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Irish band U2 shifted gears in 1991 with the electronica-infused聽鈥淎chtung Baby.鈥� The album reached the (spending 101 weeks on the charts altogether), and earned a in 1992. 鈥淶ooropa鈥� built聽on that success, winning a Grammy in 1993 for Best Alternative Album. U2's final album of the decade, 鈥淧op,鈥� in 1997 garnered聽a nomination for Best Album.

U2 hasn鈥檛 slowed since its heyday. The band became the first to hit # eight times following the release of 2017鈥檚 鈥淪ongs of Experience.鈥� U2's members have also stayed politically and socially active throughout their careers.

The Backstreet Boys enjoyed some success in Europe after forming in 1993, but bandmates hit it big in the states with their self-titled 1997 album. Featuring hit singles 鈥淨uit Playing Games (With my Heart),鈥� and 鈥淎s Long as You Love Me,鈥� the LP reached #4 on the Billboard 200 and notched more than聽18 million sales to date. The group's聽follow-up album, 鈥淢illenium,鈥� was the best-selling album of 1999.

The Backstreet Boys kicked off the 2000s with another #1 album, 鈥淏lack and Blue,鈥� which sold 1.6 million copies in its first week alone. The group 聽in 2011 and sold out tickets in 50 cities, and enjoyed a successful聽 in 2017 and 2018 that brought in more than $23 million in ticket sales. The group reached 聽again in 2019 with the album 鈥淒NA.鈥�

The British girl group, formed during an open casting audition,聽made it big in 1996 with the smash hit "Wannabe," which shot to in early 1997. The Spice Girls had聽two more hits reach the top five on the charts in 1997: "2 Become 1," and "Say You'll Be There." The quintet's follow-up album, "Spiceworld," reached #3 on the Billboard 200; and the accompanying movie "Spice World" made more than $10 million on opening weekend鈥攖he highest ever for a Super Bowl weekend debut despite being considered

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聽left the Spice Girls in 1998 in the middle of the 鈥淪piceworld鈥� world tour, with the remaining members touring until disbanding in 2000. Victoria Adams (Posh) married English soccer superstar David Beckham in 1999, and went on to create a fashion empire. The Spice Girls have reunited in various forms since, most recently touring in 2019 who cited wanting to spend time with her family.

Boston-formed Aerosmith already had two decades making music together when the band hit its stride in the '90s, with 鈥淛anie鈥檚 Got a Gun鈥� started Aerosmith鈥檚 decade in February 1990 by peaking at #4; the band earned its only #1 hit in 1998 with 鈥淚 Don鈥檛 Want to Miss a Thing鈥� from the film 鈥淎rmageddon.鈥� Aerosmith earned its two聽in the '90s, too:聽1993鈥檚 鈥淕et a Grip鈥� and 1997's 鈥淣ine Lives.鈥�

The quartet of Steven Tyler, Joe Perry, Tom Hamilton, and Joey Kramer were inducted into the in 2001, while Tyler and Perry joined the in 2013. Aerosmith has scored a top-five album on the Billboard 200 in every decade since the 鈥�70s, with hitting #2 in 2001 and 鈥淢usic From Another Dimension!鈥� reaching #5 in 2012.

Hootie & the Blowfish debuted with 鈥淐racked Rear View,鈥� an album that聽 and stayed on the charts for 129 weeks. Three singles鈥斺�淗old My Hand,鈥� 鈥淥nly Wanna Be With You,鈥� and 鈥淟et Her Cry鈥濃�斅燼nd helped the album become the . The group鈥檚 1996 follow up, 鈥淔airweather Johnson,鈥� also hit #1. Hootie & the Blowfish closed the decade with 鈥淢usical Chairs鈥� reaching #4 in 1998.

The group released four albums in the early 2000s to modest reception before amicably disbanding in 2008. Lead singer Darius Rucker went on to a highly successful country music career, recording and winning a in 2013 for "Wagon Wheel." "Hootie & The Blowfish" to 聽and record the album "Imperfect Circle," which reached #26 on the Billboard 200.

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After forming in 1980 in Georgia, R.E.M. hit its stride in the 1990s with three albums that reached聽#1 or #2 on the Billboard 200 by 1994. 鈥淟osing My Religion鈥� was the band鈥檚 biggest hit, helping the receive and land聽the top spot, remaining on the charts for Brain aneurysms while on tour in 1995 led drummer in 1997.

