JANUARY
Top hit
I Will Always Love You · Whitney Houston
Top album
The Bodyguard · Whitney Houston
Enter the Year
Year
1993
Genre Walls Come Down
Alternative, hip-hop, and pop collide in a faster cycle — but every smash still feels personal.
Voices of the year
Albums that mattered
The songs
Through the year
Tap a month to explore what people were playing.
FEBRUARY
Top hit
I Will Always Love You · Whitney Houston
Top album
The Bodyguard · Whitney Houston
MARCH
Top hit
A Whole New World (Aladdin's Theme) · Peabo Bryson
Top album
The Bodyguard · Whitney Houston
APRIL
Top hit
Informer · Snow
Top album
The Bodyguard · Whitney Houston
MAY
Top hit
Freak Me · Silk
Top album
The Bodyguard · Whitney Houston
JUNE
Top hit
That's The Way Love Goes · Janet Jackson
Top album
Janet. · Janet Jackson
JULY
Top hit
That's The Way Love Goes · Janet Jackson
Top album
Janet. · Janet Jackson
AUGUST
Top hit
Can't Help Falling In Love (From "Sliver") · Ub40
Top album
Black Sunday · Cypress Hill
SEPTEMBER
Top hit
Can't Help Falling In Love (From "Sliver") · Ub40
Top album
River Of Dreams · Billy Joel
OCTOBER
Top hit
Dreamlover · Mariah Carey
Top album
In Pieces · Garth Brooks
NOVEMBER
Top hit
I'd Do Anything For Love (But I Won't Do That) · Meat Loaf
Top album
Vs. · Pearl Jam
DECEMBER
Top hit
I'd Do Anything For Love (But I Won't Do That) · Meat Loaf
Top album
Vs. · Pearl Jam