What are your absolute favourite songs of te 1990's?

In reverse chronological order:

1999

Cognoscenti Vs Intelligentsia (Cuban Boys)
Dear Lie (TLC)
Steal My Sunshine (LEN)
Barber's Adagio For Strings (William Orbit)
Kiss (When The Sun Don't Shine (Vengaboys)
Radio (The Corrs)
Right Now (Atomic Kitten)
Re-Rewind (The Artful Dodger feat. Craig David)
Talking In Your Sleep / Love Me (Martine McCutcheon)
Back In My Life (Alice Deejay)
We Haven't Turned Around (Gomez)
I See You Baby (Groove Armada ft. Gram'ma Funk)
King Of My Castle (Wamdue Project)
Turn (Travis)
Everytime / Ready Or Not (A1)
Don't Call Me Baby (Madison Avenue) import
I Knew I Loved You (Savage Garden)
What I Am (Tin Tin Out ft. Emma Bunton)
Lift Me Up (Geri Halliwell)
When My Baby (Scooch)
She's So High (Tal Bachman)
If I Could Turn Back The Hands Of Time (R. Kelly)
Never Let You Down (The Honeyz)
Don't Stop (ATB)
I Saved The World Today (The Eurythmics)
Two Times (Ann Lee)
Mercury And Solace (BT)
Goin' Down (Mel C)
Man! I Feel Like A Woman (Shania)
Toca Me (Fragma)
Get Get Down (Paul Johnson)
There She Goes (Sixpence None The Richer)
Rhythm And Blues Alibi (Gomez)
Bailamos (Enrique Iglesias)
Aisy Waisy (The Cartoonz)
(Mucho Mambo) Sway (Shaft)
Unpretty (TLC)
Feel Good (Phats And Small)
When You Say Nothing At All (Ronan Keating)
I Do (Jamelia)
Lovestruck (Madness)
Better Off Alone (DJ Jurgen feat. Alice Deejay)
Tsunami (MSP)
Livin' La Vida Loca (Ricky Martin)
The Animal Song (Savage Garden)
Coffee And TV (Blur)
Viva La Radio (Lolly)
Boom Boom Boom Boom (Vengaboys)
Beautiful Stranger (Madonna)
Everybody's Free (Baz Luhrmann w/ Lee Perry)
Canned Heat (Jamiroquai)
Lift It High (1999 Manchester United Squad)
Every Morning (Sugar Ray)
Kiss Me (Sixpence None the Richer)
Sweet Like Chocolate (Shanks And Bigfoot)
Cloud Number Nine (Bryan Adams)
If Everybody Looked The Same (Groove Armada)
Everytime It Rains (Ace Of Base)
Honey To The B (Billie Piper)
Strong (Robbie Williams)
Writing To Reach You (Travis)
You Stole The Sun From My Heart (MSP)
Precious Time (Van Morrison)
Tender (Blur)
Crazy (The Moffatts)
Madness Thing (Leilani)
National Express (Divine Comedy)
Wish I Were You (Alisha's Attic)

I'll do some other lists later on. Making lists makes me hungry.

1998

Especially For You (Denise + Johnny)
Chocolate Salty Balls (Chef)
Lotus (REM)
Naughty Christmas (Goblin In The Office) (Fat Les)
Dumb (The Beautiful South)
Always Have, Always Will (Ace Of Base)
Big Big World (Emilia)
Baby When You're Gone (Brian Adams w/ Melanie C)
It Feels So Good (Sonique)
Miami (Will Smith)
From This Moment On (Shania)
All I Want (Puressence)
Pray (Tina Cousins)
Sit Down (Remix) (James) (and one heck of a hard find)
This Kiss (Faith Hill)
If You Buy This Record (Your Life Will Be Better) (The Tamperer feat. Maya)
Would You (Touch And Go)
Thank U (Alanis)
Sweetest Thing (U2)
Gym And Tonic (Spacedust)
My Favourite Game (The Cardigans)
Perfect Ten (The Beautiful South)
Relax (Deetah)
Sex On The Beach (T-Spoon)
Whippin' Picadilly (Gomez)
Don't Wanna Miss A Thing (Aerosmith)
Finally Found (The Honeyz)
If You Tolerate This Your Children Will Be Next (MSP)
Everything's Gonna Be Alright (Sweetbox)
Mysterious Times (Sash feat. Tina Cousins)
I Know Enough (I Don't Get Enough) (Theaudience)
New Kind Of Medicine (Ultra Nate)
Boys Of Summer (Don Henley)
Surfin' USA (Aaron Carter) (hey, what can I say, loved it!)
Save Tonight (Eagle Eye Cherry)
Diva (Dana International)
Rockafella Skank (Fatboy Norman Slim)
3 Lions '98 (B, S and the Lightning Seeds)
When (Shania)
Wishing I Was There (Natalie Imbruglia)
The Boy Is Mine (Brandy + Monica)
A Pessimist Is Never Disappointed (Theaudience)
Stranded (Lutricia)
Life Ain't Easy (Cleopatra)
Ray Of Light (Madonna)
Road Rage (Catatonia)
Dance The Night Away (The Mavericks)
Believe (Goldie)
Remember (Brian Transeau as BT)
Rewind (Celita)
La Primavera (Sash!)
Here's Where The Story Ends (Tin Tin Out feat. Shelley Nelson)
It's Like That (Run DMC feat. Jason Nevins)
Big Mistake (Natalie Imbruglia)
The Ballad Of Tom Jones (Space feat. Cerys Catatonia)
Still The One (Shania)
Dr. Jones (Aqua)
Mulder And Scully (Catatonia)
All Around The World (Oasis)

