Since we have an 80s and 2000s version of this topic...

Comedown - Bush (1995) - One of my favourite songs. This song is often overlooked by it's Sixteen Stone counterpart, "Glycerine", and other 90s grunge/post-grunge artists.

That Ain't Bad - Ratcat (1990) - This song (and band) deserved to achieve more success than it did. It was probably released a bit too early, as alternative rock had yet to break into the mainstream when this was released in Late 1990. However, with that said, it did manage to reach #1 on the Australian charts in Early 1991 and the band also had two other hits; "Don't Go Now" and "Baby, Baby". After the success of the three songs and the EP, however, the band had completely disappeared from the mainstream and they were never able to release another Top-50 single. If this had of been released two or three years later, it quite possibly could have achieved international success as well.

Spaceman - Babylon Zoo (1996)

Lakini's Juice - Live (1997) - This is my favourite song from Live. Most people overlook this song in favour of more successful hits, such as "Lightning Crashes" and "I Alone".

Seether - Veruca Salt (1994)

Love Rollercoaster - Red Hot Chili Peppers (1996) - A Red Hot Chili Peppers song with Beavis and Butthead in the music video. You can't get any more 90s/Gen X then that. :P

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I want 90s nostalgia to be like this. Not children's culture only.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JKvhX2Z5ubc
Patty Smyth of Scandal has such a great voice, far more soulful than the nasally, pseudo-emotional vocal style popular in this type of music nowadays. It makes for a truly wonderful 80s-becoming-90s pop rock song, which, unlike her previous single with Don Henley, didn't chart super high on the Billboard Hot 100 and only achieved decent success on the Mainstream Top 40. This song is particularly special to me, however, because its parent album was released the exact day I was born.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sJSVh8fSwe8
In my opinion, an enormous improvement over the original by Chaka Khan, which is good but doesn't have the most effective production. Here, however, not only do you get an utterly phenomenal buildup during the intro, the track feels thoroughly alive thanks to a winning mixture of world music influences, a fresh and funky new jack swing beat, and a soft yet passionate vocal performance by the singer known primarily for "Shy Guy."

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hX5CyiRYzWo
An absolute jackpot of a eurodance classic, yet sadly a relative chart failure, probably because mid-90s eurodance was on the decline in 1996 in the UK, its only charting territory.

"I Wish" by Skee-Lo (1995)

"Shy Guy" by Diana King from the Bad Boys soundtrack (1995)

"Foolish Games" by Jewel (1997)

Collective Soul FTW.  ;)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=grt_iG8kzrs

There is a significant amount of controversy about the song. For one, though it was long denied by Collective soul lead singer Ed Roland, the song is about Billy Corgan of the Smashing Pumpkins. It was long denied partly because Ed Roland as a whole seems rather disinclined to comment specifically on the inspiration of his songs, especially when they reflect negatively on others. This is a virtuous position (though not one I personally take), but the song makes much greater sense when one sees the influence of Billy Corgan’s hostility on Collective Soul. The Smashing Pumpkins were once a tremendously influential modern rock band, and they were already successful when Collective Soul had their first hit with “Shine.” Immediately, and without investigating, Billy Corgan loudly insulted the band Collective Soul and claimed in a lawsuit that the band had ripped off their song “Rhinocerous” in “Shine.” As it happens, the song “Shine” came from a 1987 Ed Roland demo that long preceded the obscure “Rhinocerous,” and the lawsuit was dismissed.

(source: https://edgeinducedcohesion.blog/2012/02/07/smashing-young-man/)

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The Refreshments are well known for doing the King of the Hill theme (great show BTW) but they also had two fairly successful hits on the rock chart back in 1996.

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In 1990 Queensryche released Empire, which was a triple-platinum (3,000,000 copies) selling album that reached #7 on the Billboard charts.

Although I occasionally hear Jet City Woman on the local rock stations, I think this song is much better and I haven't heard it on the radio in probably 20 years.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V5fuP3teihg

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Everyone please link your videos over text of the name of the song and artist in order for the page to not load very slowly....it's for everyone's benefit.

Roam - The B-52s (yes, it was released in 1989, but it didn't hit #3 on the Billboard charts until March 1990, so I'm including it anyway and you can't do anything about it! ;))

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lHNIYNkeukY

Man, those guitars and synthesizers are so fantastic and warm-sounding, it's so good!

That whole album rules. Love the B-52's! 8)

Roam - The B-52s (yes, it was released in 1989, but it didn't hit #3 on the Billboard charts until March 1990, so I'm including it anyway and you can't do anything about it! ;))

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lHNIYNkeukY

Man, those guitars and synthesizers are so fantastic and warm-sounding, it's so good!


Oh man you left the vocals out, which IMO were the best part of the song! :( :( :(

I love Kate Pierson and Cindy Wilson's harmonizing in Roam, they give me goosebumps every time I hear it.

I'm sorry, but posting this song without the vocal track is criminal enough that it merits a fudge.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fbl7hwCgETU
Duran Duran- Too much Information

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lz1f_aef8yM
Savage Garden- Cherry Cola

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lz1f_aef8yM
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This one's actually called "I Want You", but it was still a modest hit around early 1997 in the US.

Chris Isaak "Somebody's Crying" (1995): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ex55OsvPxDU

This one's actually called "I Want You", but it was still a modest hit around early 1997 in the US.


I remembered the song playing a lot as a kid. I didn't remember the title though.

I remembered the song playing a lot as a kid. I didn't remember the title though.

