Featuring the best '90s music videos, TV shows, '90s celebrities and more!
Green Jelly are a comedy rock band that achieved commercial success in 1992 when their music video for ‘Three Little Pigs’ became a huge success on MTV. The song was the first known music single that debuted only in video form. When the video debuted, fans could buy the song on videotape, but not on CD. However, because of the success of the video, the single was released on CD in 1993 and peaked at #17 on the Hot 100 charts!
‘Everything About You’ was the debut single from Ugly Kid Joe’s 1991 debut album ‘As Ugly As They Wanna Be’. The video was a hit on MTV, and the song was a top ten hit on both the Hot 100 (#9) and the Album Rock Tracks (#6). Filming of the music video had to be halted for several hours because pilots from nearby Santa Barbara Airport were complaining about nude love dolls that were floating in their flight paths! LOL!
‘Drown’ was Smashing Pumpkins’ first big hit. It was included on the soundtrack to the movie ‘Singles’, and was released as a promotional single, and peaked at #24 on the Alternative Rock charts in 1993. Here’s the band performing the song live in a small venue back in 1993!
In 1996, ‘Big Me’ peaked at number three on the alt rock charts and #18 on the mainstream rock charts. The music video was a huge hit on MTV. It parodies Mentos’ commercials in the ’90s, and the video won the ‘Best Group Video’ award at the 1996 MTV Video Music Awards.
As a side note, they stopped playing the song in concerts for a while because fans would throw Mentos at the band while they played ‘Big Me’, and according to lead singer Dave Grohl, “We did stop playing that song for a while because, honestly, it’s like being stoned. Those little … things are like pebbles – they hurt.”
In 1990, Red Hot Chili Peppers released their album ‘Blood Sugar Sex Magik’. The album was a huge success producing their first number one alternative rock hit for ‘Give It Away’ and their first top 40 hit on the Hot 100 charts with ‘Under The Bridge’, which peaked all the way up at number two in 1991.
‘Nearly Lost You’ is Screaming Trees most recognizable song. It was the first single released from their sixth album ‘Sweet Oblivion’. Most of us though remember it from the soundtrack to the 1992 movie ‘Singles’ starring Matt Dillon, Bridget Fonda, Kyra Sedgwick and more.
Wow, what a debut album and song! The Spice Girls’ debut single Wannabe from their 1996 debut album Spice hit number one all over the world, and it finished at number ten on the Billboard Hot 100 year-end charts in 1997.
They followed up Wannabe with two more top five songs in the US with Say You’ll Be There and 2 Become 1, which peaked at numbers three and four respectively on the Hot 100 charts. In the UK, all four singles from Spice hit number one (Wannabe, Say You’ll Be There, 2 Become 1, and Mama/Who Do You Think You Are, which was released as a double A-side single in the UK).
Enjoy this look back at the music videos for all of the Spice Girls’ number one hits from their 1996 debut album Spice!
In 1994, Alice in Chains released their album Jar of Flies, which produced their first number one song on the Mainstream Rock charts for No Excuses in 1994. The song also peaked at number three on the Alternative Rock charts, making it their first top 20 hit on that chart as well.
Enjoy this look back at Alice in Chains’ music video for No Excuses from 1994!
Even Flow was the second single released from Pearl Jam’s 1991 debut album Ten. It also was their first top five hit on the Mainstream Rock charts when Even Flow peaked at number three in 1992. In 2008, Rolling Stone magazine ranked Even Flow at number 77 on The 100 Greatest Guitar Songs of All Time, and VH1 ranked it at number 30 the same year on its 100 Greatest Hard Rock Songs of all time.
Enjoy this look back at Pearl Jam’s music video for Even Flow as well as their 1992 Unplugged performance on MTV Unplugged!
In 1997, Savage Garden scored their first number one single on the Billboard Hot 100 chart with Truly Madly Deeply. Two years later in 1999, they scored their second number one single for I Knew I Loved You. All in all, they scored six top 40 hits on the Hot 100 chart between 1996 – 2000.
Enjoy this look back at their music videos for both number one hits, Truly Madly Deeply and I Knew I Loved You!
Sometimes was Britney Spears second single released from her 1998 debut album …Baby One More Time. The first single, …Baby One More Time went to number one on almost every chart in the world. Sometimes peaked at number 21 on the Hot 100 chart and number 11 on the AC chart.
Enjoy this look back at Britney Spears’ music video for Sometimes from 1999 as well as a live performance from Hawaii as well!
In 1992, House of Pain released their debut self-titled album, and the first single Jump Around was a huge hit on both the Billboard Hot 100 and Rap charts, peaking at number three on the Hot 100 and number five on the Rap charts in 1992. It was their only top 40 song on the Hot 100 charts, although lead singer Everlast scored a number one Alternative Rock hit in 1998 with What It’s Like as well as a top ten Alt hit for Ends in 1999.
