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This is a summary of significant events in music in 1993. Albert Collins playing event on Washington Mall before the inauguration of US President Bill Clinton. Contents 1 Events 1.1 JanuaryFebruary 1.2 MarchApril 1.3 MayJune 1.4 JulyAugust 1.5 SeptemberOctober 1.6 NovemberDecember 1.7 Undated 2 Bands formed 3 Bands disbanded 4 Bands reformed 5 Albums released 5.1 January 5.2 February 5.3 March 5.4 April 5.5 May 5.6 June 5.7 July 5.8 August 5.9 September 5.10 October 5.11 November 5.12 December 5.13 Release date unknown 6 Top hits 7 Top ten selling albums of the year 8 Classical music 9 Opera 10 Musical theater 11 Births 12 Deaths 13 Awards 13.1 Filmfare Awards 13.2 Grammy Awards 13.3 Country Music Association Awards 13.4 Eurovision Song Contest 13.5 Japan Record Awards 13.6 Mercury Music Prize 13.7 Glenn Gould Prize 14 Charts 14.1 Biggest hit singles 14.2 Triple J Hottest 100 15 Other notable singles released 16 See also 17 References

Events JanuaryFebruary January 8 - The U.S. Postal Service issues an Elvis Presley stamp. The design was voted on in February 1992.1 January 12 - Cream reunites for a performance at their Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony in Los Angeles California USA.2 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.citation needed February 10 - Oprah Winfrey interviews Michael Jackson during a US television prime time special. It becomes one of the most watched interviews in television history and is Jackson's first in fourteen years.3 February 14 - Harry Nilsson suffers a non-fatal heart attack.4 MarchApril 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 USA becoming the longest running number one single of all time. March 22 - Depeche Mode becomes the first alternative British band to achieve the number one in U.S.A. on the Billboard 200 with the album Songs of Faith and Devotion.citation needed March 29 - Suede release their eponymous debut album.It enters the album chart at Number 1 in the UKsetting 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.5 April 16 - Paul McCartney headlines a concert at the Hollywood Bowl USA to celebrate "Earth Day". Other performers included Ringo Starr Steve Miller and Don Henley. April 17 - The Bangles' Susanna Hoffs marries screenwriter Jay Roach in Los Angeles California USA.6 April 21 - Former Rolling Stones bassist Bill Wyman marries Suzanne Accosta.7 April 24 - Willie Nelson John Cougar Mellencamp Neil Young and more than 30 other artists perform at Farm Aid 6 in Ames Iowa USA. April 29 - An animated version of Barry White appears on an episode of the US television cartoon series The Simpsons.8 MayJune May 31 - Oasis plays at King Tut's Wah Wah Hut in Glasgow UK supporting 18 Wheeler. Creation Records boss Alan McGee who is in the audience offers them their first recording contract after the show.citation needed June 1 - Janet Jackson's janet. debuts at #1 becoming the first to do so by a female artist in the Soundscan era. The album's first single "That's the Way Love Goes" began the sixth week of its two month run at number one. 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. JulyAugust July 17 - Guns N' Roses play the final gig on their Use Your Illusion Tour. This will be the last time the original band play together on stage. 