100 Greatest Albums of 1994
Criteria: These music albums from the year 1994 were chosen for their immediate and lasting popularity, impact, influence, and acclaim from critics and musicians. This list does not include 'Greatest Hits' albums.
Note: Yearly album lists go by earliest 'release date'. Not necessarily the year an album peaked in the U.S. charts.
Note: Yearly album lists go by earliest 'release date'. Not necessarily the year an album peaked in the U.S. charts.
1. Dookie
Green Day
2. Ready to Die
The Notorious B.I.G.
3. Downward Spiral
Nine Inch Nails
4. Illmatic
Nas (1994)
5. Superunknown
Soundgarden (1994)
Green Day
2. Ready to Die
The Notorious B.I.G.
3. Downward Spiral
Nine Inch Nails
4. Illmatic
Nas (1994)
5. Superunknown
Soundgarden (1994)
6. MTV Unplugged in New York
Nirvana
7. CrazySexyCool
TLC (1994)
8. Weezer
Weezer
9. Definitely Maybe
Oasis
10. Grace
Jeff Buckley
11. Ill Communication
Beastie Boys
12. Dummy
Portishead
13. Vitalogy
Pearl Jam
14. Smash
Offspring
15. Throwing Copper
Live
16. Live Through This
Hole
17. Parklife
Blur
18. Cracked Rear View
Hootie and the Blowfish
19. My Life
Mary J. Blige
20. Korn
Korn
21. Mellow Gold
Beck
22. II
Boyz II Men
23. Monster
R.E.M.
24. Crooked Rain, Crooked Rain
Pavement
25. Music for the Jilted Generation
The Prodigy
26. No Need to Argue
Cranberries
27. Under the Table and Dreaming
Dave Matthews Band
28. Sixteen Stone
Bush
29. Under the Pink
Tori Amos
30. Jar of Flies
Alice In Chains
31. The Holy Bible
Manic Street Preachers
32. Vauxhall and I
Morrissey
33. Diary
Sunny Day Real Estate
34. Purple
Stone Temple Pilots
35. Wildflowers
Tom Petty
36. Regulate... the G Funk Era
Warren G
37. Tical
Method Man
38. Four
Blues Traveler
39. Southernplayalisticadillacmuzik
Outkast
40. Seal
Seal
41. Bee Thousand
Guided by Voices
42. Protection
Massive Attack
43. Burn My Eyes
Machine Head
44. Resurrection
Common Sense
45. Age Ain't Nothing But a Number
Aaliyah
46. Punk in Drublic
NOFX
47. Brandy
Brandy
48. Dog Man Star
Suede
49. Bedtime Stories
Madonna
50. Far Beyond Driven
Pantera
51. His 'n' Hers
Pulp
52. 6 Feet Deep/Niggamortis
Gravediggaz
53. Let Love In
Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds
54. From the Cradle
Eric Clapton
55. Welcome to Sky Valley
Kyuss
56. Selected Ambient Works Vol. II
Aphex Twin
57. The Sun Rises in the East
Jeru the Damaja
58. There's Nothing Wrong With Love
Built to Spill
59. Division Bell
Pink Floyd
60. Sleeps with Angels
Neil Young
61. Chocolate and Cheese
Ween
62. Stranger Than Fiction
Bad Religion
63. All 4 One
All 4 One
64. Do You Want More?!!!??!
Roots
65. Bakesale
Sebadoh
66. Rubberneck
Toadies
67. Youthanasia
Megadeth
68. Let's Go
Rancid
69. Stress: The Extinction Agenda
Organized Konfusion
70. Teenager of the Year
Frank Black
71. Amplified Heart
Everything but the Girl
72. Voodoo Lounge
Rolling Stones
73. Welcome to the Cruel World
Ben Harper
74. Blowout Comb
Digable Planets
75. In the Nightside Eclipse
Emperor
76. Second Coming
Stone Roses
77. The Diary
Scarface
78. The Return of the Space Cowboy
Jamiroquai
79. Troublegum
Therapy?
80. Creepin On Ah Come Up
Bone Thugs-N-Harmony
81. Amber
Autechre
82. I Ain't Movin'
Des'ree
83. 76:14
Global Communication
84. Dulcinea
Toad the Wet Sprocket
85. Hard to Earn
Gang Starr
86. De Misteriis Dom Sathanas
Mayhem
87. When I Woke
Rusted Root
88. 24 Hour Revenge Therapy
Jawbreaker
89. I Could Live in Hope
Low
90. The Main Ingredient
Pete Rock & C.L. Smooth
91. Lifeforms
Future Sound of London
92. Space Invaders / Another Night
Real McCoy
93. American Thighs
Veruca Salt
94. Amorica
Black Crowes
95. Longing in Their Hearts
Bonnie Raitt
96. Weight
Rollins Band
97. Word...Life
O.C.