Neither did the person who uploaded that clip.

I remember it quite well too.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kemivUKb4f4

Weezer: Buddy Holly

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Ejga4kJUts


The Cranberries: Zombie

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AmIlUKo4dQc

Sheryl Crow: My Favorite Mistake

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q-9kPks0IfE
The Rembrandts- I'll be there for you

Yeah I know people know this song from Friends but it's very underrated so it halfway works

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ClCpfeIELw


Deep Blue Something - Breakfast At Tiffany's

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kemivUKb4f4

Weezer: Buddy Holly

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Ejga4kJUts


The Cranberries: Zombie


I personally don't think "Zombie" and "Buddy Holly" are forgotten songs from the 90s. If anything, they're one of the most popular songs from the 90s!

"Loser" by Beck (1993)

It's definitely forgotten and underrated even though it was popular in 1993 and 1994.

"Loser" by Beck (1993)

It's definitely forgotten and underrated even though it was popular in 1993 and 1994.


Really? I always thought "Loser" was one of the definitive alternative anthems of the 1990s, next to "Smells Like Teen Spirit." Even well beyond 1994, it has shown up all over the radio and 90s nostalgia media.

Really? I always thought "Loser" was one of the definitive alternative anthems of the 1990s, next to "Smells Like Teen Spirit." Even well beyond 1994, it has shown up all over the radio and 90s nostalgia media.

I haven't seen much talk or nostalgia surrounding it.

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8PJQWrMVjvk

This was released in 1997 by the American group, Marcy Playground. A lot of people mistake this as a Nirvana song, but the release date alone should surely suggest that it isn't a Nirvana song...I personally don't think there is a resemblance. "Sex and Candy" peaked at #8 on the Billboard Hot 100 charts in Late 1997, #8 on the ARIA charts and #29 on the UK charts. It was the band's only major hit. The Wikipedia page lists "Sex and Candy" as a Grunge song, but I personally think it's more of an alternative rock song or "post-grunge", at the very least.

Tina Turner - I Don't Wanna Fight

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LoNXsne8exg&index=105&list=PLB2412E4460AA66AF

I remember first hearing this song when I saw Jurassic Park at a drive in theater with my parents and some family friends in 1993. Two movies played back to back, What's Love Got to Do with It and then Jurassic Park. By the time Jurassic Park came on, it was dark and drizzly.

This song played, I think, during the end credits of the first movie. It's a good song.

I personally don't think "Zombie" and "Buddy Holly" are forgotten songs from the 90s. If anything, they're one of the most popular songs from the 90s!

I definitely remember them! They were certainly big hits on the Alternative Rock scene.

Really? I always thought "Loser" was one of the definitive alternative anthems of the 1990s, next to "Smells Like Teen Spirit." Even well beyond 1994, it has shown up all over the radio and 90s nostalgia media.

I think it was, too. It still gets generous radio airplay today, on stations that still have 90s music on their playlists.

I think it was, too. It still gets generous radio airplay today, on stations that still have 90s music on their playlists.

Really? Well, I hardly hear anyone mention the song when talking about '90s hits songs/hit Rock songs. Also, Beck won a Grammy about 3-4 years ago (over Beyonce) and I remember a whole bunch of people saying that they didn't even know who Beck was.

Really? Well, I hardly hear anyone mention the song when talking about '90s hits songs/hit Rock songs. Also, Beck won a Grammy about 3-4 years ago (over Beyonce) and I remember a whole bunch of people saying that they didn't even know who Beck was.

Well, don't forget I grew up in the 80s and 90s so I know a lot about music that was popular then. And radio stations in southern California (where I live) still play it.

Well, don't forget I grew up in the 80s and 90s so I know a lot about music that was popular then. And radio stations in southern California (where I live) still play it.

Well, Beck is from Southern California (Los Angeles)...so I'm inclined to bet it's because of that reason and because his aesthetic fits the SoCal vibe. Here in NYC, I haven't ever heard any of his song on the radio.

Well, Beck is from Southern California (Los Angeles)...so I'm inclined to bet it's because of that reason and because his aesthetic fits the SoCal vibe. Here in NYC, I haven't ever heard any of his song on the radio.

I'm surprised; I thought he'd be popular all over the U.S.

He also had a hit on the Modern Rock charts in 1996 with "Where It's At", from his album Odelay. That one features the recurring line "Two turn tables and a microphone!"

I'm surprised; I thought he'd be popular all over the U.S.

He also had a hit on the Modern Rock charts in 1996 with "Where It's At", from his album Odelay. That one features the recurring line "Two turn tables and a microphone!"

Yeah, some artists are more popular in sections of the country. Sometimes, it surprises me as well.

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Adam Ant was absolutely enormous in Great Britain throughout the early 80s, but he only had 3 notable hits in the United States, two of which were from the 1990s, this being one of them. Although I believe I remember hearing it on the radio where I lived quite a bit growing up, it was only a modest chart hit and doesn't even have a Wikipedia page. It's virtually the polar opposite of Ant's signature sound, trading in his stormy percussion and off the wall lyrics for a gentle, breezy, earnest, and acoustic pop rock song, but it has all the same capacity for subtle quirks, from its catchy syncopation, to its fresh melodic hooks, to its layered use of guitar riffs, all compiled into a smooth and excellent phrased track with its own flair or charm.

^ Great 90s song by a new-wave artist!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4WOk7UNAvOw

From Pearl Jam's Ten album. A great song by a great 90s band. :) This little gem is often overshadowed by Pearl Jam's well known hits off the album; "Alive", "Jeremy" and "Even Flow".

