* = dance music; about 120 bpm & upwards
** = funk/soul/hiphop/jazz/reggae/world/ska/or combinations
*** = triphop/downtempo/electronic/ambient/idm
no stars = something else
# = guilty pleasures

My top 22 of favorite songs of the year 1994 (out of 49 listed here):

Note: The first the last eternity, Self esteem, Gotta let you go, Wonderfull days, Glorybox, The bomb and Buddy Holly all became hits in 1995. But those songs were originally released this year.

1. Snap! – The first the last eternity *
2. Portishead – Sour times ***
3. Prana – The dream (BT’s Original Mix) *
4. Real 2 Reel – I like to move it */#
5. The Offspring – Self esteem
6. The O.T. Quartet – Hold that sucker down (Builds Like A Skyscraper Remix) *
7. Snap! – Welcome to tomorrow *
8. Livin’ Joy – Dreamer (note: the first hit version, not the Rollo Remix which also became a hit) *
9. The O.T. Quartet – Hold that sucker down (Radio Edit) *
10. Doop – Doop (Sydney Berlin’s Ragtime Band Single Edit) */#
11. Dominica – Gotta let you go *
12. Doop – Doop (Jean Lejeux Et Son Orchestre Single Edit) */#
13. Des’ree – You gotta be **
14. Portishead – Glorybox ***
15. Charly Lownoise & Mental Theo – Wonderful days */#
16. Kenny Dope Pres. The Bucketheads – The bomb (These sounds fall into my mind) *
17. Negrocan – Aqua esquina *
18. Zhané – Groove thang **
19. Luke Slater’s 7th Plain – Lost *
20. The Ethics – La luna *
21. Soundgarden – Black hole sun
22. Weezer – Buddy Holly

My other favorites, the ‘subtop’ part (above is the potential ‘all time top 500′ stuff):

• Artifacts – C’mon wit da git down **
• Aswad – Shine **
• Beverly Knight – Flavour of the old school **
• Blur – Parklife
• Boyz II Men – Thank you **
• Brooklyn Funk Essentials – The creator has a masterplan **
• Cesaria Evora – Sodade **
• Chanelle – Work that body *
• The Cranberries – Zombie
• Dionne Farris – I know
• Edwyn Collins – A girl like you
• Gang Starr – Code of the streets **
• Garnet Silk – Love is the answer **
• G. Love & Special Sauce – Blues music **
• Greenday – Longview
• Jamalski – Jump, spread out **
• Jamiroquai – Scam **
• Paperclip People – Throw *
• The Prodigy – No good (start the dance) *
• The Prodigy – Voodoo people *
• Real To Reel – Go on move */#
• R.e.m. – Bang & blame
• River Ocean ft. India – Love & happiness *
• Sabres Of Paradise – Wilmot **
• Snap! – World in my hands */***(?)
• Ween – Freedom of ’76
• X-Static – I’m standin’ (higher) *

Extra (from previous site): pics from the year 1994

• Fashion in 1994