90s Pop Songs Bracket — Elite Eight: Which was the greatest No. 1 hit from back in the day?
Blink and you’ll miss it. The 90s Pop Songs Bracket was at a entire 64-crew area just the other 7 days and now it truly is down to the final 8 groups. Absent are the huge favorites: Mariah Carey, Boyz II Adult males, Celine Dion and artists with multiple No. one hits. Continue to, irrespective of seeding, the Elite 8 has plenty of powerhouse names remaining. The Infamous B.I.G., Coolio, Whitney Houston and TLC are just some of the artists nevertheless battling it out.
Speaking of seeding, it truly is well worth noting that a single double-digit seed remains in each individual of the regional final matchups, such as two No. 16 seeds. In actuality, there’s only a single genuine blue blood remaining: Whitney Houston’s “I Will Often Love You.” That goes to display that the term “keeping electrical power” signifies a wholly various point now than it did 20 to 30 a long time ago.
The 64-tune area is loaded with No. one hits seeded primarily based on weeks at No. one on the Billboard Hot one hundred chart from 1990-99. No. one seeds stayed atop the Hot one hundred the longest, though No. 16 seeds were being No. one for the shortest sum of time. (In other words and phrases, never get mad at us for the seedings.)
Don’t forget: These are the top rated 64 pop tunes of the ’90s, so there’s a cutoff. You can find no Hootie and the Blowfish, for instance. Continue to, everyone who was alive and nicely in the ’90s really should know most, if not all, of these tunes. They are bangers. Right after all, they were being No. one hits. For everyone who is uninitiated, all tunes have backlinks.
Elite Eight voting usually takes area currently with Final 4 and championship voting will acquire area upcoming 7 days.
Voting for the Elite Eight round and each individual round will acquire area on our Cover 3 Podcast Twitter account and in the embedded tweets beneath.
(12) “Creep” — TLC (56.two%): The decrease seeded of the two remaining TLC tunes has been a pleasant Cinderella, but the Regional final pits it towards a single of the most nicely-acknowledged ballads of the 90s.
(3): “I Swear” — All-four-One particular (43.8%): Irrespective of staying a No. 3 seed, did everyone suspect All-four-One particular would make it even further than any Boyz II Adult males tune?
(16) “Hypnotize” — Infamous B.I.G. (sixty one.8%): No. 16 seeds have been faring nicely, but can Biggie fend off a licensed jam from Kriss Kross?
(3) “Leap” — Kriss Kross (38.two%): The boys in the backwards garments barely — and I suggest barely (.one%) — edged “Clean.” Can “Leap” take care of “Hypnotize” or will the swift turnaround be also a lot for fatigued legs?
(one) “I Will Often Love You” — Whitney Houston 36.one%): The lone remaining blue blood feels destined to make the Final 4.
(ten) “Genie in a Bottle” — Christina Aguilera (sixty three.nine%): We are having earlier the place of genuine upsets, but “Genie in a Bottle” beating out “This is How We Do It” — and comfortably — was the most significant shock of the Sweet 16.
(16) “Gangsta’s Paradise” — Coolio (sixty one.8%): By now, “Gangsta’s Paradise” is no extended seen as a 16-seed building a run. It really is a reputable contender for the title of very best 90s tune.
(six) “Waterfalls” — TLC (38.two%): We failed to get an all-TLC regional final, but “Waterfalls” is absolutely here on benefit. But is it any match for Coolio?
