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200 Greatest Rock Artists Of The 1990s

Rock Artists 1990s, Nirvana and 2Pac
Criteria: Rock Artists of the 1990s are ranked based on: Influence (35%), Popularity (30%), Acclaim (25%), Cultural Impact (10%).

Note: This list does not take into account anything that artist did before or after the decade. Artists with two years or less of active recording during the decade are excluded, unless it was the ONLY decade in which they performed. This explains the exclusion of System Of A Down, The White Stripes & others frequently associated with the late 1990's. They would count for the 2000s.
  1. Nirvana
  2. 2Pac
  3. Mariah Carey
  4. Madonna
  5. The Notorious B.I.G.
  6. Dr. Dre
  7. Pearl Jam
  8. Fugees / Lauryn Hill
  9. Red Hot Chili Peppers
  10. R.E.M.
  11. Green Day
  12. Radiohead
  13. TLC
  14. Metallica
  15. U2
  16. Oasis
  17. Mary J. Blige
  18. Janet Jackson
  19. The Smashing Pumpkins
  20. A Tribe Called Quest
  21. Boyz II Men
  22. Alanis Morissette
  23. Snoop Dogg
  24. Spice Girls
  25. Ice Cube
  26. Wu-Tang Clan
  27. Nas
  28. Blur
  29. Rage Against the Machine
  30. Outkast
  31. Nine Inch Nails
  32. Beck
  33. Jay-Z
  34. Eminem
  35. Alice in Chains
  36. The Offspring
  37. Massive Attack
  38. Soundgarden
  39. The Prodigy
  40. Whitney Houston
  41. Korn
  42. Björk
  43. Beastie Boys
  44. Suede
  45. Michael Jackson
  46. Destiny's Child
  47. Weezer
  48. The Verve
  49. Blink-182
  50. Moby
  51. Daft Punk
  52. Backstreet Boys
  53. Depeche Mode
  54. Guns N' Roses
  55. The Chemical Brothers
  56. Jeff Buckley
  57. Missy Elliott
  58. Britney Spears
  59. Foo Fighters
  60. Public Enemy
  61. R. Kelly
  62. En Vogue
  63. George Michael
  64. Aaliyah
  65. Cypress Hill
  66. No Doubt
  67. Prince
  68. Erykah Badu
  69. Aphex Twin
  70. Ace of Base
  71. Portishead
  72. DMX
  73. Busta Rhymes
  74. Tori Amos
  75. Pavement
  76. Dave Matthews Band
  77. Puff Daddy
  78. Pulp
  79. Hole
  80. Primal Scream
  81. Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
  82. PJ Harvey
  83. My Bloody Valentine
  84. The Cranberries
  85. Ricky Martin
  86. Cher
  87. Eric Clapton
  88. Arrested Development
  89. LL Cool J
  90. Sinead O' Connor
  91. Tool
  92. D'angelo
  93. The Roots
  94. Maxwell
  95. Elliott Smith
  96. Coolio
  97. Fatboy Slim
  98. Geto Boys / Scarface
  99. Manic Street Preachers
  100. Marilyn Manson
  101. Brandy
  102. MC Hammer
  103. Stone Temple Pilots
  104. Belle and Sebastian
  105. Warren G
  106. Robbie Williams
  107. Toni Braxton
  108. Ol' Dirty Bastard
  109. Sheryl Crow
  110. Mase
  111. Usher
  112. Neutral Milk Hotel
  113. Lenny Kravitz
  114. Monica
  115. Garbage
  116. Jane's Addiction
  117. Pantera
  118. Pet Shop Boys
  119. Gang Starr
  120. Sonic Youth
  121. Bryan Adams
  122. Liz Phair
  123. Will Smith / DJ Jazzy Jeff & the Fresh Prince
  124. Salt-n-Pepa
  125. Counting Crows
  126. Sublime
  127. Bone Thugs-n-Harmony
  128. Mobb Deep
  129. BLACKstreet
  130. Sarah McLachlan
  131. Seal
  132. The Cardigans
  133. Placebo
  134. Christina Aguilera
  135. Goo Goo Dolls
  136. Underworld
  137. Naughty By Nature
  138. Lil Kim
  139. Live
  140. Air
  141. Jamiroquai
  142. Aerosmith
  143. Santana
  144. Bruce Springsteen
  145. Bob Dylan
  146. PM Dawn
  147. DJ Shadow
  148. Everything but the Girl
  149. Fiona Apple
  150. Supergrass
  151. Method Man
  152. Juvenile
  153. Faith No More
  154. Sepultura
  155. Third Eye Blind
  156. SWV
  157. Color Me Badd
  158. Tricky
  159. The Pharcyde
  160. Sting
  161. Snap!
  162. Deee-lite
  163. The KLF
  164. Megadeth
  165. Deftones
  166. Rancid
  167. Ice-T / Body Count
  168. Black Crowes
  169. Mazzy Star
  170. C+C Music Factory
  171. Mos Def
  172. Raekwon
  173. Genius / GZA
  174. Fugazi
  175. The Breeders
  176. Smash Mouth
  177. Take That
  178. Montell Jordan
  179. Bell Biv Devoe
  180. Hootie & The Blowfish
  181. Jewel
  182. Macy Gray
  183. Ministry
  184. Sunny Day Real Estate
  185. Limp Bizkit
  186. Sleater-Kinney
  187. The Flaming Lips
  188. Happy Mondays
  189. NSYNC
  190. Extreme
  191. Annie Lennox
  192. Hanson
  193. Ginuwine
  194. Spin Doctors
  195. Kris Kross
  196. Savage Garden
  197. Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers
  198. Neil Young
  199. Meat Loaf
  200. Barenaked Ladies
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Edited By: ManPerson
Last Updated: 2026-08-07
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