{"id":21409,"date":"2024-05-27T03:27:49","date_gmt":"2024-05-27T09:27:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/learningturkey.com\/blog\/?p=21409"},"modified":"2024-05-29T12:53:42","modified_gmt":"2024-05-29T18:53:42","slug":"fifty-years-of-music-1993","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/learningturkey.com\/blog\/2024\/05\/fifty-years-of-music-1993\/","title":{"rendered":"Fifty Years Of Music \u2013 1993"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Fifty years ago, I made my first appeared on the Earth.\u00a0 In celebration, we are going to take a look at the year-end\u00a0Billboard<\/em>\u00a0Hot 100 singles chart for each year of my life and see what songs resonated with me at the time and if they continue to do so to this day.<\/p>\n

We continue our look back at the music of my lifetime with 1993, the year I completed my first year of college, started my second year of college, moved out of my childhood home, and turned 19, in that order.\u00a0 My musical landscape was continuing to change, as I navigated the different music I was exposed to between the middle of Indiana and the Chicagoland area.\u00a0 A whopping 86 of the Hot 100 are familiar to me now, with 51 of them appearing in my collection in one way or another.<\/p>\n

#100: Def Leppard \u2013 Two Steps Behind<\/em>
\niTunes stats: 24 plays<\/p>\n

Featured on the soundtrack to Last Action Hero<\/em>, the acoustic ballad peaked at #12 on the Hot 100.<\/p>\n

#97: Tony! Toni! Ton\u00e9! \u2013 Anniversary<\/em>
\niTunes stats: N\/A<\/p>\n

Reaching #10, it was the second single from the group’s third studio album.<\/p>\n

#96: Sting \u2013 If I Ever Lost My Faith in You<\/em>
\niTunes stats: N\/A<\/p>\n

Topping out at #17, the track earned Sting a Grammy in 1994.<\/p>\n

#95: Gin Blossoms \u2013 Hey Jealousy<\/em>
\niTunes stats: 28 plays<\/p>\n

Written by the band’s former guitarist, who was fired before their breakthrough album was released, it went to #25 on the Hot 100.<\/p>\n

#94: Aerosmith \u2013 Livin’ on the Edge<\/em>
\niTunes stats: 21 plays<\/p>\n

The lead single from the group’s eleventh album, which I bought in a midnight release at the Musicland that would eventually become a bar off of Purdue’s campus, it peaked at #18<\/p>\n

#93: Green Jelly \u2013 Three Little Pigs<\/em>
\niTunes stats: 27 plays<\/p>\n

Spending 20 weeks on the chart, the sole hit from the band, originally called Green Jell\u00f6 before a lawsuit forced them to change their name, reached #17 in June.<\/p>\n

#92: Joey Lawrence \u2013 Nothing My Love Can’t Fix<\/em>
\niTunes stats: N\/A<\/p>\n

The first, and most successful, single from the Blossom<\/em> star, it topped out at #19.<\/p>\n

#91: Tears for Fears \u2013 Break It Down Again<\/em>
\niTunes stats: 23 plays<\/p>\n

The group’s first hit since 1989, it peaked at #25 and became their final track to enter the Top 40.<\/p>\n

#90: Rod Stewart \u2013 Reason to Believe<\/em>
\niTunes stats: N\/A<\/p>\n

Originally released by Stewart in 1971, this live version, from his Unplugged<\/em> appearance, reached #18.<\/p>\n

#87: Sting \u2013 Fields of Gold<\/em>
\niTunes stats: N\/A<\/p>\n

Released in June, it hit #23 on the Hot 100.<\/p>\n

#83: Michael Bolton \u2013 To Love Somebody<\/em>
\niTunes stats: N\/A<\/p>\n

Originally released by the Bee Gees in 1967, Michael Bolton took his version to #11.<\/p>\n

