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1993 in music

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This is a summary of significant events in music in 1993.

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Events

January–February

  • January 8 – The U.S. Postal Service issues an Elvis Presley stamp. The design was voted on in February 1992.
  • 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.{{cite video
  • January 13 – Bobby Brown is arrested in Augusta, Georgia, USA for simulating a sex act onstage.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • February 14 – Harry Nilsson suffers a non-fatal heart attack.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
    • 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.
  • April 21 – Former Rolling Stones bassist Bill Wyman marries designer Suzanne Accosta in France.
  • 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.{{cite episode | episode-link = Whacking Day | series-link = The Simpsons

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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.

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.
  • 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.
  • October 1 – MTV Latin America is launched.
  • October 1–3 – Annual Australian Bush Music Festival takes place in Glen Innes.
  • October 9 – The 22nd OTI Festival, held at the Teatro Principal in Valencia, Spain, is won by the song "Enamorarse", written by Alejandro Abad and Josep Llobell, and performed by 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Keiko Abe becomes the first woman to be inducted into the Percussive Arts Society Hall of Fame.

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

January–March

DateAlbumArtistNotes
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Y**5Mark CollieMark Collie
SloBlo*Cell-
Lucky ThirteenNeil YoungCompilation + unreleased
11The Way We Walk, Volume Two: The LongsGenesisLive
So CloseDina Carroll-
Surfing on Sine WavesPolygon WindowAphex Twin
12American GrafishyFlipper-
Blue FunkHeavy D & the Boyz-
Edge of ExcessTriumphUS
No Cure for CancerDenis Leary-
Tha Triflin' AlbumKing Tee-
Wake Up ScreamingEvery Mother's Nightmare-
15WiggleScreeching Weasel-
18Songs from the MirrorFishCovers
1912 Inches of SnowSnow-
Body, Mind, SoulDebbie Gibson-
The Erosion of SanityGorguts-
The Juliet LettersElvis Costello and The Brodsky Quartet-
The WheelRosanne Cash-
Friends Can Be LoversDionne Warwick-
25Barry Live in BritainBarry ManilowLive
DuskThe The-
PerverseJesus Jones-
StarBellyUK
26Fire in the DarkBilly Dean-
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Y**1Off the GroundPaul McCartney
Gorgeous808 State-
Objection OverruledAccept-
2Black Mafia LifeAbove the Law-
In God We TrustBrand Nubian-
Joey LawrenceJoey LawrenceDebut
RiftPhish-
StarBellyUS
5Earth 2EarthDebut
8Native TonguePoison-
Wandering SpiritMick Jagger-
9Music311-
Reachin' (A New Refutation of Time and Space)Digable Planets-
SlipQuicksand-
Spilt MilkJellyfish-
Where You BeenDinosaur Jr.-
10On the MouthSuperchunk-
15Duran DuranDuran Duran
SerenadesAnathema-
Under a Funeral MoonDarkthrone-
WalthamstowEast 17Debut
16Body Exit MindNew Fast Automatic Daffodils-
The Last RebelLynyrd Skynyrd-
Sarsippius' ArkInfectious Grooves-
Strictly 4 My N.I.G.G.A.Z...2Pac-
Tabula RasaEinstürzende Neubauten-
22Pablo HoneyRadioheadDebut
Happy NationAce of BaseInternational release
New WaveThe Auteurs-
2319 Naughty IIINaughty by Nature-
Boy KrazyBoy Krazy-
The Crying Game: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack AlbumVarious ArtistsSoundtrack
FuzzyGrant Lee Buffalo-
Hard Workin' ManBrooks & Dunn-
Live: Right Here, Right NowVan Halen2x CD, Live
Magic & MadnessCircus of Power-
Scenes from the Second StoreyThe God Machine-
Sister SweetlyBig Head Todd and the Monsters-
Slow Dancing with the MoonDolly Parton-
SmokeDrivin N Cryin-
Superstar Car WashGoo Goo Dolls-
?Mr. Machinery OperatorFirehose-
ShashavaGlavaSpiderbaitDebut
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H**1Ten Summoner's TalesSting
Everybody Else Is Doing It, So Why Can't We?The CranberriesDebut
Against PerfectionAdorableDebut
2CB4Various ArtistsSoundtrack
Nanci GriffithNanci Griffith-
StainLiving Colour-
The Weedkiller's DaughterJohn & MaryUS
5Time for MercyJann ArdenDebut
Cereal Killer SoundtrackGreen Jellÿ
8Frank BlackFrank Black-
9AlibisTracy Lawrence-
Animals with Human IntelligenceEnuff Z'nuff-
Are You Gonna Go My WayLenny Kravitz-
The Best of Van Morrison Volume TwoVan MorrisonCompilation
EverydayWidespread Panic-
Feels Like RainBuddy Guy-
LinkØystein Sevåg-
NumbHammerbox-
Palomino RoadPalomino Road-
So ToughSaint Etienne-
Till Death Do Us PartGeto Boys-
15Coverdale-PageCoverdale-Page-
16Colour of Your DreamsCarole King-
I Hear BlackOverkill-
The Polyfuze MethodKid Rock-
22A Real Live OneIron MaidenLive
Songs of Faith and DevotionDepeche Mode-
Space Age Bachelor Pad MusicStereolabEP
Westing (By Musket and Sextant)PavementCompilation
23Ahead of Their TimeThe Mothers of InventionLive 1968
The Bliss Album...? (Vibrations of Love and Anger and the Ponderance of Life and Existence)P.M. Dawn-
CopaceticVelocity Girl-
For the Beauty of WynonaDaniel Lanois-
GlazedMystery Machine-
Home InvasionIce-T-
In a Word or 2Monie Love-
Independent Worm SaloonButthole Surfers-
Joshua RedmanJoshua RedmanDebut
Songs from the RainHothouse Flowers-
This TimeDwight Yoakam-
25Big BodyP-Model-
PeligroShakira-
29PhobiaThe Kinks-
SuedeSuede-
3014 Shots to the DomeLL Cool J-
Ask Questions LaterCop Shoot Cop-
BacdafucupOnyxDebut
Here Come the LordsLords of the UndergroundDebut
?Crimson and BluePhil Keaggy
Instant ReplayPizzicato FiveLive
Kissers and KillersThe Choir

