I said they were decent, I didn't say they were great. They aren't up to 70s and 80s standards by no means.

I could at least listen to stuff like that then and not only tolerate it but like it also. That's more than I can say about the majority of the stuff beginning in the mid 1990s and all of the stuff in the 2000s when everything turned to slow to midtempo shit hop. I can't tolerate that whatsoever. When I hear it, I want to take a baseball bat and smash the damn radio into a thousand pieces.
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vainandy said:

Oh and the baseball bat thing, yea
Good thing I don't listen to the radio cause that would probably happen to me too

FuNkeNsteiN said:

NDRU said:

Not on the R&B chart. At any rate, "The Most Beautiful Girl in the World" was bigger than both of them.

Where the hell is Coolio and Bone Thugs N Harmony? WTF.

AlexdeParis said:

Cream was #1 on the pop charts. I don't think Most Beautiful Girl was, & Gett off definitely wasn't

NDRU said:

I think TMBGITW was like top 5 pop (Najee or Alexa back me up on this).

These were decent. They had more listed that I like than I thought they would. The 1990s was such a horrible decade, I figured their entire list would be nothing but either shit hop or accoustical unplugged.

AlexdeParis said:

Cream was #1 on the pop charts. I don't think Most Beautiful Girl was, & Gett off definitely wasn't

LittleBLUECorvette said:

Coolio I can see, but Bone Thugs?
They weren't that big in the 90s. Sure they had a hit or 2, but that's it.

NDRU said:

Well, I guess "bigger" is in the eyes of the beholder.

Cream - #1 Pop
Gett Off - #21 Pop, #6 R&B, #1 Dance
The Most Beautiful Girl in the World - #3 Pop, #2 R&B

IMO, top 3 on both charts trumps a #1 and no appearance at all.

AlexdeParis said:

I see Pop (I think it's the Hot 100) charts as the ultimate chart, since it includes, Pop, Rock, R&B, Hip Hop, Country, etc. And #1 on smaller charts (Classical & Jazz are obvious examples) might not really be a big seller.

It's like songs that transcend genre.

