Spotify's ten most played songs from the 90s

[ButterflyBlood]

10. Whitney Houston - I Will Always Love You
9. Radiohead - Creep
8. Metallica - Enter Sandman
7. Dr. Dre - Still Dre
6. Nirvana - Come As You Are
5. Blackstreet - No Diggity
4. Red Hot Chili Peppers - Under The Bridge
3. Oasis - Wonderwall
2. Goo Goo Dolls - Iris
1. Nirvana - Smells Like Teen Spirit

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#1 obviously is hardly a surprise (I'd actually be quite surprised if anything OTHER than that was it), but some odd ones otherwise. Never would've guessed "Iris" would be that high. Or that #5 and #7 are on the top 10.

[TexasBushwhacker]

1. Iris was the most played song in 1998 across all genres

I believe it got over a million spins in that year alone. I was more into their earlier alt-rock myself. They sound like elevator music to me now.

[Orrex]

2. #10 is one of the worst songs every recorded

A pox on all who seek it out on Spotify or elsewhere.

[gratuitous]

3. I like to say about myself

The last popular music album I'm conversant with is "So" by Peter Gabriel (1984). I couldn't tell you much of anything about music since then. I've heard number 10 (who hasn't?), and I'm familiar with all of the artists named (except Blackstreet), but I couldn't hum the tune to any of the other nine songs.

I'm very, very old, and it's not likely to change anytime soon.