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Major 90s bands defined a diverse era of music, spanning grunge, Britpop, and alternative rock. Key icons included Nirvana, Pearl Jam, Soundgarden, and Alice in Chains (grunge), along with Oasis, Blur, and Radiohead (Britpop/alt-rock). Other major 1990s groups included The Smashing Pumpkins, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Green Day, and Weezer.
Iconic 90s Rock and Alternative Bands
Nirvana: Led the grunge movement with hits like “Smells Like Teen Spirit”.
Pearl Jam: Seattle grunge pioneers famous for Ten.
Soundgarden: Known for complex, heavy sound and vocals by Chris Cornell.
The Smashing Pumpkins: Blended alternative with gothic rock.
Oasis: Leaders of the Britpop movement, known for “(What’s the Story) Morning Glory?”.
Radiohead: Shifted from alternative to experimental rock with OK Computer.
Red Hot Chili Peppers: Funk-rock fusion that exploded in the 90s.
Green Day: Revitalized pop-punk with 1994’s Dookie.
Nine Inch Nails: Defined 90s industrial rock.
Weezer: Known for power-pop anthems and the Blue Album.
This video provides a ranking of some of the most iconic 90s rock bands:
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Jerry Bees
YouTube • Dec 10, 2025
Other Notable 90s Bands & Genres
Britpop: Blur, Pulp, The Verve.
Grunge/Alt-Rock: Stone Temple Pilots, Foo Fighters, Garbage, Rage Against The Machine.
Pop-Punk/Skate Punk: Blink-182, The Offspring, NOFX.
Shoegaze/Indie: My Bloody Valentine, Slowdive, Pavement.
Nu-Metal/Metal: Korn, Tool, Pantera, Sepultura.
Hip Hop Groups: Wu-Tang Clan, A Tribe Called Quest.
90s Bands by Type
Grunge: Nirvana, Pearl Jam, Soundgarden, Alice in Chains, Mudhoney.
Britpop: Oasis, Blur, Pulp, The Verve.
Alt-Rock/Other: Red Hot Chili Peppers, The Smashing Pumpkins, Radiohead, Weezer, No Doubt.
Watch this video to discover some of the 90s rock bands that deserve more appreciation:
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Bryson Andrew Davis
YouTube • Jan 22, 2026
These bands, often featured on MTV and radio during the decade, shaped the musical landscape of the 1990s and continue to influence modern music.
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* Soundgarden. * Nine Inch Nails. * The Offspring. * Alice In Chains. * Stone Temple Pilots. * Pearl Jam. * Red Hot Chili Peppers.
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’90s Music Alphabet – Letter A
• AALIYAH • AARON NEVILLE • AC/DC • ACE OF BASE • AEROSMITH • ALICE IN CHAINS • ALANIS MORISSETTE • AMY GRANT • ANITA BAKER • ANTHRAX • AQUA • ARRESTED DEVELOPMENT
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’90s Music Alphabet – Letter B
• BRITNEY SPEARS • BON JOVI • BACKSTREET BOYS • BLINK-182 • BEASTIE BOYS • BARENAKED LADIES • BOYZ II MEN • BLUR • BECK • BELINDA CARLISLE • BEN HARPER • BJÖRK • BLACK CROWES • BLIND MELON • BLUES TRAVELER • BUSH • BUSTA RHYMES •
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’90s Music Alphabet – Letter C
• CAKE • THE CARDIGANS • CELINE DION • CHEMICAL BROTHERS • CHRIS CORNELL • COOLIO • COLLECTIVE SOUL • COMMON • COUNTING CROWS • THE CRANBERRIES • CRASH TEST DUMMIES • CRAZY TOWN • CREED • THE CURE •
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’90s Music Alphabet – Letter D
• D’ANGELO
• DAFT PUNK
• DANDY WARHOLS
• DAVE GROHL
• DAVE MATTHEWS BAND
• DEFTONES
• DEPECHE MODE
• DESTINY’S CHILD
• DIANA KRALL
• DIGABLE PLANETS
• DR. DRE •
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’90s Music Alphabet – Letter E
• EAGLE EYE CHERRY • EELS • EIFFEL 65 • ELLIOT SMITH • EMINEM • ENIGMA • ENRIQUE IGLESIAS • EN VOGUE • ERIC CLAPTON • ERYKAH BADU • EXTREME • EVE • EVERCLEAR •
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’90s Music Alphabet – Letter F
• FAITH NO MORE • FATBOY SLIM
• FIONA APPLE
• THE FLAMING LIPS
• FOO FIGHTERS
• FOXY BROWN
• THE FUGEES •
