"No Scrubs" (which spent 17 weeks in the Top 10 of the Billboard Hot 100) is the definitive song of 1999. The first Men in Black movie, which pulled in nearly $600 million at the worldwide box office, was instantly iconic. "Everybody" is great for singing with friends. It picked up a Grammy nomination. They’ll know exactly what to do when the beat drops and Kriss Kross tells them to “jump.” When a rap or R&B song from the 90s comes on, I yell out “That’s my jam!” and I’m the fun Brandi who used to coordinate outfits with her girlfriends and chill at the mall pretending to ignore my crush. This playlist is actually A+. "Ice Ice Baby" kicked off the decade, and stayed strong for the remainder of the century, ultimately going platinum in the United States, United Kingdom, and Australia. With a bass line from "Under Pressure" by Queen and David Bowie, "Ice Ice Baby" is recognizable whenever it starts. The song even landed Spears her first Grammy nomination. Everything you needed to know about how to the dance was given to you directly in the lyrics. This rock anthem was a revolutionary song for the young generation, and it was Nirvana's biggest hit, reaching No. Braxton originally didn't want to record this ballad, but thankfully she did. There's not a '90s kid who didn't come of age to this tune beneath the milky twilight. Sure, us millennials might have a somewhat unhealthy fixation on the '90s, but that's nothing in comparison to the way our parents have and always will cling to their golden years, the '80s. And that iconic key change is hard to forget. 3 in the US. The debut single from Irish group B*Witched is as fun as it gets. It was No. Blackstreet's "No Diggity" finally took "Macarena" off its No. The song earned a Grammy for best rap solo performance and was named the No. The 1990s was a blissful bygone era of frosted tips, Super Nintendo, and some seriously amazing music. Sure, it was technically written by Dolly Parton, in 1973, as a country tune. Spears' debut single was a chart-topping success. Virtually dying of dysentery? You can't talk about ubiquitous '90s music without talking about the Backstreet Boys. ). 50 Things Only People Who Lived in the 1990s Will Remember, 50 Cover Songs Way Better Than the Original, 20 Things Every "Cool Kid" Growing Up in the 1990s Owned. Billboard even ranked it among the 100 greatest choruses of the 20th century. The pop song has cemented itself as one of the best pop songs of all time, and the music video based in a Catholic school is equally as iconic. The song is still iconic today. The Boyz II Men singers were a '90s staple and "End of the Road" was a smash success for the group. Twain's empowering song is a going out anthem. The Spice Girls proved they had dance song prowess with the release of their first single, which was a huge hit and launched the girl group to fame. Every kid with a Discman scratched up at least a few of these CD singles. It was first played by a Danish singer, and then covered again by an American alt rock band, and then again by a Norwegian singer, before Imbruglia teamed up with Phil Thornalley—one of the original songwriters—to release her version. 1 for five weeks and even won a Grammy. The correct answer is nope! In addition to showing up in four feature-length films before the turn of the century, "Semi-Charmed Life" peaked at No. Mase & The Lox (1997), "Smells Like Teen Spirit" — Nirvana (1991). It's impossible to narrow down the best of the best, but what follows is a roundup of the 25 most unforgettable songs of the 1990s that anyone who grew up in the era knows by heart. Slightly annoying but unforgettable, "Barbie Girl" was Aqua's biggest hit in the states. Any kid who saw the movie in theaters knew the words to this one by heart. Lou Bega's hit dance song took some samples from Pérez Prado's mambo, which caused some controversy for the musician, but everything was later settled. Not only did the tune score four Grammy nominations, it also earned the valuable distinction of getting played at literally every middle schooler's birthday party for the following decade.