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I tried one time, at an AKA Challenge competition to play the perfect 90s set. Which is of course impossible to do with a list of just 5 (now 4) songs. There's 10 years of hit songs to unpack, and narrow down. So I'm going to do it right this time!

Each show, join me for hit songs, near hit songs, and deeper cuts from the most renowned 90s artists, stepping year-by-year. We'll make some periodic stops to take stock of where we are, and keep adding to and crossing off the list until we have...

90s PERFECTED!

2022
6/26: 1990
7/10: 1991
7/31: 1992 (with BUZZ)
8/21: 1993
9/11: 1994
9/25: The Best Albums Of 1991
10/16: The Best Movie Soundtracks of 1993
11/6: The Best Albums of 1994
12/4: The Best Albums of 1994 (Part 2)
12/18@3:30pm: Christmas albums of the 90s

2023
1/8: 1995
1/22: 1996


Schedule subject to change. More to come!

Here's the master list of artists that had hits from 1990 through 1994, as we investigate the decade one year at a time:
Aaliyah
Ace Of Base
Alice In Chains
All-4-One
Arrested Development
Bette Midler
Big Mountain
Billy Ray Cyrus
Blondie
Boyz II Men
Bryan Adams
Calloway
Cathy Dennis
Color Me Badd
Coolio
Creedence Clearwater Revival
Dr. Dre
Duice
EMF
En Vogue
Extreme
Garth Brooks
Gloria Estefan
Guns N' Roses
H Town
House Of Pain
Janet Jackson
Jesus Jones
John Mellencamp
John Michael Montgomery
Kriss Kross
Lisa Loeb & Nine Stories
Madonna
Mariah Carey
Marky Mark & The Funky Bunch
Meatloaf
Michael Jackson
Nate Dogg
Neil Diamond
Nelson
New Kids On The Block
Paperboy
Paula Abdul
Poison
Prince
R. Kelly
R.E.M.
Reba McEntire
Right Said Fred
Rod Stewart
Roxette
Salt-N-Pepa
Seduction
Silk
Sir Mix-A-Lot
Snoop Doggy Dogg
Snow
Soul Asylum
Sting
SWV
Tag Team
Taylor Dayne
Technotronic
The Proclaimers
The Red Hot Chili Peppers
TLC
Toadies
Toni Braxton
UB40
Vanessa Williams
Warren G.
Whitney Houston
Wilson Phillips
Wreckx-N-Effect

The survey is up! All of the artists listed above are at https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIp ... A/viewform waiting for you to pick them!

Where is Snap in that list? And probably a bunch of others that I can't think of right now.

Syn wrote: ↑Mon Sep 12, 2022 9:12 am Where is Snap in that list? And probably a bunch of others that I can't think of right now.

We're trying to perfect; doesn't mean we're there yet. I was sad as I was putting that together to see that La Bouche wasn't there!!

SquigY0 wrote: ↑Mon Sep 12, 2022 1:24 pm

Syn wrote: ↑Mon Sep 12, 2022 9:12 am Where is Snap in that list? And probably a bunch of others that I can't think of right now.

We're trying to perfect; doesn't mean we're there yet. I was sad as I was putting that together to see that La Bouche wasn't there!!

Way to go Bouche Bag! ;P

Here are the (arguably) greatest albums of the 90s:

1991
Boyz II Men – Cooleyhighharmony
Garth Brooks – Ropin’ the Wind
Jodeci – Forever My Lady
The KLF – The White Room
Mariah Carey – Emotions
Metallica – Black Album
Nirvana – Nevermind
Pearl Jam – Ten
Primus – Sailing the Seas of Cheese
Prince & The New Power Generation – Diamonds and Pearls
Queen – Innuendo
Red Hot Chili Peppers – Blood Sugar Sex Magik
Soundgarden – Badmotorfinger
Temple of the Dog – Temple of the Dog
Trisha Yearwood – Trisha Yearwood

1994
Alice In Chains - Jar Of Flies
Bad Religion - Stranger Than Fiction
Beastie Boys - Ill Communication
Beck - Mellow Gold
Blur - Park Life
Boyz II Men - II
Corrosion Of Conformity - Deliverance
Green Day - Dookie
Hole - Live Through This
Jimmy Page & Robert Plant - No Quarter: Jimmy Page and Robert Plant Unledded
Madonna - Bed Time Stories
Nine Inch Nails - The Downward Spiral
Nirvana - Unplugged In New York
Oasis - Definitely Maybe
Pantera - Far Beyond Driven
Pearl Jam - Vitalogy
Pink Floyd - The Division Bell
Primal Scream - Give Out But Don't Give Up.
Prodigy, The - Music For The Jilted Generation
Soundgarden - Superunknown
TLC - CrazySexyCool
Toadies - Rubberneck
Tori Amos - Under The Pink
Veruca Salt - American Thighs
Weezer - Blue Album
Zhane - Pronounced Jah-Nay

Here are the (arguably) greatest movies of the 90s:
1993
Army Of Darkness
Cool Runnings
Dazed And Confused
Falling Down
Groundhog Day
Judgement Night
Jurassic Park
Menace II Society
Mrs. Doubtfire
Nightmare Before Christmas
Poetic Justice
The Good Son
The Sandlot
True Romance

And here are 90s Christmas album artists:
98 Degrees
Arrogant Worms
Babyface
Boyz II Men
Chris Cornell With Eleven
Cyndi Lauper
Diana Ross & José Carreras
Hanson
John Popper With Eric Clapton
Matt Stone & Trey Parker
Mariah Carey
Mary J. Blige & Sheryl Crow
Nsync
Rev Run & The Christmas All Stars
Spice Girls
Trans-Siberian Orchestra
Wilson Phillips

Ya'll ready for this?! (yes that's a line from a 90s song).

90s Perfected RETURNS in 2023 with hits from the second half of that golden juicy decade, plus the biggest albums, and the hottest movies. Here's the tentative schedule:

1/8: 1995
1/22: 1996
2/5: Sexy jams to get you in the mood and knock tha bootz
2/19: 1997
3/12: Covers of 90s songs
3/26: 1998
4/30: 1999
5/14: Your Picks 1990-1994 (part 1)
6/4: Your Picks 1990-1994 (part 2)
6/25: 90s Pride
7/9: TBD
7/30: TBD