1992 in music

none February 2012 1992 1992 music radio television film This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1992. Specific locations 1992 in British music 1992 in Norwegian music 1992 in Scandinavian music 1992 in South Korean music Specific genres 1992 in country music 1992 in heavy metal music 1992 in hip-hop music 1992 in jazz 1992 in Latin music 1992 in progressive rock Events January–February January 11 Nirvana's Nevermind album goes to No. 1 in the US Billboard 200 chart, establishing the widespread popularity of Grunge in the 1990s.https://www.today.com/popculture/10-years-later-cobain-lives-his-music-wbna4652653 10 years later, Cobain lives on in his music Olsen Eric April 9, 2004 Today.com Interactive April 20, 2008 Paul Simon is the first major artist to tour South Africa after the end of the United Nations cultural boycott.https://ew.com/article/1992/01/24/paul-simon-plays-south-africa/ 50 WAYS TO LEAVE SOUTH AFRICA unattributed n.d. 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April 28, 2008 December 16, 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20081216041847/http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,309330,00.html live January 16 – Mick Jagger attends the Hollywood première of his new movie, Freejack, at Mann's Chinese Theatre.63 Freejack Los Angeles Premiere Photos & High Res Pictures - Getty Images https://www.gettyimages.com/photos/freejack-los-angeles-premiere 2025-03-05 www.gettyimages.com January 25 – The inaugural Big Day Out festival takes place in Sydney, Australia, headlined by Violent Femmes and Nirvana.https://www.abc.net.au/doublej/music-reads/features/every-big-day-out-line-up/11539046 The definitive guide to every Big Day Out line-up ever ABC September 30, 2019 August 31, 2020 Dan Condon January 28 – The annual American Music Awards are held in Los Angeles.American Music Awards https://mariahcareynetwork.com/tv/appearances/ama.html 2025-08-22 mariahcareynetwork.com February 5 – New Kids on the Block interrupt their tour to perform on The Arsenio Hall Show in response to rumors that the group lip-synchs its concerts. New Kids on the Block Let Singing Do the Talking The Los Angeles Times 1992-02-06 https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1992-02-06-me-2060-story.html 2012-04-03 Steve Hochman February 16 – Slavic music is featured at the Oulu Music Festival, with concerts and opera productions in Oulu, Finland, until February 26.Tas Toth, "Finnland: Viele Festivals im Norden Europas", Die Zeit no. 6 (February 21, 1992). February 18 – Vince Neil leaves Mötley Crüe after 11 years as the band's lead singer, to spend more time on his career as a racing car driver.http://www.nyrock.com/reviews/motleycrue.asp The Sultans of Sleaze Darling Spyder November 1998 NY Rock April 29, 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20080513070131/http://www.nyrock.com/reviews/motleycrue.asp May 13, 2008 dead February 24 Nirvana's Kurt Cobain marries Hole's Courtney Love. The U.S. Postal Service unveils two potential designs for its proposed Elvis Presley postage stamp for fans to vote on. One design is of a young, 1950s Elvis, and the other is of a much older, 1970s Elvis. The young Elvis wins the vote, and the stamp is issued the following January.https://postalmuseum.si.edu/artofthestamp/subpage+table+images/artwork/rarities/Elvis+Ballot/elvisballot.htm The Elvis Stamp: America Elects a King National Postal Museum Postalmuseum.si.eduJune 2023 InternetArchiveBot yes February 25 Six major record companies reach an agreement to phase out the longbox form of compact disc packaging by April 1993, due to complaints that the packaging is environmentally wasteful. The 34th Annual Grammy Awards are presented in New York, hosted by Whoopi Goldberg. Natalie Cole's Unforgettable... with Love wins Album of the Year, while her "virtual duet" cover of "Unforgettable" with her late father, Nat King Cole, wins both Record of the Year and Song of the Year. Marc Cohn wins Best New Artist. March–April March 10 – At the 1992 Soul Train Music Awards, Prince wins the "Heritage" award for lifetime achievement. March 14 – Farm Aid Five takes place in Irving, Texas, USA, hosted by Willie Nelson. Artists performing at the event include John Mellencamp, Neil Young and Paul Simon. Approximately 40,000 people attend the event.Past Farm Aid Concerts https://www.farmaid.org/concert/past-farm-aid-concerts/ Farm Aid June 17, 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20170406004852/https://www.farmaid.org/concert/past-farm-aid-concerts/ April 6, 2017 dead mdy-all March 16 – Mariah Carey performs at MTV Unplugged, shows critics her 5-octave range, and gets rave reviews. March 24 – A judge in Chicago, Illinois, USA, approves cash rebates of up to US$3 to anyone proving they bought Milli-Vanilli recordings prior to the beginning of the lip synching scandal on November 27, 1990. April 1 – Billy Idol, on trial for punching a woman in the face, pleads no contest. Idol is fined and ordered to make public service announcements against alcohol and drug abuse.https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1992-01-22-me-683-story.html Billy Idol Pleads Guilty to Punching Woman January 22, 1992 Los Angeles Times April 20 – The Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert takes place at Wembley Stadium in London, England. All proceeds go to AIDS research. April 24 – David Bowie marries fashion model Iman.http://urumamant.livejournal.com/20089.html Live Journal June 20, 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20110901003428/http://urumamant.livejournal.com/20089.html September 1, 2011 dead mdy-all April 30 – In Los Angeles, California, USA, Madonna's bustier is stolen from a display in Frederick's of Hollywood. A US$1,000 reward is offered for its return.http://www.madonnatribe.com/idol/gardner.htm Madonna Tribe Interview: Gardner Cole Madonnatribe.com May–June May 6 The first Europäisches Jugendchorfestival,(EJCF) (European Festival of Youth Choirs) is held in Basel, Switzerland. Organizers decide to make it a triennial event. Rob Halford announces he is leaving Judas Priest. Selena releases her album Entre A Mi Mundo which contains her first No. 1 hit, "Como La Flor". May 7 – John Frusciante of the Red Hot Chili Peppers leaves the band prior to the publication of a Rolling Stone magazine cover featuring them; he has to be digitally edited out of the photo.https://www.rollingstone.com/photos/gallery/5392234/1992_rolling_stone_covers/photo/13/large/icet 1992 Rolling Stone Covers anonymous n.d. Rolling Stone April 17, 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20080503075103/http://www.rollingstone.com/photos/gallery/5392234/1992_rolling_stone_covers/photo/13/large/icet May 3, 2008 dead Frusciante returned to the Red Hot Chili Peppers in 1998.John Frusciante Rejoins Red Hot Chili Peppers http://www.mtv.com/news/1433658/john-frusciante-rejoins-red-hot-chili-peppers/ https://web.archive.org/web/20170921000603/http://www.mtv.com/news/1433658/john-frusciante-rejoins-red-hot-chili-peppers/ dead September 21, 2017 MTV News June 18, 2017 May 9 – The 1992 Eurovision Song Contest, held at Malmö Isstadion in Malmö, Sweden, is won by Ireland's Linda Martin with the song "Why Me?", written by 1980 and 1987 winner Johnny Logan. May 11 – A. R. Rahman's debut film Roja is released. Time magazine's film critic, Richard Corliss, said of the soundtrack in 2005 that the "astonishing debut work parades Rahman's gift for alchemizing outside influences until they are totally Tamil, totally Rahman," naming it one of the magazine's "10 Best Soundtracks" of all time. June 5 – The Sata Häme Accordion Festival takes place until June 14 in Ikaalinen, Finland. June 27 Michael Jackson starts the Dangerous World Tour, supporting his Dangerous album in Munich, Germany. Guitarist Stefanie Sargent of punk rock band 7 Year Bitch dies of asphyxiation after returning home from a party in which she had drunk alcohol and taken a small amount of heroin. She was 24. June 29 – The Northern Accordion Festival takes