1997

Pink (Aerosmith)
Beautiful Tonight (Paul McCartney)
Lost You Somewhere (Chicane)
Reason (Celine Dion)
Tomorrow Never Dies (Sheryl Crow)
Teletu...

Sorry, back to our scheduled programming

Mermaids (Paul Weller)
I Need (Meredith Brooks)
Did It Again (Kylie Minogue)
I Surrender (Rosie Gaines)
Smack My (Prodigy)

(Work out the rest of the title for yourself)

All Saints (Never Ever)
Torn (Natalie Imbruglia)
Useless (Depeche Mode)
Barbie Girl (Aqua)
I Am The Mob (Catatonia)
Friday Street (Paul Weller)
Fix (Blackstreet)
Strings For Yasmin (Tin Tin Out)
Uno Dos Tres (Maria) (Ricky Martin)
Finally (CeCe Peniston)
Where's The Love (Hanson)
The Drugs Don't Work (The Verve)
Gimme Some Love (Gina G)
Kiss You All Over (No Mercy)
Queen Of New Orleans (Jon Bon Jovi)
Tubthumpin' (Chumbawumba)
Men In Black (Will Smith)
Brushed (Paul Weller)
Black Eyed Boy (Texas)
B-i-t-c-h (Meredith Brooks)
The World Tonight (Paul McCartney)
C U When U Get There (Coolio feat. 40 Thevs)
A Change Would Do You Good (Sheryl Crow)
Crush On You (Little Kim)
Raw Power (Apollo 440)
Home (Depeche Mode)
Bitter Sweet Symphony (The Verve)
Sunstroke (Chicane)
Paranoid Android (Radiohead)
MmmBop (Hanson)
Closer Than Close (Rosie Gaines)
I Wanna Be The Only One (Eternal feat. BeBe)
Cornershop (Babybird)
A Prisoner Of The Past (Prefab Sprout)
Things Can Only Get Better (D:Ream)
Old Before I Die (Robbie Williams)
18 Til I Die (Bryan Adams)
You Might Need Somebody (Shola Ama)
Song 2 (Blur)
It's No Good (Depeche Mode)
Block Rockin' Beats (Chemical Brothers)
I Believe I Can Fly (R. Kelly)
Everybody Knows (Except You) (Divine Comedy)
Fresh! (Gina G)
You Got The Love (Sauce ft. Candy Staton)
She's A Star (James)
I Shot The Sheriff (Warren G.)
Novocaine For The Soul (Eels)
Beetlebum (Blur)
Quit Playing Games With My Heart (BSB)
She Drives Me Crazy (Remix) (FYC)

