🎵 90's Music Trivia - Mind-Blowing Musical Secrets That Will Shock Every Music Lover

Q: 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 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 '…Baby 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 1993 A Tribe Called Quest track sampled Walk on the Wild Side and peaked at number eight on the Hot 100?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Which 1999 teen pop star made her debut with '…Baby One More Time'?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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?

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

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?

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

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

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

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?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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'?

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

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

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

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