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What are your top ten favorite songs from the 90s?


    By: sarah
    • 10. Jump by Kriss Kross
      oh come on... everyone loved this song at one time or another, even if you don't want to admit it
    • 9. Crush by Dave Matthews Band
      I think this is a great best song, but they have so many awesomet ones so i just chose one
    • 8. 9th at Pine by Less than Jake
      Another awesome band, one of the best of hte 90's... I think this is their best song.. the perfect mix of punk and ska
    • 7. Time of Your Life by Green Day
      All of Green Day's songs are GREAT, especially their older stuff, but this one just stands out as one with a little more meaning
    • 6. Walkin on Broken Glass by Annie Lennox
      this is a great song, and u gotta really listen becuz the violins are just beautiful! i always get up to dance whenever i hear it!
    • 5. Mo Money, Mo Problems by Mase, Puff Daddy, Notorious B.I.G.
      the greatest rap song ever, by 3 of the best
    • 4. I Will Always Love You by Whitney Houston
      a classic from a real diva... the best song to sing along to
    • 3. Semi-Charmed Life by Third Eye Blind
      they're a great band, and i luv all their songs and the cd's great but this one just has so much energy and always puts me in a good mood
    • 2. Waterfalls by TLC
      definitely one of the more memorable songs of the 90's... with a great message as well
    • 1. Dolphin's Cry by Live
      i always get goosebumps when i hear this song.. its amazing!


    By: Nikkie
    • 10. DXM by party up
    • 9. Let her cry by hootie and the blowfish
    • 8. Have you eva by Brandy
    • 7. Adams Song by Blink 182
    • 6. Cheating on me by Kandi
    • 5. Higher by Creed
    • 4. Eric Clapton by Cocain
    • 3. High by Lighthouse family
    • 2. All My life by Kci and JoJo
    • 1. November Rain by Guns and Roses


    By: Special 'K'
    • 10. No Rain by Blind Melon
    • 9. Enter Sandman by Metallica
    • 8. Endless Wave by Meat Puppets
      Pretty Unknown band, but a good Song.
    • 7. Aeroplane by Red Hot Chili Peppers
      Great Band, even better song.
    • 6. Tonight, Tonight by Smashing Pumpkins
    • 5. Sick of Life by Godsmack
      Godsmack rules, and this song says everything about my life.
    • 4. Good Riddance by Green Day
    • 3. Interstate Love Song by Stone Temple Pilots
    • 2. Jeremy by Pearl Jam
    • 1. Smells like teen spirit by Nirvana


    By: Justin
    • 10. crossroads by bone thugs n harmony
    • 9. desparately wanting by better than ezra
    • 8. two princes by spin doctors
    • 7. 2pac by california love
    • 6. desree by you gotta be
    • 5. all i want by toad the wet sprocket
    • 4. no rain by blind melon
    • 3. mr. wendal by arrested development
    • 2. clumsy by our lady peace
    • 1. ants marching by dave matthews band


    By: Akira
    • 10. Incomplete by Sisqo
      It's a good song to sing to someone you messed up a relationship with.
    • 9. Got to get it. by Sisqo
      I love this song especially the video( he looks so little and cute with that big ol' hat on.)
    • 8. These are The Times. by Dru Hill
      It sent chills up my spine when I heard this song.
    • 7. Beauty by Dru Hill
      It's a good slow dancing song.
    • 6. You are Eveything/ & the remix by Dru Hill
      I just love it. The beat ,the music, sisqo.
    • 5. How Deep is Your Love for Me. by Dru Hill
      I love Dru Hill especially SISQO we will be getting married in 2005(just kidding) but I absolutley love everything he has ever done.
    • 4. 5 Steps by Dru Hill
      It made me cry. I love songs that make me cry and think about life.
    • 3. We Never Made a Promise by Dru Hill
      It's a beautiful love song.
    • 2. In My Bed by Dru Hill
      Ooooohh this song is soooo true for me.
    • 1. Tell Me by Dru Hill
      My brother wrote that song so I love it and it means alot to me.


    By: brenda
    • 10. its over now by neve
      yeah...i know...youve never heard of this song...neither had i til i met this guy...turned out really ugly but i still love the song...
    • 9. god of wine by third eye blind
      on top of being brutally hot stephan jenkins is also a really great songwriter...
    • 8. disarm by smashing pumpkins
      beautiful beautiful beautiful...that about covers it...
    • 7. prizefighter by bush
      a song that says just how i feel i am...
    • 6. faith by limp bizkit
      k...this song is just here cos it reminds me of all the kick backs @ my friends apartment...grass and limp just seem to go together...
    • 5. champagne supernova by oasis
      great song...just beautiful...
    • 4. colorblind by counting crows
      okay...ill admit that this is the only counting crows song that ive probably ever listened to but its really good...also has emotional baggage attached to it...
    • 3. heart-shaped box by nirvana
      never underestimate the power of kurt cobain...
    • 2. crash into me by dave matthews band
      brings back a lot of memories...one of the most beautiful love songs ever...
    • 1. alien/mouth by bush
      u really cant top these two songs...and i can never decide which of the two is the better...


