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2nd Sep 2025

Gen X 90s Top 20 Countdown: Basslines, Ballads & Breakthroughs – June 19, 1993

The summer of 1993 was alive with contradictions. Hip-hop was flexing its new G-funk muscle, R&B groups were turning harmonies into fire, and rock icons were leaning into darker, moodier spaces. On the same chart, you could find Silk and H-Town turning slow jams into sensations, Dr. Dre rewriting the sound of the West Coast, and Duran Duran proving they could evolve with the decade. And at the very top? Janet Jackson whispering a whole new chapter into existence.

This week, we’re rewinding to June 19, 1993, a moment when the charts mirrored the culture: eclectic, restless, and impossible to pin down. 

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Gen X 90s Top 20 Countdown
Every week, we rewind to a real Top 20 chart from the decade that raised us and tell the full story behind the songs that defined it. From slow jams to club anthems, alt-rock heartbreaks to pop perfection, this show dives deep into the music that lived in your headphones, your CD sleeves, and your soul.

Brought to you by the team behind the Gen X 80s Top 20 Countdown, this is more than a countdown. It's a memory trip, a mixtape revival, and a celebration of the sound that shaped a generation.

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