100 Greatest Songs From 1993
Criteria: These songs released in the year 1993 were chosen and ranked based on their initial and lasting popularity, and on their impact on the overall scope of musical history.
Note: Yearly song lists go by earliest 'release date' (Single, Album, or Country of first release). Not necessarily the year a song peaked in the U.S. charts.
Note: Yearly song lists go by earliest 'release date' (Single, Album, or Country of first release). Not necessarily the year a song peaked in the U.S. charts.
1. Loser
Beck
2. All I Wanna Do
Sheryl Crow
3. Mr. Jones
Counting Crows
4. Gin & Juice
Snoop Doggy Dogg
5. Today
Smashing Pumpkins
6. Heart-Shaped Box
Nirvana
7. Dreamlover
Mariah Carey
8. C.R.E.A.M.
Wu-Tang Clan
9. That's The Way Love Goes
Janet Jackson
10. Are You Gonna Go My Way
Lenny Kravitz
11. Insane in the Brain
Cypress Hill
12. Linger
The Cranberries
13. Streets of Philadelphia
Bruce Springsteen
14. Cryin'
Aerosmith
15. All Apologies
Nirvana
16. Disarm
Smashing Pumpkins
17. What Is Love
Haddaway
18. Keep Ya Head Up
2Pac
19. Award Tour
A Tribe Called Quest
20. Whatta Man
Salt 'n' Pepa with En Vogue
21. Hero
Mariah Carey
22. Daughter
Pearl Jam
23. Sober
Tool
24. Whoomp! (There It Is)
Tag Team
25. Shine
Collective Soul
26. Bump 'n' Grind
R. Kelly
27. Mary Jane's Last Dance
Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers
28. Cannonball
The Breeders
29. I'd Do Anything for Love (But I Won't Do That)
Meat Loaf
30. Macarena
Los Del Rio
31. The Sign
Ace of Base
32. (I Can't Help) Falling in Love With You
UB40
33. The Power of Love
Celine Dion
34. All That She Wants
Ace of Base
35. Rid of Me
PJ Harvey
36. Fade into You
Mazzy Star
37. For Tomorrow
Blur
38. Breathe Again
Toni Braxton
39. All for Love
Bryan Adams, Rod Stewart and Sting
40. Don't Turn Around
Ace of Base
41. Show Me Love
Robin S.
42. Regret
New Order
43. Animal Nitrate
Suede
44. Venus as a Boy
Björk
45. Again
Janet Jackson
46. Knockin' da Boots
H-Town
47. Lately
Jodeci
48. Without You
Mariah Carey
49. Shoop
Salt-n-Pepa
50. Stutter
Elastica
51. Big Time Sensuality
Björk
52. Human Behaviour
Björk
53. Go West
Pet Shop Boys
54. You Mean the World to Me
Toni Braxton
55. If
Janet Jackson
56. The River of Dreams
Billy Joel
57. Rez
Underworld
58. Fuck and Run
Liz Phair
59. Come Clean
Jeru the Damaja
60. Ordinary World
Duran Duran
61. When Can I See You
Babyface
62. Please Forgive Me
Bryan Adams
63. Any Time, Any Place
Janet Jackson
64. Strong Enough
Sheryl Crow
65. Hip Hop Hooray
Naughty by Nature
66. Open Up
Leftfield (feat. John Lydon)
67. Smokebelch II
The Sabres of Paradise
68. Divorce Song
Liz Phair
69. If I Had No Loot
Tony! Toni! Toné!
