Eras · The 1990s

1993 in music

Who ruled 1993? SWV was Artist of the Year on the Billboard Hot 100 and 2 Unlimited on the UK Singles Chart. Every #1 song of 1993, the biggest songs and the top artists.

Billboard Hot 100

Artist of the Year 1993

SWV

23 crowns · 26 weeks among the top five artists · Era Power 147

Top artists of 1993
#	Artist	Era Power	Crowns	Top-five weeks
1	SWV	147	23	26
2	Janet Jackson	134	3	33
3	Whitney Houston	130	17	22
4	Shai	114	0	13
5	Dr. Dre	103	0	17
6	Duran Duran	89	0	4
7	Tag Team	88	0	16
8	Jade	83	0	3
9	Silk	79	0	15
10	Mariah Carey	79	7	18

Every #1 song of 199311 songs reached #1 on the Billboard Hot 100
First week at #1	Song	Artist	Weeks at #1
Jan 2, 1993	I Will Always Love You	Whitney Houston	9
Mar 6, 1993	A Whole New World (Aladdin's Theme)	Peabo Bryson & Regina Belle	1
Mar 13, 1993	Informer	Snow	7
May 1, 1993	Freak Me	Silk	2
May 15, 1993	That's The Way Love Goes	Janet Jackson	8
Jul 10, 1993	Weak	SWV	2
Jul 24, 1993	Can't Help Falling In Love (From "Sliver")	UB40	7
Sep 11, 1993	Dreamlover	Mariah Carey	8
Nov 6, 1993	I'd Do Anything For Love (But I Won't Do That)	Meat Loaf	5
Dec 11, 1993	Again	Janet Jackson	2
Dec 25, 1993	Hero	Mariah Carey	1

Biggest songs of 1993Songs that entered the chart in 1993, by Record Power
#	Song	Artist	Peak	Weeks	Record Power
1	Whoomp! (There It Is)	Tag Team	#2	45	108.9
2	Breathe Again	Toni Braxton	#3	35	80.2
3	All That She Wants	Ace Of Base	#2	36	79.4
4	The Power Of Love	Celine Dion	#1	33	73.7
5	Hero	Mariah Carey	#1	30	69.6
6	Dreamlover	Mariah Carey	#1	29	67.5
7	Can't Help Falling In Love (From "Sliver")	UB40	#1	29	66.9
8	Freak Me	Silk	#1	24	64.6
9	Nuthin' But A "G" Thang	Dr. Dre	#2	27	63.9
10	Weak	SWV	#1	26	63.5

UK Singles Chart

Artist of the Year 1993

2 Unlimited

3 crowns · 13 weeks among the top five artists · Era Power 88

Top artists of 1993
#	Artist	Era Power	Crowns	Top-five weeks
1	2 Unlimited	88	3	13
2	Whitney Houston	88	8	15
3	Take That	83	4	13
4	M People	74	0	5
5	Chaka Demus and Pliers	68	0	10
6	UB40	63	2	10
7	Haddaway	60	0	8
8	Dina Carroll	58	1	10
9	East 17	57	0	3
10	Culture Beat	55	4	10

Every #1 song of 199316 songs reached #1 on the UK Singles Chart
First week at #1	Song	Artist	Weeks at #1
Jan 3, 1993	I Will Always Love You	Whitney Houston	5
Feb 7, 1993	No Limit	2 Unlimited	5
Mar 14, 1993	Oh Carolina	Shaggy	2
Mar 28, 1993	Young at Heart {1993}	The Bluebells	4
Apr 25, 1993	Five Live (Ep)	George Michael, Queen & Lisa Stansfield	3
May 16, 1993	All That She Wants	Ace Of Base	3
Jun 6, 1993	(I Can't Help) Falling in Love with You	UB40	2
Jun 20, 1993	Dreams	Gabrielle	3
Jul 11, 1993	Pray	Take That	4
Aug 8, 1993	Living on My Own {1993}	Freddie Mercury	2
Aug 22, 1993	Mr. Vain	Culture Beat	4
Sep 19, 1993	Boom! Shake The Room	D.J. Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince	2
Oct 3, 1993	Light My Fire	Take That feat. Lulu	2
Oct 17, 1993	I'd Do Anything For Love (But I Won't Do That)	Meat Loaf	7
Dec 5, 1993	Mr. Blobby	Mr. Blobby	3
Dec 12, 1993	Babe	Take That	1

Biggest songs of 1993Songs that entered the chart in 1993, by Record Power
#	Song	Artist	Peak	Weeks	Record Power
1	I'd Do Anything For Love (But I Won't Do That)	Meat Loaf	#1	18	50.6
2	Crazy for You	Let Loose	#2	32	48.3
3	No Limit	2 Unlimited	#1	16	43.9
4	Things Can Only Get Better	D:Ream	#1	25	42.2
5	All That She Wants	Ace Of Base	#1	16	40.3
6	(I Can't Help) Falling in Love with You	UB40	#1	16	40.0
7	Oh Carolina	Shaggy	#1	19	40.0
8	Tease Me	Chaka Demus and Pliers	#3	15	38.5
9	Dreams	Gabrielle	#1	15	37.4
10	Mr. Vain	Culture Beat	#1	15	37.0

Artist of the Year and the rankings are the ChartReign Power model: the artist with the most chart power over the year, not the most #1s. Crowns are weeks crowned Artist of the Week. How it works