MrH's Top 100 of 1993 (NUMBER ONE REVEALED)

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COMING SOON!


Currently in the process of compiling this. Having previously done retrospective charts for 1994-97, I'm going one further and doing 1993. So many possibilities for the top spot, though the chart will look rather different to how it would've done when I was 12 (no.1 then probably would've been "Boom! Shake The Room". Will it make the top 100?), though the shortlist was made from going through the year's singles charts and adding stuff I liked at the time, stuff I've liked since and stuff I'm less familiar with but I know the artist.

First positions should be decided in the next few days...

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PART 1 (100-81):

100. BON JOVI - In These Arms

UK Chart position: 9

Appearances in my end-of-year charts: 1


99. UGLY KID JOE - Cat's In The Cradle

UK Chart position: 7

Appearances: 1


98. PEARL JAM - Daughter

UK Chart position: 18

Appearances: 4

Other appearances:
1994: Spin The Black Circle (#38)
2009: The Fixer (#21)
2009: Got Some (#40)


97. AEROSMITH - Livin' On The Edge

UK Chart position: 19

Appearances: 1


96. ARRESTED DEVELOPMENT - Tennessee

UK Chart position: 18

Appearances: 1


95. TERENCE TRENT D'ARBY - She Kissed Me

UK Chart position: 16

Appearances: 1


94. BELLY - Feed The Tree

UK Chart position: 32

Appearances: 1


93. LENA FIAGBE - Gotta Get It Right

UK Chart position: 20

Appearances: 1


92. 10,000 MANIACS - Candy Everybody Wants

UK Chart position: 47

Appearances: 1


91. STING - Fields Of Gold

UK Chart position: 16

Appearances: 2

Other appearance:
1994: When We Dance (#92)


90. SNAP! ft NIKI HARIS - Exterminate

UK Chart position: 2

Appearances: 1


89. JADE - Don't Walk Away

UK Chart position: 7

Appearances: 1


88. PJ HARVEY - 50ft Queenie

UK Chart position: 27

Appearances: 6

Other appearances:
1995: Down By The Water (#86)
1998: A Perfect Day Elise (#17)
2000: Good Fortune (#26)
2004: The Letter (#47)
2016: The Wheel (#4)


87. BLUR - Sunday Sunday

UK Chart position: 26

Appearances: 21

Other appearances:
1994: To The End (#21)
1994: Girls And Boys (#28)
1994: Parklife (#46)
1994: End Of A Century (#78)
1995: The Universal (#34)
1996: Charmless Man (#28)
1996: Stereotypes (#39)
1997: Song 2 (#2)
1997: MOR (#9)
1997: Beetlebum (#24)
1997: On Your Own (#57)
1999: Coffee & TV (#2)
1999: Tender (#57)
1999: No Distance Left To Run (#75)
2000: Music Is My Radar (#38)
2003: Out Of Time (#5)
2003: Crazy Beat (#10)
2003: Good Song (#37)
2015: Lonesome Street (#6)
2015: Go Out (#84)


86. BREEDERS - Divine Hammer

UK Chart position: 59

Appearances: 2

Other appearance:
2008: We're Gonna Rise (#21)


85. JESUS JONES - The Devil You Know

UK Chart position: 10

Appearances: 1


84. LOUCHIE LOU & MICHIE ONE - Shout

UK Chart position: 7

Appearances: 1


83. SMASHING PUMPKINS - Cherub Rock

UK Chart position: 31

Appearances: 6*

Other appearances:
1994: Disarm (#12)
1995: Bullet With Butterfly Wings (#25)
2000: Stand Inside Your Love (#43)
2007: Tarantula (#7)
2014: One And All (#61)


82. PM DAWN - Looking Through Patient Eyes

UK Chart position: 11

Appearances: 1


81. SHAGGY - Oh Carolina

UK Chart position: 1

Appearances: 2

Other appearance:
1995: Boombastic (#46)




* = no idea how 'Tonight Tonight' didn't make it in in 1996. I guess it took me a little while to appreciate Smashing Pumpkins. In general, those mid-90s charts would look quite different in places if I compiled them today.

