Pop Music of the Nineties

In the 90s, pop music were highly popular. Many of the best selling artists of the time were bands/ groups.  Amongst young girls, the major all-girl group of the time was the Spice Girls, whose albums were all hits. They were so popular that they were able to expand to make a movie titled “SpiceWorld”. Top selling singles for the Spice Girls included: Stop, Spice up your life, Wanabe, Never Give up on the Good Times, 2 become 1, Who do you think you are, Say you’ll be there and Viva Forever. Other girl only bands included TLC, Destiny’s Child, Allure, Salt and Pepa , B*Witched and Dixie Chicks.

There were also boy bands that captured the heart of these girls; they were NSYNC, Backstreet Boys, Savage Garden and Human Nature.  

And then there were the unisex pop groups such as Vengaboys, Aqua and S Club 7.  

Other than groups there were many artists that debut in the 90s. In particular Mariah Carey was the first recording artist to have her first five singles in the Billboard Top 100 Charts.  Mariah continued with her success. She released many songs that reached the number One position all around the world. Some of her best songs included: Hero, Without You, Heartbreaker, Dreamlover and One Sweet Day.

Other artists that debuted in the 90s and became the top of charts was Celine Dion, Britney Spears, and Christina Aguilera.  

A top songs included: I’m Blue by Effiel 65, Pretty Fly for a White Guy by The Offspring, Mambo no. 5 by Lou Bega, 5,6,7,8 by Steps and Cotton Eyed Joe by Rednex.

But the all time catchiest song is the Macarena by Los Del Rio, with its iconic dancemoves.