History Main / MusicOfThe1990s

* Music/TenThousandManiacs. Formed in the 80s, reached their mainstream peak in 1993.
** Spun off: Natalie Merchant's solo career.

** 1989/90 - ''Music/{{Pump}}'' (was released in 1989, but several songs were released in 1990)

* Music/ChristinaAguilera. Debuted in 1999.

* Music/GGAllin: Batshit insane and controversial rock musician. Better known for his outrageously offensive stage acts than his music.

* Music/AndOne. German EBM group, started in 1989 and still going today.

* Music/{{Arashi}}. Debuted in 1999.
* Music/{{Ariya}} - Russian HeavyMetal band

* Music/EmilieAutumn. Her debut album was released in 1997.

* Music/{{Avantasia}}. Project started in 1999.
* Music/AvengedSevenfold. The band formed in 1999. Though their first album came out in 2001 and they would only achieve widespread recognition and success c. 2005.

* Music/TheBangles: After breaking up in 1989, they reformed in 1998, recording a song for the soundtrack of ''[[Film/AustinPowers Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me]]'' (directed by Jay Roach, frontwoman Susanna Hoffs' husband). Though, longtime bassist Michael Steele would leave the group in 2005.

* Music/WildWillyBarrett. Released a pair of albums which saw him return to his genres' roots.

* Music/BeastieBoys were just as big in the eighties, but the nineties saw them reinvent themselves. They also started to mature, with their humor being genuine instead of a StealthParody. Their two biggest hits, "Sabotage" and "Intergalactic", were released in this period.
* Music/TheBeatles: The (then-)three surviving members released a new album trilogy in 1995 and 1996, which included a couple previously-unreleased songs.

* Music/BeatHappening. An influential indie pop band of the 1980s. Released some of their greatest hits in 1991 and 1992.

* Music/BellBivDeVoe: A spinoff group of Music/NewEdition consisting of Ricky Bell, Michael Bivins, and Ronnie [=DeVoe=]; they quickly became major players in the R&B scene with their debut album ''Poison''.

* Music/TonyBennett: After decades out of the spotlight, triumphantly returned to mainstream prominence when a new generation of listeners began to appreciate the Great American Songbook.

* Music/Bi2: A [[RussianMedia Russian]] AlternativeRock band that was originally formed in 1988 but only became popular in the late 1990s and throughout the 2000s.

* Music/BoneThugsNHarmony. One of the most influential, and iconic rap groups in Hip-Hop history. And one of the best selling, if not ''THE'' best selling rap groups of all time. Their influence and style can be heard all the way into TheNewTens with dozens of rappers utilizing their style to various degrees of success. Though [[DudeWheresMyRespect their respect was hard to earn]]
** Music/E1999Eternal
* Music/TheBooRadleys: their first record came out in 1990, their last (until a reunion in 2020) in 1999.

* Music/DavidBowie: Experienced a major artistic renaissance during this decade, attributed to a combination of the formation of Tin Machine in the waning years of the previous decade, a shift in sound away from mainstream pop rock, and an inward shift in focus, writing music for himself instead of for a set target audience; consequently, fans and critics generally consider this decade and the following two a silver age-- sometimes even a second golden age-- for Bowie's work.

* Music/BowlingForSoup: Formed in 1994.

* Music/BoyzIIMen, Kings of the prom anthem.

* Music/BreakingBenjamin. Formed in 1998.

* Music/BrightEyes: debuted in the 90s, had their breakthrough early in the next decade.

* Music/ButtholeSurfers: Debuted in the 80s, made their commercial breakthrough in this decade.
* Music/ArminVanBuuren first found success with his 1995 track "Blue Fear" (though he didn't release a studio album until 2003).

* Music/DavidByrne: Continued his solo career in this decade after the official breakup of Music/TalkingHeads in 1991; his music from this era was critically unpopular but is well-loved among Talking Heads fans.

* Music/TheCardigans. The most successful of a 90s wave of Swedish alternative pop acts.
* "Music/CatHairballs"
* Music/MariahCarey. One of the best selling artists of the decade. Debuting in 1990, she achieved the impressive feat of scoring a Billboard #1 hit in every calendar year of the decade. Her musical contributions included her 5-octave vocal range showcase, helping popularize rerecorded dance remixes (starting with "Dreamlover"), as well as the singer/rapper collaboration ("Fantasy" remix featuring O.D.B.). With her 6th studio album Butterfly, she switched her sound from adult contemporary to a more urban sound and it became a fan favorite. She also released a Christmas album in 1994 which boasts the holiday classic "All I Want For Christmas Is You."

