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I had a big idea to make top 100 lists of the best/most important songs of each year of the 1990s (commercial success wouldn't be a factor, and I'd have to actually enjoy the track to include it, but significance in its scene or on music in general would be a major part). Naturally, this is a weighty task, so if you have favorite tracks to name from 1990-1999, feel free to give them a mention. I'm using a lot of lists as reference (including - and especially - AM), but getting personal views from y'all could help make the lists more interesting and hopefully add to the amount of world music and diverse genres on each list.
Here are my top songs for each year:
1990: Sinead O'Connor - Nothing Compares 2 U
1991: Nirvana - Smells Like Teen Spirit
1992: R.E.M. - Drive
1993: The Breeders - Cannonball
1994: TLC - Waterfalls
1995: Oasis - Don't Look Back in Anger
1996: Fiona Apple - Criminal
1997: Foo Fighters - Everlong
1998: Lauryn Hill - Doo Wop (That Thing)
1999: Blur - Tender
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In addition, here's (roughly) the top songs from other decades. Keep in mind, this is still a hybrid of my personal favorite and the song I personally find the most important of that year, so if the results aren't totally in line with my top songs from the decade polls, that's why.

2000s:
2000: OutKast - B.O.B. (Bombs Over Baghdad)
2001: Missy Elliott - Get Ur Freak On
2002: Johnny Cash - Hurt
2003: OutKast - Hey Ya!
2004: Franz Ferdinand - Take Me Out
2005: Arctic Monkeys - I Bet You Look Good on the Dancefloor
2006: Amy Winehouse - Rehab
2007: M.I.A. - Paper Planes
2008: Florence + The Machine - Dog Days Are Over
2009: Jay Z feat. Alicia Keys - Empire State of Mind

1980s:
1980: Talking Heads - Once in a Lifetime
1981: Queen and David Bowie - Under Pressure
1982: Michael Jackson - Billie Jean
1983: Eurythmics - Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)
1984: Prince - When Doves Cry
1985: Madonna - Into the Groove
1986: The Smiths - There is a Light That Never Goes Out
1987: The Cure - Just Like Heaven
1988: Neneh Cherry - Buffalo Stance
1989: Public Enemy - Fight the Power

1970s:
1970: The Beatles - Let It Be
1971: Marvin Gaye - What's Going On
1972: Stevie Wonder - Superstition
1973: Roberta Flack - Killing Me Softly with His Song
1974: Bob Marley and the Wailers - No Woman, No Cry (Live)
1975: Queen - Bohemian Rhapsody
1976: Fleetwood Mac - Go Your Own Way
1977: David Bowie - "Heroes"
1978: Chic - Le Freak
1979: The Clash - London Calling
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I bet you're not asking us foreigners to give you a list of what we consider the best 1990s songs from all over the non-English speaking world? Because I warn you I could get to it for days... :D

For France specifically, though, you can already just take a look at the France music topic from Romain. He regularly (i.e. at the start of each new page of topic) sums up the songs he posted there in chronological order, so you can easily have a quick overview of his own selection for the decade.
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Pierre wrote:I bet you're not asking us foreigners to give you a list of what we consider the best 1990s songs from all over the non-English speaking world? Because I warn you I could get to it for days... :D

For France specifically, though, you can already just take a look at the France music topic from Romain. He regularly (i.e. at the start of each new page of topic) sums up the songs he posted there in chronological order, so you can easily have a quick overview of his own selection for the decade.
I'll do that, but, nutty as it sounds, I am asking exactly that.
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StevieFan13 wrote:
Pierre wrote:I bet you're not asking us foreigners to give you a list of what we consider the best 1990s songs from all over the non-English speaking world? Because I warn you I could get to it for days... :D

For France specifically, though, you can already just take a look at the France music topic from Romain. He regularly (i.e. at the start of each new page of topic) sums up the songs he posted there in chronological order, so you can easily have a quick overview of his own selection for the decade.
I'll do that, but, nutty as it sounds, I am asking exactly that.
Okaay... (rubbing my hands :mrgreen: )

No, seriously, I'm not that erudite, but while I'm collecting some recommendations, since you seem to like hip-hop, I'd say the first stops for you are L'École du micro d'argent by IAM in French (songs: "Nés sous la même étoile", "Petit frère", "L'Empire du côté obscur", "Demain c'est loin"...) and Ser humano!! by Tiro de Gracia in Spanish ("El juego verdadero", "Viaje sin rumbo", "Leyenda negra"...). My recommendations will probably more be on the pop-rock side. That's what I've listened to the most from this decade.
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Top songs from the 1990s
1990: Pixies - Velouria
1991: Nirvana - Come As You Are
1992: Radiohead - Creep
1993: Rachid Taha - Ya Rayah
1994: The Cranberries - Zombie
1995: Pulp - Common People
1996: Manic Street Preachers - A Design for Life
1997: Björk - Bachelorette
1998: Massive Attack - Teardrop
1999: The Flaming Lips - The Spiderbite Song

Top songs from elsewhere
1990: Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan - Mustt Mustt
1991: АукцЫон [Auktyon] - Ушла [Left]
1992: Madredeus - O Pastor
1993: Mari Boine - Goaskinviellja
1994: Ini Kamoze - Here Comes the Hotstepper
1995: Cesaria Evora - Petit Pays
1996: Compay Segundo - Yo Vengo Aqui
1997: Buena Vista Social Club - De Camino a la Vereda
1998: Amadou & Mariam - Je Pense A Toi
1999: Ismaël Lô - Tajabone
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Keep these coming! Having a blast finding new stuff to listen to. If I'm going to be specific, I'm looking for:
- '90s hip-hop besides the obvious (I'll probably use XXL's list of '90s songs for help with that)
- Alt-rock (any kind, any language)
- Songs in French, German, Italian, Portuguese - local sounds, basically
- Songs by women
- Jazz, maybe?

