Grunge music is the fusion of punk rock and heavy metal. It was also referred to as Seattle sound. These bands were formed in Seattle: Nirvana, Pearl Jam, Soundgarden, and Screaming Trees, Alice-n-Chains and Candlebox.

Nirvana released the albums “Bleach,””Nevermind” and “In Utero” before Cobain died of an overdose in 1994.

“Total Eclipse of the Heart” went on to become a smash hit in 1994 for Nicki French. Songwriter Jim Steinman first gave the song to Meat Loaf but his record company refused to pay, so it ended up with Nicki French.

This power ballad was written by Per Gessle and performed by Swedish pop duo Roxette after EMI Germany asked for an intelligent Christmas single. It was not released internationally until 1997 when the duo re-released their album “Pearls of Passion.”

“Jagged Little Pill” was actually the third album by this artist but the first that was released internationally. The album included hits such as “Ironic,” and “Hand in My Pocket.”

Michael Jackson had multiple hits throughout his career, but this song from the album Album “HIStory: Past, Present and Future, Book I” went straight to number one upon its release. The accompanying music video featured Jackson and then-wife Lisa Marie Presley.

Sting, was lead vocalist of the rock band The Police before going solo. Their 1980s albums include “Zenyatta Mondatta” and “Ghost in the Machine.” Their biggest hit was “Every Breath You Take.”

She won Best New Artist at the 1985 Grammy Awards. She also released the albums “She’s So Unusual,” and “A Night to Remember” and the hit single “Girls Just Wanna Have Fun.”

“I Think We’re Alone Now” was written by Ritchie Cordell and first performed by recording artists Tommy James and the Shondells. Tiffany, re-released in the 1980s and made it famous. She gained fame by playing in shopping malls.

Kendrick Lamar is the first rapper to be awarded a Pulitzer Prize for the song “DAMN.” It is the first non-classical or non-jazz music to win a Pulitzer.