1993 in music

none 1993 1993 music radio television film This is a summary of significant events in music in 1993. right|thumb|Albert Collins playing event on Washington Mall before the inauguration of US President Bill Clinton. Specific locations 1993 in British music 1993 in Norwegian music 1993 in Scandinavian music 1993 in South Korean music Specific genres 1993 in country music 1993 in heavy metal music 1993 in hip hop music 1993 in jazz 1993 in Latin music 1993 in progressive rock Events January–February January 8 – The U.S. Postal Service issues an Elvis Presley stamp. The design was voted on in February 1992.http://www.postalmuseum.si.edu/artofthestamp/SubPage%20table%20images/artwork/rarities/Elvis%20Ballot/elvisballot.htm The Elvis Stamp: America elects a King Postalmuseum.si.edu June 28, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100623014759/http://www.postalmuseum.si.edu/artofthestamp/subpage%20table%20images/artwork/rarities/Elvis%20Ballot/elvisballot.htm June 23, 2010 live January 9 – The Bodyguard: Original Soundtrack Album becomes the first album in history, since the Nielsen SoundScan introduced a computerized sales monitoring system in May 1992, to sell over 1 million copies in one week in the US. January 12 – Cream reunites for a performance at their Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony in Los Angeles, USA. Cream: Classic Artists DVD Emperor Media Holdings 2005 Other inductees include Creedence Clearwater Revival, Ruth Brown, The Doors, Van Morrison, and Sly & The Family Stone. January 13 – Bobby Brown is arrested in Augusta, Georgia, USA for simulating a sex act onstage.https://variety.com/1993/music/news/brown-gets-nailed-for-ersatz-erotica-102986/ Brown gets nailed for ersatz erotica January 14, 1993 Variety AP February 18, 2020 January 24–February 1 – The Big Day Out festival takes place in Australia, expanding from its original Sydney venue to include Melbourne, Perth and Adelaide. The festival is headlined by Iggy Pop and Sonic Youth.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 25 – Musician and anti-government activist Fela Anikulapo-Kuti is charged with murder and conspiracy after (according to the Nigerian police) an electrician was beaten to death at his home by his bodyguards.Anon., "Musician Charged", The Guardian (January 26, 1993): 8. January 31 – Michael Jackson plays the halftime show of Super Bowl XXVII. The performance is a ratings success and begins a trend of the NFL signing big-name acts to play at the Super Bowl in order to increase the spectacle and hype surrounding the game. February 10 – Oprah Winfrey interviews Michael Jackson during a US television prime time special. It becomes the most watched interview in television history and is Jackson's first in fourteen years.http://www.allmichaeljackson.com/interviews/oprahinterview.html ALL Michael Jackson Oprah Interview www.allmichaeljackson.com 15 January 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20021114132041/http://www.allmichaeljackson.com/interviews/oprahinterview.html 14 November 2002 usurped February 14 – Harry Nilsson suffers a non-fatal heart attack.https://www.harrynilsson.com/ The Official Harry Nilsson Site The Official Harry Nilsson Site February 24 – The 35th Annual Grammy Awards are presented in Los Angeles, hosted by Garry Shandling. Eric Clapton wins six awards out of nine nominations. March–April March 4 – Patti LaBelle receives a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in Hollywood, USA.Mar 22, 1993 Patti LaBelle Gets A Star On The Hollywood Walk of Fame https://books.google.com/books?id=uLoDAAAAMBAJ&q=patti+labelle+hollywood+walk+of+fame+1993&pg=PA61 Jet 83 21 61 March 6 – Whitney Houston's single "I Will Always Love You" posts its 14th week at number one in the US. March 20–28 – The second Kempsey Country Music Heritage Week is held in Kempsey, New South Wales.Susan Jarvis, "Back to Kempsey Time: Country Music", The Sun Herald (February 23, 1993). March 22 – Depeche Mode hits number one in U.S on the Billboard 200 with the album Songs of Faith and Devotion. March 23 – Luciano Pavarotti undergoes surgery in Rome to remove part of the cartilage in his right knee, after cancelling his La Scala debut of I Pagliacci when he could no longer stand because of acute pain.Anon., "Tenor May Need Hip Operation", The Courier-Mail (Wednesday, 24 March 1993). March 29 – Suede release their eponymous debut album. It enters the album chart at number 1 in the UK, setting a new record for the fastest-selling debut album by a UK act in Britain. April 12 Actress Lisa Bonet files for divorce from Lenny Kravitz, after a two-year separation.http://www.celebritywonder.com/html/lisabonet.html Celebrity Wonder – Lisa Bonet August 29, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100702200142/http://www.celebritywonder.com/html/lisabonet.html July 2, 2010 dead mdy-all The Grateful Dead sing "The Star-Spangled Banner" at the San Francisco Giants' home opener at Candlestick Park. April 17 – The Bangles' Susanna Hoffs marries screenwriter Jay Roach in Los Angeles, USA.http://www.on-this-day.com/onthisday/thedays/music/apr17.htm Music history for April 17 from On-This-Day.com On-this-day.com April 21 – Former Rolling Stones bassist Bill Wyman marries designer Suzanne Accosta in France.https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/music/3670387/Bill-Wyman-I-cant-live-off-the-Stones-royalties.html Bill Wyman: I can't live off the Stones royalties Robert Sandall January 10, 2008 Telegraph.co.uk April 22 – The Who's Tommy opens on Broadway. April 24 – Willie Nelson, John Cougar Mellencamp, Neil Young and more than 30 other artists perform at Farm Aid 6 in Ames, Iowa, US. April 29 – An animated version of Barry White appears on an episode of the US television cartoon series, The Simpsons. Whacking Day Whacking Day The Simpsons The Simpsons April 29, 1993 4 20 May–June May 6 – A government official announced that the Malaysian cabinet will commission musicians to speed up the tempo of the country's national anthem in an effort to make it more dynamic.Anon., "News in Brief: Quicker March", The Guardian (May 7, 1993): 12. May 10 – Hugh Whitaker, former drummer of The Housemartins, is sentenced to six years in jail for attacking an ex–business partner with an axe.Samuel James, "Pop Star Jailed for Frenzied Axe Attack: Housemartin Gets 6 Years", The Daily Mirror (11 May 1993): 13. May 15 – The 1993 Eurovision Song Contest, held at Green Glens Arena in Millstreet, Ireland, is won by singer Niamh Kavanagh, representing the host country with the song "In Your Eyes". Ireland equal France and Luxembourg's tally of five total Eurovision victories. Janet Jackson's "That's The Way Love Goes" reaches number one on the Billboard Hot 100 and spends eight consecutive weeks at the top spot. May 18 - Janet Jackson releases her 5th studio album titled Janet. It becomes her 3rd consecutive album to debut at number one on the Billboard 200, becoming the first album by a female artist to debut at number one in the Nielsen SoundScan Era. It also becomes the highest first week album sales by a female artist in history during that time, selling 350,000 copies. May 27 – June 6 – The second Brisbane Biennial International Music Festival is held.Michale Shmith, "Brisbane Calls Its Own Festive Tune", The Sunday Age (February 22, 1993): 14. June 7 On his 35th birthday, Prince announces that he is changing his name to an unpronounceable symbol. This led to him being called The Artist Formerly Known as Prince until 2000.https://www.rollingstone.com/music/lists/the-25-boldest-career-moves-in-rock-history-20110318/prince-changes-his-name-to-an-unpronounceable-symbol-20110323 The 25 Boldest Career Moves in Rock History Rolling Stone 2018-01-22 March 18, 2011 Andy Greene July–August July 5 – Björk releases her 1st solo studio album Debut. July 7 – Singer Mia Zapata of punk band The Gits is found dead after being beaten, sexually assaulted and strangled in the Capitol Hill district of Seattle. Her murder goes