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The progressive rock of Rush's "Show Don't Tell", the final song to top the chart in the 1980s, had evolved into the post-grunge sound of Creed's "Higher" by the end of the 1990s. Despite the evolution, Van Halen still managed to top the chart more than any other artist during the 1990s with eight number-one songs.
Pioneers of the ‘90s hip-hop scene, A Tribe Called Quest combined genius sampling and effortless rhymes to create a party playlist staple with staying power. Watch the music video for a real ...
Mariah Carey amassed the most number-one hits (14 songs) and had the longest cumulative run atop the Billboard Hot 100 chart (60 weeks) during the 1990s. Carey is also the only artist to spend at least one week at the summit of the chart in each year of the decade.
Colorful costumes, endless radio play, and big-money music videos supported the top tunes throughout the '90s. In short, it was a time of musical triumph — and some of the decade’s biggest ...
Whatever: The '90s Pop & Culture Box is a seven-disc, 130-track box set of popular music hits of the 1990s. Released by Rhino Records in 2005, the box set was based on the success of Have a Nice Decade: The 70s Pop Culture Box , and Like Omigod!
The modern rock radio format experienced a substantial growth in popularity during the decade, [5] with the success of Nirvana's 1991 song "Smells Like Teen Spirit" marking a "return of the crossover rock hit". [6] Speaking to Billboard in 1994, chart analyst Max Tolkoff remarked that in previous years, "people didn't care what was a hit on ...
The Mainstream Top 40 airplay-based chart debuted in Billboard magazine in its issue dated October 3, 1992, with rankings determined by monitored airplay from data compiled by Broadcast Data Systems, a then-new technology which can detect when and how often songs are being played on radio stations.
90 "This One's for the Children" New Kids on the Block: 91 "What It Takes" Aerosmith: 92 "Forever" Kiss: 93 "Jerk Out" The Time: 94 "Just a Friend" Biz Markie: 95 "Whole Wide World" A'Me Lorain: 96 "Without You" Mötley Crüe: 97 "Swing the Mood" Jive Bunny and the Mastermixers: 98 "Thieves in the Temple" Prince: 99 "Mentirosa" Mellow Man Ace ...