You're the love of my life by Sybil
One woman by Jade (omg this song! Summer 1993.. :\'( )
This is the right time by Lisa Stansfield
I'd die without you by P.M Dawn
Can you feel it by 3rd Party

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This is a beautiful piano-driven rock ballad with a particularly intriguing lyrical focus on the cultures of different European cities in contrast to the subject's depressing hometown. Unfortunately, it only peaked at #18 on the UK singles chart, was not an international hit, and has no Wikipedia page.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z8NOqVuUaiE

This is a very underrated song and it deserved to have been an international hit, in my opinion. "Coma" by Australian artist, Max Sharam. It peaked at #14 on the Australian charts in 1994, but it never charted in any other country. Unfortunately, the song has been largely forgotten about. I don't think I have ever heard it being played on the radio before, despite the fact that it was successful at the time of its release.

Rolling Stone went so far as to call Luna "the best band you've never heard of." It's a shame that they didn't get more recognition.

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This is another really underrated 90s song which deserved to have been an international hit. "Down Again" by Australian group, The Superjesus. It was released in 1997. The song peaked at #23 on the Australian charts at the time. It's a shame that they are so many good songs out there which simply don't get the recognition that they deserve. This is one of them, in my opinion.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t1xSFzwFlOk

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In honor of Chris Cornell :\'(:

Jesus Christ Pose by Soundgarden (1991)

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Unreleased single from 1991.

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LaTour - Cold (1991)

Everybody remembers how people were still having sex back then.  Turns out this was the song that predicted the future.

LaTour - Cold (1991)

Everybody remembers how people were still having sex back then.  Turns out this was the song that predicted the future.

I remember that song from them.

Dinosaur Jr. - Feel The Pain

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JXkN3nJyWEA

Eels - Last Stop: This Town (1998)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0TfqbuTBqX8

It's amazing that this song never became a hit in the US; "Pretend We're Dead" by the Los Angeles band, L7. It didn't even chart in the Billboard Hot 100, although it did peak at #8 on the Alternative chart. It was actually a fairly big hit in the UK, peaking at #21 on the UK charts.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NAdlZ2F-fs8

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^ I know both of those. Both groups were one hit wonders, as I recall.

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Pressure Drop by The Specials, from 1996

This is a remake of the Toots and the Maytals original, a reggae song. Perhaps these forums need a reggae appreciation thread.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IWweHBpscDU

Pressure Drop by The Specials, from 1996

This is a remake of the Toots and the Maytals original, a reggae song. Perhaps these forums need a reggae appreciation thread.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IWweHBpscDU

The Specials recorded other cover songs too. In fact, sometime during the 90s I think they also covered the Monkees' "A Little Bit Me, A Little Bit You." (Yep, it was a promotional single in '96.)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MQ37xWJ6tO4

Most people remember this Babyface clone as a one-hit wonder for "Nobody Knows," but he actually had this second, albeit significantly less popular hit later in 1996. In my opinion, it's an absolute gem and far outmatches its more mainstream predecessor. The diverse array of acoustic percussive instruments, the funky groove, and the tastefully soulful vocal melody make for one of the slickest r&b songs of the entire decade. Montell Jordan released a very similar song called "Falling" a few months later, but it's nowhere near as good, even though it was more commercially successful.

Backwater by the Meat Puppets,

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9-HFbNhTTKQ

I Don't Know Anything by Mad Season (Layne Staley from AiC is on vocals),

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9JQkO7z47x4

Terrible Lie by Nine Inch Nails. The album Pretty Hate Machine was released in late 1989, so its popularity was mainly in the early to mid 90s. I can recall hearing Terrible Lie on the radio as late as the late 90s. I specifically recall hearing it on the car radio while my sister, mother, and myself were going to a haunted house on a late evening in October of what must have been 1997 or 1998. Appropriate music!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UQDEUzu7BzI

Pressure Drop by The Specials, from 1996

This is a remake of the Toots and the Maytals original, a reggae song. Perhaps these forums need a reggae appreciation thread.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IWweHBpscDU


There already is, and it's right here! (I know this, because I started it)

Most people remember this Babyface clone as a one-hit wonder for "Nobody Knows," but he actually had this second, albeit significantly less popular hit later in 1996. In my opinion, it's an absolute gem and far outmatches its more mainstream predecessor. The diverse array of acoustic percussive instruments, the funky groove, and the tastefully soulful vocal melody make for one of the slickest r&b songs of the entire decade. Montell Jordan released a very similar song called "Falling" a few months later, but it's nowhere near as good, even though it was more commercially successful.

That is quite interesting. This must have been a follow-up single that was a flop; I actually never heard it. Thanks for sharing. O0

That is quite interesting. This must have been a follow-up single that was a flop; I actually never heard it. Thanks for sharing. O0


You're welcome! Yeah, it just barely missed the Top 40, peaking at #41, though it charted slightly higher on the Mainstream Top 40, at #28. It's on my custom-compiled Totally Hits album representing late 1996.

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You're welcome! Yeah, it just barely missed the Top 40, peaking at #41, though it charted slightly higher on the Mainstream Top 40, at #28. It's on my custom-compiled Totally Hits album representing late 1996.

http://i68.tinypic.com/qpgj6d.jpg


That's a pretty good looking album cover. :) Have you made other custom-compiled Totally Hits albums?

That's a pretty good looking album cover. :) Have you made other custom-compiled Totally Hits albums?