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 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. August 24-Michael Jackson is accused of child molestation. SeptemberOctober September - Ace of Base releases their record breaking debut album for Warner Bros. The Sign also known as Happy Nation and Happy Nation U.S Version. The previous year they also release the smash hit All That She Wants October 17 - Savatage guitarist and co-founder Christopher Michael "Criss" Oliva killed in a car accident by a seven-time drunk driver.citation needed October 19 - Pearl Jam release their second album Vs. and sells 950 000 copies in one week. That's the fastest sold record in one week ever. NovemberDecember A new opera house opens in Tl Helsinki Finland. November 9 - Wu-Tang Clan releases their acclaimed album Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers) November 11 - Michael Jackson ends the Dangerous World Tour in Mexico CityMexico. November 19 - Pearl Jam singer Eddie Vedder is arrested in New Orleans USA on charges of public drunkenness after a bar room brawl.citation needed Undated Rick Astley retires from the music industry at the age of 27 after selling 40 million records in a five year period. Jesper Strmblad leaves Ceremonial Oath while Anders Friden joins the band. That meant Anders left Dark Tranquillity. Natalie Merchant leaves 10000 Maniacs after twelve years in the band.citation needed New Order break up whilst on the tour for their album Republic and apparently do not speak to each other for another 5 years.citation needed Christian rock label Tooth and Nail Records is formed. Bands formed See Musical groups established in 1993 Bands disbanded See Musical groups disestablished in 1993 Bands reformed This section does not cite any references or sources. Please help improve this section by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. (November 2008) Big Star Luv' Steely Dan Albums released Contents: Top January February March April May June July August September October November December January Day Album Artist Notes 1 Perverse Jesus Jones - 5 Slo*Blo Cell - 11 The Way We Walk Volume Two: The Longs Genesis Live 12 No Cure for Cancer Denis Leary - Blue Funk Heavy D & the Boyz - Edge of Excess Triumph - 19 The Wheel Roseanne Cash - The Juliet Letters Elvis Costello and The Brodsky Quartet - Amon Feasting the Beast Deicide Compilation 12 Inches of Snow Snow - 25 The Collection Kenny G Compilation Barry Live in Britain Barry Manilow Live 26 Live at the Royal Albert Hall Emerson Lake & Palmer Live Dusk The The - February Day Album Artist Notes 1 Objection Overruled Accept - 2 Star Belly - In God We Trust Brand Nubian - 3 Earth 2 Earth - 9 Where You Been Dinosaur Jr - Spilt Milk Jellyfish - Off the Ground Paul McCartney - 15 Serenades Anathema - 16 Tabula Rasa Einstrzende Neubauten - Sarsippius' Ark Infectious Grooves - Body Exit Mind New Fast Automatic Daffodils - Strictly 4 My N.I.G.G.A.Z. 2Pac - 19 Happy Nation Ace of Base Europe only 22 New Wave The Auteurs - Pablo Honey Radiohead - 23 Hard Workin' Man Brooks & Dunn - Duran Duran ("The Wedding Album") Duran Duran - Mr. Machinery Operator fIREHOSE - Scenes from the Second Storey The God Machine - Superstar Car Wash Goo Goo Dolls - Fuzzy Grant Lee Buffalo - Joey Lawrence Joey Lawrence - 19 Naughty III Naughty by Nature - Magic & Madness Circus of Power - Live: Right Here Right Now Van Halen 2x CD Live March Day Album Artist Notes 1 Everybody Else Is Doing It So Why Can't We The Cranberries - 2 The Weedkiller's