No matter what kind of music you were into, the ’90s had something for you. From Nirvana to Salt-N-Pepa, the artists of the ’90s weren’t afraid to go there. Music was such an integral part of the ’90s that it even inspired fashion trends (you can thank MC Hammer for “hammer pants” and grunge music for the flannel craze). To honor the decade the that brought us the “Achy Breaky Heart” and made us wonder what the heck “mmmbop” meant, we put together some playlists. We hope you’re ready to get “crunk,” or whatever it was you “homeslices” said back in the day . . . aight?
When you’re healing a broken heart
1. “Stay (I Missed You)” by Lisa Loeb
2. “Damn, I Wish I Was Your Lover,” by Sophie B. Hawkins
3. “My Heart Will Go On,” by Celine Dion
4. “You Oughta Know,” by Alanis Morissette
5. “Nothing Compares 2 U,” by Sinead O’Connor
6. “I Will Always Love You,” by Whitney Houston
7. “Don’t Speak,” by No Doubt
8. “How do I Live?” by LeAnn Rimes
9. “Save the Best for Last,” by Vanessa Williams
10. “You Were Meant for Me,” by Jewel
When you are feeling angsty
1. “Freak on the Leash,” by Korn
2. “Criminal,” by Fiona Apple
3. “Man in the Box,” by Alice in Chains
4. “Good Riddance (Time of your Life),” by Green Day
5. “Creep,” by Radiohead
6. “Black Hole Sun,” by Soundgarden
7. “ Head Like a Hole,” by Nine Inch Nails
8. “Under the Bridge,” by Red Hot Chilli Peppers
9. “Smells like Teen Spirit,” by Nirvana
10. “Jeremy,” by Pearl Jam
When you’ve got your eyes on a hottie
1. “Unbelievable,” by EMF
2. “Linger,” by The Cranberries
3. “I Don’t Want to Wait,” by Paula Cole
4. “Are you Gonna Go My Way,” by Lenny Kravitz
5. “I’ll Be,” by Edwin McCain
6. “Only Wanna Be With You,” by Hootie and the Blowfish
7. “All my Life,” by K-Ci and Jojo
8. “I Don’t Want to Miss A Thing,” by Aerosmith
9. “A Girl Like You,” by Edwyn Collins
10. “Come to my Window,” by Melissa Etheridge
11. “Crash into me,” by Dave Matthews Band
When you feel like getting jiggy wit’ it
1. “’Cmon ’N Ride It (The Train),” Quad City DJs
2. “Gonna Make You Sweat (Everybody Dance Now),” C&C Music Factory
3. “I Like to Move it,” by Real 2 Real
4. “Getting’ Jiggy Wit It,” by Will Smith
5. “Groove is in the Heart,” by Dee-Lite
6. “The Humpty Dance,” by Digital Underground
7. “O.P.P.,” By Naughty by Nature
8. “Livin’ la Vida Loca,” by Ricky Martin
9. “Jump Around,” by House of Pain
10. “You Can’t Touch This,” by MC Hammer
11. “Baby Got Back,” by Sir Mix-A-Lot
12. “Whoomp! There it is,” by Tag Team
13. “Be My Lover,” by La Bouche
Karaoke Classics
1. “All I Wanna Do,” Sheryl Crow
2. “Buddy Holly,” by Weezer
3. “I’m too Sexy,” By Right Said Fred
4. “Two Princes,” By Spin Doctors
5. “Wonderwall,” by Oasis
6. “Semi-Charmed Life,” by Third Eye Blind
7. “Wannabe,” by the Spice Girls
8. “Ice Ice Baby,” by Vanilla Ice
9. “Mr. Jones,” by the Counting Crows
10. “Whatta Man,” by Salt-N-Pepa
11. “Achey Breaky Heart,” by Billy Ray Cyrus
