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Rock Chronicles: Top 10 Rock Songs Of The ‘90s
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4/17/2025
Rock Chronicles: Top 10 Rock Songs Of The ‘90s
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Hey, it's Ted Kamikaze from 98.7 The Shark.
00:03
Get out your flannel, because we're going to count down the top 10 rock songs of the 1990s.
00:15
At number 10, the song that changed the way we thought of Green Day.
00:19
After bratty punk rock songs, Good Riddance, Time of Your Life,
00:23
showed a whole new side of Billy Joe Armstrong's songwriting.
00:26
Coming in at number 9, U2's 1991 album Ak Tong Baby came as a huge shock to their fans.
00:33
It was dark and sarcastic, filled with dance music beats.
00:37
But the song won, showed that beneath their newfound glitz, they were as soulful and introspective as ever.
00:43
Number 8, after the demise of Nirvana, everyone was rooting for Dave Grohl.
00:48
While on Everlong and the rest of the first Foo Fighters album, he proved that he wasn't going to let us down.
00:54
A lot of the rock music of the 1990s was dark, so when Weezer debuted in 1994, it was a breath of fresh air.
01:02
One of the blue album's highlights was the smash hit Buddy Holly, our number 7 song.
01:08
And at number 6 is Alice in Chains' first single from their debut album Facelift.
01:13
Man in the Box made them superstars with metal and alternative rock fans.
01:17
Coming in at number 5, on 1991's Under the Bridge, the Red Hot Chili Peppers showed their sensitive side.
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Frontman Anthony Kiedis sang about his struggles with drug addiction over a slow Hendrix-inspired jam.
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It's the song that made them arena headliners.
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Our number 4 comes from 10, one of the biggest albums of the decade.
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Pearl Jam's debut made them instant superstars.
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Jeremy was one of the album's biggest and most enduring hits.
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Soundgarden turned down the volume and slowed down the tempo for Black Hole Sun, our number 3 song.
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It was the centerpiece to their 1994 album Super Unknown, and it was their most well-known song.
02:00
Metallica was one of the most successful underground metal bands of the 80s.
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But enter Sandman from 1991's Black album changed everything.
02:08
Our number 2 song made them one of the biggest bands in the world, and they're still headlining stadiums today.
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And at number 1, the song that heralded in the 90s alternative rock revolution, Nirvana's Smells Like Teen Spirit.
02:24
The song propelled Nevermind to number 1 on the Billboard album charts, and it knocked Michael Jackson out of the top spot.
02:30
It also signaled a changing of the guard after the decadent 80s hair metal explosion.
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And that's our top 10 list from 98.7 The Shark.
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Did we miss anything?
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