Enjoy this look back at House of Pain’s music video for Jump Around as well as a look at Everlast’s music videos for What It’s Like and Ends!
MMMBop from Hanson was one of the biggest debut singles of the 90s! It hit number one all over the world including the Billboard Hot 100 charts. It finished 1997 at number 12 on the year-end Hot 100 charts. They scored two more top 20 hits on the Hot 100 charts in the 90s with I Will Come To You and This Time Around. Where’s The Love was also a huge hit, but it didn’t chart on the Hot 100 charts, but did finish at #6 on the Mainstream Top 40 charts.
Enjoy this look back at Hanson’s music video for MMMBop as well as their videos for I Will Come To You, This Time Around, and Where’s the Love!
In 1997, Puff Daddy’s I’ll Be Missing You featuring Faith Evans & 112 spent 11 weeks at number one on the Billboard Hot 100 charts. The song was in memory of Christopher “The Notorious B.I.G.” Wallace, who was murdered on March 9, 1997.
Enjoy this look back at Puff Daddy’s music video for I’ll Be Missing You featuring Faith Evans & 112!
‘November Rain’ was Guns N’ Roses 6th top ten hit on Billboard Hot 100 charts. In 1992, it peaked at #3 on the Hot 100 charts. At 8:57 long, it’s the longest song in history to enter the top ten on the Hot 100 charts.
The music video is one of the most expensive ever costing almost $1 million and features Axl Rose’s then-girlfriend, Playboy playmate Stephanie Seymour. A little trivia, Slash’s famous guitar solo in the video takes place outside the same church in New Mexico that was featured in the movie Silverado. Enjoy one of the longest music videos ever!
‘Don’t Speak’ was the third single released from No Doubt’s third studio album, Tragic Kingdom. Gwen Stefani changed the song slightly into a breakup song about her ex-boyfriend and bandmate Tony Kanal after he ended their seven-year relationship. ‘Don’t Speak’ was a massive hit worldwide topping the charts in numerous countries as well as topping the Billboard Mainstream Rock, Adult Top 40 and the Radio Songs chart in 1996.
Stone Temple Pilots were/are one of the most influential alternative rock bands of the 90’s and beyond. Lead singer Scott Weiland had one of the most distinctive voices in all of rock. Sadly, he was taken away from us way too soon on December 3, 2015 when he was found dead on his tour bus after overdosing on a mixture of drugs.
‘Plush’ was the second single released from STP’s debut album ‘Core’. It is one of their biggest hits, topping the Billboard Mainstream Rock charts in 1993.
Ozzy Osbourne’s ‘Mama, I’m Coming Home’ was Ozzy’s third single released from his 1991 ‘No More Tears’ album. It was Ozzy’s first top 30 solo hit on the Billboard Hot 100 charts when it peaked at #28 on the charts. It was also a top ten hit on the Rock charts!
‘Mama, I’m Coming Home’ Lyrics:
Times have changed and times are strange
Here I come, but I ain’t the same
Mama, I’m coming home
Times gone by, seems to be
You could have been a better friend to me
Mama, I’m coming home
You took me in and you drove me out
Yeah, you had me hypnotized, yeah
Lost and found and turned around
By the fire in your eyes
You made me cry, you told me lies
But, I can’t stand to say goodbye
Mama, I’m coming home
I could be right, I could be wrong
It hurts so bad, it’s been so long
Mama, I’m coming home
Selfish love, yeah, we’re both alone
The ride before the fall, yeah
But I’m gonna take this heart of stone
I just got to have it all
I’ve seen your face a hundred times
Everyday we’ve been apart
I don’t care about the sunshine, yeah
‘Cause mama
Mama, I’m coming home
I’m coming home
You took me in and you drove me out
Yeah, you had me hypnotised, yeah
Lost and found and turned around
By the fire in your eyes
I’ve seen your face a thousand times
Everyday we’ve been apart
And I don’t care about the sunshine, yeah
‘Cause mama
Mama, I’m coming home
I’m coming home
In the early ’90s, the Seattle grunge sound was taking over the airwaves. Pearl Jam released their debut album ‘Ten’ in 1991, and the debut single ‘Alive’ was a top 20 hit on the Billboard Mainstream rock charts. The music video below was ranked #84 in 1993 by Rolling Stone magazine on their Top 100 Music Videos.
In the mid 90’s, 2Pac scored a couple of huge hits on the charts. ‘How Do U Want It’ was the second single released from his ‘All Eyez On Me’ album, and in 1996 it reached #1 on the Billboard Hot 100, Hot R&B/Hip-Hop, and Hot Rap Singles charts making it one of 1996’s biggest hits of any genre!
