Top '90s Pop Songs

Whether you were still wearing legwarmers or rocking some grungy plaid, the 90s was a clashing of genres, producing chart-toppers that ranged from Roxette to Backstreet Boys. Encompassing saccharin melodies and steady bass lines, here are the Top '90s Pop Songs -- the highest rated by AOL Radio listeners.

'It Must Have Been Love'

Roxette

Did you know? Originally titled 'Christmas for the Broken Hearted,' this '90s song is performed by Swedish pop duo Roxette. It was featured in the film 'Pretty Woman' and went gold in quite a few countries, including Sweden!

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'I Love You Always Forever'

Donna Lewis

Did you know? Released in 1996 by Welsh singer Donna Lewis, 'I Love You Always Forever' was inspired by the novel 'Love for Lydia' by H.E. Bates and hit No. 2 on the Billboard Hot 100 charts -- blocked from No. 1 by Los Del Rio's 'Macarena.'

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'Genie in a Bottle'

Christina Aguilera

Did you know? The controversial single was Christina Aguilera's first hit and caused a stir due to its sexually suggestive lyrics -- not to mention Aguilera's young age. The song was even censored for preteen station, Radio Disney.

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'All My Life'

K-Ci & JoJo

Did you know? Opening notes sound familiar? That's because while the violin is sampled from Frank Sinatra song 'P.S. I Love You,' the piano part is an altered portion of the song 'Cliffs of Dover' by Eric Johnson.

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'I Want it That Way'

Backstreet Boys

Did you know? Probably one of the best-selling singles on this list, the Backstreet Boys single penned by Swedish hit-maker Max Martin, hit No. 1 in over 25 nations, making it the most successful song ever recorded by a boy band.

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'Don't Speak'

No Doubt

Did you know? Co-written by siblings Gwen and Eric Stefani, 'Don't Speak' was originally an upbeat, "bouncy" tune before they gave it a more desperate tone. Gwen Stefani had written the lyrics about bandmate and bassist Tony Kanal.

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'Truly Madly Deeply'

Savage Garden

Did you know? The Savage Garden song set the record for spending the most weeks of any single in history on the U.S. Hot Adult Contemporary chart. The only song to beat that record? Another single by the band titled, 'I Knew I Loved You.'

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'Iris'

The Goo Goo Dolls

Did you know? The first song The Goo Goo Dolls had ever written for a film, singer-songwriter Johnny Rzeznik penned the track about the Greek messenger of the gods, Iris for the movie 'City of Angels.'

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'Will You Be There'

Michael Jackson

Did you know? One of the biggest hits from Michael Jackson's album 'Dangerous,' this track was used in the film 'Free Willy' and won the MTV Movie Award for 'Best Song in a Movie' in 1994.

iTunes | Lyrics | 10 Best Michael Jackson Songs

'Tearin' Up My Heart'

*NSYNC

Did you know? The logic behind the boyband's name (aside from them singing "in sync") is that it was created from the last letter of each member's name: Justin, Chris, Joey, Lansten (a nickname), and JC.

iTunes | Lyrics

What Are Your Top Pop Songs Of The '90s?

Tell us what would make your list of the Top Pop Songs of the '90s in the comments. Then check out our list of the 10 Best '80s Songs.

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Reader Comments

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1. thank you your radio

Posted at 5:41AM on Apr 24th 2010 by kemesso

2. ummmmmm ok list but there was alot of GREAT music that came out of the 90s. Best metal band of all time from that era METALICA ,old school hip-hop ruled so much that here in upstate NY they have whole holiday weekends w/nothing but 90s music. some 80s though. Boy bands were HUGE..the whole 90s was a competition for the bests of. alot of todays music you hear seems like a spinoff, not too much original stuff.Even country music was doing remakes off the top 40s list. Me I like jazz. Love it. but I still switch around to check out what there pushin for our ears thesedays..HAPPY HOLIDAYS KIDS PEACE!!!!

Posted at 1:01PM on Nov 30th 2009 by kimi D

3. merci

Posted at 3:55AM on Dec 2nd 2009 by koroumou

4. Why do they have all these bad songs on here? They're were lots of better songs that came out in the 90s. 90s is like my favorite decade of music.

Posted at 12:35PM on Dec 9th 2009 by Kaittt

5. Wow. Someone clearly didn't do research on No. 3. Johnny titled it Iris just because he liked the name he found in the paper (singer Iris DeMent). Not because of the messenger of the Gods, that was merely a coincidence.

Posted at 5:09PM on Dec 10th 2009 by Anon

6. satish

Posted at 3:55AM on Dec 22nd 2009 by satish sonkusare

7. This list is complete and utter BULLSH!T. Unless my sense of time is totally f*cked, wasn't the 90s the decade that had these artists: Nirvana, Soundgarden, Foo Fighters, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Deftones, AFI, Alkaline Trio, Blink 182, The Offspring, Alice in Chains, Pear Jam, etc. AND THIS IS YOUR LIST FOR THE TOP OF THE 90S!??!?!?!? WTF!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Posted at 12:07AM on Dec 21st 2009 by MBII

8. This list is a complete joke. The best song of all time was written in the 90's;
Oasis' Wonderwall.
How the fuck is that not on the list. This list is moronically composed, N-Sync at the top, thats a joke right?
Oasis defined the 90's, how are they not on the list at all?
The best artists of the 90's would include the Red Hot Chilli Peppers, Blink 182, Foo Fighters, Blur, NWA, Snoop Dogg, Nas, Tupac, Notorious B.I.G.
Yet, you failed to put any of these artists in the top 10. But somehow, the Backstreet Boys managed to take a place. Wtf?
Real list
10. Nothing but a G thang-Dr Dre ft Snoop Dogg
9. One Mic- Nas
8. Some might Say- Oasis
7. Back here Baby- BB Mac
6. Morning Glory- Oasis
5. Thugz Mansion- Tupac
4. Dont Look Back In Anger- Oasis
3. Hate me Now- Nas ft P.Diddy
2. Angels- Robbie Williams
1. Wonderwall-Oasis

Posted at 4:13PM on Dec 30th 2009 by Beannie

9. Backstreet Boys #6 and NSTINK #1, NO WAY! That is so frickin' WRONG! Backstreet Boys "I Want It That Way" is #1. This list is so off.

Posted at 1:18AM on Mar 1st 2010 by fanofgoodmusic

10. You guys must all be retarded because it clearly says that these are the top pop songs of the 90's! I'm pretty sure that Metalica, snoop dog, nas, pearljam, blink 182, and alice in chains are not pop musicians.

Posted at 1:58PM on Mar 27th 2010 by musicfan

11. You all really need to learn how to pay attention to detail, those were all really great bands and songs however this list is the Top 10 POP songs, and is just there oppinion.

Posted at 3:53PM on Jun 12th 2010 by Jess

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