The best rock songs from the 90's? I limited it to 1 song from each band, mostly songs that charted.
http://www.ranker.com/list/best-90-and-_39_s-rock-songs/riot18,
Black Hole Sun
Soundgarden. Superunknown. 1994
Smells Like Teen Spirit
Nirvana. Nevermind. 1991
Vaseline
Stone Temple Pilots. Purple. 1994
Everlong
Foo Fighters. The Colour and the Shape. 1997
Even Flow
Pearl Jam. Ten. 1991
Under The Bridge
Red Hot Chili Peppers. Blood Sugar Sex Magik. 1992
Enter Sandman
Metallica. Metallica. 1991
Pepper
Butthole Surfers. Electric Larryland. 1996
Two Princes
Spin Doctors. Pocket full of Kryptonite. 1991
Possum Kingdom
Toadies. Rubberneck. 1994