unsolved for a decade until DNA evidence leads to an arrest and conviction. July 17 – Guns N' Roses play the final gig on their Use Your Illusion Tour. This will be the last time the original band plays together on stage until 2016. July 18 – At a Lollapalooza concert in Philadelphia, Rage Against the Machine uses their entire 14-minute performance time to protest their single "Killing in the Name" being banned from radio. With only guitar feedback for sound, the group appears on stage naked with the letters "PMRC" painted on their chests and electrical duct tape over their mouths. July 21 – Ilaiyaraaja becomes the first Asian composer to have a symphony performed by a major UK orchestra (Royal Philharmonic Orchestra). August 3 – Aharon Gorev's Klezmer Symphony, the first of its kind, is featured on the opening concert of the sixth annual International Klezmer Festival in Safed, Israel.Helen Kaye, "First 'Klezmer Symphony' Featuredat Festival in Safed", The Jerusalem Post (July 12, 1993): 8. August 5 – Singer Natalie Merchant announces on MTV that she is leaving 10,000 Maniacs after 12 years in the band. August 10 – Mayhem guitarist Euronymous is stabbed to death by fellow band member Varg Vikernes in Oslo, Norway, causing the temporary end of Mayhem. August 24 – News breaks to the public that Michael Jackson is being investigated on allegations of child molestation. August 28 – Bruce Dickinson plays his final show with Iron Maiden (until his return in 1999) in London. The show is broadcast on British television, and later released on VHS and DVD. September–October September 2 – Snoop Dogg and his bodyguard are charged with the August 25 murder of a 20-year-old gang member in a drive-by shooting. They are cleared of the charges in 1996. September 14 – A civil lawsuit is filed against Michael Jackson by thirteen-year-old Jordan Chandler and his parents, accusing the singer of sexually abusing the boy over the course of their friendship. September 20 – Depeche Mode becomes among the earliest bands to go on the Internet to interact with fans, as the group holds a question-and-answer session on AOL. The event is marred by technical difficulties as many participants, including the band members themselves, have trouble logging on to the chat. September 25 – Madonna starts the Girlie Show, her fourth world tour, in London, England. The tour marked her first concerts in South America, Oceania and the Middle East. September 30 – October 2 – The Abu Ghosh Vocal Music Festival is held, featuring music of Jewish, Christian, and Moslem cultural traditions, and a performance of Handel's Messiah by the Ave Sol Choir from Riga and the Rehovot Camerata Orchestra directed by Avner Biron.Michael Ajzenstadt, "Abu Ghosh Music Festival: Encounters of the Third Kind", The Jerusalem Post (September 28, 1993): 7. October 1 – MTV Latin America is launched. October 1–3 – Annual Australian Bush Music Festival takes place in Glen Innes.Susan Jarvis, "Glen Innes Goes Bush: Country Music", The Sun Herald (September 19, 1993):93. October 9 – The 22nd OTI Festival, held at the Teatro Principal in Valencia, Spain, is won by the song "es Enamorarse no", written by Alejandro Abad and Josep Llobell, and performed by Ana Reverte es representing Spain. October 17 – Savatage guitarist and co-founder Christopher Michael "Criss" Oliva killed in a car accident. October 31 – Tupac Shakur is arrested and charged with shooting two off-duty police officers in Atlanta. The charges are later dropped. November–December November 6–7 – The second annual Tooheys Sydney Country Music Festival, is held at Clarendon (Hawkesbury) Racecourse, in Sydney.Susan Jarvis, "Double Treat for Fans: Country Music", The Sun Herald (October 31, 1993): 101. November 11 – Michael Jackson ends his Dangerous World Tour in Mexico City, Mexico. November 12 – Sir Peter Maxwell Davies, responding to an announcement by the Arts Council that they would fund only two of London's four orchestras starting in 1994, confirms he plans to hand back his knighthood and consider leaving the country if this support were to be withdrawn.Joanna Coles, "Composer Will Move Abroad if London Orchestras Lose Funding", The Guardian (12 November): 3. November 18 – Nirvana play their unplugged concert in New York for MTV. November 19 – Pearl Jam singer Eddie Vedder is arrested in New Orleans, USA on charges of public drunkenness after a bar room brawl. November 19 – Madonna ends her tour in Tokyo, Japan. November 24 - Janet Jackson begins her Janet World Tour in Cincinnati, Ohio. The opening concert was covered by MTV in a television special featuring brief live performances and coverage from the show. November 30 - Faith No More guitarist Jim Martin is fired from the band due to creative differences within the band. December 22 – Michael Jackson makes his first public statement regarding the child molestation allegations leveled against him. In a videotaped address, Jackson calls the accusations "totally false" and asks the public to "wait to hear the truth before you label or condemn me." December 31 – The 22nd annual New Year's Rockin' Eve special airs on ABC, with appearances by Brooks & Dunn, Daryl Hall, Kiss, Joey Lawrence, SWV, and Barry Manilow. Also in 1993 Rick Astley retires from the music industry at the age of 27 after selling 40 million records in a five-year period.https://www.telegraph.co.uk/music/artists/rick-astley-i-was-a-millionaire-at-22-thats-ridiculous/ Rick Astley: 'I was a millionaire at 22. That's ridiculous' Parker Olivia 2016-08-07 The Telegraph 2018-01-24 en-GB 0307-1235 Keiko Abe becomes the first woman to be inducted into the Percussive Arts Society Hall of Fame."PAS Hall of Fame – Keiko Abe" https://web.archive.org/web/20140808045451/http://www.pas.org/experience/halloffame/AbeK.aspx August 8, 2014 . Accessed 31 July 2014 Bands formed See Musical groups established in 1993 Bands disbanded See Musical groups disestablished in 1993 Bands reformed See Musical groups reestablished in 1993 Albums released :Category:1993 albums January–March DateAlbumArtistNotes JANUARY5 Mark Collie Mark Collie - Slo*Blo Cell - Lucky Thirteen Neil Young Compilation + unreleased11 The Way We Walk, Volume Two: The Longs Genesis Live So Close Dina Carroll - Surfing on Sine Waves Polygon Window Aphex Twin12 American Grafishy Flipper - Blue Funk Heavy D & the Boyz - Edge of Excess Triumph US No Cure for Cancer Denis Leary - Tha Triflin' Album King Tee - Wake Up Screaming Every Mother's Nightmare -15 Wiggle Screeching Weasel -18 Songs from the Mirror Fish Covers19 12 Inches of Snow Snow - Body, Mind, Soul Debbie Gibson - The Erosion of Sanity Gorguts - The Juliet Letters Elvis Costello and The Brodsky Quartet - The Wheel Rosanne Cash - Friends Can Be Lovers Dionne Warwick -25 Barry Live in Britain Barry Manilow Live Dusk The The - Perverse Jesus Jones - Star Belly UK26 Fire in the Dark Billy Dean - FEBRUARY1 Off the Ground Paul McCartney - Gorgeous 808 State - Objection Overruled Accept -2 Black Mafia Life Above the Law - In God We Trust Brand Nubian - Joey Lawrence Joey Lawrence Debut Rift Phish - Star Belly US5 Earth 2 Earth Debut8 Native Tongue Poison - Wandering Spirit Mick Jagger -9 Music 311 - Reachin' (A New Refutation of Time and Space) Digable Planets - Slip Quicksand - Spilt Milk Jellyfish - Where You Been Dinosaur Jr. -10 On the Mouth Superchunk -14 Puddle Dive Ani DiFranco -15 Duran Duran Duran Duran Serenades Anathema - Under a Funeral Moon Darkthrone - Walthamstow East 17 Debut16 Body Exit Mind New Fast Automatic Daffodils - The Last Rebel Lynyrd Skynyrd - Sarsippius' Ark Infectious Grooves - Strictly 4 My N.I.G.G.A.Z... 2Pac - Tabula Rasa Einstürzende Neubauten -22 Pablo Honey Radiohead Debut Happy Nation Ace of Base International release New Wave The Auteurs -23 19 Naughty III Naughty by Nature - Beach of the War Goddess Caron Wheeler - Boy Krazy Boy Krazy - The Crying Game: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack Album Various Artists Soundtrack Fuzzy Grant Lee Buffalo - Hard Workin' Man Brooks & Dunn - Human Cannonball School of Fish - Live: Right Here, Right Now Van Halen 2x CD, Live Magic & Madness Circus of Power - Respect Robyn Hitchcock - Scenes from the Second Storey The God Machine - Sister Sweetly Big Head Todd and the Monsters - Slow Dancing with the Moon Dolly Parton - Smoke Drivin N Cryin - Superstar Car Wash Goo Goo Dolls -?Mr. Machinery Operator Firehose -ShashavaGlava Spiderbait DebutMARCH1 Ten Summoner's Tales Sting - Everybody Else Is Doing It, So Why Can't We? The Cranberries Debut Against Perfection Adorable Debut2 CB4 Various Artists Soundtrack Nanci Griffith Nanci Griffith - Stain Living Colour - The Weedkiller's Daughter John & Mary US5 Time for Mercy Jann Arden Debut Cereal Killer Soundtrack Green Jellÿ 8 Frank Black Frank Black -9 Alibis Tracy Lawrence - Animals with Human Intelligence Enuff Z'nuff - Are You Gonna Go My Way Lenny Kravitz - The Best of Van Morrison Volume Two Van Morrison Compilation Everyday Widespread Panic - Feels Like Rain Buddy Guy - Link Øystein Sevåg - Numb Hammerbox - Palomino Road Palomino Road - So Tough Saint Etienne - Till Death Do Us Part Geto Boys -15 Coverdale-Page Coverdale-Page -16 Colour of Your Dreams Carole King - I Hear Black Overkill - The Polyfuze Method Kid Rock -22 A Real Live One Iron Maiden Live Songs of Faith and Devotion Depeche Mode - Space Age Bachelor Pad Music Stereolab EP Westing (By Musket and Sextant) Pavement Compilation23 Ahead of Their Time The Mothers of Invention Live 1968 The Bliss Album...? (Vibrations of Love and Anger and the Ponderance of Life and Existence) P.M. Dawn - Copacetic Velocity Girl - For the Beauty of Wynona Daniel Lanois - Glazed Mystery Machine - Home Invasion Ice-T - In a Word or 2 Monie Love - Independent Worm Saloon Butthole Surfers - Joshua Redman Joshua Redman Debut Songs from the Rain Hothouse Flowers - This Time Dwight Yoakam -25 Big Body P-Model - Peligro Shakira -29 Phobia The Kinks - Suede Suede -30 14 Shots to the Dome LL Cool J - Ask Questions Later Cop Shoot Cop - Bacdafucup Onyx Debut Here Come the Lords Lords of the Underground DebutSuspiria Miranda Sex Garden -? Crimson and Blue Phil Keaggy Instant Replay Pizzicato Five Live Kissers and Killers The Choir April–June DateAlbumArtistNotes APRIL5 Black Tie White Noise David Bowie -6 Beaster Sugar EP Edge of Thorns Savatage - Harbor Lights Bruce Hornsby - In My Time Yanni - Save His Soul Blues Traveler - Story of My Life Pere Ubu - Superjudge Monster Magnet - Undertow Tool Debut13 In Concert/MTV Plugged Bruce Springsteen Live Learning to Flinch Warren Zevon Live San Francisco Days Chris Isaak - Taxi Bryan Ferry - Today's Active Lifestyles Polvo - Waiting for You Gordon Lightfoot -19 Five Live George Michael and Queen Live EP Jurassic Shift Ozric Tentacles -20 Bang! World Party - Dive Sarah Brightman - Earth and Sun and Moon Midnight Oil - The Full-Custom Gospel Sounds of the Reverend Horton Heat The Reverend Horton Heat - Get a Grip Aerosmith - The Grand Tour Aaron Neville - Pork Soda Primus - Shania Twain Shania Twain - Toby Keith Toby Keith -21 Deaf Dumb Blind Clawfinger Debut26 Bubble & Scrape Sebadoh - The Infotainment Scan The Fall -27 Exposed Vince Neil - Frosting on the Beater The Posies - Hurry Sundown McBride & the Ride - The New Breed MC Breed - Porno for Pyros Porno for Pyros - Shame Brad -28 Innercity Griots Freestyle Fellowship - MAY1 Ultimate Alternative Wavers Built to Spill Debut3 Banba Clannad - Formaldehyde Terrorvision Debut Republic New Order -4 Down with the King Run–D.M.C. - Dragline Paw - Kill My Landlord The Coup Debut Live! Selena Live Rid of Me PJ Harvey - SlaughtaHouse Masta Ace - Thousand Roads David Crosby - Which Doobie U B? Funkdoobiest -7 With Fear I Kiss the Burning Darkness At the Gates -10 The Miracle of Sound in Motion Steel Pole Bath Tub - Modern Life Is Rubbish Blur - On the Night Dire Straits Live Rancid Rancid -11 Out of Body The Hooters - Screams and Whispers Anacrusis - Symphony or Damn Terence Trent D'Arby - Tell Me Why Wynonna Judd - Whatever Aimee Mann Debut17 Dreamland Aztec Camera - The New Jim Jones Dre Dog -18 Alive III Kiss Live Pull Winger Janet Janet Jackson US Jazzmatazz, Vol. 1 Guru - Painted Desert Serenade Joshua Kadison -19 Organix The Roots Debut21 Why Do They Call Me Mr. Happy? Nomeansno -24 Extra Width The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion - Girl + Boss Hog - More ABBA Gold: More ABBA Hits ABBA Greatest Hits Orbital Orbital "The Brown Album" or "Orbital 2" Unplugged...and Seated Rod Stewart Live Dream Harder The Waterboys -25 Give a Monkey a Brain and He'll Swear He's the Center of the Universe Fishbone - Kamakiriad Donald Fagen - Me Amarás Ricky Martin - Sound of White Noise Anthrax - Born Gangstaz Boss -26 Charlie Parker on Dial: The Complete Sessions Charlie Parker -31 Chameleon Helloween - How to Clean Everything Propagandhi Debut The Daily Grind No Use for a Name EP? I've Seen Everything Trash Can Sinatras - Tribal Thunder Dick Dale -JUNE1 Boces Mercury Rev - Covenant Morbid Angel - Far Gone Love Battery - Gravity's Rainbow Pat Benatar - Hootie Mack Bell Biv DeVoe - North from Here Sentenced - Souvlaki Slowdive - Too Long in Exile Van Morrison -7 Elemental Tears for Fears - Live & Loud Ozzy Osbourne Live There Is No-One What Will Take Care of You Palace Brothers Debut8 Breaking Silence Janis Ian - Hey Zeus! X - Last Action Hero Various Artists Soundtrack Miracle Mile Guardian Pottymouth Bratmobile - Saturation Urge Overkill - Space In Your Face Galactic Cowboys - Supermodel of the World RuPaul - Wide River Steve Miller Band -11 Mood Swings Harem Scarem -14 Emergency on Planet Earth Jamiroquai Debut Liberator Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark - Trade Test Transmissions Buzzcocks -15 14 Songs Paul Westerberg Dancing the Blues Taj Mahal - Neil Young Unplugged Neil Young Live The World Should Know Burning Spear - Psychoderelict Pete Townshend 21 Ginger Speedy J - Gold Against the Soul Manic Street Preachers - Joy and Blues Ziggy Marley and the Melody Makers - A Storm in Heaven Verve Debut22 Hat Full of Stars Cyndi Lauper - Individual Thought Patterns Death - Mi Tierra Gloria Estefan - All Samples Cleared! Biz Markie - Ain't No Other MC Lyte - Aries Luis Miguel - Exile in Guyville Liz Phair - Experience the Divine Bette Midler Greatest Hits Here's to New Dreams Raven-Symoné Debut Hints Allegations and Things Left Unsaid Collective Soul Debut It Won't Be the Last Billy Ray Cyrus - Painkillers Babes in Toyland - Sons of Soul Tony! Toni! Toné! - Transmissions from the Satellite Heart The Flaming Lips -25 Mortal Kombat II: Music from the Arcade Game Soundtrack Dan Forden limited-time offer28 Cyberpunk Billy Idol - Insanity and Genius Gamma Ray -29 Back to Broadway Barbra Streisand - Crazy Legs Jeff Beck Gene Vincent covers Good Vibrations: Thirty Years of The Beach Boys The Beach Boys Box set Poetic Justice Various Artists Soundtrack30 In on the Kill Taker Fugazi -? Audience with the Mind The House of Love - July–September DateAlbumArtistNotes JULY1 Ultraelectromagneticpop! Eraserheads Debut5 Debut Björk Solo Debut Zooropa U2 - Tales of Ephidrina Amorphous Androgynous - Julius Caesar Smog -6 No World Order TR-i (Todd Rundgren) - Sweet Relief: A Benefit for Victoria Williams Various Artists Victoria Williams tribute Vagina Diner Akinyele Debut7 Fake Train Unwound Debut12 The Sound of Speed The Jesus and Mary Chain Compilation13 Altered Beast Matthew Sweet - Sleeper Tribe - Toni Braxton Toni Braxton Debut19 Siamese Dream The Smashing Pumpkins - The Battle Rages On... Deep Purple - Debravation Deborah Harry UK20 The Anthology Bachman–Turner Overdrive Compilation Bargainville Moxy Früvous - Black Sunday Cypress Hill - Candlebox Candlebox - Chrome Catherine Wheel - Picture of Health The Headstones - Whoomp! (There It Is) Tag Team - Bill Tripping Daisy Debut, re-release26 Evolution Oleta Adams - Full-On Bloom Gigolo Aunts EP27 Haircut George Thorogood - Promises and Lies UB40 - Represent Fat Joe da Gangsta - Sex & Religion Vai -? Tease Me Chaka Demus & Pliers - Yoreru Omoi Zard - AUGUST2 Now That's What I Call Music! 