Overview of the events of 1993 in music
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 .
Specific locations
Specific genres
Events
January 8 – The U.S. Postal Service issues an Elvis Presley stamp. The design was voted on in February 1992.[ 1] 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.[ 2] 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.[ 3] 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 .[ 4] 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.[ 5] 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.[ 6] February 14 – Harry Nilsson suffers a non-fatal heart attack.[ 7] 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 4 – Patti LaBelle receives a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in Hollywood, USA.[ 8] 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 .[ 9] March 22 – Depeche Mode hits number one in U.S on the Billboard 200Songs 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 [ 10] 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
April 17 – The Bangles ' Susanna Hoffs marries screenwriter Jay Roach in Los Angeles, USA.[ 12] April 21 – Former Rolling Stones bassist Bill Wyman marries designer Suzanne Accosta in France.[ 13] 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 [ 14]
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.[ 15] 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.[ 16] 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.[ 17] 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.[ 18]
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.[ 19] 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 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 Riga and the Rehovot Camerata Orchestra directed by Avner Biron.[ 20] October 1 – MTV Latin America is launched.October 1 –3 – Annual Australian Bush Music Festival takes place in Glen Innes.[ 21] 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 6 –7 – The second annual Tooheys Sydney Country Music Festival, is held at Clarendon (Hawkesbury) Racecourse, in Sydney.[ 22] 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.[ 23] 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.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.[ 24] Keiko Abe becomes the first woman to be inducted into the Percussive Arts Society Hall of Fame.[ 25]
Bands disbanded
Albums released
Release date unknown
Biggest hit singles
The following songs achieved the highest chart positions
in the charts of 1993.
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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, 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
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, 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
3
4 Non Blondes What's Up? 1993
The 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
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Snow Informer 1992
US 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
5
Haddaway What is Love? 1993
US 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
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)
"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)
"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)
"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)
"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
"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)
"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)
"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)
"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)
"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
Other Notable singles
Top 10 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
Top 10 best albums of the Year
All albums have been named albums of the year for their hits in the charts.[ 30]
Nirvana – In Utero The Smashing Pumpkins – Siamese Dream Wu-Tang Clan – Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers) Pearl Jam – Vs. Counting Crows – August and Everything After Björk – Debut Blur – Modern Life is Rubbish Liz Phair – Exile in Guyville Suede – Suede Slowdive – Souvlaki
Classical music
John Adams – Violin Concerto Mounir Anastas – Né du néant for alto saxophone & fixed media[ 31]
Luciano Berio – Rage and Outrage Pierre Boulez – ...explosante-fixe... Alvin Curran – VSTO Michael Daugherty – Bizarro Mario Davidovsky – Shulamit's Dream for soprano and orchestraDavid Diamond – Symphony No. 11Joël-François Durand – Concerto for Piano and OrchestraIvan Fedele – Piano ConcertoLorenzo Ferrero
