These are the top 100 artists and 90s bands of the decade. This list of 90s music was compiled using several sources including chart rankings, music video rotation, radio airplay, genre influence, and cultural influence to name a few.
- Nirvana
- Pearl Jam
- Radiohead
- 2Pac
- Red Hot Chili Peppers
- Beck
- The Smashing Pumpkins
- Beastie Boys
- R.E.M.
- Dr. Dre
- Mariah Carey
- Alice In Chains
- Green Day
- Soundgarden
- Nine Inch Nails
- Rage Against The Machine
- U2
- Metallica
- A Tribe Called Quest
- Jeff Buckley
- Sonic Youth
- Weezer
- Guns N’ Roses
- Queensryche
- Oasis
- Dave Matthews Band
- Primus
- Blur
- Jane’s Addiction
- Neil Young
- Snoop Dogg
- Stone Temple Pilots
- My Bloody Valentine
- Pantera
- Sublime
- Dream Theater
- Marilyn Manson
- The Offspring
- Seal
- TLC
- Liz Phair
- The Fugees
- Madonna
- Manic Street Preachers
- Bush
- Mary J. Blige
- Jay Z
- OutKast
- Nas
- Eric Clapton
- Coolio
- The Verve
- Foo Fighters
- Sepultura
- Prince
- Silverchair
- The Flaming Lips
- The Black Crowes
- Jamiroquai
- 311
- Pixies
- Alanis Morissette
- Sinead O’Conner
- Missy Elliot
- Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
- Lauryn Hill
- Hole
- Lenny Kravitz
- Megadeth
- The Roots
- Temple Of The Dog
- Garbage
- The Mighty Mighty Bosstones
- Mr. Bungle
- Slayer
- The Dandy Warhols
- Sheryl Crow
- Busta Rhymes
- Blind Melon
- Kenny Wayne Shepherd Band
- Creed
- Arrested Development
- Screaming Trees
- Wilco
- Fugazi
- Hootie & The Blowfish
- Matchbox Twenty
- Blues Traveler
- Ministry
- Barenaked Ladies