R AND P- History Of Music - 1990's

As I am a 90's baby! I was definitely happy when I was told to research this decade in more depth.


Popular Music in the 1990s saw the continuation of teen pop and dance-pop trends which had emerged in the 1980s. Additionally,hip hop grew and continued to be highly successful in the decade, with the continuation of the genre's golden age. Aside from rap,contemporary R&B and urban music in general remained extremely popular throughout the decade; urban music in the late-1980s and 1990s often blended with styles such as soul, funk and jazz, resulting in fusion genres such as new jack swing and hip hop soul, which were popular.

The 90's also seen the birth of Girl Bands and Boy Bands. With Take that hitting there peak in 1993 they soon became the biggest Boy Band in the country. There first number one 'Pray' reached the charts the 17th of July staying there for 4weeks, then getting knocked off by Freddie Mercury 'Living on my own' after his death in 1991. Take that then went on to have another 2 UKNO.1 hits that year 'Relight my fire' and 'Babe'. 
However the biggest selling number1 of 1993 was Meatloaf with 'Id do anything for love (But I wont do that)' with an incredible 8weeks at Number 1! However Wet Wet Wet blown away 1994 with 'Love is all around' this was number 1 for 15 weeks!!! 


SPICE UP YOUR LIFE!

1994 is the year in which girl group The Spice Girls formed. They were signed to Virgin Records and released their début single, "Wannabe" in 1996, which hit number-one in more than 30 countries and helped establish the group as a "global phenomenon". Credited for being the pioneers that paved the way for the commercial breakthrough of teen pop in the late 1990s, their début album, Spice, sold more than 28 million copies worldwide,becoming the best-selling album by a female group in music history. They have sold over 75 million records worldwide, making them the best-selling female group of all time.
















By the time of 1998 coming around the chart had seen the likes of All Saints with there first number 1 'Never Ever',  Boyzone with their 4th Number 1 and Run DMC vs Jason Nevis with 'Its Like That' which was at the top for 6weeks. 

B*witched one of my guilty pleasures made their first appearance in 1998 with 'C'est Le Vie' staying at the top for 2weeks!
As the spice girls started to break down, Robbie williams had left Take That and went for a solo career. Achieving number 1 with his amazing single 'Millennium' he gained a massive fan group which then lead him on to release 'Shes the one' in 1999.


Britpop is a subgenre of alternative rock that originated in the United Kingdom. Britpop emerged from the British independent music scene of the early 1990s and was characterised by bands influenced by British guitar pop music of the 1960s and 1970s. The movement developed as a reaction against various musical and cultural trends in the late 1980s and early 1990s, particularly the grunge-phenomenon from the United States. In the wake of the musical invasion into the United Kingdom of American grunge bands, new British groups such as Suede and Blur launched the movement by positioning themselves as opposing musical forces, referencing British guitar music of the past and writing about uniquely British topics and concerns. These bands were soon joined by others including Oasis, Pulp, Supergrass, Sleeper and Elastica.



The MP3 was released in 1993 this allowed people to walk around, whilst listening to their favourite tunes!

The invention of the internet changed the way music is listened to completely, the likes of YOUTUBE and downloading music came to life which also bought about illegal downloading.