Favorite Songs from the 1990s

I've recently been watching the five-part VH1 countdown of the 100 Greatest Songs of the 90s. The complete list of 100 is available online here. I'm not entirely sure, but I think each artist could only appear once in this list, as there are no duplicates -- which would seem hard to believe if that wasn't a rule. So if I'm correct about that, this isn't a true top 100 list of songs, but it was still a fun thing to think about. Although they tried to build up some suspense during the countdown, I considered fairly obvious what song would be #1: Nirvana's "Smells Like Teen Spirit".

I was able to recognize most of the songs from this top 100 -- though some not by name alone. I can't say I like most of them. Here are the ones from this top 100 that I like enough to have in my playlists:

• 01. Nirvana "Smells Like Teen Spirit
• 10. Sinéad O'Connor "Nothing Compares 2 U"
• 11. Pearl Jam "Jeremy"
• 12. Alanis Morissette "You Oughta Know"
• 18. Metallica "Enter Sandman"
• 22. Beck "Loser"
• 25. Soundgarden "Black Hole Sun"
• 37. Green Day "Good Riddance (Time of Your Life)"
• 49. Jewel "Who Will Save Your Soul"
• 50. Alice in Chains "Man in the Box"
• 62. Live "I Alone"
• 76. Blues Traveler "Run-Around"
• 86. The Cranberries "Linger"
• 91. Sarah McLachlan "Building a Mystery"

I kinda like "Shine" by Collective Soul, but I much prefer their "The World I Know", so if they had listed them with that song, then they'd be in the listing above. Also, there are a few songs from the Black album that I like better than "Enter Sandman", most notably "The Unforgiven", but I understand why that one gets listed. And ditto for Live, where I much prefer "Lightning Crashes" to the one listed for them.

There are many other fine artists from this top 100, who I like a couple of songs from each, but that I don't really listen to very often: U2, REM, Red Hot Chili Peppers, etc.

I guess I was kinda surprised that Smashing Pumpkins and Stone Temple Pilots didn't make this list anywhere! And I like several songs from Ozzy from the 1990s... too bad he isn't included. And what about No Doubt's "Don't Speak"? And Creed's "My Own Prison"? And Queensryche's awesome 1990 hit "Silent Lucidity"! Oh the injustice! These are songs that I really like a lot, as they are included on my top favorites listing page. Oh well... I know I'm far from being an expert on 1990s music... I just know what I like.