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PART 2 (80-61):

80. PETER GABRIEL - Steam

UK Chart position: 10

Appearances: 1


79. CYPRESS HILL - I Ain't Goin' Out Like That

UK Chart position: 15

Appearances: 3

Other appearance:
1994: Insane In The Brain (#57)
2000: Rock Superstar (#33)


78. STONE TEMPLE PILOTS - Sex Type Thing

UK Chart position: 55

Appearances: 2

Other appearance:
2001: Days Of The Week (#83)


77. JAZZY JEFF & THE FRESH PRINCE - Boom! Shake The Room

UK Chart position: 1

Appearances: 1


76. STEREO MC'S - Ground Level

UK Chart position: 19

Appearances: 2

Other appearance:
2001: Deep Down And Dirty (#70)


75. VOICE OF THE BEEHIVE & JIMMY SOMERVILLE - Gimme Shelter

UK Chart position: 23

Appearances: 1


74. PET SHOP BOYS - I Wouldn't Normally Do This Kind Of Thing

UK Chart position: 13

Appearances: 1


73. ARRESTED DEVELOPMENT - Mr. Wendal

UK Chart position: 4

Appearances: 2


72. ALICE IN CHAINS - Angry Chair

UK Chart position: 33

Appearances: 1


71. PET SHOP BOYS - Go West

UK Chart position: 2

Appearances: 2


70. AEROSMITH - Cryin'

UK Chart position: 17

Appearances: 2


69. LEFTFIELD & LYDON - Open Up

UK Chart position: 13

Appearances: Leftfield 4, John Lydon 1

Other appearances:
1995: Original (#17)
1999: Afrika Shox/Phat Planet (#36)
2000: Swords (#52)


68. US3 - Cantaloop

UK Chart position: 23

Appearances: 1


67. NEIL YOUNG - Harvest Moon

UK Chart position: 36

Appearances: 1


66. BLIND MELON - No Rain

UK Chart position: 17

Appearances: 1


65. THE JESUS AND MARY CHAIN - Snakedriver

UK Chart position: 30

Appearances: 1


64. SWV - Right Here

UK Chart position: 3

Appearances: 1


63. DEPECHE MODE - I Feel You

UK Chart position: 8

Appearances: 2

Other appearance:
2009: Wrong (#42)


62. THE WONDER STUFF - On The Ropes

UK Chart position: 10

Appearances: 1


61. WORLD PARTY - Is It Like Today?

UK Chart position: 19

Appearances: 1

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PART 3 (60-41):

60. BJORK - Venus As A Boy

UK Chart position: 29

Appearances: 6

Other appearances:
1995: Army Of Me (#38)
1995: It's Oh So Quiet (#72)
1996: Possibly Maybe (#47)
1996: Hyperballad (#85)
2015: Stonemilker (#57)


59. STAKKA BO - Here We Go

UK Chart position: 13

Appearances: 1


58. KINGMAKER - 10 Years Asleep

UK Chart position: 15

Appearances: 1


57. K7 - Come Baby Come

UK Chart position: 10 (climbed to no.3 in 1994)

Appearances: 1


56. SALT-N-PEPA - Shoop

UK Chart position: 29

Appearances: 3

Other appearances:
1994: Shoop (#73)
1994: Whatta Man (#91)


55. SPIN DOCTORS - Two Princes

UK Chart position: 3

Appearances: 1


54. APACHE INDIAN - Boom Shack-A-Lak

UK Chart position: 5

Appearances: 1


53. THE VERVE - Blue

UK Chart position: 69

Appearances: 8

Other appearances:
1995: History (#6)
1995: This Is Music (#12)
1995: On Your Own (#68)
1997: Bittersweet Symphony (#6)
1997: The Drugs Don't Work (#15)
1997: Lucky Man (#40)
2008: Love Is Noise (#44)


52. WILDHEARTS - TV Tan

UK Chart position: 53

Appearances: 6

Other appearances:
1994: Caffeine Bomb (#11)
1995: I Wanna Go Where The People Go (#14)
1996: Sick Of Drugs (#53)
2002: Vanilla Radio (#22)
2021: Remember These Days (#14)


51. REM - Nightswimming

UK Chart position: 27

Appearances: 9

Other appearances:
1994: What's The Frequency, Kenneth? (#18)
1995: Crush With Eyeliner (#39)
1996: E-Bow The Letter (#32)
1999: At My Most Beautiful (#58)
2000: The Great Beyond (#94)
2001: Imitation Of Life (#75)
2003: Bad Day (#58)
2008: Man Sized Wreath (#56)


50. THE BELOVED - Sweet Harmony

UK Chart position: 8

Appearances: 1


49. MANIC STREET PREACHERS - Roses In The Hospital

UK Chart position: 15

Appearances: 25

Other appearances:
1994: Faster (#2)
1994: Revol (#7)
1994: She Is Suffering (#43)
1994: Life Becoming A Landslide (#82)
1996: A Design For Life (#1)
1996: Everything Must Go (#5)
1996: Australia (#10)
1996: Kevin Carter (#23)
1998: If You Tolerate This Your Children Will Be Next (#11)
1998: The Everlasting (#91)
1999: Tsunami (#68)
1999: You Stole The Sun From My Heart (#69)
2000: The Masses Against The Classes (#49)
2001: Found That Soul (#7)
2001: So Why So Sad (#46)
2001: Ocean Spray (#54)
2001: Let Robeson Sing (#57)
2005: Empty Souls (#45)
2007: Your Love Alone Is Not Enough (#11)
2007: Underdogs (#19)
2007: Indian Summer (#39)
2007: Autumnsong (#92)
2014: Walk Me To The Bridge (#78)
2016: Together Stronger (C'mon Wales) (#95)