1996

Betcha By Golly Wow (TAFKAP)
The Man Don't Give A... (SFA)
Don't Marry Her (Have Me) (the Beautiful South)
Every Day Is A Winding Road (Sheryl Crow)
Breathe (Prodigy)
One And One (Robert Miles/Maria Naylor)
What Becomes Of The Broken Hearted / Saturday Night At The Movies / You'll Never Walk Alone (Robson And Jerome)
Unbreak My Heart (Toni Braxton)
C'mon Kids (The Boo Radleys)
Rotterdam (The Beautiful South)
It's All Coming Back To Me Now / All By Myself (Celine Dion)*
Krupa (Apollo 440)
Breakfast At Tiffany's (Deep Blue... Something)
If It Makes You Happy (Sheryl Crow)
Virtual Insanity (Jamiroquai)
Where Are You (Kavana)
Let's Make A Night To Remember (Bryan Adams)
Wannabe (Spice Girls)
Macarena (Los Del Rio)
Thank God It's Friday (R. Kelly)
Purple Heather (Rod Stewart ;) )
Fable (Robert Miles)
The Only Thing That Looks Good On Me Is You (Bryan Adams)
Crazy Chance (Kavana)
Fast Love (George Michael)
Move Move Move (The Red Tribe) (Manchester United '96)
A Design For Life (MSP)
Ironic (Alanis)
Ooh Aah (Just A Little Bit) (Gina G)
Morning (Wet Wet Wet)
Oye Como Va (Tito Puente Jr & Latin Rhythm feat Tito Puente/India & Cali Aleman)
Real Love (The Beatles)
Don't Look Back In Anger (Oasis) (THE anthem of the 90s)
Roots Bloody Roots (Sepultura)
Not A Dry Eye In The House (Meat Loaf)
Spaceman (Babylon Zoo)

*Released as two different songs on the same date, apparently...

1995

Come Up And See Me (Make Me Smile) (Steve Harley + Cockney Rebel)
Last Christmas (Whigfield)
Free As A Bird (The Beatles)
(Honorable mention: Christmas In Blobbyland (Mr. Blobby))
Earth Song (Michael Jackson)
I Am Blessed (Eternal)
Perfect (PJ And Duncan)
Boom! Boom! Shake The Room (DJ Jazzy Jeff)
Itchycoo Park (M People)
Pretenders To The Throne (The Beautiful South)
Wonderwall (Oasis)
You'll See (Madonna)
Gangsta's Paradise (Coolio/LV)
Move Your... (Scooter)
Ocean Drive (Lighthouse Family)
Fairground (Simply Red)
Tu M'Aimes Encore (Celine Dion)
I'll Be There For You (The Rembrandts)
Country House (Blur)
Waterfall (TLC)
You Do Something To Me (Paul Weller)
Search For The Hero (M People)
Common People (Pulp)

Grr, the beginning of that year was full of rubbish.

" Breed" By Nirvana

I spent most of the 90's in clubland, so here are some of my faves:

Pizzaman (aka Norman Cook/Fatboy Slim) - "Sex On The Streets" (1994)
Sonz of a Loop da Loop Era - "Far Out" (1992)
Moby - "Next Is The E (I Feel It)" (1992)
Cappella - "U Got 2 Let The Music" (1993), "Move It Up" (1994)
Bucketheads - "The Bomb (These Sounds Fall Into My Mind)" (1995)
Candy Girls - "Fee Fi Fo Fum" (1995)
Kid Unknown - "Nightmare" (1992)
Crystal Waters - "100% Pure Love" (1994)
Everything But The Girl - "Missing" (Todd Terry Remix) (1994)
New Order - "Regret" (1993)
White Town - "Your Woman" (1997)
Daft Punk - "Da Funk" (1997)
Sound Factory - "Good Time" (1994)

The first songs that come to mind are:

Interstate Love Song By STP
Black by Pearl Jam
Lithium by Nirvana
Scar Tissue by RHCP
Bittersweet Symphony by Verve
Fake Plastic Trees by RadioHead
Never You Mind by Semisonic
Pure by Lightning Seeds
Selling the Drama by Live
Plush by STP
Brain Stew/Jaded by Green Day

There are many many more, this is just off the top of my head.  :)

Absolute Favorite Songs of the 90's:

All Around The World-Lisa Stansfield(1990)
Sweet Dreams-La Bouche(1996)
Rain-SWV(1998)
Stone The Crow-Down(1996)
Enjoy The Silence-Depeche Mode(1990)
Trippin On a Hole In A paper Heart-Stone Temple Pilots(1996)
Grind-Alice In Chains(1996)
Spend My Life With You-Eric Benet and Tamia(1999)
Save The Best For Last-Vanessa Williams(1992)
Smile-Pearl Jam(1996)
Set Adrift On Memory Bliss-PM Dawn(1992)
Trust-Megadeath(1997)
River of Decieft-Madseason(1995)
Wide Open Spaces-Mansun(1998)
Hero-Foo Fighters(1997)
Love Will Lead You Back-Taylor Dayne(1990)
Nice & Slow-Usher(1998)
Too Close-Next(1998)
Please Don't Go-No Mercy(1996)
Gotta Be-Jagged Edge(1998)
Come Undone-Duran Duran(1993)
Master Piece-Atlantic Star(1992)
Wishful Thinking-Go West(1990)
I Believe-Blessid Union of Souls(1995)
Clumsy-Our Lady Piece(late 97/early 98)

