Pop Rock loudness in the 1990s

-9.5 Median integrated LUFS
-11.3 to -8.1 Range
10 Tracks

Loudness distribution

-12 to -11 LUFS: 1 track-11 to -10 LUFS: 1 track-10 to -9 LUFS: 4 tracks-9 to -8 LUFS: 4 tracks -12 LUFS -10 LUFS -8 LUFS

Dynamic range distribution

11 to 12 DR: 4 tracks12 to 13 DR: 3 tracks13 to 14 DR: 1 track14 to 15 DR: 2 tracks 11 DR 13 DR 15 DR

Loudest and quietest

Loudest: Buddy Holly
-8.1 LUFS
Quietest: Only in Dreams
-11.3 LUFS

Most-represented engineers

George Marino
n=10 · median -9.5 LUFS

Other decades

Pop Rock in the 2000s →

This database is hand-curated and not exhaustive — treat this cohort as a sample of 10 measured tracks, not a survey of every Pop Rock release from the 1990s.