Techno isn't really my thing, but there might be some worthwhile stuff in there. For that, I might stick with the obvious (Daft Punk, Underworld, etc.). Really, just hit me with what you've got
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1990: Pet Shop Boys - Being Boring
(Btw, The Sundays - My Finest Hour)
1991: Nirvana – Smells Like Teen Spirit
(Btw, Queen - These Are the Days of Our Lives, Sting - Why Should I Cry for You)
1992: Eric Clapton - Tears in Heaven
1993: Sarah McLachlan – Wait 
1994: The Cure – Burn
(Btw, Neil Young - Driveby)
1995: Joan Osborne – St. Teresa
1996: 2pac - I Ain’t Mad at Cha
1997: The Notorious B.I.G. – Mo Money Mo Problems
1998: Elliott Smith – Tomorrow Tomorrow
1999: The Magnetic Fields – Sweet-Lovin’ Man (vocals by Claudia Gonson)
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1990: Halah / Mazzy Star
1991: Higher Than the Sun / Primal Scream
1992: Creep / Radiohead
1993: Laid / James
1994: Anytime, Anyplace / Janet Jackson
1995: Fake Plastic Trees / Radiohead
1996: If It Makes You Happy / Sheryl Crow
1997: Lucky Man / The Verve
1998: A Little Soul / Pulp
1999: Save Me / Aimee Mann
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Great stuff! Btw you can say more than one per year if you want
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1990: Green Day - Going to Pasalacqua [punk/pop-punk]
(also Julee Cruise - Falling [dream-pop])
1991: Massive Attack - Be Thankful For What You Got [trip-hop]
(also check out the album De La Soul is Dead [hip-hop]; if I have to narrow it down, one standout track is "A Roller Skating Jam named Saturdays")
1992: Whitney Houston - I Have Nothing [pop/adult-contemporary]
1993: Bjork - Venus as a Boy [dance-pop]
1994: Jeff Buckley - Lover, You Should've Come Over [singer-songwriter]
1995: Green Day - Brain Stew / Jaded [punk/pop-punk]
(also Radiohead - My Iron Lung [alt-rock]
also No Doubt ft. Lady Saw - Underneath It All [pop-rock/reggae]
also Alanis Morissette - You Oughta Know [alt-rock])
1996: Cardigans - Lovefool [pop]
1997: Joe Hisaishi - The Demon God [classical - intense]
(also Joe Hisaishi - Ashitaka and San [piano instrumental - serene]
also Yoko Kanno - Tank! [jazz]
also Yoko Kanno - Rush [jazz]
also Green Day - Redundant [pop-punk/alt-rock])
1998: Air ft. Beth Hirsch - All I Need [downtempo/ambient pop]
(and do make the time to listen to the whole Neutral Milk Hotel album In the Aeroplane Over the Sea [indie rock])
1999: Moby - Porcelain [downtempo]
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You should start with Teenage Fanclub - Everything Flows!

1990: Teenage Fanclub - Everything Flows
1990: My Bloody Valentine - Soon
1990: Jane's Addiction - Three Days [edit first 2.30 away]
1991: Massive Attack - Unfinished Sympathy (Paul Oakenfold mix)
1992: Spiritualized - Take Your Time
1993: Mazzy Star - So Tonight I Might See
1994: Mano Negra - Senor Matanza
1995: Mercury Rev - Empire State (Son House In Excelsis)
1996: Orbital - The Girl With The Sun In Her Head
1996: Silver Jews - How To Rent A Room
1996: Afghan Whigs - Faded
1997: Radiohead - Paranoid Android
1998: Massive Attack - Angel
1999: Jan Garbarek - Where The Rivers Meet
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1990: Ride - Vapour Trail (or Ruthless Rap Assassins - and it wasnt a dream)
1991: Slint - Washer (or MAtthew Sweet - Evangeline)
1992: Pavement - Trigger Cut (or Sugar - If I Can't Change Your Mind)
1993: Red House Painters - Katy Song (or Smashing Pumpkins - Mayonaise)
1994: Frank Black - Headache (or Archers Of Loaf - Web In Front)
1995: Guided By Voices - Game Of Pricks (or Mobb Deep - Shook Ones Part 2)
1996: Wilco - Misunderstood (or DJ Shadow - Midnight In A Perfect World)
1997: Nick Cave - Into My Arms (or Mogwai - Mogwai Fear Satan)
1998: Massive Attack - Teardrop (or Belle And Sebastian - Sleep the Clock Around)
1999: The MAgnetic Fields - Papa Was A Rodeo (or Aphex Twin - Windowlicker)

sorry that its mainly alt rock
I agree with Fred, put on everything Flows or The Concept as well
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For those interested, here's the tentative top 10 for 1991:
1. Nirvana - Smells Like Teen Spirit
2. R.E.M. - Country Feedback
3. A Tribe Called Quest - Scenario
4. Geto Boys - Mind Playing Tricks on Me
5. Soundgarden - Rusty Cage
6. Teenage Fanclub - The Concept
7. Bonnie Raitt - I Can't Make You Love Me
8. U2 - Mysterious Ways
9. Primal Scream - Move On Up
10. Red Hot Chili Peppers - Give It Away
Of course, there's plenty more to listen to where that came from (gonna do my best to hear all the songs you've recommended so far!)
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Also, my honest top songs (not taking into account the whole cultural importance thing) would probably be:
1990: They Might Be Giants - Birdhouse in Your Soul
1991: Nirvana - Smells Like Teen Spirit
1992: R.E.M. - Drive
1993: Beck - Loser
1994: Soul Coughing - Screenwriters Blues
1995: 2Pac - Dear Mama
1996: Fiona Apple - Criminal
1997: Sixpence None the Richer - Kiss Me
1998: New Radicals - You Get What You Give
1999: Blur - Tender
So, y'know, still pretty consistent, but it unintentionally leans a lot more toward white dudes (which I'll admit is quite unfortunate), so I gotta diversify a bit. That's the ever-present drawback of liking indie rock as much as I do.
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Some of my favourite NZ tracks 1990-1999