Yeah, I've made compilations and covers for Totally Hits albums representing almost all of the 90s. Here they all are, with track lists and fictional release dates included; feel free to compile the songs to listen to yourself (some might not be on Spotify).

1991:
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(Release Date: March 19, 1991)
1. Tevin Campbell - Round and Round
2. Tara Kemp - Hold You Tight
3. Debbie Gibson - Anything Is Possible
4. Madonna - Rescue Me
5. Black Box - I Don't Know Anybody Else
6. Information Society - Think
7. Depeche Mode - World in My Eyes
8. Urban Dance Society - Deeper Shade of Soul
9. Keith Sweat - I'll Give All My Love to You
10. Whitney Houston - All the Man I Need
11. Bette Midler - From a Distance
12. Stevie B - Because I Love You (The Postman Song)
13. Chris Isaak - Wicked Game
14. Phil Collins - Hang In Long Enough
15. INXS - Disappear
16. AC/DC - Moneytalks
17. Nelson - After the Rain
18. Winger - Miles Away
19. Damn Yankees - High Enough
20. Bad Company - If You Needed Somebody

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(Release Date: July 23, 1991)
1. Jesus Jones - Right Here Right Now
2. Gerardo - Rico Suave
3. Color Me Badd - I Wanna Sex You Up
4. Tara Kemp - Piece of My Heart
5. Hi-Five - I Like the Way (The Kissing Game)
6. Keedy - Save Some Love
7. Black Box - Strike It Up
8. INXS - Bitter Tears
9. David A. Stewart - Lily Was Here
10. Gerald Levert - Written All Over Your Face
11. Lisa Fischer - How Can I Ease the Pain
12. Whitney Houston - Miracle
13. Rick Astley - Cry for Help
14. Rod Stewart - Rhythm of My Heart
15. The Black Crowes - She Talks to Angels
16. Marc Cohn - Walking in Memphis
17. R.E.M. - Losing My Religion
18. The Rembrandts - Just the Way It Is, Baby
19. Steelheart - I'll Never Let You Go
20. David Foster - Voices That Care

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(Release Date: November 19, 1991)
1. Marky Mark and the Funky Bunch - Good Vibrations
2. The KLF - 3 A.M. Eternal
3. Prince & The New Power Generation - Cream
4. Jesus Jones - Real Real Real
5. Whitney Houston - My Name Is Not Susan
6. Karyn White - Romantic
7. Naughty By Nature - O.P.P.
8. Corina - Temptation
9. Color Me Badd - I Adore Mi Amore
10. Roberta Flack with Maxi Priest - Set Night to the Music
11. The Escape Club - I'll Be There
12. Hi-Five - I Can't Wait Another Minute
13. Seal - Crazy
14. Rod Stewart & The Temptations - The Motown Song
15. R.E.M. - Shiny Happy People
16. Bad Company - Walk Through Fire
17. Metallica - Enter Sandman
18. The Black Crowes - Hard to Handle
19. Curtis Stigers - I Wonder Why
20. Crash Test Dummies - Superman's Song

1992:
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(Release Date: March 24, 1992)
1. Keith Sweat - Keep It Comin'
2. The KLF feat. Tammy Wynette - Justified & Ancient
3. Color Me Badd - All 4 Love
4. Karyn White - The Way I Feel About You
5. Lisa Stansfield - Change
6. Marky Mark and the Funky Bunch - Wildside
7. Gets Boys - Mind Playing Tricks on Me
8. Prince & The New Power Generation - Diamonds and Pearls
9. Tevin Campbell - Tell Me What You Want Me To Do
10. Atlantic Starr - Masterpiece
11. Enya - Caribbean Blue
12. Mr. Big - To Be With You
13. Rod Stewart - Broken Arrow
14. Genesis - No Son of Mine
15. The Storm - I've Got a Lot to Learn About Love
16. Van Halen - Right Now
17. Motley Crue - Home Sweet Home '91
18. Metallica - The Unforgiven
19. RTZ - Until Your Love Comes Back Around
20. Eric Clapton - Tears in Heaven

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(Release Date: July 28, 1992)
1. TLC - Ain't 2 Proud 2 Beg
2. Sir Mix-A-Lot - Baby Got Back
3. En Vogue - My Lovin' (You're Never Gonna Get It)
4. Chris Walker - Take Time
5. Kathy Troccoli - Everything Changes
6. Linear - TLC
7. Das EFX - They Wan't EFX
8. Color Me Badd - Slow Motion
9. Annie Lennox - Why
10. Madonna - This Used to Be My Playground
11. Lisa Stansfield - All Woman
12. Prince & The New Power Generation - Money Don't Matter 2 Night
13. Genesis - I Can't Dance
14. Howard Jones - Lift Me Up
15. The B-52's - Good Stuff
16. The Cure - Friday I'm In Love
17. The Black Crowes - Remedy
18. Metallica - Nothing Else Matters
19. Red Hot Chili Peppers - Under the Bridge
20. Mr. Big - Just Take My Heart

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(Release Date: November 24, 1992)
1. House of Pain - Jump Around
2. Prince & The New Power Generation - My Name Is Prince
3. Snap! - Rhythm Is a Dancer
4. Madonna - Erotica
5. INXS - Not Enough Time
6. Jade - I Wanna Love You
7. TLC - Baby-Baby-Baby
8. En Vogue - Free Your Mind
9. Annie Lennox - Walking on Broken Glass
10. P.M. Dawn - I'd Die without You
11. Color Me Badd - Forever Love
12. Eric Clapton - Layla
13. K.D. Lang - Constant Craving
14. Morrissey - Tomorrow
15. Faith No More - Midlife Crisis
16. Genesis - Jesus He Knows Me
17. Bad Company - How About That
18. Damn Yankees - Where You Goin' Now
19. Peter Cetera - Restless Heart
20. Saigon Kick - Love Is On the Way

