The grunge era of Nirvana and Pearl Jam helped pave the way for bands like our next entrant.  This band ended up with lots of hits but this song stands out still as probably their best song from their debut album Core.  It’s still played a lot today and sounds just as fresh now as it did back then.  Our #8 1993 song is Plush by Stone Temple Pilots.

The next entry in this countdown is our 2nd entry from Ms. Jackson and arguably her biggest hit from this album.  If you listen to similar songs before and after this, you realize how much this song actually changed the game for R&B.  The production of such songs were never the same and seemed to follow production path of this track.  And also, my wife and I just love the tune.  At #9 it’s That’s The Way Love Goes by Janet Jackson.

We begin the top 10 of the best songs released in 1993 with (as indicated in my other countdown) a song I had to discover again in my searches before finishing up this list.  I recall it being a big club hit growing up, and you still hear it play at sporting events too, enough to where it had to make its way in this countdown.  And it stops at #10, it’s Another Night by Real McCoy.

We reach the halfway point with another potentially controversial entry.  Still, I would argue that this song continues to get a lot of airplay, and the lyrical content fits what a lot of us aspiring musicians and rock stars have gone through and what we all ultimately (if not secretly) want.  It’s also the band’s biggest song, and wraps up the bottom half of the 1993 countdown at #11.  It’s Mr. Jones by Counting Crows.

Lots of songs tackle tough subjects, some verbose, others subtly.  This next band to enter the countdown never shied away from tough subject matter.  While some of their songs have been difficult to decipher, this one song issued a simple phrase, and it helped many people get through their tough times and problems, so much so that it’s become one of their classics.  Coming in at #12 is Everybody Hurts by REM.

And now, the controversy begins.  The question I had was should it or shouldn’t it?  I know people are going to hate that this track is here, and yet, how many times is this song still played or heard, not to mention their cameo on a Geiko commercial that my kids loved (Scoop?!)?  And the phrase itself is still popular and used to this day.  Given all that, it deserves a spot, here at #13.  It’s Whoomp! There It Is by Tag Team.