Top albums
You expect R.E.M., Eric Clapton, Pearl Jam and Janet Jackson to chart high, but the Benedictine Monks of Santo Domingo De Silos? Yes, the monks did it as their “Chant” made it all the way to No. 3. The Eagles reunion effort drew crowds to the concert sheds and the record stores. Nirvana’s “MTV Unplugged in New York” was a sad farewell for Kurt Cobain. Green Day, Offspring and Soundgarden proved the audience for so-called alternative music is still growing. The following of hardcore rappers Snoop Doggy Dogg, Dr. Dre and Ice Cube was large enough to have two albums, “Doggystyle” and the soundtrack “Murder Was the Case,” debut at No. 1. On a softer note, “The Lion King” soundtrack held the top spot for a considerable portion of the summer.
“Above the Rim” soundtrack-Various
All-4-One-All-4-One
August & Everything After-Counting Crows
Bat Out of Hell II: Back Into Hell-Meat Loaf
The Beavis & Butt-Head Experience-Beavis & Butt-Head
Bedtime Stories-Madonna
Best of Sade-Sade
Big Ones-Aerosmith
“The Bodyguard” soundtrack-Various
Candlebox-Candlebox
Chant-Benedictine Monks of Santo Domingo
De Silos
The Colour of My Love-Celine Dion
Common Thread: The Songs of the Eagles-Various
The Concert-Barbra Streisand
The Cross of Changes-Enigma
Crossroad-Bon Jovi
+ “The Crow” soundtrack-Various
Diary of a Mad Band-Jodeci
The Diary-Scarface
Divine Intervention-Slayer
+ The Division Bell-Pink Floyd
+ Doggy Style-Snoop Doggy Dogg
Dookie-Green Day
The Downward Spiral-Nine Inch Nails
Duets-Frank Sinatra
Duets II-Frank Sinatra
+ Far Beyond Driven-Pantera
Fields of Gold-Best of Sting-Sting
“Forrest Gump” soundtrack-Various
+ From the Cradle-Eric Clapton
Fruitcakes-Jimmy Buffet
Get a Grip-Aerosmith
Get Up on It-Keith Sweat
God Shuffled His Feet-Crash Test Dummies
Greatest Hits Volume Two-Reba McEntire
Greatest Hits-Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers
Greatest Hits-Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band
+ Hell Freezes Over-The Eagles
+ The Hits-Garth Brooks
Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me-Gloria Estefan
+ II-Boyz II Men
+ Ill Communication-Beastie Boys
It Takes a Thief-Coolio
janet.-Janet Jackson
+ Jar of Flies-Alice In Chains
+ Kickin’ It Up-John Michael Montgomery
+ “The Lion King” soundtrack-Various
Live at the Acropolis-Yanni
Live at the BBC-The Beatles
+ Longing in Their Hearts-Bonnie Raitt
Merry Christmas-Mariah Carey
+ Miracles: The Holiday Album-Kenny G
+ Monster-R.E.M.
Motley Crue-Motley Crue
+ MTV Unplugged in New York-Nirvana
+ “Murder Was the Case” soundtrack-Various
+ Music Box-Mariah Carey
My Life-Mary J. Blige
No Need to Argue-The Cranberries
No Quarter-Jimmy Page & Robert Plant
+ Not a Moment Too Soon-Tim McGraw
The One Thing-Michael Bolton
Pisces Iscariot-Smashing Pumpkins
Promised Land-Queensryche
+ Purple-Stone Temple Pilots
Read My Mind-Reba McEntire
Regulate . . .G Funk Era-Warren G
Rhythm of Love-Anita Baker
River of Dreams-Billy Joel
+ The Sign-Ace of Base
Sleeps With Angels-Neil Young And Crazy Horse
Smash-Offspring
So Far So Good-Bryan Adams
Songs-Luther Vandross
Stones in the Road-Mary Chapin Carpenter
+ Superunknown-Soundgarden
Swamp Ophelia-Indigo Girls
The 3 Tenors In Concert 1994-Carreras, Domingo, Pavarotti
Tical-Method Man
Toni Braxton-Toni Braxton
Tuesday Night Music Club-Sheryl Crow
12 Play-R. Kelly
Very Necessary-Salt-N-Pepa
+ Vitalogy-Pearl Jam
Voodoo Lounge-Rolling Stones
Vs.-Pearl Jam
Walk On-Boston
We Come Strapped-MC Eiht featuring CMW
When Love Finds You-Vince Gill
Who I Am-Alan Jackson
Wildflowers-Tom Petty
Youthanasia-Megadeth
Country singles
John Michael Montgomery had a productive year, placing four singles in the Top 10. His “I Swear” not only made it to No. 1 here, but scored at the top of the pop chart for All-4-One. Newcomer Tim McGraw was another real player in ’94; he had four singles in the Top 10 and “Don’t Take the Girl” reached No. 1. Sporting a less than traditional sound, Mary Chapin Carpenter was still a chart regular.
