Now That's What I Call The 90s

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There was a sarin gas attack in the Tokyo subwayand Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin was assassinated. Female stars like Fiona Apple and Alanis Morissette proved that women not only had a seat at the rock table, they were sitting at the head. In 2005,Rob Thomasproved his performance on "Smooth" was no fluke by putting out the stellar solo album ​". seemingly appeared out of nowhere, becoming a neo-folkie hit first on modern rock radio stations and then on the pop charts.

It memorably samples the Police classic "Every Breath You Take" and became a favored memorial track of the late '90s.

The Centennial Olympic Park in Atlanta was bombed during the Olympic Games in 1996, mad cow disease hammered Britain, 6-year-old JonBenet Ramsey was murdered, and the Unabomber was arrested.

this pop culture artifact is sure to get your blood pumping with snippets from such tracks as "Whoomp! As hip-hop was moving further into the mainstream, this group from Oakland distinguished itself by backing goofy raps with hot Parliament-Funkadelic-inspired funk. Back during lockdown with everyone missing live music, Tim realised we all had the opportunity to take part in one great big listening party. Blackstreet helped revive New Jack Swing late in the decade, while D’Angelo was among those pioneering neo-soul along with many others. Fatboy Slim and the Chemical Brothers rejuvenated electronica, Shania Twain and Garth Brooks spurred a resurgence in the popularity of country music, and Jay-Z and Tupac Shakur brought new life to hip-hop.Country music took a bold step into the mainstream, and became a defining music of America thanks to a plethora of new stars.

Other artists who dominated the charts included Janet Jackson, Boyz II Men, Whitney Houston, and TLC.This heartbreaking song about the end of a longtime love affair is somewhat of a stylistic anomaly given the rest of No Doubt's ska- and punk-influenced work.

To mark National Album Day, Steve Wright reveals the top 40 most-streamed albums released in the UK in the 1990s. Initially, the idea was for the station to be available on the Digital One platform for one month as a 'test'.Find out if your favorite song from the 1990s made the cut in this list of 100 hits from the decade. They also discuss the great composers and symphonies, and the often-remarkable stories behind them, all delivered in Joanna and Stephen’s unique, engaging and affectionate way. And the style traveled across the globe, too: Though Radiohead were by no means a grunge band, songs like “Creep” helped popularize the genre in the UK. In a dance-happy pop environment, this trio swept in with a classic that still sounds half-retro, half-contemporary, and completely groovy. Whitney Houston's version was included on the soundtrack to the film "The Bodyguard," in which she starred along with Kevin Costner.