The Best Rock Song of Every Year of the 1990s

Rock and roll peaked in the 1990s. Dropped in the middle of the boring hairbands of the 1980s and the slow death caused by the internet in the 2000s, the subgenre continued to dominate during the days of Bill Clinton and Michael Jordan. At the end of the 20th century, rock music was filled with raw energy, the bland commercialization of it stripped away. The decade began with years of the grunge takeover reigning the scene, before Brit rock and bands forged in tragedy carried the torch. From ballads to high energy chaos and everything in between, these 10 songs represent the 1990s better than any other.