Artist	Song
Alanis Morissette	You Oughta Know
from Alanis Morissette: The Collection (2005)
Madonna	Ray of Light
from Celebration (Deluxe Version) (2009)
Spice Girls	Wannabe
from Spice (1996)
Sarah McLachlan	Building a Mystery
from Closer - The Best of Sarah McLachlan (Deluxe Version) (2008)
Whitney Houston	I Will Always Love You
from The Bodyguard (Original Soundtrack Album) (1992)
Sinéad O'Connor	Nothing Compares 2 U
from Cool '90s Hits (2008)
Sheryl Crow	All I Wanna Do
from The Very Best of Sheryl Crow (2003)
Britney Spears	...Baby One More Time
from Greatest Hits: My Prerogative (2004)
Céline Dion	Because You Loved Me
from Falling Into You (1996)
Lauryn Hill	Doo Wop (That Thing)
from The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill (1998)
TLC	Waterfalls
from CrazySexyCool (1993)
Faith Hill	This Kiss
from The Hits (2007)
Mariah Carey	Always Be My Baby
from #1's (1998)
Jewel	You Were Meant for Me
from Pieces of You (2009)
Melissa Etheridge	Come to My Window
from Yes I Am (1993)
Fiona Apple	Criminal
from Tidal (1996)
k.d. lang	Constant Craving
from Rhino Hi-Five: k.d. lang - EP (2006)
Janet Jackson	That's the Way Love Goes
from Number Ones (2009)
Tori Amos	Silent All These Years
from A Tori Amos Collection - Tales of a Librarian (2003)
Annie Lennox	Why
from The Annie Lennox Collection (2009)
Christina Aguilera	Genie In a Bottle
from Christina Aguilera (1999)
Natalie Imbruglia	Torn
from Left of the Middle (1998)
Shania Twain	You're Still the One
from Come on Over (1997)
Meredith Brooks	Bitch
from Blurring The Edges (1997)
Paula Abdul	Opposites Attract
from Greatest Hits (2000)
Paula Cole	Where Have All the Cowboys Gone?
from Greatest Hits - Postcards from East Oceanside (2006)
Brandy & Monica	The Boy Is Mine
from Never Say Never (2004)
Wilson Phillips	Hold On
from Cool '90s Hits (2008)
Aaliyah	Try Again
from Aaliyah (2001)
Bonnie Raitt	Something to Talk About
from The Best of Bonnie Raitt On Capitol 1989-2003 (2003)
Shawn Colvin	Sunny Came Home
from A Few Small Repairs (1996)
Sixpence None the Richer	Kiss Me
from Sixpence None the Richer (2003)
Mary J. Blige	Real Love
from What's the 411? (1992)
Salt-n-Pepa	Whatta Man (Salt-N-Pepa feat. en Vogue)
from Best of En Vogue (2009)
Gloria Estefan	Turn the Beat Around
from The Essential Gloria Estefan (2006)
Sophie B. Hawkins	Damn I Wish I Was Your Lover
from The Best of Sophie B. Hawkins (2002)
Des'ree	You Gotta Be
from I Ain't Movin' (1994)
LeAnn Rimes	How Do I Live
from LeAnn Rimes: Greatest Hits (2003)
Vanessa Williams	Save the Best for Last
from 20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection: The Best of Vanessa Williams (2003)
The Cranberries	Dreams
from Stars - The Best of 1992-2002 (2002)
Everything But the Girl	Missing (Todd Terry Club Mix)
from In the Name of Pride (2007)
Various Artists	Angel of Mine
from Hits Party, Vol. 7 (2007)
Natalie Merchant	Carnival (Single Version)
from Retrospective 1990-2005 (2005)
Alannah Myles	Black Velvet
from Alannah Myles (2007)
Lisa Stansfield	All Around the World
from Biography - The Greatest Hits (2003)
Queen Latifah	U.N.I.T.Y.
from Black Reign (1993)
CeCe Peniston	Finally
from 20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection: The Best of CeCe Peniston (2001)
The Breeders	Cannonball
from Rhino Hi-Five: Modern Rock Blender - EP (2005)
Erykah Badu	On and On
from Baduizm (1997)
Mazzy Star	Fade Into You
from So Tonight That I Might See (1993)
Liz Phair	Supernova
from Whip-Smart (1996)
Lil' Kim	Not Tonight
from Hard Core (2005)
Hole	Doll Parts
from Live Through This (1994)
Björk	It's Oh So Quiet
from Post (2008)
Jennifer Lopez	If You Had My Love
from J. Lo (2002)
Crystal Waters	100% Pure Love
from 100% Pure Dance (1996)
Donna Lewis	I Love You Always Forever
from Now In a Minute (2007)
Missy Elliott	The Rain (Supa Dupa Fly)
from Supa Dupa Fly (2009)
Oleta Adams	Get Here
from The Very Best of Oleta Adams (1998)
The Cardigans	Lovefool
from First Band on the Moon (1996)
PJ Harvey	Down by the Water
from To Bring You My Love (1995)
Jill Sobule	I Kissed a Girl
from Jill Sobule (2010)
Portishead	Sour Times
from Dummy (1994)
Jann Arden	Insensitive
from Living Under June (1995)
SWV	Weak
from Platinum & Gold Collection: SWV (2003)
Veruca Salt	Seether
from American Thighs (1994)
Luscious Jackson	Naked Eye
from Luscious Jackson: Greatest Hits (2007)
Belly	Feed the Tree
from Star (2010)
Tracy Bonham	Mother Mother
from The Burdens of Being Upright (1996)
Meshell Ndegeocello	Fool of Me
from Bitter (2010)
MC Lyte	Keep On, Keepin' On (feat. Xscape)
from Bad As I Wanna B (2007)
Bikini Kill	Rebel Girl
from Pussy Whipped (1993)
L7	Pretend We're Dead
from Rhino Hi-Five: Modern Rock Blender - EP (2005)

Comment:

It was the last decade of the 20th century — heck, it was the last decade of the millennium. A whole history of great music was crammed into those ten years as our '90s ladies laid claim to their share of the spotlight like never before. Rockers like PJ Harvey ("Down by the Water") and Luscious Jackson ("Naked Eye") threw off girl-band labels and established serious rock credentials; while divas like Whitney Houston ("I Will Always Love You"), Celine Dion ("Because You Loved Me"), and diva-in-training Christina Aguilera ("Genie in a Bottle") owned the airwaves like they were born to it. Hip-hop machismo gave way to girl-power groundbreakers and hip-shakers like Lauryn Hill ("Doo Wop (That Thing)") and TLC ("Waterfalls"), and — well, we could go on, but the best way to discover our timeless '90s ladies is to listen for yourself.

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