VH1 Top 100

1. “Smells Like Teen Spirit” – Nirvana

Album: Nevermind
Year: 1991

2. “One” – U2  
Album: Achtung Baby
Year: 1992

3. “I Want It That Way” – Backstreet Boys
Album: Millennium
Year: 1999

4. “I Will Always Love You” – Whitney Houston
Album: The Bodyguard: Original Soundtrack Album
Year: 1992

5. “Vogue” – Madonna
Album: I’m Breathless
Year: 1990

6. “Baby Got Back” – Sir Mix-A-Lot
Album: Mack Daddy
Year: 1992

7. “…Baby One More Time” – Britney Spears
Album: …Baby One More Time
Year: 1999

8. “Waterfalls” – TLC
Album: CrazySexyCool
Year: 1994

9. “Losing My Religion” – R.E.M.
Album: Out of Time
Year: 1991

10. “Nothing Compares 2 U” – Sinéad O’Connor
Album: I Do Not Want What I Haven’t Got
Year: 1990

11. “Jeremy” – Pearl Jam
Album: Ten
Year: 1992

12. “You Oughta Know” – Alanis Morissette
Album: Jagged Little Pill
Year: 1995

13. “Nuthin’ but a “G” Thang” – Dr. Dre (featuring Snoop Doggy Dogg)
Album: The Chronic
Year: 1992

14. “Vision of Love” – Mariah Carey
Album: Mariah Carey
Year: 1990

15. “Under the Bridge” – Red Hot Chili Peppers
Album: Blood Sugar Sex Magik
Year: 1992

16. “U Can’t Touch This” – MC Hammer
Album: Please Hammer, Don’t Hurt ‘Em
Year: 1990

17. “Say My Name” – Destiny’s Child
Album: The Writing’s on the Wall
Year: 1999

18. “Enter Sandman” – Metallica
Album: Metallica
Year: 1991

19. “Sabotage” – Beastie Boys
Album: Ill Communication
Year: 1994

20. “MMMBop” – Hanson
Album: Middle of Nowhere
Year: 1997

21. “My Heart Will Go On” – Celine Dion
Album: Titantic: Music From the Motion Picture
Year: 1997

22. “Loser” – Beck
Album: Mellow Gold
Year: 1993

23. “Whatta Man” – Salt-N-Pepa with En Vogue
Album: Very Necessary
Year: 1993

24. “Jump Around” – House of Pain
Album: House of Pain
Year: 1993

25. “Black Hole Sun” – Soundgarden
Album: Superunknown
Year: 1994

26. “My Name Is” – Eminem
Album: The Slim Shady LP
Year: 1999

27. “Mr. Jones” – Counting Crows
Album: August and Everything After
Year: 1993

28. “Livin’ la Vida Loca” – Ricky Martin
Album: Ricky Martin
Year: 1999

29. “Ice Ice Baby” – Vanilla Ice
Album: To the Extreme
Year: 1990

30. “Tearin’ Up My Heart” – *NSYNC
Album: *NSYNC
Year: 1998

31. “Creep” – Radiohead
Album: Pablo Honey
Year: 1992

32. “No Diggity” – BLACKstreet
Album: Another Level
Year: 1996

33. “Wannabe” – Spice Girls
Album: Spice
Year: 1996

34. “Semi-Charmed Life” – Third Eye Blind
Album: Third Eye Blind
Year: 1997

35. “Wonderwall” – Oasis
Album: (What’s the Story) Morning Glory?
Year: 1995

36. “Gonna Make You Sweat (Everybody Dance Now)” – C+C Music Factory
Album: Gonna Make You Sweat
Year: 1990

37. “Good Riddance (Time of Your Life)” – Green Day
Album: Nimrod
Year: 1997

38. “Genie In A Bottle” – Christina Aguilera
Album: Christina Aguilera
Year: 1999

39. “Iris” – Goo Goo Dolls
Album: City of Angels: Music From the Motion Picture
Year: 1998

40. “I Wanna Sex You Up” – Color Me Badd
Album: C.M.B.
Year: 1991

41. “Two Princes” – Spin Doctors
Album: Pocket Full of Kryptonite
Year: 1993

42. “Shine” – Collective Soul
Album: Hints, Allegations, and Things Left Unsaid
Year: 1993

43. “My Lovin’ (You’re Never Gonna Get It)” – En Vogue
Album: Funky Divas
Year: 1992

44. “Killing Me Softly With His Song” – The Fugees
Album: The Score
Year: 1996

45. “Only Wanna Be With You” – Hootie & the Blowfish
Album: Cracked Rear View
Year: 1995

46. “You’re Still the One” – Shania Twain
Album: Come On Over
Year: 1997

47. “Good Vibrations” – Marky Mark and The Funky Bunch
Album: Music For the People
Year: 1991

48. “3 AM” – Matchbox Twenty
Album: Yourself or Someone Like You
Year: 1997

49. “Who Will Save Your Soul” – Jewel
Album: Pieces of You
Year: 1996

50. “Man in the Box” – Alice in Chains
Album: Facelift
Year: 1991

51. “California Love” – Tupac (featuring Dr. Dre)
Album: All Eyez on Me
Year: 1995

