Great Western pop masterpieces and hit songs of the 90s
Aerosmith, Eric Clapton, Jamiroquai, Madonna, Michael Jackson, Whitney Houston…
Here are the classic and hit songs from the greatest Western pop of the 1990s, recommended by our editorial team.
Just a few notes will instantly transport anyone back to that era with a rush of sweet nostalgia.
It’s a legendary playlist that reshaped the history of global music and will never lose its luster.
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Great Western pop masterpieces and hit songs of the 90s (21–30)
Se a vida ePet Shop Boys
This is a single released from the Pet Shop Boys’ 1996 album Bilingual by the British electro-pop duo.
When it comes to the Pet Shop Boys in the ’90s, Go West and New York City Boy might be more famous, but this track is recommended as well.
MMMBopHanson
It’s a song released in 1997 by the American rock band Hanson.
Hanson is a band made up of three brothers, and I, the middle brother who was the lead vocalist, was 14 years old at the time (the youngest brother was two years younger).
For some reason, the Japanese title was the silly-sounding “Kirameki☆MMMBOP.”
Wanna beSpice Girls
This is the debut and biggest hit song by the Spice Girls, a group famously known for having David Beckham’s wife as a member (few people know the other members’ names).
It was also performed at the closing ceremony of the 2012 London Olympics, where they sang while standing on the roofs of London taxis.
Make It HappenMariah Carey
A gem of a ballad that delivers Mariah Carey’s own survival story, singing that even in difficult times dreams can be realized through prayer and effort.
Released in 1992 from the album Emotions, this song is her most personal message, written from real experiences of overcoming poverty and loneliness before her debut.
Its sound fuses the uplifting spirit of gospel—enhanced by church choir elements—with a dance beat, culminating after the bridge in a climax that evokes a prayer-like sense of awe.
It reached No.
5 on the U.S.
charts and became a long-running hit in April 1992.
It’s a song that gives you a push when you’re facing hardship or about to take a new step forward.
More than WordsExtreme
It’s the 1991 hit by the American rock band Extreme—an acoustic song that reached No.
1 in the U.S.
It’s included on their second album, Pornograffitti.
This ballad is notable for Nuno Bettencourt’s technique of tapping on the guitar body.
Born SlippyUnderworld
It’s the 1995 hit by Underworld, the British techno-electronic music group known for the theme song of the film Trainspotting starring Ewan McGregor.
By the time of the 2012 London Olympics, they had become big enough to serve as music directors.
All for loveBryan Adams, Rod Stewart & Sting
It’s a song that was a hit in 1994 and served as the theme for the film The Three Musketeers.
It’s sung by Rod Stewart, Sting, and Bryan Adams—an all-star trio of vocalists from the US and the UK in a dream collaboration.
In Japan, the film didn’t really catch on, and despite the star-studded lineup, the song also seems to be relatively little known.