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A Recast of ‘60 Songs That Explain the '90s’

The 1990s were a turning point in music: with the increasingly connected world enabling an unprecedented coalescence of various styles and genres, the decade featured the rapid evolution of sonic artistry — and subsequently shaped the soundscape of eras that followed. Listen along as The Ringer’s preeminent music critic Rob Harvilla curates and explores 60 iconic songs from the ‘90s that define the decade.

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1. Alanis Morissette—"You Oughta Know" Oct. 15, 2020
2. Gin Blossoms—“Hey Jealousy” Oct. 22, 2020
3. Wu-Tang Clan—“C.R.E.A.M.” Oct. 29, 2020
4. Missy Elliott—“The Rain (Supa Dupa Fly)” Nov. 5, 2020
5. Guns N’ Roses—“November Rain” Nov. 12, 2020
6. Geto Boys—"Mind Playing Tricks On Me" Nov. 19, 2020
7. Mariah Carey—“All I Want for Christmas Is You” Dec. 3, 2020
8. Smashing Pumpkins—“Mayonaise” Dec. 10, 2020
9. Backstreet Boys—“I Want It That Way” Dec. 17, 2020
10. Master P—“Make 'Em Say Uhh!” Dec. 31, 2020
11. The Breeders—“Cannonball” Jan. 7, 2021
12. Metallica—“Enter Sandman” Jan. 14, 2021
13. New Radicals—“You Get What You Give” Jan. 21, 2021
14. C+C Music Factory—“Gonna Make You Sweat (Everybody Dance Now)” Jan. 28, 2021
15. Dr. Dre—“Nuthin’ But a G-Thang” Feb. 4, 2021
16. No Doubt—“Just a Girl” Feb. 10, 2021
17. TLC—“No Scrubs” Feb. 17, 2021
18. Temple of the Dog—“Hunger Strike” Feb. 24, 2021
19. The Notorious B.I.G.—“Juicy” March 3, 2021
20. Shania Twain—“Man! I Feel Like a Woman!” March 10, 2021
21. Tool—“Stinkfist” March 17, 2021
22. Pulp—“Common People” March 24, 2021
23. Selena—“Dreaming of You” March 31, 2021
24. Luniz—"I Got 5 on It" April 7, 2021
25. A Tribe Called Quest—“Scenario” April 14, 2021
26. Björk—“Hyperballad” April 21, 2021
27. Dave Matthews Band—“Crash Into Me” April 28, 2021
28. Weezer—“Say It Ain’t So” May 5, 2021
29. Whitney Houston—“I Will Always Love You” May 12, 2021
30. Red Hot Chili Peppers—“Under the Bridge” May 19, 2021
31. Juvenile—“Back That Azz Up” May 26, 2021
32. Sinéad O’Connor—“Nothing Compares 2 U” June 2, 2021
33. Third Eye Blind—“Semi-Charmed Life” June 9, 2021
34. Brandy and Monica—“The Boy Is Mine” June 16, 2021
35. Pavement—“Gold Soundz” June 23, 2021
36. Cake—“The Distance” June 30, 2021
37. Coolio—“Gangsta’s Paradise” July 7, 2021
38. Madonna—“Vogue” July 14, 2021
39. Limp Bizkit—“Nookie” July 21, 2021
40. Boyz II Men—“End of the Road” July 28, 2021
41. Oasis—“Wonderwall” Sept. 8, 2021
42. Tori Amos — “Cornflake Girl” Sept. 15, 2021
43. Outkast—“Rosa Parks” Sept. 22, 2021
44. R.E.M.—“Nightswimming” Sept. 29, 2021
45. Aaliyah—“One in a Million” Oct. 6, 2021
46. Billy Ray Cyrus—“Achy Breaky Heart” Oct. 13, 2021
47. Blink-182—“What’s My Age Again?” Oct. 20, 2021
48. Bone Thugs-N-Harmony—“Tha Crossroads” Oct. 27, 2021
49. Celine Dion—“My Heart Will Go On” Nov. 3, 2021
50. Radiohead—“Creep” Nov. 17, 2021
51. DMX—“Ruff Ryder’s Anthem” Nov. 24, 2021
52. Spice Girls—“Wannabe” Dec. 1, 2021
53. “Smooth” - Santana Dec. 8, 2021
54. “Criminal” - Fiona Apple Dec. 15, 2021
55. “A Long December”—Counting Crows Dec. 22, 2021
56. “Ex-Factor”—Lauryn Hill Jan. 12, 2022
57. “Killing In The Name”—Rage Against The Machine Jan. 19, 2022
58. “California Love”—Tupac Jan. 26, 2022
59. “It’s Good to Be King”—Tom Petty Feb. 2, 2022
60. "Would?“—Alice in Chains Feb. 9, 2022
61. " ... Baby One More Time"—Britney Spears May 4, 2022
62. “Whoomp! (There It Is)” — Tag Team May 11, 2022
63. “I Can’t Make You Love Me” — Bonnie Raitt May 18, 2022
64. “Been Caught Stealing”—Jane’s Addiction May 25, 2022
65. “Pretty Fly (For A White Guy)“—The Offspring June 1, 2022
66. “Shook Ones, Part II”—Mobb Deep June 8, 2022
67. “Doll Parts”—Hole June 15, 2022
68. “Bitter Sweet Symphony”—The Verve June 22, 2022
69. “Real Love”—Mary J. Blige June 29, 2022
70. “Closer”—Nine Inch Nails July 13, 2022
71. “Sabotage”—Beastie Boys July 20, 2022
72. “In Circles”—Sunny Day Real Estate July 27, 2022
73. “Together Again”—Janet Jackson Aug. 3, 2022
74. “Firestarter”—The Prodigy Aug. 10, 2022
75. "Zombie”—The Cranberries Aug. 17, 2022
76. “Walk”—Pantera Oct. 26, 2022
77. “Goodbye Earl”—The Chicks Nov. 2, 2022
78. “It Was a Good Day”—Ice Cube Nov. 9, 2022
79. “Return of the Mack”—Mark Morrison Nov. 16, 2022
80. “Stay (I Missed You)”—Lisa Loeb Nov. 30, 2022
81. “Yellow Ledbetter”—Pearl Jam Dec. 7, 2022
82. “Ice Ice Baby”—Vanilla Ice Dec. 14, 2022
83. Mailbag Dec. 21, 2022
84. “Tyrone - Live”—Erykah Badu Jan. 4, 2023
85. "Only Wanna Be with You”—Hootie & The Blowfish Jan. 11, 2023
86. “F--k and Run”—Liz Phair Jan. 18, 2023
87. “Enjoy the Silence”—Depeche Mode Jan. 25, 2023
88. “Basket Case”—Green Day Feb. 1, 2023
89. “Macarena”—Los del Rio Feb. 8, 2023
90. “Torn”—Natalie Imbruglia Feb. 15, 2023
91. "A Roller Skating Jam Named ‘Saturdays'"—De La Soul Feb. 22, 2023
92. '60 Songs' Returns May 17! May 3, 2023
93. “Smells Like Teen Spirit”—Nirvana with Courtney Love May 17, 2023
94. “Shoop”—Salt-N-Pepa May 24, 2023
95. “Loser”—Beck May 31, 2023
96. “If It Makes You Happy”—Sheryl Crow June 7, 2023
97. “Gett Off”—Prince and the New Power Generation June 14, 2023
98. "Tubthumping"—Chumbawamba June 21, 2023
99. “Down by the Water”—PJ Harvey June 28, 2023
100. “Regulate”—Warren G & Nate Dogg July 5, 2023
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