Adam Rifkin's Top 230 of 1993

230. Paul on 45 - KROQ
229. Los Angeles - Frank Black
228. Tones of Home - Blind Melon
227. Rebirth of Slick (Cool Like Dat) - Digable Planets
226. Hair of the Dog - Guns n Roses
225. Will You Be There (from "Free Willy") - Michael Jackson
224. Get Away - Bobby Brown
223. Freak Me - Silk
222. What is Love - Haddaway
221. Give It Up, Turn It Loose - En Vogue
220. Hero - Phil Collins and David Crosby
219. Have I Told You Lately that I Love You? - Rod Stewart
218. Elemental - Tears for Fears
217. I Have Nothing (from "The Bodyguard") - Whitney Houston
216. If Ever I Fall in Love - Shai
215. In the Still of the Night (from "Jacksons") - Boyz II Men
214. Stand Up (Kick Love into Motion) - Def Leppard
213. Love Is (from "90210") - Vanessa Williams and Brian McKnight
212. Chattahoochee - Alan Jackson
211. I Got a Man - Positive K
210. Ten Dollar Bill - Cop Shoot Cop
209. Cat's in the Cradle - Ugly Kid Joe
208. Pinball Wizard - Original Broadway Cast, Tommy
207. Oh Carolina (from "Sliver") - Shaggy
206. Connie, I've Found the Door - Chainsaw Kittens
205. Deep - East 17
204. Hotel Illness - Black Crowes
203. Crank - Catherine Wheel
202. Higher Ground - UB40
201. Since I Don't Have You - Guns n Roses 
200. Push the Little Daises - Ween
199. Susan Sleepwalking - Pooh Sticks
198. Don't Take Away My Heaven - Aaron Neville
197. Little Bird - Annie Lennox
196. Who Was In My Room Last Night? - Butthole Surfers
195. New Life - X
194. I am a Rock - Red House Painters
193. Underwhelmed - Sloan
192. Come Undone - Duran Duran
191. Too Much Information - Duran Duran
190. Cryin' - Aerosmith
189. Livin' on the Edge - Aerosmith
188. God Blessed Texas - Little Texas
187. No Time to Kill - Clint Black
186. Why (from "90210") - Cathy Dennis with D-Mob
185. I'd Do Anything for Love (But I Won't Do That) - Meat Loaf
184. I'm So Into You - SWV
183. Another Sad Love Song - Toni Braxton
182. Whole New World (from "Aladdin") - Peabo Bryson & Regina Belle
181. Faithful - Go West
180. Candy Everybody Wants - 10,000 Maniacs
179. Cantaloop (Flip Fantasia) - US3 
178. Theme from "Northern Exposure" - David Schwartz
177. Lily Was Here - Candy Dulfer
176. Dazzey Duks - Duice
175. The Ugly Truth - Matthew Sweet
174. Thunder Kiss '65 - White Zombie
173. Mr. Krinkle - Primus
172. What the Hell Have I (from "Last Hero") - Alice in Chains
171. Still Can't... - Cranberries
170. Show Me Love - Robin S.
169. I'll Never Get Over You (Getting Over Me) - Expose
168. Irresistible - Cathy Dennis
167. Living is the Biggest Thing - the Buck Pets
166. Outbreak of Love - Midnight Oil
165. Wide River - Steve Miller Band
164. Tonight - Def Leppard
163. Dreamlover - Mariah Carey
162. No Mistakes - Patty Smyth
161. Rump Shaker - Wreckx and Effect
160. Who is it - Michael Jackson
159. Rain - Madonna
158. I Love You Period - Dan Baird
157. Get a Haircut - George Thorogood
156. Nothin' Bout Me - Sting 
155. Fields of Gold - Sting
154. Fields of Gray - Bruce Hornsby
153. Heterosexual Man - the Odds
152. Don't Tell Me What to Do - Baby Animals
151. Don't Feel Like Doin' Drugs - Dramarama
150. World Class Fad - Paul Westerberg
149. Human Wheels - John Mellencamp
148. Ordinary World - Duran Duran
147. Believe - Lenny Kravitz
146. Looking Through Patient Eyes - PM Dawn
145. Slam - Onyx
144. If I Had No Loot - Tony! Toni! Tone!
143. Jack the Ripper - Morrissey
142. The Crying Game - Boy George