#82: Haddaway \u2013 What is Love<\/em>
\niTunes stats: N\/A<\/p>\n

The sole hit from the Trinidadian-German singer, it topped out at #11.<\/p>\n

#81: Digable Planets \u2013 Rebirth of Slick (Cool Like Dat)<\/em>
\niTunes stats: 25 plays<\/p>\n

Peaking at #15 in March, it remains the group’s lone Top 40 single.<\/p>\n

#80: The Heights \u2013 How Do You Talk to an Angel<\/em>
\niTunes stats: 22 plays<\/p>\n

Spending the two weeks at the top of the charts between the record-breaking runs of Boyz II Men and Whitney Houston, it also finished at #59 in 1992’s year-end chart.<\/p>\n

#78: Ice Cube \u2013 It Was a Good Day<\/em>
\niTunes stats: 43 plays<\/p>\n

Ice Cube’s highest charting single, it peaked at #15 on the Hot 100.<\/p>\n

#77: Inner Circle \u2013 Sweat (A La La La La Long)<\/em>
\niTunes stats: 15 plays<\/p>\n

Released in July of 1992, it eventually worked its way up to #16.<\/p>\n

#76: Restless Heart \u2013 When She Cries<\/em>
\niTunes stats: N\/A<\/p>\n

A crossover hit for the country band, it reached #9 on the Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart and #11 on the Hot 100.<\/p>\n

#75: DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince \u2013 Boom! Shake the Room<\/em>
\niTunes stats: 24 plays<\/p>\n

The final Top 40 hit before the duo split, it peaked at #13.<\/p>\n

#74: Janet Jackson \u2013 Again<\/em>
\niTunes stats: N\/A<\/p>\n

Included in her film Poetic Justice<\/em>, this third single from Jackson’s fifth studio album topped the charts for two weeks in December of 1993.<\/p>\n

#69: Inner Circle \u2013 Bad Boys<\/em>
\niTunes stats: 20 plays<\/p>\n

The theme song to the television show Cops<\/em>, it was first recorded in 1987 and finally released as a single in 1993, reaching #8 and giving the group their only top ten hit.<\/p>\n

#68: Jeremy Jordan \u2013 The Right Kind of Love<\/em>
\niTunes stats: N\/A<\/p>\n

The lead single from the Beverly Hills 90210<\/em> soundtrack, it topped out at #14.<\/p>\n

#67: Madonna \u2013 Rain<\/em>
\niTunes stats: 18 plays<\/p>\n

Released in July, it hit #14 on the Hot 100.<\/p>\n

#65: Cypress Hill \u2013 Insane in the Brain<\/em>
\niTunes stats: 15 plays<\/p>\n

The lead single from the group’s sophomore album, it topped the Rap charts while peaking at #19 on the Hot 100.<\/p>\n

#64: Zhan\u00e9 \u2013 Hey Mr. D.J.<\/em>
\niTunes stats: N\/A<\/p>\n

The debut single from the group became their first top ten hit, reaching #6.<\/p>\n

#63: Positive K \u2013 I Got a Man<\/em>
\niTunes stats: 22 plays<\/p>\n

The lone Top 40 hit of the rapper’s career, it hit #14 in March.<\/p>\n

#62: TLC \u2013 What About Your Friends<\/em>
\niTunes stats: 27\u00a0plays<\/p>\n

The third straight top ten single from their debut album, it topped out at #7.<\/p>\n

#61: Ugly Kid Joe \u2013 Cats in the Cradle<\/em>
\niTunes stats: 16 plays<\/p>\n

The highest charting single of the band’s career, this cover of the Harry Chapin classic peaked at #6.<\/p>\n

#60: Aerosmith \u2013 Cryin’<\/em>
\niTunes stats: 22 plays<\/p>\n

Released in June, the first single of their Alicia Silverstone trilogy reached #12.<\/p>\n