25 Various Artists Compilation UK3 Become What You Are The Juliana Hatfield Three - Da Bomb Kris Kross - The Outer Limits Voivod - Tuesday Night Music Club Sheryl Crow - Voice of Jamaica Buju Banton -9 Perfect Teeth Unrest http://www.teenbeatrecords.com/items/119.html Unrest – Perfect Teeth teenbeatrecords.com 2012 October 18, 201510 Dig I Mother Earth - Emergency on Planet Earth Jamiroquai US Live James Taylor 2-disc; Live River of Dreams Billy Joel - Beneath the Rhythm and Sound The Ocean Blue - Transient Random-Noise Bursts with Announcements Stereolab -13 Dig Dig Debut16 Breaking Things All - Liberation The Divine Comedy - Giant Steps The Boo Radleys -17 Bloody Kisses Type O Negative - Comin' Out Hard 8Ball & MJG - Earth vs the Wildhearts The Wildhearts - Enemy of the Sun Neurosis - Everything Joe - Over My Heart Laura Branigan - Rise Bad Brains - Transnational Speedway League: Anthems, Anecdotes and Undeniable Truths Clutch Debut The World Is Yours Scarface - Unknown Road Pennywise -20 Venus Luxure No. 1 Baby Girls Against Boys -24 For the Cool in You Babyface - Kerosene Hat Cracker - Pure Pleasure Shaggy - Set the World on Fire Annihilator - Spinning Around the Sun Jimmie Dale Gilmore - The Untold Truth Illegal - You Been Played Smooth - The 30th Anniversary Concert Celebration Various Artists Live Bob Dylan Tribute Concert Recording30 Last Splash The Breeders - Skydancer Dark Tranquillity -31 Envy Eve's Plum - In Pieces Garth Brooks - Music Box Mariah Carey - Up on the Roof: Songs from the Brill Building Neil Diamond Covers albumSEPTEMBER6 Blood Music Chapterhouse - Post Historic Monsters Carter the Unstoppable Sex Machine - Wild Wood Paul Weller -7 13 Above the Night My Life with the Thrill Kill Kult - American Caesar Iggy Pop - Human Wheels John Mellencamp - Icky Mettle Archers of Loaf -10 Grin Coroner -13 The Album Haddaway - Cuckoo Curve - Show The Cure Live Into the Labyrinth Dead Can Dance -14 August and Everything After Counting Crows - Cure for Pain Morphine - Bat Out of Hell II: Back into Hell Meat Loaf - Focus Cynic - The Hits/The B-Sides Prince 3-disc compilation; Discs 1 and 2 also sold separately Judgement Night Various Artists Soundtrack Let There Be Peace on Earth Vince Gill - Some Fantastic Place Squeeze - Traffic from Paradise Rickie Lee Jones - War of Words Fight -15 Under the Sun Yōsui Inoue -20 Body & Soul Rick Astley -21 Big Red Letter Day Buffalo Tom - Buhloone Mindstate De La Soul - Bump Ahead Mr. Big - Concentration Machines of Loving Grace - Face the Heat Scorpions - Houdini Melvins - In Utero Nirvana Official US release date. UK release on 13 September It Ain't What U Wear, It's How U Play It Another Bad Creation - The Problem with Me Seam - Recipe for Hate Bad Religion - Ring The Connells - Something Up My Sleeve Suzy Bogguss - Stone Cold World A.L.T. - Wish Joshua Redman - Yes I Am Melissa Etheridge -22 Double Easy – The U.S. Singles Happy Mondays US-only Compilation26 Aoi Sora no Shita... Kazuyoshi Saito -27 Very Pet Shop Boys - Message in a Box: The Complete Recordings The Police Box set Laid James - Transfusion Powderfinger EP28 187 He Wrote Spice 1 - Believe in Me Duff McKagan - 93 'til Infinity Souls of Mischief - Cowgirl's Prayer Emmylou Harris - Easy Come, Easy Go George Strait - Faithlift Spirit of the West - Icon Paradise Lost - Live Seeds Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds Live Love 15 Majesty Crush - Morbid Florist Anal Cunt EP Nothing Above My Shoulders but the Evening Ray Lynch - Return of the Boom Bap KRS-One - Swing'n Hi-C - They're All Gonna Laugh at You! Adam Sandler - Top Loader Sugarsmack - Violent New Breed Shotgun Messiah - Water Saigon Kick -29 Real Belinda Carlisle -? Chaos A.D. Sepultura - One Night in Time Donovan - Shinola Energy Orchard - The Stars Are So Big, the Earth Is So Small... Stay as You Are Pram Debut October–December DateAlbumArtistNotes OCTOBER1 Colours Michael Learns to Rock - Don't Censor Me Audio Adrenaline - Those of the Unlight Marduk -4 Retro Active Def Leppard Compilation Get into You Dannii Minogue - Thirteen Teenage Fanclub - Wolverine Blues Entombed - Elegant Slumming M People -5 Alapalooza "Weird Al" Yankovic - Anodyne Uncle Tupelo - The Body-Hat Syndrome Digital Underground - Christmas Interpretations Boyz II Men Christmas Dos Altered State - Gentlemen The Afghan Whigs - Mezcal Head Swervedriver - Painful Yo La Tengo - Phaseshifter Redd Kross - So Tonight That I Might See Mazzy Star - Steppin' Out Tony Bennett Fred Astaire Tribute Titanic Days Kirsty MacColl - Shame + A Sin Robert Cray -8 A Bigger Piece of Sky Robert Earl Keen - Anthem for a New Tomorrow Screeching Weasel -10 C'est déjà ça Alain Souchon -11 Everything Changes Take That - Bad Vibes Lloyd Cole - Bastards Motörhead - Silhouette in Red Bonnie Tyler - Soon Tanya Tucker - Imaginary Friend Th' Faith Healers - Tindersticks Tindersticks Debut12 An Evening of Yes Music Plus Anderson Bruford Wakeman Howe - Angst KMFDM - Aurora Gory Alice Letters to Cleo - Code Red DJ Jazzy Jeff & the Fresh Prince - Come On Feel The Lemonheads The Lemonheads - Common Thread: The Songs of the Eagles Various Artists Eagles tribute The First Decade (1983–1993) Michael W. Smith Compilation Hey, Man, Smell My Finger George Clinton - Take Me as I Am Faith Hill - T.I.M.E. (The Inner Mind's Eye) Leaders of the New School - Very Necessary Salt-n-Pepa -13 11th Song Deep Blue Something -15 Zambodia Motherhead Bug -18 A Real Dead One Iron Maiden LiveFour-Calendar CaféCocteau Twins - Heartwork Carcass - It's a Jungle in Here Medeski, Martin & Wood - Quique Seefeel DebutCarrie Borzillo May 14, 1994 106 20 Popular Uprisings https://books.google.com/books?id=SggEAAAAMBAJ Billboard Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 0006-2510 25 D-Ream On Volume 1 D Ream - Together Alone Crowded House -19 And the Weathermen Shrug Their Shoulders The Ex - Counterparts Rush - The Christmas Album David Foster and Various Artists Christmas Electra 2000 Hum - Enta da Stage Black Moon Debut Inhaler Tad - It's On (Dr. Dre) 187um Killa Eazy-E - Mexican Moon Concrete Blonde - Morning Dove White One Dove - No Pressure Erick Sermon - Plantation Lullabies Meshell Ndegeocello - Possum Dixon Possum Dixon Debut Vs. Pearl Jam Official US release date. 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Is It ... Man or Astroman? – Man or Astro-man? It Is the Business of the Future to Be Dangerous – Hawkwind Jackpot Plus! – Jawbox Jericho – Prism Jonah's Ark – Skyclad Kings & Queens – Sham 69 Little Red Riding Hood – Lost Dogs Live at the Royal Albert Hall – Emerson, Lake & Palmer Live in Leipzig – Mayhem Love Makes No Sense – Alexander O'Neal Lucky Jim – The Gun Club Mindsize – Poor Old Lu Mr. Mention – Buju Banton MotorCycle – Daniel Amos The Muffs – The Muffs Near Death Experience – Cro-Mags Original Dubliners – The Dubliners Our Bodies Our Selves – The Mr. T Experience Out the Shizzy – 7 Seconds Piss – Slank Post Momentary Affliction – Mortification Quetzacoatl – J Church Reach of Love – Rez Band Reason Street – Carolyne Mas Reasons – Al Denson Redeemed Hoodlum – T-Bone (rapper) Saviour Machine I – Saviour Machine The Serpentine Similar – Gastr del Sol Shawl – The Prayer Chain Shiva Space Machine – Me Mom and Morgentaler Sing Me a Song – Miriam Makeba Southpaw – Precious Death Space Is the Place – Sun Ra The Standard – Carman Strange Cargo III - William Orbit Super Tasty – Gumball Take the Leap! – Toyah Tamplin – Ken Tamplin This Should Not Be – Bo Diddley Vampire on Titus – Guided by Voices Volume 2 – Die Happy (band) Wallflower – My Sister's Machine The Wind and the Wave – Billy Sprague Biggest hit singles The following songs achieved the highest chart positions in the charts of 1993. # Artist Title Year Country Chart entries 1 Meat Loaf I'd Do Anything For Love (But I Won't Do That) 1993 US UK 1 – Oct 1993, US BB 1 of 1993, The Netherlands 1 – Oct 1993, Austria 1 – Nov 1993, Switzerland 1 – Nov 1993, Norway 1 – Oct 1993, Germany 1 – Jan 1994, Republic of Ireland 1 – Oct 1993, New Zealand 1 for 5 weeks Sep 1993, Australia 1 for 8 weeks Dec 1993, Sweden 2 – Oct 1993, Poland 5 – Nov 1993, Australia 5 of 1993, France 10 – Sep 1993, US BB 15 of 1993, Europe 20 of the 1990s, Germany 28 of the 1990s, US CashBox 32 of 1994, POP 34 of 1993, Belgium 210 of all time, OzNet 375 2 UB40 I Can't Help Falling in Love With You 1993 UK UK 1 – May 1993, US BB 1 of 1993, US CashBox 1 of 1993, The Netherlands 1 – May 1993, Sweden 1 – Jun 1993, Austria 1 – Jul 1993, New Zealand 1 for 11 weeks Jun 1993, Australia 1 for 7 weeks Oct 1993, Switzerland 2 – Jun 1993, Germany 2 – Jun 1993, Australia 3 of 1993, Norway 4 – Jun 1993, US BB 6 of 1993, POP 6 of 1993, France 10 – May 1993, Poland 12 – Aug 1993, Scrobulate 48 of reggae, Germany 85 of the 1990s, Italy 88 of 1993, OzNet 836 3 4 Non Blondes What's Up? 1993 US The Netherlands 1 – Jul 1993, Sweden 1 – Aug 1993, Austria 1 – Aug 1993, Switzerland 1 – Jul 1993, Norway 1 – Jul 1993, Poland 1 – Jul 1993, Germany 1 – Jul 1993, Republic of Ireland 1 – Jul 1993, UK 2 – Jun 1993, Italy 8 of 1993, Australia 10 of 1993, US BB 14 of 1993, Germany 17 of the 1990s, US BB 31 of 1993, Scrobulate 46 of 90s, US CashBox 50 of 1993, RYM 61 of 1993, Europe 62 of the 1990s, POP 67 of 1993, Belgium 209 of all time 4 Snow Informer 1992 Canada US BB 1 of 1993, Sweden 1 – Mar 1993, Switzerland 1 – Apr 1993, Norway 1 – Apr 1993, Germany 1 – Apr 1993, Republic of Ireland 1 – Apr 1993, New Zealand 1 for 3 weeks May 1993, Australia 1 for 5 weeks Sep 1993, UK 2 – Mar 1993, The Netherlands 2 – Mar 1993, Austria 3 – May 1993, Australia 6 of 1993, US CashBox 9 of 1993, US BB 13 of 1993, POP 51 of 1993, Germany 52 of the 1990s, Italy 68 of 1993 5 Haddaway What is Love? 1993 Trinidad and Tobago US BB 1 of 1993, The Netherlands 1 – Apr 1993, France 1 – Apr 1993, Austria 1 – May 1993, Switzerland 1 – Apr 1993, Norway 1 – Apr 1993, Republic of Ireland 1 – Jul 1993, POP 1 of 1993, UK 2 – Jun 1993, Sweden 2 – Mar 1993, Germany 2 – Mar 1993, Scrobulate 4 of 90s, Italy 5 of 1993, Germany 10 of the 1990s, US BB 11 of 1993, RYM 154 of 1993 Top 40 Chart hit singles Song title Artist(s) Release date(s) US UK Highest chart position Other Chart Performance(s)"7" Prince January 1993 7 27 7 (United States) See chart performance entry (1992 overlap) "Again" Janet Jackson October 1993 1 6 1 (United States) See chart performance entry "Ain't It Fun" Guns N' Roses November 1993 n/a 9 2 (Portugal) See chart performance entry "Alison (C'est ma copine à moi)" Jordy February 1993 n/a n/a 1 (Belgium [Ultratop 50 Wallonia], France) 6 (Finland) - 13 (Europe) - 22 (Belgium [Ultratop 50 Flanders]) "All for Love" Bryan Adams, Rod Stewart & Sting November 1993 1 2 1 (13 countries) See chart performance entry "Almost Unreal" Roxette May 1993 94 7 5 (Ireland) See chart performance entry "Alright" Kris Kross & Super Cat July 1993 19 47 1 (Portugal) See chart performance entry"Amazing" Aerosmith November 1993 24 58 2 (Iceland) See chart performance entry "Angel" Jon Secada January 1993 18 23 4 (Canada) See chart performance entry "Animal Nitrate" Suede February 1993 n/a 7 7 (United Kingdom) 11 (Ireland, New Zealand) - 21 (Sweden) - 23 (Europe) - 89 (Australia) "Anniversary" Tony! Toni! Toné! September 1993 10 n/a 10 (United States) 2 (U.S. Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs) - 16 (New Zealand) - 20 (U.S. Billboard Mainstream Top 40) - 44 (Canada) - 70 (Australia) "Another Sad Love Song" Toni Braxton June 1993 7 15 2 (Zimbabwe) See chart performance entry "Anything" Culture Beat December 1993 n/a 5 3 (Austria, Ireland, Israel) See chart performance entry "Are You Gonna Go My Way" Lenny Kravitz February 1993 n/a 4 1 (Australia) See chart performance entry Other Chart hit singles 30em "Babe" – Take That (#1 UK, IRL) "Bad Boys" (theme from Cops) – Inner Circle (#1 FIN, NOR, #2 SWE, #8 US) "Bad Girl" – Madonna (#3 IT, #10 UK) "Bed of Roses" – Bon Jovi (#9 NLD, SWI, #10 US, AUS) "Believe" – Lenny Kravitz "Big Gun" – AC/DC (#5 SWI, #8 NOR) "Bombtrack" – Rage Against the Machine "Boom Shack-A-Lak" – Apache Indian (#5 UK) "Boom! Shake the Room" – DJ Jazzy Jeff & the Fresh Prince (#1 AUS, IRL, SP, UK) "Both Sides of the Story" – Phil Collins (#2 CAN, #3 IT, #7 BE, UK) "Break It Down Again" – Tears for Fears (#4 CAN, #7 IT) "Breathe Again" – Toni Braxton (#2 AUS, NZ, UK, #3 US) "Bye Bye Baby" – Madonna (#7 IT) "Ça plane pour moi" – leila K "Can You forgive Her?" – Pet Shop Boys (#2 FIN, FR, #7 UK) "Can't Get Enough of Your Love, Babe" – Taylor Dayne (#2 AUS, #6 JAP) "Can't Help Falling in Love" – UB40 "Cantaloop (Flip Fantasia)" – Us3 (#9 US) "Cat's in the Cradle" – Ugly Kid Joe (#1 AUS, #2 NOR, #4 NZ, SWE) "Cherub Rock" – Smashing Pumpkins "Come Baby Come" – K7 (#3 IRL, UK) "Come Undone" – Duran Duran (#1 ISR, #2 CAN, #6 IT, #7 US) "Condemnation" – Depeche Mode (#3 SWE, #5 FIN, #9 SP, UK) "Cose della vita" – Eros Ramazzotti (#1 BE, #3 SP, #4 IT) "Creep" – Radiohead (#3 NOR, #6 AUS, #7 UK) "Cryin'" – Aerosmith (#1 NOR, POL, #3 SWE) "The Crying Game" – Boy George (#1 CAN, #15 US) "Darla dirladada" – G.O. Culture (#1 FR) "Deep" – East 17 (#5 UK, JAP, #6 SWE, #7 AUS, IRL) "Deeper and Deeper" – Madonna (#1 ITA, #2 CAN, #6 UK, IRE, #7 US) "Do You See the Light (Looking For)" – Snap! (#1 FIN, #4 BE, #8 AUT, #9 IRL, NLD) "Dogs of Lust" – The The "Don't Look Any Further" - M People "Don't Walk Away" – Jade (#4 US, #7 UK) "Dre Day" – Dr. Dre & Snoop Doggy Dogg (#8 US) "Dreamlover" – Mariah Carey (#1 US, CAN) "Dreams" – Gabrielle (#1 UK, #2 AUS, IRL, #5 IT, SWE) "Dum Da Dum" – Melodie MC "Easy" – Faith No More (#1 AUS, #2 NOR, #3 BE, FIN, UK) "Everybody Hurts" – R.E.M. (#3 FR, #6 AUS, IRL, #7 UK) "Exterminate!" – Snap! (#1 FIN, SP, #2 IRL, SWI, UK) "Faces" – 2 Unlimited (#2 NLD, #3 BE, #4 SP) "Feels Like Heaven" – Urban Cookie Collective (#5 UK, #10 AUS) "Fever" – Madonna (#1 FIN, #6 IRL, UK) "For Whom the Bell Tolls" – Bee Gees (#1 BRA, #4 UK, #6 IRL) "Freak Me" – Silk (#1 US, #3 AUS) "Funky Child" – Lords of the Underground "Gangsta Lean" – DRS (#1 NZ, #4 US) "Get-A-Way" – Maxx (#3 AUT, NLD, SWE, #4 DEN, UK) "Getto Jam" – Domino "Girl I've Been Hurt" – Snow "Girl U For Me" – Silk "Give In to Me" – Michael Jackson & Slash "Give It Up" – Cut 'N' Move "Go on Move" – Reel 2 Real "Go West" – Pet Shop Boys "Got to Get It" – Culture Beat "Hat 2 da Back" – TLC "Have I Told You Lately" – Rod Stewart "Heart-Shaped Box" – Nirvana "Here We Go" - Stakka Bo "Hero" – Mariah Carey "Hey Mr. D.J." – Zhané (#6 US, #9 AUS) "Higher Ground" – UB40 (#8 UK, NLD, NZ) "Hip Hop Hooray" – Naughty by Nature (#6 NZ, #8 US) "Holler If Ya Hear Me" – 2Pac "Hope of Deliverance" – Paul McCartney (#1 SP, #3 GER, #4 AUT, NOR) "Human Behaviour" – Bjork "I Don't Wanna Fight" – Tina Turner (#1 CAN, #7 NZ, #8 BE, IT, NOR) "I Feel You" – Depeche Mode "I Get Around" – 2Pac (#3 USA, #8 UK) "I Have Nothing" – Whitney Houston (#1 US, CAN, UK) "I Will Always Love You" – Whitney Houston (#1 US, AUS, NZ, UK) "I Will Survive (Phil Kelsey remix)" - Gloria Gaynor "I'd Do Anything For Love (But I Won't Do That)" – Meat Loaf "I'll Never Get Over You Getting Over Me" – Exposé (#8 US) "I'll Sleep When I'm Dead" – Bon Jovi "I'm Every Woman" – Whitney Houston "I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles)" – The Proclaimers "I'm So Into You" – SWV "I'm the Only One" – Melissa Etheridge (#1 Adult Contemporary, #4 Pop Airplay #8 Hot 100) "If" – Janet Jackson "If I Can't Have You" – Kim Wilde "If I Ever Lose My Faith in You" – Sting (#17 US) "If I Had No Loot" – Tony! Toni! Toné! "In All the Right Places" - Lisa Stansfield "In These Arms" – Bon Jovi "Informer" – Snow "Is It Love" – Twenty 4 Seven "It Keeps Rainin'" – Bitty McLean (UK #2) "It Was a Good Day" – Ice Cube "I've Got You Under My Skin" – Frank Sinatra & Bono "Jessie" – Joshua Kadison (#6 AUT, NLD, #9 DEN) "Just Kickin' It" – Xscape (#2 US) "Keep on Dancing" – DJ BoBo (#1 FIN, #2 SWI, #5 GER) "Keep Ya Head Up" – 2Pac (#8 USA, #11 UK) "The Key The Secret" – Urban Cookie Collective (#2 UK) "La solitudine" – Laura Pausini (#1 BE, IT, NLD) "L'Autre Finistère" – Les Innocents (#10 FR) "Life" – Haddaway (#1 FIN, SP, SWE) "Linger" – The Cranberries (#3 IRL, #4 CAN) "Little Bird" - Annie Lennox "Living on My Own" – Freddie Mercury (#1 UK, FR) "Looking Through Patient Eyes" – P.M. Dawn (#1 CAN, #6 US) "Love Can Move Mountains" – Celine Dion (#2 CAN) "The Love I Lost" - West End & Sybil "Love Is" – Vanessa Williams & Brian McKnight (#3 US) "Love Sees No Colour" – U96 (#3 AUT, #4 FIN, SWE, SWI, #5 SP) "Love Song for a Vampire" – Annie Lennox (#3 UK, IRL) "Low" – Cracker "Luv 4 Luv" – Robin S. (#4 NLD, #5 BE) "Man on the Moon" – R.E.M. (#4 CAN) "Mary Jane's Last Dance" – Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers (#5 CAN) "Maximum Overdrive" – 2 Unlimited (#1 FIN, SP, #4 BE, #5 NLD) "Mets de l'huile" – Regg'Lyss (#1 FR) "More and More" – Captain Hollywood Project (#1 GER, #2 BE, #3 AUT, NOR, SWE, SWI) "Moving On Up" – M People (#2 UK, #3 FR, #4 AUT, IRL, NZ) "Mr. Jones" – Counting Crows (#1 CAN, #7 FR) "Mr. Vain" – Culture Beat (#1 AUS, AUT, BE, FIN, GER, IRL, IT, NLD, NOR, SWI, UK) "My Sister" – Juliana Hatfield "Night in Motion" – U96 (#7 AUT, FIN, #9 GER) "No Limit" – 2 Unlimited (#1 AUT, BE, FIN, FR, IRL, NLD, NOR, SP, SWE, SWI, UK) "No Rain" – Blind Melon (#1 CAN, #8 AUS) "Nuthin' but a 'G' Thang" – Dr. Dre & Snoop Doggy Dogg (#2 US) "Oh Carolina" – Shaggy (#1 UK, IRL, #2 AUT, NZ) "One Night in Heaven" – M People (#6 UK) "Only with You" – Captain Hollywood Project (#2 FIN, #3 BE, SP, #4 GER) "Open Sesame" – Leila K (#1 BE, #2 NLD, #3 IT) "Ordinary World" – Duran Duran (#1 CAN, #2 IT, #3 IRL, US) "The Perfect Year" - Dina Carroll "Piece of My Heart" - Intermission "Pinocchio" - Pin-Occhio "Please Forgive Me" – Bryan Adams (#1 CAN, AUS, BE, IRL, NOR) "Plush" – Stone Temple Pilots "Power of American Natives" – Dance 2 Trance & Linda Rocco (#3 NDL, FIN, #5 NOR) "The Power of Love" – Celine Dion (#1 CAN, AUS, US) "Pray" – Take That (#1 UK, #2 IRL, ISR) "The Promise Man" – Basic Element "Queen of the Night" – Whitney Houston "Rain" – Madonna (#2 CAN, JAP, #5 AUS, #7 UK, IRE, #9 ITA) "The Red Strokes" – Garth Brooks (#7 IRL) "Regret" – New Order (#4 UK, #5 URL) "Relax '93" - Frankie Goes to Hollywood "Relight My Fire" – Take That & Lulu (#1 UK, ISR) "The Rhythm of the Night" – Corona (#1 IT, #2 UK, #3 IRL, SP) "Right Here/Human Nature" – SWV (#3 UK, #7 NZ) "The River of Dreams" – Billy Joel (#1 AUS, NZ, #2 AUT, CAN, IRL, SWI) "Rooster" – Alice in Chains "Rubberband Girl" – Kate Bush "Run to You" – Whitney Houston "Runaway Train" – Soul Asylum (#1 CAN, #2 NZ, NOR, SWE, SWI) "Sad but True" – Metallica "Said I Loved You...But I Lied" – Michael Bolton (#2 AUS, #3 CAN, #6 US) "Salta" – King África (ARG) "Schrei nach Liebe" – Die Ärzte "She Don't Let Nobody" – Chaka Demus & Pliers (#4 UK, #9 IRL) "Shoop" – Salt-N-Pepa (#2 AUS, #5 US) "Shout" – Louchie Lou & Michie One (UK #7) "Show Me Love" – Robin S. (#5 US) "The Sign" – Ace of Base (#1 AUS, CAN, FIN, GER, NZ, SP, US) "Sing Hallelujah!" – Dr. Alban (#2 BE, FIN, #4 GER, SWI) "Slam" – Onyx (#4 US) "Slave to the Music" – Twenty 4 Seven (#2 AUS, #4 SWE, #5 NOR) "Sleeping Satellite" – Tasmin Archer (#1 UK, IRL, #4 SWE, #5 SWI) "Sober" – Tool "Somebody Dance with Me" – DJ BoBo (#1 SWE, SWI, #3 AUT, NOR) "Somebody to Love" (live) – Queen & George Michael (#1 UK, IRL, #6 NLD, #8 NZ) "Soul to Squeeze" – Red Hot Chili Peppers (#6 NZ, #9 AUS) "Stay (Faraway, So Close!)" – U2 (#1 IRL, #4 UK, #5 AUS, FIN) "Steam" – Peter Gabriel (#10 UK) "Sweat" – U.S.U.R.A. (#4 IT, #9 AUT) "Sweet Harmony" – The Beloved (#3 AUT, #6 GER, SWI, #8 UK) "Sweet Thing" – Mick Jagger (#7 AUT, #8 FR, SWI, #9 NOR) "Tease Me" – Chaka Demus & Pliers (#3 UK, #5 AUS, NLD) "That's the Way Love Goes" – Janet Jackson (#1 US, AUS, FR, HUN, NZ) "The Morning Papers" – Prince "Three Little Pigs" – Green Jellÿ (#5 UK, #6 AUS) "Tribal Dance" – 2 Unlimited (#1 FIN, SP, #2 GER, IRL, SWE) "True Love" – Elton John & Kiki Dee (#2 UK) "Trust Me" – Pandora (#2 FIN, #3 SWE, #8 NOR) "Two Princes" – Spin Doctors (#1 SWE, #2 CAN, NLD, NOR) "U Got 2 Let the Music" – Cappella (#1 AUT, FIN, SWI) "Walking in My Shoes" – Depeche Mode (#3 FIN, #6 SP, #8 SWE) "We Are Family" (remix) - Sister Sledge "Weak" – SWV (#6 US) "West End Girls" - East 17 "What Is Love" – Haddaway "What's up?" – 4 Non Blondes "Wheel of Fortune" – Ace of Base (#1 NOR, #2 DEN, #4 GER) "Whoomp! (There It Is)" – Tag Team (#2 US, #6 NLD) "Why Can't I Wake Up with You" – Take That (#2 UK, #7 IRL) "Wild World" – Mr. Big (#7 SWI, #9 CAN, #10 SWE) "Will You Be There" – Michael Jackson "Wir zwei allein" – David Hasselhoff & Gwen "Young at Heart" - The Bluebells Notable singles Song title Artist(s) Release date(s) Other Chart Performance(s)"50ft Queenie" PJ Harvey April 1993 27 (UK Singles Chart) - 179 (Australia)"All Apologies" Nirvana December 1993 See chart performance entry "Animal Nitrate" Suede February 1993 See chart performance entry"Cannonball" The Breeders August 1993 See chart performance entry"Chemical World" Blur June 1993 27 (U.S. Billboard Alternative Airplay) - 28 (UK Singles Chart)"Feed the Tree" Belly January 1993 1 (U.S. Billboard Alternative Airplay) - 32 (UK Singles Chart) - 95 (U.S. Billboard Hot 100)"From Despair to Where" Manic Street Preachers June 1993 25 (UK Singles Chart) "For Tomorrow" Blur April 1993 28 (UK Singles Chart) - 119 (Australia)"Heart-Shaped Box" Nirvana August 1993 See chart performance entry"Jenny Ondioline" Stereolab December 1993 75 (UK Singles Chart) "Linger" The Cranberries February 1993 See chart performance entry"Regret" New Order April 1993 See chart performance entry"Start Choppin" Dinosaur Jr. January 1993 3 (U.S. Billboard Alternative Airplay) - 20 (Ireland, United Kingdom) - 40 (Sweden) Other Notable singles 30em "Adam's Ribs" - You Am I "Blue Tears" - Judy and Mary "Brian Wilson" - Barenaked Ladies "Dixie Drug Store" - Grant Lee Buffalo "Happy Birthday Helen" - Things of Stone and Wood "Your Eyes" - Underground Lovers Top 10 selling albums of the year The Bodyguard: Original Soundtrack Album – Whitney Houston Breathless – Kenny G Unplugged - Eric Clapton janet. – Janet Jackson Some Gave All – Billy Ray Cyrus The Chronic – Dr. Dre Pocket Full Of Kryptonite – Spin Doctors Ten – Pearl Jam The Chase – Garth Brooks Core – Stone Temple Pilots Top 10 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=1993 Best albums of 1993 besteveralbums 2005 December 31, 2011 Nirvana – In Utero The Smashing Pumpkins – Siamese Dream Wu-Tang Clan – Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers) Pearl Jam – Vs. Counting Crows – August and Everything After Björk – Debut Blur – Modern Life is Rubbish Liz Phair – Exile in Guyville Suede – Suede Slowdive – Souvlaki Classical music John Adams – Violin Concerto Mounir Anastas – Né du néant for alto saxophone & fixed mediahttp://www.composers21.com/compdocs/anastasm.htm Mounir Anastas – The Living Composers Project Romeo Talento Composers21.com 2017-02-25 Luciano Berio – Rage and Outrage Pierre Boulez – ...explosante-fixe... (fourth version) Alvin Curran – VSTO (string quartet) Michael Daugherty – Bizarro Mario Davidovsky – Shulamit's Dream for soprano and orchestra David Diamond – Symphony No. 11 Joël-François Durand – Concerto for Piano and Orchestra Ivan Fedele – Piano Concerto Lorenzo Ferrero Introito (from "Requiem per le vittime della mafia") Maschere (incidental music) Philip Glass – In the Summer House, incidental music Vinko Globokar – Discours IX, for two pianos Klaus Huber – Winter Seeds, for accordion Houtaf Khoury Concerto No. 1, for viola and orchestra Intermezzo, for large orchestra Sonate-Poème, for violin and piano String Quartet No. 2 Cantata, for baritone and large orchestra Piece, for pianohttp://www.composers21.com/compdocs/khouryh.htm Houtaf Khoury – The Living Composers Project Romeo Talento Composers21.com 2017-02-25 Frederik Magle – Symphony for organ No. 2, Let There Be Light Krzysztof Penderecki – Polish Requiem (revised version) R. Murray Schafer – Concerto for Accordion and Orchestra Harold