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Favorite Songs of the 1990s (Chronological)

Decade Rating: 3.84. Ranked  #2 / 7.

5 songs per year, starting from 1990.

1990

    1) The Sundays - Here's Where the Story Ends  ||  Jangle Pop

    2) Cocteau Twins - Cherry-Coloured Funk  ||  Dream Pop, Ethereal Wave

    3) Skinny Puppy - Rash Reflection  ||  Electro-Industrial

    4) Angelo Badalementi - Laura Palmer's Theme  ||  Television Music, Dark Jazz

    5) Lustmørd - Heresy Part 1  ||  Dark Ambient

1991

    1) Slint - Good Morning, Captain  ||  Post-Rock, Post-Hardcore, Math Rock

    2) Massive Attack - Safe From Harm  ||  Trip Hop

    3) My Bloody Valentine - Only Shallow  ||  Shoegaze, Noise Pop

    4) Rabih Abou-Khalil - An Evening With Jerry  ||  Arabic Jazz

    5) Talk Talk - Ascension Day  ||  Post-Rock

1992

    1) Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds - Papa Won't Leave You, Henry  ||  Punk Blues

    2) Tori Amos - Winter  ||  Singer/Songwriter, Piano Rock

    3) Neurosis - Souls at Zero  ||  Atmospheric Sludge Metal, Post-Hardcore

    4) Tom Waits - Dirt in the Ground  ||  Experimental Rock

    5) Red House Painters - Medicine Bottle  ||  Slowcore

1993

    1) PJ Harvey - 50ft Queenie  ||  Alternative Rock, Noise Rock, Punk Blues

    2) Björk - Come to Me  ||  Art Pop

    3) Nirvana - Heart-Shaped Box  ||  Alternative Rock, Grunge

    4) Slowdive - Machine Gun  ||  Dream Pop, Shoegaze

    5) Liz Phair - Fuck and Run  ||  Indie Rock

1994

    1) Portishead - Roads  ||  Trip Hop

    2) Lisa Germano - Geek the Girl  ||  Singer/Songwriter, Slowcore

    3) Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds - Lay Me Low  ||  Alternative Rock, Post-Punk

    4) Current 93 - Lucifer Over London  ||  Neofolk, Psychedelic Folk

    5) Nas - N.Y. State of Mind  ||  East Coast Hip Hop, Conscious Hip Hop

1995

    1) Scott Walker - Farmer in the City  ||  Experimental, Singer/Songwriter, Post-Industrial

    2) Blind Guardian - Bright Eyes  ||  Power Metal

    3) Björk - Enjoy  ||  Art Pop, Trip Hop, Electronic

    4) PJ Harvey - The Dancer  ||  Alternative Rock

    5) Radiohead - Fake Plastic Trees  ||  Alternative Rock

1996

    1) Fishmans - Long Season  ||  Neo-Psychedelia, Dream Pop

    2) Burzum - Dunkelheit  ||  Atmospheric Black Metal

    3) Love Corporation - Cathedrals of Glitter (Monkey Mafia Mix)  ||  Trip Hop, Big Beat

    4) Cibo Matto - Birthday Cake  ||  Trip Hop, Art Pop

    5) Swans - I Love You This Much  ||  Experimental Rock, Post-Rock, Experimental

1997

    1) Godspeed You! Black Emperor - The Dead Flag Blues  ||  Post-Rock, Drone

    2) Björk - Hunter  ||  Art Pop, Electronic

    3) Radiohead - Exit Music (For a Film)  ||  Art Rock, Alternative Rock 

    4) Janet Jackson - Got 'Til It's Gone  ||  Contemporary R&B

    5) Portishead - Cowboys  ||  Trip Hop, Acid Jazz

1998

    1) Eels - The Medication is Wearing Off  ||  Indie Pop

    2) Boards of Canada - Roygbiv  ||  IDM

    3) Outkast - Rosa Parks  ||  Southern Hip Hop

    4) Neutral Milk Hotel - Oh Comely  ||  Indie Folk

    5) Massive Attack - Black Milk  ||  Trip Hop

1999

    1) American Football - Never Meant  ||  Midwest Emo

    2) Nine Inch Nails - Somewhat Damaged  ||  Electro-Industrial, Industrial Rock

    3) Gustavo Cerati - Tabú  ||  Art Pop, Trip Hop, Electronic, Neo-Psychedelia

    4) Orchid - Epilogue of a Car Crash  ||  Emoviolence

    5) Seatbelts - Blue  ||  Television Music, Pop Rock

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