Title: '90s Music: 30 of the Best '90s Bands and Musicians
Headings: The Best ’90s Bands and Musicians
The Best ’90s Bands and Musicians
1. Nirvana
2. A Tribe Called Quest
3. Pearl Jam
4. R.E.M.
5. Metallica
6. U2
7. Whitney Houston
8. Pantera
9. The Notorious B.I.G.
10. Mariah Carey
11. Counting Crows
12. Salt-N-Pepa
13. Wu-Tang Clan
14. The Cranberries
15. Common
16. Stone Temple Pilots
17. Alanis Morissette
18. No Doubt
19. Garbage
20. TLC
21. Bjork
22. Tupac
23. Fiona Apple
24. The Smashing Pumpkins
25. Third Eye Blind
26. Janet Jackson
27. Radiohead
28. Shania Twain
29. Lauryn Hill
30. Blink-182

Content: A number of the performers in this list were allegedly killed over industry disputes. So this list will likely strike a chord, so to speak, with some, while infuriating others. What can’t justifiably be argued is what an incredible decade the 1990s was for music. The dawning of grunge and the first true commercial success of hip-hop are marked by the ‘90s, in a display of the alternative forms rebellion and political unrest can take. Beyond that, the voices of a generation can be heard in all ’90s artists, from the pop songstress to the heavy metal vocalist. Choosing one musical act above another is akin to choosing a favorite child, so this list isn’t ranked. Rather, it’s a trip through a time that many consider the last great era of music. Whether they’re making tunes or have moved on, bridged decades or disbanded as quickly as they began, take some time to enjoy 30 of the greatest musicians of the 1990s. 1. Nirvana
Of course, there’s another infamous band that truly defined grunge in the 1990s.