70. Come to My Window
Melissa Etheridge
71. City Sickness
Tindersticks
72. Lemon
U2
73. Return to Innocence
Enigma
74. Mmm Mmm Mmm Mmm
Crash Test Dummies
75. Can We Talk
Tevin Campbell
76. Slam
Onyx
77. Looking Through Patient Eyes
P.M. Dawn
78. She Don't Use Jelly
The Flaming Lips
79. Cherub Rock
Smashing Pumpkins
80. Gangsta Lean
DRS
81. Because the Night
10,000 Maniacs
82. Baby I'm Yours
Shai
83. Come Undone
Duran Duran
84. I Don't Wanna Fight
Tina Turner
85. I'm the Only One
Melissa Etheridge
86. Feed the Tree
Belly
87. Sister Havana
Urge Overkill
88. Cowgirl
Underworld
89. Whoot, There It Is
95 South
90. Rock and Roll Dreams Come Through
Meat Loaf
91. Another Sad Love Song
Toni Braxton
92. I Get Around
2Pac (feat. Digital Underground)
93. Anytime You Need a Friend
Mariah Carey
94. Because of Love
Janet Jackson
95. Boom! Shake the Room
DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince
96. Getto Jam
Domino
97. I'm Ready
Tevin Campbell
98. Crazy
Aerosmith
99. Start Choppin'
Dinosaur Jr.
100. Debonair
The Afghan Whigs
Beck
2. All I Wanna Do
Sheryl Crow
3. Mr. Jones
Counting Crows
4. Gin & Juice
Snoop Doggy Dogg
5. Today
Smashing Pumpkins
6. Heart-Shaped Box
Nirvana
7. Dreamlover
Mariah Carey
8. C.R.E.A.M.
Wu-Tang Clan
9. That's The Way Love Goes
Janet Jackson
10. Are You Gonna Go My Way
Lenny Kravitz
11. Insane in the Brain
Cypress Hill
12. Linger
The Cranberries
13. Streets of Philadelphia
Bruce Springsteen
14. Cryin'
Aerosmith
15. All Apologies
Nirvana
16. Disarm
Smashing Pumpkins
17. What Is Love
Haddaway
18. Keep Ya Head Up
2Pac
19. Award Tour
A Tribe Called Quest
20. Whatta Man
Salt 'n' Pepa with En Vogue
21. Hero
Mariah Carey
22. Daughter
Pearl Jam
23. Sober
Tool
24. Whoomp! (There It Is)
Tag Team
25. Shine
Collective Soul
26. Bump 'n' Grind
R. Kelly
27. Mary Jane's Last Dance
Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers
28. Cannonball
The Breeders
29. I'd Do Anything for Love (But I Won't Do That)
Meat Loaf
30. Macarena
Los Del Rio
31. The Sign
Ace of Base
32. (I Can't Help) Falling in Love With You
UB40
33. The Power of Love
Celine Dion
34. All That She Wants
Ace of Base
35. Rid of Me
PJ Harvey
36. Fade into You
Mazzy Star
37. For Tomorrow
Blur
38. Breathe Again
Toni Braxton
39. All for Love
Bryan Adams, Rod Stewart and Sting
40. Don't Turn Around
Ace of Base
41. Show Me Love
Robin S.
42. Regret
New Order
43. Animal Nitrate
Suede
44. Venus as a Boy
Björk
45. Again
Janet Jackson
46. Knockin' da Boots
H-Town
47. Lately
Jodeci
48. Without You
Mariah Carey
49. Shoop
Salt-n-Pepa
50. Stutter
Elastica
51. Big Time Sensuality
Björk
52. Human Behaviour
Björk
53. Go West
Pet Shop Boys
54. You Mean the World to Me
Toni Braxton
55. If
Janet Jackson
56. The River of Dreams
Billy Joel
57. Rez
Underworld
58. Fuck and Run
Liz Phair
59. Come Clean
Jeru the Damaja
60. Ordinary World
Duran Duran
61. When Can I See You
Babyface
62. Please Forgive Me
Bryan Adams
63. Any Time, Any Place
Janet Jackson
64. Strong Enough
Sheryl Crow
65. Hip Hop Hooray
Naughty by Nature
66. Open Up
Leftfield (feat. John Lydon)
67. Smokebelch II
The Sabres of Paradise
68. Divorce Song
Liz Phair
69. If I Had No Loot
Tony! Toni! Toné!
