R&B number-one hits of 1993 (USA)
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These are the Billboard magazine R&B singles chart number one hits of 1993:
Chart history
| Issue Date | Song | Artist |
| January 2 | I Will Always Love You | Whitney Houston Whitney Houston Whitney Elizabeth Houston is an American singer, actress, producer and a former model. Houston is the most awarded female act of all time, according to Guinness World Records, and her list of awards include 1 Emmy Award, 6 Grammy Awards, 30 Billboard Music Awards, 22 American Music Awards, among... |
| January 9 | I Will Always Love You | Whitney Houston |
| January 16 | I Will Always Love You | Whitney Houston |
| January 23 | I Will Always Love You | Whitney Houston |
| January 30 | I Will Always Love You | Whitney Houston |
| February 6 | I Will Always Love You | Whitney Houston |
| February 13 | I Will Always Love You | Whitney Houston |
| February 20 | Hip Hop Hooray Hip Hop Hooray "Hip Hop Hooray" is a hip hop single released by hip hop group, Naughty By Nature, in 1993. The song spent one week at number one on the US R&B chart, and reached number eight on the US Pop chart... |
Naughty By Nature Naughty by Nature Naughty by Nature are a Grammy Award-winning American hip hop trio from East Orange, New Jersey that at the time of its formation in 1989 consisted of Treach, Vin Rock, and the DJ Kay Gee... |
| February 27 | Nuthin' But a "G" Thang | Dr. Dre Dr. Dre Andre Romelle Young , primarily known by his stage name Dr. Dre, is an American record producer, rapper, record executive, entrepreneur, and occasional actor. He is the founder and current CEO of Aftermath Entertainment and a former co-owner and artist of Death Row Records... |
| March 6 | Nuthin' But a "G" Thang | Dr. Dre |
| March 13 | Freak Me Freak Me "Freak Me" is an R&B ballad recorded by Atlanta, Georgia-based vocal quintet Silk in 1992. It was co-written and co-produced by Keith Sweat, for whom Silk was a touring opening act... |
Silk Silk (group) Silk is an American R&B group, formed in 1989 in Atlanta, Georgia.-Career:Silk are best known for their hit singles, "Happy Days", "Freak Me" from their debut album, Lose Control. Another hit from Lose Control, "Girl U For Me", helped the album reach double platinum status... |
| March 20 | Freak Me | Silk |
| March 27 | Freak Me | Silk |
| April 3 | Freak Me | Silk |
| April 10 | Freak Me | Silk |
| April 17 | Freak Me | Silk |
| April 24 | Freak Me | Silk |
| May 1 | Freak Me | Silk |
| May 8 | That's the Way Love Goes | Janet Jackson Janet Jackson Janet Damita Jo Jackson is an American recording artist and actress. Known for a series of sonically innovative, socially conscious and sexually provocative records, as well as elaborate stage shows, television and film roles, she has been a prominent figure in popular culture for over 25 years... |
| May 15 | That's the Way Love Goes | Janet Jackson |
| May 22 | That's the Way Love Goes | Janet Jackson |
| May 29 | That's the Way Love Goes | Janet Jackson |
| June 5 | Knockin' Da Boots Knockin' Da Boots "Knockin' Da Boots" is the debut single from R&B group H-Town. Taken from their debut album, Fever for Da Flavor, "Knockin' Da Boots" became one of the biggest R&B singles of 1993 according to the Billboard charts, where it peaked at number three for seven weeks, and also topped the R&B chart for... |
H-Town H-Town (band) H-Town is an American R&B/hip hop vocal group. It was originally founded by twin brothers Keven “Dino” Conner, Solomon “Shazam” Conner, and their longtime friend Darryl “G.I.” Jackson in 1992.-Formation:... |
| June 12 | Knockin' Da Boots | H-Town |
| June 19 | Knockin' Da Boots | H-Town |
| June 26 | Knockin' Da Boots | H-Town |
| July 3 | Weak Weak (song) "Weak" is an R&B ballad recorded by the girl group SWV for their debut album, It's About Time . It was written and produced by Brian Alexander Morgan, who composed the lyrics based upon his feelings towards R&B singer Chanté Moore.... |
SWV SWV Sisters with Voices, better known as SWV, is an American female R&B trio from New York. Formed in 1990 as a gospel group, SWV became one of the most successful R&B groups of the 1990s. They had a series of hits, including "Weak", "Right Here/Human Nature", "I'm So Into You", and "You're the One".... |
| July 10 | Weak | SWV |
| July 17 | Whoomp! (There It Is) Whoomp! (There It Is) "Whoomp! " is a number two Billboard Hot 100 single by the Miami bass group Tag Team.The song sampled a beginning synthesizer line from the 1980 Italo-disco hit "I'm Ready" by Kano. The chorus is almost the same as the song "Whoot, There It Is" released by 95 South a month earlier, however the... |
Tag Team Tag Team Tag Team was a hip hop/pop rap duo from Atlanta, Georgia, United States active from 1993 up to 1995. The duo was made up of Cecil Glenn and Steve Gibson . They are best known for their #1 single, "Whoomp! ", which was released in 1993, but rereleased as a remix in 2000... |
