Which Summer in the mid-90's had the best "Summer Jams" 1993-98 Edition
Top Summer Songs - Which summer had the best Top Ten - 1993 - 1998 Edition
1993 6 big hits
1. "Can't Help Falling In Love" - UB40 Love it huge Elvis remake
2. "Whoomp! (There It Is)" - Tag Team Love it - still popular at weddings
3. "Weak" - SWV Love it
4. "That's The Way Love Goes" - Janet Jackson Respect it - big
5. "Lately" - Jodeci Weakest so far
6. "I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles)" - The Proclaimers Slice of Americana
7. "Slam" - Onyx Slice of Americana
8. "Knockin' Da Boots" - H-Town Weaker
9. "Show Me Love" - Robin S. Solid
10. "If I Had No Loot" - Tony Toni Tone Solid
500 miles, Whoop! Slam
1994 5 huge hits 3 good hits 2 throw aways
1. "I Swear" - All-4-One (Big time Boy band hit)
2. "Stay (I Missed You)" - Lisa Loeb & Nine Stories (Slice of americana)
3. "Don't Turn Around" - Ace Of Base (Big hit)
4. "Fantastic Voyage" - Coolio (Huge hit)
5. "Can You Feel The Love Tonight" - Elton John (Disney Sound track)
6. "Regulate" - Warren G & Nate Dogg (Might be in convo for best rap song of the 90s)
7. "Any Time, Any Place / And On And On" - Janet Jackson (Solid as usual)
8. "Wild Night" - John Mellencamp with Me'Shell Ndegeocello (Solid remake of a classic)
9. "I'll Make Love To You" - Boyz II Men (Seminal hit from the ultimate boy band)
10. "Back & Forth" - Aaliyah (Didn’t realize Aaliyah was making songs as early as 94)
Fantastic Voyage, Regulate, I Swear
1995 Zero Throw Aways! 5 Huge hits - very diverse hits
1. "Waterfalls" - TLC (One of the biggest R&B songs ever)
2. "Don't Take It Personal (Just One Of Dem Days)" - Monica (Solid hit)
3. "One More Chance / Stay With Me" - The Notorious B.I.G. (All-time hit)
4. "Kiss From A Rose" - Seal (Slice of Americana)
5. "I Can Love You Like That" - All-4-One (Another Boy band hit)
6. "Boombastic / In The Summertime" - Shaggy (Huge Hit)
7. "Water Runs Dry" - Boyz II Men (Another Big hit)
8. "Total Eclipse Of The Heart" - Nicki French (Huge Remake hit - might’ve helped the movie Old School be a hit)
9. "Have You Ever Really Loved A Woman?" - Bryan Adams (ok hit from a big 90’s artist)
10. "Run-Around" - "Blues Traveler (Big hit from 90’s icons)
This Is How We Do it - Kiss from A Rose - Waterfalls
1996 3 Throw aways - but Macarena, Cross Roads, are immense 5 mega hits and two other hits
1. "Macarena (Bayside Boys Mix)" - Los Del Rio (one of the bigger hits of all one hit wonder hits)
2. "You're Making Me High / Let It Flow" - Toni Braxton (didn’t remember it)
3. "Give Me One Reason" - Tracy Chapman (Huge hit still holds up)
4. "Tha Crossroads" - Bone Thugs-N-Harmony (I mean this song is a slice of americana)
5. "How Do U Want It / California Love" - 2Pac feat. K-Ci And JoJo (Huge It)
6. "Twisted" - Keith Sweat (Didn’t remember this one either)
7. "C'mon N' Ride It (The Train)" - Quad City DJs (Huge hit)
8. "I Love You Always Forever" - Donna Lewis (Forgot about this one)
9. "Always Be My Baby" - Mariah Carey (Huge Huge Hit)
10. "Because You Loved Me" - Celine Dion (Celine Dion is the 90’s)
Crossroads, You Outta Know , Always Be My Baby,
1997 2 throw aways but Mo Money and Semi Charmed kind of life define the 90’s 7 hits plus spice girls which makes it 8 hits
1. "I'll Be Missing You" - Puff Daddy & Faith Evans feat. 112 ( Huge Hit - The police plus Biggie’s death = platinum)
2. "Bitch" - Meredith Brooks (Big Hit)
3. "MMMBop" - Hanson (Huge Hit)
4. "Quit Playing Games (With My Heart)" - Backstreet Boys (Huge Hit)
5. "Return Of The Mack" - Mark Morrison (Huge Hit)
6. "Semi-Charmed Life" - Third Eye Blind (Huge Hit)
7. "Say You'll Be There" - Spice Girls (Spice Girls owned 97)
8. "Mo Money Mo Problems" - The Notorious B.I.G. feat. Puff Daddy & Mase (Huge Hit still holds up)
9. "Do You Know (What It Takes)" - Robyn (Forget this one)
10. "Look Into My Eyes" - Bone Thugs-N-Harmony (Forget this one)
Semi-Charmed Life, Wannabe, MMMBop
1998 Weakest of the years
1. "The Boy Is Mine" - Brandy & Monica (Not great)
2. "You're Still The One" - Shania Twain (Big Hit, still holds up)
3. "Too Close" - Next (Huge hit at the time)
4. "My Way" - Usher (solid hit)
5. "Adia" - Sarah McLachlan (solid hit)
6. "My All" - Mariah Carey (Forgot this one)
7. "Come With Me" - Puff Daddy feat. Jimmy Page (very overrated)
8. "Make It Hot" - Nicole feat. Missy "Misdemeanor" Elliott & Mocha (Good song, not great)
. "Crush" - Jennifer Paige (Don’t remember it)
10. "All My Life" - K-Ci & JoJo (Solid song)
Gettin’ Jiggy With It, Ghetto Star, Too Close