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90's Music Trivia

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Which 1993 A Tribe Called Quest track sampled Walk on the Wild Side and peaked at number eight on the Hot 100?

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Which 1991 Seal single is best known in its remixed form on the Batman Forever soundtrack in 1995?

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Which 1997 Elton John single became the best-selling physical single of the decade after Princess Diana's funeral?

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Which 1991 Massive Attack single is widely credited with inventing trip hop on the charts?

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Which 1996 Spice Girls debut single introduced the phrase 'girl power' worldwide?

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Which 1991 Guns N Roses double album featured November Rain and estranged orchestration?

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Which 1997 Aqua single about a plastic icon sold more than eight million copies?

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Which 1990 Madonna single was inspired by the Harlem ballroom scene?

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Which 1997 Puff Daddy tribute featured Faith Evans and sampled The Police?

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Which 1992 Boyz II Men ballad dethroned 'I Will Always Love You' with a 14-week run of its own?

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Who rapped the line 'parents just don't understand' in a 1988 hit that set up a 90s TV career?

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Which 1998 Lauryn Hill solo single declares 'it could all be so simple'?

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Which 1997 Backstreet Boys video features an airport runway and a moving walkway?

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Which 1998 Shania Twain album produced eight singles and blended country with pop on a massive scale?

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Which 1997 UK rule allowed cassette singles to count fully toward the chart only if they were under a set maximum playing time?

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Which 1990s Japanese pop single became the best selling physical single in Japanese history with certified 4 point 6 million?

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Which 1994 UK chart rule change affected two CD formats and impacted midweek positions during Britpop?

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Which 1996 Tupac Shakur single features Dr. Dre and a trio of California shoutouts?

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Which 1998 Neutral Milk Hotel album includes the 8-minute track Oh Comely recorded nearly in one take?

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Which 1998 Air album used a vintage Roland string machine and included the track Sexy Boy?

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Which 1992 Kris Kross hit made backward clothes a fad among kids?

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Which 1997 Elliott Smith song earned an Oscar nomination after appearing in Good Will Hunting?

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Which 1997 Janet Jackson single featured the lyric 'my first name ain't baby'?

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Which 1996 Rammstein song was performed at the Berlin Arena with flamethrower hats during the Sehnsucht era?

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Which 1992 Pantera album debuted at number one on the Billboard 200 with groove metal intensity?

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Which 1994 Cranberries hit features the word 'in your head' repeated over roaring guitars?

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Which 1997 girl group had a hit titled 'Never Ever'?

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Which exact day did the MP3 compression standard gain ISO approval that paved the way for late 90s file sharing?

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Which 1992 Pearl Jam track is named for a color and a given name?

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Which 1999 teen pop star made her debut with 'โ€ฆBaby One More Time'?

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Which 1993 Mariah Carey cover of a Jackson 5 classic hit number one at Christmas?

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Which 1991 UK rave anthem by The KLF reached number one and was later deleted from catalog by the band?

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Which 1999 Santana collaboration with Rob Thomas won Record of the Year?

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Which 1995 Cool Britannia moment saw Blur and Oasis release singles the same week in the UK?

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Which 1992 Eric Clapton acoustic performance won Record of the Year at the Grammys?

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Which 1998 Brandy and Monica duet topped the Hot 100 for 13 weeks during a publicized rivalry?

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Which 1991 metal ballad by Metallica begins with a clean guitar and the lyric 'so close no matter how far'?

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Which 1994 Nas album opens with the track 'The Genesis' and is often called a blueprint for New York rap?

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Which 1995 Alanis Morissette single asks 'and are you thinking of me when you do it'?

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Which 1991 UK chart week did Nirvana's Nevermind first reach number one replacing Simply Red's Stars in Britain?

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Which 1990 hip-hop trio had a breakout with '3 Feet High and Rising' earlier and continued into the 90s with 'Ring Ring Ring'?

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Which 1993 Swedish pop producer started Cheiron Studios and shaped late 90s teen pop with Backstreet Boys and Britney?

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Which 1998 Destiny s Child single introduced the group to mainstream radio before Survivor era?

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Which exact week did Mariah Carey's One Sweet Day tie then break the Hot 100 consecutive weeks at number one record?

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Which 1997 UK Christmas number one by the Spice Girls completed their hat-trick of seasonal chart toppers?

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Which 1990 hip-hop hit by Vanilla Ice borrowed the bassline of Under Pressure?

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Which 1993 Radiohead song complains 'I'm a creep'?

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Which 1996 No Doubt album made Gwen Stefani a star with the ballad Don t Speak?

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Which 1995 TLC song warned 'don't go chasing waterfalls'?

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Which 1990 Sinead O Connor cover of a Prince song topped charts in dozens of countries?

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Which 1991 Nirvana single knocked Michael Jackson from number one on the Billboard album chart the week Nevermind hit the top?

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Which 1993 Meat Loaf epic single runs over 12 minutes in its album version?

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Which 1991 Red Hot Chili Peppers hit mentions 'teenage bride with a baby inside'?

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Which 1999 UK number one by S Club 7 featured the lyric reach for the stars in a later single but this debut was their first chart topper?

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Which 1995 Oasis album sold more than 20 million copies worldwide with Wonderwall?

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Which 1995 Japanese rock album by B z became the first in the world to ship more than five million copies domestically in a week?

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Which boy band released the 1999 single 'I Want It That Way'?

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Which 1994 soundtrack single by Seal and director Joel Schumacher connection topped charts worldwide?

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Which 1992 Rage Against the Machine track features the repeated command 'now you do what they told ya'?

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Which exact day did Tupac Shakur's Hit Em Up get released as a B-side to How Do U Want It in the US?

