Reality Bites

This '90s classic fully embodied Gen-X slackerdom, but the soundtrack held its own in the alternative era. The breakout track was  Lisa Loeb's "Stay (I Missed You),” which went to No. 1 before the bespectacled singer was even signed. Juliana Hatfield Three, Dinosaur Jr and the Posies repped '90s alt-rock, but it was a more diverse compilation than some, leaving room for the Knack’s “My Sharona,” pair of Crowded House tunes and even Ethan Hawke proto-hipster crooning Violent Femme’s all-time classic “Add It Up.”