Kid Rock
76. "Stinkfist," Tool
77. "Cowboys From Hell," Pantera
78. "Bulls on Parade," Rage Against the Machine
79. "War Ensemble," Slayer
80. "Nookie," Limp Bizkit
81. "Blind," Korn
82. "Closer," Nine Inch Nails
83. "Even Flow," Pearl Jam
84. "Monkey Wrench," Foo Fighters
The softer side
85. "Crash Into Me," Dave Matthews Band
86. "Don't Speak," No Doubt
87. "Harvest Moon," Neil Young
88. "Walk on the Ocean," Toad the Wet Sprocket
89. "Building a Mystery," Sarah McLachlan
90. "Learning To Fly," Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
91. "Everybody Hurts," R.E.M.
92. "Nothing Compares 2 U," Sinead O'Connor
93. "No Rain," Blind Melon
The haunting
94. "Only Shallow," My Bloody Valentine
95. "Glory Box," Portishead
96. "One," U2
97. "Halah," Mazzy Star
98. "Polly," Nirvana
99. "Me and a Gun," Tori Amos.
CHRIS MACIAS is The Bee's pop music writer.
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