#58: Mary J. Blige \u2013 Real Love<\/em>
\niTunes stats: N\/A<\/p>\n

The first top ten hit for the singer, it topped out at #7 on the Hot 100.<\/p>\n

#57: Bon Jovi \u2013 Bed of Roses<\/em>
\niTunes stats: 20 plays<\/p>\n

Hitting #10 on the Hot 100, the single was released in January.<\/p>\n

#53: Dr. Dre \u2013 Dre Day<\/em>
\niTunes stats: 31 plays<\/p>\n

The second single from Dr. Dre’s debut solo album, this Eazy-E diss track peaked at #8 in June.<\/p>\n

#52: Prince and the New Power Generation \u2013 7<\/em>
\niTunes stats: 16 plays<\/p>\n

Released in late 1992, the song reached, of course, #7.<\/p>\n

#51: Ace of Base \u2013 All That She Wants<\/em>
\niTunes stats: 20 plays<\/p>\n

The first single released from their North American debut; it went all the way to #2.<\/p>\n

#50: 4 Non Blondes \u2013 What’s Up?<\/em>
\niTunes stats: 28 plays<\/p>\n

The band’s lone single to crack the Hot 100, it hit #14.<\/p>\n

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#49: Bobby Brown \u2013 Good Enough<\/em>
\niTunes stats: 22 plays<\/p>\n

The eighth and final top ten hit of Brown’s solo career, it topped out at #7.<\/p>\n

#46: Toni Braxton \u2013 Another Sad Love Song<\/em>
\niTunes stats: N\/A<\/p>\n

The lead single from Braxton’s debut album, it peaked at #7, giving her the first top ten hit of her career.<\/p>\n

#45: Naughty By Nature \u2013 Hip Hop Hooray<\/em>
\niTunes stats: 33 plays<\/p>\n

The group’s second top ten hit, the lead single from their third album reached #8.<\/p>\n

#44: 95 South \u2013 Whoot, There It Is<\/em>
\niTunes stats: N\/A<\/p>\n

Hitting #11, it was the less popular of the two singles released in 1993 with a similar title.<\/p>\n

#43: P.M. Dawn \u2013 I’d Die Without You<\/em>
\niTunes stats: 28 plays<\/p>\n

Featured on the Boomerang<\/em> soundtrack and released in September of 1992, it topped out at #3.<\/p>\n

#41: Duran Duran \u2013 Come Undone<\/em>
\niTunes stats: 15 plays<\/p>\n

The final top ten hit from the British group, it peaked at #7.<\/p>\n

#40: Shai \u2013 Baby I’m Yours<\/em>
\niTunes stats: 21 plays<\/p>\n

The third and final top ten hit from the group, it reached #10 and featured future MTV VJ Ananda Lewis in its video.<\/p>\n

#39: Whitney Houston \u2013 I’m Every Woman<\/em>
\niTunes stats: N\/A<\/p>\n

The second single from The Bodyguard<\/em> soundtrack, Houston’s cover of the Chaka Khan song was released while her previous hit was still at #1 and topped out at #4 while spending 19 weeks in the Top 40.<\/p>\n

#38: P.M. Dawn \u2013 Looking Through Patient Eyes<\/em>
\niTunes stats: 18 plays<\/p>\n

Released in March and featuring backing vocals from Cathy Dennis, it spent two non-consecutive weeks at #6, the final top ten hit from the band.<\/p>\n

#37: Onyx \u2013 Slam<\/em>
\niTunes stats: 34 plays<\/p>\n

The group’s only single to crack the Top 40, it hit #4 on the Hot 100 while topping the Hot Rap Singles chart.<\/p>\n

#36: Meat Loaf \u2013 I’d Do Anything for Love (But I Won’t Do That)<\/em>
\niTunes stats: 22 plays<\/p>\n

Spending five weeks at #1 in November and December, it remains the only top ten single of the singer’s career.<\/p>\n

#35: Tony! Toni! Ton\u00e9! \u2013 If I Had No Loot<\/em>
\niTunes stats: 28 plays<\/p>\n

Released in June as the lead single from the group’s third album, it peaked at #7 and was named the tenth best single of the year by The Village Voice<\/em>.<\/p>\n