* Music/JohnnyCash. Made a significant comeback through his collaborations with Music/RickRubin.

* Music/NickCave. A relatively successful lead singer of the 1980s. Reached the peak of his popularity by 1996.

* Music/LouisChedid released three albums during that decade: ''Zap'', ''Ces Mots Sont Pour Toi'' and ''Répondez-Moi''.

* Music/TheChicks: Formed in 1989 as the Dixie Chicks.

* Music/CoalChamber, one of the earliest NuMetal bands.

* Music/CocteauTwins. An influential DreamPop band of the 1980s, they reached the peak of their popularity in the early to mid 1990s.

* Music/PhilCollins: His solo career from the 1980s continued to thrive during this decade, though at the expense of his tenure with Music/{{Genesis|Band}}, and only several of his singles hit the Top 40 during this period. He also wrote music for Disney's ''WesternAnimation/{{Tarzan}}'' at the end of the decade.

* Color Me Badd (yeah you know you liked 'em)

* Music/TheCorrs: An Irish band of siblings. While they achieved more mainstream success at the very beginning of the next decade, their run from the middle of this decade onwards is widely regarded as their best.

* Music/CrowdedHouse Started in the 80s but released two successful albums in the 90s.

* Music/MilesDavis: Finished recording ''Live In Montreux'' with Quincy Jones in 1991, but died during the recording sessions for his final studio album ''Doo-Bop''. ''Doo Bop'' was posthumously released in 1992, and ''Monreux'' later in 1993.

** 1998 - ''Music/{{Panthalassa}}'', an ambient album compiled by Bill Laswell.

* Music/{{Deadsy}} -- formed in 1995

* Music/{{Delirious}}. British ChristianRock band that debuted in 1992.

* Music/JohnDenver: Recorded his last studio albums this decade. Died in 1997.
* Music/DepecheMode. A successful 1980's band, gained international stardom in 1990 and retained it by adopting elements of {{grunge}} from 1993 onwards.

* Music/DinosaurJr. A 1980s band which had released albums through independent labels. Switched to a major label early in the decade, releasing most of their hits between 1991 and 1994.

* Music/CelineDion. Her career started in the 1980s. But the 1990s was the height of her career.

* Music/DireStraits reformed and put out one final album before breaking up for good in 1995, after which frontman Mark Knopfler shifted focus to a smaller-scale but constantly active solo career.

* Music/DJJazzyJeffAndTheFreshPrince: Continued releasing material until 1994. Creator/WillSmith would go solo in 1997
* Music/DJQuik: After releasing a series of successful mixtapes, his debut album ''Quik Is The Name'' is released in 1991.

* Creator/JasonDonovan: His success kept going on in the early 1990's globaly (except for [[AmericansHateTingle Italy, North America]], and Australia), until the time in 1992 where he sued a magazine for acussing him of lying about his sexuality, thus making his singing career go into a downfall

* Music/DreamTheater hit success in the early 1990s, cementing them as the leaders of ProgressiveMetal.

* Music/DruHill released their first album in 1996.

* Music/DuranDuran – Though most identified with the '80s, they came back into prominence in mid-decade with...
** 1993 - ''[[Music/TheWeddingAlbum Duran Duran]]'' – More often known as ''The Wedding Album'' to distinguish it from the group's 1981 debut album.

* Music/EchoAndTheBunnymen broke up early into this decade, only to reform in the second half, remaining active into the present day since then.

* Music/{{Eminem}} burst into the music scene with his commercial debut album, ''The Slim Shady LP'', giving MoralGuardians a reason to [[MediaScaremongering panic]] about rap again.

* Music/{{Eurythmics}}. The 1980s duo reunited in 1999, releasing a new album.

* Music/EveRapper released her first album in 1999.

* Music/FaithNoMore, a band that would inspire countless bands to come.

* Music/{{Falco}}: Died in 1998.

* Music/FearFactory, an IndustrialMetal band who served as one of the genre's {{Trope Codifier}}s.

* Music/TheFireman, an experimental duo consisting of Music/PaulMcCartney and music producer Youth, released their first two albums in 1993 and 1998, respectively.

* Music/FlamingLips. Formed in 1983. Achieved their first taste of mainstream success with their 1993 single "She Don't Use Jelly".