place in Tornio-Haaparanta, Finland, until July 5. July–August July 4 The BudaFest Summer Opera and Ballet Festival is launched in Budapest, Hungary.Budapest tourist guide https://web.archive.org/web/20100709083255/http://www.budapesthotels.com/touristguide/BudaFest.asp July 9, 2010 Mark Heard suffers a heart attack while performing at the Cornerstone Festival in Illinois, USA. Heard goes to hospital immediately after finishing his set, but dies two weeks after being discharged in August. July 10 – Seinäjoki (Finland) Tango Festival begins, running to July 12.https://www.zeit.de/1992/09/finnland-viele-festivals-im-norden-europas Finnland: Viele Festivals im Norden Europas Die Zeit 21 February 1992 de 19 April 2025 July 11 – "November Rain" by Guns N' Roses enters the world record books when it becomes the longest single, at 8 minutes, 57 seconds, to reach the US Top 20. The single's video has a budget of over US$1.5 million, becoming the most expensive at the time. July 12 – Opening of the Chamber-Music Festival of Kuhmo, Finland (until July 26). July 18 – Whitney Houston marries Bobby Brown. July 28 – Ice-T announces that the controversial track "Cop Killer" is being pulled from Body Count's self-titled album. August 2 Rozalla becomes the first artist from Zimbabwe to chart on the US Billboard magazine chart. Former Beatle George Harrison tells Billboard magazine that he recently discovered that he was born on February 24, and not February 25 as he had thought for most of his life.http://www.popstarsplus.com/music_georgeharrison.htm Biography August 26, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20101124145138/http://www.popstarsplus.com/music_georgeharrison.htm November 24, 2010 dead mdy-all Haitian military authorities ban the playing of RAM's single "Fèy"; first performed at the Port-au-Prince Carnival in February, the song was interpreted as an anthem of support for exiled President Jean-Bertrand Aristide.https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/features/dance-of-the-zombies-554541.html https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220501/https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/features/dance-of-the-zombies-554541.html May 1, 2022 subscription live The Independent Arts The IndependentAugust 2021 medicmedic American pop-punk band Blink-182 form in the suburbs of San Diego, but are known as Blink until 1995. August 3 – Lahti Organ Festival (Finland) begins, lasting until August 9. August 5 – Drummer Jeff Porcaro dies aged 38 of a heart attack. August 8 – During the Guns N' Roses/Metallica Stadium Tour, Metallica frontman James Hetfield is burned by a pyrotechnics blast during a concert at Montreal's Olympic Stadium, forcing the group to cancel the second hour of the show. Co-headliners Guns N' Roses take the stage, but walk off early with Axl Rose complaining of throat problems. The abbreviated show causes angry fans to riot in the streets of Montreal. The tour resumed on August 25, but with a guitar technician replacing Hetfield on guitar for the remainder of the tour. August 14 – Opening of the Sibelius-Festival in Loviisa, Finland. August 18 – Frances Bean Cobain, daughter of Kurt Cobain and Courtney Love, is born. August 20 – Opening of the Helsinki Festival, with the theme: Music of the Baltics (orchestral and chamber-music concerts, opera productions, song recitals, ballet, theater, jazz, pop, and rock concerts) until September 6. August 22 - Six-year-old Qa'id Walker-Teal is shot dead by a stray bullet during a confrontation between rapper Tupac Shakur's entourage and a rival group at an outdoor festival in Marin City, California. Shakur is sued for wrongful death three years later. September–October September 17 – Frank Zappa, in his final professional public appearance, conducts the Ensemble Modern at the Frankfurt Festival in Germany. Zappa, who is seriously ill with prostate cancer, receives a 20-minute ovation. Frank Zappa Barry Miles Atlantic Books London 2004 1-84354-092-4 371 October 3 – Sinéad O'Connor stirs up controversy when she rips up a picture of the Pope on the US television show, Saturday Night Live.https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2010-mar-24-la-fg-sinead-qa25-2010mar25-story.html Sinead O'Connor: 'There should be a full criminal investigation of the pope' March 24, 2010 Los Angeles Times October 16 – A Bob Dylan tribute concert is held at Madison Square Garden in New York. John Cougar Mellencamp, Neil Young, Eric Clapton, June Carter Cash, Johnny Cash and Tracy Chapman are among the performers, but much attention becomes focused on Sinéad O'Connor, who is loudly booed by much of the audience in response to the Saturday Night Live incident two weeks earlier. October 20 – Singer-songwriter Madonna releases her fifth studio album, Erotica, which became one of her most controversial albums to date due to overtly sexual content. October 31 "End of the Road" by Boyz II Men posts a 12th consecutive week at No. 1 in the US charts, ending a 36-year record previously held by Elvis Presley. Boyz II Men's record was broken on March 6, 1993, by Whitney Houston's "I Will Always Love You". McTeague, an opera based on the Progressive Era-novel by Frank Norris, premieres at the Lyric Opera of Chicago. November–December November 3 – The rap-metal band Rage Against the Machine releases their debut album. November 9 – Australian-born singer Kylie Minogue ends her working relationship with UK songwriters and record producers Stock Aitken Waterman and the record label PWL. November 15 Megan Jasper of Sub Pop creates the grunge speak hoax, tricking The New York Times into printing an article on supposed slang used in the grunge scene in Seattle, USA.http://hoaxes.org/archive/permalink/grunge_speak Grunge Speak Museum of Hoaxes Ozzy Osbourne plays the final concert of his "retirement" tour at the Pacific Amphitheatre in Costa Mesa, California. He is joined on stage by his three former Black Sabbath bandmates for a reunion performance. Black Sabbath opened the show with Rob Halford as lead vocalist, filling in for Ronnie James Dio who had left the band days earlier. The Jacksons: An American Dream, a two-part miniseries based on the Jackson family, premieres on ABC. November 17 – The soundtrack album of "The Bodyguard", Whitney Houston's debut film, is released. The album went on to be certified 18 times platinum by the RIAA and sell 45 million copies worldwide. To dateNovember 2017 the album is still the best selling soundtrack of all time and also one of the best selling albums of all time. November 22 – Manchester-based post-punk and electronic music label Factory Records declares bankruptcy. The label had been placed in financial difficulties following the spending of most of their funds by Happy Mondays during the recording of their album Yes Please!, which would end up a commercial failure. Additionally, plans for a buyout from London Records folded when it was discovered that none of Factory's artists were actually signed onto the label; most of these artists, most notably New Order, would end up signing onto London Records anyhow following Factory's foreclosure.https://www.live4ever.uk.com/2009/11/factory-records-the-rise-and-fall-of-uks-legendary-indie-label/ Factory Records – The Rise And Fall of UK's Legendary Indie Label Live4ever.uk.com November 22, 2009 December 3 – Bill Wyman announces he is quitting The Rolling Stones. December 5 – The 21st OTI Festival, held at the Teatro Principal in Valencia, Spain, is won by the song "es A dónde voy sin ti no", written by Chema Purón, and performed by Francisco (singer) es Francisco (cantante) Francisco representing Spain. December 31 Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau announces his retirement from the stage to an audience at the Bavarian State Opera in Munich. The twenty-first annual New Year's Rockin' Eve special airs on ABC, with appearances by TLC, Bell Biv DeVoe, Slaughter, Jon Secada, Village People and Barry Manilow. Also in 1992 David Isberg quits Opeth from his vocalist position. Current guitarist Mikael