(Finished March 30th, 2024) Part 3 of The Best Music of 1994

Hello,

My first blog in this series was from March 2023. 1994 was a pretty mediocre year for music. For some reason I started over with Part 1 in this blog series.

https://www.cleveland.com/entertainment/2017/09/the_15_greatest_years_in_music.html- that website rates 1994 as the 11th best year in music. I just might have to disagree. All the writing in the bigger text comes from cleveland.com.

Green Day and The Offspring kickstart pop punk. The Beastie Boys become alt-rock stars. Nine Inch Nails push industrial rock forward. Oasis and Blur become the biggest thing in England since the Beatles. Nirvana goes unplugged. 

Notable albums: Nine Inch Nails – 'The Downward Spiral;" Nas – "Illmatic;" Green Day – "Dookie;" Jeff Buckley – "Grace;" Notorious B.I.G. – "Ready to Die;" Oasis – "Definitely Maybe;" Nirvana – "MTV Unplugged in New York;" Beastie Boys – "Ill Communication;" Pearl Jam – "Vitalogy;" Weezer – Weezer;" Pavement – "Crooked Rain, Crooked Rain;" Hole – "Live Through This;" Soundgarden – "Superunknown;" Johnny Cash – "American Recordings;" Portishead – "Dummy;" The Offspring – "Smash".

I have taken the list below from Billboard's Top 100 Songs From 1994.18) 10,000 Maniacs "Because The Night":

19) Melissa Etheridge "Come To My Window":

20) The Cranberries "Linger":

21) Tag Team "Whoomp There It Is":

22) Beck "Loser":

23) Crystal Waters "100% Pure Love":

24) Gin Blossoms "Found Out About You":

25) Real McCoy "Another Night":

26) Aerosmith "Crazy":

27) Meat Loaf "Rock and Roll Dreams Come Through":

28) Seal "Prayer For The Dying":

29) Madonna "Secret":

30) Ini Kamoze "Here Comes The Hotstepper":

31) The Four Seasons "December 1963 (Oh What A Night)":

32) Tim McGraw "Indian Outlaw":

33) Bon Jovi "Always":

34) Melissa Etheridge "I'm The Only One":

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