BB Mainstream Top 40-Top 50 of the '90s

[jayman]

Here's a '90s decade chart based on Billboard's Mainstream Top 40 chart. The Hot 100 was used from the beginning of the decade to 11/23/91. From 11/30/91 to 1/2/93, the Top 40 Radio Monitor (Hot 100 Airplay) chart was used. And the Mainstream Top 40 chart was used from 1/9/93 to 11/27/99.

1.End of the Road-Boyz II Men (1992)
2.The Sign-Ace of Base (1994)
3.I Love You Always Forever-Donna Lewis (1996)
4.Don't Speak-No Doubt (1996)
5.Torn-Natalie Imbruglia (1998)
6.Another Night-Real McCoy (1994)
7.One Sweet Day-Mariah Carey & Boyz II Men (1995)
8.I Know-Dionne Farris (1995)
9.Iris-Goo Goo Dolls (1998)
10.Semi-Charmed Life-Third Eye Blind (1997)
11.Two Princes-Spin Doctors (1993)
12.Truly Madly Deeply-Savage Garden (1998)
13.Kiss from a Rose-Seal (1995)
14....Baby One More Time-Britney Spears (1999)
15.You Were Meant for Me-Jewel (1997)
16.Fly-Sugar Ray (1997)
17.Save the Best for Last-Vanessa Williams (1992)
18.All That She Wants-Ace of Base (1993)
19.My Heart Will Go On-Celine Dion (1998)
20.That's the Way Love Goes-Janet Jackson (1993)
21.I Don't Want to Miss a Thing-Aerosmith (1998)
22.Tubthumping-Chumbawamba (1997)
23.Dreamlover-Mariah Carey (1993)
24.(Everything I Do) I Do it for You-Bryan Adams (1991)
25.Slide-Goo Goo Dolls (1999)
26.I Will Always Love You-Whitney Houston (1992)
27.Ironic-Alanis Morissette (1996)
28.All Star-Smash Mouth (1999)
29.Lovefool-The Cardigans (1997)
30.Ordinary World-Duran Duran (1993)
31.Don't Turn Around-Ace of Base (1994)
32.You Learn-Alanis Morissette (1996)
33.On Bended Knee-Boyz II Men (1994)
34.Every Morning-Sugar Ray (1999)
35.All I Wanna Do-Sheryl Crow (1994)
36.I'll Be There for You-The Rembrandts (1995)
37.I'll Be There-Mariah Carey (1992)
38.Livin' La Vida Loca-Ricky Martin (1999)
39.Rush Rush-Paula Abdul (1991)
40.Nothing Compares 2 U-Sinead O'Connor (1990)
41.Missing-Everything But the Girl (1996)
42.All 4 Love-Color Me Badd (1992)
43.I Love Your Smile-Shanice (1992)
44.Vision of Love-Mariah Carey (1990)
45.Because I Love You (The Postman Song)-Stevie B (1990)
46.Stay (I Missed You)-Lisa Loeb & Nine Stories (1994)
47.It Must Have Been Love-Roxette (1990)
48.Gonna Make You Sweat (Everybody Dance Now)-C+C Music Factory (1991)
49.Genie in a Bottle-Christina Aguilera (1999)
50.Vogue-Madonna (1990)

[musicfanpete]

That's a great list! That's still a very Hot AC leaning list of songs compared to what's played on the radio today. It will be interesting to see what the top 50 of the "10's" will look like years from now.

[Cerebro]

Thanks for posting this, jayman. Given the sources and date ranges, this is what AT40's decade end chart might have looked like had the original version of the show continued through the end of the decade. I don't suppose you could share #51-100, could you? ;)

[johnm1120]

Although MHWGO did better on Billboard than R&R, it still amazes me how that made decade-end and Because You Loved Me didn't.

[Lozzy]

Thanks for posting!

[johnnywest]

Good list, but I like AT40's (Casey's) list better from R&R.