* [[Music/BenFolds Ben Folds Five]]

* Music/FooFighters: Dave Grohl's band after Nirvana.

* Music/{{Fugazi}}: Frontmen Ian and Guy trope-named "{{Emo}}" and "UsefulNotes/StraightEdge" before starting this PostPunk band; were offered and refused the same major-label ticket as Nirvana, and [[DidYouJustPunchOutCthulhu fired Butch Vig]] after the success of ''Music/{{Nevermind|Album}}''. Went on hiatus right around 9/11, marking the end of an era that began with their hit "Waiting Room" in 1989.

* Music/Galaxie500. An influential DreamPop band of the 1980s. Continued enjoying success to 1991.

* Creator/LeifGarrett: Had a brief CareerResurrection towards the end of this period, bleeding into the TurnOfTheMillennium. He also recorded and toured with the band Godspeed towards the end of the decade.

* Music/{{Genesis|Band}}: The progressive rock legends released one last hit album before withering away thereafter, not helped by Music/PhilCollins leaving the group mid-decade. Their final album, 1997's ''Calling All Stations'' (with new lead vocalist Ray Wilson) was unpopular both commercially and critically, and the band members choose to ignore it nowadays.

* Music/GetoBoys, which spun off Scarface as a solo artist.

* Music/TheGratefulDead: Still performed as a band before the death of Jerry Garcia in 1995.

* Music/GreenDay: Achieved their first big burst of popularity in their original incarnation with ''Dookie''.

* Music/GuidedByVoices. A rather obscure 1980s band, they gained critical acclaim and a notable fanbase in this decade.

** 1994 - ''Music/PawnshopGuitars'', guitarist Gilby Clarke's debut solo album.
* Music/{{Guy}}: Split in 1992 after several tumultuous behind the scenes issues with management and associates, and wouldn't fully reunite until the turn of the millennium.

* Haddaway: ''"What is love, baby don't hurt me..."''. Add him together with Dr. Alban, and you get [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hYj2sTWUx5g this]].

* Music/HappyMondays. A relatively successful 1980s band. Reached the peak of the popularity early in the decade and promptly crashed it into the ground shortly after, taking Creator/FactoryRecords with them.
* Music/{{Hardline}}. A HairMetal band that got a late start

* Music/HeavyD, though debuting in 1987, his wave of success really took off in this decade.

* Music/{{Hole}} (Music/CourtneyLove's band)

* Music/BillyIdol: After the warmly-received ''Charmed Life'' in 1990, Idol followed it up with the critically-panned ''Cyberpunk'' three years later. [[CreatorKiller His career never recovered]].
* Music/EnriqueIglesias debuted in '95 and hasn't stopped since.

* Music/JDilla - Made his debut in 1995.

* Music/MichaelJackson: Still a million seller at the start of the decade, his reputation began to suffer from 1993 onwards due to allegations of child molestation.

* Music/JanesAddiction. A relatively successful band of the 1980s. Reached the peak of their career early in the decade before breaking up acrimoniously in 1991.

* Music/JayZ also premiered with a classic album called ''Reasonable Doubt''

** Splinter acts: Imperial Drag, The Grays and Jason Falkner.

* Music/TheJesusLizard. An obscure 1980s band. Achieved cult status in this decade.

* Music/{{Jodeci}}: Debuted in 1991, and introduced HipHopSoul to the world.
* Music/BillyJoel (debuted in TheSixties, became a successful solo artist in TheSeventies, remained popular through TheEighties and into the first half of this decade)

* Music/EltonJohn. Debuted in the 1960s, but managed to score major hits within this decade.
** 1992 - ''[[Music/TheOneAlbum The One]]''
** 1994 - ''[[Music/TheLionKing1994 The Lion King]]'' (soundtrack album)

* Music/JudasPriest: Released an album in 1990, then briefly went on hiatus upon Rob Halford's departure before finding a new lead vocal and releasing another in 1997.

* Music/KidNPlay: Initially had some decent commercial success at the start of the decade, thanks to ''Film/HouseParty'', but their musical success came to an almost immediate halt in 1991, and they would eventually break up four years later.

* Music/JuniorKimbrough. Released first solo album in 1992. Died in 1998.
** Music/SadDaysLonelyNights''

* Music/TheKLF: Reached peak of their success early in this decade before leaving the music industry in 1992, and briefly re-emerged as 2K for the "Fuck The Millennium" single in 1997 after critiquing the art world as K Foundation, which involved [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/K_Foundation_Burn_a_Million_Quid the burning of a million pounds]].