98. Awake
Dream Theater
99. Volume 1
Thug Life
100. Too High to Die
Meat Puppets
Nirvana
7. CrazySexyCool
TLC (1994)
8. Weezer
Weezer
9. Definitely Maybe
Oasis
10. Grace
Jeff Buckley
11. Ill Communication
Beastie Boys
12. Dummy
Portishead
13. Vitalogy
Pearl Jam
14. Smash
Offspring
15. Throwing Copper
Live
16. Live Through This
Hole
17. Parklife
Blur
18. Cracked Rear View
Hootie and the Blowfish
19. My Life
Mary J. Blige
20. Korn
Korn
21. Mellow Gold
Beck
22. II
Boyz II Men
23. Monster
R.E.M.
24. Crooked Rain, Crooked Rain
Pavement
25. Music for the Jilted Generation
The Prodigy
26. No Need to Argue
Cranberries
27. Under the Table and Dreaming
Dave Matthews Band
28. Sixteen Stone
Bush
29. Under the Pink
Tori Amos
30. Jar of Flies
Alice In Chains
31. The Holy Bible
Manic Street Preachers
32. Vauxhall and I
Morrissey
33. Diary
Sunny Day Real Estate
34. Purple
Stone Temple Pilots
35. Wildflowers
Tom Petty
36. Regulate... the G Funk Era
Warren G
37. Tical
Method Man
38. Four
Blues Traveler
39. Southernplayalisticadillacmuzik
Outkast
40. Seal
Seal
41. Bee Thousand
Guided by Voices
42. Protection
Massive Attack
43. Burn My Eyes
Machine Head
44. Resurrection
Common Sense
45. Age Ain't Nothing But a Number
Aaliyah
46. Punk in Drublic
NOFX
47. Brandy
Brandy
48. Dog Man Star
Suede
49. Bedtime Stories
Madonna
50. Far Beyond Driven
Pantera
51. His 'n' Hers
Pulp
52. 6 Feet Deep/Niggamortis
Gravediggaz
53. Let Love In
Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds
54. From the Cradle
Eric Clapton
55. Welcome to Sky Valley
Kyuss
56. Selected Ambient Works Vol. II
Aphex Twin
57. The Sun Rises in the East
Jeru the Damaja
58. There's Nothing Wrong With Love
Built to Spill
59. Division Bell
Pink Floyd
60. Sleeps with Angels
Neil Young
61. Chocolate and Cheese
Ween
62. Stranger Than Fiction
Bad Religion
63. All 4 One
All 4 One
64. Do You Want More?!!!??!
Roots
65. Bakesale
Sebadoh
66. Rubberneck
Toadies
67. Youthanasia
Megadeth
68. Let's Go
Rancid
69. Stress: The Extinction Agenda
Organized Konfusion
70. Teenager of the Year
Frank Black
71. Amplified Heart
Everything but the Girl
72. Voodoo Lounge
Rolling Stones
73. Welcome to the Cruel World
Ben Harper
74. Blowout Comb
Digable Planets
75. In the Nightside Eclipse
Emperor
76. Second Coming
Stone Roses
77. The Diary
Scarface
78. The Return of the Space Cowboy
Jamiroquai
79. Troublegum
Therapy?
80. Creepin On Ah Come Up
Bone Thugs-N-Harmony
81. Amber
Autechre
82. I Ain't Movin'
Des'ree
83. 76:14
Global Communication
84. Dulcinea
Toad the Wet Sprocket
85. Hard to Earn
Gang Starr
86. De Misteriis Dom Sathanas
Mayhem
87. When I Woke
Rusted Root
88. 24 Hour Revenge Therapy
Jawbreaker
89. I Could Live in Hope
Low
90. The Main Ingredient
Pete Rock & C.L. Smooth
91. Lifeforms
Future Sound of London
92. Space Invaders / Another Night
Real McCoy
93. American Thighs
Veruca Salt
94. Amorica
Black Crowes
95. Longing in Their Hearts
Bonnie Raitt
96. Weight
Rollins Band
97. Word...Life
O.C.
98. Awake
Dream Theater
99. Volume 1
Thug Life
100. Too High to Die
Meat Puppets
DigitalDreamDoor Editor Picks for 1994
An unheralded great album from 1994
Brian's choice:
* Horsebreaker Star
Grant McLennan
Brett's choice:
* Teenage Symphonies To God
Velvet Crush
Ryan's choice:
* For Your Own Special Sweetheart
Jawbox
Lew's choice:
* Mighty Joe Moon
Grant Lee Buffalo
Brian's choice:
* Horsebreaker Star
Grant McLennan
Brett's choice:
* Teenage Symphonies To God
Velvet Crush
Ryan's choice:
* For Your Own Special Sweetheart
Jawbox
Lew's choice:
* Mighty Joe Moon
Grant Lee Buffalo
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Edited By: Brian