48. SAINT ETIENNE - I Was Born On Christmas Day

UK Chart position: 37

Appearances: 2

Other appearance:
1995: He's On The Phone (#83)


47. PAUL WELLER - Wild Wood

UK Chart position: 14

Appearances: 7

Other appearances:
1994: Out Of The Sinking (#51)
1995: The Changingman (#77)
1995: You Do Something To Me (#99)
1996: Out Of The Sinking (#52)
1996: Peacock Suit (#80)
2007: This Old Town (#71)


46. CHAKA DEMUS & PLIERS - Tease Me

UK Chart position: 3

Appearances: 1


45. BJORK - Big Time Sensuality

UK Chart position: 17

Appearances: 7


44. CYPRESS HILL - Insane In The Brain

UK Chart position: 32

Appearances: 4


43. CRANES - Jewel

UK Chart position: 29

Appearances: 1


42. GOODMEN - Give It Up

UK Chart position: 5

Appearances: 1


41. JAMIROQUAI - Too Young To Die

UK Chart position: 10

Appearances: 2

Other appearance:
1994: Space Cowboy (#77)

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PART 4 (40-31):

40. ETERNAL - Stay



UK Chart position: 4

Appearances: 1


39. RADIOHEAD - Anyone Can Play Guitar



UK Chart position: 32

Appearances: 22

Other appearances:
1994: My Iron Lung (#29)
1995: Just (#2)
1995: Fake Plastic Trees (#9)
1995: High And Dry (#16)
1995: Lucky (#18)
1996: Street Spirit (Fade Out) (#4)
1997: Paranoid Android (#1)
1997: Karma Police (#42)
1998: No Surprises (#22)
2001: Pyramid Song (#3)
2001: Knives Out (#25)
2003: There There (#1)
2003: 2+2=5 (#19)
2003: Go To Sleep (#54)
2008: Nude (#12)
2008: Jigsaw Falling Into Place (#34)
2009: These Are My Twisted Words (#47)
2016: Spectre (#2)
2016: Burn The Witch (#11)
2016: Daydreaming (#18)
2021: If You Say The Word (#17)


38. PRODIGY - One Love



UK Chart position: 8

Appearances: 11

Other appearances:
1994: No Good (Start The Dance) (#14)
1994: Voodoo People (#36)
1995: Poison (#15)
1996: Breathe (#3)
1996: Firestarter (#6)
1997: Smack My b**** Up (#8)
2004: Girls (#58)
2005: Spitfire (#83)
2009: Take Me To The Hospital (#75)
2009: Omen (#89)


37. NEW ORDER - Regret



UK Chart position: 4

Appearances: 1


36. MANIC STREET PREACHERS - From Despair To Where



UK Chart position: 25

Appearances: 26


35. NIRVANA - All Apologies



UK Chart position: 32

Appearances: 1


34. THERAPY? - Screamager



UK Chart position: 9

Appearances: 3

Other appearances:
1994: Nowhere (#35)
1998: Church Of Noise (#50)


33. USURA - Open Your Mind



UK Chart position: 7

Appearances: 1


32. REM - The Sidewinder Sleeps Tonite



UK Chart position: 17

Appearances: 10


31. ANNIE LENNOX - Little Bird



UK Chart position: 3

Appearances: 1

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PART 5 (30-21):

30. SNOOP DOGGY DOGG - Who Am I? (What's My Name?)



UK Chart position: 20

Appearances: 2

Other appearance:
2003: Beautiful (#64)


29. KATE BUSH - Rubberband Girl



UK Chart position: 12

Appearances: 2

Other appearance:
2005: King Of The Mountain (#19)


28. BJORK & DAVID ARNOLD - Play Dead



UK Chart position: 12

Appearances: 8 for Bjork, 1 for David Arnold


27. GREEN JELLY - Three Little Pigs



UK Chart position: 5

Appearances: 1


26. BLUR - For Tomorrow



UK Chart position: 28

Appearances: 22


25. JAMES - Laid



UK Chart position: 25

Appearances: 3

Other appearances:
1997: Tomorrow (#46)
2016: Nothing But Love (#44)


24. METALLICA - Sad But True



UK Chart position: 20

Appearances: 2

Other appearance:
1997: The Memory Remains (#43)


