Best 1990s Electronic Songs
The best electronic songs of the 1990s (90s), ranked — each one links to the album it came from, on vinyl, CD or Amazon Music.
As an Amazon Associate we earn from qualifying purchases. Links below are affiliate links.
-
1DM
Personal Jesus
Blues guitar, synths, and a reach-out-and-touch-faith chorus.
-
2MA
Unfinished Sympathy
The strings, the groove — trip-hop at its peak.
-
3AT
Xtal
Warm, melodic ambient techno.
-
4PO
Glory Box
Trip-hop at its most cinematic and aching.
-
5UN
Cowgirl
Hypnotic, building progressive house.
-
6BJ
Hyperballad
Waking before dawn and throwing things off cliffs — strangely tender.
-
7TR
Hell Is Round the Corner
Woozy, paranoid Bristol trip-hop.
-
8DP
Around the World
One phrase, one bassline, seven minutes — perfect.
-
9CB
Block Rockin' Beats
Big beat at its most bluntly effective.
-
10PR
Firestarter
The breakdown that collapsed festival tents in 1997.
-
11CB
Setting Sun
Lennon's 'Tomorrow Never Knows' reconstructed as rave.
-
12DP
Da Funk
The chunky, distorted calling card that announced them.
Tap the artwork or "Listen" to find the track on Amazon Music; "Watch" opens a YouTube search; the song title opens its album page. As an Amazon Associate we earn from qualifying purchases and sign-ups.