00:00Five of the Biggest Hit Rock Songs of the 1990s
00:03Basket Case, Green Day, 1994
00:07Basket Case, featured on Green Day's breakthrough album Dookie, became a punk anthem and the voice of suburban anxiety.
00:15It topped the Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart and won a Grammy for Best Alternative Album.
00:20Basket Case propelled Green Day from basement punkers to global rock icons, cementing their place in 90s culture.
00:27Black Hole Sun, Soundgarden, 1994
00:31From Super Unknown, this eerie grunge masterpiece won a Grammy for Best Hard Rock Performance.
00:37With Chris Cornell's haunting vocals and a surreal music video that dominated MTV,
00:42Black Hole Sun became one of Soundgarden's most enduring tracks, symbolizing the dark beauty of Seattle's grunge movement.
00:51Enter Sandman, Metallica, 1991
00:53The lead single from Metallica, aka the Black Album, this heavy-hitting anthem roared into the Billboard Hot 100 and became a stadium staple.
01:03Its sinister riff and nightmare-fueled lyrics made it a global smash, helping Metallica cross from thrash metal heroes to mainstream megastars.
01:14November Rain, Guns N' Roses, 1992
01:17A sweeping rock ballad from Use Your Illusion 1, this epic track November Rain, with its legendary slash guitar solo and cinematic music video, became one of the most requested songs on MTV.
01:30At nearly nine minutes long, it broke rules and became timeless, proving rock could be both theatrical and heartfelt.
01:38Smells Like Teen Spirit, Nirvana, 1991
01:41The opening track from Nirvana lit the fuse for Grunge's global explosion.
01:46Kurt Cobain aimed for the ultimate pop song, drawing inspiration from the Pixies' style.
01:52Kurt, Smells Like Teen Spirit was a joke-turned-rebellious slogan.
01:56What began as a casual riff became a cultural thunderclap that dethroned hair metal and immortalized Nirvana.
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