1990

100 songs. Re-ranked by streams.

Total streams: 14.5B

King Hit

Big then, still big now.

BIG THEN, STILL BIG NOW · WAS #43 ON ARIA

Thunderstruck

AC/DC

Listen

Streams

2.40B

2,397,967,861

ARIA rank

#43

Stream rank

Movement

+42 ranks

↑ Sleepers

The chart missed them.

1
Black Betty (Rough 'n' Ready Remix)
Ram Jam
636,256,957 streams · ARIA #74 → STREAM #4
↑ 70Listen →
2
Tom's Diner
DNA feat. Suzanne Vega
226,869,161 streams · ARIA #89 → STREAM #19
↑ 70Listen →
3
I Wish it Would Rain Down
Phil Collins
191,075,765 streams · ARIA #94 → STREAM #24
↑ 70Listen →
4
Fools Gold
The Stone Roses
94,069,512 streams · ARIA #93 → STREAM #35
↑ 58Listen →
5
Still Got the Blues (For You)
Gary Moore
215,691,696 streams · ARIA #76 → STREAM #22
↑ 54Listen →
6
Escapade
Janet Jackson
53,554,341 streams · ARIA #100 → STREAM #45
↑ 55Listen →
7
Praying for Time
George Michael
61,158,584 streams · ARIA #95 → STREAM #42
↑ 53Listen →
8
Sacrifice
Elton John
574,554,611 streams · ARIA #47 → STREAM #6
↑ 41Listen →
9
I Remember You
Skid Row
274,045,320 streams · ARIA #58 → STREAM #17
↑ 41Listen →
10
The King of Wishful Thinking
Go West
138,076,721 streams · ARIA #62 → STREAM #26
↑ 36Listen →

↓ Faders

They owned the moment.

1
I Need Your Body
Tina Arena
643,688 streams · ARIA #17 → STREAM #93
↓ 76Listen →
2
Mona
Craig McLachlan & Check 1-2
2,715,655 streams · ARIA #15 → STREAM #82
↓ 67Listen →
3
Spin That Wheel (Turtles Get Real)
Hi Tek 3 feat. Ya Kid K
265,554 streams · ARIA #29 → STREAM #94
↓ 65Listen →
4
Show No Mercy
Mark Williams
2,532,151 streams · ARIA #25 → STREAM #85
↓ 60Listen →
5
Girl I'm Gonna Miss You
Milli Vanilli
15,094,972 streams · ARIA #9 → STREAM #62
↓ 53Listen →
6
Crying in the Chapel
Peter Blakeley
5,361,638 streams · ARIA #18 → STREAM #74
↓ 56Listen →
7
Jukebox in Siberia
Skyhooks
2,406,998 streams · ARIA #30 → STREAM #86
↓ 56Listen →
8
Opposites Attract
Paula Abdul with The Wild Pair
30,153,939 streams · ARIA #6 → STREAM #53
↓ 47Listen →
9
Lay Down Your Guns
Jimmy Barnes
6,030,379 streams · ARIA #23 → STREAM #73
↓ 50Listen →
10
I Don't Want to Be With Nobody But You
Absent Friends
6,091,783 streams · ARIA #31 → STREAM #72
↓ 41Listen →