Daughter John & Mary US 9 Animals with Human Intelligence Enuff Z'nuff - Are You Gonna Go My Way Lenny Kravitz - Music 311 - Numb Hammerbox - The Best of Van Morrison Volume Two Van Morrison Compilation So Tough Saint Etienne - 15 Coverdale-Page Coverdale-Page - 16 The Polyfuze Method Kid Rock - I Hear Black Overkill - 21 Instant Replay Pizzicato Five Live 22 Songs of Faith and Devotion Depeche Mode - A Real Live One Iron Maiden Live Space Age Batchelor Pad Music Stereolab EP 23 This Time Dwight Yoakam - Ahead of Their Time The Mothers of Invention - 25 Peligro Shakira - 29 Suede Suede - 30 Bacdafucup Onyx - The Artistry of Michael Bolton Michael Bolton - April Day Album Artist Notes 1 Now That's What I Call Music! 24 Various Artists Compilation 6 Black Tie White Noise David Bowie - Superjudge Monster Magnet - Edge of Thorns Savatage - Undertow Tool - In My Time Yanni - 12 In Concert/MTV Plugged Bruce Springsteen Live 13 San Francisco Days Chris Isaak - Today's Active Lifestyles Polvo - 20 Get a Grip Aerosmith - Dive Sarah Brightman - Jerky Boys Jerky Boys - Toby Keith Toby Keith - Earth and Sun and Moon Midnight Oil - Pork Soda Primus - Shania Twain Shania Twain - 26 The Infotainment Scan The Fall - 27 Exposed Vince Neil - Porno for Pyros Porno for Pyros - May Day Album Artist Notes 3 Republic New Order - 4 Thousand Roads David Crosby - Which Doobie U B Funkdoobiest - Rid of Me PJ Harvey - SlaughtaHouse Masta Ace - Down with the King Run-D.M.C. - 7 With Fear I Kiss the Burning Darkness At the Gates - 10 Modern Life is Rubbish Blur - Rancid Rancid - 11 Whatever Aimee Mann Debut Out of Body The Hooters - 17 Emergency on Planet Earth Jamiroquai Debut UK 18 janet. Janet Jackson US Alive III Kiss Live 24 More ABBA Gold: More ABBA Hits ABBA Greatest Hits 25 Sound of White Noise Anthrax - Give a Monkey a Brain and He'll Swear He's the Center of the Universe Fishbone - Me Amars Ricky Martin - 26 Charlie Parker on Dial: The Complete Sessions Charlie Parker - 31 The Daily Grind No Use for a Name EP June Day Album Artist Notes 1 Gravity's Rainbow Pat Benatar - Boces Mercury Rev - Souvlaki Slowdive - 14 Shots to the Dome LL Cool J - Far Gone Love Battery - 4 Pottymouth Bratmobile - 7 There Is No-One What Will Take Care of You Palace Brothers - 8 Saturation Urge Overkill - Too Long in Exile Van Morrison - Last Action Hero soundtrack Various Artists - 11 Mood Swings Harem Scarem - 14 Mi Tierra Gloria Estefan - 19 Crazy Legs Jeff Beck - 21 Gold Against the Soul Manic Street Preachers - 22 Hints Allegations and Things Left Unsaid Collective Soul - Aries Luis Miguel - It Won't Be the Last Billy Ray Cyrus - Transmissions from the Satellite Heart The Flaming Lips - Experience the Divine Bette Midler Greatest Hits Covenant Morbid Angel - Exile in Guyville Liz Phair - Here's to New Dreams Raven-Symon - Elemental Tears for Fears - 24 Audience with the Mind The House of Love - 25 Mortal Kombat II: Music from the Arcade Game Soundtrack Dan Forden limited-time offer 28 Insanity and Genius Gamma Ray - Live & Loud Ozzy Osbourne Live 29 Back to Broadway Barbra Streisand - 30 Individual Thought Patterns Death - In on the Kill Taker Fugazi - July Day Album Artist Notes 1 Walthamstow East 17 Debut 5 Julius Caesar Smog - 6 Vagina Diner Akinyele Debut No World Order TR-i (Todd Rundgren) - Zooropa U2 - 10 Yoreru Omoi Zard - 13 Debut Bjrk Debut What Is a Rumpletilskin Rumpletilskinz Debut Altered Beast Matthew Sweet 19 Debravation Deborah Harry UK 20 The Anthology BachmanTurner Overdrive Compilation Candlebox Candlebox - Chrome Catherine Wheel - Black Sunday Cypress Hill - Picture of Health The Headstones - Bargainville Moxy Frvous - 26 Evolution Oleta Adams - The Battle Rages On Deep Purple - 27 Siamese Dream The Smashing Pumpkins - Fake Train Unwound - Represent Fat Joe - Promises and Lies UB40 - Tindersticks Tindersticks - August Day Album Artist Notes 1 Now That's What I Call Music! 