On the political front, the decades-long cold war ended with the collapse of the soviet union, creating a new world order. And while the persian gulf war lasted less than a year, it had an enduring impact. Relive the '90s with the top 100 songs that defined the decade.

The 1990s (often referred and shortened to as the '90s or the nineties ) was the decade that began on 1 january 1990, and ended on 31 december 1999. Known as the post-cold war decade, the …