All 100 Songs

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	Song / Artist				Category	Spotify
	The Right Combination Seiko and Donnie Wahlberg	59	0	↓ 0	Not Available	Listen →
	Please Send Me Someone to Love Johnny Diesel & The Injectors	87	0	↓ 0	Not Available	Listen →
1	Thunderstruck AC/DC	43	2,397,967,861	↑ 42	King Hit	Listen →
2	It Must Have Been Love Roxette	4	1,111,768,767	↑ 2	Sleeper	Listen →
3	Unchained Melody The Righteous Brothers	8	844,671,330	↑ 5	Sleeper	Listen →
4	Black Betty (Rough 'n' Ready Remix) Ram Jam	74	636,256,957	↑ 70	Sleeper	Listen →
5	Nothing Compares 2 U Sinead O'Connor	1	578,357,213	↓ 4	Fader	Listen →
6	Sacrifice Elton John	47	574,554,611	↑ 41	Sleeper	Listen →
7	U Can't Touch This MC Hammer	2	569,143,469	↓ 5	Fader	Listen →
8	Black Velvet Alannah Myles	13	460,484,238	↑ 5	Sleeper	Listen →
9	Ice Ice Baby Vanilla Ice	34	430,287,163	↑ 25	Sleeper	Listen →
10	Lambada Kaoma	24	388,584,038	↑ 14	Sleeper	Listen →
11	Vogue Madonna	3	385,855,847	↓ 8	Fader	Listen →
12	How Am I Supposed to Live Without You Michael Bolton	7	364,853,151	↓ 5	Fader	Listen →
13	Love Shack The B-52's	10	350,675,232	↓ 3	Fader	Listen →
14	Groove is in the Heart Deee-Lite	38	301,984,689	↑ 24	Sleeper	Listen →
15	Epic Faith No More	22	281,935,772	↑ 7	Sleeper	Listen →
16	Pump Up the Jam Technotronic feat. Felly	27	279,121,307	↑ 11	Sleeper	Listen →
17	I Remember You Skid Row	58	274,045,320	↑ 41	Sleeper	Listen →
18	Hold On Wilson Phillips	11	258,119,480	↓ 7	Fader	Listen →
19	Tom's Diner DNA feat. Suzanne Vega	89	226,869,161	↑ 70	Sleeper	Listen →
20	All I Wanna Do is Make Love to You Heart	5	224,250,321	↓ 15	Fader	Listen →
21	Blaze of Glory Jon Bon Jovi	20	219,534,900	↓ 1	Fader	Listen →
22	Still Got the Blues (For You) Gary Moore	76	215,691,696	↑ 54	Sleeper	Listen →
23	Bust a Move Young MC	50	200,953,744	↑ 27	Sleeper	Listen →
24	I Wish it Would Rain Down Phil Collins	94	191,075,765	↑ 70	Sleeper	Listen →
25	When I See You Smile Bad English	21	146,481,565	↓ 4	Fader	Listen →
26	The King of Wishful Thinking Go West	62	138,076,721	↑ 36	Sleeper	Listen →
27	Janie's Got a Gun Aerosmith	19	137,941,482	↓ 8	Fader	Listen →
28	Suicide Blonde INXS	42	136,323,652	↑ 14	Sleeper	Listen →
29	Don't Know Much Linda Ronstadt feat. Aaron Neville	12	135,455,986	↓ 17	Fader	Listen →
30	Ride on Time Black Box	14	134,993,068	↓ 16	Fader	Listen →
31	Dangerous Roxette	39	113,957,231	↑ 8	Sleeper	Listen →
32	Unskinny Bop Poison	28	112,312,166	↓ 4	Fader	Listen →
33	Show Me Heaven Maria McKee	67	111,978,943	↑ 34	Sleeper	Listen →
34	Step By Step New Kids on the Block	33	104,092,560	↓ 1	Fader	Listen →
35	Fools Gold The Stone Roses	93	94,069,512	↑ 58	Sleeper	Listen →
36	Blame it on the Rain Milli Vanilli	46	93,600,409	↑ 10	Sleeper	Listen →
37	Love Will Lead You Back Taylor Dayne	32	85,125,260	↓ 5	Fader	Listen →
38	Vision of Love Mariah Carey	66	77,450,882	↑ 28	Sleeper	Listen →
39	Joey Concrete Blonde	16	71,590,374	↓ 23	Fader	Listen →
40	I'm Your Baby Tonight Whitney Houston	77	63,245,936	↑ 37	Sleeper	Listen →
41	Roam The B-52's	68	61,945,613	↑ 27	Sleeper	Listen →
42	Praying for Time George Michael	95	61,158,584	↑ 53	Sleeper	Listen →
43	Close to You Maxi Priest	36	59,972,422	↓ 7	Fader	Listen →
44	Blue Sky Mine Midnight Oil	35	56,481,457	↓ 9	Fader	Listen →
45	Escapade Janet Jackson	100	53,554,341	↑ 55	Sleeper	Listen →
46	Lily Was Here David A. Stewart feat. Candy Dulfer	60	50,175,638	↑ 14	Sleeper	Listen →
47	How Can We Be Lovers Michael Bolton	41	44,794,231	↓ 6	Fader	Listen →
48	Summer Rain Belinda Carlisle	40	41,485,359	↓ 8	Fader	Listen →
49	Infinity (1990's... Time for the Guru) Guru Josh	26	38,151,115	↓ 23	Fader	Listen →
50	Cradle of Love Billy Idol	48	37,252,977	↓ 2	Fader	Listen →
