Top 100 songs for January 1, 1994
This weekly snapshot follows the songs and artists competing across the Billboard Hot 100. Open any entry for its full chart history, or explore 1994 and the 1990s.
This week’s No. 1 is “Hero” by Mariah Carey. Meanwhile, “Life (Everybody Needs Somebody To Love)” by Haddaway rises from No. 83 to No. 62. 8 songs are listed in their first chart week.
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This week’s chart highlights
Biggest climbers
- Life (Everybody Needs Somebody To Love) — Haddawayup 21 places, No. 83 → No. 62
- Will You Be There (In The Morning) — Heartup 14 places, No. 87 → No. 73
- Let It Snow — Boyz II Men Featuring Brian McKnightup 10 places, No. 53 → No. 43
New to this week’s Top 40
- Amazing — AerosmithNo. 36
- Found Out About You — Gin BlossomsNo. 39
First-week entries
- So Much In Love — All-4-OneNo. 66
- The Sign — Ace Of BaseNo. 68
- I'm In The Mood — CeCe PenistonNo. 81
- Addams Family (Whoomp!) — Tag TeamNo. 84
- I Never Knew Love — Doug StoneNo. 87
- Having A Party — Rod StewartNo. 91
- You Don't Have To Worry — Mary J. BligeNo. 95
- Funk Dat/Why Is It? — SagatNo. 97
First-week entries have one recorded chart week. Climbs and Top 10/Top 40 arrivals use recorded previous positions for consecutive chart weeks; returning songs without a previous position are not classified as debuts.