April–June

DateAlbumArtistNotes
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L**5Black Tie White NoiseDavid Bowie
6BeasterSugarEP
Edge of ThornsSavatage-
Harbor LightsBruce Hornsby-
In My TimeYanni-
Story of My LifePere Ubu-
SuperjudgeMonster Magnet-
UndertowToolDebut
13In Concert/MTV PluggedBruce SpringsteenLive
Learning to FlinchWarren ZevonLive
San Francisco DaysChris Isaak-
TaxiBryan Ferry-
Today's Active LifestylesPolvo-
Waiting for YouGordon Lightfoot-
19Five LiveGeorge Michael and QueenLive EP
Jurassic ShiftOzric Tentacles-
20Bang!World Party-
DiveSarah Brightman-
Earth and Sun and MoonMidnight Oil-
The Full-Custom Gospel Sounds of the Reverend Horton HeatThe Reverend Horton Heat-
Get a GripAerosmith-
The Grand TourAaron Neville-
Pork SodaPrimus-
Shania TwainShania Twain-
Toby KeithToby Keith-
21Deaf Dumb BlindClawfingerDebut
26Bubble & ScrapeSebadoh-
The Infotainment ScanThe Fall-
27ExposedVince Neil-
Frosting on the BeaterThe Posies-
Hurry SundownMcBride & the Ride-
The New BreedMC Breed-
Porno for PyrosPorno for Pyros-
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Y**1Ultimate Alternative WaversBuilt to Spill
3BanbaClannad-
FormaldehydeTerrorvisionDebut
RepublicNew Order-
4Down with the KingRun–D.M.C.-
DraglinePaw-
Kill My LandlordThe CoupDebut
Live!SelenaLive
Rid of MePJ Harvey-
SlaughtaHouseMasta Ace-
Thousand RoadsDavid Crosby-
Which Doobie U B?Funkdoobiest-
7With Fear I Kiss the Burning DarknessAt the Gates-
10The Miracle of Sound in MotionSteel Pole Bath Tub-
Modern Life Is RubbishBlur-
On the NightDire StraitsLive
RancidRancid-
11Out of BodyThe Hooters-
Symphony or DamnTerence Trent D'Arby-
Tell Me WhyWynonna Judd-
WhateverAimee MannDebut
17DreamlandAztec Camera-
The New Jim JonesDre Dog-
18Alive IIIKissLive
PullWinger
JanetJanet JacksonUS
Jazzmatazz, Vol. 1Guru-
Painted Desert SerenadeJoshua Kadison-
19OrganixThe RootsDebut
21Why Do They Call Me Mr. Happy?Nomeansno-
24Extra WidthThe Jon Spencer Blues Explosion-
More ABBA Gold: More ABBA HitsABBAGreatest Hits
OrbitalOrbital"The Brown Album" or "Orbital 2"
Unplugged...and SeatedRod StewartLive
Dream HarderThe Waterboys-
25Give a Monkey a Brain and He'll Swear He's the Center of the UniverseFishbone-
KamakiriadDonald Fagen-
Me AmarásRicky Martin-
Sound of White NoiseAnthrax-
Born GangstazBoss-
26Charlie Parker on Dial: The Complete SessionsCharlie Parker-
31ChameleonHelloween-
How to Clean EverythingPropagandhiDebut
The Daily GrindNo Use for a NameEP
?Tribal ThunderDick Dale-
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E**1BocesMercury Rev
Far GoneLove Battery-
Gravity's RainbowPat Benatar-
Hootie MackBell Biv DeVoe-
North from HereSentenced-
SouvlakiSlowdive-
Too Long in ExileVan Morrison-
7ElementalTears for Fears-
Live & LoudOzzy OsbourneLive
There Is No-One What Will Take Care of YouPalace Brothers-
8Breaking SilenceJanis Ian-
Hey Zeus!X-
Last Action HeroVarious ArtistsSoundtrack
Miracle MileGuardian
PottymouthBratmobile-
SaturationUrge Overkill-
Space In Your FaceGalactic Cowboys-
Supermodel of the WorldRuPaul-
Wide RiverSteve Miller Band-
11Mood SwingsHarem Scarem-
14Emergency on Planet EarthJamiroquaiDebut
LiberatorOrchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark-
Trade Test TransmissionsBuzzcocks-
1514 SongsPaul Westerberg
Dancing the BluesTaj Mahal-
Neil Young UnpluggedNeil YoungLive
The World Should KnowBurning Spear-
PsychoderelictPete Townshend
21GingerSpeedy J-
Gold Against the SoulManic Street Preachers-
Joy and BluesZiggy Marley and the Melody Makers-
A Storm in HeavenVerveDebut
22Hat Full of StarsCyndi Lauper-
Individual Thought PatternsDeath-
Mi TierraGloria Estefan-
All Samples Cleared!Biz Markie-
Ain't No OtherMC Lyte-
AriesLuis Miguel-
CovenantMorbid Angel-
Exile in GuyvilleLiz Phair-
Experience the DivineBette MidlerGreatest Hits
Here's to New DreamsRaven-SymonéDebut
Hints Allegations and Things Left UnsaidCollective SoulDebut
It Won't Be the LastBilly Ray Cyrus-
Sons of SoulTony! Toni! Toné!-
Transmissions from the Satellite HeartThe Flaming Lips-
25Mortal Kombat II: Music from the Arcade Game SoundtrackDan Fordenlimited-time offer
28CyberpunkBilly Idol-
Insanity and GeniusGamma Ray-
29Back to BroadwayBarbra Streisand-
Crazy LegsJeff BeckGene Vincent covers
Good Vibrations: Thirty Years of The Beach BoysThe Beach BoysBox set
Poetic JusticeVarious ArtistsSoundtrack
30In on the Kill TakerFugazi-
?Audience with the MindThe House of Love-

