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.
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Holy Wars... The Punishment DueMegadeth · Rust in Peace4.54.5 avg · 203 ratings
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Tornado of SoulsMegadeth · Rust in Peace4.54.5 avg · 47 ratings
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A Touch of EvilJudas Priest · Painkiller4.54.7 avg · 13 ratings
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Cowboys From HellPantera · Cowboys From Hell4.54.5 avg · 57 ratings
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Hangar 18Megadeth · Rust in Peace4.44.4 avg · 299 ratings
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Sweetest PerfectionDepeche Mode · Violator4.44.7 avg · 5 ratings
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Cemetery GatesPantera · Cowboys From Hell4.44.4 avg · 120 ratings
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Rust in Peace... PolarisMegadeth · Rust in Peace4.44.6 avg · 6 ratings
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All Guns BlazingJudas Priest · Painkiller4.44.4 avg · 27 ratings
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Five MagicsMegadeth · Rust in Peace4.44.6 avg · 4 ratings
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Night CrawlerJudas Priest · Painkiller4.44.5 avg · 5 ratings
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Tease Me Please MeScorpions · Crazy World4.34.4 avg · 9 ratings
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DominationPantera · Cowboys From Hell4.34.4 avg · 6 ratings
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Fire Your GunsAC/DC · The Razors Edge4.34.5 avg · 3 ratings
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Leather RebelJudas Priest · Painkiller4.34.3 avg · 11 ratings
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ThunderstruckAC/DC · The Razors Edge4.34.3 avg · 3 ratings
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Hell PatrolJudas Priest · Painkiller4.34.3 avg · 10 ratings
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Psycho HolidayPantera · Cowboys From Hell4.34.3 avg · 6 ratings
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Someday (New 12" Jackswing)Mariah Carey · Someday EP4.34.2 avg · 3 ratings
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Metal MeltdownJudas Priest · Painkiller4.34.2 avg · 3 ratings
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The SleepPantera · Cowboys From Hell4.24.2 avg · 12 ratings
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I Don't Wanna CryMariah Carey · Mariah Carey4.24.2 avg · 13 ratings
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World in My EyesDepeche Mode · Violator4.23.8 avg · 3 ratings
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Take No PrisonersMegadeth · Rust in Peace4.14.0 avg · 12 ratings
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Man in the BoxAlice in Chains · Facelift4.13.7 avg · 3 ratings
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Bleed the FreakAlice in Chains · Facelift4.14.0 avg · 10 ratings
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Personal JesusDepeche Mode · Violator4.14.0 avg · 16 ratings
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Enjoy the SilenceDepeche Mode · Violator4.14.0 avg · 15 ratings
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Vision of LoveMariah Carey · Mariah Carey4.14.0 avg · 24 ratings
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Detention GirlDwarves · Blood Guts & Pussy4.13.3 avg · 3 ratings
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I Know Somethin (Bout You)Alice in Chains · Facelift4.03.8 avg · 9 ratings
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PainkillerJudas Priest · Painkiller4.03.8 avg · 17 ratings
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Sea of SorrowAlice in Chains · Facelift4.03.4 avg · 6 ratings
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We Die YoungAlice in Chains · Facelift3.93.5 avg · 8 ratings
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Frou-Frou Foxes in Midsummer FiresCocteau Twins · Heaven or Las Vegas2 ratings
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Iceblink LuckCocteau Twins · Heaven or Las Vegas2 ratings
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I Can't RememberAlice in Chains · Facelift2 ratings
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My CreationMegadeth · Rust in Peace2 ratings
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From a DistanceBette Midler · Some People's Lives2 ratings
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Burger ManZZ Top · Recycler2 ratings
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Clash With RealityPantera · Cowboys From Hell2 ratings
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LucretiaMegadeth · Rust in Peace2 ratings
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Keep It in the FamilyAnthrax · Persistence of Time2 ratings
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Tutkulardan İntiharHümeyra · Tutkulardan İntihar1 rating - 46
Send Me an AngelScorpions · Crazy World1 rating
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Body BagObituary · Cause of Death1 rating
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Turn the Beat AroundLaura Branigan · Laura Branigan1 rating
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Put You DownAlice in Chains · Facelift1 rating
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It 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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