* Music/GladysKnight. First "official" solo album in 1991.

* Music/{{Korn}} - The creators of NuMetal, a controversial genre that defined rock music later in the decade.

* Music/TheKovenant: A Norwegian melodic black metal band that shifted to IndustrialMetal in 1999 after being forced to change their name from Covenant.

* Music/FelaKuti. Still active until his death in 1997.
* Music/{{Kyuss}}. Influential in the "Stoner Rock"/"Stoner Metal" sub-genre, a fusion of DoomMetal and PsychedelicRock.

* Music/PattiLaBelle. String of hits in the early 90's.

* Music/LegiaoUrbana, vocalist Renato Russo died in 1996 and the band released their last, posthumous album in 1997.

* [[Music/{{Eurythmics}} Annie Lennox]], the Eurythmics' singer, began her solo career in 1992.

* Music/LifterPuller, "The last band before the internet."

* Music/LightningBolt. Released their first recordings in 1999.

* Music/{{Live}}. A relatively obscure 1980s band. Released most of their hits in this decade.

* Music/JenniferLopez. Debuted in 1999.

* Music/CourtneyLove. Hole's debut, ''Pretty on the Inside'', was released in 1991.

** 1995/1996/1998 - ''Music/{{Ayreon}}'' (the first three albums of this eight part series)

* Music/{{Ludacris}} released his first album in 1999.

* Music/CraigMack started in the 1980s, but he made his mark in 1994 with the Platinum single "Flava In ya Ear".

* Music/{{Madonna}} may have gotten her start in the 1980s, but her contribution to the 1990s music scene was also very important (explaining why she was one of the only pop artists to escape the genre's commercial nadir during this decade): she brought an underground dance craze to the forefront in 1990 with "Vogue," released one of the riskiest and most socially conscious albums of her career with ''Erotica'', which dealt with topics including HIV/AIDS, homosexuality, sex and fetishes... and then near the end of the decade she reinvented her self yet ''again'' by releasing an album of electronica music that quickly cemented her status in the industry as an icon: ''Ray Of Light''. The album touched on everything from death to rebirth to love to breakups to motherhood to religion and spirituality.

* Music/MarilynManson, the ultimate nemesis of the 1990's MoralGuardians

* Music/CurtisMayfield. Still active until his death in 1999.

* Music/MazzyStar. Formed in 1989, reached their commercial peak in 1993 with "Fade Into You".
* Music/MCHammer, though he started recording and making hits in the late 1980s.

* Music/MeltBanana, Yasuko Onuki's musical project, formed in 1991-1992

* Music/FrancoDeVita
* Music/FreddieMercury: Died in 1991, but still had some posthumous hits.

* Music/MercuryRev. Formed in the late 1980s. Achieved cult status during this decade.

* Music/{{Metallica}} reinvented themselves in the early 1990s with the proto-grunge [[SelfTitledAlbum Black Album]], followed by [[ImportantHaircut cutting their hair]].

* Michael Learns To Rock: Formed in 1988 and debut their first album in 1991. The Danish band was notoriously popular among South East Asians to this very day.

* Music/MilliVanilli. The group's lip-syncing scandal in 1990 made pop music as a whole a [[GenreKiller dead genre]] for a good portion of the decade outside of the dance club scene.

* Music/{{Morrissey}}. A popular 1980s singer and former frontman of Music/TheSmiths, he continued releasing hit albums until 1997.

* Music/{{Mortiis}}. Debut album released in 1993.

* Music/{{Muse}}. Formed in 1994. Their first album came out in 1999.

* Music/MyBloodyValentine. 1980s band, released their biggest album in 1991 and eventually went on hiatus in 1995.

* Music/{{Mya}}. First album released in April 1998.

* Music/{{NWA}} Formed in 1986.

* Music/NapalmDeath. Debuted in the 1980s, but became the kings of {{Grindcore}} in the 1990s.
* Music/{{Nas}} debuted with his classic album ''Illmatic''

* Music/{{Neurosis}}. Debuted in the 1980s, but did their most important work pioneering post-metal in the 1990s.

* Music/NewOrder: Started and were widely popular in the preceding decade, but continued to be active for the first few years of this decade, achieving their highest-charting hit in 1990 with "World in Motion". The band temporarily went on hiatus after releasing their one and only album in this decade due to CreativeDifferences and burnout from touring, before eventually reconvening in 1998.

