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🔙 Backtrack — 1990

The world around the music — what was on screen, and what was on the shelf.

🎬 Set the scene

Picture 1990: the Ninja Turtles on the TV, a pack of Dunkaroos close enough to grab, and just enough time to kill an afternoon wandering the mall.

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Billboard Year-End Hot 100

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  1. 1
    Hold On by Wilson Phillips — cover art
    Hold On
    Wilson Phillips
  2. 2
    It Must Have Been Love by Roxette — cover art
    It Must Have Been Love
    Roxette
  3. 3
    Nothing Compares 2 U by Sinéad O'Connor — cover art
    Nothing Compares 2 U
    Sinéad O'Connor
  4. 4
    Poison by Bell Biv DeVoe — cover art
    Poison
    Bell Biv DeVoe
  5. 5
    Vogue by Madonna — cover art
    Vogue
    Madonna
  6. 6
    Vision of Love by Mariah Carey — cover art
    Vision of Love
    Mariah Carey
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    Another Day in Paradise by Phil Collins — cover art
    Another Day in Paradise
    Phil Collins
  8. 8
    Hold On by En Vogue — cover art
    Hold On
    En Vogue
  9. 9
    Cradle Of Love by Billy Idol — cover art
    Cradle Of Love
    Billy Idol
  10. 10
    Blaze of Glory by Jon Bon Jovi — cover art
    Blaze of Glory
    Jon Bon Jovi
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    Do Me! by Bell Biv DeVoe — cover art
    Do Me!
    Bell Biv DeVoe
  12. 12
    How Am I Supposed to Live Without You by Michael Bolton — cover art
    How Am I Supposed to Live Without You
    Michael Bolton
  13. 13
    Pump Up the Jam by Technotronic — cover art
    Pump Up the Jam
    Technotronic
  14. 14
    Opposites Attract by Paula Abdul — cover art
    Opposites Attract
    Paula Abdul
  15. 15
    Escapade by Janet Jackson — cover art
    Escapade
    Janet Jackson
  16. 16
    All I Wanna Do Is Make Love to You by Heart — cover art
    All I Wanna Do Is Make Love to You
    Heart
  17. 17
    Close to You by Maxi Priest — cover art
    Close to You
    Maxi Priest
  18. 18
    Black Velvet by Alannah Myles — cover art
    Black Velvet
    Alannah Myles
  19. 19
    Release Me by Wilson Phillips — cover art
    Release Me
    Wilson Phillips
  20. 20
    Don't Know Much (with Aaron Neville) by Linda Ronstadt — cover art
    Don't Know Much (with Aaron Neville)
    Linda Ronstadt
  21. 21
    All Around the World by Lisa Stansfield — cover art
    All Around the World
    Lisa Stansfield
  22. 23
    Rub You the Right Way by Johnny Gill — cover art
    Rub You the Right Way
    Johnny Gill
  23. 24
    She Ain't Worth It by Glenn Medeiros — cover art
    She Ain't Worth It
    Glenn Medeiros
  24. 25
    If Wishes Came True by Sweet Sensation — cover art
    If Wishes Came True
    Sweet Sensation
  25. 26
    The Power by Snap! — cover art
    The Power
    Snap!

