The Music That Defined The 1990s

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TIMESTAMPS
00:00 Intro
00:51 1990
02:32 Madonna - "Vogue"
03:53 1991
04:23 Garth Brooks - Ropin' The Wind
07:56 Nirvana - Nevermind
09:58 1992
11:02 Dr. Dre - The Chronic
12:08 1993
13:15 The Wu Tang Clan - Enter The Wu Tang (36 Chambers)
14:57 1994
15:58 Green Day - Dookie
17:09 1995
18:06 Oasis - Wonderwall
19:49 Mariah Carey & Boyz II Men - "One Sweet Day"
22:23 1996
23:07 Spice Girls - "Wannabe"
24:59 1997
26:03 Suzanne Vega - "Tom's Diner"
30:06 1998
30:40 Korn - Follow The Leader
32:23 Cher - "Believe"
33:46 1999
34:46 Britney Spears - ...Baby One More Time
36:50 2000 & Beyond

SOURCES CITED

“The Boyz II Men Effect.” This is Pop, directed by Chelsea McMullan, season 1, episode 4, Banger Films, 2021.

Great Big Story. “How a Suzanne Vega Song Helped Create the MP3.” YouTube, 18 Mar. 2020, https://youtu.be/OeE5t7aJVsI.

Harvilla, Rob. “How Soundscan Changed Everything We Knew about Popular Music.” The Ringer, The Ringer, 25 May 2021, https://www.theringer.com/musi....c/2021/5/25/22452539

Klosterman, Chuck. The Nineties. Prentice Hall Press, 2022.

Rose, Joel, and Jacob Ganz. “The MP3: A History of Innovation and Betrayal.” NPR, NPR, 23 Mar. 2011, https://www.npr.org/sections/t....herecord/2011/03/23/

Sanneh, Kelefa. Major Labels: A History of Popular Music in Seven Genres. Random House USA, 2022.

Weaver, Caity. “The Rise of The Spice Girls Generation.” The New York Times, The New York Times, 19 July 2019, https://www.nytimes.com/2019/0....7/19/style/spice-gir

Witt, Stephen. How Music Got Free: A Story of Obsession and Invention. Penguin USA, 2016.

8BIT COVERS
Blue: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ukg4E75HBU
Man I Feel Like A Woman: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UZxNr6rAfs8
Wannabe: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c1ODs00O-nI

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