    By: josh timmermann
    • 10. Setting Sun by The Chemical Brothers
    • 9. Where Its At by Beck
    • 8. Closer by Nine Inch Nails
    • 7. Lithium by Nirvana
    • 6. Try Not To Breathe by R.E.M.
    • 5. Down By The Water by P.J. Harvey
    • 4. Heart-Shaped Box by Nirvana
    • 3. Karma Police by Radiohead
    • 2. Lucky by Radiohead
    • 1. Paranoid Android by Radiohead


    By: Sarah Taylor
    • 10. Hanging by a Moment by Lifehouse
      This song is newly released, I know, but it has already made a great impression on me.
    • 9. Don't Speak by No Doubt
      This song is great.
    • 8. Bent by Matchbox Twenty
      This song deserves to be recognized.
    • 7. Losing My Religion by REM
      This is a really good song.
    • 6. Sex and Candy by Marcy's Playground
      So, I like this song. Big deal.
    • 5. It's All Coming Back to Me Now by Celine Dion
      Definitely one of her best.
    • 4. I Will Buy You a New Life by Everclear
      Good, good song.
    • 3. Iris by Goo Goo Dolls
      If you're not in love, this song will make you fall.
    • 2. Truly Madly Deeply by Savage Garden
      This is the most romantic song written
    • 1. Smells Like Teen Spirit by Nirvana
      This is the coolest. It defines the 90's.

    Actually, my "Top Ten List of the 90s" would consist of about 35 songs, but since they only allowed me ten, I just put my top ten up there. : )
    By: mikey
    • 10. every song by bjork
      she's one of my favorites.. not really what i think of when i think of the 90s.. but i had to meantion her in here " as much as I definitely enjoy solitude I wouldn't mind perhaps spending little time with you"
    • 9. milk by garbage
      i am milk.
    • 8. bittersweet symphony by verve
    • 7. today by smashing pumpkins
      great song to just sit there and be like "damn"
    • 6. nin by march of pigs
      everyone was all on the "closer" song.. wow did he say "fu*k like an animal" .. whatever, this song was badass.
    • 5. tragic kingdom by no doubt
      whole cd was great, especially the songs that didn't get all the radioplay.. like 'sunday morning' 'hey you' 'different people' the list goes on.
    • 4. plowed by sponge
      what a great song.. this shoulda actually been 2-3rd
    • 3. jeremy by pearl jam
      what a good song
    • 2. plush + any other song by stone temple pilots
      this was definately the all around best cd that came out that decade, i dunno, maybe it was me.. but every song was great, would be number 1 if i didn't like nirvana so much back then..
    • 1. lithium by nirvana
      this is the song i that got me into them, way back when..


    By: Kevin Rutledge
    • 10. cocain by buckcherry
      can't play it loud enough...trust me..."ohhh yeeeahhh"
    • 9. cumbersum by seven mary three
      song to get pumped up to...can't help but sing along...or yell along!
    • 8. black hole sun by sound garden
    • 7. enter sandman by metallica
      ....i don't think it even needs comenting on. awesome song.
    • 6. glycerine by bush
      another mellowed out song that's top quallity.
    • 5. yellow ledbedder by pearl jam
      most moving guitar solo's i've EVER heard...deep stuff.
    • 4. semi-charmed life by 3rd eye blind
      can't forget about these guys...everything they put out has quallity to be compared to as "the best".
    • 3. hero & everlong by foo fighters
      foo fighters rock...can't get enough of them...lyrics are powerful and music full of energy
    • 2. santimonica by everclear
      great band...Art and the boyz got tallent. got to love the guitar intro as well.
    • 1. smells like teen spirit by nirvana
      (of course)- have to agree with the rest of the peeps on that one.

    runner ups: song #11- self esteem band #11- offspring --------------------------------- song #12- higher ground band #12- red hot chili peppers --------------------------------- song #13- end of the world band #13- rem ------------------------------ song #14-far behind band #14-candle box ------------------------ (beware of fuel, 3 doors down, and oleander). they'll definitely be a big role in the world of music for many years to come.

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