Top 100 Songs Of 1990 __hot__ -

But the soul of 1990 was the moment Sinéad O’Connor looked into the camera and cried. The 80s were over. Nobody knew what came next. That uncertainty is what makes 1990 the most fascinating year in pop music history.

The saddest song ever written by Prince. The video—Sinéad’s face, tears streaming, shaved head—is pure art. It went #1 globally and proved that vulnerability could be punk rock. top 100 songs of 1990

To understand 1990, you must understand the transition. The 80s were dying (literally, with the passing of Stevie Ray Vaughan and Muppet creator Jim Henson). The 90s were not yet born (Nirvana’s Nevermind dropped in September 1991). 1990 was the "Year of the Ballad" and the "Year of the Sample." But the soul of 1990 was the moment