The 1990s was truly the electronic
age. We would not have been able to publish our decades
web site if it weren't for the Internet. The World Wide Web
was born in 1992, changing the way we communicate (email), spend
our money (online gambling, stores), and do business (e-commerce).
By 1994, 3 million people were online. And by 1998, this figure
increased to 100 million people. It is estimated that by 2001, some
1 billion people will be connected. Internet lingo like plug-ins,
BTW (by the way), GOK (God only knows), IMHO (in my humble opinion),
FAQS, SPAM, FTP, ISP, and phrases like "See you online" or "The
server's down" or "Bill Gates" became part of our everyday vocabulary.
We signed our mail with a :-) smile, a ;-) wink, or a :-* kiss.
Also, most likely thanks to the internet the country
as a whole became facisinated with the idea of spring break and
exotic locations to the south including the Caribbean and Mexico.
It suddenly became much more popular to book Cancun
vacations whereas the popular thing of the past was Las
Vegas deals and vacations.
And - everyone has a cell phone.
Billboards top Hits of 1990
1. |
Because
I Love You - Stevie B |
2. |
Nothing
Compares 2 U - Sinead O'Conner |
3. |
Vision
Of Love - Mariah Carey |
4. |
Vogue
- Madonna |
5. |
Escapade
- Janet Jackson |
6. |
Love
Takes Time - Mariah Carey |
7. |
Opposites
Attract - Paula Abdul |
8. |
Step
By Step - New Kids On The Block |
9. |
How
Am I Supposed To Live Without You - Michael Bolton |
10. |
It
Must Have Been Love - Roxette |
11. |
Black
Velvet - Alannah Myles |
12. |
Release
Me - Wilson Phillips |
13.
|
She
Ain't Worth It - Glenn Medeiros |
14. |
Hold
On - Wilson Phillips |
15. |
Blaze
Of Glory - Jon Bon Jovi |
Billboards top Hits of 1991
1. |
(Everything
I Do) I Do It For You - Bryan Adams |
2. |
Black
Or White - Michael Jackson |
3. |
Rush,
Rush - Paula Abdul |
4. |
Emotions
- Mariah Carey |
5. |
Gonna
Make You Sweat C+C Music Factory |
6. |
The
First Time - Surface |
7. |
I
Don't Wanna Cry - Mariah Carey |
8. |
Justify
My Love - Madonna |
9. |
Baby
Baby - Amy Grant |
10. |
Cream
- Prince & the New Power Generation |
11. |
All
the Man I Need - Whitney Houston |
12. |
Someday
- Mariah Carey |
13.
|
I
Adore Mi Amor - Color Me Badd |
14. |
Coming
Out Of The Dark - Gloria Estefan |
15. |
More
Than Words - Extreme |
Billboards top Hits of 1992
1. |
I
Will Always Love You - Whitney Houston |
2. |
End
Of the Road - Boys II men |
3. |
Jump
- Kriss Kross |
4. |
Baby
Got Back - Sir Mix-A-Lott |
5. |
Save
The Best For Last - Vanessa Williams |
6. |
I'm
Too Sexy R*S*F (Right Said Fred) |
7. |
To
Be With You - Mr. Big |
8. |
How
Do You talk To An Angel - the Heights |
9. |
I'll
Be There - Mariah Carey |
10. |
All
4 Love - Color Me Badd |
11. |
Don't
Let The Sun Go Down On Me - George Michael and Elton John |
12. |
This
Used To Be My Playground - Madonna |
13.
|
If
I Ever Fall In Love - Shai |
14. |
Baby-Baby-Baby
- TLC |
15. |
Sometimes
Love Just Ain't Enough - Patty Smyth & Don Henley |
Billboards top Hits of 1993
1. |
Dreamlover
- Mariah Carey |
2. |
That's
The Way Love Goes - Janet Jackson |
3. |
Can't
Help Falling In Love - UB40 |
4. |
Informer
- Snow |
5. |
I'd
Do Anything For Love (But I Won't Do That) - Meatloaf |
6. |
Hero
- Mariah Carey |
7. |
Freak
Me - Silk |
8. |
Weak
- SWV |
9. |
Again
- Janet Jackson |
10. |
A
Whole New World - Peabo Bryson & Regina Belle |
11. |
Whoomp!
