JANUARY
Top hit
I Will Always Love You · Whitney Houston
Top album
The Bodyguard · Whitney Houston
Year
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One moment while we pull together the music from this year.
Grunge peak
1993
Seattle distortion becomes a national language as Pearl Jam, Nirvana, and Soundgarden share the dial with Whitney, Janet, and relentless hip-hop innovation.
Grunge Owns the Dial
Seattle's warehouse sound is everywhere — Pearl Jam, Nirvana, and Soundgarden turn distortion into a national language while hip-hop keeps innovating on both coasts. Pop doesn't disappear; Whitney Houston and Janet Jackson remind everyone that melody still moves mountains. The year feels like rock's last great consensus before the internet rewires everything. The year feels like rock's last great consensus before the internet rewires how hits find their audience.
- grunge
- Pearl Jam
- hip-hop
- Janet Jackson
- alternative rock
- Pearl Jam's 'Vs.' sets first-week sales records
- Janet Jackson's 'janet.' pushes R&B into new territory
- Wu-Tang Clan's 'Enter the Wu-Tang' launches a dynasty
- Meat Loaf's 'I'd Do Anything for Love' proves power ballads endure
Hot 100 · weeks at #1
Top songs
Album chart · weeks at #1
Top albums
Through the year
Tap a month to drill into chart weeks.
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
