List of Billboard Hot 100 number ones of 1993 explained

This is a list of the U.S. Billboard magazine Hot 100 number-ones of 1993. There were 11 singles that topped the chart this year. The first of these, "I Will Always Love You" by Whitney Houston, spent nine weeks at the top, concluding a 14-week run that had begun in November 1992.

That year, 6 acts earn their first number one song: Peabo Bryson, Regina Belle, Snow, Silk, SWV, and Meat Loaf. Janet Jackson and Mariah Carey were the only acts to hit number one more than once, with each of them hitting twice.

Chart history

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The yellow background indicates the #1 song on Billboards 1993 Year-End Chart of Pop Singles.

width=31		Issue date	Song	Artist(s)
bgcolor=#EDEAE0 align=center rowspan=9	774	January 2	bgcolor=#FFFF99 align="center" rowspan="9"	"I Will Always Love You"	Whitney Houston	^[1]
January 9	^[2] ^[3]
January 16	^[4] ^[5]
January 23	^[6] ^[7]
January 30	^[8] ^[9]
February 6	^[10] ^[11]
February 13	^[12] ^[13]
February 20	^[14] ^[15]
February 27	^[16] ^[17]
bgcolor=#EDEAE0 align=center	775	March 6	"A Whole New World"	Peabo Bryson and Regina Belle	^[18]
bgcolor=#EDEAE0 align=center rowspan=7	776	March 13	"Informer"	Snow	^[19]
March 20	^[20]
March 27	^[21]
April 3	^[22]
April 10	^[23]
April 17	^[24]
April 24	^[25]
bgcolor=#EDEAE0 align=center rowspan=2	777	May 1	"Freak Me"	Silk	^[26]
May 8	^[27]
bgcolor=#EDEAE0 align=center rowspan=8	778	May 15	"That's the Way Love Goes"	Janet Jackson	^[28]
May 22	^[29]
May 29	^[30]
June 5	^[31]
June 12	^[32]
June 19	^[33]
June 26	^[34]
July 3	^[35]
bgcolor=#EDEAE0 align=center rowspan=2	779	July 10	"Weak"	SWV	^[36]
July 17	^[37]
bgcolor=#EDEAE0 align=center rowspan=7	780	July 24	"Can't Help Falling in Love"	UB40	^[38]
July 31	^[39]
August 7	^[40]
August 14	^[41]
August 21	^[42]
August 28	^[43]
September 4	^[44]
bgcolor=#EDEAE0 align=center rowspan=8	781	September 11	"Dreamlover"	Mariah Carey	^[45]
September 18	^[46]
September 25	^[47]
October 2	^[48]
October 9	^[49]
October 16	^[50]
October 23	^[51]
October 30	^[52]
bgcolor=#EDEAE0 align=center rowspan=5	782	November 6	"I'd Do Anything for Love (But I Won't Do That)"	Meat Loaf	^[53]
November 13	^[54]
November 20	^[55]
November 27	^[56]
December 4	^[57]
bgcolor=#EDEAE0 align=center rowspan=2	783	December 11	"Again"	Janet Jackson	^[58]
December 18	^[59]
bgcolor=#EDEAE0 align=center	784	December 25	"Hero"	Mariah Carey	^[60]

Number-one artists

List of number-one artists by total weeks at number one! Position! Artist! Weeks at No. 1

1	Janet Jackson	10
2	Whitney Houston	9
	Mariah Carey
4	Snow	7
	UB40
6	Meat Loaf	5
7	Silk	2
	SWV
9	Peabo Bryson	1
	Regina Belle

See also

• 1993 in music
• List of Billboard number-one singles
• List of Billboard Hot 100 number-one singles of the 1990s

Additional sources

• Fred Bronson's Billboard Book of Number 1 Hits, 5th Edition
• Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955-2008, 12 Edition
• Joel Whitburn Presents the Billboard Hot 100 Charts: The Nineties
• Additional information obtained can be verified within Billboard's online archive services and print editions of the magazine.