Schiffmann – Sestetto concertato Alfred Schnittke Symphony No. 7 Concerto Grosso No. 6 for piano, violin and string orchestra Peer Gynt: Epiloque, for violoncello, piano and tape Improvisation, for solo cello Karlheinz Stockhausen – Helikopter-Streichquartett Bent Sørensen – Sterbende Gärten for violin and orchestra Takashi Yoshimatsu – Concerto for Trombone, Op. 55, Orion Machine Opera Daron Hagen – Shining Brow Theo Loevendie – Gassir, the Hero Michael Nyman – Noises, Sounds & Sweet Airs Randolph Peters – Nosferatu Steve Reich – The Cave Alfred Schnittke – Gesualdo Karlheinz Stockhausen – Dienstag aus Licht (May 28, Leipzig Opera) Hugo Weisgall – Esther (October, New York City Opera) Jazz 1993 in jazz Musical theater Annie Warbucks—off-Broadway production Blood Brothers (Willy Russell) – Broadway production opened at the Music Box Theatre and ran for 840 performances Cyrano: The Musical—Broadway production opened at the Neil Simon Theatre and ran for 137 performances The Goodbye Girl—Broadway production opened at the Marquis Theatre and ran for 188 performances Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat—Broadway revival Kiss of the Spider Woman—Broadway production opened at the Broadhurst Theatre and ran for 904 performances My Fair Lady (Lerner & Loewe) – Broadway revival She Loves Me—Broadway revival Musical films CB4 (United States) Funes, a Great Love (Funes, un gran amor) (Argentina) Gypsy, starring Bette Midler (United States)https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1993-12-05-ca-64013-story.html They're Coming Up Roses: Bette Midler headlines a new movie version of 'Gypsy,' a rare exact replication of a Broadway show. Therein lies a tale of tenacity, good timing and star power that Mama Rose herself would have appreciated Los Angeles Times 2 December 5, 1993 2012-06-10 Half Japanese: The Band That Would Be King Just Friends (Belgium/Netherlands)http://archives.lesoir.be/pourquoi-pas_t-19931223-Z07MCC.html Le Prix Cavens à "Just Friends" Le Soir December 23, 1993 12 October 29, 2012 fr Lotrando a Zubejda (Czech Republic) Swing Kidshttp://www.afi.com/members/catalog/DetailView.aspx?s=&Movie=59676 Swing Kids AFI Catalog of Feature Films 2017-06-05 live https://web.archive.org/web/20170709080946/http://www.afi.com/members//catalog/DetailView.aspx?s=&Movie=59676 2017-07-09 The Line, the Cross and the Curve (UK) What's Love Got to Do with It (United States)https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1993-05-16-ca-35747-story.html Summer sneaks: Tina Turner's Story Through a Disney Prism Walker Michael 1993-05-16 Los Angeles Times 2017-10-24 en 0458-3035 Zero Patience (Canada)Aaron Michele New Queer Cinema: A Critical Reader Rutgers University Press 2004 4 0-8135-3486-0 Births January 2 – Bryson Tiller, American singer-songwriter January 4 Manu Gavassi, Brazilian singer Kojey Radical, British musician, creative director and mixed media visual artist. (His style has been described as a mix of grime hip hop, alternative rap, and spoken word.) January 5 – Suki Waterhouse, English singer-songwriter, actress, businesswoman and model January 7 – Nico Santos, German singer-songwriter January 8 – Anatii, South African rapper, singer, songwriter and record producer January 9 – Take A Daytrip's Denzel Baptiste, American record producer and songwriter January 10 – Rauw Alejandro, Puerto Rican singer, songwriter and actor (Engaged to Rosalía) January 12 Zayn Malik, British R&B singer-songwriter, rapper and former member of the band (One Direction) D.O., Korean singer and actor (EXO) Aika Mitsui, Japanese singer (Morning Musume) January 13 – Sachika Misawa, Japanese voice actress and singer January 14 – Molly Tuttle, an American vocalist, songwriter, banjo player and guitarist, recording artist, activist and teacher in the bluegrass tradition January 18 – Spensha Baker, American singer January 20 – Cat Janice, American singer-songwriter and activist (D. 2024) January 22 – Netta Barzilai, Israeli singer-songwriter and musician January 30 Cautious Clay, American singer-songwriter and record producer Sebastián Silva, Colombian internet personality, vlogger, actor, presenter and singer February 6 – Tinashe, American singer-songwriter, dancer, performer and actress (The Stunners) February 14 – Shane Harper, American actor and singer (worked with Miranda Cosgrove and Bridgit Mendler) February 19 – Victoria Justice, American singer-songwriter and actress February 21 – Masaki Suda, Japanese actor and singer February 22 – Take a Daytrip's David Biral, American record producer and songwriter February 28 – Emmelie de Forest, Danish-Swedish singer and songwriter March 4 – Bobbi Kristina Brown, American singer (d. 2015) March 9 – Suga, South Korean rapper, songwriter, record producer, and member of BTS March 15 – Alyssa Reid, Canadian singer-songwriter March 23 Eddy Chen, member of violin duo TwoSet Violin JP Saxe, Canadian singer and songwriter, collaborator with Julia Michaels March 30 – Anitta, Brazilian singer, songwriter, actress, dancer and record producer April 2 – Aaron Kelly, American singer April 10 – Sofia Carson, American singer and actress April 14 Graham Phillips, actor and singer Ellington Ratliff, drummer and actor Rozes, American musician, singer and songwriter Burnell Taylor, American singer Abhi the Nomad, Indian rapper April 15 – Del Water Gap, Indie American musician and record producer April 16 – Chance the Rapper, independent American Christian rapper April 18 – Nathan Sykes, English singer, songwriter and record producer, former member of The Wanted April 23 – Oklou, French musician April 25 Shiloh, Canadian singer Ashe, American singer-songwriter and musician May 1 – Victoria Monet, American singer-songwriter and musician May 2 – Isyana Sarasvati, Indonesian singer and songwriter May 4 – Shygirl, an English rapper, DJ, singer, songwriter and co-head/founder of record label and collective Nuxxe May 6 Alex Preston, American singer Naomi Scott, English actress and singer May 11 – James Reid, Filipino singer-actor May 13 Debby Ryan, American singer and actress Tones and I, Australian singer-songwriter May 14 – Miranda Cosgrove, American singer and actress May 16 – IU, Korean singer-songwriter and actress May 17 GoldLink, American rapper Iwamoto Hikaru, Japanese singer (Snow Man) May 18 Kyle, American rapper, singer and songwriter Alekseev, Ukrainian singer June 6 Vic Mensa, American rapper (Kids These Days) Tom Swoon, Polish DJ and producer June 7 George Ezra, English singer-songwriter and musician Swae Lee, American rapper and singer June 9 – Ian Chan, Hong Kong singer (MIRROR) June 19 – KSI, English rapper and YouTuber June 25 – Piero Vergara, Filipino singer-songwriter and actor June 26 – Ariana Grande, American singer-songwriter, actress, performer, musician and advocate June 27 – Rejjie Snow, an Irish hip hop recording artist and record producer July 2 Saweetie, American rapper, singer and songwriter Ieva Zasimauskaitė, Lithuanian singer July 3 – Vince Staples, American rapper and actor (Billie Eilish) July 5 – Hollie Cavanagh, English-American singer July 6 – Melissa Steel, British singer July 7 Ally Brooke, American singer, dancer and songwriter, member of Fifth Harmony Vintage Culture, Brazilian DJ and Producer Capital Steez, American rapper (Pro Era) (d. 2012) July 8 – Alice Ivy, Australian Electric Dance artist and producer July 10 – Perrie Edwards, English singer-songwriter, dancer and member of Little Mix, Businesswoman July 17 – Kali Uchis, Colombian-American singer, songwriter, poet, record producer, music video director, and fashion designer July 18 Lee Taemin, Korean singer (SHINee) Casey Veggies, American rapper and songwriter July 19 – Fred Again, British record producer, singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and DJ. July 26 Elizabeth Gillies, American actress and singer Taylor Momsen, American rock singer-songwriter, musician, record producer, former actress and model (The Pretty Reckless) Stormzy, English grime and hip hop artist July 28 Cher Lloyd, British