JANUARY
Top hit
Hero · Mariah Carey
Top album
Music Box · Mariah Carey
Enter the Year
Year
1994
Genre Walls Come Down
Alternative, hip-hop, and pop collide in a faster cycle — but every smash still feels personal.
Voices of the year
Albums that mattered
The songs
Through the year
Tap a month to explore what people were playing.
FEBRUARY
Top hit
All For Love · Bryan Adams/rod Stewart/sting
Top album
Music Box · Mariah Carey
MARCH
Top hit
The Power Of Love · Celine Dion
Top album
Music Box · Mariah Carey
APRIL
Top hit
The Sign · Ace Of Base
Top album
The Sign · Ace Of Base
MAY
Top hit
The Sign · Ace Of Base
Top album
The Division Bell · Pink Floyd
JUNE
Top hit
I Swear · All-4-one
Top album
The Sign · Ace Of Base
JULY
Top hit
I Swear · All-4-one
Top album
Purple · Stone Temple Pilots
AUGUST
Top hit
Stay (I Missed You) (From "Reality Bites") · Lisa Loeb
Top album
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SEPTEMBER
Top hit
I'll Make Love To You · Boyz Ii Men
Top album
II · Boyz Ii Men
OCTOBER
Top hit
I'll Make Love To You · Boyz Ii Men
Top album
From The Cradle · Eric Clapton
NOVEMBER
Top hit
I'll Make Love To You · Boyz Ii Men
Top album
MTV Unplugged In New York · Nirvana
DECEMBER
Top hit
On Bended Knee · Boyz Ii Men
Top album
Hell Freezes Over · Eagles