1990. Straitjacket Fits - Down In Splendour
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=urZKvcLzUQg
1990. The Chills - Heavenly Pop Hit
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=yvYihKlgzOg
1991. Push Push - Trippin'
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=195zuHUgpbo
1991. Push Push - Song 27
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TBqj5U2ffCg
1991. Headless Chickens - Cruise Control
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=bx_fRA_g4Lk
1991. Crowded House - Chocolate Cake
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=py11qK-bqM4
1991. Crowded House - Four Seasons In One Day
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Z0KBXjPpN5I
1991. Crowded House - Weather With You
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=ag8XcMG1EX4
1991. The Exponents - Why Does Love Do This To Me?
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=q9F8nh3MvTc
1992. The Exponents - Erotic
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=4EpUvW9_oKE
1992. The Exponents - Who Loves Who The Most?
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=PjbgfEoXX1I
1992. Annie Crummer - See What Love Can Do
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=l3oiFGy5wXw
1992. The Mutton Birds - Dominion Road
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=PfdvAVkg1X0
1992. The Mutton Birds - Nature
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=W0G-8V4nCpc
1992. Headless Chickens - Juice
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=-zPCBN5Qbiw
1992. Headless Chickens - Choppers
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1FwzZpf8yFY
1992. Strawpeople - Trick With A Knife
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kRajFp6Olvc
1993. Crowded House - Locked Out
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mmJJo3-DtMI
1993. Crowded House - Distant Sun
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=snAeHSbXdzs
1993: Crowded House - Walking On The Spot
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6glUSspfDzM
1993. Supergroove - Scorpio Girls
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=wgLFq2SVAOE
1993. Supergroove - You Gotta Know
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-w9ODr3mXic
1993. Emma Paki - System Virtue
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=jtwpl2WLW5M
1994. Sisters Underground - In The Neighbourhood
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=vhK8o2lRy5o
1994. Supergroove - Can't Get Enough
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IkbN1OxvP50
1994. Supergroove - Sitting Inside My Head
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DSv0z-GHiZI
1994. The Mutton Birds - Anchor Me
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kPIhhqM4b4s
1994. The Mutton Birds - The Heater
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=lceOrRb2zn8
1994. Strawpeople - Sweet Disorder
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kGzbVZt7e-w
1994. Headless Chickens - George
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X1AXS9_nCNI
1995. OMC - How Bizarre
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=oGUMsxVt4YU
1995. Garageland - Comeback
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IXeGVEx9-t8
1995. Bic Runga - Drive
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xHGUh30U4tQ
1995. Shihad - For What You Burn
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nYa7YBGHSWQ
1995. Shihad - You Again
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hFXzE1PxAGQ
1995. Shihad - Bitter
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2c-wPujfQ5A
1996. Shihad - La La Land
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pXXM64KAd5Y
1996. Shihad - Deb's Night Out
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_n2p926QWCY
1996. DLT feat. Che Fu - Chains
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=4dBTLZqO2T0
1996. Crowded House - Everything Is Good For You
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SzTc1PLw1i4
1996. Head Like A Hole - Crying Shame
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=1ggZjrTEsEQ
1996. Head Like A Hole - Hootenanny
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=36NT7d4TR88
1996. Head Like A Hole - Cornbag
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=D6kL58q0iqY
1996. Shihad - Leo Song
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=QQdX_C5rRl4
1997. Darcy Clay - Jesus I Was Evil
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=eKX8ntjWeas
1997. Shihad - Home Again
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9KkEMRBTHK4
1997. The Feelers - Pressure Man
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oeHaxYvJgTE
1997. Bic Runga - Sway
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=w28ZREQe3_Q
1998. The Feelers - Venus
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=YEyrNEMN9vU
1998. Shihad - Wait And See
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WQn5j7eRY_w
1998. Head Like A Hole - I'm On Fire
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R7mPz12KAs0
1998. Head Like A Hole - Comfortably Shagged
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=YOoKJLuQGu0
1999. Salmonella Dub - For The Love Of It
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hnkx1_VhLOM
1999. Shihad - The General Electric
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UD38Kqym0gc
1999. Shihad - My Mind's Sedate
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9soiavy6iLc
1999. Stellar - Violent
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=U-VQVC7Miqo
1999. The Mutton Birds - Pulled Along By Love
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g36PA8z50W8

Also there was a 1994 remix of Cruise Control by the Headless Chicken that did exceptionally well on alternative radio e.g. 'Triple J' in Australia in 1994:

1994: Headless Chickens - Cruise Control (Eskimos In Egypt Mix)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4nLgPgr50ws
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Twenty non-English songs:

1990
Madredeus - O Pastor
1991
Angélique Kidjo - Malaika
Zap Mama - Guzophela
Luz Casal - Piensa en Mi
Noa - Mishaela
1992
Värttinä - Seelinnikoi
1993
Laura Pausini - La Solitudine
Axelle Red - Sensualité
Ali Farka Touré - Goye Kur
Willem Vermandere - Bange Blankeman
1994
Youssou N'Dour - Leaving (Dem)
Hedningarna - Vargtimmen
1995
Salif Keita - Folon
Céline Dion - Pour que tu m'aimes encore
1996
Garmarna - Herr Mannelig
1997
Anggun - La Neige au Sahara
1998
Le Mystère des voix bulgares - Sarai Danko
Laïs - 't Smidje
Méav - Ailein Duinn (Theme from Rob Roy)
1999
Sigur Rós - Svefn-G-Englar
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madzong wrote:Some of my favourite NZ tracks 1990-1999

