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100 Most Iconic Artists of the 90s

This is a list IN ORDER of the 100 most iconic musical artists in the decade of the 1990's. The rankings on this list are judged and based exclusively on the level of how iconic the music they made during the decade was, not how good it was, not necessarily how popular, and does not include iconic-ness from other decades (00's, 80's, etc.).
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Nirvana
Nirvana
1
Radiohead
Radiohead
2
2Pac
2Pac
3
Red Hot Chili Peppers
Red Hot Chili Peppers
4
Mariah Carey
Mariah Carey
5
Pearl Jam
Pearl Jam
6
R.E.M.
R.E.M.
7
Beastie Boys
Beastie Boys
8
Metallica
Metallica
9
Beck
Beck
10
The Smashing Pumpkins
The Smashing Pumpkins
11
U2
U2
12
Soundgarden
Soundgarden
13
Nine Inch Nails
Nine Inch Nails
14
Green Day
Green Day
15
Dr. Dre
Dr. Dre
16
Rage Against the Machine
Rage Against the Machine
17
The Notorious B.I.G.
The Notorious B.I.G.
18
Bjork
Bjork
19
Alice in Chains
Alice in Chains
20
Guns N' Roses
Guns N' Roses
21
Backstreet Boys
Backstreet Boys
22
Weezer
Weezer
23
Stone Temple Pilots
Stone Temple Pilots
24
Marilyn Manson
Marilyn Manson
25
Eminem
Eminem
26
Phish
Phish
27
Britney Spears
Britney Spears
28
Public Enemy
Public Enemy
29
Foo Fighters
Foo Fighters
30
Jeff Buckley
Jeff Buckley
31
Boyz II Men
Boyz II Men
32
Garth Brooks
Garth Brooks
33
Oasis
Oasis
34
Madonna
Madonna
35
Tool
Tool
36
Seal
Seal
37
Blur
Blur
38
Depeche Mode
Depeche Mode
39
Jay-Z
Jay-Z
40
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