This poll compiles ballots from 308 critics, who divided 100 points among 10 1993 albums. Points determined placement, with total mentions (indicated in parentheses) used for tie-breaking. Maximum per album: 30. Minimum: 5.
*Includes 1992 votes: Dr. Dre 10 (1), Bettie Serveert 40 (4), Sade 91 (10).
Singles 1. The Breeders: "Cannonball" (4AD/Elektra) 78 2. Digable Planets: "Rebirth of Slick (Cool Like Dat)" (Pendulum) 50 Nirvana: "Heart-Shaped Box" (DGC) 50 4. Dr. Dre: "Nuthin' but a `G' Thang" (Interscope) 44 5. Salt-n-Pepa: "Shoop" (Next Plateau) 32 6. Radiohead: "Creep" (Capitol) 29 Soul Asylum: "Runaway Train" (Columbia) 29 8. The Juliana Hatfield 3: "My Sister" (Mammoth/Atlantic) 27 9. Urge Overkill: "Sister Havana" (Geffen) 26 10. Ice Cube: "It Was a Good Day"/"Check Yo Self" (Priority) 23 Tony Toni Toné: "If I Had No Loot" (Wing) 23 12. US3: "Cantaloop" (Blue Note) 22 13. Janet Jackson: "That's the Way Love Goes" (Virgin) 20 Naughty by Nature: "Hip Hop Hooray" (Tommy Boy) 20 Shaggy: "Oh Carolina" (Virgin) 20 16. Cypress Hill: "Insane in the Brain" (Ruffhouse/Columbia) 19 Porno for Pyros: "Pets" (Warner Bros.) 19 18. Robin S: "Show Me Love" (Big Beat/Atlantic) 18 19. Belly: "Feed the Tree" (Sire/Reprise) 17 R.E.M.: "Man on the Moon" (Warner Bros.) 17 21. Gin Blossoms: "Hey Jealousy" (A&M) 15 Pet Shop Boys: "Go West" (EMI) 15 RuPaul: "Supermodel" (Tommy Boy) 15 * 24. Tag Team: "Whoomp! There It Is" (Life) 13 Janet Jackson: "If" (Virgin) 13 Snow: "Informer" (EastWest) 13 R.E.M.: "Everybody Hurts" (Warner Bros.) 13*Includes 1992 votes: 5.
EPs 1. Luscious Jackson: In Search of Manny (Grand Royal) 31 2. Sugar: Beaster (Rykodisc) 24 3. Moby: Move (Elektra) 20 4. Heavenly: P.U.N.K. Girl (K) 16 5. Jeff Buckley: Live at Siné (Columbia) 11 Freedy Johnston: Unlucky (Bar/None) 11 7. En Vogue: Runaway Love (Atlantic) 10 8. The Shams: Sedusia (Matador) 8 Versus: Let's Electrify (Remora) 8 10. Babes in Toyland: Painkillers (Reprise) 7 Reissues 1. The Beach Boys: Good Vibrations (Capitol) 42 2. Elvis Costello: 2½ Years (Rykodisc) 34 Otis Redding: Otis! (Rhino) 34 4. Ornette Coleman: Beauty Is a Rare Thing: The Complete Atlantic Recordings (Atlantic) 33 5. Richard Thompson: The History of Richard Thompson: Watching the Dark (Hannibal) 30 6. Tougher Than Tough: The Story of Jamaican Music (Mango) 29 7. Janis Joplin: Janis (Columbia/Legacy) 25 8. Prince: The Hits/The B-Sides (Paisley Park/Warner Bros.) 23 9. Moby Grape: Vintage (Columbia/Legacy) 19 10. John Prine: The John Prine Anthology: Great Days (Rhino) 16 Videos 1. Nirvana: "Heart-Shaped Box" (Anton Corbijn) 34 2. Bjork: "Human Behavior" (Michelle Gondry) 32 3. R.E.M.: "Everybody Hurts" (Jake Scott) 28 4. The Breeders: "Cannonball" (Kim Gordon and Spike Jonze) 21 U2: "Numb" (Kevin Godley) 21 6. R.E.M.: "Man on the Moon" (Peter Care) 19 7. Soul Asylum: "Runaway Train" (Tony Kaye) 18 8. Beavis and Butt-head Featuring Cher: "I Got You Babe" (Tamra Davis) 15 Blind Melon: "No Rain" (Sam Bayer) 15 10. Aerosmith: "Crying" (Marty Callner) 12Village Voice, Mar. 1, 1994
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