Åkerfeldt fills his position. Vibe, a new magazine focusing on R&B and hip-hop music, launches with a special Fall preview issue. The first Oregon Jamboree country music festival is held in Sweet Home, Oregon.Sandoval Ginnie Why popular Oregon Jamboree country music festival is ending after 34 years https://www.statesmanjournal.com/story/news/2025/07/14/oregon-jamboree-country-music-festival-ending/84540669007/ 2025-08-22 Statesman Journal en-US The MP3 file format is developed as part of a video compression standard.Richard Campbell, "Media Essentials, A Brief Introduction," 2013September 2017. Bands formed See Musical groups established in 1992 Bands disbanded See Musical groups disestablished in 1992 Bands reformed See Musical groups reestablished in 1992 Albums released :Category:1992 albums January–March DateAlbumArtistNotes JANUARY6 Little Earthquakes Tori Amos Debut/UK The Dirt Road Sawyer Brown -10 At the Ryman Emmylou Harris Live14 Born into the 90's R. Kelly and Public Announcement Debut Magic and Loss Lou Reed - Poetic Justice Lillian Axe - Rush Eric Clapton Soundtrack Stacy Earl Stacy Earl Debut21 The Acoustic Motorbike Luka Bloom - The American in Me Steve Forbert -24 Diva My Sister's Machine -27 Dixie-Narco Primal Scream EP High on the Happy Side Wet Wet Wet - Hormoaning Nirvana EP; Australia and Japan only Pleasure Death Therapy? EP Spooky Lush -28 Finally CeCe Peniston Debut The Great Puzzle Jules Shear - An Irish Evening The Chieftains Live31 Congregation The Afghan Whigs -? Coincidence and Likely Stories Buffy Sainte-Marie - Rancid Rancid Debut/EP FEBRUARY2B'z TV Style Songless versionB'zCompilation4 Mack Daddy Sir Mix-a-Lot - Sap Alice in Chains EP7 More Noise and Other Disturbances The Mighty Mighty Bosstones - T.V. Sky The Young Gods -10 Generation Terrorists Manic Street Preachers - That What Is Not Public Image Ltd -11 Black Eyed Man Cowboy Junkies - Return of the Funky Man Lord Finesse - Saturday Morning with Riders Riders in the Sky - Shhh Chumbawamba - Somewhere Between Heaven and Hell Social Distortion -14 Propeller Guided by Voices -17 Close to Seven Sandra - Hormonally Yours Shakespear's Sister - Romantic Moments Yanni Compilation Seven James -18 A Picture of Nectar Phish - One Me Phi Me - Stick Around for Joy The Sugarcubes - Wayne's World Various Artists Soundtrack21 I Am the Cosmos Chris Bell Recorded 1974-197524 Divine Madness Madness - Get Ready! 2 Unlimited -25 The End of Silence Rollins Band - F.U. Don't Take It Personal Fu-Schnickens - Ooooooohhh... On the TLC Tip TLC Debut Sex and Violence Boogie Down Productions - Vulgar Display of Power Pantera US26 A Blaze in the Northern Sky Darkthrone - P-Model P-Model -28 Onobox Yoko Ono Box Set? High Stakes & Dangerous Men UFO - Love of Life Swans - Money KMFDM - Wonderama Randy Stonehill -MARCH2 Tears Roll Down (Greatest Hits 82–92) Tears for Fears Compilation3 Chic-Ism Chic - Hypocrisy Is the Greatest Luxury The Disposable Heroes of Hiphoprisy - Uh-Oh David Byrne - Up Right Said Fred -9 Gotthard Gotthard - Doppelgänger Curve - Going Blank Again Ride -10 Baby I'm Yours Maureen McGovern Covers album Dare to Dream Yanni - Flipped Out in Singapore Chainsaw Kittens - King's X King's X - Let Me Come Over Buffalo Tom - Opiate Tool EP, Debut EP Priest=Aura The Church - Walking in London Concrete Blonde -Cracker Cracker Debut13 Generator Bad Religion -16 Eleven Kinds of Loneliness Tanita Tikaram - Imperial f.f.r.r. Unrest -17 Never Enough Melissa Etheridge - 360 Degrees of Power Sister Souljah - Hey Babe Juliana Hatfield Debut Ingénue k.d. lang - La Sexorcisto: Devil Music, Vol. 1 White Zombie - No Doubt No Doubt -23 Between 10th & 11th The Charlatans - Code: Selfish The Fall - Honey's Dead The Jesus and Mary Chain -24 3 Years, 5 Months and 2 Days in the Life Of... Arrested Development Debut Apollo 18 They Might Be Giants - Doin' the Nasty Slik Toxik - Funky Divas En Vogue - The Madman's Return Snap! -27 Human Touch Bruce Springsteen - Lucky Town Bruce Springsteen -30 Celine Dion Celine Dion North America Adrenalize Def Leppard - Dry PJ Harvey Debut Arkansas Traveler Michelle Shocked - First Depression Depressive Age - Lazer Guided Melodies Spiritualized -31 America Must Be Destroyed Gwar - Body Count Body Count Debut Fire and Ice Yngwie Malmsteen - Joshua Judges Ruth Lyle Lovett - Racine Sass Jordan - Time To Burn Giant - Totally Krossed Out Kriss Kross Debut Wynonna Wynonna Judd Solo debut? Last Rights Skinny Puppy - Destination Universe Material Issue - The Friday Rock Show Sessions Hawkwind Live Hot Cars and Spent Contraceptives Turbonegro Debut April–June DateAlbumArtistNotes APRIL5 Accelerator The Future Sound of London Debut6 Diva Annie Lennox Debut Safari The Breeders EP7 Anything Can Happen Leon Russell - Dead Serious Das EFX - Electric Love Hogs Electric Love Hogs Debut The Singer Diamanda Galás - Night on Earth Tom Waits Soundtrack to the 1991 film13 Pure Godflesh - Volume III Just Right Soul II Soul -14 Arc Angels Arc Angels Debut Bloodline Recoil - Bricks Are Heavy L7 - Greatest Hits ZZ Top Greatest Hits Holy Smoke Peter Murphy US Off the Deep End "Weird Al" Yankovic - Soul Rotation The Dead Milkmen - This Is My Life Carly Simon - The Woman I Am Chaka Khan -17 Audio Adrenaline Audio Adrenaline -20 Slanted and Enchanted Pavement -21 Check Your Head Beastie Boys - East Side Story Kid Frost - The End Complete Obituary - Hotwired The Soup Dragons - Tongues and Tails Sophie B. Hawkins Debut The Wild Life Slaughter - Wish The Cure -24 The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion Debut27 In the Running Howard Jones - Nonsuch XTC -28 Double Eclipse Hardline - Matters of the Heart Tracy Chapman - Tactical Neural Implant Front Line Assembly -30 Night of the Stormrider Iced Earth US? I Was Warned Robert Cray - Too Blind to See It Kym Sims - No Room The Samples - MAY1 The Longest Line NOFX EP The Way of the Vaselines: A Complete History The Vaselines Compilation5 Back to Front Lionel Richie Compilation Daily Operation Gang Starr - Drill Radiohead Debut EP Family Groove The Neville Brothers - Intoxifornication Gregg Alexander - Jon Secada Jon Secada - Milagro Santana - Onward to Golgotha Incantation Debut Scream in Blue Midnight Oil Live Under The Influence Wildside -6 Entre a Mi Mundo Selena -11 Fear of the Dark Iron Maiden -12 Henry's Dream Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds - The Origin of the Feces Type O Negative - The Ritual Testament - Rites of Passage Indigo Girls - The Southern Harmony and Musical Companion The Black Crowes - Spice 1 Spice 1 Debut18 Black Moon Emerson, Lake & Palmer - Forever Free Saxon - Love Is Kim Wilde -19 Boats, Beaches, Bars & Ballads Jimmy Buffett Box Set Life Is Messy Rodney Crowell - Revenge Kiss - Some Gave All Billy Ray Cyrus - Souls at Zero Neurosis - T-Ride T-Ride -21ImageLuna Sea -22 Time Takes Time Ringo Starr -25 The Brother with Two Tongues Mellow Man Ace -Realized FantasiesTNTJapanese release date26 Ocean Colour Scene Ocean Colour Scene Debut Dark Sneak Love Action Tom Tom Club - Kiko Los Lobos - Peng! Stereolab Debut? Hawklords Live Hawklords Live Novelty Jawbox - Two from the Vault Grateful Dead Live Sacrilegium Devil Doll - Everything Mr. Children EPJUNE1 40oz. to Freedom Sublime Debut Abba-esque Erasure ABBA covers EP Change Everything Del Amitri - The World as Best as I Remember It, Volume Two Rich Mullins -2 Acoustic Everything but the Girl - It's a Shame about Ray The Lemonheads - The Lizard Saigon Kick - MTV Unplugged Mariah Carey Live EP Shadows and Light Wilson Phillips -8 Angel Dust Faith No More - The Crimson Idol W.A.S.P. - Aqua Asia -9 An Evening with the Allman Brothers Band: First Set Allman Brothers Band Live Ferment Catherine Wheel - Legion Deicide - Mecca and the Soul Brother Pete Rock & CL Smooth -10 Loudness Loudness -12 Goin' Back to New Orleans Dr. John -16 Beat the Boots II Frank Zappa Live Box Set Hold Your Fire FireHouse - Khaled Khaled - Out of the Cradle Lindsey Buckingham - World Falling Down Peter Cetera -19 The Great Adventure Steven Curtis Chapman - Imperfectly Ani DiFranco -22 Dehumanizer Black