Hall of Songs

1991: The Year of Grunge, SoundScan, and Dance Parties


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It's a big year in music. 1991 starts with Whitney Houston's memorable interpretation of "The Star Spangled Banner" at Super Bowl XXV. It continues with massive changes in the Billboard charts thanks to SoundScan, then ends with a sound heavy in guitar distortion. 

Listen to our newest episode to find out our top-12 songs of the year. We talk about the mainstream emergence of grunge, the progression of house-inflected dance music, and the  next batch of great songs in rap.

After listening, vote for the greatest songs of them all at hallofsongs.com.

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Hall of SongsBy Tim Malcolm and Chris Jones

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