"1994" is a song written by Thomas Rhett, Luke Laird and Barry Dean and recorded by American country music artist Jason Aldean. It was released in March 2013 as the third single from his fifth studio album Night Train.

The song, a tribute to Joe Diffie, refers to many of his songs: "Third Rock from the Sun", "John Deere Green", "Ships That Don't Come In", "Honky Tonk Attitude", "Pickup Man", "So Help Me Girl", "A Night to Remember", and "C-O-U-N-T-R-Y".

Upon being sent a copy of the song by Billboard, Diffie said, "What else can you say but what an honor it is to have the larger part of a song reference songs of mine. To think all of Jason's fans will be chanting my name… pretty dang cool." He also praised Aldean's overall musical styles, saying that Aldean is "pushing the envelope."

The song has been met with mixed reception. Tammy Ragusa of Country Weekly gave it a B+, saying that it "serves to further his penchant for upping the musical ante," also praising the musical arrangement and calling the song "pure fun." In her review of Night Train, Jewly Hight of American Songwriter said that the song was "as ridiculous, and fun, a song as Aldean’s ever done."

Billy Dukes of Taste of Country gave "1994" a one-star review, saying that "Aldean’s recording would lead one to believe 1994 was a watershed year in country music. It wasn't." Ben Foster of Country Universe gave the song an F, saying that its lyrics "comprise little more than a hodgepodge of radio-baiting backwoods clichés" and "are so haphazardly thrown together that’s it’s hard to tell what the song is even meant to be about."

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