Sabbath UK The One Elton John -23 Don't Sweat the Technique Eric B. & Rakim - Black Pearl Yo-Yo - Get in Touch with Yourself Swing Out Sister UK Good Stuff The B-52's - Infinity Within Deee-Lite - The King of Rock 'n' Roll: The Complete 50s Masters Elvis Presley Box Set Meantime Helmet - Mo' Money Various Artists Soundtrack Tools of the Trade Carcass - Utopia Banished Napalm Death US29 F.N.G. Suicidal Tendencies Compilation Somewhere Far Beyond Blind Guardian -30 The Art of Rebellion Suicidal Tendencies - Blues for the Red Sun Kyuss - Come On Come On Mary Chapin Carpenter - Kizz My Black Azz MC Ren EP, Debut Retribution Malevolent Creation - Singles: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack Various Artists Soundtrack Soft Bomb The Chills - July–September DateAlbumArtistNotes JULY7 Carry On Kansas Compilation Images and Words Dream Theater - Strength in Numbers 24-7 Spyz - This One's Gonna Hurt You Marty Stuart -10 You Can't Do That on Stage Anymore, Vol. 5 Frank Zappa 2 discs; Live13 Live in Japan George Harrison Live14 Countdown to Extinction Megadeth - The Criminal Under My Own Hat T Bone Burnett - Danzig III: How the Gods Kill Danzig - Everybody's Free Rozalla - The Hard Way Clint Black - Psalm 69: The Way to Succeed and the Way to Suck Eggs Ministry - Shorty the Pimp Too Short - Shades of God Paradise Lost -20 Burning Questions Graham Parker - Turns into Stone The Stone Roses Compilation21 Dirty Sonic Youth - House of Pain House of Pain Debut27 Astronauts & Heretics Thomas Dolby - March ör Die Motörhead - Moby Moby Debut Now That's What I Call Music! 22 Various Artists Compilation Peppermint Sloan EP The Red in the Sky Is Ours At the Gates Debut Your Arsenal Morrissey -28 Blood and Bullets Widowmaker - Business Never Personal EPMD - Gordon Barenaked Ladies - What's the 411? Mary J. Blige Debut? California Brainstorm Hawkwind Live Submarine Whipping Boy Debut Worth the Weight Anvil - AUGUST3 Machine + Soul Gary Numan - March 16–20, 1992 Uncle Tupelo - Summer in Paradise The Beach Boys - Welcome to Wherever You Are INXS -4 Lost Together Blue Rodeo - New Miserable Experience Gin Blossoms - Troubadour: The Definitive Collection 1964-1976 Donovan Box Set11 Don't Tread Damn Yankees - Fontanelle Babes in Toyland Hit to Death in the Future Head The Flaming Lips - Jackyl Jackyl -17 Take That & Party Take That -18 Babe Rainbow The House of Love - Lunapark Luna - Mind Fruit Opus III - Refugee Bad4Good - T-R-O-U-B-L-E Travis Tritt -24 Greatest Hits Kylie Minogue Compilation25 Unplugged Eric Clapton Live Beyond the Season Garth Brooks Christmas album Bobby Bobby Brown - Dog Eat Dog Warrant - Return of the Product MC Serch - Soul of a New Machine Fear Factory Debut Start the Car Jude Cole - Sweet Old World Lucinda Williams - The Wallflowers The Wallflowers -28 Scrolls of the Megilloth Mortification - Tourism Roxette -31 Tubular Bells II Mike Oldfield -?Blue Moons & Laughing Guitars Bill Nelson Demo Just Got Back Today The Jennifers - Powderfinger Powderfinger EP Tapping the Vein Sodom -SEPTEMBER1 Change Your World Michael W. Smith - Down on Sunset Thomas Anders - I Gotta Get Mine Yo Chubb Rock - I Still Believe in You Vince Gill - Hearts in Armor Trisha Yearwood - Mondo Bizarro Ramones - Nerve Net Brian Eno -Paul Weller Paul Weller Debut2 Hold Me Zard -4 Copper Blue Sugar Debut7 Amused to Death Roger Waters - Kingdom of Desire Toto - Stranglers in the Night The Stranglers - The Looks or the Lifestyle? Pop Will Eat Itself -8 Puzzle Dada Debut 99.9F° Suzanne Vega - America's Least Wanted Ugly Kid Joe Debut Bone Machine Tom Waits - Good Morphine - Slide on This Ronnie Wood - Sweet Oblivion Screaming Trees -14 Am I Not Your Girl? Sinéad O'Connor Covers The Chase Garth Brooks - Down Colorful Hill Red House Painters - A Little Light Music Jethro Tull Live15 The Best of White Lion White Lion Compilation Comfort Failure Debut Dos Gerardo - Greatest Misses Public Enemy Remixes Hollywood Town Hall The Jayhawks - Pure Country George Strait - You Gotta Believe Marky Mark and the Funky Bunch -21 ABBA Gold: Greatest Hits ABBA Compilation Sweet Pizzicato Five Pizzicato Five -22 B-Side Ourselves Skid Row Covers EP Blind Melon Blind Melon - Broken Nine Inch Nails EP Guerillas in tha Mist Da Lench Mob Debut Here Comes Trouble Bad Company - On Our Worst Behavior Immature - Runaway Slave Showbiz & AG - Stunts, Blunts and Hip Hop Diamond D Debut III Sides to Every Story Extreme - Tomb of the Mutilated Cannibal Corpse - Whut? Thee Album Redman Debut Yes Please! Happy Mondays -25 Ignition The Offspring -28 Us Peter Gabriel - Back to the Light Brian May UK Experience The Prodigy Released in US October 2029 Chipmunks in Low Places Alvin and the Chipmunks - Core Stone Temple Pilots Debut Dirt Alice in Chains - Junkanoo Baha Men - Music to Driveby Compton's Most Wanted - Not Ashamed Newsboys - Not Ashamed Newsboys - Oomalama Eugenius Debut The Triumph of Steel Manowar Europe October–December DateAlbumArtistNotes OCTOBER1 Duh Lagwagon Debut Dynamo Soda Stereo - Fully Completely The Tragically Hip Canada5 Angel Heart Bonnie Tyler - Connected Stereo MC's - Penetralia Hypocrisy Debut Pigpile Big Black Live album Revenge of the Goldfish Inspiral Carpets - Twice Upon a Time: The Singles Siouxsie and the Banshees Compilation6 A Lot About Livin' (And a Little 'bout Love) Alan Jackson - Automatic for the People R.E.M. - Blind The Sundays US Can I Borrow a Dollar? 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Alejandro Fernández Alejandro Fernández Debut Release date unknown Adam 'n' Eve – Gavin Friday Alice in Wonderland No. 4 – Randy Greif The Basics of Life – 4Him Big Bang – Magdallan Black Ticket Day – Ed Kuepper Brer Rabbit and Boss Lion – Dr. John Camera Camera – Nazia and Zoheb Center Of The Universe – Giant Sand Condition Blue – The Jazz Butcher Crooked Line – Nils Lofgren Destination Paradise – Fischer-Z Don Dada – Super Cat Fireboy – Grant McLennan Goin' Back to Dixie – John Hartford Groovus Maximus – Electric Boys I, Jonathan – Jonathan Richman I'll Find You There – The Kry In Search of Manny – Luscious Jackson Irène Schweizer & Pierre Favre – Irène Schweizer and Pierre Favre Last Train – Holy Soldier Le Jardin de Heavenly – Heavenly Letters To A Dream – Louis Tillett Little Village – Little Village Lusis – Mortal Lysol – Melvins Mercy – Bryan Duncan My Friend Louis – Andrew Cyrille Not Fade Away – Nitty Gritty Dirt Band Notes from the Underground – Medeski Martin & Wood Pick It Up – Hokus Pick Manouver Pray for Rain – PFR Pray Naked – The 77s Remember – Crystal Lewis Scenic Routes – Lost Dogs Short Man's Room – Joe Henry Six-Pack of Love – Peter Case Snakes in the Playground - Bride Tales of Wonder - White Heart Through the Forest – Mad at the World Too Much Fun - Green On Red True Believer – Irma Thomas Valhalla Avenue – The Fatima Mansions XX Years Live – Rez Band Saddle Up – First Arsch Biggest hit singles The following songs achieved the highest chart positions in the charts of 1992.http://tsort.info/music/yr1992.htm Songs from the Year 1992 Hawtin Steve February 10, 2008 Steve Hawtin/TsorT April 17, 2008 # Artist Title Year Country Chart Entries 1 Whitney Houston I Will Always Love You 1992 US UK 1 – Nov 1992, US BB 1 of 1992, Holland 1 – Nov 1992, Sweden 1 – Nov 1992, Switzerland 1 – Dec 1992, Norway 1 – Dec 1992, Poland 1 – Nov 1992, Germany 1 – Jan 1993, Republic of Ireland 1 – Dec 1992, Australia 1 for 10 weeks Mar 1993, Grammy in 1993, Austria 2 – Dec 1992, Australia 2 of 1993, US CashBox 5 of 1993, Japan 5 of all time (international songs), Italy 7 of 1992, Global 7 (10 M sold) – 1992, POP 10 of 1992, Europe 19 of the 1990s, TOTP 19, AFI 65, Germany 67 of the 1990s, Scrobulate 90 of ballad, RIAA 108, RYM 172 of 1992, Party 280 of 1999, Acclaimed 802 2 Nirvana Smells Like Teen Spirit 1991 US New Zealand 1 for 1 weeks Feb 1992, Sweden 2 – Jan 1992, Norway 2 – Jan 1992, Poland 2 – Jan 1992, Germany 2 – Jan 1992, Holland 3 – Nov 1991, RYM 3 of 1991, Acclaimed 3, US BB 5 of 1992, Scrobulate 5 of rock, US BB 6 of 1992, Switzerland 6 – Feb 1992, Europe 6 of the 1990s, POP 6 of 