#34: Duran Duran \u2013 Ordinary World<\/em>
\niTunes stats: 15 plays<\/p>\n

The first top ten hit for the group since 1988, it reached #3 on the Hot 100.<\/p>\n

#33: Shanice \u2013 Saving Forever for You<\/em>
\niTunes stats: 11 plays<\/p>\n

The second and final top ten of her career, this hit form the Beverly Hills 90210<\/em> soundtrack hit #4.<\/p>\n

#32: Rod Stewart \u2013 Have I Told You Lately<\/em>
\niTunes stats: N\/A<\/p>\n

A live version from his MTV Unplugged<\/em> session reached #5 on the Hot 100.<\/p>\n

#31: Arrested Development \u2013 Mr. Wendal<\/em>
\niTunes stats: 26 plays<\/p>\n

Released in December of 1992, it peaked at #6 and earned the group a 1994 Soul Train Music Awards nomination.<\/p>\n

#30: Whitney Houston \u2013 I Have Nothing<\/em>
\niTunes stats: N\/A<\/p>\n

Houston’s third single from The Bodyguard<\/em> soundtrack, it reached #4.<\/p>\n

#29: SWV \u2013 Right Here (Human Nature Remix)<\/em>
\niTunes stats: N\/A<\/p>\n

Originally released in 1992, the song topped out at #92, The remix, released in July of the following year, did much better, breaking into the top ten and peaking at #2.<\/p>\n

#28: Spin Doctors \u2013 Two Princes<\/em>
\niTunes stats: 22 plays<\/p>\n

Hitting #7 on the Hot 100, this second single from the band’s debut album was ranked by VH1 as the 41st greatest song of the 90s.<\/p>\n

#27: The Proclaimers \u2013 I’m Gonna Be (500 Miles)<\/em>
\niTunes stats: 33 plays<\/p>\n

Originally released in August of 1988, its inclusion in Benny & Joon<\/em> led to a North American release in 1993, which went to #3.<\/p>\n

#26: Billy Joel \u2013 The River of Dreams<\/em>
\niTunes stats: N\/A<\/p>\n

The title track and lead single from Joel’s twelfth studio album, it became his final top ten hit, going up to #3.<\/p>\n

#25: Snap! \u2013 Rhythm Is a Dancer<\/em>
\niTunes stats: 13 plays<\/p>\n

Not originally planned to be released as a single, the song rode good club reactions to the top of the Dance Club Songs chart and hit #5 on the Hot 100.<\/p>\n

#24: Paperboy \u2013 Ditty<\/em>
\niTunes stats: 22 plays<\/p>\n

The rapper’s debut single was also his only one to crack the Hot 100, peaking at #10.<\/p>\n

#23: Expos\u00e9 \u2013 I’ll Never Get Over You (Getting Over Me)<\/em>
\niTunes stats: 15 plays<\/p>\n

Peaking at #8, the Diane Warren-penned track was the group’s final Top 40 hit.<\/p>\n

#22: Soul Asylum \u2013 Runaway Train<\/em>
\niTunes stats: 25 plays<\/p>\n

The first release from the alternative rock group to crossover to mainstream success, it reached #5.<\/p>\n

#21: Vanessa Williams and Brian McKnight \u2013 Love Is<\/em>
\niTunes stats: N\/A<\/p>\n

Featured on both Beverly Hills 90210<\/em> and Melrose Place<\/em>, the song hit #3 on the Hot 100.<\/p>\n

#19: Janet Jackson \u2013 If<\/em>
\niTunes stats: N\/A<\/p>\n

The second single from Jackson’s fifth album, it featured edgier themes and rose to #3.<\/p>\n

#18: Peabo Bryson and Regina Belle \u2013 A Whole New World<\/em>
\niTunes stats: N\/A<\/p>\n