** Music/{{Electronic}}: Bernard Sumner's side project with Johnny Marr that was active and successful in the [=90s=] Eurodance scene.
* Music/NewRadicals: Released only one album at the end of the decade, including their one hit "You Get What You Give" and the oft-covered "Someday We'll Know", before dissolving shortly after.
* Creator/AnthonyNewley: Released one album, ''Too Much Woman'' in 1992, and died on April 14, 1999.

* Music/NineInchNails: Trent Reznor's one-man doomfest that John [=McCain=] famously pretended to like; started in the 80's, but achieved Reznor's biggest successes here.

* Music/{{Nirvana}}: Founded in the late 80s, they helped define the decade's sound in the early 90's before frontman Kurt Cobain committed suicide in 1994.

** Music/KurtCobain: Didn't have a solo career of his own, but (unwillingly) became the face of Generation X (the demographic, not the band) during this decade, even after his 1994 suicide.

* Music/NowThatsWhatICallMusic released albums throughout the 1990's.

* Music/{{Oasis}}: Hugely successful in their native Britain, they were to the UK music scene what Nirvana was to the US music scene. Their rise and fall during this decade directly coincided with the peak and downfall of {{Britpop}} in the 1990's.

* Music/ConorOberst: started his career in 1993.

* Music/MikeOldfield: Broke free from his restrictive contract with Creator/VirginRecords and signed onto WEA and Creator/RepriseRecords at the start of this decade, shifting to a more electronic sound that would define most of his later output.

* Music/PinkFloyd: Continued under the leadership of David Gilmour until their first break-up in 1995.

* Music/{{Pixies}}: A popular 1980s band, released a number of hits in 1990 and 1991 before breaking up (they would later reform during the next decade).

* [[/index]]''Franchise/{{Pokemon}}'' got its start within this decade, and quickly grew big enough to get soundtrack albums of its own.[[index]]

* Music/ThePosies: PowerPop revivalists from the land of grunge who put out a series of AlternativeRock hits through the decade.

* Music/PrimalScream. A relatively minor 1980s band, achieved first major hit in 1991.

* Music/{{Primus}}. A relatively obscure 1980s band, achieved first major hit in 1991.

* Music/{{Prince}}: Controversially changed his name to an unpronounceable "Love Symbol" in 1993 (to circumvent his contract with Creator/WarnerBrosRecords, who owned the trademark to his given name) and would stick with it all the way until [[TurnOfTheMillennium 2000]]. During this time, he was commonly referred to as "the artist formerly known as 'Prince'", a moniker so obtuse and prone to public mockery that it inspired [[TheTropeFormerlyKnownAsX its own trope]].

* Music/TheProclaimers: Popular in 1980s UK, achieved first major US hit in 1993.

* Music/{{Pulp}}: Formed in 1978. Achieved mainstream success in the mid-90s with the albums ''His n' Hers'' and ''Different Class''.

* Music/{{Queen|Band}}: Went mostly dormant after their lead singer Music/FreddieMercury died in 1991, but achieved a still-ongoing second wave of mainstream popularity as a result of Mercury's death.
** 1991 - ''Music/{{Innuendo}}'' – The group's final album during Mercury's lifetime.
** 1995 - ''Music/MadeInHeaven'' - Made from Mercury's final recordings

* Music/{{Radiohead}}: Formed in the middle of the previous decade as On a Friday, signed onto Creator/ParlophoneRecords and adopted the "Radiohead" moniker in 1991; started releasing music one year later, but didn't hit it big until the mid-to-late 1990's, as Britpop and electronica took over from grunge.

* [[Music/LesRallizesDenudes Les Rallizes Dénudés]]

* Music/{{Ramones}}: Released several comeback albums, winning over some Generation X fans, before splitting up mid-decade.

* Music/RedHotChiliPeppers, Been around since TheEighties but exploded in the 1990s.
** 1991 - ''Music/BloodSugarSexMagik'' (their breakout album)
** 1999 - ''Music/{{Californication}}'' (their comeback album)

* Music/{{REM}}: perennial musical innovator through the 1980's, kicked off the rise of AlternativeRock at the start of the 1990's. After suffering a near-fatal brain aneurysm in 1995, drummer Bill Berry left the group in 1997 for personal reasons, but urged bandmates Michael Stipe, Peter Buck, and Mike Mills to carry on as a 3-man ensemble. Split in 2011 on amicable terms.

