The 1990s decade chart of the Dutch Top 40 is the ranking of the best records of the whole decade, on points across all weekly charts of those years: every weekly entry counts 41 minus the position. The 1990s have all ten years here: 512 weekly charts with 2848 different records, 137 of which reached number 1. Top of the decade chart is Dromen Zijn Bedrog by Marco Borsato, with 865 points from 28 weeks.
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The best records of the 1990s
The 100 best records of the 1990s, on points across all 512 weekly charts of the decade: every week in the chart counts 41 minus the position, from 40 for a number 1 down to 1 for number 40.
- 1Dromen Zijn Bedrog
- 2Het Is Een Nacht... (Levensecht)
- 3Macarena
- 4The Second Waltz (Op. 99a)
- 5The Road Ahead (Miles Of The Unknown)
- 6Zelfs Je Naam Is Mooi
- 7Alane
- 8My Heart Will Go On
- 9Banger Hart
- 10(Everything I Do) I Do It For You
- 11We're Going To Ibiza!
- 12Boom, Boom, Boom, Boom!!
- 13...Baby One More Time
- 14What's Up?
- 15Conquest of Paradise
- 16Don't Speak
- 17Believe
- 18I'll Be Missing You
- 19No Matter What
- 20Together Again
- 21Ik Wil Niet Dat Je Liegt
- 22Niet Of Nooit Geweest
- 23Mambo No. 5 (a Little Bit of...)
- 24I Will Always Love You
- 25Think Twice
- 26We Like To Party! (The Vengabus)
- 27Barbie Girl
- 28Tarzan & Jane
- 29Life
- 30I Like to Move It
- 31Gangsta's Paradise
- 32What Is Love
- 33I'd Do Anything For Love (But I Won't Do That)
- 34No Limit
- 35Rhythm Is a Dancer
- 36Without You
- 37When I Die
- 38Captain Jack
- 39All That She Wants
- 40'k Heb Je Lief
- 41It's My Life
- 42I Can't Help Myself (I Love You I Want You)
- 43(I Can't Help) Falling In Love With You
- 44Knockin' On Heaven's Door
- 45Ademnood
- 46Love Is All Around
- 47Sweat (A La La La La Long)
- 48Nobody's Wife
- 49Just Another Day
- 50Never Alone
- 51Passie
- 52Big Big World
- 53Wereld Zonder Jou
- 54La solitudine
- 55I Will Survive (Lalala)
- 56Pour que tu m'aimes encore
- 57Mr. Vain
- 58Sjeng Aon de Geng
- 59Missing
- 60Nothing Compares 2 U
- 61Un-Break My Heart
- 62Mooi Man
- 63Always
- 64Time To Say Goodbye
- 65Hou me vast
- 66Leven Na De Dood
- 67If You Believe
- 68Toen Ik Je Zag
- 69Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me
- 70In Nije Dei
- 71The Most Beautiful Girl In The World
- 72End Of The Road
- 73Tell Him (Duet with Barbra Streisand)
- 74Blue (Da Ba Dee)
- 75Waarom Nou Jij
- 76The Boy Is Mine
- 77My Love Is Your Love
- 78I've Been Thinking About You
- 79Knockin
- 80Killing Me Softly With His Song
- 81Open Sesame
- 82Kon Ik Maar Even Bij Je Zijn
- 83Mooi Was Die Tijd
- 84Omdat Ik Zo Van Je Hou (Pour Que Tu M'Aimes Encore)
- 85To Be With You
- 86Mr. Blue
- 877 Seconds
- 88Living On My Own
- 89Hard To Say I'm Sorry
- 90Afscheid
- 91Candle In The Wind
- 92I Believe I Can Fly
- 93Zombie
- 94All My Life
- 95Per Spoor (Kedeng Kedeng)
- 96Zonder Jou
- 97You're Still The One
- 98Cotton Eye Joe
- 99Have You Ever Really Loved A Woman?
- 100Ik Zing Dit Lied Voor Jou Alleen
Source: top40.nl
Frequently asked questions
What is the best record of the 1990s in the Dutch Top 40?
Dromen Zijn Bedrog by Marco Borsato, with 865 points from 28 weeks in the chart. The top 3: 1. Dromen Zijn Bedrog (Marco Borsato), 2. Het Is Een Nacht... (Levensecht) (Guus Meeuwis and Vagant), 3. Macarena (Los Del Rio).
How is the decade chart compiled?
Every weekly entry in the 1990s earns points: 41 minus the position, so 40 points for a number 1 and 1 point for number 40. The sum across all weeks of the decade sets the order; on a tie the peak position counts, then the number of weeks. A record that stayed in the chart across a year end counts with all those weeks; weeks outside the decade do not.
Which years of the 1990s are on this site?
All ten, from 1990 to 1999, 512 weekly charts in all. Every year has a page of its own with the number ones, the stayers, the new entries and the year chart; a click on a year above opens it.