1993:
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(Release Date: March 23, 1993)
1. En Vogue - Give It Up, Turn It Loose
2. TLC - What About Your Friends
3. Jade - Don't Walk Away
4. Snow - Informer
5. Dr. Dre & Snoop Doggy Dogg - Nuthin' but a 'G' Thang
6. Naughty By Nature - Hip Hop Hooray
7. Prince & The New Power Generation - 7
8. Digable Planets - Rebirth of Slick
9. Madonna - Deeper and Deeper
10. Jeremy Jordan - The Right Kind of Love
11. Toni Braxton - Love Shoulda Brought You Home
12. Silk - Freak Me
13. Whitney Houston - I Will Always Love You
14. Kenny G - Forever in Love
15. INXS - Beautiful Girl
16. Annie Lennox - Little Bird
17. Dan Baird - I Love You Period
18. R.E.M. - Man on the Moon
19. Restless Heart - When She Cries
20. Genesis - Never a Time

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(Release Date: July 27, 1993)
1. Robin S. - Show Me Love
2. Captain Hollywood Project - More and More
3. Jeremy Jordan - Wanna Girl
4. Taylor Dayne - Can't Get Enough of Your Love
5. En Vogue - Love Don't Love You
6. Snow - Girl, I've Been Hurt
7. Run-D.M.C. - Down with the King
8. Dr. Dre & Snoop Doggy Dogg - Dre Day
9. Inner Circle - Bad Boys
10. SWV - Weak
11. H-Town - Knockin' Da' Boots
12. Exposé - I'll Never Get Over You Getting Over Me
13. Vanessa Williams & Brian McKnight - Love Is...
14. Whitney Houston - I Have Nothing
15. Rod Stewart - Have I Told You Lately
16. New Order - Regret
17. Depeche Mode - Walking in My Shoes
18. Green Jelly - Three Little Pigs
19. Prince - The Morning Papers
20. 4 Non Blondes

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(Release Date: November 23, 1993)
1. Haddaway - What Is Love
2. Legacy of Sound feat. Mejia - Happy
3. Ace of Base - All That She Wants
4. SWV - Right Here
5. Toni Braxton - Another Sad Love Song
6. K7 - Come Baby Come
7. Dino - O-o-h Child
8. En Vogue feat. FMob - Runaway Love
9. 2Pac feat. Digital Underground - I Get Around
10. Inner Circle - Sweat (A La La La La Long)
11. Earth, Wind & Fire - Sunday Morning
12. Jade - One Woman
13. Whitney Houston - Run to You
14. Rick Astley - Hopelessly
15. Red Hot Chili Peppers - Soul to Squeeze
16. Phil Collins - Both Sides of the Story
17. Stone Temple Pilots - Plush
18. Mr. Big - Wild World
19. R.E.M. - Everybody Hurts
20. Madonna - Rain

1994:
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(Release Date: March 29, 1994)
1. Ace of Base - The Sign
2. Snoop Doggy Dogg - Who Am I (What's My Name)
3. Haddaway - Life
4. Color Me Badd - Choose
5. Whitney Houston - Queen of the Night
6. 2Pac - Keep Ya Head Up
7. SWV - Always on My Mind
8. Tevin Campbell - Can We Talk
9. Toni Braxton - Breathe Again
10. Prince - The Most Beautiful Girl in the World
11. Big Mountain - Baby, I Love Your Way
12. Zapp & Roger - Slow and Easy
13. All-4-One - So Much in Love
14. Phil Collins - Everyday
15. 10,000 Maniacs - Because the Night (Live)
16. Tim McGraw - Indian Outlaw
17. The Breeders - Cannonball
18. The Lemonheads - Into Your Arms
19. Rod Stewart - Having a Party (Live)
20. Stone Temple Pilots - Creep

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(Release Date: July 26, 1994)
1. Coolio - Fantastic Voyage
2. Juliet Roberts - I Want You
3. Ace of Base - Don't Turn Around
4. Rosco Martinez - Neon Moonlight
5. OutKast - Player's Ball
6. Snoop Doggy Dogg - Gin and Juice
7. Warren G feat. Nate Dogg - Regulate
8. Toni Braxton - You Mean the World to Me
9. Tevin Campbell - I'm Ready
10. All-4-One - I Swear
11. SWV - Anything
12. Madonna - I'll Remember
13. Erasure - Always
14. The Brand New Heavies - Dream On Dreamer
15. Collective Soul - Shine
16. Green Day - Longview
17. Morrissey - The More You Ignore Me, The Closer I Get
18. Tim McGraw - Don't Take the Girl
19. Lisa Loeb & Nine Stories - Stay (I Missed You)
20. Crash Test Dummies - Mmm Mmm Mmm Mmm