1992, UK 7 – Nov 1991, Belgium 7 of all time, 7 in 2FM list, Rolling Stone 9, France 10 – Dec 1991, Austria 11 – Feb 1992, Virgin 16, Poland 23 of all time, US CashBox 27 of 1992, Italy 29 of 1992, Global 33 (5 M sold) – 1991, WXPN 53, RIAA 80, Germany 152 of the 1990s, TheQ 321, OzNet 900 3 Boyz II Men End of the Road 1992 US UK 1 – Sep 1992, US BB 1 of 1992, US CashBox 1 of 1992, Holland 1 – Oct 1992, Republic of Ireland 1 – Nov 1992, New Zealand 1 for 7 weeks Oct 1992, Australia 1 for 4 weeks Feb 1993, US BB 3 of 1992, Sweden 3 – Oct 1992, Norway 3 – Nov 1992, POP 3 of 1992, Poland 6 – Sep 1992, Switzerland 7 – Oct 1992, Germany 7 – Jan 1993, Australia 21 of 1992, Austria 29 – Nov 1992, Scrobulate 89 of rnb, Germany 337 of the 1990s 4 Snap! Rhythm is a Dancer 1992 Germany UK 1 – Jul 1992, Holland 1 – Apr 1992, Austria 1 – May 1992, Switzerland 1 – Apr 1992, Italy 1 of 1992, Germany 1 – Apr 1992, Republic of Ireland 1 – Aug 1992, France 3 – Apr 1992, Sweden 4 – May 1992, Norway 4 – Jun 1992, US BB 5 of 1993, Germany 6 of the 1990s, US CashBox 12 of 1993, Australia 12 of 1992, US BB 17 of 1992, POP 17 of 1993, Scrobulate 65 of 90s, RYM 96 of 1992 5 Mr. Big To Be With You 1991 US US BB 1 of 1992, Holland 1 – Mar 1992, Sweden 1 – Feb 1992, Switzerland 1 – Mar 1992, Norway 1 – Mar 1992, Germany 1 – Mar 1992, New Zealand 1 for 5 weeks Mar 1992, Australia 1 for 3 weeks Aug 1992, Austria 2 – Apr 1992, UK 3 – Mar 1992, Poland 5 – Jan 1992, Australia 7 of 1992, US CashBox 9 of 1992, POP 25 of 1992, Germany 47 of the 1990s, OzNet 386 Top 40 Chart hit singles Song title Artist(s) Release date(s) US UK Highest chart position Other Chart Performance(s) "Achy Breaky Heart" Billy Ray Cyrus November 1992 4 3 1 (Australia, New Zealand) See chart performance entry "Ain't No Doubt" Jimmy Nail June 1992 n/a 1 1 (Ireland, United Kingdom) See chart performance entry "All That She Wants" Ace of Base August 1992 2 1 1 (12 countries) See chart performance entry "Amigos Para Siempre" José Carreras & Sarah Brightman June 1992 n/a 11 1 (Australia) 3 (Portugal) - 7 (Netherlands Single Top 100) - 10 (Netherlands Dutch Top 40) - 10 (Norway) - 16 (Ireland) - 33 (Europe) - 36 (Sweden) - 44 (Belgium) "Are You Ready to Fly" Rozalla February 1992 63 17 4 (Spain) See chart performance entry Other Chart hit singles 30em "A Deeper Love" - Clivillés & Cole "America: What Time Is Love?" - The KLF "Atesle Barut" – Sertab Erener "Baby-Baby-Baby" – TLC (#2 US) "Baby Got Back" – Sir Mix-a-Lot (#1 US, #8 AUS) "Baker Street" – Undercover (#2 UK, IRL, BE, SWI, #3 AUT, NLD) "Barcelona" – Freddie Mercury (#2 UK, NLD, NZ, #3 IRL) "Be My Baby" – Vanessa Paradis (#2 BE, #5 FR, #6 UK, IRL) "Be Quick or Be Dead" – Iron Maiden (#2 UK, #3 NOR) "Because the Night" – Co.Ro & Tarlisa (#1 IT, SP, #6 FR, #8 BE) "The Best Things in Life Are Free" – Luther Vandross & Janet Jackson (#2 AUS, UK, #6 IRL, NZ) "Boss Drum" – The Shamen "Breakin' My Heart (Pretty Brown Eyes)" – Mint Condition (#6 US) "Breath of Life" – Erasure (#7 FIN, #8 IRL, UK) "Ça ne change pas un homme" – Johnny Hallyday (#7 FR) "Caroline" – MC Solaar (#4 FR) "Cash City" – Luc de Larochellière (#1 QUE, #11 FR) "Come and Talk to Me" – Jodeci "Come as You Are" – Nirvana (#3 NZ, #7 IRL, #9 UK) "Como la Flor" – Selena (#6 US Latin) "Connected" – Stereo MCs (#5 AUT, #6 SWI, #8 SWE) "Could It Be Magic" – Take That (#3 UK, IRL, #8 BE) "Damn I Wish I Was Your Lover" – Sophie B. Hawkins (#3 NOR, #5 US, #7 AUS) "Das Boot" – U 96 (#1 AUT, GER, NOR, #4 NLD, #5 SWE) "Diamonds and Pearls" – Prince (#3 US) "Deeply Dippy" – Right Said Fred (#1 UK, IRL, #6 AUT) "Didi" – Khaled (#9 FR, #10 BE) "Die da!?" – Die Fantastischen Vier (#1 AUT, SWI, #2 GER) "Disappointed" - Electronic "Do I Have to Say the Words?" – Bryan Adams (#2 CAN) "Do It to Me" - Lionel Richie "Don't Be Aggressive" – Sandra (#7 NOR, #8 FIN) "Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me" – Elton John & George Michael (#1 FR, NLD, NOR, US) "Don't Talk Just Kiss" – Right Said Fred (#2 GER, #3 UK, #4 FIN, SWE) "Don't You Want Me" – Felix (#1 FIN, IT, SP, SWI) "Drive" – R.E.M. (#4 IRL, #7 CAN) "Driven by You" – Brian May (#6 UK, #9 US) "Dur dur d'être bébé !" – Jordy (#1 FR, SP, #2 FIN, #3 AUT, BE, NLD) "Ebeneezer Goode" – The Shamen (#1 UK, IRL, #2 NOR, #8 FIN) "El Visa" – Cheb Hasni (ALG) "End of the Road" – Boyz II Men "Erotica" – Madonna (#1 ITA, #2 NOR, #3 US, UK, SWE, NZ, #4 AUS, IRE, SPA, #8 SWI) "Even Better Than the Real Thing" – U2 (#3 CAN, IRL, #8 AUT, NLD) "Everything About You" – Ugly Kid Joe (#3 UK, #5 IRL, NLD, NOR, #9 US) "Everytime We Touch" – Maggie Reilly (#1 NOR, #5 AUT) "Free Your Mind" – En Vogue (#8 US) "Friday I'm In Love" – The Cure (#3 CAN, #4 IRL, #6 UK) "Give It Up" – The Good Men "Giving Him Something He Can Feel" - En Vogue "God Gave Rock 'n' Roll to You II" - Kiss "Goodnight Girl" – Wet Wet Wet (#1 UK, IRL) "Hazard" – Richard Marx (#1 AUS, #3 CAN, #6 SWE) "Heading for a Fall" – Vaya Con Dios (#1 BE, #3 NLD, #5 SWI) "Heal the World" – Michael Jackson (#1 POL, #2 FR, IRL, UK, ZIM) "Heaven Sent" – INXS "High" – The Cure (#8 UK) "Hold on My Heart" – Genesis (#1 CAN) "House of Love" – East 17 (#1 FIN, SWE, #3 JAP, #6 GER) "How Do You Do!" – Roxette (#1 NOR, #2 AUT, NLD, GER, SWE, SWI) "How Do You Talk to an Angel" – The Heights (#1 US, #2 CAN, #3 AUS) "Human Touch" – Bruce Springsteen (#1 NOR, SP, #4 FIN, IRL, SWE, SWI) "Humpin' Around" – Bobby Brown (#1 AUS, #2 NZ, #3 US) "I Can't Dance" – Genesis (#1 BE, NLD, #2 AUT, #3 CAN) "I Don't Care" - Shakespears Sister "I Drove All Night" – Roy Orbison (#7 UK) "I Still Believe in You" – Cliff Richard (#7 UK) "I Wanna Be a Kennedy" – U96 (#3 SWI, #4 GER, #6 AUT) "I Will Always Love You" – Whitney Houston "I'd Die Without You" - P.M. Dawn "If I Ever Fall in Love" – Shai (#4 AUS, #5 NZ) "If You Asked Me To" – Celine Dion (#1 CAN) "If You Go Away" – New Kids on the Block (#4 NOR, #6 CAN, #9 UK) "I'll Be There" – Mariah Carey (#1 US, CAN, NLD) "I'm Doing Fine Now" - The Pasadenas "I'm Too Sexy" – Right Said Fred (#1 US) "In Bloom" – Nirvana (#7 IRL) "In the Closet" – Michael Jackson (#2 IT, SP, #4 IRL, #5 AUS, NZ, #6 US) "In the Still of the Nite (I'll Remember)" - Boyz II Men "Iron Lion Zion" – Bob Marley (#2 NZ, SWE, #3 FR, #5 BE, UK) "It Only Takes a Minute" – Take That (#7 UK) "It Will Make Me Crazy" – Felix (#1 FIN, #3 SWI, #4 IRL) "It's a Fine Day" – Opus III (#2 SP, #5 UK, #6 IRL) "It's My Life" – Dr Alban (#1 AUT, BE, GER, IT, NLD, SWE) "It's Probably Me" – Sting & Eric Clapton (#1 IT, #2 FR) "Jam" – Michael Jackson (#1 SP, #2 NZ, #5 IRL) "James Brown Is Dead" – L.A. Style (#1 BE, NLD, SP, #2 SWI) "Joy" – François Feldman (#1 FR) "Jump" – Kris Kross (#1 AUS, FIN, IRL, NZ, SWI, US) "Jump Around" – House of Pain (#3 US, NZ) "Just Another Day" – Jon Secada (#2 CAN, NLD, SWI) "Justified & Ancient" – The KLF (#1 AUT, FIN, NZ, SWE) "Keep the Faith" – Bon Jovi (#1 NOR, #3 SWI, #4 NZ) "Killing in the Name" – Rage Against the Machine "Knockin' on Heaven's Door" – Guns N' Roses (#1 IRL, #2 UK) "Laid So Low (Tears Roll Down)" – Tears For Fears (#8 IT) "Layla" (unplugged) – Eric Clapton (#1 CAN, JAP) "Le Chat" – Pow woW (#1 FR) "Les Mariés de Vendée" – Anaïs & Didier Barbelivien (#2 FR, #4 BE) "Let's Get Rocked" – Def Leppard (#2 NOR, UK, #3 SWI) "Lithium" – Nirvana (#3 FIN, #5 IRE) "Life Is a Highway" – Tom Cochrane (#1 CAN, #2 AUS, NZ) "Live and Learn" – Joe Public (#4 US) "Love Is in the Air" (Ballroom mix) – John Paul Young "LSI (Love Sex Intelligence)" – The Shamen (#4 SWE, #6 UK) "The Magic Friend" – 2 Unlimited (#1 FIN, #3 IRL, #4 BE) "Make It Happen" - Mariah Carey "Man on the Moon" – R.E.M. (#4 CAN) "Midlife Crisis" – Faith No More (#9 AUT, #10 UK) "A Million Love Songs" – Take That (#7 UK) "Mr. Wendal" – Arrested Development (#2 NZ, #4 UK, #6 US) "My Destiny" – Lionel Richie "My Lovin' (You're Never Gonna Get It)" – En Vogue (#2 US, #4 UK) "My Name Is Prince" – Prince (#7 UK) "Never Let Her Slip Away" – Undercover "Nothing Else Matters" – Metallica (#3 IRL, NOR, #5 BE, NLD, SWI, #6 AUT, UK) "November Rain" – Guns N' Roses (#3 IRL, NLD, US) "Nuthin' but