Addicted to a Dollar-Doug Stone
Before You Kill Us All-Randy Travis
+ Be My Baby Tonight-John Michael Montgomery
+ The Big One-George Strait
The Boys & Me-Sawyer Brown
Callin’ Baton Rouge-Garth Brooks
The City Put the Country Back in Me-Neal McCoy
Daddy Never Was the Cadillac Kind-Confederate Railroad
Doctor Time-Rick Trevino
+ Don’t Take the Girl-Tim McGraw
Down on the Farm-Tim McGraw
+ Dreaming With My Eyes Open-Clay Walker
Every Once in a While-Blackhawk
Fast As You-Dwight Yoakam
+ Foolish Pride-Travis Tritt
Girls With Guitars-Wynonna
Goin’ Through the Big D-Mark Chesnutt
Gone Country-Alan Jackson
+ A Good Run of Bad Luck-Clint Black
Half the Man-Clint Black
Hangin’ in-Tanya Tucker
Hard To Say-Sawyer Brown
He Thinks He’ll Keep Her-Mary Chapin Carpenter
Hey Cinderella-Suzy Bogguss
How Can I Help You Say Goodbye-Patty Loveless
I Can’t Reach Her Anymore-Sammy Kershaw
I’d Like to Have That One Back-George Strait
I Don’t Call Him Daddy-Doug Supernaw
If Bubba Can Dance-Shenandoah
+ If I Could Make a Living-Clay Walker
+ If the Good Die Young-Tracy Lawrence
+ If You’ve Got Love-John Michael Montgomery
+ I Just Wanted You to Know-Mark Chesnutt
I’m Holding My Own-Lee Roy Parnell
Indian Outlaw-Tim McGraw
I Never Knew Love-Doug Stone
I See It Now-Tracy Lawrence
Is It Over Yet-Wynonna
I Sure Can Smell the Rain-Blackhawk
+ I Swear-John Michael Montgomery
I Take My Chances-Mary Chapin Carpenter
I Try to Think About Elvis-Patty Loveless
I’ve Got It Made-John Anderson
I’ll Never Forgive My Heart-Brooks & Dunn
I Want to Be Loved Like That-Shenandoah
I Wish I Could Have Been There-John Anderson
John Deere Green-Joe Diffie
Jukebox Junkie-Ken Mellons
Kick a Little-Little Texas
Life No. 9-Martina McBride
Lifestyles of the Not So Rich and
Famous-Tracy Byrd
A Little Less Talk and a Lot More
Action-Toby Keith
Little Rock-Collin Raye
+ Live Until I Die-Clay Walker
+ Livin’ on Love-Alan Jackson
Love a Little Stronger-Diamond Rio
Lovebug-George Strait
The Man in Love With You-George Strait
Man of My Word-Collin Raye
Mi Vida Loca-Pam Tillis
More Love-Doug Stone
+ My Love-Little Texas
National Working Woman’s Holiday-Sammy Kershaw
+ No Doubt About It-Neal McCoy
Not a Moment Too Soon-Tim McGraw
Now I Know-Lari White
One Night a Day-Garth Brooks
+ Pickup Man-Joe Diffie
+ Piece of My Heart-Faith Hill
Renegades, Rebels and Rogues-Tracy Lawrence
Rock Bottom-Wynonna
Rock My World-Brooks & Dunn
Rope the Moon-John Michael Montgomery
She Can’t Say I Didn’t Cry-Rick Trevino
She’d Give Anything-Boy Howdy
She Dreams-Mark Chesnutt
+ She’s Not the Cheatin’ Kind-Brooks & Dunn
+ Shut Up and Kiss Me-Mary Chapin Carpenter
Somebody New-Billy Ray Cyrus
The Song Remembers When-Trisha Yearwood
Spilled Perfume-Pam Tillis
Standing Outside the Fire-Garth Brooks
State of Mind-Clint Black
