1990 Top 100 Songs May 2026

Stop! Hammer time. You couldn't go to a wedding, a roller rink, or a school dance without hearing this sample-laden (Rick James, anyone?) hip-hop smash. The pants were ridiculous, but the beat was undeniable.

"That's a rough, rugged and raw..." This song single-handedly invented "new jack swing" for the masses. If you weren't trying to do the running man to this bassline, were you even alive in 1990? 1990 top 100 songs

Prince wrote it, but Sinéad owned it. With her shaved head, single tear, and devastatingly raw voice, she turned this into the saddest (and most beautiful) #1 of the decade. a roller rink