Artist	Song
R. Kelly	I Believe I Can Fly
from The R. In R&B Collection, Vol. 1 (2003)
The Notorious B.I.G.	Hypnotize
from The Notorious B.I.G.: Greatest Hits (2007)
Hanson	MMMBop
from Best of Hanson: 20th Century Masters (2006)
Puff Daddy & Faith Evans (Featuring 112)	I'll Be Missing You
from Bad Boy's 10th Anniversary - The Hits (2005)
Toni Braxton	Un-Break My Heart
from Ultimate Toni Braxton (2003)
Dave Matthews Band	Crash Into Me
from The Best of What's Around, Vol. 1 (2006)
blur	Song 2
from The Best of Blur (2000)
Spice Girls	Wannabe (Radio Edit)
from Spice Girls: Greatest Hits (2007)
Backstreet Boys	Quit Playing Games (With My Heart)
from Backstreet Boys: The Hits - Chapter One (2001)
Sheryl Crow	Everyday Is a Winding Road
from The Very Best of Sheryl Crow (2003)
The Wallflowers	One Headlight
from The Wallflowers: Collected 1996-2005 (2009)
Blackstreet	No Diggity
from 20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection: The Best of Blackstreet (2004)
En Vogue	Don't Let Go (Love)
from The Very Best of en Vogue (2006)
Usher	You Make Me Wanna...
from My Way (1997)
Third Eye Blind	Semi-Charmed Life
from Third Eye Blind: A Collection (2006)
Puff Daddy & The Family	Can't Nobody Hold Me Down (feat. Mase)
from No Way Out (2005)
The Verve	Bitter Sweet Symphony
from This Is Music - The Singles 92-98 (2004)
Paula Cole	Where Have All the Cowboys Gone?
from Rhino Hi-Five - Paula Cole - EP (2006)
Jewel	You Were Meant for Me
from Pieces of You (2009)
Sarah McLachlan	Building a Mystery
from Closer - The Best of Sarah McLachlan (Deluxe Version) (2008)
Mariah Carey	Honey
from Mariah Carey: Greatest Hits (2001)
Smash Mouth	Walkin' On the Sun
from All Star Smash Hits (2005)
Sugar Ray	Fly
from The Best of Sugar Ray (2005)
Monica	For You I Will
from The Boy Is Mine (1998)
Meredith Brooks	Bitch
from Blurring The Edges (1997)
Lil' Kim	Not Tonight
from Hard Core (2005)
Babyface	Every Time I Close My Eyes
from Babyface: A Collection of His Greatest Hits (2000)
Radiohead	Paranoid Android
from The Best of Radiohead (2008)
Fiona Apple	Criminal
from Tidal (1996)
Dru Hill	In My Bed
from Dru Hill: Hits (2005)
Whitney Houston	I Believe In You and Me
from The Preacher's Wife (Original Soundtrack Album) (1996)
Missy Elliott	The Rain (Supa Dupa Fly)
from Supa Dupa Fly (2009)
Spice Girls	Say You'll Be There (Single Mix)
from Spice Girls: Greatest Hits (2007)
Shawn Colvin	Sunny Came Home
from Polaroids: A Greatest Hits Collection (2004)
Boyz II Men	4 Seasons of Loneliness
from 202 Motown Songs: The Complete No. 1s (2008)
Céline Dion	All By Myself
from Falling Into You (1996)
The Notorious B.I.G.	Mo Money Mo Problems (feat. Mase & Puff Daddy)
from Life After Death (2005)
Will Smith	Men In Black
from Big Willie Style (1997)
Busta Rhymes	Put Your Hands Where My Eyes Could See
from When Disaster Strikes (2007)
Janet Jackson, Joni Mitchell & Q-Tip	Got 'Til It's Gone
from Number Ones (2009)
Spice Girls	2 Become 1 (Single Version)
from Spice Girls: Greatest Hits (2007)
Sister Hazel	All for You (Full Band Version)
from Somewhere More Familiar (1997)
Bruce Springsteen	Secret Garden
from Bruce Springsteen: Greatest Hits (1995)
Az Yet	Hard to Say I'm Sorry
from Az Yet (1996)
702	Get It Together
from No Doubt (1996)
Aqua	Barbie Girl
from Aquarium (1997)
Oasis	D'You Know What I Mean?
from Be Here Now (2008)
Erykah Badu	On and On
from Baduizm (1997)
The Chemical Brothers	Block Rockin' Beats
from Dig Your Own Hole (1997)
Cornershop	Brimful of Asha
from Rhino Hi-Five: Modern Rock Blender - EP (2005)
The Cardigans	Lovefool
from First Band on the Moon (1996)
The Mighty Mighty Bosstones	The Impression That I Get
from '90s Rock Number 1's (2007)
Duncan Sheik	Barely Breathing
from Brighter / Later - A Duncan Sheik Anthology (2006)
The Verve Pipe	The Freshmen
from Platinum & Gold Collection: The Verve Pipe (2004)
Tonic	If You Could Only See
from Lemon Parade (1996)
Seal	Fly Like an Eagle
from Seal: Best 1991-2004 (Deluxe Version) (2004)
Luscious Jackson	Naked Eye
from Fever In Fever Out (1996)
98°	Invisible Man
from 98º (1998)
Somethin' for the People	My Love Is the Shhh!
from This Time It's Personal (2010)
White Town	Your Woman
from Women in Technology (1997)
Dru Hill	Never Make a Promise
from Dru Hill: Hits (2005)
George Strait	One Night at a Time
from Latest Greatest Straitest Hits (2000)
Soul Groove	I Belong To You (Every Time I See Your Face)
from R&B Ballads (2009)
Robyn	Do You Know (What It Takes)
from Robyn Is Here (1990)
Radiohead	Karma Police
from The Best of Radiohead (2008)
Next	Butta Love
from Platinum & Gold Collection: Next (1990)
Joe	Don't Wanna Be a Player
from Joe: Greatest Hits (2008)
Barbra Streisand & Bryan Adams	I Finally Found Someone
from Duets (2002)
Changing Faces	G.H.E.T.T.O.U.T.
from Rhino Hi-Five: Changing Faces - EP (2005)
The Cranberries	When You're Gone
from Stars - The Best of 1992-2002 (2002)
B-Rock & The Bizz	MyBabyDaddy
from Porkin' Beans & Wienes (1999)
MC Lyte	Cold Rock a Party
from Rhino Hi-Five: MC Lyte - EP (2007)

Comment:

They say a decade doesn’t really define itself until about two-thirds of the way through, and that’s sure how things turned out in the ’90s. By 1997, the techno sounds of the Chemical Brothers and the Prodigy were part of the pop mainstream, showing the world a new way to move. Britpop blossomed by branching out into bold new territory with Radiohead’s daring album OK Computer. On the R&B side, the neo-soul explosion was just starting to pick up steam, via pioneers like Erykah Badu. It all added up to a year full of sonic surprises and unforgettable hits, and from blazing-hot hip-hop to hard-hitting rock and beyond, we’ve captured all the crucial musical moments of the year for you right here.

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