I'd like to do a rate of all of the Hot 100 #2s of the 90s. There are roughly 80 of them, so that's a good number. I did the #2s rate of the 00s-10s already. Here are the songs that peaked at #2 in the 90s (sorry for the raw formatting):
#2s of the 1990s
Single Artist(s)
"Pump Up the Jam" Technotronic
"Rhythm Nation" Janet Jackson
"Two to Make It Right" Seduction
"Dangerous" Roxette
"Don't Wanna Fall in Love" Jane Child
"I Wanna Be Rich" Calloway
"All I Wanna Do Is Make Love to You" Heart
"Hold On" En Vogue
"Cradle of Love" Billy Idol
"The Power" Snap!
"Come Back to Me" Janet Jackson
"Pray" MC Hammer
"More Than Words Can Say" Alias
"From a Distance" Bette Midler
"Touch Me (All Night Long)" Cathy Dennis
"I Wanna Sex You Up" Color Me Badd
"Right Here, Right Now" Jesus Jones
"P.A.S.S.I.O.N." Rythm Syndicate
"Every Heartbeat" Amy Grant
"It Ain't Over 'til It's Over" Lenny Kravitz
"Fading Like a Flower (Every Time You Leave)" Roxette
"Do Anything" Natural Selection
"Can't Stop This Thing We Started" Bryan Adams
"It's So Hard to Say Goodbye to Yesterday" Boyz II Men
"Can't Let Go" Mariah Carey
"I Love Your Smile" Shanice
"Tears in Heaven" Eric Clapton
"Bohemian Rhapsody" Queen
"My Lovin' (You're Never Gonna Get It)" En Vogue
"Under the Bridge" Red Hot Chili Peppers
"Baby-Baby-Baby" TLC
"Sometimes Love Just Ain't Enough" Patty Smyth*&*Don Henley
"Rump Shaker" Wreckx-n-Effect
"If I Ever Fall in Love" Shai
"Nuthin' but a 'G' Thang" Dr. Dre*featuring*Snoop Doggy Dogg
"Whoomp! (There It Is)" Tag Team
"Right Here/Human Nature" / "Downtown" SWV
"Just Kickin' It" Xscape
"All That She Wants" Ace of Base
"I'll Remember" Madonna
"Regulate" Warren G*featuring*Nate Dogg
"Any Time, Any Place" Janet Jackson
"Endless Love" Luther Vandross*and Mariah Carey
"All I Wanna Do" Sheryl Crow
"Candy Rain" Soul for Real*featuring*Heavy D
"Red Light Special" TLC
"Freak like Me" Adina Howard
"Water Runs Dry" Boyz II Men
"Total Eclipse of the Heart" Nicki French
"Don't Take It Personal (Just One of Dem Days)" Monica
"One More Chance" ◁ The Notorious B.I.G. featuring
"Missing" Everything but the Girl
"Nobody Knows" The Tony Rich Project
"Not Gon' Cry" Mary J. Blige
"Sittin' Up in My Room" Brandy
"Twisted" Keith Sweat
"I Love You Always Forever" Donna Lewis
"It's All Coming Back to Me Now" Céline Dion
"I Believe I Can Fly" R. Kelly
"Don't Let Go (Love)" En Vogue
"You Were Meant for Me" Jewel
"Return of the Mack" Mark Morrison
"Bitch" Meredith Brooks
"Quit Playing Games (with My Heart)" Backstreet Boys
"How Do I Live" LeAnn Rimes
"You Make Me Wanna..." Usher
"It's All About the Benjamins" / "Been Around the World" Puff Daddy*featuring*Lil' Kim,*The LOX, and*The Notorious B.I.G.
"Frozen" ◁ Madonna
"Let's Ride" Montell Jordan*featuring*Master P*and*Silkk the Shocker
"You're Still the One" Shania Twain
"My Way" Usher
"Nobody's Supposed to Be Here" Deborah Cox
"Heartbreak Hotel" Whitney Houston*and*Faith Evans*featuring*Kelly Price
"Kiss Me" Sixpence None the Richer
"Last Kiss" Pearl Jam
"Tell Me It's Real" K-Ci & JoJo
"She's All I Ever Had" Ricky Martin
"Music of My Heart" Gloria Estefan*and*'N Sync
"Satisfy You" Puff Daddy*featuring*R. Kelly
"Back at One" Brian McKnight