Popular songs in 1990 marked a major turning point in music history, serving as the bridge between the hair metal and synthesizer-heavy sounds of the 1980s and the diverse, genre-bending landscape of the 1990s. The year saw the rise of massive pop debuts from artists like , the mainstream explosion of hip-hop with MC Hammer , and the first signals of the grunge movement that would soon dominate the decade. The Year's Defining Anthems
The clubs were still alive with Euro-influenced pop and novelty hits. 1990 popular songs