The year in music

Best Songs of 1994

Kurt Cobain dies. Oasis’ “Definitely Maybe” and Blur’s “Parklife” make Britpop; Nas’ “Illmatic” and the Notorious B.I.G.’s “Ready to Die” do the same for New York rap. Green Day’s “Dookie”, Portishead’s “Dummy”.

Portishead's Dummy
Play 1994

75 songs

About a Girl

About a Girl

Nirvana
Zombie

Zombie

The Cranberries
Juicy

Juicy

The Notorious B.I.G.
Fantastic Voyage

Fantastic Voyage

Coolio
Always

Always

Bon Jovi
Blind

Blind

Korn
Shoots and Ladders

Shoots and Ladders

Korn
Confide in Me

Confide in Me

Kylie Minogue
Crash! Boom! Bang!

Crash! Boom! Bang!

Roxette
No Good (Start the Dance)

No Good (Start the Dance)

The Prodigy
Run to You

Run to You

Roxette
Sleeping in My Car

Sleeping in My Car

Roxette
Voodoo People

Voodoo People

The Prodigy
Gin and Juice

Gin and Juice

Snoop Dogg
Murder Was the Case

Murder Was the Case

Snoop Dogg
Who Am I? (What's My Name?)

Who Am I? (What's My Name?)

Snoop Dogg
Black Hole Sun

Black Hole Sun

Soundgarden
Cigarettes & Alcohol

Cigarettes & Alcohol

Oasis
Fell on Black Days

Fell on Black Days

Soundgarden
Live Forever

Live Forever

Oasis
My Wave

My Wave

Soundgarden
Spoonman

Spoonman

Soundgarden
Supersonic

Supersonic

Oasis
The Day I Tried to Live

The Day I Tried to Live

Soundgarden
Whatever

Whatever

Oasis
Basket Case

Basket Case

Green Day
Longview

Longview

Green Day
N.Y. State of Mind

N.Y. State of Mind

Nas
The World Is Yours

The World Is Yours

Nas
When I Come Around

When I Come Around

Green Day
Big Empty

Big Empty

Stone Temple Pilots
Closer

Closer

Nine Inch Nails
For An Angel

For An Angel

Paul van Dyk
Hurt

Hurt

Nine Inch Nails
Interstate Love Song

Interstate Love Song

Stone Temple Pilots
Ode to My Family

Ode to My Family

The Cranberries
Vasoline

Vasoline

Stone Temple Pilots
Always

Always

Erasure
Come Out and Play

Come Out and Play

The Offspring
Feel the Pain

Feel the Pain

Dinosaur Jr.
Foe tha Love of $

Foe tha Love of $

Bone Thugs-N-Harmony
I Used to Love H.E.R.

I Used to Love H.E.R.

Common
I'll Stand By You

I'll Stand By You

Pretenders
Kiss from a Rose

Kiss from a Rose

Seal
Prayer for the Dying

Prayer for the Dying

Seal
Self Esteem

Self Esteem

The Offspring
Thuggish Ruggish Bone

Thuggish Ruggish Bone

Bone Thugs-N-Harmony
Big Poppa

Big Poppa

The Notorious B.I.G.
Girls & Boys

Girls & Boys

Blur
Parklife

Parklife

Blur
Buddy Holly

Buddy Holly

Weezer
Glory Box

Glory Box

Portishead
Grace

Grace

Jeff Buckley
Hallelujah

Hallelujah

Jeff Buckley
I'll Make Love to You

I'll Make Love to You

Boyz II Men
Last Goodbye

Last Goodbye

Jeff Buckley
Red Right Hand

Red Right Hand

Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
Roads

Roads

Portishead
Sabotage

Sabotage

Beastie Boys
Say It Ain't So

Say It Ain't So

Weezer
Sour Times

Sour Times

Portishead
Waterfalls

Waterfalls

TLC
Agolo

Agolo

Angélique Kidjo
Baby, I Love Your Way

Baby, I Love Your Way

Big Mountain
Cornflake Girl

Cornflake Girl

Tori Amos
La ingrata

La ingrata

Café Tacvba
Run Away

Run Away

Real McCoy
A Girl Like You

A Girl Like You

Edwyn Collins
Be My Lover

Be My Lover

La Bouche
Connection

Connection

Elastica
I Alone

I Alone

Live
I Swear

I Swear

All-4-One
Possum Kingdom

Possum Kingdom

Toadies
Regulate

Regulate

Warren G & Nate Dogg
Stay (I Missed You)

Stay (I Missed You)

Lisa Loeb

1994 on Music By Decade

The catalogue holds 75 songs first released in 1994. Rock, Alternative Rock and Hip-Hop lead the year. Soundgarden, Oasis and Green Day are among the voices of 1994.

Artists of 1994

The sound of 1994

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