rapper, singer-songwriter La'Porsha Renae, American singer-songwriter and American Idol alumni July 30 – Yohani, Sri Lankan singer, songwriter, rapper and music producer August 6 – Yaeji, Korean-American multilingual musician and music producer August 7 – Francesca Eastwood, American actress, socialite and television personality August 9 – Sampa the Great, a Zambian singer, rapper and songwriter. August 11 – Alyson Stoner, American dancer, singer, actor, YouTuber and model August 17 – Mauricio Alberto "Mau" Reglero Rodríguez, member of Mau y Ricky and sons of Argentine-Venezuelan singer Ricardo Montaner August 20 – MK Nobilette, American singer August 23 – Keke Palmer, American actress, singer, songwriter and presenter August 29 – Liam Payne, British singer of the band One Direction (d. 2024) September 1 – Megan Nicole, American singer-songwriter and YouTuber September 3 – Tantu Beats, Dutch record producer and DJ September 4 – Mark Vincent, Australian tenor September 7 – Mohamed Ali, Danish singer September 10 – Buddy, American rapper, singer, dancer and actor September 13 Niall Horan, Irish singer, songwriter and musician (One Direction) Alice Merton, German-Canadian-English singer and songwriter September 16 Metro Boomin, American record producer Tayla Parx, American RNB songwriter and producer September 18 Manal, Moroccan singer Zozibini Tunzi, South African model and beauty queen September 24 Ben Platt, American singer-songwriter and actor Alina Baraz, American RNB soul singer-songwriter September 25 – Rosalía, Spanish singer and songwriter October 4 – Mina, German singer October 8 – Saucy Santana, American rapper and make up artist October 9 – Scotty McCreery, American singer October 13 – Tiffany Trump, American Georgetown Law student, singer and socialite October 15 – Lucio Corsi, Italian singer and songwriter October 21 – Käärijä, Finnish rapper, singer and songwriter October 23 – Teeks, Māori soul singer October 25 – Grandson, Canadian-American singer-songwriter and musician November 1 – Pabllo Vittar, Brazilian singer-songwriter and drag queen November 5 – Shy Martin, Swedish singer and songwriter November 8 – Laycon, Nigerian rapper November 9 – Ronen Rubinstein, an Israeli-American actor, writer, director, environmental activist and lead singer of Nights in Stereo November 13 – Julia Michaels, American singer and songwriter November 14 – Namasenda, Sweden singer November 24 – Ivi Adamou, Greek Cypriot singer November 25 – Iris Mittenaere, French model and beauty queen November 26 – Erena Ono, Japanese singer November 27 Aubrey Peeples, American actress and singer Dylan Brady, American music producer and singer-songwriter (100 gecs) November 29 – Alex Hope, Australian ARIA and APRA Award-winning producer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist December 1 – Drakeo the Ruler, American rapper and songwriter (d. 2021) December 7 – Jasmine Villegas, American singer December 8 – AnnaSophia Robb, American singer and actress December 10 – Rachel Trachtenburg, American singer and actress (Trachtenburg Family Slideshow Players and Supercute!) December 13 – Katya Kischuk, Russian singer (Serebro) December 19 – Alkaline, Jamaican dancehall musician December 22 Ali Lohan, American actress, model and singer Meghan Trainor, American singer-songwriter, musician and producer December 29 – Chloe Kohanski, American singer-songwriter, 2017 American The Voice winner December 30 – Krishane, Jamaican pop artist (Tinie Tempah, Jess Glynne) Deaths January 6 Dizzy Gillespie, jazz trumpet virtuoso and co-founder of bebop, 76 Rudolf Nureyev, ballet dancer, 54 January 13 – Gordon Tobing, Indonesian folk singer, 67 January 15 – Sammy Cahn, songwriter, 79 January 30 – Paulo Rosine, pianist and leader of Martinican band Malavoi February 3 – Karel Goeyvaerts, composer, 69 February 25 – Toy Caldwell, guitarist (The Marshall Tucker Band), 45 February 26 – Pina Carmirelli, violinist, founder member of the Boccherini Quintet, 78 March 3 – Carlos Montoya, guitarist, 89 March 31 Mitchell Parish, 92, US lyric writer Nicanor Zabaleta, 86, Spanish harpist Nicanor Zabaleta Zala - DB~e https://dbe.rah.es/biografias/24063/nicanor-zabaleta-zala dbe.rah.es Real Academia de la Historia 5 July 2022 es April 19 – Steve Douglas, saxophonist, 54 April 23 – Daniel Jones, composer, 80 April 30 – Mick Ronson, guitarist, 46 (liver cancer) May 22 – Juice Wilson, jazz violinist, 89 May 30 – Sun Ra, jazz composer, 79 June 5 – Conway Twitty (real name: Harold Jenkins) country rock singer, 59 June 9 – Arthur Alexander, country soul singer, 53 June 10 – Arleen Auger, American operatic soprano, 53 (brain tumor) June 13 – John Campbell, blues guitarist, 41 (heart failure) June 24 – Wong Ka Kui, co-founder of the Hong Kong rock band Beyond, 31 (stage accident) June 28 – GG Allin, punk singer, 36 (heroin overdose) July 7 – Mia Zapata (The Gits), 27 (murdered) July 14 – Léo Ferré, French singer, songwriter and composer, 76 July 19 – Szymon Goldberg, Polish-born American violinist and conductor, 84 July 21 – Richard Tee, pianist and singer, 49 (prostate cancer) August 5 – Eugen Suchoň, Slovak composer, 84 August 7 – Roy Budd, jazz pianist and film composer, 46 (brain haemorrhage) August 10 – Øystein Aarseth, aka Euronymous, black metal guitarist of Mayhem fame, 25 (murdered) August 17 – Phil Seymour, drummer, guitarist and singer, 41 (cancer) August 21 – Tatiana Troyanos, operatic mezzo-soprano, 54 (breast cancer) August 25 – Janna Allen, songwriter, 36 (leukemia) August 26 – Rockin' Dopsie, zydeco accordionist and singer, 61 September 9 – Helen O'Connell, singer, actress and dancer, 73 September 22 – Maurice Abravanel, conductor, 90 September 24 – Ian Stuart Donaldson, musician, frontman of Skrewdriver, 36 (car crash) October 23 – Elena Nicolai, opera singer, 88 October 25 – Danny Chan, cantopop singer, 35 October 31 – River Phoenix, actor and singer of Aleka's Attic, 23 (drug overdose) November 3 – Léon Theremin, inventor of the Theremin musical instrument, 97 November 6 – Torsten Fenslau, (Culture Beat), 29 (car accident) November 7 – Adelaide Hall, jazz singer, actress, entertainer, 92 November 11 – Erskine Hawkins, trumpet player and bandleader, 79 November 16 – Lucia Popp, Slovak operatic soprano, 54 (brain cancer) November 18 – Arvid Fladmoe, Norwegian composer and conductor, 78 November 20 – Sidney Griller, violinist and founder of the Griller Quartet, 82 November 22 – Anthony Burgess, composer and polymath best known as a novelist, 76 November 24 – Albert Collins, blues guitarist and singer, 61 (cancer) November 26 – César Guerra-Peixe, violinist and composer, 79 November 28 - Jerry Edmonton, vocalist (Steppenwolf), 47 November 30 – David Houston, singer, 57 (brain aneurysm) December 1 – Ray Gillen, former vocalist of Black Sabbath and Badlands, 34 (AIDS-related) December 4 – Frank Zappa, "Mothers of Invention" musician/composer, 52 (prostate cancer) December 5 – Doug Hopkins, guitarist and songwriter for Gin Blossoms, 32 (suicide) December 12 – Joan Cross, operatic soprano, 93 December 19 – Michael Clarke, drummer (The Byrds), 47 Awards Filmfare Awards Kumar Sanu – Filmfare Best Male Playback Award Alka Yagnik & Ila Arun win the Filmfare Best Female Playback Award Grammy Awards 1993 Grammy Awards Country Music Association Awards 1993 Country Music Association Awards Country Music Hall of Fame Willie Nelson Eurovision Song Contest Eurovision Song Contest 1993 Japan Record Awards 35th Japan Record Awards Mercury Music Prize Suede – Suede wins. Glenn Gould Prize Oscar Peterson (laureate), Benny Green (protégé) Rock and Roll Hall of Fame The Doors, Cream, Creedence Clearwater Revival, Sly and the Family Stone, Etta James, Van Morrison, Ruth Brown and Frankie Lymon and the Teenagers Charts List of Billboard Hot 100 number ones of 1993 1993 in British music#Charts List of Oricon number-one singles of 1993 Triple J Hottest 100, 1993 See also 1993 in British music Record labels established in 1993 References 30em Category:20th century in music Category:Music by year