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90s Rock Revolution! A Collection of Masterpieces by Western Bands That Colored the 90s

The 1990s were a time of major transformation in the rock scene, with the rise of movements like alternative rock and grunge that didn’t fit into existing rock categories.

From pop punk and shoegaze to nu metal and rap metal, and innovative sounds that fused rock with dance music and techno—the sensibility that truly deserves to be called a “mixture” gave birth to ’90s rock, which continues to have a huge influence on young musicians even in the 2020s.

In this article, we’ll introduce a roundup of classic songs by Western rock bands from the ’90s!

It’s a lineup focused on essential, definitive tracks—perfect for anyone who wants to start exploring ’90s rock.

Playlist

90s Rock Revolution! A Collection of Masterpieces by Western Bands That Colored the 90s
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1Don’t Look Back In AngerOasis
Don't Look Back In AngerOasisplay_arrow
Oasis, led by the notorious brothers of the rock world...
2CalifornicationRed Hot Chili Peppers
CalifornicationRed Hot Chili Peppersplay_arrow
Dropped after John Frusciante returned…
3Smells Like Teens SpritNirvana
Smells Like Teens SpritNirvanaplay_arrow
Utterly simple to the extreme, and yet if you listen, anyone...
4Basket CaseGreen Day
Basket CaseGreen Dayplay_arrow
A punk rock so… released in 1994
5Girls And BoysBlur
Girls And BoysBlurplay_arrow
Alternative rock and grunge boomed around the world…
6EverlongFoo Fighters
EverlongFoo Fightersplay_arrow
Still going strong and active in the 2020s, all around the world…
7Champagne SupernovaOasis
Champagne SupernovaOasisplay_arrow
Oasis, the iconic figure of 90s Britpop, is...
8High and DryRadiohead
High and DryRadioheadplay_arrow
A fusion of sophisticated pop sensibility and deep introspection…
9Say It Ain’t SoWeezer
Say It Ain't SoWeezerplay_arrow
A song that became a monument of 90s rock is now...
10Would?Alice In Chains
Would?Alice In Chainsplay_arrow
Characterized by a dark, weighty sound and profound lyrics…
11WonderwallOasis
WonderwallOasisplay_arrow
A band that epitomizes 90s Britpop, ...
12Interstate Love SongStone Temple Pilots
Interstate Love SongStone Temple Pilotsplay_arrow
9 born from the fusion of grunge and alternative…
13IrisGoo Goo Dolls
IrisGoo Goo Dollsplay_arrow
The 1998 film “City of …”
14Desert RoseSting
Desert RoseStingplay_arrow
Striking with an exotic and enchanting sound…
15The UnforgivenMetallica
The UnforgivenMetallicaplay_arrow
Metallica that expresses deep emotions and inner conflict…
16AlwaysBon Jovi
AlwaysBon Joviplay_arrow
Bon, known as a pinnacle of power ballads...
17Come As You AreNirvana
Come As You AreNirvanaplay_arrow
Written by Kurt Cobain, N…
18Paranoid AndroidRadiohead
Paranoid AndroidRadioheadplay_arrow
The music unfolds with intricate complexity like a puzzle ‘…
19All StarSmash Mouth
All StarSmash Mouthplay_arrow
A pop rock band representing the ’90s, S…
20It’s My LifeBon Jovi
It's My LifeBon Joviplay_arrow
A powerful and catchy melody leaves a strong impression...
21November RainGuns N’ Roses
November RainGuns N' Rosesplay_arrow
Formed in 1985, if you’re into rock…
221979The Smashing Pumpkins
1979The Smashing Pumpkinsplay_arrow
Also known by the nickname “Suma-pan,” the Smashin…
23Sweet Child O’ MineGuns N’ Roses
Sweet Child O' MineGuns N' Rosesplay_arrow
A track that is indispensable when talking about the history of heavy metal…
24Under The BridgeRed Hot Chili Peppers
Under The BridgeRed Hot Chili Peppersplay_arrow
Among the legends who have etched their names in rock history…
25Monkey WrenchFoo Fighters
Monkey WrenchFoo Fightersplay_arrow
In 1994, Dave Grohl of former Nirvana...
26SheGreen Day
SheGreen Dayplay_arrow
It's sung about a girl who is lost in life…
27Vertual InsanityJamiroquai
Vertual InsanityJamiroquaiplay_arrow
Danceable jazz by the club generation, acid jaz…
28Are You Gonna Go My WayLenny Kravitz
Are You Gonna Go My WayLenny Kravitzplay_arrow
One of the world-renowned guitarists representing America…
29Semi-Charmed LifeThird Eye Blind
Semi-Charmed LifeThird Eye Blindplay_arrow