* Music/TheReplacements: Released their final studio album, ''All Shook Down'', in 1990 before splitting up. The band would later reform in UsefulNotes/TheNewTens.
* Music/TheResidents: Still going strong since the 1970s.

* Music/{{The Rolling Stones|Band}}: Still going strong since the 1960s, with one line-up change (Bill Wyman quitting in 1993).

* Music/TheRoots. Released their debut studio album, ''Organix'' in 1993.

* Music/{{Santana}}: The veteran band experienced a resurgence of popularity and critical acclaim, scoring brand new hits by the end of the decade.

* Music/MarkusSchulz: First began [=DJing=] in 1990, with much of his early portfolio consisting of remixes of other artists on this page. Released his first singe, "You Won't See Me Cry", in 1998.

* Music/{{Shakira}}. Debuted in 1991. First hit album in 1996.

** 1996 - ''Music/TheDonKilluminatiThe7DayTheory'' (First posthumous release, but was finished before his murder).

* Music/SonnySharrock. Died of a heart attack in 1994.

* Music/{{Sia}} has been active in the music industry since 1993, but she was effectively ignored in the mainstream until 2012.

* Music/JessicaSimpson. Debuted in 1999.

** ''Music/TheSimpsonsSingTheBlues'' (1990)
** ''Music/TheYellowAlbum'' (1998)
* Music/FrankSinatra: Released his final two albums, the collaborative ''Duets'' and ''Duets II'', before retiring in 1995 and dying three years later.
* Music/NancySinatra: Released four albums between 1995 and 1999.
* Music/SiouxsieAndTheBanshees. 1970s group. Released some of their greatest hits in this decade.
* Music/SimpleMinds. Started in 1977 and peaked in the '80s. Still popular in Europe.
* Music/SirMixALot [[StuffyOldSongsAboutTheButtocks liked Big Butts]] and [[CannotTellALie could not lie]].
* Music/TheSistersOfMercy. An influential GothRock band of the 1980s. Released another well-received album in 1990.

* Music/{{Slash|Musician}}: His side band Slash's Snakepit released a first album

* Music/{{Slint}}. Started and released their first album during the 1980's, and released their second, final, and most acclaimed album in 1991 before disbanding (an untitled EP consisting of two outtakes from their first album was released three years later). Their second album, alongside ''Spirit of Eden'' and ''Music/LaughingStock'' by Music/TalkTalk, is widely considered a TropeMaker for PostRock as defined today.

* Creator/WillSmith: Offically went solo in 1997 after the dissolution of DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince.

* [[Music/SongsOhia Songs:Ohia]]
* Music/SonicYouth. A relatively successful AlternativeRock band of the 1980s. Switched to a major record label in 1990, reaching a much larger audience than before.

* Music/SoulAsylum: Formed in 1983. Reached their commercial peak in 1992 and continued making music throughout the rest of the decade and beyond.

* Music/{{Soundgarden}}: 1994's ''Superunknown'' was their biggest album. They broke up in 1997 due to creative differences, and eventually reformed in 2011; however, frontman Music/ChrisCornell would commit suicide in 2017.

* Music/SpiceGirls. The explosive success of "Wannabe" [[BackFromTheDead helped revive]] pop music after half-a-decade of stagnation.

* Music/{{Sting}}. Continued the successful solo career he started in the 1980s.

* Music/SunnyDayRealEstate. Considered the TropeCodifier for EmoMusic

* Music/{{Swans}}: Released increasingly experimental music throughout this decade, culminating in ''Soundtracks for the Blind'' (1996). They broke up the following year, with Michael Gira forming the band Angels of Light and Jarboe continuing her solo career. Swans would later reform in 2010.

* Music/MatthewSweet. Released his biggest album in 1991, continued to release music throughout the decade.

* Music/SystemOfADown. Although most associated with the 2000s, this band formed in the middle of this decade and released their first album in 1998.

* Music/TalkingHeads: Had already unofficially disbanded in 1988, but still put out one last single, [[Film/UntilTheEndOfTheWorld "Sax and Violins"]], in 1991 before publicly confirming their dissolution that same year. Before that, they also completed some new tracks (based on old studio outtakes) for the 1992 GreatestHitsAlbum ''Sand in the Vaseline'' and its European counterpart ''Once in a Lifetime''; of these, "Lifetime Piling Up" was released as a post-breakup single to promote the compilations.
* Music/TalkTalk. Started and were most popular during the 1980's, released their final and most acclaimed album in 1991 before disbanding. Said album and its 1988 predecessor are now recognized as the [[TropeMaker starting point]] of PostRock as commonly defined today (alongside ''Music/{{Spiderland}}'' by Music/{{Slint}}, released the same year).