The band kept recording and touring in the 2000s,聽earning a nod to the . Two more albums聽followed, with 2007鈥檚 鈥淎ccelerate鈥� hitting #2. The band's final album, 鈥淐ollapse Into Now,鈥� debuted at #5 in 2011. Later that year, the band

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The Goo Goo Dolls formed in Buffalo, New York, in the mid-鈥�80s and became a household name聽in 1995 with the album 鈥淎 Boy Named Goo.鈥� 鈥淣ame鈥� peaked at #2 in 1995 and spent 44 weeks on the while the band's follow-up album 鈥淒izzy Up the Girl鈥� cemented the Goo Goo Dolls atop the pop charts. 鈥淚ris鈥� spent , including , and earned the band two of its three

The Goo Goo Dolls have recorded six albums in the 2000s, four of which have reached the 聽Billboard in 2012 named 鈥淚ris鈥� the and ever. Frontman Johnny Rzeznik was selected for the , having set a record for the most top-10 hits on the Hot AC Radio charts with 14.

Boyz II Men聽dominated the charts in the 1990s with five #1 hits, including which spent 13 and 14 straight weeks at #1, respectively. The quartet teamed up with Mariah Carey for "One Sweet Day" in 1995, which reigned for 16 weeks atop the charts. Boyz II Men had a every year from 1991 to 1997 except for 1996, and picked up and 11 nominations in the '90s.

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Boyz II Men聽released nine albums since 2000, reaching the Michael McCary left the group in聽2003 due to complications from multiple sclerosis. The trio聽paid tribute to Los Angeles Lakers superstar聽and fellow Philadelphia native, Kobe Bryant, by singing the national anthem at the Staples Center in the team's first game back after Bryant's death. The trio performed聽with Alicia Keys a few nights later at

The Smashing Pumpkins' early '90s EP聽聽reached #10 on the Billboard 200 and earned the band a pair of The group's follow-up album, 鈥淧isces Iscariot,鈥� 听1995&#虫27;蝉听 a 28-track, double-disc album that notched seven more Grammy nominations,聽featured hit singles 鈥淏ullet With Butterfly Wings,鈥� 鈥淭onight, Tonight,鈥� and 鈥�1979.鈥� The album climbed聽#1 and spending nearly two years on the charts.

Smashing Pumpkins bandmates have had an up-and-down ride since the turn of the century, with shuffling lineups and infighting leading to a Bassist D鈥橝rcy Wretzky never returned, while guitarist James Iha found success with before bandmates in 2018. The group toured in 2019 and they were working on a new album in 2020.

Metallica found success in the 1980s with聽鈥淢aster of Puppets鈥� and 鈥�...And Justice for All鈥� before a self-titled fifth album in 1991 launched the band to stardom. "Metallica" featured several #1 singles,聽鈥淓nter Sandman,鈥� 鈥淒on鈥檛 Tread on Me,鈥� and 鈥淭he Unforgiven,鈥� and Two more #1 records鈥斺�淟oad鈥� and 鈥淩eLoad鈥濃�攔ounded out a decade that saw the band pick up

Metallica impacted more than just heavy metal in the early 2000s, engaging in a 听迟丑补迟听颈苍肠濒耻诲别诲听驳耻颈迟补谤颈蝉迟 Bassist Jason Newsted left the band in 2001, and despite some blowback from fans over the Napster suit, Metallica still managed to put 2003's "St. Anger" and 2008's "Death Magnetic" atop the Billboard 200. Newsted rejoined his mates in 2009 as they were .听

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formed in England in 1980 and quickly became established聽on the electronic scene. The band released聽six albums by the end of the decade, and kicked off the '90s with 鈥淰iolator,鈥� which spent over a year on the Billboard 200. Depeche Mode's聽1993 follow-up album, 鈥淪ongs of Faith and Devotion,鈥� became the group's only chart-topping record, while its final installment of the 鈥�90s, 鈥淯ltra.鈥� reached #5.

The Red Hot Chili Peppers lost its guitarist Hillel Slovak聽in 1988 to a drug overdose. While dealing with the loss, the band's lead singer Anthony Kiedis wrote what became the band's聽 which helped the album it was on reach Two more top-five albums followed鈥斺�淥ne Hot Minute鈥� and 鈥淐alifornication鈥濃�攖he latter of which spent nearly two years on the charts, setting the Chili Peppers up for a wildly successful 2000s.

Riding the wave of its聽鈥� the Chili Peppers hit #2 on the Billboard 200 in 2002 with 鈥淏y the Way,鈥� and reached the top with 2006鈥檚 鈥淪tadium Arcadium.鈥� The group was inducted into the , with a r茅sum茅 that includes Bandmates announced in January 2020 that they were working on a , who played on five of the band鈥檚 11 albums.

[Pictured: The Red Hot Chili Peppers perform聽with Post Malone.]

