Billboard 1994 Rankdown (Winner Revealed)

[Unhinged]

Billboard's Top Songs of 1994

Deadline date of August 22, 2020.

1. Inverse Point system will be used (i.e. rank singles 1-102 *this one has 102 w/"Never Forget You" & "And On And On" included as stand alones*).

2. You must rank all the songs (if there's a remix you prefer, you can use that for your ranking instead, you don't have to specify whether you did).

3. PM me your rankings. Please do not use numbers. I will know the first song on your list is No. 1 and so on...it makes it easier for me when I spreadsheet it.

4. Manage your time wisely please. Deadlines are deadlines. I will send plenty of reminders, don't worry...

5. Please have your lists finalized before you send them to me. I will not be making adjustments if you decide to change a ranking later.

6. If you send in your list super early, don't get upset if you have to wait a while for the reveal. I'll get to it when I get to it.

7. If you'd like to be tagged in the future let me know!

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{Preference Revealer Friendly List}
The Sign - Ace of Base
I Swear - All-4-One
I’ll Make Love to You - Boyz II Men
The Power of Love - Céline Dion
Hero - Mariah Carey
Stay (I Missed You) - Lisa Loeb and Nine Stories
Breathe Again - Toni Braxton
All for Love - Bryan Adams, Rod Stewart and Sting
All That She Wants - Ace of Base
Don’t Turn Around - Ace of Base
Bump n’ Grind - R. Kelly
Again - Janet Jackson
I’ll Remember - Madonna
Whatta Man - Salt-n-Pepa and En Vogue
Wild Night - John Mellencamp ft. Meshell Ndegeocello
Without You - Mariah Carey
Never Forget You - Mariah Carey
You Mean the World to Me - Toni Braxton
Can You Feel the Love Tonight - Elton John
The Most Beautiful Girl in the World - Prince
Fantastic Voyage - Coolio
Baby, I Love Your Way - Big Mountain
Regulate - Warren G ft. Nate Dogg
If You Go - Jon Secada
Back & Forth - Aaliyah
Now and Forever - Richard Marx
When Can I See You - Babyface
Please Forgive Me - Bryan Adams
So Much in Love - All-4-One
Shoop - Salt-n-Pepa
Any Time, Any Place - Janet Jackson
And On And On - Janet Jackson
Shine - Collective Soul
Said I Loved You…But I Lied - Michael Bolton
Return to Innocence - Enigma
All I Wanna Do - Sheryl Crow
Mmm Mmm Mmm Mmm - Crash Test Dummies
Can We Talk - Tevin Campbell
Funkdafied - Da Brat
I’d Do Anything for Love (But I Won’t Do That) - Meat Loaf
Gangsta Lean - DRS
Because the Night - 10,000 Maniacs
Cantaloop (Flip Fantasia) - Us3
Whoomp! (There It Is) - Tag Team
Come to My Window - Melissa Etheridge
Stroke You Up - Changing Faces
I’m Ready - Tevin Campbell
100% Pure Love - Crystal Waters
Anytime You Need a Friend - Mariah Carey
Because of Love - Janet Jackson
Linger - The Cranberries
Loser - Beck
Found Out About You - Gin Blossoms
Gin and Juice - Snoop Doggy Dogg
Never Lie - Immature
Streets of Philadelphia - Bruce Springsteen
Getto Jam - Domino
Endless Love - Luther Vandross and Mariah Carey
I Miss You - Aaron Hall
Understanding - Xscape
This D.J. - Warren G
Cry For You - Jodeci
Keep Ya Head Up - 2Pac
What’s My Name? - Snoop Doggy Dogg
Another Night - Real McCoy
Your Body’s Callin’ - R. Kelly
Tootsee Roll - 69 Boyz
I Can See Clearly Now - Jimmy Cliff
Never Keeping Secrets - Babyface
Crazy - Aerosmith
Just Kickin’ It - Xscape
(At Your Best) You Are Love - Aaliyah
Rock and Roll Dreams Come Through - Meat Loaf
Amazing - Aerosmith
Always - Erasure
Groove Thang - Zhané
Dreams - Gabrielle
Mr. Vain - Culture Beat
Mary Jane’s Last Dance - Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
Anything - SWV
Beautiful in My Eyes - Joshua Kadison
Stay - Eternal
Flava in Ya Ear - Craig Mack
U.N.I.T.Y. - Queen Latifah
Prayer for the Dying - Seal
Secret - Madonna
Here Comes the Hotstepper - Ini Kamoze
Everyday - Phil Collins
Don’t Take the Girl - Tim McGraw
Got Me Waiting - Heavy D & the Boyz
December, 1963 (Oh, What a Night) [Ben Liebrand Remix] - The Four Seasons
Indian Outlaw - Tim McGraw
Always - Bon Jovi
I’m the Only One - Melissa Etheridge
Back in the Day - Ahmad
Love Sneakin’ Up On You - Bonnie Raitt
I’ll Take You There - General Public
Always in My Heart - Tevin Campbell
What Is Love - Haddaway
And Our Feelings - Babyface
Bop Gun (One Nation) - Ice Cube ft. George Clinton
I Wanna Be Down - BrandyPreference Revealer Friendly List