July–September

DateAlbumArtistNotes
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Y**1Ultraelectromagneticpop!Eraserheads
5DebutBjörkSolo Debut
ZooropaU2-
Tales of EphidrinaAmorphous Androgynous-
Julius CaesarSmog-
6No World OrderTR-i (Todd Rundgren)-
Sweet Relief: A Benefit for Victoria WilliamsVarious ArtistsVictoria Williams tribute
Vagina DinerAkinyeleDebut
7Fake TrainUnwoundDebut
12The Sound of SpeedThe Jesus and Mary ChainCompilation
13Altered BeastMatthew Sweet-
SleeperTribe-
Toni BraxtonToni BraxtonDebut
19Siamese DreamThe Smashing Pumpkins-
The Battle Rages On...Deep Purple-
DebravationDeborah HarryUK
20The AnthologyBachman–Turner OverdriveCompilation
BargainvilleMoxy Früvous-
Black SundayCypress Hill-
CandleboxCandlebox-
ChromeCatherine Wheel-
Picture of HealthThe Headstones-
Whoomp! (There It Is)Tag Team-
BillTripping DaisyDebut, re-release
26EvolutionOleta Adams-
Full-On BloomGigolo AuntsEP
27HaircutGeorge Thorogood-
Promises and LiesUB40-
RepresentFat Joe da Gangsta-
Sex & ReligionVai-
?Tease MeChaka Demus & Pliers-
Yoreru OmoiZard-
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T**2Now That's What I Call Music! 25Various Artists
3Become What You AreThe Juliana Hatfield Three-
Da BombKris Kross-
The Outer LimitsVoivod-
Tuesday Night Music ClubSheryl Crow-
Voice of JamaicaBuju Banton-
9Perfect TeethUnresturl=http://www.teenbeatrecords.com/items/119.htmltitle=Unrest – Perfect Teethpublisher=teenbeatrecords.comdate=2012access-date=October 18, 2015}}
10DigI Mother Earth-
Emergency on Planet EarthJamiroquaiUS
LiveJames Taylor2-disc; Live
River of DreamsBilly Joel-
Beneath the Rhythm and SoundThe Ocean Blue-
Transient Random-Noise Bursts with AnnouncementsStereolab-
13DigDigDebut
16Breaking ThingsAll-
LiberationThe Divine Comedy-
Giant StepsThe Boo Radleys-
17Bloody KissesType O Negative-
Comin' Out Hard8Ball & MJG-
Earth vs the WildheartsThe Wildhearts-
Enemy of the SunNeurosis-
EverythingJoe-
Over My HeartLaura Branigan-
RiseBad Brains-
Transnational Speedway League: Anthems, Anecdotes and Undeniable TruthsClutchDebut
The World Is YoursScarface-
Unknown RoadPennywise-
20Venus Luxure No. 1 BabyGirls Against Boys-
24For the Cool in YouBabyface-
Kerosene HatCracker-
Pure PleasureShaggy-
Set the World on FireAnnihilator-
Spinning Around the SunJimmie Dale Gilmore-
The Untold TruthIllegal-
You Been PlayedSmooth-