52. “Fly” – Sugar Ray
Album: Floored
Year: 1997

53. “O.P.P.” – Naughty by Nature
Album: Naughty by Nature
Year: 1991

54. “One of Us” – Joan Osborne
Album: Relish
Year: 1995

55. “Criminal” – Fiona Apple
Album: Tidal
Year: 1997

56. “Mama Said Knock You Out” – L.L. Cool J
Album: Mama Said Knock You Out
Year: 1990

57. “Can I Get A…” – Jay-Z featuring Amil and Ja Rule
Album: Vol. 2…Hard Knock Life
Year: 1998

58. “Damn, I Wish I Was Your Lover” – Sophie B. Hawkins
Album: Tongues and Tails
Year: 1992

59. “Buddy Holly” – Weezer
Album: Weezer
Year: 1994

60. “Poison” – Bell Biv DeVoe
Album: Poison
Year: 1990

61. “All I Wanna Do” – Sheryl Crow
Album: Tuesday Night Music Club
Year: 1994

62. “I Alone” – Live
Album: Throwing Copper
Year: 1994

63. “Mo Money Mo Problems” – The Notorious B.I.G. featuring Mase & Puff Daddy
Album: Life After Death
Year: 1997

64. “Peaches” – The Presidents of the United States of America
Album: The Presidents of the United States of America
Year: 1996

65. “The Humpty Dance” – Digital Underground
Album: Sex Packets
Year: 1990

66. “I’ll Be” – Edwin McCain
Album: Misguided Roses
Year: 1998

67. “Groove Is In The Heart” – Deee-lite
Album: World Clique
Year: 1990

68. “Gettin’ Jiggy Wit It” – Will Smith
Album: Big Willie Style
Year: 1998

69. “Freak on a Leash” – Korn
Album: Follow the Leader
Year: 1999

70. “Virtual Insanity” – Jamiroquai
Album: Travelling Without Moving
Year: 1997

71. “Tennessee” – Arrested Development
Album: 3 Years, 5 Months & 2 Days In the Life Of…
Year: 1992

72. “One Week” – Barenaked Ladies
Album: Stunt
Year: 1998

73. “Sex and Candy” – Marcy Playground
Album: Marcy Playground
Year: 1997

74. “Believe” – Cher
Album: Believe
Year: 1998

75. “Jump” – Kris Kross
Album: Totally Krossed Out
Year: 1992

76. “Run-Around” – Blues Traveler
Album: Four
Year: 1995

77. “It Was a Good Day” – Ice Cube
Album: The Predator
Year: 1993

78. “Are You Gonna Go My Way” – Lenny Kravitz
Album: Are You Gonna Go My Way
Year: 1993

79. “Bitch” – Meredith Brooks
Album: Blurring the Edges
Year: 1997

80. “I’m Too Sexy” – Right Said Fred
Album: Up
Year: 1992

81. “I Don’t Want to Wait” – Paula Cole
Album: This Fire
Year: 1997

82. “Mind Playing Tricks on Me” – Geto Boys
Album: We Can’t Be Stopped
Year: 1991

83. “Cannonball” – The Breeders
Album: Last Splash
Year: 1993

84. “Informer” – Snow
Album: 12 Inches of Snow
Year: 1992

85. “Insane In The Brain” – Cypress Hill
Album: Black Sunday
Year: 1993

86. “Linger” – The Cranberries
Album: Everybody Else Is Doing It, So Why Can’t We?
Year: 1993

87. “Achy Breaky Heart” – Billy Ray Cyrus
Album: Some Gave All
Year: 1992

88. “Barely Breathing” – Duncan Sheik
Album: Duncan Sheik
Year: 1996

89. “Never Said” – Liz Phair
Album: Exile in Guyville
Year: 1993

90. “You Get What You Give” – New Radicals
Album: Maybe You’ve Been Brainwashed Too
Year: 1998

91. “Building a Mystery” – Sarah McLachlan
Album: Surfacing
Year: 1997

92. “911 Is A Joke” – Public Enemy
Album: Fear of a Black Planet
Year: 1990

93. “Stay” – Lisa Loeb & Nine Stories
Album: Tails
Year: 1994

94. “The Way” – Fastball
Album: All the Pain Money Can Buy
Year: 1998

95. “This is How We Do It” – Montell Jordan
Album: This Is How We Do It
Year: 1995

96. “(Can’t Live Without Your) Love and Affection” – Nelson
Album: After the Rain
Year: 1989

97. “Gett Off” – Prince & The New Power Generation
Album: Diamonds and Pearls
Year: 1991

98. “Unbelievable” – EMF
Album: Schubert Dip
Year: 1990

99. “The Rain (Supa Dupa Fly)” – Missy “Misdemeanor” Elliott
Album: Supa Dupa Fly
Year: 1997

100. “Rico Suave” – Gerardo
Album: Mo’ Ritmo
Year: 1990