The contrast between the bright melody and the serious lyrics is striking...
30Enter SandmanMetallica
Enter SandmanMetallicaplay_arrow
In the early-’90s grunge revolution, which had come to prominence in the ’80s…
31Pretty Fly (For a White Guy)The Offspring
Pretty Fly (For a White Guy)The Offspringplay_arrow
Pop p... from Orange County, USA
32Tonight, TonightThe Smashing Pumpkins
Tonight, TonightThe Smashing Pumpkinsplay_arrow
199… by The Smashing Pumpkins
33The Perfect DrugNine Inch Nails
The Perfect DrugNine Inch Nailsplay_arrow
A genius who has etched his name in music history, Trent Rezn…
34CreepRadiohead
CreepRadioheadplay_arrow
A song that candidly portrays feelings of loneliness and self-loathing...
35Song 2Blur
Song 2Blurplay_arrow
Blur’s destructive guitar sound shocks the music scene
36CrazyAerosmith
CrazyAerosmithplay_arrow
Released in 1994 by Aerosmith…
37Losing My ReligionR.E.M.
Losing My ReligionR.E.M.play_arrow
The song with an impressive mandolin riff is R.E…
38All Apologies (MTV Unplugged)Nirvana
All Apologies (MTV Unplugged)Nirvanaplay_arrow
Set to an emotionally rich acoustic sound…
39Only ShallowMy Bloody Valentine
Only ShallowMy Bloody Valentineplay_arrow
If you look only at rock in the Western music scene of the 1990s…
40Black Hole SunSoundgarden
Black Hole SunSoundgardenplay_arrow
Formed in Seattle in 1984, and in the ’90s…
41PlushStone Temple Pilots
PlushStone Temple Pilotsplay_arrow
The American rock band Stone …
42Civil WarGuns N’ Roses
Civil WarGuns N' Rosesplay_arrow
By Guns N’ Roses in 199…
43SabotageBeastie Boys
SabotageBeastie Boysplay_arrow
The ’90s were literally an era of “mixture.”
44Kinky AfroHappy Mondays
Kinky AfroHappy Mondaysplay_arrow
It developed from the late ’80s, and in the ’90s…
45What’s My Age Again?blink-182
What's My Age Again?blink-182play_arrow
The spark that ignited the early-2000s pop-punk boom…
46Don’t SpeakNo Doubt
Don't SpeakNo Doubtplay_arrow
A subgenre derived from punk, ska pa...
47What I GotSublime
What I GotSublimeplay_arrow
Su… is an American ska punk band.
48Buddy HollyWeezer
Buddy HollyWeezerplay_arrow
An American rock ba… that was formed in 1992
49Motorcycle EmptinessManic Street Preachers
Motorcycle EmptinessManic Street Preachersplay_arrow
British rock band, Manic Stre...
50PhilosophyBen Folds Five
PhilosophyBen Folds Fiveplay_arrow
An a... that was active for only six years since 1994
51DreamsThe Cranberries
DreamsThe Cranberriesplay_arrow
At Fuji Rock, which was held in July 2022...
52Pretend We’re DeadL7
Pretend We're DeadL7play_arrow
L7's representative song, a rock of social criticism
53Livin’ on the EdgeAerosmith
Livin' on the EdgeAerosmithplay_arrow
Speaking of iconic songs of 90s rock, uh...
54Even FlowPearl Jam
Even FlowPearl Jamplay_arrow
Formed in Washington, United States, in 1990. …
55The Kids Aren’t AlrightThe Offspring
The Kids Aren't AlrightThe Offspringplay_arrow
In the ’90s, emblematic of the era of mixture, an exis…
56No SurprisesRadiohead
No SurprisesRadioheadplay_arrow
A British alternative rock band…
57discothequeU2
discothequeU2play_arrow
U2’s song that recorded the biggest hit in Japan…
58LingerThe Cranberries
LingerThe Cranberriesplay_arrow
The Hogan brothers and Fergal Lowe in 1989…
59Man in the BoxAlice In Chains
Man in the BoxAlice In Chainsplay_arrow
Alice, an American rock band…
60Know Your EnemyRage Against The Machine
Know Your EnemyRage Against The Machineplay_arrow
Guitar, bass, drums, vocals... Ro...
61IronicAlanis Morissette
IronicAlanis Morissetteplay_arrow
A figure who symbolized the ’90s alternative rock scene…
62Nothing Else MattersMetallica
Nothing Else MattersMetallicaplay_arrow
Released in 1992 by Metallica…
63Don’t Call Me WhiteNOFX
Don’t Call Me WhiteNOFXplay_arrow
California led by Fat Mike…
64GlycerineBUSH
GlycerineBUSHplay_arrow
By the British band Bush, …
65Love SpreadsThe Stone Roses
Love SpreadsThe Stone Rosesplay_arrow
The ... that revolutionized the rock scene of the ’90s
66Feel The PainDinosaur Jr.
Feel The PainDinosaur Jr.play_arrow
Introduce Dinosaur Jr.'s signature songs
67Nearly Lost YouScreaming Trees
Nearly Lost YouScreaming Treesplay_arrow
Screaming Trees’ masterpiece is moving
68TomorrowSilverchair
