# Best of the Rest of the Top 40: 1993

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**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [March 12, 2015, 6:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-of-the-rest-of-the-top-40-1993/714847 "2015-03-12T18:36:08Z")\
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**Author:** ![Nema98](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/d2c977/32.png) [@Nema98](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nema98)\
**Post date:** [March 13, 2015, 4:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-of-the-rest-of-the-top-40-1993/714847/21 "2015-03-13T16:03:54Z")

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> [@Deeg](#):
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> I know you’re being funny but 1993 is maybe the height of alternative rock. There was a lot of good stuff coming out that year–it just didn’t make it high enough on the charts.

Yes, indeed 1993 is when grunge reached it’s peak. To find those look at the Alternative Charts. It’s Hot 100 charts that were taken over by the hood.

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**Author:** ![stillownedbysetters](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/41988e/32.png) [@stillownedbysetters](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/stillownedbysetters)\
**Post date:** [March 13, 2015, 5:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-of-the-rest-of-the-top-40-1993/714847/22 "2015-03-13T17:28:53Z")

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I voted for the Spin Docs, but mostly because I heard “Little Miss Can’t Be Wrong” on the radio on my way to work and it made me absurdly happy.

“Ain’t nobody gonna bow no more when you sound your gong” … LOVE that line!

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**Author:** ![Catamount](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/catamount/32/2840_2.png) [@Catamount](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Catamount)\
**Post date:** [March 14, 2015, 12:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-of-the-rest-of-the-top-40-1993/714847/23 "2015-03-14T12:31:18Z")

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Wow, the #1 lists made me forget there was good music in the early 90s. Let me see…

Tag Team - Oh sweet sonny Jesus it’s stuck in my head again. This song was the bane of my eighth grade year.

Boyz II Men - Schmaltzy crap. Still hate 'em.

Snap! - A fun dancy song. I’ll still bounce around the house to this one.

Spin Doctors - I like this song. It’s a contender.

Arrested Development - I like this one, too. It’s part of my regular mp3 rotation.

Duran Duran - I love the Wedding Album and this song in particular. I still sing along to it.

PM Dawn - I know I liked this song, but it’s been so long since I listened to it I can’t remember anything about it.

And the winner is…

Soul Asylum - Great song, great video, and it’s held up very well.

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**Author:** ![Happy\_Lendervedder](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/happy_lendervedder/32/8488_2.png) [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)\
**Post date:** [March 14, 2015, 3:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-of-the-rest-of-the-top-40-1993/714847/24 "2015-03-14T15:32:19Z")

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> [@Barkis\_is\_Willin](#):
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> I’m shocked that “Nuthin’ But A G Thang” isn’t miles ahead of everything else on this list. There are other good songs, but this is the “Smells like Teen Spirit” of '93. \*The Chronic \*was pretty revolutionary at the time.

Seriously. This album is a classic. One of the best of the 90s definitely.

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