51	Leave a Light On Belinda Carlisle	51	33,490,604	↓ 0	Stayer	Listen →
52	Tonight New Kids on the Block	83	32,254,179	↑ 31	Sleeper	Listen →
53	Opposites Attract Paula Abdul with The Wild Pair	6	30,153,939	↓ 47	Fader	Listen →
54	The Power Snap!	65	26,506,165	↑ 11	Sleeper	Listen →
55	Better the Devil You Know Kylie Minogue	55	26,033,619	↓ 0	Stayer	Listen →
56	Baby Don't Forget My Number Milli Vanilli	69	25,784,293	↑ 13	Sleeper	Listen →
57	That's Freedom John Farnham	70	22,199,317	↑ 13	Sleeper	Listen →
58	Ooops Up Snap!	53	20,572,049	↓ 5	Fader	Listen →
59	(Can't Live Without Your) Love and Affection Nelson	99	17,798,983	↑ 40	Sleeper	Listen →
60	Dub Be Good to Me Beats International	80	17,450,191	↑ 20	Sleeper	Listen →
61	Here We Are Gloria Estefan	86	16,240,322	↑ 25	Sleeper	Listen →
62	Girl I'm Gonna Miss You Milli Vanilli	9	15,094,972	↓ 53	Fader	Listen →
63	Black Cat Janet Jackson	75	14,534,412	↑ 12	Sleeper	Listen →
64	Burn for You John Farnham	82	14,216,240	↑ 18	Sleeper	Listen →
65	I'll Be Your Shelter Taylor Dayne	57	13,332,327	↓ 8	Fader	Listen →
66	Thieves in the Temple Prince	98	9,762,374	↑ 32	Sleeper	Listen →
67	Step Back in Time Kylie Minogue	91	8,373,852	↑ 24	Sleeper	Listen →
68	I Feel the Earth Move Martika	85	8,351,131	↑ 17	Sleeper	Listen →
69	Love Is Alannah Myles	52	8,310,177	↓ 17	Fader	Listen →
70	I Don't Know Anybody Else Black Box	49	7,975,277	↓ 21	Fader	Listen →
71	I Want That Man Deborah Harry	37	7,570,513	↓ 34	Fader	Listen →
72	I Don't Want to Be With Nobody But You Absent Friends	31	6,091,783	↓ 41	Fader	Listen →
73	Lay Down Your Guns Jimmy Barnes	23	6,030,379	↓ 50	Fader	Listen →
74	Crying in the Chapel Peter Blakeley	18	5,361,638	↓ 56	Fader	Listen →
75	Chain Reaction John Farnham	44	5,206,913	↓ 31	Fader	Listen →
76	Dogs Are Talking The Angels	64	5,054,695	↓ 12	Fader	Listen →
77	Megamix Technotronic	84	4,905,177	↑ 7	Sleeper	Listen →
78	Hanky Panky Madonna	45	4,790,678	↓ 33	Fader	Listen →
79	Turtle Power! Partners in Kryme	72	3,962,911	↓ 7	Fader	Listen →
80	Doin' the Do Betty Boo	61	3,687,498	↓ 19	Fader	Listen →
81	Let's Make it Last All Night Jimmy Barnes	78	3,222,525	↓ 3	Fader	Listen →
82	Mona Craig McLachlan & Check 1-2	15	2,715,655	↓ 67	Fader	Listen →
83	Sweet Surrender Wet Wet Wet	63	2,695,984	↓ 20	Fader	Listen →
84	Escaping Margaret Urlich	79	2,599,578	↓ 5	Fader	Listen →
85	Show No Mercy Mark Williams	25	2,532,151	↓ 60	Fader	Listen →
86	Jukebox in Siberia Skyhooks	30	2,406,998	↓ 56	Fader	Listen →
87	Bound for Glory Angry Anderson	73	1,837,752	↓ 14	Fader	Listen →
88	Miss Divine Icehouse	88	1,725,122	↓ 0	Stayer	Listen →
89	Let the Night Roll On The Angels	97	1,559,576	↑ 8	Sleeper	Listen →
90	Heart in Danger Southern Sons	56	999,340	↓ 34	Fader	Listen →
91	Tell Me a Story 1927	96	919,352	↑ 5	Sleeper	Listen →
92	Back Street Pick Up The Angels	90	808,892	↓ 2	Fader	Listen →
93	I Need Your Body Tina Arena	17	643,688	↓ 76	Fader	Listen →
94	Spin That Wheel (Turtles Get Real) Hi Tek 3 feat. Ya Kid K	29	265,554	↓ 65	Fader	Listen →
95	Love and Kisses Dannii	54	177,292	↓ 41	Fader	Listen →
96	Italo House Mix Rococo	71	33,556	↓ 25	Fader	Listen →
97	Check Out the Chicken Grandmaster Chicken & D.J. Duck	92	19,233	↓ 5	Fader	Listen →
98	Shake Andrew Ridgeley	81	5,642	↓ 17	Fader	Listen →

Spotify streams as of 2 Oct 2026

Chart data: ARIA Top 100, 1990–2010. Stream counts sourced from Spotify, October 2026. Rankings calculated within each year.

*This project and the data within has been developed with a bit of curiosity and a lot of Claude and Lovable. Don't rely on it for anything more than nostalgia and arguments with your mates about which songs were overrated/underrated.