Playlist
’90s Soft Rock Essentials
Apple Music Alternative
Tracks: 100438:42
Explore the lighter side of the ‘90s guitar boom.
Updated Nov 4, 2025
Tracks 100
- 1Best of the Cardigans3:18
- 2Nothing Compares 2 U - Single4:40
- 3Catchy Tunes Of The Past Vol 65:00
- 4Erotica5:24
- 5Achtung Baby (30th Anniversary Edition)4:36
- 6Pure... Woman5:41
- 7Heart Shaped World4:49
- 8Summer Party4:55
- 990s Hits / Top 100 Songs7:36
- 10The Collection3:47
- 11Songs to Sing In the Shower3:18
- 12Lean Into It (Expanded)3:30
- 13Purple (2019 Remaster)3:14
- 14Anthology 14:25
- 15I Want You - EP3:52
- 16International Women's Day 20265:20
- 17Love 1004:30
- 18Ladies & Gentlemen5:46
- 19Alleen Liefde 20234:48
- 20Greatest Hits4:50
- 21Left of the Middle4:04
- 22Dizzy Up the Girl4:49
- 23Kickass Tracks Of All Time Vol 104:28
- 24witchy fall vibes4:32
- 25Best of 90s Nostalgia Hits4:33
- 26Meet the EELS: Essential EELS 1996-2006 Vol. 13:07
- 27Best of the Best4:23
- 2890s4:37
- 29The One5:53
- 30Aussie Pub Classics3:55
- 31Pop Culture: 1990s3:49
- 32100 Greatest Guilty Pleasures: Cheesy Pop Hits3:08
- 33Painting the Corners: The Best of Fastball4:16
- 34International Women's day - 20233:47
- 35Father Daughter Dance4:14
- 36...But Seriously (Deluxe Edition) [Remastered]4:36
- 37Love Songs4:16
- 38Fredagsmys4:47
- 39Desireless4:00
- 40Back in the Hi-Life3:50
- 41The Matchbox Twenty Collection3:58
- 42Women in Rock3:56
- 43Come On Over (International Version)3:31
- 44Rhino Hi-Five: Singers-Songwriters: The '90s - EP6:01
- 45Celebrating Women 20234:33
- 46Tails3:03
- 47Said I Loved You... The Best of Michael Bolton4:59
- 48Blind Melon3:37
- 49The Very Best of Sting and the Police4:30
- 5090s 100 Hits5:23
About this playlist
Elton John and Phil Collins had crossed over into the classic-rock pantheon by the time the ‘90s started, they kept releasing tracks that showed off their maturity and songcraft. Newer acts took their cues from rock’s prevailing trends: Jangle-rockers like Hootie and the Blowfish and the Gin Blossoms brought indie ideals to the masses; Alanis Morrissette and Sarah McLachlan built mysteries by diving inward, writing disarmingly honest music that spoke to deep feelings; and Red Hot Chili Peppers flipped their funk-rock and incorporated psychedelia’s nuances. Soft rock’s sprawl reflected the decade’s tumult while offering listeners a gentle landing.