70. Come to My Window
Melissa Etheridge
71. City Sickness
Tindersticks
72. Lemon
U2
73. Return to Innocence
Enigma
74. Mmm Mmm Mmm Mmm
Crash Test Dummies
75. Can We Talk
Tevin Campbell
76. Slam
Onyx
77. Looking Through Patient Eyes
P.M. Dawn
78. She Don't Use Jelly
The Flaming Lips
79. Cherub Rock
Smashing Pumpkins
80. Gangsta Lean
DRS
81. Because the Night
10,000 Maniacs
82. Baby I'm Yours
Shai
83. Come Undone
Duran Duran
84. I Don't Wanna Fight
Tina Turner
85. I'm the Only One
Melissa Etheridge
86. Feed the Tree
Belly
87. Sister Havana
Urge Overkill
88. Cowgirl
Underworld
89. Whoot, There It Is
95 South
90. Rock and Roll Dreams Come Through
Meat Loaf
91. Another Sad Love Song
Toni Braxton
92. I Get Around
2Pac (feat. Digital Underground)
93. Anytime You Need a Friend
Mariah Carey
94. Because of Love
Janet Jackson
95. Boom! Shake the Room
DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince
96. Getto Jam
Domino
97. I'm Ready
Tevin Campbell
98. Crazy
Aerosmith
99. Start Choppin'
Dinosaur Jr.
100. Debonair
The Afghan Whigs
20 more worth mentioning.
101. Laid
James
102. On
Aphex Twin
103. Wild Wood
Paul Weller
104. Into Your Arms
The Lemonheads
105. Web in Front
Archers of Loaf
106. My Sister
Juliana Hatfield Three
107. What's My Name?
Snoop Doggy Dogg
108. Plastic Dreams
Jaydee
109. Her Jazz
Huggy Bear
110. 50 Ft. Queenie
PJ Harvey
111. Gentlemen
The Afghan Whigs
112. The Wanderer
U2
113. Divine Hammer
The Breeders
114. From Despair to Where
Manic Street Preachers
115. Scentless Apprentice
Nirvana
116. Pennyroyal Tea
Nirvana
117. Dissident
Pearl Jam
118. Ain't No Love
Sub Sub
119. If I Ever Lose My Faith in You
Sting
120. 6'1"
Liz Phair
James
102. On
Aphex Twin
103. Wild Wood
Paul Weller
104. Into Your Arms
The Lemonheads
105. Web in Front
Archers of Loaf
106. My Sister
Juliana Hatfield Three
107. What's My Name?
Snoop Doggy Dogg
108. Plastic Dreams
Jaydee
109. Her Jazz
Huggy Bear
110. 50 Ft. Queenie
PJ Harvey
111. Gentlemen
The Afghan Whigs
112. The Wanderer
U2
113. Divine Hammer
The Breeders
114. From Despair to Where
Manic Street Preachers
115. Scentless Apprentice
Nirvana
116. Pennyroyal Tea
Nirvana
117. Dissident
Pearl Jam
118. Ain't No Love
Sub Sub
119. If I Ever Lose My Faith in You
Sting
120. 6'1"
Liz Phair
DigitalDreamDoor Editor Picks for 1993
An unheralded great record from 1993
Bruce's choice:
* Race With The Devil
Jeff Beck & the Bigtown Playboys
Lew's choice:
* Devil With The Green Eyes
Matthew Sweet
Brett's choice:
* Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown)
PM Dawn
Ryan's choice:
* The Ghost at Number One
Jellyfish
Bruce's choice:
* Race With The Devil
Jeff Beck & the Bigtown Playboys
Lew's choice:
* Devil With The Green Eyes
Matthew Sweet
Brett's choice:
* Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown)
PM Dawn
Ryan's choice:
* The Ghost at Number One
Jellyfish
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Edited By: Bruce
Last Updated: 2014-04-13
Last Updated: 2014-04-13