a 'G' Thang" – Dr. Dre & Snoop Dogg (#2 US) "On a Ragga Tip" – SL2 (#2 UK, NLD, #3 IRL) "The One" – Elton John (#1 CAN, #3 FR, NOR) "One" – U2 (#1 CAN, IRL, #3 NZ) "One Love" – Dr. Alban (#3 IRL, #7 FIN, GER, #8 BE) "Open Sesame" – Leila K (#1 BE, #2 NLD, #3 IT) "Open Your Mind" – U.S.U.R.A. (#2 IT, #3 AUT, SWI, #5 NLD) "Out of Space" – The Prodigy (#3 NLD, #5 UK, #6 IRL) "Paradoxal Système" – Laurent Voulzy (#10 FR) "Parce qu'on est jeunes" – Benny B feat. DJ Daddy K (#2 BE, #5 FR) "Pas d'ami (comme toi)" – Stephan Eicher (#7 FR) "People Everyday" – Arrested Development (#2 UK, #6 AUS, FR, SWE) "Phorever People" – The Shamen "Piece of My Heart" – Erma Franklin "Please Don't Go" – Double You (#1 BE, NLD, SP) "Please Don't Go" – KWS "Remember the Time" – Michael Jackson (#1 NZ, #2 BE, CAN) "Revolution" - Arrested Development "Rhythm is a Dancer" – Snap! "Ride the Bullet" - Army of Lovers "Rien que de l'eau" – Véronique Sanson (#6 FR) "Rump Shaker" – Wreckx-n-Effect (#2 US) "Runaway Train" – Elton John & Eric Clapton (#10 IT) "Run to You" – Rage "Save the Best for Last" – Vanessa L. Williams (#1 US, AUS) "Sesame's Treet" – Smart E's (#2 UK, #4 IRL, NZ, #6 AUS) "Sexy MF" – Prince (#4 UK, #5 AUS) "Shake Your Head" - Was (Not Was) "Shame, Shame, Shame" - Izabella Scorupco "She's Playing Hard to Get" – Hi-Five (#5 US) "Sleeping Satellite" – Tasmin Archer (#1 UK) "Smells Like Teen Spirit" – Nirvana "Something Good" – Utah Saints (#4 UK, IRL) "Sometimes Love Just Ain't Enough" – Patty Smyth & Don Henley (#2 US) "Song of Ocarina" – Jean-Philippe Audin & Diego Modena (#1 FR) "Starship Edelweiss" – Edelweiss "Stay" – Shakespears Sister (#1 UK) "Step It Up" – Stereo MC's "Suzette" – Dany Brillant (#3 FR) "Sweat (A La La La La Long)" – Inner Circle (#1 BE, GER, NLD, NZ, SWI, #2 AUS, AUT, SWE) "Sweet Lullaby" – Deep Forest "Symphony of Destruction" – Megadeth "Take a Chance on Me" – Erasure (#1 UK) "Tears in Heaven" – Eric Clapton (#1 ARG, BRA, CAN, DEN, IRL, JAP, NZ, NOR, POL, TAI) "Temple of Love" – The Sisters of Mercy (#3 UK, #5 GER) "Tennessee" – Arrested Development (#6 US) "Tetris" - Doctor Spin "This Used to Be My Playground" – Madonna (#1 US, CAN, FIN, IT, SWE) "Thought I'd Died and Gone to Heaven" – Bryan Adams (#1 CAN, #8 UK) "Three Little Pigs" – Green Jellÿ (#5 UK, #6 AUS) "To Be with You" – Mr. Big "Too Funky" – George Michael (#2 IT, NOR, #3 AUS, NLD) "Too Much Love Will Kill You" – Brian May (#5 UK) "Twilight Zone" – 2 Unlimited "Under the Bridge" – Red Hot Chili Peppers (#1 AUS, BE, NLD, #2 US) "Viva Las Vegas" – ZZ Top (#7 SWE, #8 IRL) "Walking on Broken Glass" – Annie Lennox (#1 CAN, #8 UK, IRL) "We All Need Love" – Double You (#2 BE, #6 GER, #7 SWI) "We Got a Love Thang" – CeCe Peniston "Weather with You" – Crowded House (#7 UK) "What About Your Friends" – TLC (#7 US) "When I Look Into Your Eyes" – FireHouse "Wherever I May Roam" – Metallica (#1 FIN, #2 NOR) "Who Is It" – Michael Jackson (#3 POL, #5 AUT, BE, #6 CAN, IRL) "Who Needs Love Like That" (Remix) – Erasure (#8 IRL) "A Whole New World" – Peabo Bryson & Regina Belle (#1 US, #6 CAN) "Who's Gonna Ride Your Wild Horses" – U2 (#4 IRL, #5 CAN, SWI, #8 FIN) "Why" – Annie Lennox (#1 IT, #5 UK, IRL, #6 NOR, SWI) "Why Me?" – Linda Martin "Wishing on a Star" – The Cover Girls "Workaholic" – 2 Unlimited (#2 FIN, IRL, #4 NLD, UK) "Would?" – Alice in Chains "Would I Lie to You?" – Charles & Eddie (#1 AUT, GER, NZ, UK) "You" – Ten Sharp (#1 FR, NOR, SWE) "You Bring On the Sun" – Londonbeat (#5 NLD, #6 GER) "You Showed Me" – Salt-n-Pepa (#5 NLD, #7 BE, IRL) Notable singles Song title Artist(s) Release date(s) Other Chart Performance(s)"Call Mr. Lee" Television 1992 27 (U.S. Billboard Modern Rock Tracks) "Connected" Stereo MC's September 1992 See chart performance entry"Four Seasons in One Day" Crowded House June 1992 See chart performance entry"Locked in the Trunk of a Car" The Tragically Hip October 1992 11 (Canada)"Motorcycle Emptiness" Manic Street Preachers June 1992 See chart performance entry"Only Shallow" My Bloody Valentine March 1992 27 (U.S. Billboard Alternative Airplay) "Straight to You" b/w "Jack the Ripper" Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds March 1992 68 (UK Single Charts) - 96 (Australia)"They Reminisce Over You (T.R.O.Y.)" Pete Rock & CL Smooth April 1992 1 (U.S. Billboard Hot Rap Tracks) - 10 (U.S. Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs) - 58 (U.S. Billboard Hot 100)"Would?" Alice in Chains June 1992 See chart performance entry Other Notable singles 30em "Boss Drum" - The Shamen "Male Monster from the Id" - The Chills "Ripple" - The Church Trapped in a Box" - No Doubt "The Way I Made You Feel" - Ed Kuepper Top ten best albums of the year All albums have been named albums of the year for their hits in the charts.http://www.besteveralbums.com/yearstats.php?y=1992 Best albums of 1992 besteveralbums 2005 December 31, 2011 R.E.M. – Automatic for the People Rage Against the Machine – Rage Against the Machine Pavement – Slanted & Enchanted Alice in Chains – Dirt Tori Amos – Little Earthquakes Dr. Dre – The Chronic Faith No More – Angel Dust Sublime – 40 Oz. To Freedom Sonic Youth – Dirty Beastie Boys – Check Your Head Classical music Torstein Aagaard-Nilsen – Arctic Landscape for Military Band Milton Babbitt Septet, but Equal Counterparts for brass quintethttp://www.stokar.com/GCM/Babbitt_works.htm MILTON BABBITT anonymous n.d. Howard Stokar Management April 17, 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20080509163846/http://www.stokar.com/GCM/Babbitt_works.htm May 9, 2008 dead Leonardo Balada Symphony No. 4 Lausanne Celebracio for orchestra Mario Davidovsky – Synchronisms No. 10 for guitar and electronic sounds Lorenzo Ferrero La ruta de Cortés (symphonic poem) Movimento americano Poi andro in America Peter Gahn – Auch ohne Sprache, for guitar Philip Glass – Symphony No. 1 Low Vagn Holmboe – Svaerm for string quartet (partially arranged from earlier violin duos) Elena Kats-Chernin – Clocks Ka Nin Chan – Saxophone Quartet Andreas Kunstein String Quartet No. 1 10 Epigrams for Toy Piano Witold Lutosławski – Symphony No. 4 James MacMillan – Veni, Veni, Emmanuel (concerto for percussion and orchestra) William Mathias – Flute Concerto Younghi Pagh-Paan – U-MUL Krzysztof Penderecki – Symphony No. 5 Korean Alwynne Pritchard – Glimpsed Most Clearly from the Corner of Your Eye, for seven cellos Roger Reynolds – Kokoro, for solo violin David Sawer – Byrnan Wood Kurt Schwertsik Uluru, Op. 64 for orchestra Baumgesänge, Op. 65 for orchestra Drei späte Liebeslieder, Op. 66 for cello and piano Human Existence, for voice and chamber ensemble John Serry Sr. – The Lord's Prayer, for organ & chorus Karlheinz Stockhausen – Signale zur Invasion, for trombone and electronic music, or unaccompanied trombone Joan Tower – Violin Concerto Malcolm Williamson – Requiem for a Tribe Brother Iannis Xenakis – La Déesse Athéna (Oresteïa III) (1992), for baritone solo and mixed ensemble of 11 instruments Opera Antonio Braga – 1492 epopea lirica d'America Karel Goeyvaerts – Aquarius Ingvar Lidholm – Ett drömspel Jukka Linkola – Elina Jazz 1992 in jazz Musical theater Crazy for You – Broadway production opened at the Shubert Theatre and ran for 1622 performances Falsettos – Broadway production opened at the John Golden Theatre and ran for 487 performances Guys and Dolls – Broadway revival Jelly's Last Jam – Broadway production opened at the Virginia Theatre and ran for 569 performances The Most Happy Fella – Broadway revival Musical films Aladdin – Animated feature film by Walt Disney Animation Studios Deep Blues: A Musical Pilgrimage to the Crossroads Celibidache – You Don't Do Anything, You Just Let It Evolve (documentary by Jan Schmidt-Garre) Chnam Oun 16 Khiladi The Muppet Christmas Carol ru Mushketeri dvadsat' let spustya Pure Country Roja – Tamil Indian film by Mani Ratnam Un cœur en hiver, featuring music by Maurice Ravel Soundtracks Aladdin Academy Award winner for Best Song and Best Film Score Batman Returns – score Danny Elfman The Bodyguard – Whitney Houston Boomerang – Boyz II Men, Tribe