Top Songs 90's

Top Songs 90's

Transcript

00:00We're counting down the top rock songs of the 1990s.

00:08It was a great era for rock music.

00:12At number 10, the song that changed the way we thought of Green Day.

00:16After bratty punk rock songs, Good Riddance's Time of Your Life showed a whole new side

00:20of Billy Joe Armstrong's songwriting.

00:23Coming in at number 9, U2's 1991 album, Octoon Baby, came as a huge shock to their

00:28fans.

00:29They weren't sarcastic and filled with dance music beats, but one showed that beneath

00:34their newfound glitz, they were as soulful and introspective as ever.

00:38Number 8, after the demise of Nirvana, everyone was rooting for Dave Grohl.

00:43On Everlong and the rest of the first Foo Fighters album, he proved that he wasn't going to

00:46let us down.

00:50Much of the rock music of the 90s was dark, so when Weezer debuted in 1994, it was a breath

00:55of fresh air.

00:57One of the blue album's highlights was the smash hit Buddy Holly, our number 7 song.

01:05And at number 6, it's Alice in Chains' first single from their debut album, Facelift.

01:10Man in the Box made them superstars with metal and alternative rock bands.

01:16Coming in at number 5, on 1991's Under the Bridge, the Red Hot Chili Peppers showed their sensitive

01:21side.

01:22Frontman Anthony Kiedis sang about his struggles with drug addiction over a slow Hendrix inspired

01:27jam.

01:28The song that made them arena headliners.

01:32Our number 4 song comes from 10, one of the biggest albums of the decade.

01:36Pearl Jam's debut made them instant superstars.

01:39Jeremy was one of the album's biggest and most enduring hits.

01:44Soundgarden turned down the volume and slowed down the tempo for Black Hole Sun, our number

01:493 video.

01:50It was the centerpiece of their 1994 album, Super Unknown, and was their most well-known

01:55song.

01:56Metallica were one of the most successful underground metal bands of the 1980s.

02:00But Enter Sandman from 1991's Black album changed everything.

02:05Our number 2 song made them one of the biggest bands in the world.

02:08They're still headlining stadiums today.

02:11And at number 1, a song that heralded in the 90s alternative rock revolution, Nirvana's Smells

02:19Like Teen Spirit.

02:21The song propelled Nevermind to number 1 on the Billboard album charts, knocking Michael Jackson

02:26out of the top spot.

02:34That's our top 10 list.

02:35What did we miss?