25 Various Artists Compilation 3 Voice of Jamaica Buju Banton - Da Bomb Kris Kross - Tuesday Night Music Club Sheryl Crow - The Outer Limits Voivod - 10 Emergency on Planet Earth Jamiroquai US River of Dreams Billy Joel - 16 Breaking Things ALL - 17 Rise Bad Brains - Over My Heart Laura Branigan - Bloody Kisses Type O Negative - 24 Set the World on Fire Annihilator - Kerosene Hat Cracker - Transient Random-Noise Bursts with Announcements Stereolab - 30 Tales of Ephidrina Amorphous Androgynous - Skydancer Dark Tranquillity - Last Splash The Breeders - Unknown Road Pennywise - 31 In Pieces Garth Brooks - Music Box Mariah Carey - Earth Vs The Wildhearts The Wildhearts - September Day Album Artist Notes 1 One Night in Time Donovan - Shinola Energy Orchard - 2 Chaos A.D. Sepultura - 10 Icky Mettle Archers of Loaf - 14 August and Everything After Counting Crows - Focus Cynic - Bat out of Hell II: Back into Hell Meat Loaf - The Hits 1 The Hits 2 The Hits/The B-Sides Prince compilation 20 The Problem With Me Seam - 21 Recipe for Hate Bad Religion - Show The Cure Live Yes I Am Melissa Etheridge - Concentration Machines of Loving Grace - Houdini The Melvins - In Utero Nirvana - Face the Heat Scorpions - 22 Double Easy - The U.S. Singles Happy Mondays US-only Compilation 27 Very Pet Shop Boys - 28 Morbid Florist Anal Cunt - Body & Soul Rick Astley - Live Seeds Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds Live Cowgirl's Prayer Emmylou Harris - Return of the Boom Bap KRS-One - Icon Paradise Lost - They're All Gonna Laugh at You! Adam Sandler - Water Saigon Kick - 93 'til Infinity Souls of Mischief - Faithlift Spirit of the West - October Day Album Artist Notes 1 Those of the Unlight Marduk (band) - 4 Get Into You Dannii Minogue - Wolverine Blues Entombed - 5 Gentlemen The Afghan Whigs - Steppin' Out Tony Bennett Fred Astaire Tribute The Body-Hat Syndrome Digital Underground - Laid James - So Tonight That I Might See Mazzy Star - Alapalooza "Weird Al" Yankovic - 8 A Bigger Piece of Sky Robert Earl Keen - 10 C'est dj a Alain Souchon - 11 I'm Alive Jackson Browne - Imaginary Friend Th' Faith Healers - Everything Changes Take That - 12 Hey Man Smell My Finger George Clinton - Take Me as I Am Faith Hill - Angst KMFDM - Aurora Gory Alice Letters To Cleo - Very Necessary Salt-N-Pepa - 18 Silhouette in Red Bonnie Tyler - Heartwork Carcass - Together Alone Crowded House - A Real Dead One Iron Maiden Live 19 Enta da Stage Black Moon - Mexican Moon Concrete Blonde - The Party is Over EB3 - 4-Track Demos PJ Harvey Demos Vs. Pearl Jam - Counterparts Rush - Inhaler Tad - 20 Greatest Hits Richard Marx Compilation 22 Fumbling Towards Ecstasy Sarah McLachlan - 25 It's On (Dr. Dre) 187um Killa Eazy E - 26 Paris The Cure Live World Gone Wrong Bob Dylan - Five Dollar Bob's Mock Cooter Stew Mudhoney EP Born to Choose Various Artists - God Shuffled His Feet Crash Test Dummies - Pussy Whipped Bikini Kill - When My Heart Finds Christmas