1 The Sign - Ace of Base
2 I Swear - All-4-One
3 I’ll Make Love to You - Boyz II Men
4 The Power of Love - Céline Dion
5 Hero - Mariah Carey
6 Stay (I Missed You) - Lisa Loeb and Nine Stories
7 Breathe Again - Toni Braxton
8 All for Love - Bryan Adams, Rod Stewart and Sting
9 All That She Wants - Ace of Base
10 Don’t Turn Around - Ace of Base
11 Bump n’ Grind - R. Kelly
12 Again - Janet Jackson
13 I’ll Remember - Madonna
14 Whatta Man - Salt-n-Pepa and En Vogue
15 Wild Night - John Mellencamp ft. Meshell Ndegeocello
16 Without You/Never Forget You - Mariah Carey (rank separately please)
17 You Mean the World to Me - Toni Braxton
18 Can You Feel the Love Tonight - Elton John
19 The Most Beautiful Girl in the World - Prince
20 Fantastic Voyage - Coolio
21 Baby, I Love Your Way - Big Mountain
22 Regulate - Warren G ft. Nate Dogg
23 If You Go - Jon Secada
24 Back & Forth - Aaliyah
25 Now and Forever - Richard Marx
26 When Can I See You - Babyface
27 Please Forgive Me - Bryan Adams
28 So Much in Love - All-4-One
29 Shoop - Salt-n-Pepa
30 Any Time, Any Place/And On And On - Janet Jackson (rank separately please)
31 Shine - Collective Soul
32 Said I Loved You…But I Lied - Michael Bolton
33 Return to Innocence - Enigma
34 All I Wanna Do - Sheryl Crow
35 Mmm Mmm Mmm Mmm - Crash Test Dummies
36 Can We Talk - Tevin Campbell
37 Funkdafied - Da Brat
38 I’d Do Anything for Love (But I Won’t Do That) - Meat Loaf
39 Gangsta Lean - DRS
40 Because the Night - 10,000 Maniacs
41 Cantaloop (Flip Fantasia) - Us3
42 Whoomp! (There It Is) - Tag Team
43 Come to My Window - Melissa Etheridge
44 Stroke You Up - Changing Faces
45 I’m Ready - Tevin Campbell
46 100% Pure Love - Crystal Waters
47 Anytime You Need a Friend - Mariah Carey
48 Because of Love - Janet Jackson
49 Linger - The Cranberries
50 Loser - Beck
51 Found Out About You - Gin Blossoms
52 Gin and Juice - Snoop Doggy Dogg
53 Never Lie - Immature
54 Streets of Philadelphia - Bruce Springsteen
55 Getto Jam - Domino
56 Endless Love - Luther Vandross and Mariah Carey
57 I Miss You - Aaron Hall
58 Understanding - Xscape
59 This D.J. - Warren G
60 Cry For You - Jodeci
61 Keep Ya Head Up - 2Pac
62 What’s My Name? - Snoop Doggy Dogg
63 Another Night - Real McCoy
64 Your Body’s Callin’ - R. Kelly
65 Tootsee Roll - 69 Boyz
66 I Can See Clearly Now - Jimmy Cliff
67 Never Keeping Secrets - Babyface
68 Crazy - Aerosmith
69 Just Kickin’ It - Xscape
70 (At Your Best) You Are Love - Aaliyah
71 Rock and Roll Dreams Come Through - Meat Loaf
72 Amazing - Aerosmith
73 Always - Erasure
74 Groove Thang - Zhané
75 Dreams - Gabrielle
76 Mr. Vain - Culture Beat
77 Mary Jane’s Last Dance - Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
78 Anything - SWV
79 Beautiful in My Eyes - Joshua Kadison
80 Stay - Eternal
81 Flava in Ya Ear - Craig Mack
82 U.N.I.T.Y. - Queen Latifah
83 Prayer for the Dying - Seal
84 Secret - Madonna
85 Here Comes the Hotstepper - Ini Kamoze
86 Everyday - Phil Collins
87 Don’t Take the Girl - Tim McGraw
88 Got Me Waiting - Heavy D & the Boyz
89 December, 1963 (Oh, What a Night) [Ben Liebrand Remix] - The Four Seasons
90 Indian Outlaw - Tim McGraw
91 Always - Bon Jovi
92 I’m the Only One - Melissa Etheridge
93 Back in the Day - Ahmad
94 Love Sneakin’ Up On You - Bonnie Raitt
95 I’ll Take You There - General Public
96 Always in My Heart - Tevin Campbell
97 What Is Love - Haddaway
98 And Our Feelings - Babyface
99 Bop Gun (One Nation) - Ice Cube ft. George Clinton
100 I Wanna Be Down - Brandy

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[Devil Marlena Nylund]

I'll do this! The 1994 CHR/Pop yearend rankdown was one of the first ones I did. I'm a huge fan of 1994!

[Leo ✔]

I'll do this.