The 30th Anniversary Concert CelebrationVarious ArtistsLive Bob Dylan Tribute Concert Recording
30Last SplashThe Breeders-
SkydancerDark Tranquillity-
31EnvyEve's Plum-
In PiecesGarth Brooks-
Music BoxMariah Carey-
Up on the Roof: Songs from the Brill BuildingNeil DiamondCovers album
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R**6Blood MusicChapterhouse
Post Historic MonstersCarter the Unstoppable Sex Machine-
Wild WoodPaul Weller-
713 Above the NightMy Life with the Thrill Kill Kult-
American CaesarIggy Pop-
Human WheelsJohn Mellencamp-
Icky MettleArchers of Loaf-
10GrinCoroner-
13The AlbumHaddaway-
ShowThe CureLive
Into the LabyrinthDead Can Dance-
14August and Everything AfterCounting Crows-
Cure for PainMorphine-
Bat Out of Hell II: Back into HellMeat Loaf-
FocusCynic-
The Hits/The B-SidesPrince3-disc compilation; Discs 1 and 2 also sold separately
Judgement NightVarious ArtistsSoundtrack
Let There Be Peace on EarthVince Gill-
Some Fantastic PlaceSqueeze-
Traffic from ParadiseRickie Lee Jones-
War of WordsFight-
15Under the SunYōsui Inoue-
20Body & SoulRick Astley-
21Big Red Letter DayBuffalo Tom-
Buhloone MindstateDe La Soul-
Bump AheadMr. Big-
ConcentrationMachines of Loving Grace-
Face the HeatScorpions-
HoudiniMelvins-
In UteroNirvanaOfficial US release date. UK release on 13 September
It Ain't What U Wear, It's How U Play ItAnother Bad Creation-
The Problem with MeSeam-
Recipe for HateBad Religion-
RingThe Connells-
Something Up My SleeveSuzy Bogguss-
Stone Cold WorldA.L.T.-
WishJoshua Redman-
Yes I AmMelissa Etheridge-
22Double Easy – The U.S. SinglesHappy MondaysUS-only Compilation
26Aoi Sora no Shita...Kazuyoshi Saito-
27VeryPet Shop Boys-
Message in a Box: The Complete RecordingsThe PoliceBox set
LaidJames-
TransfusionPowderfingerEP
28187 He WroteSpice 1-
Believe in MeDuff McKagan-
93 'til InfinitySouls of Mischief-
Cowgirl's PrayerEmmylou Harris-
Easy Come, Easy GoGeorge Strait-
FaithliftSpirit of the West-
IconParadise Lost-
Live SeedsNick Cave and the Bad SeedsLive
Love 15Majesty Crush-
Morbid FloristAnal CuntEP
Nothing Above My Shoulders but the EveningRay Lynch-
Return of the Boom BapKRS-One-
Swing'nHi-C-
They're All Gonna Laugh at You!Adam Sandler-
Top LoaderSugarsmack-
Violent New BreedShotgun Messiah-
WaterSaigon Kick-
29RealBelinda Carlisle-
?Chaos A.D.Sepultura-
One Night in TimeDonovan-
ShinolaEnergy Orchard-
The Stars Are So Big, the Earth Is So Small... Stay as You ArePramDebut

