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Let's look at the actual biggest US singles of each year during the 1990's:

>1990: Wilson Phillips - Hold On
>1991: Bryan Adams - (Everything I Do) I Do It for You
>1992: Boyz II Men - End of the Road
>1993: Whitney Houston - I Will Always Love You
>1994: Ace of Base - The Sign
>1995: Coolio - Gangsta's Paradise
>1996: Los del Río - Macarena (Bayside Boys Remix)
>1997: Elton John - Candle in the Wind 1997
>1998: Next - Too Close
>1999: Cher - Believe

And albums:

>1990: Janet Jackson - Rhythm Nation 1814
>1991: Garth Brooks - Ropin' the Wind
>1992: Billy Ray Cyrus - Some Gave All
>1993: Soundtrack: The Bodyguard
>1994: Soundtrack: The Lion King
>1995: Hootie & the Blowfish - Cracked Rear View
>1996: Alanis Morissette - Jagged Little Pill
>1997: Spice Girls - Spice
>1998: Soundtrack: Titanic
>1999: Backstreet Boys - Millennium

Grunge is nowhere to be found. Maybe Alanis, a little bit, but that was mostly a pop album.