01 Black Velvet - Alannah Myles 1990
02 Sit Down - James 1991
03 Goodnight Girl - Wet Wet Wet 1992
04 The River Of Dreams - Billy Joel 1993
05 Inside - Stiltskin 1994
06 Back For Good - Take That 1995
07 Macarena - Los Del Rio 1996
08 Tubthumping - Chumbawamba 1997
09 High - Lighthouse Family 1998
10 Mambo No. 5 (A Little Bit Of Monica In My Life) - Lou Bega 1999
As with the ‘80s, rock music was again popular along with teen-pop, dance, soul, jazz, funk, reggae, rap, urban R&B. Britpop, Alternative Rock, Electronic Dance (including Rave and Drum & Base),
Britpop was a counter-culture movement reflecting the experiences of British youth, through bands such as Oasis, Blur, Suede, Ash, Pulp, Supergrass and many more. These groups built on music from the ‘60s through to the ‘80s.
One of the biggest pop acts globally was the Spice Girls, leading to success for other Girl Groups like All Saints and the Cranberries. Later in the decade, Boy-bands included Take That, Westlife, Boyzone and East 17.
Ballad singers became popular through artists such as George Michael, Robert Palmer, Sinead O’Connor and Roxette.
Electronic music moved on with acts such as Massive Attack, Morcheeba, Portishead and Orbital.
Kylie Minogue continued her late ‘80s success throughout the 90s along with Pop-Rock bands Crowded House, INXS, Happy Mondays, Stone Roses, R.E.M.
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