Harry Connick Jr. - November Day Album Artist Notes 1 The Red Shoes Kate Bush - 2 So Far So Good Bryan Adams Compilation Find Your Way Gabrielle - Duets Frank Sinatra - The Yellow Shark Frank Zappa - 3 Angels Cry Angra - 8 Live at Donington Iron Maiden Live 9 Both Sides Phil Collins - The Colour of My Love Celine Dion North America Love Tara Eric's Trip - Poetenes Evangelium Morten Harket - Midnight Marauders A Tribe Called Quest - Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers) Wu-Tang Clan - 15 Flashback Joan Jett and the Blackhearts Compilation 16 Deluxe Better Than Ezra Swell Records; re-issued on Elektra in 1995 The One Thing Michael Bolton - The Singles Collection David Bowie Compilation Desire Walks On Heart - Shock of the Hour MC Ren - Black Reign Queen Latifah - Romulus Hunt: A Family Opera Carly Simon - Straight Up Sewaside Das EFX - 18 Montage Kenny G Compilation 21 Dreams Never Die Tiffany - 22 Nightcap Jethro Tull UK; archive recordings Jump Back: The Best of The Rolling Stones The Rolling Stones Compilation 23 The Sign Ace of Base North American/Japanese version of Happy Nation "The Spaghetti Incident" Guns N' Roses Covers album Duets Elton John - Live Shit: Binge & Purge Metallica Live Gypsy Bette Midler Soundtrack Doggystyle Snoop Doggy Dogg - Squint Steve Taylor - Haddaway Haddaway - 26 Live MCMXCIII The Velvet Underground Live 29 Bastards Motrhead - Espresso Logic Chris Rea U.K. Freedom Yothu Yindi - December Day Album Artist Notes 1 Dubnobasswithmyheadman Underworld - 6 Songs of Faith and Devotion Live Depeche Mode Live The Cross of Changes Enigma - 7 Lethal Injection Ice Cube - Domino Domino - 8 Charlie Hunter Trio Charlie Hunter Trio - 9 Pop Smear The Verve Pipe - 14 Dance of December Souls Katatonia - Desensitized Pitchshifter - 21 Diary of a Mad Band Jodeci - 31 Now That's What I Call Music! 26 Various Artists Compilation The Buddha of Suburbia David Bowie Soundtrack Release date unknown

(Aphabetical by artist) Attitude - April Wine What You Hear Is What You Get: The Best of Bad Company - Bad Company Mr. Mention - Buju Banton Golden Feelings - Beck And the Forests Dream Eternally - Behemoth Ultimate Alternative Wavers - Built to Spill Blood Music - Chapterhouse Shame + A Sin - Robert Cray Near Death Experience- Cro-Mags Tribal Thunder - Dick Dale The Gods of Earth and Heaven - Army of Lovers This Should Not Be - Bo Diddley Original Dubliners - The Dubliners UltraElectroMagneticPop! - The Eraserheads The Serpentine Similar - Gastr del Sol Great Big Sea - Great Big Sea II D Extreme - II D Extreme (debut) Become What You Are - Juliana Hatfield It Is the Business of the Future to Be Dangerous - Hawkwind Fuzzy - Grant Lee Buffalo Perverse - Jesus Jones Footsoldier in the Moonlight - Donnie Iris Chronologie - Jean Michel Jarre The Sound of Speed - The Jesus and Mary Chain Bridges to Bert - Leftover Salmon Far Gone - Love Battery Heartbeat - Hank Marvin Reason Street - Carolyne Mas Shiva Space Machine - Me Mom & Morgentaler Our Bodies Our Selves - The Mr. T Experience Najgolemi Hitovi (Greatest Hits) - Ferus Mustafov From the Vaults - Nazareth Demoluca - Pezz (Billy Talent) Out the Shizzy - 7 Seconds Kings & Queens - Sham 69 Piss! - Slank Space Is the Place (soundtrack) - Sun Ra Take the Leap! - Toyah Here Come the Lords - Lords of the Underground !!Destroy-Oh-Boy!! - New Bomb Turks Top hits This section contains information which may be of unclear or questionable