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(Release Date: November 22, 1994)
1. Real McCoy - Another Night
2. Four Seasons - December, 1963 (Oh What A Night) (Remix)
3. Prince - Letitgo
4. Lucas - Lucas with the Lid Off
5. The Notorious B.I.G. - Juicy
6. Madonna - Secret
7. Brandy - I Wanna Be Down
8. Ahmad - Back in the Day
9. Craig Mack - Flava in Ya Ear
10. Changing Faces - Stroke You Up
11. Gerald Levert - I'd Give Anything
12. Tevin Campbell - Always In My Heart
13. Seal - Prayer for the Dying
14. Nine Inch Nails - Closer
15. R.E.M. - What's the Frequency, Kenneth?
16. The Offspring - Self Esteem
17. Candlebox - Far Behind
18. Stone Temple Pilots - Interstate Love Song
19. Green Day - Basket Case
20. Pretenders - I'll Stand By You

1995:
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(Release Date: April 4, 1995)
1. Corona - The Rhythm of the Night
2. 2 Unlimited - Get Ready for This
3. Real McCoy - Run Away
4. Ace of Base - Living in Danger
5. Toni Braxton - I Belong to You
6. Jade - Every Day of the Week
7. The Notorious B.I.G. - Big Poppa
8. TLC - Creep
9. Brandy - Baby
10. Blackstreet - Before I Let You Go
11. Madonna - Take a Bow
12. Changing Faces - Foolin' Around
13. 20 Fingers feat. Gillette - Short Short Man
14. Willi One Blood - Whiney, Whiney (What Really Drives Me Crazy)
15. Tom Petty - You Don't Know How It Feels
16. Hootie & the Blowfish - Hold My Hand
17. Green Day - When I Come Around
18. R.E.M. - Bang and Blame
19. Freedy Johnston - Bad Reputation
20. The Juliana Hatfield 3 - Spin the Bottle

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(Release Date: July 25, 1995)
1. Adina Howard - Freak Like Me
2. Naughty By Nature - Feel Me Flow
3. Real McCoy - Come and Get Your Love
4. The Notorious B.I.G. - One More Chance / Stay with Me (Remix)
5. Monica - Don't Take It Personal (Just One of Dem Dayz)
6. TLC - Red Light Special
7. 2Pac - Dear Mama
8. All-4-One - I Can Love You Like That
9. Annie Lennox - No More "I Love You's"
10. Nicki French - Total Eclipse of the Heart
11. Corona - Baby Baby
12. The Human League - Tell Me When
13. Hootie & the Blowfish - Let Her Cry
14. R.E.M. - Strange Currencies
15. Collective Soul - December
16. Dave Matthews Band - What Would You Say
17. The Rembrandts - I'll Be There  For You
18. Better Than Ezra - Good
19. Van Halen - Can't Stop Lovin' You
20. Jamie Walters - Hold On

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(Release Date: November 21, 1995)
1. Alanis Morissette - You Oughta Know
2. Take That - Back for Good
3. TLC - Waterfalls
4. Faith Evans - You Used to Love Me
5. Junior M.A.F.I.A. - Player's Anthem
6. Madonna - Human Nature
7. Real McCoy - Automatic Lover
8. Fun Factory - I Wanna B With U
9. Seal - Kiss from a Rose
10. Deborah Cox - Sentimental
11. Brandy - Brokenhearted
12. Natalie Merchant - Carnival
13. Edwin McCain - Solitude
14. Goo Goo Dolls - Name
15. Chris Isaak - Somebody's Crying
16. Deep Blue Something - Breakfast at Tiffany's
17. Dave Matthews Band - Ants Marching
18. Green Day - J.A.R.
19. Hootie & the Blowfish - Only Wanna Be with You
20. Bush - Comedown

1996:
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(Release Date: March 26, 1996)
1. La Bouche - Be My Lover
2. Brandy - Sittin' Up in My Room
3. Big Mountain - Get Together
4. Ace of Base - Beautiful Life
5. Total feat. Da Brat - No One Else
6. Monica - Before You Walk out of My Life
7. TLC - Diggin' on You
8. Whitney Houston - Exhale (Shoop Shoop)
9. The Tony Rich Project - Nobody Knows
10. Madonna - You'll See
11. Seal - Don't Cry
12. Everything But the Girl - Missing
13. Alanis Morissette - Hand in My Pocket
14. Natalie Merchant - Wonder
15. Hootie & the Blowfish - Time
16. BoDeans - Closer to Free
17. Red Hot Chili Peppers - My Friends
18. Seven Mary Three - Cumbersome
19. Collective Soul - The World I Know
20. Bush - Glycerine

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(Release Date: July 30, 1996)
1. Los Del Rio - Macarena (Bayside Boys Remix)
2. Quad City DJ's - C'Mon 'N' Ride It (The Train)
3. Coolio - 1-2-3-4 (Sumpin' New)
4. Toni Braxton - You're Makin' Me High
5. SWV - You're the One
6. Deborah Cox - Who Do U Love
7. Busta Rhyme - Woo Hah!! (Got You All in Check)
8. Ace of Base - Lucky Love
9. Billie Ray Martin - Your Loving Arms
10. La Bouche - Sweet Dreams
11. Robert Miles - Children
12. Monica - Why I Love You So Much
13. Whitney Houston & CeCe Winans - Count on Me
14. Color Me Badd - The Earth, The Sun, The Rain
15. Hootie & the Blowfish - Old Man and Me
16. Stone Temple Pilots - Big Bang Baby
17. The Verve Pipe - Photograph
18. Spacehog - In the Meantime
19. Tracy Chapman - Give Me One Reason
20. Alanis Morissette - Ironic