Introito (from "Requiem per le vittime della mafia")Maschere (incidental music)Philip Glass – In the Summer House , incidental musicVinko Globokar – Discours IX , for two pianosKlaus Huber – Winter Seeds , for accordionHoutaf Khoury
Concerto No. 1, for viola and orchestra
Intermezzo, for large orchestra
Sonate -Poème , for violin and pianoString Quartet No. 2
Cantata, for baritone and large orchestra
Piece, for piano[ 32]
Frederik Magle – Symphony for organ No. 2, Let There Be Light Krzysztof Penderecki – Polish Requiem R. Murray Schafer – Concerto for Accordion and OrchestraHarold 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 tapeImprovisation , for solo celloKarlheinz Stockhausen – Helikopter-Streichquartett Bent Sørensen – Sterbende Gärten for violin and orchestraTakashi Yoshimatsu – Concerto for Trombone, Op. 55, Orion Machine
Opera
Jazz
Musical theater
Musical films
Births
January 2 – Bryson Tiller , American singer-songwriterJanuary 4
Manu Gavassi , Brazilian singerKojey Radical , is a 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 modelJanuary 7 – Nico Santos , German singer-songwriterJanuary 9 - Take A Daytrip 's Denzel Baptiste, American record producer and songwriterJanuary 10 - Rauw Alejandro , Puerto Rican singer, songwriter and actor (Engaged to Rosalía )January 12
January 13 – Sachika Misawa , Japanese voice actress and singerJanuary 14 - Molly Tuttle , an American vocalist, songwriter, banjo player and guitarist, recording artist, activist and teacher in the bluegrass traditionJanuary 20 - Cat Janice , American singer-songwriter and activist (D. 2024)January 22 – Netta Barzilai , Israeli singer-songwriter and musicianJanuary 30
Cautious Clay , American singer-songwriter and record producerSebastián Silva , Colombian internet personality, vlogger, actor, presenter and singerFebruary 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 actressFebruary 21 - Masaki Suda , Japanese actor and singerFebruary 22 - Take a Daytrip 's David Biral, American record producer and songwriterMarch 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-songwriterMarch 23 - JP Saxe , Canadian singer and songwriter, collaborator with Julia Michaels March 30 – Anitta , Brazilian singer, songwriter, actress, dancer and record producerApril 2 - Aaron Kelly , American singerApril 10 - Sofia Carson , American singer and actressApril 14
April 16 – Chance the Rapper , independent American Christian rapperApril 18 – Nathan Sykes , English singer, songwriter and record producer, former member of The WantedApril 25
Shiloh , Canadian singerAshe , American singer-songwriter and musicianMay 1 – Victoria Monet , American singer-songwriter and musicianMay 2 – Isyana Sarasvati , Indonesian singer and songwriterMay 4 - Shygirl , an English rapper, DJ, singer, songwriter and co-head/founder of record label and collective NuxxeMay 6
May 11 – James Reid , Filipino singer-actorMay 13
May 14 – Miranda Cosgrove , American singer and actressMay 16 – IU , Korean singer-songwriter and actressMay 17
May 18
Kyle , American rapper, singer and songwriterAlekseev , Ukrainian singerJune 6
June 7 – George Ezra , English singer-songwriter and musicianJune 9 – Ian Chan , Hong Kong singer (MIRROR )June 19 - KSI , English rapper and YouTuberJune 25 – Piero Vergara, Filipino singer-songwriter and actorJune 26 – Ariana Grande , American singer-songwriter, actress, performer, musician and advocateJune 27 – Rejjie Snow , an Irish hip hop recording artist and record producerJuly 2
July 3 – Vince Staples , American rapper and actor (Billie Eilish)July 5 – Hollie Cavanagh , English-American singerJuly 6 – Melissa Steel , British singerJuly 7
July 8 - Alice Ivy , Australian Electric Dance artist and producerJuly 10 – Perrie Edwards , English singer-songwriter, dancer and member of Little Mix , BusinesswomanJuly 17 – Kali Uchis , Colombian-American singer, songwriter, poet, record producer, music video director, and fashion designerJuly 18
July 19 , Fred Again , British record producer, singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and DJ.July 26
July 28
July 30 – Yohani , Sri Lankan singer, songwriter, rapper and music producerAugust 6 – Yaeji , Korean-American multilingual musician and music producerAugust 9 - Sampa the Great , a Zambian singer, rapper and songwriter.August 11 – Alyson Stoner , American dancer, singer, actor, YouTuber and modelAugust 17 – Mauricio Alberto "Mau" Reglero Rodríguez, member of Mau y Ricky and sons of Argentine-Venezuelan singer Ricardo Montaner August 20 – MK Nobilette , American singerAugust 23 – Keke Palmer , American actress, singer, songwriter and presenterAugust 29 – Liam Payne , British singer of the band One Direction (d. 2024 )September 1 – Megan Nicole , American singer-songwriter and YouTuberSeptember 7 – Mohamed Ali , Danish singerSeptember 10 – Buddy , American rapper, singer, dancer and actorSeptember 13