October–December

DateAlbumArtistNotes
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R**1ColoursMichael Learns to Rock
Don't Censor MeAudio Adrenaline-
Those of the UnlightMarduk-
4Retro ActiveDef LeppardCompilation
Get into YouDannii Minogue-
ThirteenTeenage Fanclub-
Wolverine BluesEntombed-
Elegant SlummingM People-
5Alapalooza"Weird Al" Yankovic-
AnodyneUncle Tupelo-
The Body-Hat SyndromeDigital Underground-
Christmas InterpretationsBoyz II MenChristmas
DosAltered State-
GentlemenThe Afghan Whigs-
Mezcal HeadSwervedriver-
PainfulYo La Tengo-
PhaseshifterRedd Kross-
So Tonight That I Might SeeMazzy Star-
Steppin' OutTony BennettFred Astaire Tribute
Titanic DaysKirsty MacColl-
Shame + A SinRobert Cray-
8A Bigger Piece of SkyRobert Earl Keen-
Anthem for a New TomorrowScreeching Weasel-
10C'est déjà çaAlain Souchon-
11Everything ChangesTake That-
BastardsMotörhead-
Silhouette in RedBonnie Tyler-
SoonTanya Tucker-
Imaginary FriendTh' Faith Healers-
TindersticksTindersticksDebut
12An Evening of Yes Music PlusAnderson Bruford Wakeman Howe-
AngstKMFDM-
Aurora Gory AliceLetters to Cleo-
Code RedDJ Jazzy Jeff & the Fresh Prince-
Come On Feel The LemonheadsThe Lemonheads-
Common Thread: The Songs of the EaglesVarious ArtistsEagles tribute
The First Decade (1983–1993)Michael W. SmithCompilation
Hey, Man, Smell My FingerGeorge Clinton-
Take Me as I AmFaith Hill-
T.I.M.E. (The Inner Mind's Eye)Leaders of the New School-
Very NecessarySalt-n-Pepa-
1311th SongDeep Blue Something-
15ZambodiaMotherhead Bug-
18A Real Dead OneIron MaidenLive
Four-Calendar CaféCocteau Twins-
HeartworkCarcass-
It's a Jungle in HereMedeski, Martin & Wood-
QuiqueSeefeel
D-Ream On Volume 1D Ream-
Together AloneCrowded House-
19And the Weathermen Shrug Their ShouldersThe Ex-
CounterpartsRush-
The Christmas AlbumDavid Foster and Various ArtistsChristmas
Electra 2000Hum-
Enta da StageBlack Moon-
InhalerTad-
It's On (Dr. Dre) 187um KillaEazy-E-
Mexican MoonConcrete Blonde-
Morning Dove WhiteOne Dove-
No PressureErick Sermon-
Plantation LullabiesMeshell Ndegeocello-
Possum DixonPossum DixonDebut
Vs.Pearl JamOfficial US release date. Released in Europe on 11 October
20ExcusesKim Gun-mo-
Not for Kids OnlyJerry Garcia and David Grisman-
21CallingMasaharu Fukuyama-
Jidai: Time Goes AroundMiyuki Nakajima-
RashōmonNingen Isu-
22Fumbling Towards EcstasySarah McLachlanCanada
25Dark Medieval TimesSatyricon-
My TributeCarola Häggkvist-
ParisThe CureLive
Sound as EverYou Am IDebut
Tribute to the Music of Bob Wills and the Texas PlayboysAsleep at the Wheel-
26A Liturgy, a Legacy, & a Ragamuffin BandRich Mullins-
Live MCMXCIIIThe Velvet UndergroundLive
Born to ChooseVarious Artists-
Five Dollar Bob's Mock Cooter StewMudhoneyEP
I'm AliveJackson Browne-
I'm ReadyTevin Campbell-
Insufficient TherapyCraig Goldy-
Get in Where You Fit InToo Short-
God Shuffled His FeetCrash Test Dummies-
MTV Unplugged10,000 ManiacsLive
No AlternativeVarious ArtistsAIDS Benefit
Pussy WhippedBikini Kill-
Shaq DieselShaquille O'NealDebut
StillbornMalevolent Creation-
Symphonic Music of YesLondon Philharmonic Orchestracover songs of Yes
The Song Remembers WhenTrisha Yearwood-
Try Anything OnceAlan Parsons-
Turner NicholsTurner Nichols-
When My Heart Finds ChristmasHarry Connick Jr.Christmas
World Gone WrongBob Dylan-
27My Home TownKazumasa Oda-
PassioneToshinori Yonekura-
?Dick's Picks Volume 1Grateful DeadLive
Greatest HitsRichard MarxCompilation
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Full Moon, Dirty HeartsINXS-
Espresso LogicChris Rea-
Amor AmarilloGustavo Cerati-
2The Black RiderTom WaitsSoundtrack