1990. Straitjacket Fits - Down In Splendour
1990. The Chills - Heavenly Pop Hit
1991. Push Push - Trippin'
1991. Headless Chickens - Cruise Control
1991. Crowded House - Four Seasons In One Day
1991. Crowded House - Weather With You
1991. The Exponents - Why Does Love Do This To Me?
1992. Annie Crummer - See What Love Can Do
1992. The Mutton Birds - Dominion Road
1992. Mutton Birds - Nature
1993. Crowded House - Distant Sun
1993. Supergroove - Scorpio Girls
1993. Emma Paki - System Virtue
1994. Sisters Underground - In The Neighbourhood
1994. Supergroove - Can't Get Enough
1994. Supergroove - Sitting Inside My Head
1994. The Mutton Birds - Anchor Me
1994. Strawpeople - Sweet Disorder
1995. OMC - How Bizarre
1995. Garageland - Comeback
1995. Bic Runga - Drive
1996. Shihad - Deb's Night Out
1996. DLT feat. Che Fu - Chains
1997. Darcy Clay - Jesus I Was Evil
1997. Shihad - Home Again
1997. The Feelers - Pressure Man
1997. Bic Runga - Sway
1998. The Feelers - Venus
1998. Shihad - Wait And See
1999. Salmonella Dub - For The Love Of It
1999. Shihad - The General Electric
1999. Shihad - My Mind's Sedate
1999. Stellar - Violent
Mind making a YouTube playlist of these? Sadly, a lot of those artists aren't on Spotify.
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Tentative top 20 for 1995 (will probably change drastically as I listen to more stuff):
1. Oasis - Don't Look Back in Anger
2. Underworld - Born Slippy
3. Bone-Thugs-N-Harmony - Tha Crossroads
4. Radiohead - Fake Plastic Trees
5. Pulp - Common People
6. Alanis Morissette - You Oughta Know
7. Silent Garden - Nocturne
8. Mobb Deep - Shook Ones, Part 2
9. Method Man feat. Mary J. Blige - I'll Be There for You/You're All I Need to Get By
10. Michael Jackson - They Don't Care About Us
11. 2Pac feat. Dr. Dre and Roger Troutman - California Love
12. No Doubt - Don't Speak
13. Foo Fighters - I'll Stick Around
14. Oasis - Wonderwall
15. Smashing Pumpkins - 1979
16. The Bucketheads - The Bomb! (These Sounds Fall Into My Mind)
17. 2Pac - Dear Mama
18. McAlmont and Butler - Yes
19. Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds with Kylie Minogue - Where the Wild Roses Grow
20. Garbage - Queer
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Hey StevieFan13,

I have added links to all of the Youtube videos. Let me know if any of them don't work.

Here is a breakdown based specifically on my list above. Hopefully it will help you find what you were looking for (but all tracks above are pretty good really).

Female Artists:
Annie Crummer - See What Love Can Do
Bic Runga - Drive
Bic Runga - Sway
Emma Paki - System Virtue
Sisters Underground - In The Neighbourhood

Female Fronted / Co-fronted Bands (or songs with female vocals):
Strawpeople - Trick With A Knife
Strawpeople - Sweet Disorder
Headless Chickens - Juice
Headless Chickens - Choppers
Headless Chickens - Cruise Control
Headless Chickens - George
Stellar - Violent

Hip Hop:
Sisters Underground - In The Neighbourhood
DLT feat. Che Fu - Chains
OMC - How Bizarre

Roots/Dub/Funk-Rock:
Salmonella Dub - For The Love Of It
Supergroove - Sitting In My Head
Supergroove - Can't Get Enough
Supergroove - Scorpio Girls
Supergroove - You Gotta Know

Alternative Rock:
Garageland - Come Back
Darcy Clay - Jesus I Was Evil
Shihad - Home Again
Shihad - My Minds Sedate
Shihad - Deb's Night Out
Shihad - The General Electric
Shihad - Wait And See
Shihad - Bitter
Shihad - You Again
Shihad - For What You Burn
Shihad - La La Land
Shihad - Leo Song
The Chills - Heavenly Pop Hit
Straitjacket Fits - Down In Splendour
Headless Chickens - Juice
Headless Chickens - Choppers
Headless Chickens - Cruise Control
Headless Chickens - George
Head Like A Hole - Crying Shame
Head Like A Hole - Cornbag
Head Like A Hole - Hootenanny
Head Like A Hole - I'm On Fire
Head Like A Hole - Comfortably Shagged

Pop/Singer-Songwriters
Emma Paki - System Virtue
Annie Crummer - See What Love Can Do
Bic Runga - Sway
Bic Runga - Drive

Rock:
Stellar - Violent
The Feelers - Venus
The Feelers - Pressure Man
Crowded House - Distant Sun
Crowded House - Locked Out
Crowded House - Four Seasons In One Day
Crowded House - Weather With You
Crowded House - Everything Is Good For You
Crowded House - Walking On The Spot
Crowded House - Chocolate Cake
Push Push - Trippin'
Push Push - Song 27
The Exponents - Why Does Love Do This To Me?
The Exponents - Erotic
The Exponents - Who Loves Who The Most?
The Mutton Birds - Anchor Me
The Mutton Birds - Nature
The Mutton Birds - Pulled Along By Love
The Mutton Birds - Dominion Road
The Mutton Birds - The Heater
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madzong wrote:Hey StevieFan13,

I have added links to all of the Youtube videos. Let me know if any of them don't work.

Here is a breakdown based specifically on my list above. Hopefully it will help you find what you were looking for (but all tracks above are pretty good really).