TomorrowSilverchairplay_arrow
Signature songs of Silverchair
69Kool ThingSonic youth
Kool ThingSonic youthplay_arrow
Sonic Youth revolutionary grunge masterpiece
70OutshinedSoundgarden
OutshinedSoundgardenplay_arrow
A rock song portraying the gap between the inner self and the outer self
71Hunger StrikeTemple Of The Dog
Hunger StrikeTemple Of The Dogplay_arrow
A tribute project work by Temple of the Dog
72VelouriaPixies
VelouriaPixiesplay_arrow
If the Pixies had never existed, Nirv…
73WalkPantera
WalkPanteraplay_arrow
Formed in Texas, USA, in 2003…
74Time BombRancid
Time BombRancidplay_arrow
Rancid, the Californian punk band...
75Sex Type ThingStone Temple Pilots
Sex Type ThingStone Temple Pilotsplay_arrow
Stone Temple Pilots' debut single
76The FlyU2
The FlyU2play_arrow
To the Irish rock band U2...
77Common PeoplePulp
Common PeoplePulpplay_arrow
Speaking of Western rock music in the 1990s, Brit—
78A Design For LifeManic Street Preachers
A Design For LifeManic Street Preachersplay_arrow
The identity of the working class and the contradictions of society…
79Antichrist SuperstarMarilyn Manson
Antichrist SuperstarMarilyn Mansonplay_arrow
Mr. Marilyn Manson, America’s nightmare. Con…
80D’You Know What I Mean? (2016 HD Remaster)Oasis
D'You Know What I Mean? (2016 HD Remaster)Oasisplay_arrow
The o... that revolutionized the rock scene of the ’90s
81Cut Your HairPavement
Cut Your HairPavementplay_arrow
Calif... led by Stephen Malkmus
82DriveR.E.M.
DriveR.E.M.play_arrow
Released by R.E.M. in 1992…
83Bitter Sweet SymphonyThe Verve
Bitter Sweet SymphonyThe Verveplay_arrow
A loop of tense strings and drama...
84Only Happy When It RainsGarbage
Only Happy When It RainsGarbageplay_arrow
An American alternative rock band…
85Dammitblink-182
Dammitblink-182play_arrow
Blink is an American rock band…
86Sleep Now in the FireRage Against The Machine
Sleep Now in the FireRage Against The Machineplay_arrow
By Rage Against the Machine…
87ZombieThe Cranberries
ZombieThe Cranberriesplay_arrow
This work, which opens with an intense guitar riff, is an Irela…
88Crash Into MeDave Matthews Band
Crash Into MeDave Matthews Bandplay_arrow
A man who wants to get back together with his girlfriend...
89The Sad PunkPixies
The Sad PunkPixiesplay_arrow
A song themed around extinction, about environmental destruction and life…
90CannonballThe Breeders
CannonballThe Breedersplay_arrow
The Breeders’ signature ’90s alternative song
91Cryin’Aerosmith
Cryin'Aerosmithplay_arrow
Aerosmith, who embody the essence of rock ’n’ roll…
92Twisted TendernessElectronic
Twisted TendernessElectronicplay_arrow
Creating innovative sounds that defined the ’90s…
93RegretNew Order
RegretNew Orderplay_arrow
The Ni… who revolutionized the rock scene of the ’90s
94RocksPrimal Scream
RocksPrimal Screamplay_arrow
A song that symbolizes the innovativeness of 90s rock is...
95Vapour TrailRide
Vapour TrailRideplay_arrow
A fleeting yet powerful guitar melody cleaves the sky...
96Closing TimeSemisonic
Closing TimeSemisonicplay_arrow
Se… known as a revolutionary figure in the 1990s rock scene
97Runaway TrainSoul Asylum
Runaway TrainSoul Asylumplay_arrow
An alternative rock ba… emblematic of the ’90s
98There She GoesThe La’s
There She GoesThe La'splay_arrow
Lee Mavers, the frontman of The La's...
99Saint Of MeThe Rolling Stones
Saint Of MeThe Rolling Stonesplay_arrow
Album “Bridges to Baby…
100SoberTool
SoberToolplay_arrow
Released in 1993 by Tool…
101AlrightCast
AlrightCastplay_arrow
Riding the wave of ’90s Britpop, they emerged...
102FaithLimp Bizkit
FaithLimp Bizkitplay_arrow
American nu metal/mixture rock band, Lin…
103AlivePearl Jam
AlivePearl Jamplay_arrow
The band that represents the grunge scene, Pearl…
104Friday Im In LoveThe Cure
Friday Im In LoveThe Cureplay_arrow
About the affection for my lover on Friday nights every week…
105Why Does It Always Rain On Me?Travis
Why Does It Always Rain On Me?Travisplay_arrow
As natural as air, and with a touch of wistfulness…
106All The Small Thingsblink-182
All The Small Thingsblink-182play_arrow
The quintessential pop-punk band, Blink-18…
107Got The LifeKorn
Got The LifeKornplay_arrow
In post-grunge America, as something alien...