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1993 Top Ten Music Charts

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1993’s Biggest Artists and Songs

Arrested Development (1992 Best New Artist Grammy Winner, presented in 1993)
Eric Clapton (Grammy for Album of the Year)
Tears In Heaven – Eric Clapton (Grammy for Record of the Year)
New Artists in the Pop Charts Included:
Ace of Base, Soul Asylum, Gin Blossoms, 2Pac, Inner Circle, Radiohead, RuPaul, Alan Jackson, Stone Temple, Pilots, George STraite, Fat Joe, SWV, Toby Keith

Some music highlights from 1993 include:

  1. Nirvana released their second studio album, In Utero, which became one of their most successful releases.

  2. Pearl Jam released their second studio album, Vs., which featured the hit singles Go and Daughter.

  3. The Smashing Pumpkins released their second studio album, Siamese Dream, offering the hit singles Cherub Rock and Today.

  4. R.E.M. released their eighth album, Automatic for the People, with the hit singles Man on the Moon and Everybody Hurts.

  5. Radiohead released their debut album, Pablo Honey,” which spawned the hit single Creep. 

  6. The Beastie Boys released their third album, Check Your Head, featuring the hit single So What’cha Want.

  7. Metallica released their fifth studio album, The Black Album, which became one of their most successful releases, featuring the hit single Enter Sandman.

1993’s Retro Top 10 Hits

1. I’m Gonna Be (500 Miles) – The Proclaimers
2. What Is Love – Haddaway
3. If I Had No Loot – Tony Toni Tone
4. What’s Up – 4 Non-Blondes
5. Mr. Wendal – Arrested Development
6. Murder She Wrote – Chaka Demus & Pliers
7. Connected – Stereo MC’s
8. Man On The Moon – R.E.M.
9. Dazzey Duks – Duice
10. Knockin’ Da Boots – H-Town

1993’s ‘One Hit Wonders’

1. Insane In The Brain – Cypress Hill
2. More And More – Captain Hollywood Project
3. Love U More – Sunscreem
4. Give It Up – The Goodmen
5. No Rain – Blind Melon
6. Passionate Kisses – Mary Chapin Carpenter
7. When I Fall In Love – Clive Griffin and Celine Dion
8. Cannonball – The Breeders
9. Holding My Heart – Bang
10. Dizz Knee Land – dada

1993’s Dance Top 10 Hit List

1. Shoop – Salt-N-Pepa
2. Come Baby Come – K7
3. Supermodel (You Better Work) – RuPaul
4. Show Me Love – Robin S
5. More And More – Captain Hollywood Project
6. Love U More – Sunscreem
7. I Got A Man – Positive K
8. Whoomp! There It Is – Tag Team
9. Whoot, There It Is – 95 South
10. Informer – Snow

1993’s Hip Hop Music Top Ten

1. Nothin But a ‘G’ Thang – Dr. Dre & Snoop Dog
2. Hip Hop Hooray – Naughty By Nature
3. Insane In The Brain – Cypress Hill
4. Come Baby Come – K7
5. Slam – Onyx
6. It Was A Good Day – Ice Cube
7. Rebirth of Slick (Cool Like Dat) – Digable Planets
8. Very Special – Big Daddy Kane
9. U.N.I.T.Y. – Queen Latifah
10. Down With The King – Run-DMC

1993’s Bubblegum Pop Music Top Ten

1. Bad Boys – Inner Circle
2. All That She Wants – Ace of Base
3. I’m Gonna Be (500 Miles) – The Proclaimers
4. What Is Love – Haddaway
5. What’s Up – 4 Non-Blondes
6. Boom! Shake The Room – DJ Jazzy Jeff and the Fresh Prince
7. Rhythm Is A Dancer – Snap!
8. Shoop – Salt N Pepa
9. Hey Mr. DJ – Zhane
10. Informer – Snow

1993’s Pop Rock Top 10 Hit List

1. Two Princes – Spin Doctors
2. I’m Gonna Be (500 Miles) – The Proclaimers
3. What’s Up – 4 Non-Blondes
4. Three Little Pigs – Green Jelly
5. Walk On The Ocean – Toad The Wet Sprocket
6. No Rain – Blind Melon
7. Connected – Stereo MC’s
8. Hey Jealousy – Gin Blossoms
9. It’s Alright – Huey Lewis And The News
10. If I Ever Lose My Faith In You – Sting

1993’s Alternative Top 10 Hit List

1. Runaway Train – Soul Asylum
2. Creep – Radiohead
3. Feed The Tree – Belly
4. Everybody Hurts – R.E.M.
5. Two Princes – Spin Doctors
6. Man On The Moon – R.E.M.
7. No Rain – Blind Melon
8. Pets – Porno For Pyros
9. Jimmy Olsen’s Blues – Spin Doctors
10. Plush – Stone Temple Pilots

1993’s Album Rock Top 10 Hit List

1. I’d Do Anything For Love (But I Won’t Do That) – Meatloaf
2. Livin’ On The Edge – Aerosmith
3. Ordinary World – Duran Duran
4. Please Forgive Me – Bryan Adams
5. Come Undone – Duran Duran
6. Bed Of Roses – Bon Jovi
7. Cryin’ – Aerosmith
8. Soul To Squeeze – Red Hot Chili Peppers
9. Easy – Faith No More
10. Somebody To Love – George Michael And Queen

PCM’s 1993 Top 10 Hit List

1. What Is Love – Haddaway
2. Come Baby Come – K7
3. Hero – Mariah Carey
4. In The Still Of The Night (I’ll Remember) – Boyz II Men
5. Have I Told You Lately – Rod Stewart
6. Can’t Help Falling In Love – UB40
7. All That She Wants – Ace of Base
8. Supermodel (You Better Work) – RuPaul
9. Dreamlover – Mariah Carey
10. Cryin’ – Aerosmith

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