’90s No. 2s Revisited: 1999 We conclude our ’90s No. 2s Revisited series with the last year of the decade, and in keeping with what made the decade so special, variety abounds. The runner-up hits from 1999 represented acts gaining popularity as well as those on the decline, and covered the hot genres of the…
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’90s No. 2s Revisited: 1998
’90s No. 2s Revisited: 1998 Six songs peaked at No. 2 in 1998, spanning genres from Hip-Hop to Electronic to Country. Enjoy this trip down memory lane, or hearing these tracks for the first time! Built around an interpolation of Lisa Stansfield’s 1990 hit “All Around The World” (peak: 3), sampling the instrumental from David…
’90s No. 2s Revisited: 1997
’90s No. 2s Revisited: 1997 For some reason, we’ve always had a hard time wrapping our heads around what was going on with music in 1997. The No. 1 hits for the year were stylistically varied, from breakthrough Pop acts like Spice Girls and Hanson to Hip-Hop hits by The Notorious B.I.G. and Puff Daddy…
’90s No. 2s Revisited: 1996
’90s No. 2s Revisited: 1996 1996 was our favorite year for No. 2 songs. Aside from the clip at the bottom of this post, we preferred each song that peaked at No. 2 to its dream-crushing blocker. But, injustice is part of life. Enjoy! “Missing,” the first Hot 100 entry for British duo (and real-life…
’90s No. 2s Revisited: 1995
’90s No. 2s Revisited: 1995 In 1995, Hip-Hop and R&B were the prevailing genres in popular music. On the year-end list, of the Top 10 songs, nine also appeared on the Hip-Hop/R&B chart. Even Madonna’s No. 1 hit “Take A Bow,” co-written and co-produced by Babyface, eked its way up to No. 40 on the…
’90s No. 2s Revisited: 1994
’90s No. 2s Revisited: 1994 One of the most popular types of music in the ’90s was male-group R&B. Especially from 1992-96, you couldn’t turn on a radio or watch MTV or VH1 without immediately hearing Motown-inspired harmonies serenading you. Two of 1994’s biggest hits embody this sub-genre perfectly: All-4-One’s “I Swear” and Boyz II…
’90s No. 2s Revisited: 1993
’90s No. 2s Revisited: 1993 Now that we’ve reviewed all the No. 1 songs of the ’90s, we’re going back to take a look at all the tracks that narrowly missed the top spot on the Billboard Hot 100 and peaked at No. 2. Only five songs in 1993 fit into this category — two…
’90s No. 2s Revisited: 1992
’90s No. 2s Revisited: 1992 We mentioned when we reviewed every No. 1 song of 1992 that although it was a great year for music, it was a relatively weak year for chart-topping songs. Other than Vanessa Williams’ gorgeous “Save The Best For Last” and two fun Hip-Hop singles by Kris Kross and Sir Mix-A-Lot…
’90s No. 2s Revisited: 1991
’90s No. 2s Revisited: 1991 We recently reviewed every No. 1 song of the 1990s in our ’90s No. 1s Revisited series, including the 27 singles that held the top spot on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1991, from “Justify My Love” by Madonna through “Black Or White” by Michael Jackson. It was our favorite…
’90s No. 2s Revisited: 1990
’90s No. 2s Revisited: 1990 We recently completed our ’90s No. 1s Revisited series, where we reviewed every No. 1 song of the decade in order, from “Another Day In Paradise” through “Smooth.” Now it’s time to highlight the tracks that stalled in the runner-up spot, starting with the 14 that did so in 1990….
1999 in Music: The Wrap-Up
We have now reviewed each of the songs that went to No. 1 in 1999, which turned out to be a pivotal year for several acts who’d go on to become household names. Britney Spears, Christina Aguilera, Ricky Martin, Jennifer Lopez, Enrique Iglesias and Destiny’s Child — and even Santana and Rob Thomas — all…
“Smooth”
’90s No. 1s Revisited: “Smooth” We began our ’90s No. 1s Revisited series with the first No. 1 song of the 1990s, “Another Day In Paradise” by Phil Collins, and here we end it with the one hundred forty-first and final No. 1 song of the decade: “Smooth” by Santana featuring Rob Thomas. What a…
Was It Dope? 