September 16
September 18 – Manal , Marrocan singerSeptember 24
September 25 – Rosalía , Spanish singer and songwriterOctober 4 – Mina , German singerOctober 8 - Saucy Santana , American rapper and make up artistOctober 9 – Scotty McCreery , American singerOctober 13 – Tiffany Trump , American Georgetown Law student, singer and socialiteOctober 21 - Käärijä , Finnish singerOctober 23 - Teeks , Māori soul singerOctober 25 – Grandson , Canadian-American singer-songwriter and musicianNovember 1 – Pabllo Vittar , Brazilian singer-songwriter and drag queenNovember 5 - Shy Martin , Swedish singer and songwriterNovember 8 - Laycon , Nigerian rapperNovember 9 - Ronen Rubinstein , an Israeli-American actor, writer, director, environmental activist and lead singer of Nights in StereoNovember 13 – Julia Michaels , American singer and songwriterNovember 14 – Namasenda , Sweden singerNovember 24 – Ivi Adamou , Greek Cypriot singerNovember 26 – Erena Ono , Japanese singerNovember 27
November 29 – Alex Hope , Australian ARIA and APRA Award-winning producer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalistDecember 1 - Drakeo the Ruler , American rapper and songwriter (d. 2021)December 7 – Jasmine Villegas , American singerDecember 8 – AnnaSophia Robb , American singer and actressDecember 10 – Rachel Trachtenburg , American singer and actress (Trachtenburg Family Slideshow Players and Supercute! )December 19 – Alkaline , Jamaican dancehall musicianDecember 22
December 29 – Chloe Kohanski , American singer-songwriter, 2017 American The Voice winnerDecember 30 – Krishane , Jamaican pop artist (Tinie Tempah, Jess Glynne)
Deaths
January 6
January 13 – Gordon Tobing , Indonesian folk singer, 67January 15 – Sammy Cahn , songwriter, 79January 30 – Paulo Rosine, pianist and leader of Martinican band Malavoi February 3 – Karel Goeyvaerts , composer, 69February 25 – Toy Caldwell , guitarist (The Marshall Tucker Band ), 45February 26 – Pina Carmirelli , violinist, founder member of the Boccherini Quintet , 78March 3 – Carlos Montoya , guitarist, 89March 31
April 19 – Steve Douglas , saxophonist, 54April 23 – Daniel Jones , composer, 80April 30 – Mick Ronson , guitarist, 46 (liver cancer)May 22 – Juice Wilson , jazz violinist, 89May 30 – Sun Ra , jazz composer, 79June 5 – Conway Twitty (real name: Harold Jenkins) country rock singer, 59June 9 – Arthur Alexander , country soul singer, 53June 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, 76July 19 – Szymon Goldberg , Polish-born American violinist and conductor, 84July 21 – Richard Tee , pianist and singer, 49 (prostate cancer)August 5 – Eugen Suchoň , Slovak composer, 84August 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, 61September 9 – Helen O'Connell , singer, actress and dancer, 73September 22 – Maurice Abravanel , conductor, 90September 24 – Ian Stuart Donaldson , musician, frontman of Skrewdriver , 36 (car crash)October 23 – Elena Nicolai , opera singer, 88October 25 – Danny Chan , cantopop singer, 35October 31 – River Phoenix , actor and singer of Aleka's Attic , 23 (drug overdose)November 3 – Léon Theremin , inventor of the Theremin musical instrument, 97November 6 – Torsten Fenslau , (Culture Beat ), 29 (car accident)November 7 – Adelaide Hall , jazz singer, actress, entertainer, 92November 11 – Erskine Hawkins , trumpet player and bandleader, 79November 16 – Lucia Popp , Slovak operatic soprano, 54 (brain cancer)November 18 – Arvid Fladmoe , Norwegian composer and conductor, 78November 20 – Sidney Griller , violinist and founder of the Griller Quartet , 82November 22 – Anthony Burgess , composer and polymath best known as a novelist, 76November 24 – Albert Collins , blues guitarist and singer, 61 (cancer)November 26 – César Guerra-Peixe , violinist and composer, 79November 28 - Jerry Edmonton , vocalist (Steppenwolf ), 47November 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, 93December 19 – Michael Clarke , drummer (The Byrds ), 47
Awards
Filmfare Awards
Eurovision Song Contest
Japan Record Awards
Mercury Music Prize
Glenn Gould Prize
Charts
See also
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