Called Quest, P.M. Dawn, Babyface Bram Stoker's Dracula Coneheads – Paul Simon, R.E.M., Red Hot Chili Peppers Cool World – David Bowie, The Cult, Ministry, Moby, Brian Eno Deep Cover – Dr. Dre & Snoop Dogg Far and Away – score by John Williams Juice – Naughty by Nature, Too Short, EPMD, Cypress Hill The Last of the Mohicans – score by Trevor Jones and Randy Edelman Lethal Weapon 3 – Eric Clapton, Sting Malcolm X – Arrested Development (group), Billie Holiday, Ella Fitzgerald, Ray Charles Mambo Kings – Los Lobos, Linda Ronstadt, Tito Puente Medicine Man – score by Jerry Goldsmith Mo' Money – Color Me Badd, Public Enemy, Bell Biv DeVoe, Janet Jackson Rush – Eric Clapton Singles – Alice in Chains, Pearl Jam, The Smashing Pumpkins, Jimi Hendrix, Soundgarden Sister Act – Etta James, Whoopi Goldberg, C+C Music Factory South Central – Scarface, Cameo (band), Boo-Yaa T.R.I.B.E. Toys – Tori Amos, Enya, Frankie Goes to Hollywood Wayne's World – Queen, Jimi Hendrix, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Alice Cooper, Black Sabbath Births January 2 – Alden Richards, Filipino actor, model and singer January 5 – Suki Waterhouse, English actress, singer-songwriter and model January 7 – Børns, American singer and songwriter January 12 – Jaguar Jonze, Taiwanese Australian independent musician, singer songwriter, multi - instrumentalist and activist Georgia May Jagger, English-American model and designer daughter of Mick Jagger January 16 – Maja Keuc, Slovenian singerhttp://www.ekskluzivno.si/bio/maja-keuc Maja Keuc Biografija Ekskluzvino.si sl https://web.archive.org/web/20110227215709/http://www.ekskluzivno.si/bio/maja-keuc 27 February 2011 dead January 19 – Mac Miller, American rapper, singer, record producer, musician (d. 2018) January 20 – Maria Harfanti, Indonesian social activist, pianist, and beauty pageant titleholder January 21 Emma Birdsall, Australian singer-songwriter, contestant on The Voice Australia Jim-E Stack, an American musician, songwriter, record producer, and DJ born in San Francisco, CA (Charli XCX, Lorde, Kacy Hill, Lola Young) January 25 – Jordan Stephens, English musician, actor, and presenter. He is best known for being one half of Rizzle Kicks, and for presenting the ITV2 panel show Don't Hate the Playaz. January 28 – Simone Egeriis, Danish singer January 31 – Christopher Nissen, Danish singer February 3 – Milo, American rapper and producer February 7 – Jain (singer), French musician and singer-songwriter. February 9 – Avan Jogia, Canadian actor, songwriter, poet, author and singer (in band with brother called "Saint Ivory") (Engaged to Halsey) February 14 – Elley Duhé, American singer-songwriter February 16 – Sega Bodega, Irish-Scottish music producer, singer, songwriter, DJ and co-head/founder of record label February 17 – Marika Hackman, English vocalist, multi-instrumentalist and songwriter. February 23 – Tabitha Nauser, Singaporean pop and r&b singer and musician February 29 – Majesty Rose, American singer March 3 – Brett Yang, member of violin duo TwoSet Violin March 6 – Sarah De Bono, Australian singer-songwriter, contestant on The Voice Australia March 9 – Cornelia Jakobs, Swedish singer-songwriter (Love Generation) March 7 – Im Hyun-sik (singer), South Korean singer-songwriter March 10 – Emily Osment, American actress and singer March 17 – Ozuna, Latin singer March 14 Jasmine Murray, American singer Kash Doll, American rapper March 24 – Jeremy Rosado, American singer April 3 – Young M.A., American rapper April 4 – Christina Metaxa, Cypriot singer-songwriter April 6 – Joy Oladokun, American singer-songwriter April 9 LD, British drill rapper Joshua Ledet, American singer April 10 – Stella Donnelly, Australian indie rock singer-songwriter. April 11 – Naya, Lebanese singer April 16 – Ronnie Flex, Dutch rapper April 18 – Chloe Bennet, Chinese American singer, actress and activist April 22 – Dyro, Dutch DJ, producer and musician April 23 Syd (singer), American singer, songwriter, record producer, disc jockey, and audio engineer Zelim Bakaev, Chechen singer April 26 – Jon Cozart, American musician and comedian (Dodie, Malinda Kathleen Reese, Thomas Sanders) April 27 – Allison Iraheta, American singer May 6 Baekhyun, Korean singer (EXO, SuperM) Vanesa Gabriela Leiro, Argentine actress and singer May 8 Chelcee Grimes, British singer-songwriter and footballer Olivia Culpo, American actress, model and media personality May 10 – Jake Zyrus (formerly Charice Pempengco), Filipino singer May 12 – Malcolm David Kelley, American rapper and actor May 15 – Clark Beckham, American singer May 19 Sam Smith, English singer-songwriter and activist Moses Sumney, Ghanaian-American singer Marshmello, American electronic dance music producer and DJ. (Anne-Marie, Selena Gomez) Lainey Wilson, American country singer May 21 – Chloe Angelides, American singer, songwriter and producer May 23 – Jinny Ng, Hong Kong Cantopop singer June 2 – Ethan Slater. American singer, actor and composer (worked with: Lilli Cooper, Ariana Grande, Michelle Yeoh and Keala Settle) June 4 – Nothing,Nowhere, American rapper, singer and songwriter June 14 – Princess Nokia, American rapper of Afro-Puerto Rican and Taíno descent June 20 – Sage the Gemini, American rapper (The HBK Gang) June 21 – Max Schneider, American singer-songwriter and actor June 25 – Dorian Electra, American singer-songwriter, musician, video and visual artist June 26 Melanie Amaro, American singer Jennette McCurdy, American (Former actress) singer-songwriter, author, film maker and podcaster June 30 Lynx and Lamb Gaede Danielle Wade, Canadian actress and singer July 1 – Caleb Nott, New Zealand musician, producer and songwriter (Broods) July 2 – William Singe, Australian rapper, singer-songwriter and youtuber July 3 Maasa Sudo, Japanese singer Nathalia Ramos, Spanish actress and singer July 5 Daisuke Sakuma, Japanese singer (Snow Man) Mirna Radulović, Serbian singer-songwriter July 8 – Sky Ferreira, American singer, songwriter, model, and actress July 10 Angel Haze, American rapper, activist and singer-songwriter Clara Luciani, French Singer Harloe, American singer and songwriter July 11 – Karise Eden, Australian singer and activist July 13 – Rich the Kid, American rapper July 14 – Brytiago, Puerto Rican singer and songwriter July 15 – Porter Robinson, American DJ, record producer, and singer-songwriter July 15 – Koharu Kusumi, Japanese actress, model and singer (Morning Musume) July 18 – Bishop Briggs, British singer-songwriter and musician July 19 – Ellie Rowsell, English singer-songwriter and musician (lead vocalist and guitarist of the indie rock band Wolf Alice). July 22 – Selena Gomez, American actress, television producer, advocate, businesswoman and singer-songwriter (Friend and collaborator of: Taylor Swift & Britney Spears, lead member of Selena Gomez & the Scene, collaborator with Julia Michaels & Demi Lovato) July 27 – Tory Lanez, Canadian rapper, songwriter, producer August 2 – Charli XCX, British singer-songwriter, advocate, record executive, businesswoman, music video director and musician August 4 S-X, British singer Tiffany Evans, American singer August 12 – Cara Delevingne, British singer/musician/actor/writer August 13 – Erika Henningsen, American singer and actress August 18 – Frances Bean Cobain, American artist, model, creator, activist, daughter of Kurt Cobain and Courtney Love August 19 – Feid, Colombian singer August 20 – Demi Lovato, American singer-songwriter, actor, advocate, philanthropist, entrepreneur, author and businessperson August 25 Emily Warren, American singer/songwriter, producer Kaytranada, Haitian-Canadian DJ and record producer August 27 Kim Petras, German singer-songwriter Blake Jenner, American actor & singer August 29 – Mallu Magalhães, Brazilian singer, songwriter and musician September 2 Madilyn Bailey, American singer and songwriter. Rae Morris, British singer and songwriter September 9 – Leah Kate, American singer-songwriter September 11 Desireé Bassett, American guitarist and recording artist MacKenzie Bourg, American singer September 12 – Shigga Shay, Singaporean rapper