Formed in San Francisco in 1993, posted three singles in the top five of the was the band's breakout hit in 1997, winning a while "Jumper" and "How's It Going to Be" followed in the top five. The band's second album, "Blue," produced a final top-five single, "Never Let You Go," before internal strife split up the

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Third Eye Blind fired and was subsequently for wrongful termination (he sued again after the 3EB did have its with 鈥淯rsa Major,鈥� but it fell off the charts within seven weeks. The group released 鈥淪creamer鈥� in 2019, although the supporting due to COVID-19.

One of the most influential bands of the grunge era, Pearl Jam became a household name with聽the in 1991. The album spent topping out at #2. The video for the single The Seattle grunge band鈥� after the NBA player鈥攕aw its next three albums reach the top of the charts, while racking up a coincidental in the '90s.

Pearl Jam continued recording chart-topping albums well into the 2000s, while lead singer Eddie Vedder also posted聽two hit solo records in 2007 and 2011. The band continued touring during this time, leading Rolling Stone readers to vote Pearl Jam the in 2011. The inducted the group in 2017, with a r茅sum茅 that includes five #1 albums and more than Pearl Jam is still going strong in 2020, with the group's 11th studio album 鈥淕igaton,鈥� hitting #5 in April 2020.

The breakout success of the Backstreet Boys in the mid-鈥�90s helped spawn the formation of NSYNC, whose 聽reached #2 on the charts. Singles 鈥淭earin鈥� Up My Heart鈥� and 鈥淚 Want You Back鈥� were and helped the album sell more than 15 million albums. A top-10 Christmas album followed, setting the boy band up for an amazing run in the early 2000s.

NSYNC released two #1 records to kick off the decade. "No Strings Attached" and "Celebrity" joined the group's聽debut album as 聽Following its聽2002 "Celebrity" tour, NSYNC announced a hiatus. The group has not recorded or toured since. Meanwhile,聽Justin Timberlake went on to become a superstar on his own: He's recorded聽

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Tionne 鈥淭-Boz鈥� Watkins, Lisa 鈥淟eft Eye鈥� Lopes, and Rozonda 鈥淐hilli鈥� Thomas found success with their debut album 鈥淥oooooohhh...on the TLC Tip鈥� in 1992. The group's sophore effort聽鈥淐razySexyCool鈥� earned a produced 鈥� and sold more than 11 million copies. Two more #1 hits followed in 1999, 鈥淣o Scrubs鈥� and 鈥淯npretty,鈥� giving the group its first #1 album with 鈥淔anmail鈥� and another two Grammy Awards.

Discord between Lopes and the group led to her recording a solo album in 2001. She was working on a second when she was TLC in 2002 released its final album with the original lineup, thanks to previously unreleased tracks with Lopes. Watkins and Thomas continued as a duo and recorded聽a new album in 2017 after a lengthy hiatus. TLC trails only the Spice Girls as the 聽of all time.

En Vogue鈥檚 debut album 鈥淏orn to Sing鈥� in 1990 produced 鈥淗old On,鈥� 鈥淵ou Don鈥檛 Have to Worry,鈥� and 鈥淟ies.鈥� The multi-platinum 鈥淔unky Divas鈥� followed, and featured 鈥淢y Lovin鈥� (Never Gonna Get It)鈥� which reached #2 on the Hot 100 and remained on the charts for 30 weeks. Dawn Robinson left the group after a with the remaining trio rerecording her parts for the album 鈥淓V3,鈥� which peaked at #8 on the charts.

En Vogue never quite found the same success in the 2000s despite releasing聽three albums from 2000 to 2004 ( Cindy Herron and Terry Ellis returned as En Vogue for the 2018 album 鈥淓lectric Cafe,鈥� and original members Maxine Jones and Robinson joined them on stage in 2019 for the Rolling Stone ranked 鈥淔unky Divas鈥� #60 in 2019 on its list of the

Sisters With Voices began as a gospel group in the late 1980s in New York City. Bandmates Tamara Johnson, Leanne Lyons, and Cheryl Gamble originally used their but another TLC had already staked a claim.

SWV in 1993 the group scored its first and only #1 single with the wildly popular "Weak." The group's debut album "It's About Time" reached #8 on the Billboard 200.

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SWV disbanded in 1998 with the record label signing Gamble to a solo recording contract; she ended up landing聽 The trio reunited in 2011 and have recorded two albums since. SWV was honored with the Lady of Soul award at the 聽and teamed with fellow R&B group Salt 鈥楴 Pepa for the in 2019.

Nirvana brought grunge into the mainstream in 1991 with聽聽an album featuring the wildly popular singles聽鈥淪mells Like Teen Spirit,鈥� 鈥淐ome as You Are,鈥� 鈥淧olly,鈥� 鈥淟ithium,鈥� and 鈥淚n Bloom.鈥� The Seattle-based聽trio of Kurt Cobain, Krist Novoselic, and Dave Grohl maintained a spot on the total. also reached #1 on the charts. Cobain died in his Seattle home on April 5, 1994.

