The popular music of 1990 was a fascinating mix of r’n’b, rock, rap, blues, power ballads, jazz, and more. We look back at this wonderfully eclectic year in music.

Mariah Carey took the music world by storm when she burst onto the scene in 1990, and has reinvented the game — and herself — multiple time since. With the imminent arrival of her newest album, we look back at 16 of her most iconic songs.