25 Years Ago in the Nineties: Snoop Doggy Dogg “What’s My Name?”
After reaching the Top 10 as a featured artist on two songs by Dr. Dre, in December 1993 Snoop Dogg, then known as Snoop Doggy Dogg, hit the Top 10 for the first time...
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25 Years Ago in the Nineties: Mariah Carey “Hero”
Four songs from Mariah Carey‘s 1993 album Music Box reached the Top 20 on Billboard‘s Hot 100 chart, with the first two of those songs hitting number one. Exactly 25 years ago, the second of that...
25 Years Ago in the Nineties: Shaquille O’Neal “(I Know I Got) Skillz”
In the 1990s, basketball star Shaquille O’Neal tried his hand at a pop music career, releasing four albums between 1993 and 1998. Five songs from that set of albums made appearances on Billboard‘s Hot 100...
25 Years Ago in the Nineties: Janet Jackson “Again”
Six songs from Janet Jackson‘s 1993 album janet. reached the Top 10 on Billboard‘s Hot 100 chart. Two of those six songs hit number one, and exactly 25 years ago, the second of those two chart-topping...
25 Years Ago in the Nineties: Salt-N-Pepa “Shoop”
Among Salt-N-Pepa‘s thirteen appearances on Billboard‘s Hot 100 chart, two songs have hit the Top 10. Exactly 25 years ago, the first of that pair of Top 10 hits, “Shoop,” rose to a peak position...
25 Years Ago in the Nineties: Zhané “Hey Mr. D.J.”
Philadelphia-based duo Zhané hit the Top 40 with all five songs they placed on Billboard‘s Hot 100 chart, all in the 1990s. The pair’s biggest hit was their only Top 10 hit, which came with their...
25 Years Ago in the Nineties: DRS “Gangsta Lean”
Sacramento-based group DRS made just one appearance on Billboard‘s Hot 100 chart, though that one song reached the Top 5. Exactly 25 years ago, “Gangsta Lean” by DRS climbed to a peak position of number...
25 Years Ago in the Nineties: Ace of Base “All That She Wants”
Swedish group Ace of Base made eight appearances on Billboard‘s Hot 100 chart, all in the 1990s, with seven of those songs reaching the Top 40 and four hitting the Top 10. The group’s run...
25 Years Ago in the Nineties: Meat Loaf “I’d Do Anything For Love (But I Won’t Do That)”
Over a period of two and a half decades spanning from 1971 to 1996, Meat Loaf made ten appearances on Billboard‘s Hot 100 chart. Seven of those ten songs reached the Top 40, and one...
25 Years Ago in the Nineties: Haddaway “What Is Love”
Trinidad and Tobago-born musician Haddaway hit the Top 40 with one of the two songs he placed on Billboard‘s Hot 100 chart. That one Top 40 hit was “What Is Love,” which many people know from the “Roxbury” skits...
