List of number-one singles of 1993 (Canada) explained

RPM was a Canadian magazine that published the best-performing singles of Canada from 1964 to 2000. Seventeen singles peaked atop the RPM Singles Chart in 1993. "I Will Always Love You" by Whitney Houston held the top position from 1992 into 1993, and Bryan Adams achieved the final number-one hit of the year with "Please Forgive Me". Six musical acts peaked at number one in Canada for the first time this year: Boy George, P.M. Dawn, Soul Asylum, Meat Loaf, Blind Melon, and Ace of Base. Whitney Houston was the only artist to peak at number one more than once.

The only Canadian to top the chart this year was Bryan Adams. Whitney Houston had the most successful single of the year with her cover of Dolly Parton's "I Will Always Love You", which topped the chart for eight weeks in January and February 1993. Together with "I Have Nothing", Houston totalled eleven weeks at the summit. Janet Jackson and Mariah Carey both spent six weeks at number one with "That's the Way Love Goes" and "Dreamlover", respectively, while Duran Duran topped the RPM Singles Chart for five weeks with "Ordinary World". The other acts that spent at least three weeks at number one were Sting, Tina Turner, Soul Asylum, and Bryan Adams.

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Indicates best-performing single of 1993

Chart history

Issue dateSongArtistReference
2 Januarybgcolor=#FFFF99 align="center" rowspan="8""I Will Always Love You"[1] Whitney Houston[2]
9 January
16 January[3]
23 January[4]
30 January[5]
6 February[6]
13 February[7]
20 February[8]
27 February"Steam"Peter Gabriel[9]
6 March"Ordinary World"Duran Duran[10]
13 March[11]
20 March[12]
27 March[13]
3 April[14]
10 April"If I Ever Lose My Faith in You"Sting[15]
17 April[16]
24 April[17]
1 May"I Have Nothing"Whitney Houston[18]
8 May[19]
15 May[20]
22 May"The Crying Game"Boy George[21]
29 May"Looking Through Patient Eyes"P.M. Dawn[22]
5 June"That's the Way Love Goes"Janet Jackson[23]
12 June[24]
19 June[25]
26 June[26]
3 July[27]
10 July[28]
17 July"Have I Told You Lately"Rod Stewart[29]
24 July"I Don't Wanna Fight"Tina Turner[30]
31 July[31]
7 August[32]
14 August"(I Can't Help) Falling in Love with You"UB40[33]
21 August[34]
28 August"Runaway Train"Soul Asylum[35]
4 September[36]
11 September[37]
18 September"Dreamlover"Mariah Carey[38]
25 September[39]
2 October[40]
9 October[41]
16 October[42]
23 October[43]
30 October"I'd Do Anything for Love (But I Won't Do That)"Meat Loaf[44]
6 November[45]
13 November"No Rain"Blind Melon[46]
20 November"All That She Wants"Ace of Base[47]
27 November[48]
4 December"Please Forgive Me"Bryan Adams[49]
11 December[50]
18 December[51]
25 December[52]