[Deleted]

I already know my top 10
But it will be hard to chose #1
Toni or Mariah or even Madonna

[samo🦕]

Jul 17, 2020 12:20:49 GMT -5 Unhinged said:

16 Without You/Never Forget You - Mariah Carey

are we just ranking Without You, or are we ranking both separately?

[Unhinged]

Jul 17, 2020 12:48:32 GMT -5 samo🦕 said:

Jul 17, 2020 12:20:49 GMT -5 Unhinged said:

16 Without You/Never Forget You - Mariah Carey

are we just ranking Without You, or are we ranking both separately?

I say let's rank both so there'll be 101 songs on the list.

[Deleted]

Never forget you
Is
Obviously better song

[aerodynamite]

[wyckyd]

So many great songs! This is gonna be a difficult one...

[Butterflies & Hurricanes]

why do we have to do repeat songs from ‘93?

[Deleted]

Who’s going to help me with 69 Boyz? I don’t want that last at all...

[Unhinged]

Jul 17, 2020 14:51:31 GMT -5 Butterflies & Hurricanes said:

why do we have to do repeat songs from ‘93?

Because the point is to rank the list as is. I've never taken out repeat songs. Just how I roll.

[CF15]

Seemingly weaker than 1993, but I'll still do this. I already know my top two.

[craziaskowboi]

Crash Test Dummies for the win!

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Jul 17, 2020 18:39:06 GMT -5 craziaskowboi said:

Crash Test Dummies for the win!

Hmm Hmm Hmm Hmm No.

[CF15]

Jul 17, 2020 18:39:06 GMT -5 craziaskowboi said:

Crash Test Dummies for the win!

Highly unlikely for them to even make the top 50, lol.

[anthony11554]

Beck for the win

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Jul 17, 2020 15:05:22 GMT -5 @slipperyslope said:

Who’s going to help me with 69 Boyz? I don’t want that last at all...

Not me. For one, I'm not doing this rankdown, and for two, that song sucks (it was also on the 1995 Year-End List, and I will be doing that rankdown).

[CF15]

Jul 17, 2020 21:24:37 GMT -5 anthony11554 said:

Beck for the win

Too polarizing. It's not gonna happen. I'll consider it a win if he makes the top ten. I hope we can carry Warren G and Coolio as high as possible, with the expected resistance to rap.
EDIT: And Snoop, too. "Gin N Juice" slaps!

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Jul 17, 2020 22:03:10 GMT -5 @gabingston said:

Jul 17, 2020 15:05:22 GMT -5 @slipperyslope said:

Who’s going to help me with 69 Boyz? I don’t want that last at all...

Not me. For one, I'm not doing this rankdown, and for two, that song sucks (it was also on the 1995 Year-End List, and I will be doing that rankdown).

Fun fact, Tootsie Roll was only 1 position apart in 94 and 95 year ends.

[BB🌕]

Regulate ftw

[craziaskowboi]

Jul 17, 2020 15:05:22 GMT -5 @slipperyslope said:

Who’s going to help me with 69 Boyz?

Me.

[Unhinged]

Jul 17, 2020 12:49:59 GMT -5 Unhinged said:

Jul 17, 2020 12:48:32 GMT -5 samo🦕 said:

are we just ranking Without You, or are we ranking both separately?

I say let's rank both so there'll be 101 songs on the list.

Additionally, I was curious about Janet Jackson's "And On And On" as it was a double side w/"Any Time, Any Place" and sure enough it was included on the Billboard 1994 Year-End list so I'm also including it here. There are now 102 songs to rank.

[singingrulebritannia]

Unhinged The year-end list doesn't designate this, but considering the Ben Liebrand remix of "December 1963" was the actual charting version of the song this year, is it what you're intending for us to rank?

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I would also highly recommend people hear the "Flava in Ya Ear" remix before ranking it--the song's popularity/classic reputation was definitely driven by that version a lot. But it's more of a supplemental remix instead of one that significantly changes the sound of the song, and it was released the same year as the original, so it's a less important scenario than what happened with the Four Seasons song.

[weaver]

In

[Deleted]

IMO this year seems a little weaker than 93. What Is Love won’t be my 1 this time though. Have another song or 2 that I love a lot.

[Mirago]

Ace of Base and Tag Team are a couple more repeat songs this year.

[Ky]

I'll definitely do this one!

[Unhinged]

Officially launching this today with a deadline date of August 22, 2020. The list can be found in my original post (look up, look waaaay up!).

Please remember that this list has 102 songs.

If you'd like to be tagged for reminders, let me know!

Butterflies & Hurricanes
@phillippe
weaver
singingrulebritannia
theseanyg
Red
Mic Technique
alexcuse
craziaskowboi
newpower
Doc Indie Party Rock
God
BB🌕
rowellfarm490
darkchild2000
@slipperyslope
Willow Rinadoobee Breakfast
aerodynamite
Az Paynter
CF15
wyckyd
samo🦕
tallen2001
walt91
Leo ✔
Mirago
House Lannister
mamooshka
Alex1901
peacebone
Juanca
@gabingston
Cody Wants Out...
campbellssoup
tim
Devil Marlena Nylund
anthony11554
Ky

[weaver]

Is there any way we can get a preference revealer-friendly list without numbers?