importance or relevance to the article's subject matter. Please help improve this article by clarifying or removing superfluous information. (December 2010) "Again" - Janet Jackson "Anya" - Deep Purple "All for Love" - Bryan Adams Rod Stewart & Sting "All That She Wants" - Ace of Base "Alright" - Kris Kross featuring Supercat "Amazing" - Aerosmith "American Honky-Tonk Bar Association" - Garth Brooks "Angel" - Jon Secada "Anniversary" - Tony Toni Ton "Another Sad Love Song" - Toni Braxton "Award Tour" - A Tribe Called Quest "Baby I'm Yours" - Shai "Back Seat" - LL Cool J "Bad Boys" - Inner Circle "Bad Girl" - Madonna "Bed of Roses" - Bon Jovi "Better Than You" - Lisa Keith "Bombtrack" - Rage Against the Machine "Boom! Shake the Room" - Jazzy Jeff & Fresh Prince "Both Sides of the Story" - Phil Collins "Break It Down Again" - Tears for Fears "Breathe Again" - Toni Braxton "Bullet In The Head" - Rage Against the Machine "By The Time This Night Is Over" - Kenny G (with Peabo Bryson) "Can We Talk" - Tevin Campbell "Can't Get Enough of Your Love" - Taylor Dayne "Can't Help Falling in Love" - UB40 "Cat's in the Cradle" - Ugly Kid Joe "Check Yo Self" - Ice Cube featuring Das EFX "Come Baby Come" - K7 "Come Inside" - Intro "Come Undone" - Duran Duran "Comforter" - Shai "Creep" - Radiohead "Cry for You" - Jodeci "Cryin'" - Aerosmith "The Crying Game" - Boy George "Darla dirladada" - G.O. Culture "Dazzey Duks" - Duice "Dedicated" -R. Kelly and Public Announcement "Deeper and Deeper" - Madonna "Disarm (song)" - Smashing Pumpkins "Ditty" - Paperboy "Don't Walk Away" - Jade "Dre Day" - Dr. Dre featuring Snoop Doggy Dogg "Dreamlover"- Mariah Carey "Dreams" - Gabrielle "Enter The Wu- Tang: 36 Chamber"- The Wu-Tang Clan "Everybody Hurts" - R.E.M. "Far Behind" - Candlebox "Feed the Tree" - Belly "Fever" - Madonna "Fields of Gold" - Sting "Forever In Love" - Kenny G "Freak Me" - Silk "Gangsta Lean" - D.R.S. "Get Away" - Bobby Brown "Getto Jam" - Domino "Girl I've Been Hurt" - Snow "Girl U For Me" - Silk "Give In to Me" - Michael Jackson feat. Slash "Go West" - Pet Shop Boys "Hat 2 Da Back" - TLC "Have I Told You Lately" - Rod Stewart "Healing Love" - Cliff Richard "Heart-Shaped Box" - Nirvana "Hero" - Mariah Carey "Hey Jealousy" - Gin Blossoms "Hey Mr. D.J." - Zhan "Hip Hop Hooray" - Naughty by Nature "Hopelessly" - Rick Astley "Human Behaviour" - Bjrk "Human Work of Art" - Cliff Richard "I Don't Wanna Fight" - Tina Turner "I Feel You" - Depeche Mode "I Get Around" - 2 Pac "I Have Nothing"- Whitney Houston "(I Know I Got) Skillz" - Shaquille O'Neal "I Will Always Love You"- Whitney Houston "I'd Do Anything for Love (But I Won't Do That)" - Meat Loaf "I'll Never Get Over You (Getting Over Me)" - Expos "I'll Sleep While 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 "If" - Janet Jackson "If I Ever Lose My Faith in You" - Sting "If I Had No Loot" - Tony Toni Ton! "In These Arms" - Bon Jovi "Informer" - Snow "Insane in the Brain" - Cypress Hill "It Was a Good Day" - Ice Cube "Jessie" - Joshua Kadison "Just Kickin' It" - Xscape "Knockin Da' Boots" - H-Town "Lately" - Jodeci "Let Me Ride" - Dr. Dre featuring George Clinton "Linger" - The Cranberries "Livin' on the Edge" - Aerosmith "Looking Through Patient Eyes" - PM Dawn "Love Can Move Mountains" - Celine Dion "Love Don't Love You" - En Vogue "Love Is" - Vanessa L. Williams and Brian McKnight "Love Shoulda Brought You Home" - Toni Braxton "Love