Female Artists:
Annie Crummer - See What Love Can Do
Bic Runga - Drive
Bic Runga - Sway
Emma Paki - System Virtue
Sisters Underground - In The Neighbourhood

Female Fronted / Co-fronted Bands (or songs with female vocals):
Strawpeople - Trick With A Knife
Strawpeople - Sweet Disorder
Headless Chickens - Juice
Headless Chickens - Choppers
Headless Chickens - Cruise Control
Stellar - Violent

Hip Hop:
Sisters Underground - In The Neighbourhood
DLT feat. Che Fu - Chains
OMC - How Bizarre

Roots/Dub/Funk:
Salmonella Dub - For The Love Of It
Supergroove - Sitting In My Head
Supergroove - Can't Get Enough
Supergroove - Scorpio Girls

Alternative Rock:
Straitjacket Fits - Down In Splendour
Headless Chickens - Juice
Headless Chickens - Choppers
Headless Chickens - Cruise Control
I'm excited to hear all of them! Thanks, madzong!
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I've assembled some stuff from France (plus Switzerland and Belgium, I guess), Spanish-speaking countries and Japan that I've been listening to all these years of searching for foreign lists. There you have it.

I've linked as much videos as I could (with the best quality I could find, and sometimes it's poor), but a lot of these should be on Spotify if you have the same catalogue as here.

Oh, and thanks for the nostalgy ride in the 90s :P ;)

1990:
Arno – Lonesome Zorro (alternative rock, pop rock)
Art Mengo – Demain demain (indie pop)
Axel Bauer – Éteins la lumière (pop-rock)
Bérurier Noir – Porcherie (Live from Viva Bertaga) (punk rock)
Caifanes - La célula que explota (alternative rock)
Flipper's Guitar – Haircut 100 (indie pop)
Héroes del silencio – Entre dos tierras (alternative rock)
Kent – J'aime un pays (chanson pop)
MC Solaar – Bouge de là (hip-hop)
Mirwais – Velours bleu (dream pop, electropop)
Niagara – J'ai vu (hard rock)
Vanessa Paradis – Tandem ; Dis-lui toi que je t'aime (pop)
Pigalle – Dans la salle du bar-tabac de la rue des Martyrs (chanson punk)
Los Prisioneros – Corazones rojos ; Estrechez de corazón (house)
Soda Stereo - De música ligera ; Un millón de años luz ; Hombre al agua (alternative rock)
Les Wampas – Petite fille (punk rock)

1991:
Assassin – Note mon nom sur ta liste (hip-hop)
Alain Bashung – J'écume ; Volutes ; Osez Joséphine (roots rock) ; Madame rêve (alternative rock)
Étienne Daho – Saudade ; Un homme à la mer (pop rock)
Stephan Eicher – Pas d'ami (comme toi) ; Déjeuner en paix (pop rock)
Mylène Farmer – Désenchantée (electropop)
Nilda Fernández – Nos fiançailles (pop)
FFF – Marco ; AC2N (funk)
Illya Kuryaki and the Valderramas – Fabrico cuero (hip-hop)
Mano Negra – King of Bongo (worldbeat)
MC Solaar – Caroline ; Victime de la mode (hip-hop)
Les Négresses Vertes – Sous le soleil de Bodéga (worldbeat)
Noir Désir – En route pour la joie (alternative rock)
William Sheller – Un homme heureux (piano ballad)
Rachid Taha – Barbès (raï/rock)
Los Tres – He barrido el sol (latin rock)

Plus Les Rallizes Dénudés – The whole '77 Live album (noise rock pushed up to eleven)

1992:
Dominique A – Le Courage des oiseaux (indie pop)
Jean-Louis Aubert – Temps à nouveau (pop-rock)
Les Innocents – Un homme extraordinaire ; L'Autre Finistère (pop-rock)
Khaled – Didi ; El arbi (pop-raï)
Ministère A.M.E.R. – Brigitte femme de flic (hardcore hip-hop)
Noir Désir – Tostaky (Le Continent) ; Ici Paris (alternative rock)
Fito Páez – El amor después del amor (pop-rock)
Vanessa Paradis – Be My Baby (soul)
Albert Pla – Joaquín el Necio (latin pop)
Shōnen Knife – Riding on the Rocket ; I Am a Cat (punk rock)
Soda Stereo – Primavera 0 ; Luna roja (alternative rock)
Kiko Veneno – En un Mercedes blanco (pop-flamenco)
Laurent Voulzy – Carib Islander ; Le Rêve du pecheur (pop)
Zazie – Sucré salé (pop rock)

Plus Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan - The whole Songs of Love and Songs of Devotion albums (qawwalî) (available on Spotify under "Love and Devotion", they're indicated as being from 1988, but they're actually from 1992)

1993:
L'Affaire Louis' Trio – Mobilis in Mobile (pop-rock)
Arno – Les Filles du bord de mer (chanson, alternative)
Billy Ze Kick et les Gamins en folie – Mangez-moi ! Mangez-moi ! (indie psychedelic reggae)
Stephan Eicher – Ni remords, ni regrets (pop-rock)
Los Fabulosos Cadillacs – Matador (ska-punk)
Family – Como un aviador (indie pop)
FFF – Stone to the Bone (should be on Spotify) ; Silver Groover (funk-metal)
IAM – Je danse le mia (hip-hop)
Kenji Ozawa – Tenki yomi ; Rollerskate Park (indie pop)
Les Rita Mitsouko – Y'a d'la haine (art rock)
Los Rodríguez – Sin documentos (pop-rock)
Scha Dara Parr – Kanata kara no tegami (hip-hop)
Alain Souchon – Foule sentimentale ; Sous les jupes des filles (pop)
Rachid Taha – Voilà voilà (pop-rock) ; Ya rayah (chaâbi)

1994:
Alain Bashung – Ma petite entreprise (alternative rock)
Francis Cabrel – La Corrida ; La Cabane du Pêcheur ; Je t'aimais, je t'aime, je t'aimerai (pop, Cabrel is hostile to streaming, that's why finding his stuff is difficult, but he must be shared a lot as he's extremely commercially successful)
Café Tacvba - La Ingrata (norteño)
Daft Punk – Da Funk (house)
DJ Krush – Dig This Vibe (instrumental hip-hop, ambient)
Lilicub – Voyage en Italie (indie pop)
Mano Negra – Señor Matanza ; Santa Maradona (worldbeat)
MC Solaar – Nouveau western (hip-hop)
No One Is Innocent – La Peau (rapcore)
No Sé ft. Ménélik – Quelle aventure (hip-hop)
Scha Dara Parr ft. Kenji Ozawa – Konya wa Boogie Back (hip-hop)