141. I'm Every Woman (from "Bodyguard") - Whitney Houston
140. Sit Down You're Rockin' the Boat (from "Leap of Faith") - Don Henley
139. Long Day in the Universe (from "Axe Murderer") - Darling Buds
138. Sleeping Satellite - Tasmin Archer
137. What Can You Do for Me - Utah Saints
136. Two Steps Behind (from "Last Action Hero") - Def Leppard
135. Angry Again (from "Last Action Hero") - Megadeth
134. Rooster - Alice in Chains
133. Man in the Box - Alice in Chains
132. Break it Down Again - Tears for Fears
131. Bad Boys (from "Cops") - Inner Circle
130. Sweat (a la la la la long) - Inner Circle
129. Step it Up - Stereo MC's
128. That's What Love Can Do - Boy Krazy
127. That's the Way Love Goes - Janet Jackson
126. Bye Bye Baby - Madonna
125. Rape Me - Nirvana
124. Go - Pearl Jam
123. All Come True - Thrillcat
122. Only - Anthrax
121. Lemon - U2
120. Labour of Love - Frente!
119. Pickin' Flowers For - Best Kissers in the World
118. Creep - Stone Temple Pilots
117. What's Up - Four Non Blondes
116. Fever - Madonna
115. Disarm - Smashing Pumpkins 
114. Dreams - Cranberries
113. Not Sleeping Around - Ned's Atomic Dustbin
112. Three Little Pigs - Green Jello
111. Asshole - Denis Leary
110. Noah's Dove - 10,000 Maniacs
109. Deeper and Deeper - Madonna
108. Nuthin' But a G Thang - Dr. Dre
107. Check Yo Self - Ice Cube featuring Das EFX
106. She Kissed Me - Terence Trent D'Arby
105. 7 - Prince and the New Power Generation
104. Wicked Garden - Stone Temple Pilots
103. Nearly Lost You (from "Singles") - Screaming Trees
102. Big Gun (from "Last Action Hero") - AC/DC
101. All About Soul - Billy Joel
100. Again (from "Poetic Justice") - Janet Jackson 
 99. I Will Always Love You (from "Bodyguard") - Whitney Houston
 98. It Was a Good Day - Ice Cube
 97. Dre Day - Dr. Dre
 96. Can't Help Falling in Love (from "Sliver") - UB40
 95. Are You Gonna Go My Way - Lenny Kravitz
 94. Hip Hop Hooray - Naughty by Nature
 93. Hey Jealousy - Gin Blossoms
 92. 50 Foot Queenie - PJ Harvey
 91. Bruise Violet - Babes in Toyland
 90. It's a Shame about Ray - Lemonheads
 89. My Sister - Juliana Hatfield 3
 88. Say Hello 2 Heaven - Temple of the Dog
 87. Crazy Mary - Pearl Jam
 86. In Bloom - Nirvana
 85. Is It Like Today? - World Party
 84. The Break (from "Axe Murderer") - Soul Asylum
 83. There She Goes (from "Axe Murderer") - the La's
 82. Because the Night - 10,000 Maniacs 
 81. Whoomp! (There it is) - Tag Team
 80. Ignoreland - REM
 79. Joining a Fan Club - Jellyfish
 78. The Gift - INXS 
 77. Start Choppin' - Dinosaur Jr.
 76. Linger - Cranberries 
 75. Metal Mickey - Suede
 74. Sober - Tool
 73. Numb - U2
 72. Mrs. Robinson - Lemonheads
 71. Mr. Wendal - Arrested Development
 70. Walking in my Shoes - Depeche Mode
 69. Bad Girl - Madonna
 68. Kiss That Frog - Peter Gabriel
 67. Passionate Kisses - Mary Chapin-Carpenter
 66. She Don't Know She's Beautiful - Sammy Kershaw
 65. Another Round of Blues - Shawn Colvin
 64. Jimmy Olsen's Blues - Spin Doctors
 63. Can You Forgive Her? - Pet Shop Boys
 62. I Feel You - Depeche Mode
 61. Regret - New Order
 60. Struck a Nerve - Bad Religion 
 59. Somebody to Shove - Soul Asylum
 58. Rain - An Emotional Fish
 57. Slow Dog - Belly
 56. The Dogs of Lust - the The
 55. Detachable Penis - King Missile
 54. Found Out About You - Gin Blossoms 
 53. All That She Wants - Ace of Base
 52. Connected - Stereo MC's
 51. If I Ever Lose My Faith in You - Sting
 50. I'm Gonna Get You - Bizarre Inc.
 49. Informer - Snow