September 15 – Camélia Jordana, French singer September 16 Nick Jonas, musician and member of the American band Jonas Brothers, solo artist, songwriter, singer, musician, actor, businessman (dated: Miley Cyrus, Selena Gomez, Delta Goodrem, Married:Priyanka Chopra, brother of Joe Jonas) Jack Roche, English singer and actor and member of band Push Baby and previous dated Jesy Nelson September 17 – Blxst, American rapper September 18 – Joji (musician), Japanese (Australian) singer, songwriter, rapper, record producer, former Internet personality and comedian September 25 – Teddy Swims, American singer-songwriter October 5 Rupi Kaur, Canadian-Punjabi poet and performer Mercedes Lambre, Argentine actress, singer, dancer, and model October 10 – Gabrielle Aplin, English singer and songwriter October 7 – Grace Bawden, Australian independent classical crossover singer, October 11 – Cardi B, American rapper/singer/songwriter October 16 – Anson Kong, Hong Kong singer (MIRROR) October 19 – Lewis Watson (musician), English singer-songwriter. (Dodie Clark) October 20 – Liis Lemsalu, Estonian singer October 22 Carrie Hope Fletcher, English singer-songwriter, actress, author (friend of Emma Blackery) 21 Savage, Rapper and songwriter October 24 – Leroy Clampitt, formerly known as Big Taste, is a producer, singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist from Pirongia, New Zealand, based in Los Angeles, California. (Worked with: Madison Beer, Sabrina Carpenter, Broods, Ashe, Carlie Hanson) October 26 – Lido (musician), Norwegian record producer, singer, and songwriter, frequent collaborator with Halsey October 29 – Andrea Lagunés, Mexican singer and actress October 30 – Greeicy Rendón, Colombian actress and singer November 3 – Jamie McDell, alt-country award-winning guitarist and singer-songwriter from Auckland, New Zealand. November 5 – Ming Bridges, Australian Singaporean singer-songwriter, actress and model November 12 – Giulietta, Australian singer-songwriter and dancer Erika Costell, American singer-songwriter and musician November 19 – Tove Styrke, Swedish singer-songwriter November 20 – Jer Lau, Hong Kong singer (MIRROR) November 21 Conor Maynard, British singer Davido, Nigerian singer November 23 – Miley Cyrus, American singer-songwriter, actress, performer and activist (formerly lead character on Disney musical comedy: Hannah Montana, worked with and supported Britney Spears) November 26 – Anuel AA, Latin singer November 27 – Chanyeol, Korean rapper, singer-songwriter and record producer (EXO) December 3 – JT (rapper), December 4 – Jin, South Korean singer-songwriter and member of BTS December 8 Katie Stevens, American singer Yui Yokoyama, Japanese singer and actress December 9 – Maelyn Jarmon, American musician, winner of The Voice, Team John Legend December 12 – Austin Jones, American singer and youtuber December 14 – Tori Kelly, American musician, singer and songwriter December 18 – Bridgit Mendler, American actress and singer December 24 – Dhurata Dora, Kosovo-Albanian singer December 26 – Jade Thirlwall, English singer-songwriter, dancer and member of Little Mix, activist, businesswoman December 28 – Gordi (musician), Australian folktronica singer/songwriter Deaths January 14 – Jerry Nolan, drummer for The New York Dolls, 45 January 15 – Dee Murray, bassist for Elton John, 45 (cancer) January 17 – Charlie Ventura, tenor saxophonist and bandleader, 75 January 23 – Marie-Thérèse Gauley, French opera singer prominent at the Opéra-Comique, 88 January 24 – Miklos Bencze, Hungarian-American operatic bass and voice teacher, 80 K. J. Kutsch Leo Riemens Grosses Sängerlexikon K. G. Saur Verlag Hansjörg Rost Bencze, Miklos 2003 9783598440885 337 January 27 – Allan Jones, singer and actor, 84 January 29 – Willie Dixon, blues singer-songwriter and musician, 76 February 12 – Stella Roman, operatic soprano, 87 February 13 – Gyula Kovács, Hungarian drummer, 62Géza Gábor Simon Rainer E. Lotz 2003 Kovács, Gyula Grove Music Online Oxford University Press 10.1093/gmo/9781561592630.article.J251500 February 21 – Jane Pickens Langley of the Pickens Sisters March 4 – Mary Osborne, jazz guitarist, 70 (liver cancer) March 8 – Champ Butler, American singer, 65Down Yonder With Dales Ossie June 2012 booklet Jasmine Records JASCD 724 London, England Champ Butler March 10 – Giorgos Zampetas, Greek composer, 67 March 20 – Georges Delerue, composer, 66 March 21 – Shaik Dawood Khan, tabla virtuoso, 75 March 27 – Harald Sæverud, composer, 95https://www.kodebergen.no/en/collections/harald-saeverud Harald Sæverud Kode 18 April 2025 April 4 – Arthur Russell, cellist and disco musician, 40 (AIDS) April 20 – Johnny Shines, guitarist, 76 April 25 – Yutaka Ozaki, Japanese singer, 26 (pulmonary edema) April 27 – Olivier Messiaen, composer, 83 April 30 – Toivo Kärki, composer, arranger and producer, 76http://pomus.net/000763 Toivo Kärki Kin Museo https://web.archive.org/web/20050117034234/http://pomus.net/000763 18 April 2025 January 17, 2005 May 7 – Tiny Timbrell, guitarist, 75 May 12 – Sylvia Syms, American singer, 74 May 17 – Lawrence Welk, accordion player and bandleader, 89 May 23 – Joyce Barker, operatic soprano, 60 June 3 – Ettore Campogalliani, music teacher and composer, 89 June 8 – Alfred Uhl, composer, 83 June 18 – Peter Allen, Australian songwriter, 48 (AIDS) June 20 – Sir Charles Groves, conductor, 77 July 4 – Ástor Piazzolla, tango musician and composer, 71https://www.nytimes.com/1992/07/06/obituaries/astor-piazzolla-71-tango-s-modern-master-dies.html Astor Piazzolla, 71, Tango's Modern Master, Dies Stephen Holden July 6, 1992 New York Times 24 March 2020 July 5 – Paul Hackman, Canadian musician, 38 (car accident) July 21 – Aloys Fleischmann, composer and musicologist, 82 July 25 – Alfred Drake, US singer and actor, 77 July 26 – Mary Wells, Motown singer, 49 (laryngeal cancer) July 29 – William Mathias, composer, 57 August 2 – Michel Berger, French composer and songwriter, 44 (heart attack) August 5 – Jeff Porcaro, drummer, Toto, 38 (heart attack) August 12 – John Cage, U.S. composer, 79 August 16 – Mark Heard, U.S. singer, 40 (heart attack) September 19 – Sir Geraint Evans, operatic baritone, 70 October 3 – Peter Klein, lyric tenor, 85 October 5 – Eddie Kendricks, singer, (The Temptations) 52 (lung cancer) October 7 – Harold Truscott, composer, pianist, broadcaster and writer on music, 78 October 25 – Roger Miller, singer, 56 (lung cancer) November 10 – Hilda Hölzl, operatic soprano, 65 November 13 – Ronnie Bond (The Troggs), 52 November 14 – Teddy Riley, New Orleans jazz trumpeter and bandleader November 21 – Severino Gazzelloni, flautist November 23 – Roy Acuff, "King of Country Music", fiddler, 89 November 27 – Daniel Santos, singer and composer of bolero November 29 – Paul Ryan, singer, songwriter and record producer, 44 (cancer) December 9 – Cesar Gonzmart, violinist, 72 December 10 – Kate Buchdahl, violinist, 28 (Hodgkin's lymphoma) December 15 – Otto Lington, composer, orchestra leader and violinist, 89 December 21 Philip Farkas, horn player, 78 Albert King, blues guitarist and singer, 69 Nathan Milstein, violinist, 88 December 26 – Nikita Magaloff, pianist, 80 Awards Country Music Hall of Fame Inductees: George Jones and Frances Preston 1992 Country Music Association Awards Eurovision Song Contest 1992 Filmfare Best Male Playback Award: Awarded to Kumar Sanu 34th Annual Grammy Awards 34th Japan Record Awards Mercury Music Prize: Awarded to Primal Scream for Screamadelica Ramon Magsaysay Award: Awarded to Ravi Shankar 1992 RTHK Top 10 Gold Songs Awards: First prize awarded to "暗戀你" sung by Jacky Cheung Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees: Bobby Blue Bland, Booker T. and the M.G.s, Johnny Cash, The Isley Brothers, The Jimi Hendrix Experience, Sam & Dave, and The Yardbirds Charts List of Billboard Hot 100 number ones of 1992 1992 in British music#Charts List of Oricon number-one singles of 1992 See also 1992 in British music List of Billboard Hot 100 number ones of 1992 Record labels established in 1992 References 30em Category:20th century in music Category:Music by year