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(Release Date: November 19, 1996)
1. Donna Lewis - I Love You Always Forever
2. Amber - This Is Your Night
3. 112 feat. The Notorious B.I.G. & Mase - Only You (Bad Boy Remix)
4. Aaliyah - If Your Girl Only Knew
5. Keith Sweat - Twisted
6. OutKast - Elevators (Me & You)
7. Total - Kissin' You
8. Alanis Morissette - You Learn
9. The Tony Rich Project - Like a Woman
10. No Mercy - Where Do You Go
11. La Bouche - Fallin' in Love (Dance Mix)
12. Az Yet - Last Night
13. Wild Orchid - At Night I Pray
14. Jewel - Who Will Save Your Soul
15. Eric Clapton - Change the World
16. Natalie Merchant - Jealousy
17. Phil Collins - Dance Into the Light
18. Hootie & the Blowfish - Tuckers Town
19. Stone Temple Pilots - Trippin' On a Hole In a Paper Heart
20. All-4-One - Someday

1997:
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(Release Date: April 1, 1997)
1. Gina G. - Ooh Aah...Just a Little Bit
2. MC Lyte feat. Missy "Misdemeanor" Elliott - Cold Rock a Party (Bad Boy Remix)
3. Puff Daddy & Mase - Can't Nobody Hold Me Down
4. Lil' Kim - No Time
5. Donna Lewis - Without Love
6. No Mercy - Please Don't Go
7. Aaliyah - One In A Million
8. En Vogue - Don't Let Go (Love)
9. Toni Braxton - Un-Break My Heart
10. Keith Sweat feat. Athena Cage - Nobody
11. Whitney Houston - I Believe in You and Me
12. Jewel - You Were Meant for Me
13. Seal - Fly Like an Eagle
14. Republica - Ready to Go
15. Leah Andreone - It's Alright, It's Okay
16. Alanis Morissette - Head Over Feet
17. Hootie & the Blowfish - I Go Blind
18. R.E.M. - Bittersweet Me
19. Better Than Ezra - Desperately Wanting
20. Madonna - You Must Love Me

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(Release Date: July 29, 1997)
1. Mark Morrison - Return of the Mack
2. Gina G. - Gimme Some Love
3. Real McCoy - One More Time
4. B-Rock & The Bizz - MyBabyDaddy
5. Robyn - Do You Know (What It Takes)
6. The Notorious B.I.G. - Hypnotize
7. SWV - Can We
8. Puff Daddy feat. Faith Evans & 112 - I'll Be Missing You
9. En Vogue - Whatever
10. 112 - Cupid
11. Monica - For You I Will
12. Rome - I Belong to You (Every Time I See Your Face)
13. Changing Faces - G.H.E.T.T.O.U.T.
14. Az Yet feat. Peter Cetera - Hard to Say I'm Sorry
15. Wild Orchid - Talk to Me
16. Duncan Sheik - Barely Breathing
17. Third Eye Blind - Semi-Charmed Life
18. Paula Cole - Where Have All the Cowboys Gone?
19. The Verve Pipe - The Freshmen
20. Dave Matthews Band - Crash Into Me

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(Release Date: November 25, 1997)
1. Puff Daddy & The Family - It's All About the Benjamins
2. Timbaland & Magoo feat. Missy "Misdemeanor" Elliott & Aaliyah - Up Jumps Da Boogie
3. Robyn - Show Me Love
4. Mr. President - Coco Jamboo
5. Lil' Kim - Not Tonight (Remix)
6. The Notorious B.I.G. feat. Puff Daddy & Mase - Mo' Money Mo' Problems
7. Total with Timbaland - What About Us
8. Usher - You Make Me Wanna
9. Coolio - C U When You Get There
10. Something For the People - My Love Is The Shhh!
11. Aaliyah - The One I Gave My Heart To
12. No Mercy - And When I Die
13. LeAnn Rimes - How Do I Live
14. Paula Cole - I Don't Want To Wait
15. Sugar Ray feat. Super Cat - Fly
16. Sarah McLachlan - Building a Mystery
17. Matchbox 20 - Push
18. Gary Barlow - So Help Me Girl
19. Martina McBride - Valentine
20. Jewel - Foolish Games

1998:
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(Release Date: March 31, 1998)
1. *NSYNC - I Want You Back
2. Mase - Feel So Good
3. Puff Daddy & The Family - Been Around the World
4. Timbaland and Magoo - Luv 2 Luv U
5. Missy "Misdemeanor" Elliott & Da Brat - Sock It 2 Me
6. Busta Rhymes - Dangerous
7. The Notorious B.I.G. - Going Back to Cali
8. Usher - Nice & Slow
9. LSG - My Body
10. Dru Hill - We're Not Making Love No More
11. Next - Butta Love
12. Nu Flavor - Heaven
13. Madonna - Frozen
14. Loreena McKennitt - The Mummers' Dance
15. Sarah McLachlan - Sweet Surrender
16. Alana Davis - 32 Flavors
17. Natalie Imbruglia - Torn
18. Matchbox Twenty - 3 am
19. Third Eye Blind - How's It Going to Be
20. Green Day - Good Riddance (Time of Your Life)

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(Release Date: July 21, 1998)
1. Brandy & Monica - The Boy Is Mine
2. Busta Rhymes - Turn It Up (Remix)
3. Next - Too Close
4. Robyn - Do You Really Want Me (Show Respect)
5. Tamia - Imagination
6. The Lox - Money, Power & Respect
7. Mase - What You Want
8. Usher - My Way
9. SWV - Rain
10. Eric Clapton - My Father's Eyes
11. Natalie Merchant - Kind & Generous
12. Paula Cole - Me
13. Sarah McLachlan - Adia
14. Madonna - Ray of Light
15. Matchbox 20 - Real World
16. The Tuesdays - It's Up to You
17. Goo Goo Dolls - Iris
18. Dave Matthews Band - Don't Drink the Water
19. LeAnn Rimes - Looking Through Your Eyes
20. Alanis Morissette - Uninvited