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: The RPM 100 Hit Tracks of 1993. RPM. Library and Archives Canada. 31 March 2019.
  2. Web site: RPM 100 Hit Tracks – December 26, 1992. RPM. Library and Archives Canada. 31 March 2019.
  3. Web site: RPM 100 Hit Tracks – January 16, 1993. RPM. Library and Archives Canada. 31 March 2019.
  4. Web site: RPM 100 Hit Tracks – January 23, 1993. RPM. Library and Archives Canada. 31 March 2019.
  5. Web site: RPM 100 Hit Tracks – January 30, 1993. RPM. Library and Archives Canada. 31 March 2019.
  6. Web site: RPM 100 Hit Tracks – February 6, 1993. RPM. Library and Archives Canada. 31 March 2019.
  7. Web site: RPM 100 Hit Tracks – February 13, 1993. RPM. Library and Archives Canada. 31 March 2019.
  8. Web site: RPM 100 Hit Tracks – February 20, 1993. RPM. Library and Archives Canada. 31 March 2019.
  9. Web site: RPM 100 Hit Tracks – February 27, 1993. RPM. Library and Archives Canada. 31 March 2019.
  10. Web site: RPM 100 Hit Tracks – March 6, 1993. RPM. Library and Archives Canada. 31 March 2019.
  11. Web site: RPM 100 Hit Tracks – March 13, 1993. RPM. Library and Archives Canada. 31 March 2019.
  12. Web site: RPM 100 Hit Tracks – March 20, 1993. RPM. Library and Archives Canada. 31 March 2019.
  13. Web site: RPM 100 Hit Tracks – March 27, 1993. RPM. Library and Archives Canada. 31 March 2019.
  14. RPM 100 Hit Tracks – April 3, 1993. RPM. 57. 12. 6. 31 March 2019.
  15. Web site: RPM 100 Hit Tracks – April 10, 1993. RPM. Library and Archives Canada. 31 March 2019.
  16. Web site: RPM 100 Hit Tracks – April 17, 1993. RPM. Library and Archives Canada. 31 March 2019.
  17. Web site: RPM 100 Hit Tracks – April 24, 1993. RPM. Library and Archives Canada. 31 March 2019.
  18. Web site: RPM 100 Hit Tracks – May 1, 1993. RPM. Library and Archives Canada. 31 March 2019.
  19. Web site: RPM 100 Hit Tracks – May 8, 1993. RPM. Library and Archives Canada. 31 March 2019.
  20. RPM 100 Hit Tracks – May 15, 1993. RPM. 57. 18. 6. 31 March 2019.
  21. Web site: RPM 100 Hit Tracks – May 22, 1993. RPM. Library and Archives Canada. 31 March 2019.
  22. Web site: RPM 100 Hit Tracks – May 29, 1993. RPM. Library and Archives Canada. 31 March 2019.
  23. Web site: RPM 100 Hit Tracks – June 5, 1993. RPM. Library and Archives Canada. 31 March 2019.
  24. Web site: RPM 100 Hit Tracks – June 12, 1993. RPM. Library and Archives Canada. 31 March 2019.
  25. Web site: RPM 100 Hit Tracks – June 19, 1993. RPM. Library and Archives Canada. 31 March 2019.
  26. Web site: RPM 100 Hit Tracks – June 26, 1993. RPM. Library and Archives Canada. 31 March 2019.
  27. Web site: RPM 100 Hit Tracks – July 3, 1993. RPM. Library and Archives Canada. 31 March 2019.
  28. Web site: RPM 100 Hit Tracks – July 10, 1993. RPM. Library and Archives Canada. 31 March 2019.
  29. Web site: RPM 100 Hit Tracks – July 17, 1993. RPM. Library and Archives Canada. 31 March 2019.
  30. Web site: RPM 100 Hit Tracks – July 24, 1993. RPM. Library and Archives Canada. 31 March 2019.
  31. Web site: RPM 100 Hit Tracks – July 31, 1993. RPM. Library and Archives Canada. 31 March 2019.
  32. Web site: RPM 100 Hit Tracks – August 7, 1993. RPM. Library and Archives Canada. 31 March 2019.
  33. Web site: RPM 100 Hit Tracks – August 14, 1993. RPM. Library and Archives Canada. 31 March 2019.
  34. Web site: RPM 100 Hit Tracks – August 21, 1993. RPM. Library and Archives Canada. 31 March 2019.
  35. Web site: RPM 100 Hit Tracks – August 28, 1993. RPM. Library and Archives Canada. 31 March 2019.
  36. Web site: RPM 100 Hit Tracks – September 4, 1993. RPM. Library and Archives Canada. 31 March 2019.
  37. Web site: RPM 100 Hit Tracks – September 11, 1993. RPM. Library and Archives Canada. 31 March 2019.
  38. Web site: RPM 100 Hit Tracks – September 18, 1993. RPM. Library and Archives Canada. 31 March 2019.
  39. Web site: RPM 100 Hit Tracks – September 25, 1993. RPM. Library and Archives Canada. 31 March 2019.
  40. Web site: RPM 100 Hit Tracks – October 2, 1993. RPM. Library and Archives Canada. 31 March 2019.
  41. Web site: RPM 100 Hit Tracks – October 9, 1993. RPM. Library and Archives Canada. 31 March 2019.
  42. Web site: RPM 100 Hit Tracks – October 16, 1993. RPM. Library and Archives Canada. 31 March 2019.
  43. Web site: RPM 100 Hit Tracks – October 23, 1993. RPM. Library and Archives Canada. 31 March 2019.
  44. Web site: RPM 100 Hit Tracks – October 30, 1993. RPM. Library and Archives Canada. 31 March 2019.
  45. Web site: RPM 100 Hit Tracks – November 6, 1993. RPM. Library and Archives Canada. 31 March 2019.
  46. Web site: RPM 100 Hit Tracks – November 13, 1993. RPM. Library and Archives Canada. 31 March 2019.
  47. Web site: RPM 100 Hit Tracks – November 20, 1993. RPM. Library and Archives Canada. 31 March 2019.
  48. Web site: RPM 100 Hit Tracks – November 27, 1993. RPM. Library and Archives Canada. 31 March 2019.
  49. Web site: RPM 100 Hit Tracks – December 4, 1993. RPM. Library and Archives Canada. 31 March 2019.
  50. Web site: RPM 100 Hit Tracks – December 11, 1993. RPM. Library and Archives Canada. 31 March 2019.
  51. Web site: RPM 100 Hit Tracks – December 18, 1993. RPM. Library and Archives Canada. 31 March 2019.
  52. Web site: RPM 100 Hit Tracks – December 25, 1994. RPM. Library and Archives Canada. 31 March 2019.