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Which 1992 Dr. Dre album launched G-funk with 'Nuthin' but a G Thang'?

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Which 1991 My Bloody Valentine album bankrupted Creation Records before Oasis success?

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Which 1996 Spice Girls album sold more than 23 million copies worldwide?

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Which 1992 MTV Unplugged performance by Mariah Carey included a cover that became a number one single in multiple countries?

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Which 1992 The Cure single used a six string bass lead and became their highest US Hot 100 peak at number two?

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Which 1994 Green Day single opened the floodgates for pop punk on mainstream radio?

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Which 1999 French house act released Music Sounds Better with You as a one-off and never issued a full album?

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Which 1993 Wu Tang Clan debut single declared 'protect ya neck'?

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Which 1994 Aphex Twin release contained the track Alberto Balsalm and used the RDJ face as art later?

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Which 1994 ska punk band scored with 'Sell Out' and 'Beer'?

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Which 1998 Madonna single borrowed from ancient Sanskrit chants and William Orbit electronics?

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Which 1994 Oasis single originally titled Wishing Stone was retitled during recording sessions?

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Which 1992 UK number one by The Shamen was co written by a future Oxford professor of pharmacology?

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Which 1997 Daft Punk single introduced their robot persona to the US charts?

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Which 1991 R.E.M. single features a rapid-fire list and the lyric 'it's the end of the world as we know it'?

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Which exact format of Cher's Believe introduced Auto-Tune as a creative effect to the mainstream?

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Which 1997 Radiohead B side later appeared on the Airbag How Am I Driving EP in the US?

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Which 1996 UK number one by The Prodigy opened with the shout 'change my pitch up'?

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Which 1997 The Verve single sampled an orchestral recording of The Last Time by The Rolling Stones?

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Which 1995 Coolio and L V track interpolated a Stevie Wonder melody for a grim narrative?

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Which 1997 Sarah McLachlan founded tour showcased women artists across North America?

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Which 1998 Jay-Z single sampled Annie and became a stadium singalong?

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Which 1995 PJ Harvey album won the Mercury Prize, making her the first female solo winner?

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Which 1996 Fugees single reimagined a Roberta Flack classic?

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Which 1994 Oasis anthem famously asks 'so Sally can wait'?

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Which 1994 rapper released 'Juicy' and 'Big Poppa'?

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Which 1995 Coolio soundtrack hit won the Grammy for Best Rap Solo Performance?

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Which 1995 Pulp single famously references watching your life through a pane of glass and peaked at UK number two?

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On the US Hot 100 end of decade chart for the 1990s which song ranked number one overall?

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Which 1998 UK garage single by Double 99 helped define speed garage with a sample from Barry White?

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Which 1996 Beck single fused slide guitar with hip-hop beats and the line 'get crazy with the Cheeze Whiz'?

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Which 1992 Whitney Houston soundtrack became the best selling album by a woman in the century?

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Which 1991 U2 album featured 'One' and 'Mysterious Ways'?

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Which 1997 Hanson single was a worldwide number one with nonsense syllables?

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Which exact MTV Video Music Awards year saw Fiona Apple deliver her controversial 'this world is bullshit' acceptance speech?

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Which Canadian singer scored 1996 Grammys for Jagged Little Pill?

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Which 1993 Depeche Mode single became their first US top ten and featured the lyric 'I don't want to start any blasphemous rumors' in earlier years?

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Which 1996 Blackstreet single became a summer anthem with Dr. Dre on the remix?

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Which 1999 Christina Aguilera debut single commanded you to 'show me how you want it to be'?

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Which 1993 Bjork single features a stop motion Michel Gondry video with a giant Bjork head?

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Which 1996 No Doubt hit is about jealousy so green it stings?

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Which 1995 Coolio track from Dangerous Minds begins with 'as I walk through the valley'?

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Which 1993 Ace of Base hit begins 'I saw the sign'?

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Which 1991 Metallica single had a music video directed by Wayne Isham featuring a desert and flaming objects?

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Which 1994 Nine Inch Nails song was performed in the mud at Woodstock 94 and later covered by Johnny Cash?

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Which 1992 Sir Mix-a-Lot hit celebrates curvy figures with a famous opening line?

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Which 1999 TLC single defined a term for freeloading men with sport seats and pretty eyes?

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Which 1994 The Cranberries single memorialized Northern Ireland conflict with the word Zombie in the chorus?

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Which exact day did Napster launch its beta that would reshape music consumption before the millennium?

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Which 1995 Britpop single by Supergrass features a lyric about losing it in the supermarket and hit UK number two?

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Which 1993 Smashing Pumpkins double album featured 'Tonight Tonight' and 'Bullet with Butterfly Wings'?

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Which 1993 Tool EP track introduced their polyrhythmic style before Undertow mainstream exposure?

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Which 1991 Pearl Jam album is often called the grunge bible alongside Nirvana s Nevermind?

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Which 1995 Britpop band released 'Country House' after a chart battle with Oasis?

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Which 1996 The Fugees B side version of Killing Me Softly contains the full intro count off used on European CD singles?

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Which 1992 Whitney Houston ballad spent a record breaking 14 weeks at number one on the Hot 100?

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Which 1997 Missy Elliott debut album included 'The Rain' and Timbaland's raindrop production?

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Which 1994 Pearl Jam single was deliberately withheld from a traditional video and retail single to fight Ticketmaster era practices?

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Which 1999 Ricky Martin song opened the Grammy telecast and ignited the Latin pop wave?

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Which 1991 Red Hot Chili Peppers album was produced by Rick Rubin and yielded 'Under the Bridge'?

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Which 1996 Brazilian bossa nova collaboration by Antonio Carlos Jobim s family charted posthumously in Latin markets?

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