(There It is) - Tag Team |
12. |
All
That She Wants - Ace of Base |
13.
|
Right
Here/Himan Nature - SWV |
14. |
Nuthin'
But A "G" Thang - Dr. Dre |
15. |
Just
Kickin' It - Xscape |
Billboards top Hits of 1994
1. |
I'll
Make Love To You - Boys II Men |
2. |
I
Swear - All-4-One |
3. |
The
Sign - Ace of Base |
4. |
On
Bended Knee - Boys II Men |
5. |
The
Power Of Love - Celine Dion |
6. |
Bump
N' Grind - R Kelly |
7. |
Stay
- Lisa Loeb & Nine Stories |
8. |
All
For Love - Bryan Adams, Rod Stewart, Sting |
9. |
Here
Comes The Hotstepper - Ini Kamoze |
10. |
All
I Wanna Do - Sheryl Crow |
11. |
I'll
Remember - Madonna |
12. |
Regulate
- Warren G & Nate Dogg |
13.
|
Any
Time, Any Place - Janet Jackson |
14. |
Endless
Love - Luthor Vandross & Mariah Carey |
15. |
Without
You - Mariah Carey |
Billboards top Hits of 1995
1. |
One
Sweet Day - Mariah Carey & Boys II Men |
2. |
Fantasy
- Mariah Carey |
3. |
Waterfalls
- TLC |
4. |
Take
A Bow - Madonna |
5. |
This
Is How We Do It - Montell Jordan |
6. |
Have
You Ever Really Loved a Woman? - Brian Adams |
7. |
Creep
- TLC |
8. |
Gangsta's
Paradise - Coolio |
9. |
Kiss
From A Rose - Seal |
10. |
Exhale
(shoop shoop) - Whitney Houston |
11. |
You
Are Not Alone - Michael Jackson |
12. |
Candy
Rain - Soul For Real |
13.
|
Don't
Take It Personal - Monica |
14. |
Red
Light Special - TLC |
15. |
One
More Chance - Stay With Me - Notorious B.I.G. |
Billboards top Hits of 1996
1. |
Macarena
(bayside boys mix) - Los Del Rio |
2. |
Unbreak
My Heart - Toni Braxton |
3. |
The
Crossroads - Bunes Thugs-N-Harmony |
4. |
Because
You Loved Me - Celine Dion |
5. |
No
Diggity - Blackstreet |
6. |
Always
Be My Baby - Mariah Carey |
7. |
How
Do U Want it - 2 Pac with KC & JoJo |
8. |
You're
Makin' Me High - Toni Braxton |
9. |
I
Love You Always Forever - Donna Lewis |
10. |
It's
All Coming Back To Me Now - Celine Dion |
11. |
I
Believe I Can Fly - R Kelly |
12. |
Nobody
Knows - Tony Rich Project |
13.
|
Sitting
Up In My Room - Brandy |
14. |
Not
Gon' Cry - Mary J Blige |
15. |
Twisted
- Kieth Sweat |
Billboards top Hits of 1997
1. |
Candle
In The Wind 1997/ Something In The Way You Look Tonight - Elton John |
2. |
I'll
Be Missing You - Puff Daddy with Faith Evans |
3. |
Can't
Nobody Hold Me Down - Puff Daddy Featuring Mase |
4. |
Wannabe
- Spice Girls |
5. |
MMMBop
- Hanson |
6. |
Honey
- Mariah Carey |
7. |
Hypnotize
- Notorious B.I.G. |
8. |
Mo
Money Mo Problems - Notorious B.I.G., Puff Daddy and Mase |
9. |
4
Seasons of Lonliness - Boys II Men |
10. |
You
Make Me Wanna - Usher |
11. |
How
Do I Live - LeeAnn Rimes |
12. |
Don't
Let Go - En Vogue |
13.
|
Bitch
- Meredith Brooks |
14. |
You
Were Meant For Me - Jewel |
15. |
Quit
Playing Games - Backstreet Boys |
Billboards
top Hits of 1998
1. |
The
Boy Is Mine - Brandy & Monica |
2. |
I'm
Your Angel - R Kelly & Celine Dion |
3. |
Too
Close - Next |
4. |
The
First Night - Monica |
5. |
I
Don't Want To Miss a Thing - Aerosmith |
6. |
All
My Life - K-Ci & JoJo |
7. |
Gettin'
Jiggy Wit It - Will Smith |
8. |
Truly
Madly Deeply - Savage Garden |
9. |
Together
Again - Janet Jackson |
10. |
Nice
& Slow - Usher |
11. |
Doo
Wop (That Thing) - Lauryn Hill |
12. |
My
Heart Will Go On - Celine Dion |
13.
|
Lately
- Devine |
14. |
My
All - Mariah Carey |
15. |
One
Week - Barenaked Ladies |
Billboards
top Hits of 1999
1. |
Smooth
- Santana & Rob Thomas |
2. |
If
You Had My Love - Jennifer Lopez |
3. |
Genie
In A Bottle - Christina Aguilera |
4. |
Livin
La Vida loca - Ricky Martin |
5. |
No
Scrubs - TLC |
6. |
Believe
- Cher |
7. |
Angel
of Mine - Monica |
8. |
Unpretty
- TLC |
9. |
...Baby
One More Time - Britney Spears |
10. |
Have
You Ever? - Brandy |
11. |
Heartbreaker
- Mariah Carey |
12. |
Bailamos
- Enrique Iglesias |
13.
|
Bills,
Bills, Bills - Destiny's Child |
14. |
Wild
Wild West - Will Smith |
15. |
Back
At One - Brian McKnight |
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