Song · Wilson Phillips
“Hold On” by Wilson Phillips
From the album NOW That's What I Call the 1990s (Deluxe Edition) (2010)
“Hold On” by Wilson Phillips appears on 2 radio countdowns from 2 stations between 2023 and 2025. It was first released in 2010 on the album NOW That's What I Call the 1990s (Deluxe Edition). Its best result is #146 on the WFPK Top 500 Songs of the '90s. In the combined RockLists rankings it is #487 of the '90s.
"Hold On" was Wilson Phillips' opening shot: SBK sent it out in February 1990 as the lead single from the vocal group's self-titled debut, and it went all the way, spending a week atop the Billboard Hot 100 that June and ending the year as America's most successful single. Carnie Wilson and Chynna Phillips wrote it with Glen Ballard, who produced it, and Julien Temple shot the video on location in California.
It traveled well, going top three in Canada and Australia and top 10 in Britain, and it won the Billboard Music Award for Hot 100 Single of the Year. The Grammys nominated it for Song of the Year and Best Pop Vocal Performance by a Duo or Group, though it went home empty-handed, and Pitchfork later ranked it among the 250 best songs of the 1990s.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
RockLists rankings
Indie & Adult Alternative
All Rock Formats
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 552 | The Current | The Current's 893 Essential Songs of the '90s | 893 |
| 2025 | 146 | WFPK | WFPK Top 500 Songs of the '90s | 500 |
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