These 1990’s One-Hit Wonder Songs Have Lived Rent-Free in Our Heads for 30 Years

With a music video directed by a pre-Hollywood Michael Bay, this bold single debuted at No. 78 and climbed to No. 4 on the Hot 100, earning three 1991 MTV VMA nominations including Video of the Year.

How many of these 20 one-hit wonders from the '90s do you still remember?

One-hit wonders of the 1990s. One-hit wonders occupy a unique and emotional place in our collective memory, transporting us ...
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3 One-Hit Wonders From 1990 We’re Sure You’ve Never Heard Of

If you close your eyes and think for just a moment, you can probably remember your favorite one-hit wonder songs. Whether it’s “Baby Got Back” or “The Purple People Eater”, there are likely tracks ...
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Get Your Nostalgia Fix with These Hit Rock Songs from the 1990s

The 1990s didn’t just give us some of the best hit rock songs ever released. The decade also ushered in a new era of heavy metal and introduced the world to grunge. Later in the decade, a handful of ...
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4 Forgotten Hit Rock Songs from the 1990s You Need to Revisit

The 1990s brought the world a wealth of great rock songs. The early part of the decade saw the rise of grunge with bands like Nirvana. Then, the mid-90s gave rise to pop punk with bands like Green Day ...
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4 Hit Country Songs From the 1990s You Forgot Were Awesome

The 1990s brought us some of the most memorable hit country songs from some of the genre’s biggest names. “Chattahoochee,” “Fancy,” “Pick Up Man,” “Carryin’ Your Love with Me,” and many more are ...
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3 Hits From the 1990s That Just Don’t Get Enough Praise

If you didn’t grow up in the 1990s, then the acts and bands that you often hear about from the decade likely consist of Nirvana, Tupac, Pearl Jam, Alanis Morissette, Eminem, Radiohead, and The Red Hot ...