Song for a Vampire" - Annie Lennox "Man on the Moon" - R.E.M. "Mighty Morphin' Power Rangers Theme" - Frets on Fire "More and More" - Captain Hollywood Project "Mr. Vain" - Culture Beat "Mr. Wendal" - Arrested Development "Never Keeping Secrets" - Babyface "Never Let Go" - Cliff Richard "Never Should've Let You Go" - Hi-Five "Nothin' My Love Can't Fix" - Joey Lawrence "No Mistakes" - Patty Smyth "No Ordinary Love" - Sade "No Rain" - Blind Melon "Nuthin' But a "G" Thang" - Dr Dre featuring Snoop Doggy Dogg "On the Sea" - Vertical Horizon "One Last Cry" - Brian McKnight "One Woman" - Jade "Only" - Anthrax "Oh the Guilt" - Nirvana "Ooh Child" - Dino "Ordinary World" - Duran Duran "Passin' Me By" - The Pharcyde "Peace in Our Time" - Cliff Richard "Pets" - Porno for Pyros "Please Forgive Me" - Bryan Adams "Plush" - Stone Temple Pilots "The Power of Love" - Celine Dion "Quality Time" - Hi-Five "Queen of the Night" - Whitney Houston "Rain" - Madonna "Reason to Believe" - Rod Stewart (with Ronnie Wood) "Real Muthaphuckkin G's" - Eazy E "The Red Strokes" - Garth Brooks "Regret" - New Order "Return of the Crazy One" - Digital Underground "Right Here/Human Nature" - SWV "The Right Kind of Love" - Jeremy Jordan "The River of Dreams" - Billy Joel "Rooster" - Alice in Chains "Ruffneck" - MC Lyte "Run to You" - Whitney Houston "Runaway Train" - Soul Asylum "Said I Loved You...But I Lied" - Michael Bolton "Seven" - Prince & The New Power Generation "She Don't Use Jelly" - The Flaming Lips "Shoop" - Salt-N-Pepa "Show Me Love" - Robin S. "The Sign" - Ace of Base "Simple Life" - Elton John "Slam" - Onyx "Sleeping Satellite" - Tasmin Archer "Slow Sex" - Shabba Ranks (featuring Johnny Gill) "Sober" - Tool "Symphony of Destruction" - Megadeth "Tell Me Why" - Genesis "That's the Way Love Goes" - Janet Jackson "Today (Smashing Pumpkins song)" -Smashing Pumpkins "Two Princes" - Spin Doctors "Weak" - SWV "Whoomp! (There It Is)" - Tag Team "Will You Be There" - Michael Jackson Top ten 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 Classical music John Adams - Violin Concerto 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 Jol-Franois Durand - Concerto for Piano and Orchestra Lorenzo Ferrero Introito (from "Requiem per le vittime della mafia") Maschere (incidental music) Krzysztof Penderecki - Polish Requiem (revised version) Harold Schiffmann - Sestetto Concertato Karlheinz Stockhausen Helikopter-Streichquartett 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 Karlheinz Stockhausen Dienstag aus Licht (28 May Leipzig Opera) Hugo Weisgall Esther (October New York City Opera) Musical theater Annie Warbucks     off-Broadway production Blood Brothers (Willy Russell) - Broadway production Cyrano: The Musical     Broadway production The Goodbye Girl     Broadway production Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat     Broadway revival Kiss of the Spider Woman     Broadway production My Fair Lady (Lerner & Loewe) - Broadway revival She Loves Me     Broadway revival Births September 7 - Mohamed Ali singer October 4 - Mina singer November 24 - Ivi Adamou singer Deaths January 6 Dizzy Gillespie jazz trumpet virtuoso and co-founder of bebop 76 Rudolf Nureyev ballet dancer 54 January 15 - Sammy Cahn songwriter 79 February 26 - Pina Carmirelli violinist founder member of the Boccherini Quintet 78 March 3 - Carlos Montoya guitarist 89 March 28 - Buddy Red Bow Lakota country and western singer 44 