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Best songs of 1990

In the north of England a guitar band with a drum machine was suddenly an ordinary thing to be. American rap got angrier and more precise in the same months, and the two scenes had almost no idea the other existed until much later.

Songs from the albums of 1990, ordered by their own ratings rather than the record's.

  1. 2Rust in Peace coverHoly Wars... The Punishment DueMegadeth · Rust in Peace4.54.5 avg · 203 ratings
  2. 3Rust in Peace coverTornado of SoulsMegadeth · Rust in Peace4.54.5 avg · 47 ratings
  3. 4Painkiller coverA Touch of EvilJudas Priest · Painkiller4.54.7 avg · 13 ratings
  4. 5Cowboys From Hell coverCowboys From HellPantera · Cowboys From Hell4.54.5 avg · 57 ratings
  5. 6Rust in Peace coverHangar 18Megadeth · Rust in Peace4.44.4 avg · 299 ratings
  6. 7Violator coverSweetest PerfectionDepeche Mode · Violator4.44.7 avg · 5 ratings
  7. 8Cowboys From Hell coverCemetery GatesPantera · Cowboys From Hell4.44.4 avg · 120 ratings
  8. 9Rust in Peace coverRust in Peace... PolarisMegadeth · Rust in Peace4.44.6 avg · 6 ratings
  9. 10Painkiller coverAll Guns BlazingJudas Priest · Painkiller4.44.4 avg · 27 ratings
  10. 11Rust in Peace coverFive MagicsMegadeth · Rust in Peace4.44.6 avg · 4 ratings
  11. 12Painkiller coverNight CrawlerJudas Priest · Painkiller4.44.5 avg · 5 ratings
  12. 13Crazy World coverTease Me Please MeScorpions · Crazy World4.34.4 avg · 9 ratings
  13. 14Cowboys From Hell coverDominationPantera · Cowboys From Hell4.34.4 avg · 6 ratings
  14. 15The Razors Edge coverFire Your GunsAC/DC · The Razors Edge4.34.5 avg · 3 ratings
  15. 16Painkiller coverLeather RebelJudas Priest · Painkiller4.34.3 avg · 11 ratings
  16. 17The Razors Edge coverThunderstruckAC/DC · The Razors Edge4.34.3 avg · 3 ratings
  17. 18Painkiller coverHell PatrolJudas Priest · Painkiller4.34.3 avg · 10 ratings
  18. 19Cowboys From Hell coverPsycho HolidayPantera · Cowboys From Hell4.34.3 avg · 6 ratings
  19. 20Someday EP coverSomeday (New 12" Jackswing)Mariah Carey · Someday EP4.34.2 avg · 3 ratings
  20. 21Painkiller coverMetal MeltdownJudas Priest · Painkiller4.34.2 avg · 3 ratings
  21. 22Cowboys From Hell coverThe SleepPantera · Cowboys From Hell4.24.2 avg · 12 ratings
  22. 23Mariah Carey coverI Don't Wanna CryMariah Carey · Mariah Carey4.24.2 avg · 13 ratings
  23. 24Violator coverWorld in My EyesDepeche Mode · Violator4.23.8 avg · 3 ratings
  24. 25Rust in Peace coverTake No PrisonersMegadeth · Rust in Peace4.14.0 avg · 12 ratings
  25. 26Facelift coverMan in the BoxAlice in Chains · Facelift4.13.7 avg · 3 ratings
  26. 27Facelift coverBleed the FreakAlice in Chains · Facelift4.14.0 avg · 10 ratings
  27. 28Violator coverPersonal JesusDepeche Mode · Violator4.14.0 avg · 16 ratings
  28. 29Violator coverEnjoy the SilenceDepeche Mode · Violator4.14.0 avg · 15 ratings
  29. 30Mariah Carey coverVision of LoveMariah Carey · Mariah Carey4.14.0 avg · 24 ratings
  30. 31Blood Guts & Pussy coverDetention GirlDwarves · Blood Guts & Pussy4.13.3 avg · 3 ratings
  31. 32Facelift coverI Know Somethin (Bout You)Alice in Chains · Facelift4.03.8 avg · 9 ratings
  32. 33Painkiller coverPainkillerJudas Priest · Painkiller4.03.8 avg · 17 ratings
  33. 34Facelift coverSea of SorrowAlice in Chains · Facelift4.03.4 avg · 6 ratings
  34. 35Facelift coverWe Die YoungAlice in Chains · Facelift3.93.5 avg · 8 ratings
  35. 36Heaven or Las Vegas coverFrou-Frou Foxes in Midsummer FiresCocteau Twins · Heaven or Las Vegas2 ratings
  36. 37Heaven or Las Vegas coverIceblink LuckCocteau Twins · Heaven or Las Vegas2 ratings
  37. 38Facelift coverI Can't RememberAlice in Chains · Facelift2 ratings
  38. 39Rust in Peace coverMy CreationMegadeth · Rust in Peace2 ratings
  39. 40Some People's Lives coverFrom a DistanceBette Midler · Some People's Lives2 ratings
  40. 41Recycler coverBurger ManZZ Top · Recycler2 ratings
  41. 42Cowboys From Hell coverClash With RealityPantera · Cowboys From Hell2 ratings
  42. 43Rust in Peace coverLucretiaMegadeth · Rust in Peace2 ratings
  43. 44Persistence of Time coverKeep It in the FamilyAnthrax · Persistence of Time2 ratings
  44. 45Tutkulardan İntihar coverTutkulardan İntiharHümeyra · Tutkulardan İntihar1 rating
  45. 46Crazy World coverSend Me an AngelScorpions · Crazy World1 rating
  46. 47Cause of Death coverBody BagObituary · Cause of Death1 rating
  47. 48Laura Branigan coverTurn the Beat AroundLaura Branigan · Laura Branigan1 rating
  48. 49Facelift coverPut You DownAlice in Chains · Facelift1 rating
  49. 50Facelift coverIt Ain't Like ThatAlice in Chains · Facelift1 rating

One great song, one bad album

Tracks carry their own ratings here, so a record you would never play front to back can still have a song worth defending.

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