More from 1990

Cherry Pie by Warrant — cover art
Cherry Pie
Warrant1990
Vogue by Madonna — cover art
Vogue
Madonna1990
Enjoy the Silence by Depeche Mode — cover art
Enjoy the Silence
Depeche Mode1990
The Power by Snap! — cover art
The Power
Snap!1990
Gonna Make You Sweat (Everybody Dance Now) by C+C Music Factory — cover art
Gonna Make You Sweat (Everybody Dance Now)
C+C Music Factory1990
Vision of Love by Mariah Carey — cover art
Vision of Love
Mariah Carey1990
Hold On by Wilson Phillips — cover art
Hold On
Wilson Phillips1990
Groove Is in the Heart by Deee-Lite — cover art
Groove Is in the Heart
Deee-Lite1990
Thunderstruck by AC/DC — cover art
Thunderstruck
AC/DC1990
The Dance by Garth Brooks — cover art
The Dance
Garth Brooks1990
Ice Ice Baby by Vanilla Ice — cover art
Ice Ice Baby
Vanilla Ice1990
Nothing Compares 2 U by Sinéad O'Connor — cover art
Nothing Compares 2 U
Sinéad O'Connor1990
Epic by Faith No More — cover art
Epic
Faith No More1990
Don't Wanna Fall in Love by Jane Child — cover art
Don't Wanna Fall in Love
Jane Child1990
Love Takes Time by Mariah Carey — cover art
Love Takes Time
Mariah Carey1990
From a Distance by Bette Midler — cover art
From a Distance
Bette Midler1990
Can I Kick It? by A Tribe Called Quest — cover art
Can I Kick It?
A Tribe Called Quest1990
The Humpty Dance by Digital Underground — cover art
The Humpty Dance
Digital Underground1990
Up All Night by Slaughter — cover art
Up All Night
Slaughter1990
Kool Thing by Sonic Youth — cover art
Kool Thing
Sonic Youth1990

🎤 Big in 1990

Janet JacksonAerosmithBell Biv DeVoeC+C Music FactoryCocteau TwinsMariah CareyMegadethPanteraPhishRideSinéad O'ConnorSlayerDepeche ModeFaith No More

🎚️ 1990 genres

RockPopR&B/SoulAlternativeDanceMetalHard RockHip-Hop/Rap

🎛️ Behind the boards & the pen — 1990

The hands behind 1990 — the producers and songwriters who actually shaped that year's records. Bruce Fairbairn was on 4 of them.

🎛️ Producers

Bruce Fairbairn4Walter Afanasieff2Jane Child2Maurice Starr2Narada Michael WaldenFrank FarianTerry DateTom Werman

✍️ Songwriters

Janet Jackson5Diane Warren3Mariah Carey3Trey Anastasio3Jimmy Jam3Terry Lewis3Dave Mustaine3Jeff Hanneman3

🎬 Movies of 1990

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The soundtracks that scored 1990 — every song and where it played.

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Pretty Woman

1990 · 2 tracks

♪ Oh, Pretty Woman

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Ghost

1990 · 1 track

♪ Unchained Melody

Vogue by Madonna — cover art

Dick Tracy

1990 · 1 track

♪ Vogue

🎚️ Related vibes

All themes →

Themed rooms that lean on the sound of 1990.

Just Between You and Me
'90s Hits
From boy bands to G-funk.1990–1999
Press play →Just Between You and Me — Lou Gramm
Mambo No. 5 (A Little Bit of...)
90s Club Scene
Everybody dance now.1990–1996
Press play →Mambo No. 5 (A Little Bit of...) — Lou Bega
My Prerogative
New Jack Swing
R&B with a hip-hop heartbeat.1987–1993
Press play →My Prerogative — Bobby Brown
She Works Hard For the Money
Divas & Big Voices
Powerhouse vocals, full volume.1964–1999
Press play →She Works Hard For the Money — Donna Summer
Bark at the Moon
Heavy Metal
Louder than everything.1970–1994
Press play →Bark at the Moon — Ozzy Osbourne
If You Leave
Mean Mr. Mustard's
Buckets of beer and a packed dance floor.1978–1996
Press play →If You Leave — Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark

What does 1990 remind you of?

The drive, the dance, the heartbreak, the summer. Add a memory of 1990.

💭 No rules — but if you’re stuck: what was on TV · what you were eating · the movie it brings back · who you were with

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How well do you remember 1990?

7 quick questions — the songs, the artists, the year. No cheating. 😏

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🎵 1990 albums on vinyl

🎵 MC Hammer — Please Hammer Don't Hurt 'Em🎵 Mariah Carey — Mariah Carey🎵 Depeche Mode — Violator🎵 Vinyl🎵 Browse The Record Rack →

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📻 90s gear

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🕳️ Down the rabbit hole

🎮 Play Pin the Year — think you'd nail 1990?📋 Rank a year's tracklist📺 Retro TV — the video channel📻 GZR-FM — the station

Keep the dial spinning

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