"Groovy Train" - The Farm
"Chorus" - Erasure
"See The Lights" - Simple Minds
"Born Of Frustration" - James
"Walking Down Madison" - Kirsty MacColl
"Wash The Rain" - World On Edge
"Kiss Them For Me" - Siouxie & The Banshees
"Cuts You Up" - Peter Murphy
"Come As You Are" - Nirvana
"Magic" - C.U.D.
"Ordinary World" - Duran Duran
"The Fly" - U2
"Butterfly Wings" - Machines Of Loving Grace
"For You" - The Outfield
"Cannonball" - The Breeders
"Andre" - L7
"After The Flesh" - My Life With The Thrill Kill Kult
"Jesus Built My Hotrod" - Ministry 
"Even Flow" - Pearl Jam
"Black Hole Sun" - Soundgarden

& etc...

Great list, Davester. :)

And...whee. I'm glad someone mentioned the Sundays and Jellyfish. (Except I think my favorite Jellyfish song is "The Ghost at Number One" and my favorite song by the Sundays is "Summertime".)

I also love:

"Your Ghost" - Kristin Hersh
"Teardrop" - Massive Attack
"Mesmerizing" - Liz Phair
"Coming Up Roses" - Elliott Smith
"Come As You Are" - Nirvana
"U.N.I.T.Y." - Queen Latifah
"Black Metallic" - Catherine Wheel
"Hell Is Around the Corner" - Tricky
"Feed the Tree" - Belly
"Rich Hum of Air" - Shannon Wright
"Big Calm" - Morcheeba
"Mercy" - Mojave 3
"Caroline" - MC Solaar
"Stop!" - Jane's Addiction
"Paper Bag" - Fiona Apple
"Only Shallow" - My Bloody Valentine
"Ellen West" - Throwing Muses

Beastie Boys- Sure Shot
A Tribe Called Quest- Award Tour
James- Sit Down
Radiohead- No Surprises
U2- Stay(Faraway, So Close)
Ween- Freedom 0f '76
Luscious Jackson- Deep Shag
Love Spit Love- Am I Wrong
Big Audio Dynamite II- The Globe
The Refreshments- Nada

Helmet - Unsung
Sheryl Crow - If it makes you happy
Trans Siberian Orchestra -Christmas Eve/Sarajevo 12/24
Roxette - Fading like a flower
Hootie and the blowfish - hold my hand
Vixen - Rev it up
The Offspring - Self esteem
Aerosmith - Crying.
Metallica - Unforgiven

I forgot to add this song.  It's one of the coolest songs I've ever heard:

The Dandy Warhols- Not If You Were The Last Junkie On Earth

My god - there are so many! I will never remember them all!!

Bluetones - Slight Return/Marblehead Johnson/If.../Bluetonic
Lisa Loeb - Stay
B52'S - Love Shack
Stereophonics - 100 Trees
REM - Sidewinder/Nightswimming/Daysleeper/Kenneth/Strange Currencies/Loosing My Religion
Beats International - Dub Be Good To Me
James - Tomorrow
La's - There She Goes
Beverly Craven - Promise Me
Ocean Colour Scene - The Circle/Day We Caught The Train/Riverboat Song/You've Got It Bad
Utah Saints - Something Good
Cure - Friday I'm In Love
Oasis - Some Might Say
Wonderstuff - Size Of A Cow
Blur - To The End/Universal/Girls & Boys/Parklife
Suede - Animal Nitrate/Beautiful Ones/Trash

...will add more later

Okay, great lists.....
But I must say, for some reason the first song that I think of is "Far Behind" by Candlebox.....

my list


Joan Osbourne's One of Us
WetWetWet's Someday Somehow/Love Is All Around
Spice Girls's Viva Forever/Wannabe
Firehouse's Love of A Lifetime
Offspring's Pretty Fly for white guy
Smashmouth's All Star, Pacific Coast Party
Savage Garden's Santa Monica/Back To The Moon
Aerosmith's Don't Want to miss a thing
No Doubt's Don't Speak
GNR's November Rain/Don't Cry/Sweet Child of Mine
Blur's Universal/To The End/End of Century
Take That's Back For Good
Radiohead's Creep
Boyzone's Love Me for a Reason
Oasis's Don't Look back In Anger/Wonderwall
Janet Jackson's Escapade/Again
Sixpenece Non Richer 's Kiss Me/There She Goes
Robbie William's Angel
Lenny Kratviz's Again
Cranberries' Ode to My Family/Zombie
Lighthouse Family's High
Suede's Beautiful Ones
Faith Hill's This Kiss
Chambawumba's Tubthumping

