1990 Top 100 Songs [best] -

"That's a rough, rugged and raw..." This song single-handedly invented "new jack swing" for the masses. If you weren't trying to do the running man to this bassline, were you even alive in 1990?

Stop! Hammer time. You couldn't go to a wedding, a roller rink, or a school dance without hearing this sample-laden (Rick James, anyone?) hip-hop smash. The pants were ridiculous, but the beat was undeniable. 1990 top 100 songs

Prince wrote it, but Sinéad owned it. With her shaved head, single tear, and devastatingly raw voice, she turned this into the saddest (and most beautiful) #1 of the decade. "That's a rough, rugged and raw

The boy band craze was at its absolute peak. NKOTB told us to take it "step by step," and millions of screaming teenage girls happily obliged. Hammer time

1990 didn't know what the rest of the decade would bring (Nirvana was just around the corner). It was simply having a really, really good time dancing in parachute pants.

Shedding the hairspray for a western duster, Bon Jovi went solo for the Young Guns II soundtrack. It proved that beneath the big hair was a serious songwriter.

Strike a pose. Madonna didn’t just release a song; she released a cultural movement. Inspired by ballroom culture, "Vogue" turned dance floors into runways and gave us one of the most iconic music videos ever.