Decade

1990s

Browse the songs and artists from this release era and compare which recordings still hold long-tail streaming or licensing value.

96 songs from this decade

Artists active in this release slice

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2Pac

Estimated income: $2M-$7M/year

Artist

4 Non Blondes

Estimated income: $300K-$1.2M/year

Artist

Aerosmith

Estimated income: $4M-$14M/year

Artist

Air

Estimated income: $1M-$4M/year

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Alice In Chains

Estimated income: $2M-$6M/year

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Aphex Twin

Estimated income: $500K-$1.5M/year

Artist

Autechre

Estimated income: $500K-$2M/year

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Bjork

Estimated income: $2M-$8M/year

Artist

Blur

Estimated income: $2M-$7M/year

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Boards of Canada

Estimated income: $800K-$3M/year

Artist

Busta Rhymes

Estimated income: $2M-$7M/year

Artist

Coolio

Estimated income: $500K-$2M/year

Artist

Craig Mack

Estimated income: $120K-$500K/year

Artist

Depeche Mode

Estimated income: $2M-$6M/year

Artist

DJ Shadow

Estimated income: $400K-$1.5M/year

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DMX

Estimated income: $1.5M-$5M/year

Artist

Enigma

Estimated income: $500K-$2M/year

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Fatboy Slim

Estimated income: $1.5M-$5M/year

Artist

GAS

Estimated income: $120K-$500K/year

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Guns N' Roses

Estimated income: $5M-$18M/year

Artist

Ice Cube

Estimated income: $1.5M-$5M/year

Artist

Jeff Buckley

Estimated income: $1M-$3M/year

Artist

K-Ci & JoJo

Estimated income: $500K-$1.8M/year

Artist

LL Cool J

Estimated income: $1.5M-$5M/year

Artist

Madonna

Estimated income: $15M-$45M/year

Artist

Mariah Carey

Estimated income: $15M-$45M/year

Artist

Mark Morrison

Estimated income: $250K-$900K/year

Artist

Massive Attack

Estimated income: $1M-$4M/year

Artist

Moby

Estimated income: $2M-$8M/year

Artist

Montell Jordan

Estimated income: $400K-$1.5M/year

Artist

Nas

Estimated income: $3M-$10M/year

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Nirvana

Estimated income: $2M-$6M/year

Artist

Oasis

Estimated income: $2M-$6M/year

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Pearl Jam

Estimated income: $4M-$12M/year

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Portishead

Estimated income: $800K-$2.5M/year

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Pulp

Estimated income: $900K-$3M/year

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R.E.M.

Estimated income: $3M-$9M/year

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Rakim

Estimated income: $300K-$1.2M/year

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Roxette

Estimated income: $1M-$4M/year

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Snoop Dogg

Estimated income: $10M-$30M/year

Artist

Soundgarden

Estimated income: $2M-$7M/year

Artist

Squarepusher

Estimated income: $250K-$900K/year

Artist

Steve Perry

Estimated income: $500K-$2M/year

Artist

The Cardigans

Estimated income: $500K-$1.8M/year

Artist

The Chemical Brothers

Estimated income: $1.5M-$5M/year

Artist

The Crystal Method

Estimated income: $300K-$1.2M/year

Artist

The Cure

Estimated income: $1M-$4M/year

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The Notorious B.I.G.