Croonin'Anne Murray-
DuetsFrank Sinatra-
Even Cowgirls Get the Bluesk.d. langSoundtrack
Find Your WayGabrielle-
First ChristmasBeBe & CeCe WinansChristmas
JerichoThe Band-
Shouldn't a Told You ThatThe Chicks-
So Far So GoodBryan AdamsCompilation
Susan AshtonSusan Ashton-
The Yellow SharkFrank Zappa-
You Can Be A Daddy, But Never Daddy-ODaddy-O-
3Angels CryAngra-
8Both SidesPhil Collins-
Paul Is LivePaul McCartneyLive
Live at DoningtonIron MaidenLive
The Singles CollectionDavid BowieCompilation
The Buddha of SuburbiaDavid BowieTV soundtrack
FreedomYothu Yindi-
So NaturalLisa Stansfield-
End of Part One: Their Greatest HitsWet Wet Wet-
912 PlayR. KellyDebut
The Colour of My LoveCeline DionNorth America
Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers)Wu-Tang Clan-
II D ExtremeII D Extreme-
IntimacyJody Watley-
Love TaraEric's Trip-
Midnight MaraudersA Tribe Called Quest-
Poetenes EvangeliumMorten Harket-
Remember Two ThingsThe Dave Matthews BandIndependent release
Stone Free: A Tribute to Jimi HendrixVarious ArtistsJimi Hendrix tribute
Swing Batta SwingK7-
Wake-Up CallPetra-
10The Bis-QuitsThe Bis-Quits-
Ivory IIMiki Imai-
11Soli Deo GloriaApoptygma Berzerk-
Thy Mighty ContractRotting Christ-
12Jim WitterJim Witter-
KaddishTowering Inferno-
13Drawing Down the MoonBeherit-
15Drop OutEast Village-
FlashbackJoan Jett and the BlackheartsCompilation
Now That's What I Call Music! 26Various ArtistsCompilation
OnAphex TwinEP
QuasiQuasiDebut
Sad but TrueTex, Don and Charlie-
The Spectral SorrowsEdge of Sanity-
Strawberries Oceans Ships ForestThe Fireman-
16Black ReignQueen Latifah-
DeluxeBetter Than EzraSwell Records; re-issued on Elektra in 1995
Desire Walks OnHeart-
Hand on the TorchUs3Debut
More LoveDoug Stone-
The One ThingMichael Bolton-
Romulus Hunt: A Family OperaCarly Simon-
Shock of the HourMC Ren-
StampedeConcussion Ensemble-
Straight Up SewasideDas EFX-
What You Hear Is What You GetBad Company-
17Really Love Ya!!Kenji Sawada-
22Jump Back: The Best of The Rolling StonesThe Rolling StonesCompilation
NightcapJethro TullUK; archive recordings
Take as Needed for PainEyehategod-
23The Beavis and Butt-Head ExperienceVarious Artists-
DoggystyleSnoop Doggy Dogg-
DuetsElton John-
GypsyBette MidlerSoundtrack
HaddawayHaddawayUS
High-Tech RedneckGeorge Jones-
Live Shit: Binge & PurgeMetallicaLive Box
No Need for AlarmDel the Funky Homosapien-
Pale Sun, Crescent MoonCowboy Junkies-
The SignAce of BaseNorth American/Japanese version of Happy Nation
"The Spaghetti Incident?"Guns N' RosesCovers album
SquintSteve Taylor-
Winter LightLinda Ronstadt-
29Always & ForeverEternal-
IncunabulaAutechre
Young Black BrothaMac Dre-
30Ear to the StreetThe Conscious Daughters-
Of Ruine or Some Blazing StarreCurrent 93-
?KitchenSun Electric-
Dreams Never DieTiffany-
MontageKenny GCompilation
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621st Century JesusMessiah-
The Cross of ChangesEnigma-
Girls Will Be GirlsFarmer's DaughterDebut
Songs of Faith and Devotion LiveDepeche ModeLive
7DominoDominoDebut
Lethal InjectionIce Cube-
The Nocturnal SilenceNecrophobicDebut
Right Back at ChaShaiEP
What's the 411? RemixMary J. BligeRemix
8Charlie Hunter TrioCharlie Hunter-
Eternal FaithTakara-
9Pop SmearThe Verve Pipe-
10NostalgiaHideaki Tokunaga-
World of NoiseEverclear-
14Beethoven's 2nd: Music from the Original Motion Picture SoundtrackRalph Edelman and Various ArtistsSoundtrack
Dance of December SoulsKatatonia-
DesensitizedPitchshifter-
Wayne's World 2Various ArtistsSoundtrack
20PigeonhedPigeonhed-
21Diary of a Mad BandJodeci-
31Little CowpokeNickel Creek-