** Frontman Mark Hollis briefly reemerged in public to release a self-titled solo album in 1998, going back into retirement immediately afterwards.
*** 1998 - ''Music/{{Mark Hollis|Album}}''
* Music/{{Tamia}}'s music career broke out in 1996 with several singles before releasing her SelfTitledAlbum in 1998.

* Music/TearsForFears: Curt Smith quit the band in 1991 and wouldn't return until the very start of the next decade, leading Roland Orzabal to put out two studio albums and one non-album single himself under the Tears For Fears name.

* Music/TeenageFanclub. Formed in 1989, released their first album one year later.

* Music/TheyMightBeGiants. A relatively successful 1980s band, achieved their greatest popularity early in the decade.
** 1990 - ''Music/FloodTheyMightBeGiants''

* Music/ThreeSixMafia (aka Triple 6 Mafia)

* Music/TinyTim: Continued performing and touring until his death in 1996.
* Music/TheTime: Released ''Pandemonium'' in 1990'', and mostly became a touring act until releasing new music in the 2010s.

* Music/{{TLC}} debuted in this decade and would release three albums, the third of which would be their last as a complete group.

* Music/{{Tool}} debuted in 1990, but took off in the early part of the decade with ''Undertow'' and ''Aenima''

* Music/{{Traffic|Band}}. Made a one-off touring appearance and had one more studio album in 1994.

* Music/{{Travis}} formed in 1990 and released their first album in 1997.

* Music/{{Tricky}}. Contributed rhymes and production to Music/MassiveAttack's first two records, ''Blue Lines'' and ''Protection''. Released his debut single and album in 1995.

* Music/ViktorTsoi: Died in a car accident before his band Kino released their final SelfTitledAlbum.

* Music/{{U2}} reinvented themselves into futuristic techno-alternative-rockers and continued in that direction for the rest of the decade.

* Music/HikaruUtada: Only made her debut in 1998, but her debut album ''First Love'' became the best-selling album of the decade (and of all time) in Japan.

* Music/{{Usher}} (The Music/JustinBieber of his time, particularly noticable with their friendship, and his mentoring of the latter)

* Music/{{Vader}}. Formed in 1983, debut album released in 1992.

* Music/VanHalen: The latter half of the Sammy Hagar-led tenure, plus the 1998 album nobody talks about

* Music/LutherVandross: Got started in the early '80s but continued to release albums until 2003.

* Music/StevieRayVaughan: Had one album with his brother Jimmie in 1990 before dying in a helicopter crash.

* Music/TheVelvetUnderground: Held a reunion tour throughout Europe in 1993, which produced a LiveAlbum.

* Music/TheWallflowers: Formed in 1989; reached their commercial peak in 1996.

* Music/JohnnyGuitarWatson. Died in 1996.

* Music/{{Ween}}. Formed in the 1980s, began releasing full-length albums and gained most of their fame in this decade.

* Music/TheWiggles - Got their start in 1991 releasing cassettes and performing at preschools. By 1998 they were one of Australia's biggest exports.

** Music/ThePaleySessions - a series of sessions with Andy Paley that made their way to a series of bootlegs.

* Music/{{Wire}}. 1970s band, managed a comeback early in the decade.

* Music/WuTangClan, the ultimate hip-hop supergroup.

* Music/{{Xzibit}} - Released his debut album, ''At the Speed of Life'', on October 15, 1996. Made guest appearances on other songs in 1995.
* Music/WeirdAlYankovic: Experienced a creative and public resurgence during this decade following a brief personal slump between 1989 and 1991, and remained active well into TheNewTens.

* Music/YellowMagicOrchestra: Regrouped and put out their most recent studio album this decade. Are still technically active, but have mainly focused on touring and side-projects.

* Music/{{Yes}}: Had a final album with any RIAA certification with ''Union''; also made the theme to the 1999 computer game ''VideoGame/{{Homeworld}}''.

* Music/FrankZappa: Was diagnosed with terminal pancreatic cancer in 1990 and devoted the rest of his life towards tying up loose ends and composing one final masterpiece; he died in 1993, but managed to finish the album before then-- it was released the year after his passing. Releases during his final years consisted solely of live albums, two of which were taken from his final tour in 1988.

