Top 40 Songs
- https://playback.fm/charts/top-100-songs/1990
Top 40 Songs of the 1990s, starting with 1990.
Famous Musical Artists of the Time
- Jay-Z
Jay-Z rose to fame with his 1996 gold-certified single, “Ain’t No N-G-A (Like the One I Got),” a duet with Foxy Brown. Known for his honesty, Jay-Z has admitted in both his autobiographical lyrics and interviews that he sold drugs as a teenager. For Jay-Z, rap was his way out of the hard knock life. He formed one of the most influential rap record companies, Roc-A-Fella Records and went on to influence lifestyle brands with wife Beyonce in a entrepreneurial move. - Mariah Carey
Pop vocalist and songwriter Mariah Carey set the music world ablaze when her self-titled debut album was released in 1990. Featuring the hit single "Vision of Love," the disc provoked critics to rave over Carey's seven-octave vocal range and gospel-toned voice. Carey has continued to impress audiences with her voice, releasing 14 albums over 20 years, including Me. I am Mariah... The Elusive Chanteuse. - Nirvana
Three Seattle musicians who played “grunge” rock seemed an unlikely bet for acceptance into the rock and roll establishment. Decidedly punkish in their musical style—albeit at a slower pace than was the hallmark of punk rock—strident in their lyrics, and unapologetic of their calculated‐to‐offend offstage personalities, the group nonetheless went from the “underground” status of their initial release, Bleach, to mega‐stardom with their first major‐label effort, Nevermind, within the space of a few years. - Alanis Morissette
What many believed was an outstanding 1995 debut album from singer/songwriter Alanis Morissette was really the young performer's third recording effort, albeit her first for an American audience. The double-platinum Jagged Little Pill unleashed a spate of catchy yet emotive singles that soon became some of the most-played tunes on alternative rock stations across the country. - Garth Brooks
Garth Brooks is not just one of the most popular recording artists in country music. He is one of the most popular recording artists, period. The first week his 1991 album Ropin' the Wind was released, the recording "made music history by becoming the first album to enter both Billboard's country and pop charts at No. 1," People reported. Because of his broad popular appeal, "Brooks has moved more records with greater velocity than anyone ever in Nashville," wrote People's Jim Jerome. After releasing just three albums, his combined record sales already "approach a staggering 10 million units."
Random Fact Generator
Random 1990s History Fact
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"Bill Clinton." Britannica Academic, Encyclopædia Britannica, 30 Jan. 2024. 0510i02wr-y-https-academic-eb-com.libproxy.kctcs.edu/levels/collegiate/article/Bill-Clinton/3019. Accessed 19 Mar. 2024.
Gauthier, Jason. “1990 Fast Facts - History - U.S. Census Bureau.” Census.gov, 2018, https://www.census.gov/history/www/through_the_decades/fast_facts/1990_new.html. Accessed 19 Mar. 2024.
"Oklahoma City bombing." Britannica Academic, Encyclopædia Britannica, 6 Apr. 2021. 0510i02wr-y-https-academic-eb-com.libproxy.kctcs.edu/levels/collegiate/article/Oklahoma-City-bombing/343572. Accessed 19 Mar. 2024.
“Y2K Bug.” Britannica Concise Encyclopedia, by Encyclopaedia Britannica, Britannica Digital Learning, 2017. Credo Reference, https://search.credoreference.com/articles/Qm9va0FydGljbGU6NDQwNjgy?aid=237980. Accessed 19 Mar. 2024.
Books
The Age Wave by ISBN: 9780553348064Based on fifteen years of research by a leading expert on aging, this is the first comprehensive analysis of the consequences of the aging baby-boomer population on society. Examining the choices and challenges for the future, Age Wave discusses topics such as the cyclic lifestyle, reinventing the family, elder power at the polls, and redesigning America.
Contract with America by ISBN: 9780812925869Will Contract with America be the equivalent of Mao's little red book? To be fair, even Republicans have not yet gone that far. They even concede that while "the vast majority of American people" agree with the ideas behind the contract there may be some disagreement over the details. Would they also be willing to concede that this "vast majority" hasn't but the vaguest idea what this contract really is? Well, if anyone wants to know, this little book spells out the contract (four pages), repeats this process in more detail, and for each subject rebuts the "myths" about the plan with "facts." Additional cheerleading and comments by Newt Gingrich fill out the volume.
A Vast Conspiracy by ISBN: 9780375502958In A Vast Conspiracy, the bestselling author of The Run of His Life casts an insightful, unbiased eye over the Clinton sex scandals. Jeffrey Toobin tells the unlikely story of the events that began over doughnuts in a Little Rock hotel and ended on the floor of the United States Senate with only the second vote on presidential removal in American history. This is an entirely fresh look at the scandal that very nearly brought down a president.
War In the Gulf by ISBN: 1878685007"War in the Gulf" provides a good running commentary about the preparation and conduct of Operations DESERT SHIELD and DESERT STORM. It comes with a healthy collection of photographs and graphics that help illuminate the conflict for the general reader. Its best use may be as a capture of what was understood at the time about the First Gulf War.