Release date unknown

  • Alice in Wonderland No. 5 – Randy Greif
  • Amon: Feasting the Beast – Deicide
  • Attitude – April Wine
  • Belgium...One Point – Telex
  • Beyond These Shores – Iona
  • Bridges to Bert – Leftover Salmon
  • The Bride – Crystal Lewis
  • Bring It Down – Madder Rose
  • Classics – Model 500
  • Chronologie – Jean Michel Jarre
  • Code of Ethics – Code of Ethics
  • Demoluca – Pezz (Billy Talent)
  • !!Destroy-Oh-Boy!! – New Bomb Turks
  • Drag – Red Aunts
  • The Downward Road – The Pursuit of Happiness
  • Dragonfly Summer – Michael Franks
  • Evolution – Geoff Moore
  • Fathom – Mortal
  • ...fluidtrance centauri... – The Ecstasy of Saint Theresa
  • Footsoldier in the Moonlight – Donnie Iris
  • Four – Seaweed
  • From the Vaults – Nazareth
  • G-Stoned – Kruder & Dorfmeister
  • The Gods of Earth and Heaven – Army of Lovers
  • Golden Feelings – Beck
  • Goldie's Last Day – PFR
  • Great Big Sea – Great Big Sea
  • Heartbeat – Hank Marvin
  • Heat it Up – DeGarmo and Key
  • Highlands – White Heart
  • Into the Son – Dakoda Motor Co.
  • 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 Shizzy7 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.