1995:
Dominique A – Le Twenty-Two Bar (indie pop)
L'Affaire Louis' Trio – Le Meilleur des mondes (pop-rock)
Assassin – L’État assassine (hip-hop)
Aterciopelados – Bolero falaz (alternative rock)
Illya Kuryaki and the Valderramas – Abarajame (hip-hop)
Les Innocents – Un monde parfait ; Colore (pop-rock)
Maxime Le Forestier – Passer ma route (pop)
Ménélik – Tout baigne (hip-hop)
Miossec – Non non non non (Je ne suis plus saoûl) ; Regarde un peu la France (the correct version is not on Youtube, should be on Spotify) ; Crachons veux-tu bien (indie rock)
Scha Dara Parr – Summer Jam '59 (hip-hop)
Silmarils – Cours vite (rapcore)
Soda Stereo – Ella usó mi cabeza como un revólver ; Zoom (alternative rock)
Suprême NTM – La Fièvre (hip-hop)
Los Tres – Déjate caer ; La espada & la pared (alternative rock; latin rock)
Zebda – Le Bruit et l'Odeur (pop-rock)
Zazie – Larsen ; Un point c’est toi (pop-rock)

1996:
Astonvilla – Message terminé (alternative rock)
Thomas Bangalter – Spinal Scratch (house)
Étienne Daho – Soudain (pop)
Étienne de Crécy/Superdiscount – Prix choc (house)
Diabologum – À découvrir absolument (indie rock)
Doc Gynéco – Viens voir le docteur ; Classez-moi dans la variét' (hip-hop)
Extremoduro – So payaso (hard rock)
Fishmans – Baby Blue ; Sunny Blue (dub, experimental pop)
FFF – Barbès (funk-metal)
Khaled – Aïcha (pop)
Lunatic – Le crime paie (hardcore hip-hop)
Enrique Morente y Lagartija Nick – Omega (alternative rock)
Noir Désir – Un jour en France ; L'Homme pressé (alternative rock)
Patricio Rey y Sus Redonditos de Ricota – Mariposa Pontiac/Rock del país (blues-rock)
Puffy AmiYumi – True Asia/Asia no junshin (pop-rock)
Tiro de Gracia – El juego verdadero ; Viaje sin rumbo ; Leyenda negra (hip-hop)

1997:
Air – Le soleil est près de moi (downtempo)
Andrés Calamaro – Flaca (pop-rock)
Cornelius – Star Fruits, Surf Rider (dream pop)
Daft Punk – Around the World ; Rollin' & Scratchin' ; Alive (house)
Dolly – Je n'veux pas rester sage (grunge)
Guitar Wolf – Wild Zero (garage rock, punk rock)
IAM – Nés sous la même étoile ; Petit frère ; L'Empire du côté obscur ; Demain, c'est loin (hip-hop)
Louise Attaque – J't'emmène au vent (indie pop)
Miossec – La Fidélité ; Le Célibat (indie rock)
No One Is Innocent – Nomenklatura (rapcore)
Passi – Je zappe et je matte (hip-hop)
Sinclair – Si c'est bon comme ça (funk)
Sr. Chinarro – Ouija ; Chaufferette (indie rock)

1998:
Air – La Femme d'argent ; Sexy Boy (downtempo)
Alain Bashung – Malaxe ; La nuit je mens ; Ode à la vie ; Aucun express (not on Youtube, should be on Spotify) (alternative rock)
Boredoms – Super Coming (post-rock)
Manu Chao – Clandestino ; Desaparecido (latin pop)
Étienne Daho – Le Premier Jour (du reste de ta vie) (pop)
Dionysos – Wet (indie rock)
DJ Krush ft. Esthero – Final Home (trip-hop)
-M- – Machistador (funk)
The Micronauts – The Jag (house)
Miossec – L'Assistant parlementaire (indie rock)
Los Planetas – Segundo premio ; Cumpleaños total ; La copa de Europa (indie rock, shoegazing, dream rock)
Puffy AmiYumi – That’s the Way It Is (Korega Watashino Ikiru Michi) (garage rock) ; Electric Beach Fever (Nagisa Matsuwaru Et Cetera) (disco)
Stardust – Music Sounds Better with You (house)
Suprême NTM – Pose ton gun ; Ma Benz (hip-hop)
Tanger – Chloé des Lysses (indie rock)

1999:
113 – Tonton du bled (hip-hop)
Boredoms – (star) ; (spiral) ; (tilde) (post-rock)
Andrés Calamaro – Te quiero igual (pop-rock)
Cassius – Cassius 1999 (house)
Alex Gopher – The Child (house)
Katerine – Je vous emmerde (indie pop)
-M- – Je dis aime (pop-rock) ; Onde sensuelle (funk)
Mickey 3D – La France a peur (indie pop)
Mr Oizo – Flat Beat (house)
Jean-Louis Murat – Polly Jean (not on Youtube, should be on Spotify) (alternative rock)
Phoenix – Heatwave (house)
Joaquín Sabina – 19 días y 500 noches (latin pop-rock)
Saez – Jeune et con (alternative rock)
Ringo Sheena – Instinct/Honnou (alternative rock)
Hikaru Utada – Movin' on Without You (J-pop)
Zebda – Tomber la chemise ; Double peine ; Je crois que ça va pas être possible ; Oualalaradime (pop-rock)

(yes, I'm crazy)

Enjoy :music-rockon:
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My cup runneth over! Thanks Pierre!
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StevieFan13 wrote:My cup runneth over! Thanks Pierre!
You asked for it :mrgreen: And you're welcome, I hope you'll enjoy some stuff in there despite the language barrier!