Featured in Aladdin<\/em>, the duet, which garnered both Academy Award and Golden Globe nominations while winning two Grammys, spent a week at #1, knocking Whitney Houston out of the top spot after fourteen weeks.<\/p>\n

#17: Robin S. \u2013 Show Me Love<\/em>
\niTunes stats: N\/A<\/p>\n

The debut and biggest hit in the singer’s career, it peaked at #5.<\/p>\n

#16: Duice \u2013 Dazzey Dukes<\/em>
\niTunes stats: 30 plays<\/p>\n

Inspired by the shorts worn by Catherine Bach on The Dukes of Hazzard<\/em>, the lone hit from the Miami bass duo reached #12.<\/p>\n

#15: Jodeci \u2013 Lately<\/em>
\niTunes stats: 29 plays<\/p>\n

Covered for the Uptown MTV Unplugged<\/em> release, it became their biggest pop hit, breaking into the top five and topping out at #4.<\/p>\n

#12: Boyz II Men \u2013 In the Still of the Nite<\/em>
\niTunes stats: 22 plays<\/p>\n

This cover of the classic from The Five Satins, recorded for the soundtrack to The Jacksons: An American Dream<\/em> miniseries, peaked at #3 in January of 1993.<\/p>\n

#11: Dr. Dre \u2013 Nuthin’ but a ‘G’ Thang<\/em>
\niTunes stats: 76 plays<\/p>\n

Reaching #2 on the Hot 100, the song was selected by the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as one of the 500 songs that shaped rock and roll.<\/p>\n

#10: Snow \u2013 Informer<\/em>
\niTunes stats: N\/A<\/p>\n

This debut single from the Canadian reggae rapper became his only top ten hit, spending seven weeks at #1 in the spring of 1993.<\/p>\n

#9: Wreckx-n-Effect \u2013 Rump Shaker<\/em>
\niTunes stats: 31 plays<\/p>\n

Stuck at #2 behind the juggernaut that was Whitney Houston, this ode to women’s backsides was the group’s only Top 40 hit.<\/p>\n

#8: Mariah Carey \u2013 Dreamlover<\/em>
\niTunes stats: N\/A<\/p>\n

The lead single from Carey’s third studio album, it spent eight weeks at #1.<\/p>\n

#7: Shai \u2013 If I Ever Fall in Love<\/em>
\niTunes stats: 18 plays<\/p>\n

The debut single from the group, it spent eight weeks stalled at #2.<\/p>\n

#6: SWV \u2013 Weak<\/em>
\niTunes stats: N\/A<\/p>\n

The third single from the group’s debut album, it sat atop the Hot 100 for two weeks in July.<\/p>\n

#5: Silk \u2013 Freak Me<\/em>
\niTunes stats: 12 plays<\/p>\n

The lone top ten hit from the group, it spent two weeks on top of the chart and another ten weeks at #2.<\/p>\n

#4: Janet Jackson \u2013 That’s The Way Love Goes<\/em>
\niTunes stats: 16 plays<\/p>\n

Spending eight weeks at #1, it is the longest-running chart-topper for any member of the Jackson family.<\/p>\n

#3: UB40 \u2013 Can’t Help Falling In Love<\/em>
\niTunes stats: 30 plays<\/p>\n

This cover of the Elvis hit for the Sliver<\/em> soundtrack spent seven weeks atop the Hot 100 and was the band’s final top ten hit.<\/p>\n

#2: Tag Team \u2013 Whoomp! (There It Is)<\/em>
\niTunes stats: 64 plays<\/p>\n

The only single from the duo to chart on the Hot 100, it spent seven consecutive weeks at #2 and became a pop culture sensation.<\/p>\n

#1: Whitney Houston \u2013 I Will Always Love You<\/em>
\niTunes stats: 28 plays<\/p>\n

This cover of the Dolly Parton song, featured in The Bodyguard<\/em> soundtrack, broke the record Boyz II Men set the year before with a run of fourteen weeks at #1, going from November of 1992 through all of February in 1993.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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