The summer heat was rising, and so was the music. July 1994 brought one of the most vibrant, emotional, and genre-mixing charts of the year. With new anthems, iconic ballads, dance bangers and even cartoon-inspired hits — this was MTV Europe at its most diverse. Let’s climb from #20 all the way up to the brand-new #1! 🏁🎶
We kick off with The Symbol (aka Prince) holding on at #20 with the tender and iconic “The Most Beautiful Girl in the World” 💜. Just above, Reel 2 Real returns with a second charting track, “Go On Move” — a high-energy follow-up to their earlier smash. Magic Affair stays in the game with “Give Me All Your Love,” while things get a little animated at #17 with the quirky and nostalgic debut of “(Meet) The Flintstones” by The B.C. 52’s. 🎙️💥
More fresh entries heat up the middle section: Joe Cocker brings soul and grit to “Summer in the City,” All-4-One debut with their timeless wedding ballad “I Swear” 💍, and Mariah Carey enters with a second song this month — the uplifting gospel-tinged “Anytime You Need A Friend.” At #12, a true highlight: the stunning cross-cultural duet “7 Seconds” by Youssou N’Dour & Neneh Cherry — a global anthem for unity 🌍🕊️
The Top 10 gets even stronger: Mariah Carey’s previous #1 “Without You” is still soaring, while Reel 2 Real, East 17, and Prince Ital Joe & Marky Mark hold tight with their dance and urban-pop vibes. The Prodigy make a powerful, aggressive debut at #7 with “No Good” 🔥— a defining moment in 90s rave culture. 2 Unlimited stay strong at #6 with “The Real Thing,” but their Eurodance crown is being challenged…
At #5, Cappella bounces back with “U & Me,” keeping the dance floors alive across Europe 💃. Crash Test Dummies slide down to #4 with the haunting “Mmm Mmm Mmm Mmm,” while Big Mountain climbs with their reggae cover of “Baby I Love Your Way.” But perhaps the biggest surprise is Stiltskin leaping all the way to #2 with “Inside” — a gritty rock anthem that captured Europe’s attention 🔊🎸
And at the top… 🏆
A brand-new #1 lands with full emotional impact — Wet Wet Wet’s “Love Is All Around” claims the crown! 💘 Originally featured in the hit film Four Weddings and a Funeral, the song became an instant classic — a soft, heartfelt ballad that conquered both charts and hearts across Europe.
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📺 Relive MTV Europe’s golden era — one month at a time.
| TM | LM | MS | SONG | ARTIST |
| 1 | NEW | 1 | Love Is All Around | Wet Wet Wet |
| 2 | 17 | 2 | Inside | Stiltskin |
| 3 | 14 | 2 | Baby I Love Your Way | Big Mountain |
| 4 | 1 | 3 | Mmm Mmm Mmm Mmm | Crash Test Dummies |
| 5 | NEW | 1 | U & Me | Cappella |
| 6 | 2 | 2 | The Real Thing | 2 Unlimited |
| 7 | NEW | 1 | No Good (Start The Dance) | The Prodigy |
| 8 | 13 | 2 | Around The World | East 17 |
| 9 | RE | 2 | United | Prince Ital Joe Feat. Marky Mark |
| 10 | 4 | 4 | I Like To Move It | Reel 2 Real |
| 11 | 5 | 5 | Without You | Mariah Carey |
| 12 | NEW | 1 | 7 Seconds | Youssou N’Dour & Neneh Cherry |
| 13 | 7 | 2 | No More (I Can’t Stand It) | Maxx |
| 14 | NEW | 1 | Anytime You Need A Friend | Mariah Carey |
| 15 | NEW | 1 | I Swear | All-4-One |
| 16 | NEW | 1 | Summer In The City | Joe Cocker |
| 17 | NEW | 1 | (Meet) The Flintstones | The B.C. 52’s |
| 18 | 6 | 2 | Give Me All Your Love | Magic Affair |
| 19 | NEW | 1 | Go On Move | Reel 2 Real |
| 20 | 3 | 4 | The Most Beautiful Girl In The World | Prince |
