Number one modern rock hits of 1994
The following is a comprehensive list of hits that reached number one on the Modern Rock Tracks chart, published by Billboard magazine. In 1994, there were 18 hits that reached peak position, in 53 issues of the magazine.
Morrissey had the longest run among the singles that have reached peak position in 1994, spending 7 consecutive weeks beginning with the issue dated April 2 and ending on May 14. Other singles with extended chart runs were Toad the Wet Sprocket's "Fall Down" and The Cranberries' "Zombie"; both spent six straight weeks atop the chart, while Beck's "Loser", Green Day's "Basket Case" and R.E.M.'s "What's the Frequency, Kenneth?" topped the chart for five weeks. Aside from Beck, Green Day and The Cranberries, 1994 saw debut number one hits by Pearl Jam, Live, and The Offspring (all of whom have since released two more number one hits each).
Chart history
Issue date | Song | Artist | Reference(s) |
---|---|---|---|
January 1 | "Into Your Arms" | The Lemonheads | [1] |
January 8 | "Daughter" | Pearl Jam | [2] |
January 15 | "Found Out About You" | Gin Blossoms | [3] |
January 22 | "All Apologies" | Nirvana | [4] |
January 29 | [5] | ||
February 5 | "Loser" | Beck | [6] |
February 12 | [7] | ||
February 19 | [8] | ||
February 26 | [9] | ||
March 5 | [10] | ||
March 12 | "Mmm, Mmm, Mmm, Mmm" | Crash Test Dummies | [11] |
March 19 | "God" | Tori Amos | [12] |
March 26 | [13] | ||
April 2 | "The More You Ignore Me, the Closer I Get" | Morrissey | [14] |
April 9 | [15] | ||
April 16 | [16] | ||
April 23 | [17] | ||
April 30 | [18] | ||
May 7 | [19] | ||
May 14 | [20] | ||
May 21 | "Selling the Drama" | Live | [21] |
May 28 | [22] | ||
June 4 | [23] | ||
June 11 | "Longview" | Green Day | [24] |
June 18 | "Fall Down" | Toad the Wet Sprocket | [25] |
June 25 | [26] | ||
July 2 | [27] | ||
July 9 | [28] | ||
July 16 | [29] | ||
July 23 | [30] | ||
July 30 | "Come Out and Play" | The Offspring | [31] |
August 6 | [32] | ||
August 13 | "Einstein on the Beach (For an Eggman)" | Counting Crows | [33] |
August 20 | "Basket Case" | Green Day | [34] |
August 27 | [35] | ||
September 3 | [36] | ||
September 10 | [37] | ||
September 17 | [38] | ||
September 24 | "What's the Frequency, Kenneth?" | R.E.M. | [39] |
October 1 | [40] | ||
October 8 | [41] | ||
October 15 | [42] | ||
October 22 | [43] | ||
October 29 | "Zombie" | The Cranberries | [44] |
November 5 | [45] | ||
November 12 | [46] | ||
November 19 | [47] | ||
November 26 | [48] | ||
December 3 | [49] | ||
December 10 | "About a Girl" | Nirvana | [50] |
December 17 | "Bang and Blame" | R.E.M. | [51] |
December 24 | [52] | ||
December 31 | [53] | ||
See also
References
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- ↑ Alternative Songs, Billboard.com, issue date April 23, 1994
- ↑ Alternative Songs, Billboard.com, issue date April 30, 1994
- ↑ Alternative Songs, Billboard.com, issue date May 7, 1994
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- ↑ Alternative Songs, Billboard.com, issue date June 11, 1994
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- ↑ Alternative Songs, Billboard.com, issue date June 25, 1994
- ↑ Alternative Songs, Billboard.com, issue date July 2, 1994
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- ↑ Alternative Songs, Billboard.com, issue date August 6, 1994
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- ↑ Alternative Songs, Billboard.com, issue date August 20, 1994
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