1996 top bands include Belle & Sebastian, Beck, Modest Mouse and more.
Category 90s
It may have been the year of Britney Spears, Christina Aguilera and Mandy Moore, but there’s was something deeper to 1999.
It’s a safe bet that some of your favorite artists released records in 1992.
There’s a swagger to 1995 that could push it to the top as the Greatest Year in Music.
WXPN Volunteer Coordinator Beth McMillan shares her vote for 1994 as the Greatest Year in Music below.
Pop punk, slacker rock, hip hop, brit pop – 1994 did it all and did it well.
Things get dark in 1991, with grunge, shoegaze and heavy metal taking the reins.
The 1993 crop of new musicians included Liz Phair, Sheryl Crow, and Radiohead.
1997 was a transitional year for some bands and saw debut releases from others that changed the path of music.