+ Summertime Blues-Alan Jackson
Take Me as I Am-Faith Hill
+ That Ain’t No Way to Go-Brooks & Dunn
That’s My Baby-Lari White
That’s My Story-Collin Raye
They Asked About You-Reba McEntire
They Don’t Make ’em Like That Anymore-Boy Howdy
Thinkin’ Problem-David Ball
Third Rate Romance-Sammy Kershaw
+ Third Rock From the Sun-Joe Diffie
Till You Love Me-Reba McIntire
T.L.C. A.S.A.P.-Alabama
+ Tryin’ to Get Over You-Vince Gill
Untanglin’ My Mind-Clint Black
Walking Away a Winner-Kathy Mattea
Watermelon Crawl-Tracy Byrd
We Can’t Love Like This Anymore-Alabama
We Just Disagree-Billy Dean
What’s in It for Me-John Berry
What the Cowgirls Do-Vince Gill
Whenever You Come Around-Vince Gill
When Love Finds You-Vince Gill
When the Thought of You Catches Up With Me-David Ball
When You Walk in the Room-Pam Tillis
+ Whisper My Name-Randy Travis
+ Who’s That Man-Toby Keith
+ Why Haven’t I Heard From You-Reba McEntire
You Can’t Have It All-Alan Jackson
Top singles
The year belonged to Boyz II Men. The group’s “I’ll Make Love to You” held onto No. 1 for 14 weeks, tying the previous record set by Whitney Houston. Ace of Base gained the distinction of being only the third act ever to place three singles in the pop singles Top 10 in one year. The two others were the Bee Gees (1978) and Elvis Presley (1956). Newcomer Warren G’s smooth California-style rapping placed two singles in the top 10.
Again-Janet Jackson
+ All For Love-Bryan Adams/Rod Stewart/Sting
All I Wanna Do-Sheryl Crow
All That She Wants-Ace of Base
Always-Bon Jovi
Another Night-Real McCoy
Any Time, Any Place-And On And On-Janet Jackson
At Your Best-Aaliyah
Baby I Love Your Way-Big Mountain
Back & Forth-Aaliyah
Because of Love-Janet Jackson
Before I Let You Go-Blackstreet
Breathe Again-Toni Braxton
+ Bump N’ Grind-R. Kelly
Cantaloop-Us3
Can We Talk-Tevin Campbell
Can You Feel the Love Tonight-Elton John
Creep-TLC
Don’t Turn Around-Ace of Base
Endless Love-Luther Vandross & Mariah Carey
Fantastic Voyage-Coolio
Flava in Ya Ear-Craig Mack
Funkdafied-Da Brat
Gangsta Lean-DRS
Getto Jam-Domino
Gin and Juice-Snoop Doggy Dogg
+ Here Comes the Hotstepper-Ini Kamoze
+ Hero-Mariah Carey
I’d Do Anything for Love-Meat Loaf
If You Go-Jon Secada
+ I’ll Make Love to You-Boyz II Men
I’ll Remember-Madonna
I’m Ready-Tevin Campbell
+ I Swear-All-4-One
I Wanna Be Down-Brandy
Linger-The Cranberries
Loser-Beck
Mmm, Mmm, Mmm, Mmm-Crash Test Dummies
The Most Beautiful Girl in the World-Prince
Never Lie-Immature
Now and Forever-Richard Marx
+ On Bended Knee-Boyz II Men
Please Forgive Me-Bryan Adams
+ The Power of Love-Celine Dion
Regulate-Warren G & Nate Dog
Return to Innocence-Enigma
Said I Loved You . . . But I Lied-Michael Bolton
Secret-Madonna
Shoop-Salt-N-Pepa
+ The Sign-Ace of Base
So Much in Love-All-4-One
