You heard them for the first time while awkwardly dancing cheek to cheek in a high school gymnasium – or maybe staring across the gym floor at the object of your desire as you hugged the wall and tried to work up the courage to ask him or her for a twirl. Years later, you heard the rest of them at the club with your friends, on the radio every 30 seconds as you tried to get over a bad breakup, or during the most touching scenes of your favorite movie. I am talking, of course, about the love songs of the 90s.

Whether it brings to mind something positive or triggers an avalanche of cringe-worthy bad memories, a love song almost always provokes an emotional response – especially when heard years after it was written. The 1990s gifted us with a huge range of love-drenched tunes, whether they be angst-ridden

 

alternative rock odes, syrupy pop confections spewed forth from a boy band or the sultry tones of an R & B masterpiece. Even a few hip hop acts got in on the love song action in the 90s, which makes for a decade of incredible variety when it comes to tear-jerking, heart-melting music.

This list takes a look at 30 of the most memorable, important and ubiquitous love songs that hail from that exciting decade. Reading through this list might cause you to reminisce about that first kiss, that first dance, that first breakup – and all of the ones that followed. No matter what your reaction might be, it’s hard not to be moved in some way when remembering just how intense the 90s were for our hearts, and just how much some of these songs still mean to us.

1.   Kiss Me – Sixpence None The Richer  2.   You’re Still The One – Shania Twain  3.   My Heart Will Go On – Celine Dion  4.   Glycerine – Bush  5.   Weak – SWV  6.   Truly, Madly, Deeply – Savage Garden  7.   Can You Feel The Love Tonight – Elton John  8.   Don’t Speak – No Doubt  9.   All My Life – K-Ci & JoJo 10.  The Dance – Garth Brooks 11.  Kiss From A Rose – Seal 12.  I Will Remember You – Sarah McLachlan 13.  You Were Meant For Me – Jewel 14.  I Want You Back – N’SYNC 15.  The Power Of Love – Celine Dion

16.  Again – Janet Jackson 17.  (Everything I Do) I Do It For You – Bryan Adams 18.  Nothing Else Matters – Metallica 19.  About A Girl – Nirvana 20.  As Long As You Love Me – Backstreet Boys 21.  November Rain – Guns n’ Roses 22.  I’ll Make Love To You – Boyz II Men 23.  I Will Always Love You – Whitney Houston 24.  End Of The Road – Boyz II Men 25.  I’d Do Anything For Love (But I Won’t Do That) – Meatloaf 26.  I’ll Be Missing You – Puff Daddy ft. Faith Evans 27.  Don’t Let Go (Love) – En Vogue 28.  All For Love – Bryan Adams/Sting/Rod Stewart 29.  Save The Best For Last – Vanessa Williams 30.  Amazed – Lonestar

 

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