March 31 - Mitchell Parish 92 US lyric writer 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 July 7 - Mia Zapata (The Gits) 27 (murdered) July 14 Lo Ferr French singer songwriter and composer 76 July 19 - Szymon Goldberg Polish-born American violinist and conductor 84 August 5 - Eugen Sucho Slovak composer 84 August 7 - Roy Budd jazz pianist and film composer 46 (brain haemorrhage) August 10 - ystein Aarseth aka Euronymous black metal guitarist of Mayhem fame 25 (murdered) September 9 - Helen O'Connell singer actress and dancer 73 September 22 - Maurice Abravanel conductor 90 October 23 - Elena Nicolai opera singer 88 October 31 - River Phoenix actor and singer of Aleka's Attic 23 (drug overdose) November 3 - Lon Theremin inventor of the Theremin musical instrument 97 November 6 - Torsten Fenslau (Culture Beat) 29 (car accident) November 22 Anthony Burgess composer and polymath best known as a novelist 76 November 26 - Csar Guerra-Peixe violinist and composer 79 November 30 - David Houston singer 57 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 Awards The following artists are inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame: The Animals The Band Duane Eddy The Grateful Dead Elton John John Lennon Bob Marley and Rod Stewart Filmfare Awards Kumar Sanu - Filmfare Best Male Playback Award Alka Yagnik & Ila Arun win the Filmfare Best Female Playback Award Grammy Awards Grammy Awards of 1993 Country Music Association Awards 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 (protg) Charts 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 UK 1 - Oct 1993 US BB 1 of 1993 Holland 1 - Oct 1993 Austria 1 - Nov 1993 Switzerland 1 - Nov 1993 Norway 1 - Oct 1993 Germany 1 - Jan 1994 ire 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 1 - May 1993 US BB 1 of 1993 US CashBox 1 of 1993 Holland 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 Four Non Blondes What's Up 1993 Holland 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 ire 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 1993 US BB 1 of 1993 Sweden 1 - Mar 1993 Switzerland 1 - Apr 1993 Norway 1 - Apr 1993 Germany 1 - Apr 1993 ire 1 - Apr 1993 New Zealand 1 for 3 weeks May 1993 Australia 1 for 5 weeks Sep 1993 UK 2 - Mar 1993 Holland 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 US BB 1 of 1993 Holland 1 - Apr 1993 France 1 - Apr 1993 Austria 1 - May 1993 Switzerland 1 - Apr 1993 Norway 1 - Apr 1993 ire 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 Triple J Hottest 100 Main article: Triple J Hottest 100 1993 Other notable singles released "All Apologies"/"Rape Me" - Nirvana "Another Body Murdered" - Faith No More & Boo-Yaa TRIBE "Beautiful Son" - Hole "Daughter" - Pearl Jam "Pets" - Porno For Pyros "Down in a Hole" - Alice in Chains "Soul to Squeeze" - Red Hot Chili Peppers "Please Forgive Me" - Bryan Adams See also 1993 in music (UK) Record labels established in 1993 References "The Elvis Stamp: America elects a King". Postalmuseum.si.edu. http://www.postalmuseum.si.edu/artofthestamp/SubPage%20table%20images/artwork/rarities/Elvis%20Ballot/elvisballot.htm. Retrieved 2010-06-28.  Cream: Classic Artists. DVD. Emperor Media Holdings. 2005.  All Michael Jackson - Oprah interview Harry Nilsson Celebrity Wonder - Lisa Bonet On-This-Day.com Daily Telegraph "Whacking Day". The Simpsons. 1993-04-29. No. 20 season 4. Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Music in 1993