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The 44 Best Songs Of 1994 According To "Now That's What I Call Music!"
Oasis! Blur! Whigfield! The songs we loved, 20 years on.
Here are the best 44 songs taken from the 3 "Now That's What I Call Music!" albums (27, 28, 29) released that year. Let's start with the Best of British from 1994...
"Cigarettes & Alcohol" by Oasis
"Parklife" by Blur featuring Phil Daniels
"Rocks" by Primal Scream
"Love Is All Around" by Wet Wet Wet
"Things Can Only Get Better" by D:Ream
Female musicians in 1994 made some classics...
"Stay (I Missed You)" by Lisa Loeb & Nine Stories
"Confide in Me" by Kylie Minogue
"I'll Stand By You" by The Pretenders
"The Power of Love" by Celine Dion
"Right Beside You" by Sophie B. Hawkins
Grunge wasn't a thing in 1994, according to the Now albums. But we did get some rock music...
"Mmm Mmm Mmm Mmm" by Crash Test Dummies
"What's the Frequency, Kenneth?" by R.E.M.
"Zombie" by The Cranberries
“Rock and Roll Dreams Come Through" by Meat Loaf
"Inside" by Stiltskin
We also had major reggae revival in '94...
"Shine" by Aswad
"Baby Come Back" by Pato Banton
"Twist & Shout" by Chaka Demus & Pliers
"Sweets for My Sweet" by C.J. Lewis
"Baby, I Love Your Way" by Big Mountain
Hip Hop was overlooked, but R&B featured heavily in the Now albums from '94...
"Whatta Man" by Salt-N-Pepa with En Vogue
"She's Got That Vibe" by R. Kelly
"Just a Step from Heaven” by Eternal
"I Swear" by All-4-One
"Sweetness" by Michelle Gayle
"Come Baby Come" by K7
The Brits had more to contribute to 1994...
"Midnight at the Oasis" by The Brand New Heavies
"Moving on Up" by M People
"It's Alright" by East 17
"Sure" by Take That
"The Real Thing" by Tony Di Bart
"Crazy For You" by Let Loose
The dance scene in 1994 featured a lot of insane European acts. Thanks Europe!
"Another Night" by MC Sar & The Real McCoy
"The Rhythm of the Night" by Corona
"U & Me" by Cappella
"I Like to Move It" by Reel 2 Real feat. The Mad Stuntman
"Return to Innocence" by Enigma
"Carry Me Home" by Gloworm
And there was this gem of a song, which deserves it's own category...
"7 Seconds" by Youssou N'Dour feat. Neneh Cherry
And finally. 1994 wouldn't have been half the year it was without some 'novelty' songs...