 48. Love U More - Sunscreem
 47. Cherub Rock - Smashing Pumpkins
 46. Sister Havana - Urge Overkill
 45. Two Princes (from "Axe Murderer") - Spin Doctors
 44. Insane in the Brain - Cypress Hill
 43. Say Anything - Aimee Mann
 42. Pets - Porno for Pyros
 41. Butterfly Wings - Machines of Loving Grace
 40. Real World (from "Last Action Hero") - Queensryche
 39. The Ghost at Number One - Jellyfish
 38. Feed the Tree - Belly
 37. Steam - Peter Gabriel 
 36. Low - Cracker
 35. Donna Everywhere - Too Much Joy
 34. Today - Smashing Pumpkins 
 33. Soul to Squeeze (from "Coneheads") - Red Hot Chili Peppers
 32. Into Your Arms - Lemonheads 
 31. Human Behaviour - Bjork
 30. Black Gold - Soul Asylum
 29. Man on the Moon - REM
 28. Everybody Hurts - REM
 27. Paper Doll - Fleetwood Mac
 26. Verse Chorus Verse - Nirvana
 25. Sweating Bullets - Megadeth
 24. No Rain - Blind Melon
 23. Sit Down - James
 22. If - Janet Jackson
 21. Gepetto - Belly
 20. Runaway Train - Soul Asylum
 19. Plush - Stone Temple Pilots
 18. Daughter - Pearl Jam 
 17. Last - Nine Inch Nails
 16. My Name is Mud - Primus
 15. Garden of Eden - Guns n Roses
 14. World (The Price of Love) - New Order
 13. Slackjawed - the Connells 
 12. New Mistake - Jellyfish
 11. I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles) (from "Benny and Joon") - Proclaimers
 10. The River of Dreams - Billy Joel
  9. In Liverpool - Suzanne Vega
  8. Jeremy - Pearl Jam
  7. We Are the Normal - Goo Goo Dolls
  6. Cannonball - the Breeders
  5. I Should've Known - Aimee Mann 
  4. Killing in the Name - Rage Against the Machine
  3. Heart Shaped Box - Nirvana
  2. Creep - Radiohead
  1. Black - Pearl Jam

Top 50 Albums of 1993

 50. 12 Inches of Snow - Snow
 49. The Bodyguard - Soundtrack
 48. Sliver - Soundtrack
 47. Songs of Faith and Devotion - Depeche Mode
 46. Sound of White Noise - Anthrax
 45. Ingenue - kd Lang
 44. New Miserable Experience - Gin Blossoms
 43. Full Moons, Dirty Hearts - INXS
 42. Aladdin - Soundtrack
 41. Suede - Suede
 40. Blind Melon - Blind Melon
 39. Unplugged - 10,000 Maniacs
 38. Unplugged - Eric Clapton
 37. Sunshine on Leith - Proclaimers
 36. (oneword) - Thrillcat
 35. Harbor Lights - Bruce Hornsby
 34. Happy Hour - King Missile
 33. Pocket Full of Kryptonite - Spin Doctors
 32. Common Thread - Various Artists
 31. Nightmare Before Christmas Soundtrack - Danny Elfman
 30. Alapalooza - "Weird Al" Yankovic
 29. Very - Pet Shop Boys
 28. Saturation - Urge Overkill
 27. Everybody Else is Doing it, So Why Can't We? - the Cranberries
 26. Last Splash - the Breeders
 25. Mutiny - Too Much Joy
 24. They're All Gonna Laugh At You - Adam Sandler
 23. No Cure for Cancer - Denis Leary
 22. Peter's Friends - Soundtrack
 21. Core - Stone Temple Pilots
 20. Come on Feel the Lemonheads - Lemonheads
 19. Countdown to Extinction - Megadeth
 18. Last Action Hero - Soundtrack
 17. So I Married an Axe Murderer - Soundtrack
 16. janet. - Janet Jackson
 15. Erotica - Madonna
 14. Ten Summoner's Tales - Sting
 13. Zooropa - U2
 12. Siamese Dream - Smashing Pumpkins
 11. Star - Belly
 10. Ring - the Connells
  9. Republic - New Order
  8. River of Dreams - Billy Joel
  7. Grave Dancers Union - Soul Asylum
  6. Superstar Car Wash - Goo Goo Dolls
  5. Spilt Milk - Jellyfish
  4. Vs. - Pearl Jam
  3. In Utero - Nirvana
  2. Whatever - Aimee Mann
  1. Automatic for the People - REM

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