23. SOUL ASYLUM - Runaway Train



UK Chart position: 7

Appearances: 1


22. SUB SUB ft MELANIE WILLIAMS - Ain't No Love (Ain't No Use)



UK Chart position: 3

Appearances: 9 for Sub Sub (8 as Doves), 1 for Melanie Williams

Other appearances:
1999: Here It Comes (#20)
1999: Sea Song (#52)
2000: The Cedar Room (#2)
2000: The Man Who Told Everything (#7)
2000: Catch The Sun (#13)
2002: There Goes The Fear (#59)
2005: Black And White Town (#30)
2020: Prisoners (#29)


21. CROWDED HOUSE - Distant Sun



UK Chart position: 19

Appearances: 3

Other appearances:
1994: Pineapple Head (#39)
1994: Locked Out (#45)

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PART 6 (20-11):

20. SUEDE - Animal Nitrate



UK Chart position: 7

Appearances: 8

Other appearances:
1994: We Are The Pigs (#80)
1994: Stay Together (#88)
1996: Trash (#68)
1996: Beautiful Ones (#98)
1997: Filmstar (#58)
1997: Saturday Night (#75)
1999: Can't Get Enough (#37)


19. LENNY KRAVITZ - Are You Gonna Go My Way?



UK Chart position: 4

Appearances: 3

Other appearances:
1995: Rock & Roll Is Dead (#98)
1999: Fly Away (#91)


18. DAVID BOWIE - Jump They Say



UK Chart position: 9

Appearances: 2

Other appearance:
2016: I Can't Give Everything Away (#68)


17. KD LANG - Constant Craving



UK Chart position: 15

Appearances: 1


16. JAMES - Sometimes



UK Chart position: 18

Appearances: 4


15. CRANBERRIES - Linger



UK Chart position: 74

Appearances: 4

Other appearances:
1994: Linger (#8)
1994: Dreams (#50)
1994: Zombie (#53)


14. HOUSE OF PAIN - Jump Around



UK Chart position: 8

Appearances: 1


13. MANIC STREET PREACHERS - La Tristesse Durera (Scream To A Sigh)



UK Chart position: 22

Appearances: 27


12. RADIOHEAD - Creep



UK Chart position: 7

Appearances: 23


11. PAUL WELLER - Sunflower



UK Chart position: 16

Appearances: 8

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PART 7 (10-1):

10. SMASHING PUMPKINS - Today



UK Chart position: 44

Appearances: 7


9. 4 NON BLONDES - What's Up?



UK Chart position: 2

Appearances: 1


8. TERRORVISION - American TV



UK Chart position: 63

Appearances: 8

Other appearances:
1994: My House (#17)
1994: Oblivion (#30)
1994: Pretend Best Friend (#58)
1994: Alice What's The Matter? (#68)
1994: Middleman (#69)
1996: Perserverance (#56)
2001: D'Ya Wanna Go Faster? (#100)


7. THE ORB - Little Fluffy Clouds



UK Chart position: 10

Appearances: 1


6. SAINT ETIENNE - You're In A Bad Way



UK Chart position: 12

Appearances: 3


5. BREEDERS - Cannonball



UK Chart position: 40

Appearances: 3


4. REM - Everybody Hurts



UK Chart position: 7

Appearances: 11


3. NIRVANA - Heart-Shaped Box



UK Chart position: 5

Appearances: 2


2. RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE - Killing In The Name



UK Chart position: 25

Appearances: 2

Other appearance:
1996: Bulls On Parade (#83)


1. DURAN DURAN - Ordinary World



UK Chart position: 6

Appearances: 1



So my 1993 chart is topped by Duran Duran's masterpiece, which was by far the highlight of their career. I touched on this before when doing my points chart countdowns but I reckon if 'Ordinary World' had been released either a year earlier or a year later, it would've been absolutely massive (certainly more deserving than Wet Wet Wet's pissfest). Unfortunately, 1993 was such a strange year for music and it stalled at no.6 in the charts. Simon Le Bon and his mates hold off an American onslaught, with US bands completing the rest of the top 5. Of all the acts in the top 10, only Smashing Pumpkins have managed a higher peak in a later year.

[greendemon]

Great #1, their best song by far.

[TheThorne]

Great top 10 but I don’t remember the Terrorvision song, I bought a lot of their singles but think I missed that one.

[Earl Purple]

2 of my Haven Factor entries there, both used in the 2nd round of the contest, Bon Jovi right at the start and Kate Bush later.

I have generally considered 1993 one of the worst years for music - in the modern era. Lack of depth, mainly.

Kingmaker were one of my favourite bands that year though, #58 on your list. And Meat Loaf at the end but I knew they wouldn't appear.

All that reggae - and from it "Tease Me" is my favourite, #46 on your list. Sly & Robbie were their producers and co-writers.

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Jan 20, 2022 9:44:37 GMT 1 TheThorne said:

Great top 10 but I don’t remember the Terrorvision song, I bought a lot of their singles but think I missed that one.

It passed me by at the time but I first heard it on their singles compilation released about 20 years ago and it ended up being my favourite track on there.