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’90s Music Alphabet – Letter G
• GARBAGE • GARTH BROOKS • GEORGE MICHAEL • GIN BLOSSOMS • THE GITS • G.LOVE & SPECIAL SAUCE • GOO GOO DOLLS • GREEN DAY • GUNS N’ ROSES •
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’90s Music Alphabet – Letter H
• HANSON • HEAVY D & THE BOYS • HELMET • HOLE • HOOBASTANK • HOOTIE AND THE BLOWFISH •
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’90s Music Alphabet – Letter I
• ICE CUBE • ICE-T • IGGY POP • INCUBUS • INDIGO GIRLS • INSANE CLOWN POSSE • INXS • IRON MAIDEN •
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’90s Music Alphabet – Letter J
• JAMIROQUAI • JANE’S ADDICTION • JANET JACKSON • JAY-Z • JEFF BUCKLEY • JENNIFER LOPEZ • JIMMY BUFFETT • JONNY LANG •
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’90s Music Alphabet – Letter K
• k. d. LANG • KEB ‘MO • KENNY G • KORN • KYLIE MINOGUE •
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’90s Music Alphabet – Letter L
• LAURYN HILL • LENNY KRAVITZ • LISA LOEB • LIT • LIVE • LIVING COLOUR • LIZ PHAIR • LYLE LOVETT •
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’90s Music Alphabet – Letter M
• MADONNA • MARC COHN • MARCY PLAYGROUND • MARIAH CAREY • MARK KNOPFLER • MARY J BLIGE • MASSIVE ATTACK • MASTER P • MATCHBOX 20 • MAZZY STAR • METALLICA • METHOD MAN • MINISTRY •
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’90s Music Alphabet – Letter N
• NAS • NENEH CHERRY • NEW KIDS ON THE BLOCK • NINE INCH NAILS • NIRVANA • NO DOUBT • NSYNC •
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’90s Music Alphabet – Letter O
• O.A.R. • OASIS • OCEAN COLOUR SCENE • THE OFFSPRING • ONYX •
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’90s Music Alphabet – Letter P
• PANTERA • PAPA ROACH • PATTY GRIFFIN • PEARL JAM • PHIL COLLINS • PHIL COLLINS • PHISH • PIXIES • PJ HARVEY •• PLACEBO • PORTISHEAD • THE PRESIDENTS OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA • PRODIGY * PRIMAL SCREAM • PRIMUS • PUBLIC ENEMY
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’90s Music Alphabet – Letter Q
• Q-TIP • QUEEN LATIFAH • QUEENSRYCHE • QUEENS OF THE STONEAGE •
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’90s Music Alphabet – Letter R
• RADIOHEAD • RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE • RAMMSTEIN • RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS • R.E.M. • RICKY MARTIN • ROB ZOMBIE • THE ROOTS • RUPAUL •
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’90s Music Alphabet – Letter S
• SAINT ETIENNE • SAVAGE GARDEN • SEAL • SELENA • SLAYER • SHANIA TWAIN • SHERYL CROW • SMASH MOUTH • THE SMASHING PUMPKINS • THE SMITHS • SNOOP DOGG • SONIC YOUTH • SOUNDGARDEN • SPICE GIRLS • STEREO MCS • STEREOPHONICS • STONE TEMPLE PILOTS • SUBLIME • SUM 41 •
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’90s Music Alphabet – Letter T
• TLC • TOOL
• THEY MIGHT BE GIANTS
• TOM PETTY
• TORI AMOS
• TUPAC SHAKUR
• TAKE THAT
• TRIBE CALLED QUEST
• THE TRAGICALLY HIP
• TEGAN AND SARA
• TEMPLE OF THE DOG
• TOAD THE WET SPROCKET •
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’90s Music Alphabet – Letter U
• U2
• UB40
• UNDERWORLD •
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’90s Music Alphabet – Letter V
• VANESSA WILLIAMS
• VERTICAL HORIZON
• THE VERVE
• THE VERVE PIPE
• VINCE GILL
• VIOLENT FEMMES •
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’90s Music Alphabet – Letter W
• THE WALLFLOWERS • WARREN G • WEEN • WEEZER • WILCO • WILSON PHILLIPS • WU-TANG CLAN
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’90s Music Alphabet – Letter X
• XZIBIT•
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’90s Music Alphabet – Letter Y
• ‘WEIRD AL’ YANKOVIC • YANNI • YES • YOKO ONO
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’90s Music Alphabet – Letter Z
• ZIGGY MARLEY
• ZUCCHERO
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