Top 100 Songs Of 1990

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(The mullet anthem. So bad it’s good. So good it’s great.) 32. "Just a Friend" – Biz Markie (The greatest off-key rapping of all time. “Oh snap! Our story gets told.”) 33. "Alright" – Janet Jackson (Heavy jazz influence. Heavy Q-Tip influence from A Tribe Called Quest.) **34. "Barely Breathing" – No, that’s 1996. "Downtown" – Petula Clark? No. "Tic-Tac-Toe" – No. "Cuts You Up" – Peter Murphy (The godfather of goth goes folk-rock. A cult classic.) 35. "Love Song" – Tesla (The acoustic ballad that proved hair metal bands had soul) 36. "Hanky Panky" – Madonna (From Dick Tracy . A vaudeville kink-fest about spanking.) 37. "Spending My Time" – Roxette (The third massive hit. A torch song for the lonely.) 38. "The Humpty Dance" – Digital Underground (Shock G’s alter ego. The weirdest, funkiest rap of the year. “I’m Humpty, I’m number one.”) 39. "I Go to Extremes" – Billy Joel (Billy’s bipolar anthem. Piano man goes rock.) 40. "Swing the Mood" – Jive Bunny & The Mastermixers (The ultimate 50s/60s mashup. Swing dancing revival starter.) 41. "Mentirosa" – Mellow Man Ace (The first “Latin rap” hit. Samples Santana’s “Evil Ways.”) 42. "So Alive" – Love and Rockets (The former Bauhaus members made a sexy, fuzzy rock song about a blow-up doll. Seriously.) 43. "Unchained Melody" – The Righteous Brothers (Re-released in 1990 because of Ghost . The pottery scene made it a #1 again, 25 years later.) 44. "Something Happened on the Way to Heaven" – Phil Collins (A funky, forgotten Collins track with a great horn section.) 45. "I Wanna Be Rich" – Calloway (The greed-is-good anthem just as the recession hit. Ironic timing.) 46. "Rhythm of the Night" – No, that’s 1985. "Groove Is in the Heart" – Deee-Lite (The most colorful, bizarre, brilliant video of 1990. Lady Miss Kier, Bootsy Collins, and a slide whistle.) 47. "Poison" – Bell Biv DeVoe (New jack swing’s meanest track. “Never trust a big butt and a smile.”) 48. "The Joker" – Steve Miller Band (Re-released after a jeans commercial. “Maurice” became a meme before memes.) 49. "Show Me Heaven" – Maria McKee (From Days of Thunder . The quietest, most beautiful love theme of the year.) 50. "Can't Stop Fallin' in Love" – Cheap Trick (A power pop comeback that deserved more love.) top 100 songs of 1990

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(The pre-game anthem for New Edition fans.) 52. "Feels Good" – Tony! Toni! Toné! (The smoothest groove of the year. Neo-soul’s godfathers.) 53. "I'll Be Your Everything" – Tommy Page (Written by Jordan Knight of NKOTB. Pure bubblegum.) 54. "Real Love" – Skyy (The classic house anthem that filled clubs.) 55. "Whip Appeal" – Babyface (The king of R&B slow jams warming up his throne.) 56. "Come Back to Me" – Janet Jackson (The jazz-tinged closer to Rhythm Nation .) 57. "Round and Round" – Tevin Campbell (Produced by Prince. A 13-year-old sounding like a 30-year-old soul veteran.) 58. "I Don't Have the Heart" – James Ingram (The adult contemporary king’s last #1.) 59. "The Bohemian Rhapsody of the 90s" – No. "Here and Now" – Luther Vandross (The wedding song that replaced “Eternal Flame.”) 60. "My, My, My" – Johnny Gill (The ultimate slow grind at the roller rink.) 61. "Do Me!" – Bell Biv DeVoe (The raunchier cousin of “Poison.”) 62. "Justify My Love" – Madonna (Released Dec. 1990 – technically a 1991 chart hit, but recorded in 1990. The video was banned by MTV. Her most experimental track.) 63. "It's a Shame (My Sister)" – Monie Love (Female British hip-hop with a message.) 64. "Funky Cold Medina" – Tone Lōc (Released late 1989, but dominated early 1990.) 65. "Wild Thing" – Tone Lōc (See above. The one-two punch of novelty rap.) 66. "All Around the World" – Lisa Stansfield (The British soul singer’s masterpiece. A song about searching for love across the globe.) 67. "This Old Heart of Mine" – Rod Stewart (His cover of the Isley Brothers. Not great, but ubiquitous.) 68. "Soul Kitchen" – No. "The Deeper Love" – Aretha Franklin (The Queen of Soul goes house music. A lost classic.) 69. "I Wish It Would Rain Down" – Phil Collins ft. Eric Clapton (A blue-eyed soul ballad with a Clapton solo that weeps.) 70. "Freedom '90" – George Michael (The video with the supermodels (Naomi, Cindy, Christy, Linda). His reborn statement against the music industry.) So good it’s great