BONUS TRACKS - three albums from the English-speaking world that should be more famous:

Prefab Sprout - Jordan: The Comeback (1990)
Sade - Love Deluxe (1992)
Company Flow - Funcrusher Plus (1997)
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Pierre wrote:
StevieFan13 wrote:My cup runneth over! Thanks Pierre!
You asked for it :mrgreen: And you're welcome, I hope you'll enjoy some stuff in there despite the language barrier!

BONUS TRACKS - three albums from the English-speaking world that should be more famous:

Prefab Sprout - Jordan: The Comeback (1990)
Sade - Love Deluxe (1992)
Company Flow - Funcrusher Plus (1997)
The language barrier has never been a problem for me. Music is music! Only problem with the rap songs, excited as I am to hear them, is that I'll only be able to judge the flow and the beat, and I won't know of any whack lyrics (maybe that's the point lol).
The more the merrier! I'll start with 1990 songs and work my way through.
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1990: Sinead O'Connor - Nothing Compares 2 U
1991: Bonnie Raitt - I Can't Make You Love Me
1992: Radiohead - Creep
1993: Todd Rundgren - No World Order 1.1
1994: Soundgarden - Black Hole Sun
1995: Oasis - Champagne Supernova
1996: Cowboy Junkies - Musical Key
1997: Foo Fighters - Everlong
1998: Barenaked Ladies - One Week
1999: Santana ft. Rob Thomas - Smooth
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I tried to this with only German songs, until I realized I know almost nothing about German music in the early 90's (and way too less about German music in general).

Still, from '93 onwards:

1993: Maurizio - Domina
1994: Blumfeld - Verstärker
1995: Tocotronic - Die Idee ist gut, doch die Welt noch nicht bereit
1996: Tocotronic - So jung kommen wir nicht mehr zusammen
1997: Rammstein - Du hast
1998: Absolute Beginner - Füchse
1999: Tocotronic - Jackpot

Honorable mentions:

1994: Die Sterne - Universal Tellerwäscher
1995: Maurizio - M04A; Tocotronic - Drüben auf dem Hügel; Tocotronic - Freiburg
1996: Maurizio - M06A; Maurizio - M06B; Fettes Brot - Jein; Tocotronic - Die Welt kann mich nicht mehr verstehen; Die Sterne - Was hat dich bloß so ruiniert; Tocotronic - Racist Friend
1997: Maurizio - M07B
1998: Fünf Sterne Deluxe - Dein Herz schlägt schneller; Der Dritte Raum - Hale Bopp
1999: Zombie Nation - Kernkraft 400; Kraftwerk - Expo 2000; Tocotronic - Die neue Seltsamkeit
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Krurze wrote:I tried to this with only German songs, until I realized I know almost nothing about German music in the early 90's (and way too less about German music in general).

Still, from '93 onwards:

1993: Maurizio - Domina
1994: Blumfeld - Verstärker
1995: Tocotronic - Die Idee ist gut, doch die Welt noch nicht bereit
1996: Tocotronic - So jung kommen wir nicht mehr zusammen
1997: Rammstein - Du hast
1998: Absolute Beginner - Füchse
1999: Tocotronic - Jackpot

Honorable mentions:

1994: Die Sterne - Universal Tellerwäscher
1995: Maurizio - M04A; Tocotronic - Drüben auf dem Hügel; Tocotronic - Freiburg
1996: Maurizio - M06A; Maurizio - M06B; Fettes Brot - Jein; Tocotronic - Die Welt kann mich nicht mehr verstehen; Die Sterne - Was hat dich bloß so ruiniert; Tocotronic - Racist Friend
1997: Maurizio - M07B
1998: Fünf Sterne Deluxe - Dein Herz schlägt schneller; Der Dritte Raum - Hale Bopp
1999: Zombie Nation - Kernkraft 400; Kraftwerk - Expo 2000; Tocotronic - Die neue Seltsamkeit
Thank you!
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madzong wrote:Some of my favourite NZ tracks 1990-1999

