We start the RizzoMusic’s Top 100 Songs of the 1990s countdown with a song that just sneaked in not only into the rankings but into the decade as Title of Record was released on August 24, 1999. “Take My Picture”, off the Title of Record album, is by far Filter’s biggest hit, topping the Hot 100 charts at #12 and #3 on the Modern Rock charts. Filter was made famous back in 1995 with their minor hit, “Hey Man, Nice Shot”. “Take My Picture” is a song that was a minor hit in the spectrum of the whole decade but I feel that encapsulates that classic ’90s sound.
Born at the end of the decade, it was a product of post-grunge perfection. Not only does it have a classic sound, but the music video is even more classic. Filter made sure to include everything that would make this video a typical 90s music video: a burning wrecked airplane, shots of the band underwater, a mermaid, rooftop bongo drumming, and of course, a room filling up with water. All kidding aside, it was a rather original video and definitely not boring. It’s a very catchy tune and has been featured in The Girl Next Door, Little Nicky and Saving Grace.
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After watching VH1’s Greatest Songs of the 90s, I was inspired to start up a series of posts with my picks for the Top 100 Songs of the 1990s. I am going to skip out on the rap songs since I am not that big of an expert on that field of music. I am tempted to include some pop from the 90s but we will see if any of it actually makes the list. I am going to set out a few ground rules for the list and link back to this post for every entry.
Rules (subject to change):
1) An artist can only have up to a maximum of three songs on the list.
2) No rap, Hip-Hop, or R&B will be included on this list.
3) Only singles will be considered for this list.
4) I will accept suggestions but this list is in no way comprised of results from a poll or any form of voting process. It is strictly the opinion of Rizzo Music.
5) And obviously the song must have been released between Jan 1st 1990 and Dec 31st 1999.
90s Grunge Hits
Just pure flannel shirt Seattle grunge music at it’s finest. »
90's Post-GrungeYour favorite late 90s rock. »
90's Pop Playlist
Hits you either want to forget or have come to embrace. »
90's Rap HitsJams to stroll through town with the windows down. »
90's Slow Songs
The best slow dance songs from the 90s. »