Estimated income: $1.5M-$5M/year

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The Smashing Pumpkins

Estimated income: $2M-$7M/year

Artist

The Stone Roses

Estimated income: $800K-$2.8M/year

Artist

The Verve

Estimated income: $1M-$4M/year

Artist

Underworld

Estimated income: $1M-$4M/year

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Wu-Tang Clan

Estimated income: $2M-$7M/year

Artist

Xzibit

Estimated income: $600K-$2M/year

Songs released in the 1990s

1979 · 1995 · The Smashing Pumpkins · $350K-$1.2M/year
Alive · 1991 · Pearl Jam · $300K-$900K/year
All I Need · 1998 · Air · $140K-$500K/year
All I Want for Christmas Is You · 1994 · Mariah Carey · $8M-$20M/year
All My Life · 1997 · K-Ci & JoJo · $250K-$850K/year
Army of Me · 1995 · Bjork · $180K-$700K/year
Big Poppa · 1994 · The Notorious B.I.G. · $450K-$1.5M/year
Bitter Sweet Symphony · 1997 · The Verve · $500K-$1.5M/year
Black · 1991 · Pearl Jam · $220K-$700K/year
Black Hole Sun · 1994 · Soundgarden · $400K-$1M/year
Block Rockin' Beats · 1997 · The Chemical Brothers · $180K-$700K/year
Born Slippy (Nuxx) · 1996 · Underworld · $250K-$900K/year
Busy Child · 1997 · The Crystal Method · $70K-$240K/year
C.R.E.A.M. · 1993 · Wu-Tang Clan · $400K-$1.2M/year
California Love · 1995 · 2Pac · $900K-$2.7M/year
Champagne Supernova · 1995 · Oasis · $500K-$1.5M/year
Changes · 1998 · 2Pac · $600K-$2M/year
Check Yo Self · 1992 · Ice Cube · $180K-$600K/year
Come as You Are · 1991 · Nirvana · $700K-$2.1M/year
Come On My Selector · 1998 · Squarepusher · $30K-$120K/year
Common People · 1995 · Pulp · $250K-$900K/year
Crazy · 1996 · Mark Morrison · $40K-$150K/year
Dark & Long (Dark Train) · 1994 · Underworld · $40K-$160K/year
Dear Mama · 1995 · 2Pac · $500K-$1.7M/year
Disco 2000 · 1995 · Pulp · $160K-$550K/year
Don't Look Back in Anger · 1995 · Oasis · $550K-$1.7M/year
Enjoy the Silence · 1990 · Depeche Mode · $250K-$800K/year
Even Flow · 1991 · Pearl Jam · $250K-$800K/year
Everybody Hurts · 1992 · R.E.M. · $250K-$700K/year
Everything You Do Is a Balloon · 1996 · Boards of Canada · $90K-$280K/year
Fantastic Voyage · 1994 · Coolio · $80K-$250K/year
Fell on Black Days · 1994 · Soundgarden · $180K-$500K/year
Flava in Ya Ear · 1994 · Craig Mack · $160K-$550K/year
Foolish Heart · 1994 · Steve Perry · $80K-$300K/year
Fools Gold · 1992 · The Stone Roses · $140K-$500K/year
Friday I'm in Love · 1992 · The Cure · $250K-$900K/year
Gangsta's Paradise · 1995 · Coolio · $200K-$800K/year
Get Down · 1997 · Craig Mack · $40K-$160K/year
Get It On Tonite · 1999 · Montell Jordan · $120K-$420K/year
Gin and Juice · 1993 · Snoop Dogg · $550K-$1.9M/year
Girls & Boys · 1994 · Blur · $180K-$600K/year
Glory Box · 1994 · Portishead · $250K-$800K/year
Hallelujah · 1994 · Jeff Buckley · $500K-$1.6M/year
Hey Boy Hey Girl · 1999 · The Chemical Brothers · $160K-$600K/year
Hyperballad · 1995 · Bjork · $120K-$500K/year
Hypnotize · 1997 · The Notorious B.I.G. · $500K-$1.6M/year
I Don't Want to Miss a Thing · 1998 · Aerosmith · $700K-$2M/year
If I Ruled the World (Imagine That) · 1996 · Nas · $220K-$750K/year
It Must Have Been Love · 1990 · Roxette · $350K-$1.1M/year
It Was a Good Day · 1992 · Ice Cube · $300K-$1M/year
Juicy · 1994 · The Notorious B.I.G. · $550K-$1.8M/year
Konigsforst 5 · 1999 · GAS · $20K-$80K/year
Last Goodbye · 1994 · Jeff Buckley · $140K-$500K/year
Lithium · 1991 · Nirvana · $600K-$1.8M/year
Losing My Religion · 1991 · R.E.M. · $350K-$950K/year
Loungin · 1995 · LL Cool J · $90K-$320K/year
Lovefool · 1996 · The Cardigans · $220K-$800K/year
Mama Said Knock You Out · 1990 · LL Cool J · $180K-$650K/year
Man in the Box · 1990 · Alice In Chains · $300K-$900K/year
Midnight in a Perfect World · 1996 · DJ Shadow · $70K-$220K/year
My Favourite Game · 1998 · The Cardigans · $120K-$450K/year
N.Y. State of Mind · 1994 · Nas · $250K-$900K/year
Natural Blues · 1999 · Moby · $150K-$600K/year
November Rain · 1991 · Guns N' Roses · $700K-$2.1M/year
Organ Donor · 1996 · DJ Shadow · $40K-$150K/year
Outshined · 1991 · Soundgarden · $150K-$450K/year
Paparazzi · 1996 · Xzibit · $70K-$250K/year
Party Up (Up in Here) · 1999 · DMX · $300K-$1M/year
Porcelain · 1999 · Moby · $250K-$900K/year
Praise You · 1998 · Fatboy Slim · $220K-$800K/year
Protect Ya Neck · 1993 · Wu-Tang Clan · $180K-$650K/year
Put Your Hands Where My Eyes Could See · 1997 · Busta Rhymes · $180K-$650K/year
Return of the Mack · 1996 · Mark Morrison · $400K-$1.2M/year
Return to Innocence · 1993 · Enigma · $120K-$400K/year
Right Here, Right Now · 1998 · Fatboy Slim · $180K-$650K/year
Roads · 1994 · Portishead · $120K-$450K/year
Sadeness (Part I) · 1990 · Enigma · $150K-$500K/year
Sexy Boy · 1998 · Air · $180K-$650K/year
Smells Like Teen Spirit · 1991 · Nirvana · $1.1M-$3.3M/year
Song 2 · 1997 · Blur · $600K-$1.5M/year
Spaceman · 1992 · 4 Non Blondes · $40K-$160K/year
Teardrop · 1998 · Massive Attack · $250K-$900K/year
Tell Me It's Real · 1997 · K-Ci & JoJo · $120K-$420K/year
The Drugs Don't Work · 1997 · The Verve · $140K-$500K/year
This Is How We Do It · 1995 · Montell Jordan · $300K-$1M/year
Tonight, Tonight · 1995 · The Smashing Pumpkins · $220K-$700K/year
Unfinished Sympathy · 1991 · Massive Attack · $180K-$650K/year
VL AL 5 · 1994 · Autechre · $50K-$160K/year
Vogue · 1990 · Madonna · $500K-$1.6M/year
What's Up? · 1992 · 4 Non Blondes · $400K-$1.4M/year
When I B on tha Mic · 1997 · Rakim · $80K-$280K/year
Who Am I? (What's My Name) · 1993 · Snoop Dogg · $500K-$1.6M/year
Windowlicker · 1999 · Aphex Twin · $120K-$400K/year
Wonderwall · 1995 · Oasis · $700K-$2.1M/year
Would? · 1992 · Alice In Chains · $250K-$800K/year
Xtal · 1992 · Aphex Twin · $90K-$280K/year