In vaguely chronological order

Chris Isaak - Wicked Game
They Might Be Giants - Birdhouse In Your Soul
East Side Beat - Ride Like The Wind
Fierce Ruling Diva - Rubb It In
Digital Orgasm - Running Out Of Time
Oceanic - Insanity
Moby - Go
Metallica - Enter Sandman
Felix - It Will Make Me Crazy (Mmm Mix)
RAF - We've Got To Live Together
KLF - America : What Time Is Love?
Marc Almond - Days Of Pearly Spencer
2Unlimited - Tribal Dance
Messiah - Thunderdome
Chumbawumba - Enough Is Enough
Carter USM - Glam Rock Cops
Sonic Surfers - Don't Give It Up
Gloworm - Carry Me Home
Cranberries - Zombie
N Trance - Set You Free
Cast - Walkaway
Red5 - I Love You Stop
Sash - Ecuador
DJ Quicksilver - Bellissima
Dario G - Sunchyme
Touch & Go - Would You
Natalie Imbruglia - Torn
Gouryella - Gouryella
DJ Sakin & Friends - Protect Your Mind
Chicane - Saltwater

about any song from Nirvana
Soundgarden-day I tried to live, Spoonman, Outshined
Pearl Jam-Once, Black, Immortality
Ozzy-No More Tears
Hole-Asking for It
NIN-Closer
Tool-Aenima

Dario G - Sunchyme & Carnival D'Paris


I forgot Baddiel, Skinner and the Lightning Seeds - 3 Lions

i dont feel like doing a 250+ song list.

rock/altern
Alanis-head over feet
Alanis-Ironic
gin blossoms-found out about you
nirvana-in bloom
nirvana-smells like teen spirit
korn-freak on a leash
Kid Rock-Bawitdaba
green day-basket case
limp bizkit f/ johnathan davis-nobody like you
collective soul-shine
Sugar Ray-Fly
godsmack-whatever
matchbox20-push
Chumbawumba-Tubthumpin

rap
busta rhymes-put your hands where my eyes could see
busta rhymes-Woo ha!
Biggie f/ Puffy and Mase-Mo Money Mo Problems
Biggie-Juicy
3-6 Mafia-Teard Da club up
Tupac-keep ya head up
Tupac-All About U
LL Cool J-Momma said knock you out
A Tribe Called Quest-Award Tour
Nas-If I ruled the World
Luniz-I got 5 on it
DMX-Get at me Dog
Master P-Bout it Bout it
Master P-Make em say Uggh
Outkast-ATLiens
Outkast-Spottieottiedopalicious
Outkast-Da Art of Storytellin
DJ Jazzy Jeff & Fresh Prince-Summertime
Biz Markie-Just a Friend
Missy Elliot-Sock it 2 me
Dr. Dre-"mess" wit Dre Day
Snoop-Whats my Name
Salt n Pepa-Expression

r&b
Usher-you make me wanna
Dru Hill-We're not makin love no more
Dru Hill-How Deep is your love
Boyz II Men-4 seasons of loneliness
Boyz II Men-Please Dont Go away
TLC-What About your friends
D'Angelo-Lady
Raphael Saadiq-Ask of You
jodeci-love u 4 life
Soul 4 Real-Candy Rain
k-ci & jojo-all my life
Silk-Freak Me
Aaliyah-Are you that somebody?
Aaliyah-One in a million
Keith Sweat-Ill give all my love to you
Monica-Angel of Mine
Johnny Gill-my, my, my
After 7-heat of the moment
SWV-Weak
Montell Jordan-This is How We Do it
Tony Toni Tone-It Never Rains(in southern california)
Mary J Blige-Real Love
Mary J Blige-Everything

Dance/Techno
Rockell-in a dream
Alice Deejay-better off alone
Snap!-rhythm is a dancer
haddaway-what is love
outhere bros-boom boom boom
crystal waters-100% pure fun
Black Box-Everybody Everybody
Eiffel 65-Blue da ba dee
Real McCoy-Another Night



other:
Ace of Base-The Sign
prodigy-breathe
paula abdul-rush rush
mariah carey-emotions
mariah carey-fantasy remix
LeAnn Rimes-Blue(corny country song, but i had a crush on her way back when)

a list i will never complete lol. but i am content with this one