| July 24 | Lately Lately (Stevie Wonder song) "Lately" is a song by American singer Stevie Wonder recorded for his album Hotter than July . The song was notably covered by R&B group Jodeci and released as a promotional single for the live album Uptown MTV Unplugged in June 1993.... |
Jodeci Jodeci Jodeci is an American band, whose repertoire includes R&B, soul music, and new jack swing. The group consists of two pairs of brothers from Hampton, Virginia and Charlotte, North Carolina: Cedric & Joel Hailey and Donald & Dalvin DeGrate, all respectively known by their stage names: K-Ci & Jojo,... |
| July 31 | Lately | Jodeci |
| August 7 | Check Yo Self Check Yo Self "Check Yo Self" is the second hit single from Ice Cube's third solo album The Predator. It was released in July 1993 and features New York rappers Das EFX. It topped both the Billboard R&B/Hip-Hop and Rap charts while also reaching number 20 on the Hot 100 chart... |
Ice Cube Ice Cube O'Shea Jackson , better known by his stage name Ice Cube, is an American rapper and actor. He began his career as a member of the hip-hop group C.I.A. and later joined the rap group N.W.A. After leaving N.W.A in December 1989, he built a successful solo career in music, and also as a writer,... featuring Das EFX Das EFX Das EFX is an American hip hop duo. It consists of emcees Skoob and Dray... |
| August 14 | Lately | Jodeci |
| August 21 | Lately | Jodeci |
| August 28 | Right Here/Human Nature | SWV |
| September 4 | Right Here/Human Nature | SWV |
| September 11 | Right Here/Human Nature | SWV |
| September 18 | Right Here/Human Nature | SWV |
| September 25 | Right Here/Human Nature | SWV |
| October 2 | Right Here/Human Nature | SWV |
| October 9 | Right Here/Human Nature | SWV |
| October 16 | Just Kickin' It Just Kickin' It "Just Kickin' It" is a song by American R&B group Xscape. Written by Jermaine Dupri and Manuel Seal,the song was released as Xscape's first single from the group's 1993 debut album Hummin' Comin' at 'Cha... |
Xscape Xscape (band) Xscape, was a female American R&B group that originally started out as a quintet and then became a quartet. The group had a string of hit songs during the 1990s... |
| October 23 | Just Kickin' It | Xscape |
| October 30 | Just Kickin' It | Xscape |
| November 6 | Just Kickin' It | Xscape |
| November 13 | Gangsta Lean Gangsta Lean (song) "Gangsta Lean" is a song by American R&B group DRS, from their 1993 debut album Gangsta Lean.It spent six weeks at #1 on the U.S. Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart and peaked at #4 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100... |
DRS DRS (band) DRS was an Rhythm and blues band from Sacramento, California. Their biggest success was through the 1993 Capitol Records album Gangsta Lean , which peaked at #34 on the Billboard Top 200 and #6 on the Top R&B/Hip Hop Charts in the U.S. on the strength of the hit single, "Gangsta Lean"... |
| November 20 | Gangsta Lean | DRS |
| November 27 | Gangsta Lean | DRS |
| December 4 | Gangsta Lean | DRS |
| December 11 | Gangsta Lean | DRS |
| December 18 | Gangsta Lean | DRS |
| December 25 | Can We Talk Can We Talk "Can We Talk" is the title of a number-one single by singer Tevin Campbell and composed and produced by Babyface. It was the first single to be released from his double platinum second release I'm Ready. The song hit top ten on the pop charts peaking at number nine on the Hot 100 and spent a total... |
Tevin Campbell Tevin Campbell Tevin Jermod Campbell is an American R&B singer-songwriter and actor. He scored a string of R&B chart hits as a teenager in the early to mid-1990s.-Music career:... |
Chart comparisons
- Four songs reached number-one on the Billboard Hot 100/pop chart: "I Will Always Love You" (from the previous year), "Freak Me," "That's the Way Love Goes" and "Weak."
- Seven songs reached number-one on the Rhythmic crossover chartRhythmic Top 40 number-one hits of 1993 (USA)This is a list of the U.S. Billboard magazine Rhythmic Top 40 number-ones of 1993.-See also:*1993 in music*Top 40 Mainstream number-one hits of 1993 *Number-one dance hits of 1993 *R&B number-one hits of 1993...
: in addition to the above mentioned four, the other three included "Lately," "Right Here/Human Nature" and "Just Kickin' It." - Two songs reached number-one on the Hot Rap SinglesHot Rap SongsRap Songs is a chart released weekly by Billboard in the United States. It lists the 25 most popular hip-hop/rap songs, calculated weekly by airplay on rhythmic and urban radio stations and sales in hip hop-focused or exclusive markets. From 1989 through 2001, it was based on how much the single...
chart: "Nuthin' But a 'G' Thang" and "Check Yo' Self."
See also
- 1993 in music1993 in musicThis is a summary of significant events in music in 1993.-January–February:*January 8 – The U.S. Postal Service issues an Elvis Presley stamp. The design was voted on in February 1992....
- List of number-one R&B hits (United States)
- List of number-one R&B albums of 1993 (U.S.)