This is a summary of significant events in music in 1993.
[edit] Events
[edit] January-February [edit] 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 USA, becoming the longest running number one single of all time.[citation needed]
- 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]
- Green Day signs a contract with Reprise Records.[citation needed]
- April 12 - Actress Lisa Bonet files for divorce from Lenny Kravitz.[citation needed]
- 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.[citation needed]
- April 21 - Former Rolling Stones bassist Bill Wyman marries Suzanne Accosta.[citation needed]
- 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.[3]
[edit] May-June [edit] July-August [edit] September-October [edit] November-December [edit] Undated [edit] Bands formed [edit] Bands disbanded
[edit] Bands reformed
[edit] Albums released [edit] January [edit] February [edit] August [edit] September [edit] October [edit] November [edit] December [edit] Release Date Unknown (Aphabetical by artist) [edit] Top hits [edit] Top Ten Selling Albums of the Year - The Bodyguard - 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
[edit] Deaths - January 6
- 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 (liver cancer)
- May 30 - Sun Ra, jazz composer
- June 5 - Conway Twitty (real name: Harold Jenkins) country rock singer
- July 7 - Mia Zapata, The Gits, 28
- July 14 – Léo Ferré, French singer, songwriter and composer
- 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)
- September 9 - Helen O'Connell
- September 22 - Maurice Abravanel, conductor
- October 23 - Elena Nicolai, opera singer
- October 31 - River Phoenix, actor and singer of Aleka's Attic, 23 (drug overdose)
- November 3 - Léon Theremin, inventor of the Theremin musical instrument
- November 6 - Torsten Fenslau, 29, (Culture Beat)
- November 22 – Anthony Burgess, composer
- November 30 - David Houston (singer)
- December 1 - Ray Gillen, former vocalist for Black Sabbath and Badlands
- December 4 - Frank Zappa, "Mothers of Invention" musician/composer (prostate cancer)
- December 5 - Doug Hopkins, guitarist and songwriter for Gin Blossoms
- December 12 - Joan Cross, operatic soprano
[edit] Awards [edit] Filmfare Awards [edit] Charts [edit] Biggest hit singles The following songs achieved the highest chart positions in the charts of 1993. | # | Artist | Title | Year | Country | Chart Entries | | 1 | Meatloaf | 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, Éire 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, Éire 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, Éire 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, Éire 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 | [edit] Top 5 albums of 1993 According To Acclaimed Music.net 1. In Utero – Nirvana 2. Debut – Björk 3. Siamese Dream – Smashing Pumpkins 4. Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers) – Wu-Tang Clan 5. Exile In Guyville – Liz Phair [edit] Triple J Hottest 100 [edit] Other Notable Singles Released [edit] See also [edit] References |