1990. Straitjacket Fits - Down In Splendour
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=urZKvcLzUQg
1990. The Chills - Heavenly Pop Hit
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=yvYihKlgzOg
1991. Push Push - Trippin'
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=195zuHUgpbo
1991. Push Push - Song 27
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TBqj5U2ffCg
1991. Headless Chickens - Cruise Control
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=bx_fRA_g4Lk
1991. Crowded House - Chocolate Cake
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=py11qK-bqM4
1991. Crowded House - Four Seasons In One Day
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Z0KBXjPpN5I
1991. Crowded House - Weather With You
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=ag8XcMG1EX4
1991. The Exponents - Why Does Love Do This To Me?
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=q9F8nh3MvTc
1992. The Exponents - Erotic
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=4EpUvW9_oKE
1992. The Exponents - Who Loves Who The Most?
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=PjbgfEoXX1I
1992. Annie Crummer - See What Love Can Do
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=l3oiFGy5wXw
1992. The Mutton Birds - Dominion Road
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=PfdvAVkg1X0
1992. The Mutton Birds - Nature
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=W0G-8V4nCpc
1992. Headless Chickens - Juice
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=-zPCBN5Qbiw
1992. Headless Chickens - Choppers
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1FwzZpf8yFY
1992. Strawpeople - Trick With A Knife
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kRajFp6Olvc
1993. Crowded House - Locked Out
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mmJJo3-DtMI
1993. Crowded House - Distant Sun
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=snAeHSbXdzs
1993: Crowded House - Walking On The Spot
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6glUSspfDzM
1993. Supergroove - Scorpio Girls
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=wgLFq2SVAOE
1993. Supergroove - You Gotta Know
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-w9ODr3mXic
1993. Emma Paki - System Virtue
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=jtwpl2WLW5M
1994. Sisters Underground - In The Neighbourhood
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=vhK8o2lRy5o
1994. Supergroove - Can't Get Enough
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IkbN1OxvP50
1994. Supergroove - Sitting Inside My Head
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DSv0z-GHiZI
1994. The Mutton Birds - Anchor Me
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kPIhhqM4b4s
1994. The Mutton Birds - The Heater
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=lceOrRb2zn8
1994. Strawpeople - Sweet Disorder
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kGzbVZt7e-w
1994. Headless Chickens - George
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X1AXS9_nCNI
1995. OMC - How Bizarre
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=oGUMsxVt4YU
1995. Garageland - Comeback
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IXeGVEx9-t8
1995. Bic Runga - Drive
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xHGUh30U4tQ
1995. Shihad - For What You Burn
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nYa7YBGHSWQ
1995. Shihad - You Again
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hFXzE1PxAGQ
1995. Shihad - Bitter
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2c-wPujfQ5A
1996. Shihad - La La Land
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pXXM64KAd5Y
1996. Shihad - Deb's Night Out
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_n2p926QWCY
1996. DLT feat. Che Fu - Chains
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=4dBTLZqO2T0
1996. Crowded House - Everything Is Good For You
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SzTc1PLw1i4
1996. Head Like A Hole - Crying Shame
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=1ggZjrTEsEQ
1996. Head Like A Hole - Hootenanny
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=36NT7d4TR88
1996. Head Like A Hole - Cornbag
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=D6kL58q0iqY
1996. Shihad - Leo Song
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=QQdX_C5rRl4
1997. Darcy Clay - Jesus I Was Evil
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=eKX8ntjWeas
1997. Shihad - Home Again
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9KkEMRBTHK4
1997. The Feelers - Pressure Man
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oeHaxYvJgTE
1997. Bic Runga - Sway
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=w28ZREQe3_Q
1998. The Feelers - Venus
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=YEyrNEMN9vU
1998. Shihad - Wait And See
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WQn5j7eRY_w
1998. Head Like A Hole - I'm On Fire
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R7mPz12KAs0
1998. Head Like A Hole - Comfortably Shagged
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=YOoKJLuQGu0
1999. Salmonella Dub - For The Love Of It
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hnkx1_VhLOM
1999. Shihad - The General Electric
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UD38Kqym0gc
1999. Shihad - My Mind's Sedate
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9soiavy6iLc
1999. Stellar - Violent
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=U-VQVC7Miqo
1999. The Mutton Birds - Pulled Along By Love
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g36PA8z50W8

Also there was a 1994 remix of Cruise Control by the Headless Chicken that did exceptionally well on alternative radio e.g. 'Triple J' in Australia in 1994:

1994: Headless Chickens - Cruise Control (Eskimos In Egypt Mix)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4nLgPgr50ws
Hi StevieFan,

I don't know if you are still interested but after doing a bit of a think, I added some more songs to the post above with YouTube links.

It's a pretty good cover of NZ 90's music!
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Re: Big list idea - Top 1,000 Songs of the 1990s

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madzong wrote:Hey StevieFan13,

I have added links to all of the Youtube videos. Let me know if any of them don't work.

Here is a breakdown based specifically on my list above. Hopefully it will help you find what you were looking for (but all tracks above are pretty good really).

Female Artists:
Annie Crummer - See What Love Can Do
Bic Runga - Drive
Bic Runga - Sway
Emma Paki - System Virtue
Sisters Underground - In The Neighbourhood

Female Fronted / Co-fronted Bands (or songs with female vocals):
Strawpeople - Trick With A Knife
Strawpeople - Sweet Disorder
Headless Chickens - Juice
Headless Chickens - Choppers
Headless Chickens - Cruise Control
Stellar - Violent

Hip Hop:
Sisters Underground - In The Neighbourhood
DLT feat. Che Fu - Chains
OMC - How Bizarre

Roots/Dub/Funk-Rock:
Salmonella Dub - For The Love Of It
Supergroove - Sitting In My Head
Supergroove - Can't Get Enough
Supergroove - Scorpio Girls

Alternative Rock:
Garageland - Come Back
Darcy Clay - Jesus I Was Evil
Shihad - Home Again
Shihad - My Minds Sedate
Shihad - Deb's Night Out
Shihad - The General Electric
Shihad - Wait And See
Shihad - Leo Song
The Chills - Heavenly Pop Hit
Straitjacket Fits - Down In Splendour
Headless Chickens - Juice
Headless Chickens - Choppers
Headless Chickens - Cruise Control
Head Like A Hole - Crying Shame

Pop/Singer-Songwriters
Emma Paki - System Virtue
Annie Crummer - See What Love Can Do
Bic Runga - Sway
Bic Runga - Drive

Rock:
Stellar - Violent
The Feelers - Venus
The Feelers - Pressure Man
Crowded House - Distant Sun
Crowded House - Four Seasons In One Day
Crowded House - Weather With You
Crowded House - Everything Is Good For You
Crowded House - Walking On The Spot
Push Push - Trippin'
The Exponents - Why Does Love Do This To Me?
The Exponents - Erotic
The Exponents - Who Loves Who The Most?
The Mutton Birds - Anchor Me
The Mutton Birds - Nature
The Mutton Birds - Pulled Along By Love
The Mutton Birds - Dominion Road
The Mutton Birfs - The Heater
Oh yeah, I've updated this too!
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Re: Big list idea - Top 1,000 Songs of the 1990s

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Will check it out!
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Re: Big list idea - Top 1,000 Songs of the 1990s

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Pierre wrote: Francis Cabrel – La Corrida ; La Cabane du Pêcheur ; Je t'aimais, je t'aime, je t'aimerai (pop, Cabrel is hostile to streaming, that's why finding his stuff is difficult, but he must be shared a lot as he's extremely commercially successful)
This just changed out of the blue. I don't know about the U.S. availability, but Cabrel suddenly released everything on Spotify today.
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