Notes and References

1. Web site: January 2, 1993. .
2. News: Houston Aims for a Jackson Record. https://web.archive.org/web/20121026105816/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/chicagotribune/access/24272547.html?FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Jan+8,+1993&author=Jan+DeKnock.&pub=Chicago+Tribune+(pre-1997+Fulltext)&edition=&startpage=O&desc=Houston+aims+for+a+Jackson+record. dead. October 26, 2012. 1993-01-08. DeKnock, Jan. Chicago Tribune. Tribune Company. 2010-04-19.
3. Web site: January 9, 1993. .
4. News: Whitney Houston Hits 4th 'Triple'. 1993-01-15. DeKnock, Jan. Chicago Tribune. Tribune Company. 2010-04-19.
5. Web site: January 16, 1993. .
6. News: Houston Closing in on Boyz Record. https://web.archive.org/web/20121026105839/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/chicagotribune/access/24316200.html?FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Jan+22,+1993&author=Jan+DeKnock.&pub=Chicago+Tribune+(pre-1997+Fulltext)&edition=&startpage=O&desc=Houston+closing+in+on+Boyz+record. dead. October 26, 2012. 1993-01-22. DeKnock, Jan. Chicago Tribune. Tribune Company. 2010-04-19.
7. Web site: January 23, 1993. .
8. News: Houston Hurdles Women's Record. https://archive.today/20130131212103/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/chicagotribune/access/24318437.html?FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Jan+29,+1993&author=Jan+DeKnock.&pub=Chicago+Tribune+(pre-1997+Fulltext)&edition=&startpage=O&desc=Houston+hurdles+women's+record. dead. January 31, 2013. 1993-01-29. DeKnock, Jan. Chicago Tribune. Tribune Company. 2010-04-19.
9. Web site: January 30, 1993. .
10. News: No. 1 for 11 weeks, Houston Sets Record. https://web.archive.org/web/20121026110010/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/chicagotribune/access/24365982.html?FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Feb+5,+1993&author=Jan+DeKnock.&pub=Chicago+Tribune+(pre-1997+Fulltext)&edition=&startpage=R&desc=No.+1+for+11+weeks,+Houston+sets+record. dead. October 26, 2012. 1993-02-05. DeKnock, Jan. Chicago Tribune. Tribune Company. 2010-04-19.
11. Web site: February 6, 1993. .
12. News: Houston Sweeps to 12th Week as No. 1. https://web.archive.org/web/20121026110019/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/chicagotribune/access/24368368.html?FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Feb+12,+1993&author=Jan+DeKnock.&pub=Chicago+Tribune+(pre-1997+Fulltext)&edition=&startpage=S&desc=Houston+sweeps+to+12th+week+as+No.+1. dead. October 26, 2012. 1993-02-12. DeKnock, Jan. Chicago Tribune. Tribune Company. 2010-04-19.
13. Web site: February 13, 1993. .
14. News: Whew! Houston Ties Boyz II Men Record. https://web.archive.org/web/20121026110028/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/chicagotribune/access/24370687.html?FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Feb+19,+1993&author=Jan+DeKnock.&pub=Chicago+Tribune+(pre-1997+Fulltext)&edition=&startpage=R&desc=Whew!+Houston+ties+Boyz+II+Men+record. dead. October 26, 2012. 1993-02-19. DeKnock, Jan. Chicago Tribune. Tribune Company. 2010-04-19.
15. Web site: February 20, 1993. .
16. News: 'Love' Conquers Boyz II Men Record. 1993-02-26. DeKnock, Jan. Chicago Tribune. Tribune Company. 2010-04-19.
17. Web site: February 27, 1993. .
18. Web site: March 6, 1993. .
19. Web site: March 13, 1993. .
20. Web site: March 20, 1993. .
21. Web site: March 27, 1993. .
22. Web site: April 3, 1993. .
23. Web site: April 10, 1993. .
24. Web site: April 17, 1993. .
25. Web site: April 24, 1993. .
26. Web site: May 1, 1993. .
27. Web site: May 8, 1993. .
28. Web site: May 15, 1993. .
29. Web site: May 22, 1993. .
30. Web site: May 29, 1993. .
31. Web site: June 5, 1993. .
32. Web site: June 12, 1993. .
33. Web site: June 19, 1993. .
34. Web site: June 26, 1993. .
35. Web site: July 3, 1993. .
36. Web site: July 10, 1993. .
37. Web site: July 17, 1993. .
38. Web site: July 24, 1993. .
39. Web site: July 31, 1993. .
40. Web site: August 7, 1993. .
41. Web site: August 14, 1993. .
42. Web site: August 21, 1993. .
43. Web site: August 28, 1993. .
44. Web site: September 4, 1993. .
45. Web site: September 11, 1993. .
46. Web site: September 18, 1993. .
47. Web site: September 25, 1993. .
48. Web site: October 2, 1993. .
49. Web site: October 9, 1993. .
50. Web site: October 16, 1993. .
51. Web site: October 23, 1993. .
52. Web site: October 30, 1993. .
53. Web site: November 6, 1993. .
54. Web site: November 13, 1993. .
55. Web site: November 20, 1993. .
56. Web site: November 27, 1993. .
57. Web site: December 4, 1993. .
58. Web site: December 11, 1993. .
59. Web site: December 18, 1993. .
60. Web site: December 25, 1993. .