Correct me if I am wrong but wasn't Anne Murray's "Now and Forever" used for both Roman/John and Marlena on Days and Cruz and Eden on Santa Barbara there 1986ish/1987ish?

 

I can think of a few 80s songs associated for a few Days supercouples but can't think of any 90's songs used heavily.  

 

Weird to think Victor and Nikki on Y&R even had a pop song to go along given the show's long aversion to any popular music until the Latham era. I could see easily see them getting the Brooks family theme or some other forgotten 70s score on Y&R(Love is Gone anyone?) but not an actual pop song. However I do recall  Evanescence's "Bring Me to Life" was played for Y&R's Best Show montage which in won back in 2004. 

 

 

They always had some pop songs in the background though, especially in the late 80's/early 90's...

I thought all soaps stopped doing that around 2004/2005.....

"Holding Out for a Hero" was playing on the car radio when GL's Josh crashed into a tree over Reva.

"Wind Beneath My Wings" (which admittedly was probably used all over the place) was ATWT's Barb and Hal's song. And of course, Lily sang "I Can't Make You Love Me" for like an entire year as she pined for Holden and kept sleeping with her husband Damian.