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Best dance-pop songs of the 1990s

Hip-hop moved to the center and has not left. Grunge cleared out the arena rock standing in front of it. Dance music grew an audience that listened at home rather than in a club, while sample clearance got expensive enough that producers had to get sharper about what they took.

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

  1. 2Scream coverBlood on the Dance FloorMichael Jackson · Scream4.34.4 avg · 5 ratings
  2. 3Older coverJesus to a ChildGeorge Michael · Older4.34.4 avg · 4 ratings
  3. 4On the 6 coverShould've NeverJennifer Lopez · On the 64.34.2 avg · 3 ratings
  4. 5#1's coverI'll Be ThereMariah Carey · #1's4.24.2 avg · 18 ratings
  5. 6Mariah Carey coverI Don't Wanna CryMariah Carey · Mariah Carey4.24.2 avg · 13 ratings
  6. 7Bedtime Stories coverForbidden LoveMadonna · Bedtime Stories4.24.1 avg · 7 ratings
  7. 8Millennium coverLarger Than LifeBackstreet Boys · Millennium4.24.0 avg · 5 ratings
  8. 9Ray of Light coverDrowned World/Substitute for LoveMadonna · Ray of Light4.23.8 avg · 3 ratings
  9. 10Emotions coverEmotionsMariah Carey · Emotions4.14.0 avg · 31 ratings
  10. 11Mariah Carey coverVision of LoveMariah Carey · Mariah Carey4.14.0 avg · 24 ratings
  11. 12*NSYNC coverSailing*NSYNC · *NSYNC4.03.2 avg · 3 ratings
  12. 13Emotions coverMake It HappenMariah Carey · Emotions3.93.6 avg · 15 ratings
  13. 14Scream coverUnbreakableMichael Jackson · Scream3.82.8 avg · 4 ratings
  14. 15Believe coverBelieveCher · Believe2 ratings
  15. 16On the 6 coverUna noche másJennifer Lopez · On the 62 ratings
  16. 17On the 6 coverIf You Had My LoveJennifer Lopez · On the 62 ratings
  17. 18Bedtime Stories coverSurvivalMadonna · Bedtime Stories2 ratings
  18. 19Music Box coverWithout YouMariah Carey · Music Box1 rating
  19. 20Christina Aguilera coverDon't Make Me Love YouChristina Aguilera · Christina Aguilera1 rating
  20. 21Christina Aguilera coverWe're a MiracleChristina Aguilera · Christina Aguilera1 rating
  21. 22Christina Aguilera coverObviousChristina Aguilera · Christina Aguilera1 rating
  22. 23Christina Aguilera coverLove Will Find a WayChristina Aguilera · Christina Aguilera1 rating
  23. 24Christina Aguilera coverBlessedChristina Aguilera · Christina Aguilera1 rating
  24. 25Christina Aguilera coverWhen You Put Your Hands on MeChristina Aguilera · Christina Aguilera1 rating
  25. 26Christina Aguilera coverSomebody's SomebodyChristina Aguilera · Christina Aguilera1 rating
  26. 27Christina Aguilera coverLove for All SeasonsChristina Aguilera · Christina Aguilera1 rating
  27. 28Christina Aguilera coverReflectionChristina Aguilera · Christina Aguilera1 rating
  28. 29Christina Aguilera coverCome On Over (All I Want Is You)Christina Aguilera · Christina Aguilera1 rating
  29. 30Christina Aguilera coverSo EmotionalChristina Aguilera · Christina Aguilera1 rating
  30. 31Christina Aguilera coverI Turn to YouChristina Aguilera · Christina Aguilera1 rating
  31. 32Christina Aguilera coverWhat a Girl WantsChristina Aguilera · Christina Aguilera1 rating
  32. 33Christina Aguilera coverGenie in a BottleChristina Aguilera · Christina Aguilera1 rating
  33. 34Scream coverXscapeMichael Jackson · Scream1 rating
  34. 35The Comfort Zone cover2 of a KindVanessa Williams · The Comfort Zone1 rating
  35. 36The Comfort Zone coverStill in LoveVanessa Williams · The Comfort Zone1 rating
  36. 37Romantic? coverThe Stars Are Going OutThe Human League · Romantic?1 rating
  37. 38Head Over Heels coverIt's All About Feeling GoodPaula Abdul · Head Over Heels1 rating
  38. 39Backstreet Boys coverGet DownBackstreet Boys · Backstreet Boys1 rating
  39. 40Believe coverRunawayCher · Believe1 rating
  40. 41Believe coverThe PowerCher · Believe1 rating
  41. 42Graffiti Bridge coverThieves in the TemplePrince · Graffiti Bridge1 rating
  42. 43Bedtime Stories coverSanctuaryMadonna · Bedtime Stories1 rating
  43. 44janet. coverThat's the Way Love GoesJanet Jackson · janet.
  44. 45Older coverOlderGeorge Michael · Older
  45. 46Ray of Light coverNothing Really MattersMadonna · Ray of Light
  46. 47Ray of Light coverFrozenMadonna · Ray of Light
  47. 48Believe coverAll or NothingCher · Believe
  48. 49Believe coverDov'è l'amoreCher · Believe
  49. 50Ray of Light coverRay of LightMadonna · Ray of Light

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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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