Top 100 Of The 90s __exclusive__ Official

In the last decade, the "retro-curation" of the 1990s has become a dominant force in streaming algorithms and heritage media. A search for "Top 100 90s songs" yields over 100 million results. These playlists and articles claim to offer a definitive ranking of a decade’s output. However, the act of ranking implies an objective standard that musical aesthetics cannot sustain.

| Perspective | #1 Song | #2 Song | #3 Song | | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | | | Smells Like Teen Spirit | Nuthin’ But a ‘G’ Thang | Jeremy (Pearl Jam) | | Commercial (Billboard) | Macarena (Los del Río) | One Sweet Day (Boyz II Men) | I Will Always Love You (Houston) | | User-Generated (RYM) | Paranoid Android (Radiohead) | Smells Like Teen Spirit | Hyper-Ballad (Björk) | top 100 of the 90s

The Canonization of a Decade: Deconstructing the “Top 100 of the 90s” Phenomenon In the last decade, the "retro-curation" of the