#ArtistTitleYearCountryChart entries
1Meat LoafI'd Do Anything For Love (But I Won't Do That)1993USUK 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
2UB40I Can't Help Falling in Love With You1993UKUK 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
34 Non BlondesWhat's Up?1993USThe 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
4SnowInformer1992CanadaUS 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
5HaddawayWhat is Love?1993Trinidad and TobagoUS 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 titleArtist(s)Release date(s)USUKHighest chart positionOther Chart Performance(s)
"7"PrinceJanuary 19937277 (United States)See chart performance entry *(1992 overlap)*
"Again"Janet JacksonOctober 1993161 (United States)See chart performance entry
"Ain't It Fun"Guns N' RosesNovember 1993n/a92 (Portugal)See chart performance entry
"Alison (C'est ma copine à moi)"JordyFebruary 1993n/an/a1 (Belgium [Ultratop 50 Wallonia], France)6 (Finland) - 13 (Europe) - 22 (Belgium [Ultratop 50 Flanders])
"All for Love"Bryan Adams, Rod Stewart & StingNovember 1993121 (13 countries)See chart performance entry
"Almost Unreal"RoxetteMay 19939475 (Ireland)See chart performance entry
"Alright"Kris Kross & Super CatJuly 199319471 (Portugal)See chart performance entry
"Amazing"AerosmithNovember 199324582 (Iceland)See chart performance entry
"Angel"Jon SecadaJanuary 199318234 (Canada)
"Animal Nitrate"SuedeFebruary 1993n/a77 (United Kingdom)11 (Ireland, New Zealand) - 21 (Sweden) - 23 (Europe) - 89 (Australia)
"Anniversary"Tony! Toni! Toné!September 199310n/a10 (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 BraxtonJune 19937152 (Zimbabwe)See chart performance entry
"Anything"Culture BeatDecember 1993n/a53 (Austria, Ireland, Israel)See chart performance entry
"Are You Gonna Go My Way"Lenny KravitzFebruary 1993n/a41 (Australia)See chart performance entry

Other Chart hit singles

  • "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 titleArtist(s)Release date(s)Other Chart Performance(s)
"50ft Queenie"PJ HarveyApril 199327 (UK Singles Chart) - 179 (Australia)
"All Apologies"NirvanaDecember 1993See chart performance entry
"Animal Nitrate"SuedeFebruary 1993See chart performance entry
"Cannonball"The BreedersAugust 1993See chart performance entry
"Chemical World"BlurJune 199327 (U.S. Billboard Alternative Airplay) - 28 (UK Singles Chart)
"Feed the Tree"BellyJanuary 19931 (U.S. Billboard Alternative Airplay) - 32 (UK Singles Chart) - 95 (U.S. Billboard Hot 100)
"From Despair to Where"Manic Street PreachersJune 199325 (UK Singles Chart)
"For Tomorrow"BlurApril 199328 (UK Singles Chart) - 119 (Australia)
"Heart-Shaped Box"NirvanaAugust 1993See chart performance entry
"Jenny Ondioline"StereolabDecember 199375 (UK Singles Chart)
"Linger"The CranberriesFebruary 1993See chart performance entry
"Regret"New OrderApril 1993See chart performance entry
"Start Choppin"Dinosaur Jr.January 19933 (U.S. Billboard Alternative Airplay) - 20 (Ireland, United Kingdom) - 40 (Sweden)

Other Notable singles

  • "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

  1. The Bodyguard: Original Soundtrack Album – Whitney Houston
  2. Breathless – Kenny G
  3. Unplugged - Eric Clapton
  4. janet. – Janet Jackson
  5. Some Gave All – Billy Ray Cyrus
  6. The Chronic – Dr. Dre
  7. Pocket Full Of Kryptonite – Spin Doctors
  8. Ten – Pearl Jam
  9. The Chase – Garth Brooks
  10. 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.

  1. Nirvana – In Utero
  2. The Smashing Pumpkins – Siamese Dream
  3. Wu-Tang Clan – Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers)
  4. Pearl Jam – Vs.
  5. Counting Crows – August and Everything After
  6. Björk – Debut
  7. Blur – Modern Life is Rubbish
  8. Liz Phair – Exile in Guyville
  9. Suede – Suede
  10. Slowdive – Souvlaki

Classical music

  • John Adams – Violin Concerto
  • Mounir Anastas – Né du néant for alto saxophone & fixed media
  • 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 piano
  • 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

Main article: 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)
  • Half Japanese: The Band That Would Be King
  • Just Friends (Belgium/Netherlands)
  • Lotrando a Zubejda (Czech Republic)
  • Swing Kids
  • The Line, the Cross and the Curve (UK)
  • What's Love Got to Do with It (United States)
  • Zero Patience (Canada){{cite book | editor-last =Aaron | editor-first =Michele

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 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 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
  • 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 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 singer
  • 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
  • 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]]

[[Country Music Association]] Awards

[[Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum|Country Music Hall of Fame]]

  • Willie Nelson

Eurovision Song Contest

  • Eurovision Song Contest 1993

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

References

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