If you look back at the 90’s music scene, there were some already established artists that continued to release great songs, like AC/DC and Metallica.
But there were also some fairly new artists coming on the scene that we were all listening to on repeat, like Nirvana and Green Day.
Loudwire put together a list of the best hard rock song from each year of the 90’s and while I agree with some, I added my own pick to their list.
1990 - AC/DC “Thunderstruck”
1991 - Nirvana’s “Smells Like Teen Spirit” (While I agree that’s a great song, another one from that year that could be named the best is Metallica’s “Enter Sandman.”
1992 - Rage Against the Machine “Killing in the Name of” (Again, great song, but my pick would be “Would” from Alice in Chains)
1993 - Smashing Pumpkins “Today” (Another great song and the Pumpkins were everywhere in the early 90’s. However, if I had a vote, my song for 1993 would be either “Daughter” from Pearl Jam or Nirvana’s “Heart-Shaped Box.”
1994 - “Basket Case” by Green Day
1995 - “More Human Than Human” from White Zombie (A few honorable mentions that I think are worth considering from 1995 are “Comedown” from Bus, “The World I Know” by Collective Soul and “When I Come Around” by Green Day.)
1996 - “Bulls On Parade,” another one from Rage Against the Machine (I’m going with a personal favorite, “What I Got” by Subline.)
1997 - Foo Fighters “Everlong”
1998 - “Celebrity Skin” by Hole (Let me throw a few more at you from 1998 that could be in the top spot, like “I Don’t Want To Miss A Thing” from Aerosmith or “Freak On A Leash” by Korn.)
1999 - Creed’s “Higher”