100 Greatest Songs Of The '90s Full List
01. Nirvana "Smells Like Teen Spirit"
02. U2 "One"
03. Backstreet Boys "I Want It That Way"
04. Whitney Houston "I Will Always Love You"
05. Madonna "Vogue"
06. Sir Mix-A-Lot "Baby Got Back"
07. Britney Spears "...Baby One More Time"
08. TLC"Waterfalls"
09. R.E.M. "Losing My Religion"
10. Sinéad O'Connor "Nothing Compares 2 U"
11. Pearl Jam "Jeremy"
12. Alanis Morissette "You Oughta Know"
13. Dr. Dre (featuring Snoop Doggy Dogg) "Nuthin' but a "G" Thang"
14. Mariah Carey "Vision of Love"
15. Red Hot Chili Peppers "Under the Bridge"
16. MC Hammer "U Can't Touch This"
17. Destiny's Child "Say My Name"
18. Metallica "Enter Sandman"
19. Beastie Boys "Sabotage"
20. Hanson "MMMBop"
21. Celine Dion "My Heart Will Go On"
22. Beck "Loser"
23. Salt-N-Pepa with En Vogue "Whatta Man"
24. House of Pain "Jump Around"
25. Soundgarden "Black Hole Sun"
26. Eminem "My Name Is"
27. Counting Crows "Mr. Jones"
28. Ricky Martin "Livin' la Vida Loca"
29. Vanilla Ice "Ice Ice Baby"
30. *NSYNC "Tearin' Up My Heart"
31. Radiohead "Creep"
32. BLACKstreet "No Diggity"
33. Spice Girls "Wannabe"
34. Third Eye Blind "Semi-Charmed Life"
35. Oasis "Wonderwall"
36. C+C Music Factory "Gonna Make You Sweat (Everybody Dance Now)"
37. Green Day "Good Riddance (Time of Your Life)"
38. Christina Aguilera "Genie In A Bottle"
39. Goo Goo Dolls "Iris"
40. Color Me Badd "I Wanna Sex You Up"
41. Spin Doctors "Two Princes"
42. Collective Soul "Shine"
43. En Vogue "My Lovin' (You're Never Gonna Get It)"
44. The Fugees "Killing Me Softly With His Song"
45. Hootie & the Blowfish "Only Wanna Be With You"
46. Shania Twain "You're Still the One"
47. Marky Mark and The Funky Bunch "Good Vibrations"
48. Matchbox Twenty "3 AM"
49. Jewel "Who Will Save Your Soul"
50. Alice in Chains "Man in the Box"
51. Tupac (featuring Dr. Dre and Roger Troutman) "California Love"
52. Sugar Ray "Fly"
53. Naughty by Nature "O.P.P."
54. Joan Osborne "One of Us"
55. Fiona Apple "Criminal"
56. L.L. Cool J "Mama Said Knock You Out"
57. Jay-Z featuring Amil and Ja Rule "Can I Get A..."
58. Sophie B. Hawkins "Damn, I Wish I Was Your Lover"
59. Weezer "Buddy Holly"
60. Bell Biv DeVoe "Poison"
61. Sheryl Crow "All I Wanna Do"
62. Live "I Alone"
63. The Notorious B.I.G. featuring Mase & Puff Daddy "Mo Money Mo Problems"
64. The Presidents of the United States of America "Peaches"
65. Digital Underground "The Humpty Dance"
66. Edwin McCain "I'll Be"
67. Deee-Lite "Groove Is In The Heart"
68. Will Smith "Gettin' Jiggy Wit It"
69. Korn "Freak on a Leash"
70. Jamiroquai "Virtual Insanity"
71. Arrested Development "Tennessee"
72. Barenaked Ladies "One Week"
73. Marcy Playground "Sex and Candy"
74. Cher "Believe"
75. Kris Kross "Jump"
76. Blues Traveler "Run-Around"
77. Ice Cube "It Was a Good Day"
78. Lenny Kravitz "Are You Gonna Go My Way"
79. Meredith Brooks "Bitch"
80. Right Said Fred "I'm Too Sexy"
81. Paula Cole "I Don't Want to Wait"
82. Geto Boys "Mind Playing Tricks on Me"
83. The Breeders "Cannonball"
84. Snow "Informer"
85. Cypress Hill "Insane In The Brain"
86. The Cranberries "Linger"
87. Billy Ray Cyrus "Achy Breaky Heart"
88. Duncan Sheik "Barely Breathing"
89. Liz Phair "Never Said"
90. New Radicals "You Get What You Give"
91. Sarah McLachlan "Building a Mystery"
92. Public Enemy "911 Is A Joke"
93. Lisa Loeb & Nine Stories "Stay"
94. Fastball "The Way"
95. Montell Jordan "This is How We Do It"
96. Nelson "(Can't Live Without Your) Love and Affection"
97. Prince & The New Power Generation "Gett Off"
98. EMF"Unbelievable"
99. Missy "Misdemeanor" Elliott "The Rain (Supa Dupa Fly)"
100. Gerardo "Rico Suave"

Ok, I don't disagree with a lot of these songs, but to NOT include "That's The Way Love Goes" from JJ or "Remember The Time" from MJ is a crime.

NDRU said:

Oh, I certainly see your point of view.

AnckSuNamun said:

estelle81 said:

How did they forget the "Macarana"? Not a great song, but a huge dance craze that lasted longer than is should have.

I never said they were great but I will definately take them over the so-called artists of the 1990s that public thinks is so great. I mean someone like Borepac Shakur, the man is no different than the shit hoppers of today. I can turn on his music and hear the same stuff as what folks are doing today which is talking over a stripped down weak midtempo beat and a few samples. Yet, folks have turned him into a black version of Elvis after his death.

A song like "Mmmmmbop", as corny as it is, was at least an original song with instruments. And best of all, it wasn't at a Judy Garland tempo like these wannabe thugs have.

NDRU said:

but Gerardo over 2Pac?

Where the hell is Coolio and Bone Thugs N Harmony? WTF.

I never said they were great but I will definately take them over the so-called artists of the 1990s that public thinks is so great. I mean someone like Borepac Shakur, the man is no different than the shit hoppers of today. I can turn on his music and hear the same stuff as what folks are doing today which is talking over a stripped down weak midtempo beat and a few samples. Yet, folks have turned him into a black version of Elvis after his death.

A song like "Mmmmmbop", as corny as it is, was at least an original song with instruments. And best of all, it wasn't at a Judy Garland tempo like these wannabe thugs have.

And what about the NE Family

No BBD, Bobby, Ralph T, or Johnny Gill

I am so sick of "Smells Like Teen Spirit". It's not even the best Nirvana song. I don't know why in hell it keeps topping these sort of lists. There are so many Nirvana songs I like more than Teen Spirit.