top 30 playlist: 90s kid

Well, friends, we made it through 2025. As we prepare (brace?) for 2026, let's take a moment to look back at simpler times with 30 nostalgic — and, in my case, formative — songs from the 90s.

• "There She Goes" by The La's (1990)
• "Black or White" by Michael Jackson (1991)
• "Give It Away" by Red Hot Chili Peppers (1991)
• "I Will Always Love You" by Whitney Houston (1992)
• "All I Wanna Do" by Sheryl Crow (1993)
• "Crazy" by Aerosmith (1993)
• "Heart-Shaped Box" by Nirvana (1993)
• "Zombie" by The Cranberries (1994)
• "Don't Speak" by No Doubt (1995)
• "Hand in My Pocket" by Alanis Morissette (1995)
• "Wonderwall" by Oasis (1995)
• "I Love You Always Forever" by Donna Lewis (1996)
• "It's All Coming Back to Me Now" by Céline Dion (1996)
• "Killing Me Softly With His Song" by Fugees (1996)
• "No Diggity" by Blackstreet ft. Dr. Dre, Queen Pen (1996)
• "Wannabe" by Spice Girls (1996)
• "Everlong" by Foo Fighters (1997)
• "Everybody (Backstreet's Back)" by Backstreet Boys (1997)
• "I Want You Back" by *NSYNC (1997)
• "Kiss Me" by Sixpence None the Richer (1997)
• "Torn" by Natalie Imbruglia (1997)
• "Hands" by Jewel (1998)
• "Iris" by Goo Goo Dolls (1998)
• "Thank You" by Dido (1998)
• "All the Small Things" by blink-182 (1999)
• "...Baby One More Time" by Britney Spears (1999)
• "No Scrubs" by TLC (1999)
• "Say My Name" by Destiny's Child (1999)
• "What a Girl Wants" by Christina Aguilera (1999)
• "You'll Be In My Heart" by Phil Collins (1999)

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