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(Release Date: November 24, 1998)
1. Puff Daddy feat. Jimmy Paige - Come with Me
2. Barenaked Ladies - One Week
3. *NSYNC - Tearin' Up My Heart
4. Ace of Base - Cruel Summer
5. Five - When the Lights Go Out
6. Mase feat. Puff Daddy - Lookin' At Me
7. Nicole feat. Missy Elliott & Mocha - Make It Hot
8. Aaliyah - Are You That Somebody?
9. Monica - The First Night
10. Next - I Still Love You
11. Divine - Lately
12. Alanis Morissette - Thank U
13. Madonna - The Power of Good-Bye
14. Everything - Hooch
15. Natalie Imbruglia - Wishing I Was There
16. Hootie & the Blowfish - I Will Wait
17. Dave Matthews Band - Stay (Wasting Time)
18. Faith Hill - This Kill
19. Third Eye Blind - Jumper
20. Edwin McCain - I'll Be

1999:
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(Release Date: March 23, 1999)
1. Cher - Believe
2. Faith Evans - Love Like This
3. 112 feat. Mase - Love Me
4. Monica - Angel of Mine
5. Keith Sweat feat. Snoop Dogg - Come and Get with Me
6. Total - Trippin'
7. Whitney Houston - Heartbreak Hotel
8. Deborah Cox - Nobody's Supposed to Be Here
9. *NSYNC - (God Must Have Spent) A Little More Time on You
10. Brandy - Have You Ever
11. Alanis Morissette - Unsent
12. Jewel - Hands
13. Sugar Ray - Every Morning
14. Barenaked Ladies - It's All Been Done
15. Jennifer Love Hewitt - How Do I Deal
16. Goo Goo Dolls - Slide
17. Eve 6 - Inside Out
18. Better Than Ezra - At the Stars
19. Dave Matthews Band - Crush
20. Sarah McLachlan - Angel

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(Release Date: July 27, 1999)
1. TLC - No Scrubs
2. Total - Sitting Home
3. Faith Evans - All Night Long
4. Sky - Love Song
5. Brandy - Almost Doesn't Count
6. *NSYNC - Thinking of You (I Drive Myself Crazy)
7. Tyrese - Sweet Lady
8. Busta Rhymes feat. Janet - What's It Gonna Be?!
9. Whitney Houston - It's Not Right But It's Okay
10. Silk - If You
11. 112 - Anywhere
12. Jewel - Down So Long
13. Everlast - What It's Like
14. Madonna - Beautiful Stranger
15. Alanis Morissette - So Pure
16. Sixpence None the Richer - Kiss Me
17. Collective Soul - Run
18. Matchbox 20 - Back 2 Good
19. Tim McGraw - Please Remember Me
20. Natalie Merchant - Life Is Sweet

I've compiled track lists for other custom Totally Hits albums, but I haven't yet designed custom artwork. If you're wondering why certain huge songs from certain times are missing, it's because those were made by labels primarily associated with Now That's What I Call Music!, prior to the death of Totally Hits in 2006. Totally Hits primarily includes songs from labels like Warner Bros., Atlantic, Arista, Elektra, Maverick, Reprise, RCA, Big Beat, and BMG. Now would include labels like Virgin, EMI, MCA, Mercury, A&M, Interscope (after they departed from Atlantic in 1995), Jive (after 1992, since they were originally associated with Arista and RCA before operating independently with Zomba), Polydor, Capitol, Columbia, and Epic.

I've created a whole bunch of custom now albums, but I haven't gotten as creative with the cover designs, since it's very difficult to create something as advanced as the typical abstract images and 3D text present on the American and UK Now albums. Instead, for my iTunes playlist, I typically just take the corresponding UK now album and modify it to look like an American cover. For the 90s entries, I just take whatever the corresponding UK album cover was and add text and maybe realign the image to look like something from the American series. For the 80s, since the modern cover design didn't yet exist, I do the process to year-specific side-compilations from the UK. For the 70s, since there aren't year-based Now compilations, I instead give a home to these fake Now album covers.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GGgTPAbsaGo

This is such an underrated song. It only peaked at #72 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, although it did reach #1 on the Mainstream Rock Chart. The song also charted in Canada, however it didn't chart anywhere else. "Listen" should have been one of the biggest hits of 1997.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8hhu-OyHqZM

I think this song tends to be overlooked a lot. It was Stone Temple Pilot's first ever single release. The song peaked at #55 on the UK charts and #23 on Billboard Rock Tracks chart. To be honest, I actually think that this is their best song.

I'd never thought that highly of Alanis Morrisette before, but then a few days ago I stumbled across this song (which I'd never heard before) and I think it's amazing:

Alanis Morrisette - Joining You

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KO7KwUZmOKI

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8hhu-OyHqZM

You get another karma for that in 24 hours.  ;)

I think this song tends to be overlooked a lot. It was Stone Temple Pilot's first ever single release. The song peaked at #55 on the UK charts and #23 on Billboard Rock Tracks chart. To be honest, I actually think that this is their best song.


I like this one just a little bit more:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t8BQq5gRM6Y