Shortly after Cobain鈥檚 death, the band鈥檚 鈥淢TV: Unplugged in New York鈥� album topped the charts鈥攁s did the live album 鈥淔rom the Muddy Banks of the Wishkah鈥� in 1996. Grohl stepped out from behind the drum kit to form the who ended up netting 11 Grammys. by Rolling Stone in 2012, and Nirvana was inducted into the (Grohl and the ).

Radiohead gained mainstream聽recognition in 1993 with the song 聽the video for which was also popular on MTV. Radiohead鈥檚 subsequent albums, 鈥淭he Bends鈥� and with the latter being nominated for Best Album and winning in 1997.

Radiohead picked up two #1 albums in the 2000s, with "Kid A" and "In Rainbows" both winning Rolling Stone ranked "Kid A" as the in 2009 and Radiohead joined the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 2019, although skipped the ceremony while working on a project for the Paris Philharmonic.

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The Beastie Boys' 1987 EP "Licensed to Ill" was the first rap album聽to hit #1 on the Billboard 200.听聽came in 1992, followed by 1994's Ill Communication that included聽the . The group's third #1 album, 鈥淗ello Nasty,鈥� helped the New York City trio pick up its聽

Following a six-year gap between albums, the Beastie Boys sat atop the charts once again in 2004 with 鈥淭o the 5 Boroughs.鈥� While working on the album 鈥淗ot Sauce Committee Part II鈥� in 2009, Adam Yauch (MCA) announced he was and the group canceled its tour. MCA was unable to attend the in 2012, in May 2012. The group in 2014.

Rage Against the Machine鈥檚 self-titled 1994 debut album went triple-platinum, while a pair of #1s鈥斺�攆ollowed in 1996 and 1999, respectively. The group鈥檚 鈥淏ulls on Parade,鈥� reached #11 on the Hot 100, headlining an album in that Rolling Stone called an 鈥渋nflammatory blend of roaring guitars, barked raps, and political activism.鈥�

Discord between frontman Zack de la Rocha and the rest of the band led to a split in 2000, two months before the album 鈥淩enegades鈥� rose聽to #14 on the Billboard 200. The other three members of to form Audioslave, and created three top-10 albums by 2006. Rage reunited for Coachella in 2007 and achieved a #1 in England in 2010 with the 1992 song 鈥淜illing in the Name鈥� following a radio campaign to to announce its first tour in nine years.

[Pictured: Brad Wilk and Tom Morello.]

Formed in Queens, New York, in the mid-1980s, A Tribe Called Quest scored in the '90s. was the group's top-charting record of the decade, reaching #1 in 1996. Tribe's 1998 follow-up and final album, "The Love Movement," hit #3. Tensino between聽 precipitated聽the band's split.

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After eight years apart and only sporadic recordings, A Tribe Called Quest officially reunited in 2006 and returned to the top of the Billboard charts in 2016 with 鈥淲e Got it From Here...Thank You For Your Service.鈥� Months before the album was finished, 45-year-old聽. The group delivered a in early 2017 in front of a mural of Phife Dawg and

The lyrical stylings of Chuck D and Flava Flav led to聽 on the Billboard 200 in the first four years of the 1990s. Public Enemy was among the first rap groups to enter the political arena, calling attention to 鈥淕ive It Up鈥� was the group鈥檚 top hit, climbing to #33 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1994.

The group released eight albums in the 2000s, but hasn't reached the Billboard 200 since In 2013, Harry Belafonte called Public Enemy 鈥渞adical, revolutionary change agents,鈥� as he and Spike Lee inducted Chuck, Flav, Terminator X, and Professor Griff into the . The group officially split in 2020 after Flava Flav was fired for issuing a cease and desist letter against presidential candidate Bernie Sanders.

[Pictured: Chuck D.]

Formed in Vermont in the 1980s, Phish created a cult following in the '90s with improvisational live Despite album sales that barely exceed 8 million units sold, Phish鈥檚 unique live shows were the driving force behind the band's success, even landing the group聽a Phish's 1996 album 鈥淏illy Breathes鈥� was its most commercially successful of the decade, reaching #7 on the Billboard 200 despite little-to-no radio play.

Drug addiction聽and a grueling touring schedule prompted frontman Trey Anastasio to announce a聽. The group was back within five years and has been聽touring together since, including a at Madison Square Garden in 2017. Phish capped 2019 with yet another Madison Square Garden run, eclipsing the at New York's most historic arena.

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