Stay-Lisa Loeb & Nine Stories
Streets of Philadelphia-Bruce Springsteen
Stroke You Up-Changing Faces
This D.J.-Warren G
Understanding-Xscape
What’s My Name?-Snoop Doggy Dogg
Whatta Man-Salt-N-Pepa featuring En Vogue
When Can I See You-Babyface
Whoomp! There It Is-Tag Team
Wild Night-John Mellencamp with Me’Shell NdegeOcello
Without You-Never Forget You-Mariah Carey
You Mean the World to Me-Toni Braxton
You Want This-’70s Love Groove-Janet Jackson
R&B singles
R. Kelly owned the R&B charts. His “Bump N’ Grind” held the top spot for a record 12 weeks. He also wrote and produced an album for vocalist Aaliyah, which produced a No. 1 entry, “Back & Forth.” Babyface stepped from behind the board to chart two singles. Toni Braxton’s momentum from ’93 easily kept her in the Top 10 into ’94. Salt-N-Pepa’s straight talk about sex found many receptive ears.
Always in My Heart-Tevin Campbell
Always on My Mind-SWV
And Our Feelings-Babyface
Anything-SWV
+ Any Time, Any Place-And On And On-Janet Jackson
At Your Best-Aaliyah
+ Back & Forth-Aaliyah
Because of Love-Janet Jackson
Before I Let You Go-Blackstreet
Be Happy-Mary J. Blige
Body & Soul-Anita Baker
Breathe Again-Toni Braxton
+ Bump N’ Grind-R. Kelly
+ Can We Talk-Tevin Campbell
+ Creep-TLC
+ Cry For You-Jodeci
Endless Love-Luther Vandross & Mariah Carey
Feenin’-Jodeci
Flava in Ya Ear-Craig Mack
Foolin’ Around-Changing Faces
Funkdafied-Da Brat
Gangsta Lean-DRS
Getto Jam-Domino
Got Me Waiting-Heavy D & The Boyz
Groove Thang-Zhane
Here Comes the Hotstepper-Ini Kamoze
Hero-Mariah Carey
How Do You Like It?-Keith Sweat
I Belong to You-How Many Ways-Toni Braxton
I’d Give Anything-Gerald Levert
If You Love Me-Brownstone
+ I’ll Make Love to You-Boyz II Men
I’m in the Mood-Ce Ce Peniston
I Miss You-Aaron Hall
I’m Not Over You-Ce Ce Peniston
I’m Ready-Tevin Campbell
+ I Wanna Be Down-Brandy
Lay Your Head on My Pillow-Tony! Toni! Tone!
Letitgo-Prince
The Most Beautiful Girl in the World-Prince
Never Forget You-Without You-Mariah Carey
Never Keeping Secrets-Babyface
Never Lie-Immature
Never Should’ve Let You Go-Hi-Five
On Bended Knee-Boyz II Men
Part Time Lover-H-Town/Al B. Sure!
+ Practice What You Preach-Barry White
Regulate-Warren G & Nate Dogg
The Right Kinda Lover-Patti LaBelle
Sending My Love-Zhane
Shoop-Salt-N-Pepa
So Much in Love-All-4-One
Stroke You Up-Changing Faces
Time and Chance-Color Me Badd
Tootsee Roll-69 Boyz
Treat U Rite-Angela Winbush
+ Understanding-Xscape
U.N.I.T.Y-Queen Latifah
U Send Me Swingin’-Mint Condition
U Will Know-B.M.U.
What’s My Name?-Snoop Doggy Dogg
Whatta Man-Salt-N-Pepa featuring En Vogue
When Can I See You-Babyface
Willing to Forgive-Aretha Franklin
You Mean the World to Me-Toni Braxton
Your Body’s Callin’-R. Kelly
You Want This-’70s Love Groove-Janet Jackson