* Music/RobZombie - White Zombie started in 1985, made their major label debut in 1992. Rob Zombie would later release his debut solo album in 1998 and split White Zombie a month later.

* Music/JohnZorn: Highly eclectical and impossible to pigeonhole artist, mostly active in jazz, though his gigantic catalogue has tried out various genres and styles throughout the years.

** ''Music/PtahTheElDaoud'' (1970)
** ''Music/JourneyInSatchidananda'' (1971)
** ''Music/WorldGalaxy'' (1971)

* Music/{{Deadsy}} -- recorded their debut album in 1996

* Music/{{Deadsy}} -- recorded their debut album in 1997

* Music/Apollo440

** 1992 - ''Music/Apollo18''

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** 2000 - ''Music/BizaarBizzar''

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* {{Grunge}}: The [[TheNewRockAndRoll new rock n' roll]] of the nineties, literally. The "big four" are Music/{{Nirvana}}, Music/PearlJam, Music/AliceInChains and Music/{{Soundgarden}}.
* HipHopSoul was a direct offshoot of NewJackSwing that was created in 1989 by R&B producer Teddy Riley, and quickly displaced its parent genre as the decade progressed.
* ContemporaryRAndB would emerge from the death of NewJackSwing, the birth of Hip Hop Soul and from the synth-heavy R&B stylings of the 1980s.
* NuMetal: The new (alternative) metal of the nineties. Coolly received by critics and traditionalists, but very successful with teens.
* NewJackSwing continued to have popularity in the first half of the 90s, though it would be seen as outdated by 1995 and was gradually replaced by other forms of RAndB like Neo-Soul.
* AlternativeHipHop: Made hip-hop very chic among some white college kids.
* JazzRap: Hip-Hop with heavy emphasis on jazz samples, and live jazz instrumentation; popularized by Music/ATribeCalledQuest. Though beginning in the late Eighties, it saw the most commercial success in the 1990s.
* {{Boy Band}}s
* The [[ElectronicMusic "electronica"]] boom that crested in the mid-late '90s, including among others: Music/DaftPunk and Music/TheProdigy. On the other side, {{Trance}} also gained stride, with producers like Music/ArminVanBuuren, Music/FerryCorsten and Music/MarkusSchulz starting out in this decade.
* TripHop: Originated in the early '90s in Bristol with bands Music/{{Portishead}} and Music/MassiveAttack.
* [=Dancehall=] {{Reggae}} also crosses over during this decade .
* {{Britpop}}: Britain's response to {{Grunge}}, including acts such as Music/{{Blur}}, Music/{{Oasis}}, Music/{{Pulp}} and Music/{{Suede}}.
* RiotGrrrl: A punk movement that began in the early 90s that combined Hardcore Punk with feminist subject matter. It has particular association with third wave feminism which some have suggested had grown out from this movement.
* Midwestern rap acts
* GangstaRap: The other [[TheNewRockAndRoll new rock n' roll]] of the nineties.
* GFunk: A West Coast gangsta rap subgenre focused on [[Music/GeorgeClinton Parliament-Funkadelic]] samples and a sunny, stoned sound.
** MelodicRap: Birthed by sevral of G-Funk's artists using sing-song cadences in their flows, it would be innovated by Music/SnoopDogg and his posse, before being codified by Music/BoneThugsNHarmony in the mid-90s
* Third Wave {{Ska}} such as: Music/ReelBigFish and Music/NoDoubt.
* The MelodicDeathMetal movement, which was started circa 1993.
* Jungle/drum'n'bass, while we're at it: Goldie, Roni Size, UK Apachi, LTJ Bukem, Photek, Dillinja, DJ Krust, etc.
* BlackMetal was codified in the early and mid-1990's in Northern Europe, both musically and aesthetically. This is also the time of the infamous "Black Circle" hijinks such as murders, suicides, and church-burnings that helped give the popular image of black metal today.
* {{Queercore}} began during the Nineties.
* {{Eurobeat}}: The Italian-made version's initial popularity was primarily experienced in this decade.
* Jam bands: A scene of psychedelic bands heavily influenced by the Music/GratefulDead and Music/TheAllmanBrothersBand, and known primarily for their live performances featuring improvisational jams. Top bands in this scene included Music/{{Phish}} and the Music/DaveMatthewsBand, both of whom developed cult followings in the '90s that would endure for decades.
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* Music/{{Forbidden}}

* Music/[[SongsOhia Songs:Ohia]]

* Music/{{Immortal}}