A synthy Swedish Reggae-lite outfit is the first act since the Bee Gees to land three of the year’s top hits the year before the internet explodes, but the Pop Diva space delivers big hits and adds a new A-lister. Meanwhile, the first #1 by an unsigned act is a song from a GenX-defining movie, and ever-smoother R&B Vocal Groups prevail on radio and the Hot100 offering an antidote, for the time being, to aggressive Gangsta Rap.

#1 Song of the Year   The top song according to our Chartcrush ranking of all Hot100 songs that earned the majority of their chart ranking points in the year

Artists of the Year   The top three artists based on all charted songs during the calendar year

1. Ace of Base
2. Mariah Carey
3. Janet Jackson

Artist with Most Charting Songs   Artist(s) with the most Hot100 charting songs during the year (song count in parentheses)

• TIE: Janet Jackson/Ace of Base (4)

Average #1 Artist Age   The average of how old artists who scored #1 Hot100 hits during the year were when their songs first reached #1

• 26.6 years

#1 Songs   List of Hot100 #1 songs that earned the majority of their chart ranking points in the year, and (in parentheses), the month the song first hit #1 and the total number of weeks it was #1

1. Janet Jackson – Again (December ’93, 2 wks)
2. Mariah Carey – Hero (December ’93, 4 wks)
3. Bryan Adams, Rod Stewart & Sting – All for Love (January, 3 wks)
4. Celine Dion – The Power of Love (February, 4 wks)
5. Ace of Base – The Sign (March, 6 wks)
6. R. Kelly – Bump N’ Grind (April, 4 wks)
7. All-4-One – I Swear (May, 11 wks)
8. Lisa Loeb & Nine Stories – Stay (August, 3 wks)
9. Boyz II Men – I’ll Make Love to You (August, 14 wks)
10. Ini Kamoze – Here Comes the Hotstepper (December, 2 wks)