3 Nostalgic Songs That Anyone Who Was Young in the 90s Will Remember

Ah, the 90s era of music. It was quite a time. Pop music was amazing, rock music was evolving fast, the digitization of music was on the rise, and things were still somewhat simple. It was a very different time. And anyone who was a kid in the 90s will recognize the following three super nostalgic songs right away. Let’s take a look!

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“Genie In A Bottle” by Christina Aguilera

Every child in the 90s was singing the nostalgic lyrics of “Genie In A Bottle” by Christina Aguilera without understanding the meaning of those somewhat vulgar lyrics. A lot of songs in the 90s were like that. Still, it was a bop, and the song ended up being one of the catchiest songs of 1999. 

“Genie In A Bottle” topped the Billboard Hot 100 chart for weeks. It even earned Aguilera a Grammy nom as well. And if you were a latchkey kid who sat in front of the TV watching Total Request Live for hours on end, you probably saw this song’s music video about a million times.

“I Will Always Love You” by Whitney Houston

This gorgeous, nostalgic 90s song was originally written by country queen Dolly Parton in 1974. Her sweet and soulful version is still very much loved today. But nobody could have anticipated how big a hit it would be for singer Whitney Houston, whose version for the soundtrack of the 1992 film The Bodyguard exploded onto the charts that year. 

In fact, Houston’s belting version stayed at No. 1 on the Hot 100 chart for 14 weeks. Today, it’s still one of the best-selling singles of all time by a female solo musician. And, naturally, Houston took home a few Grammy Awards for the track.

“Always Be My Baby” by Mariah Carey

The mid-to-late 90s were really Mariah Carey’s golden years. Her voice was at its best, and her pop and R&B hits always seemed to be on the Hot 100 chart in some capacity. One of her most nostalgic 90s songs has to be the 1996 hit “Always Be My Baby”, which topped the Hot 100 for weeks. 

She’s one of the most successful No. 1 hit female artists of her generation for a reason, and “Always Be My Baby” is just one of many nostalgic hits from Carey that any 90s kid would remember.

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