Greatest Rock Artists of the 1990s (ongoing revision)

[ManPerson]

Criteria: Popularity, Influence, Musical Impact, and Cultural Impact.

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 Eminem, System Of A Down, The White Stripes & others frequently associated with the late 1990's. They would count for the 2000s.

Edited By: Pave
Last Updated: 2012-09-15
Old List
1. Nirvana
2. 2Pac
3. Mariah Carey
4. Pearl Jam
5. Madonna
6. R.E.M.
7. U2
8. Dr. Dre
9. Red Hot Chili Peppers
10. The Smashing Pumpkins
11. The Notorious B.I.G.
12. OutKast
13. Janet Jackson
14. Radiohead
15. Green Day
16. Fugees/Lauryn Hill
17. Metallica
18. Ice Cube
19. Oasis
20. TLC
21. Alice In Chains
22. Snoop Dogg
23. Nine Inch Nails
24. Nas
25. Beastie Boys
26. Rage Against The Machine
27. Jay-Z
28. A Tribe Called Quest
29. Mary J. Blige
30. Beck
31. Soundgarden
32. Public Enemy
33. Wu-Tang Clan
34. Alanis Morissette
35. Guns N Roses
36. Björk
37. Queen Latifah
38. Dave Matthews Band
39. No Doubt
40. Prince
41. Michael Jackson
42. R. Kelly
43. En Vogue
44. Tori Amos
45. Missy Elliot
46. Jeff Buckley
47. Weezer
48. PJ Harvey
49. Blur
50. Tool
51. Sonic Youth
52. Stone Temple Pilots
53. Jane's Addiction
54. Eric Clapton
55. Boyz II Men
56. Seal
57. Bush
58. Fugazi
59. Sinead O' Conner
60. Cypress Hill
61. The Roots
62. The Offspring
63. Neil Young
64. Sublime
65. Marilyn Manson
66. Pantera
67. Liz Phair
68. Pavement
69. Coolio
70. Korn
71. Foo Fighters
72. My Bloody Valentine
73. Black Crowes
74. Silver Chair
75. The Verve
76. Phish
77. 311
78. Hole
79. The Flaming Lips
80. Lenny Kravitz
81. Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
82. Sheryl Crow
83. Megadeth
84. Faith No More
85. Queen
86. Cranberries
87. Busta Rhymes
88. Warren G.
89. The Mighty Mighty Bosstones
90. Kenny Wayne Shepherd Band
91. D'Angelo
92. Creed
93. Arrested Development
94. Blind Melon
95. Manic Street Preachers
96. Garbage
97. Screaming Trees
98. Hootie & The Blowfish
99. Primus
100. Wilco

[ManPerson]

Criteria: Influence (35%), Popularity (30%), Acclaim (25%), Cultural Impact (10%)
New Additions in green
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. TLC
13. Radiohead
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. Blur
28. Rage Against the Machine
29. Outkast
30. Nine Inch Nails
31. Beck
32. Nas
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. Foo Fighters
59. Public Enemy
60. R. Kelly
61. En Vogue
62. George Michael
63. Aaliyah
64. Cypress Hill
65. No Doubt
66. Prince
67. Erykah Badu
68. Aphex Twin
69. Ace of Base
70. Portishead
71. DMX
72. Busta Rhymes
73. Tori Amos
74. Pavement
75. Dave Matthews Band
76. Puff Daddy
77. Pulp
78. Hole
79. Primal Scream
80. Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
81. PJ Harvey
82. My Bloody Valentine
83. Cher
84. Eric Clapton
85. Arrested Development
86. LL Cool J
87. Sinead O’ Connor
88. Tool
89. D’angelo
90. The Roots
91. Maxwell
92. Elliott Smith
93. Coolio
94. Fatboy Slim
95. Manic Street Preachers
96. The Cranberries
97. Marilyn Manson
98. Brandy
99. MC Hammer
100. Stone Temple Pilots
101. Warren G
102. Toni Braxton
103. Ol’ Dirty Bastard
104. Sheryl Crow
105. Mase
106. Usher
107. Neutral Milk Hotel
108. Lenny Kravitz
109. Monica
110. Garbage
111. Jane’s Addiction
112. Pantera
113. Pet Shop Boys
114. Gang Starr
115. Sonic Youth
116. Bryan Adams
117. Liz Phair
118. Will Smith/DJ Jazzy Jeff & the Fresh Prince
119. Salt-n-Pepa
120. Counting Crows
121. Bone Thugs-n-Harmony
122. Mobb Deep
123. BLACKstreet
124. Sarah McLachlan
125. Seal
126. The Cardigans
127. Christina Aguilera
128. Goo Goo Dolls
129. Underworld
130. Aerosmith
131. Live
132. Air
133. Santana
134. Belle and Sebastian
135. PM Dawn
136. DJ Shadow
137. Everything but the Girl
138. Fiona Apple
139. Supergrass
140. Method Man
141. Faith No More
142. Third Eye Blind
143. Sublime
144. SWV
145. Tricky
146. The Pharcyde
147. The KLF
148. Megadeth
149. Black Crowes
150. Mazzy Star
151. Fugazi
152. The Breeders
153. Smash Mouth
154. Hootie & The Blowfish
155. The Flaming Lips
156. Savage Garden
157. Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers
158. Sting
159. Neil Young
160. Wilco
161. Jodeci
162. Pete Rock & CL Smooth
163. Gin Blossoms
164. Sisqo
165. Bush
166. Queen Latifah
167. Matchbox 20
168. Stereolab
169. Bonnie Raitt
170. Elton John
171. Queen
172. Bon Jovi
173. Phish
174. Creed
175. Blind Melon
176. Babyface
177. Roxette
178. Incubus
179. Primus
180. Tony! Toni! Toné!
181. Silverchair
182. Keith Sweat
183. Sugar Ray
184. Dru Hill
185. The Mighty Mighty Bosstones
186. Collective Soul
187. 112
188. Screaming Trees
189. 311
190. Kenny Wayne Shepherd Band

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