The UK Singles Chart is one of many music charts compiled by the Official Charts Company that calculates the best-selling singles of the week in the United Kingdom. Before 2004, the chart was only based on the sales of physical singles. This list shows singles that peaked in the Top 10 of the UK Singles Chart during 1993, as well as singles which peaked in 1992 and 1994 but were in the top 10 in 1993. The entry date is when the single appeared in the top 10 for the first time (week ending, as published by the Official Charts Company, which is six days after the chart is announced).
One-hundred and thirty-six singles were in the top ten in 1993. Ten singles from 1992 remained in the top 10 for several weeks at the beginning of the year, while "Twist and Shout" by Chaka Demus & Pliers, "The Perfect Year" by Dina Carroll and "It's Alright" by East 17 were all released in 1993 but did not reach their peak until 1994. "Could It Be Magic" by Take That was the only single from 1992 to reach its peak in 1993. Thirty-one artists scored multiple entries in the top 10 in 1993. Ace of Base, Eternal, Gabrielle, Radiohead and Shaggy were among the many artists who achieved their first UK charting top 10 single in 1993.
The 1992 Christmas number-one, "I Will Always Love You" by Whitney Houston, remained at number-one for the first six weeks of 1993. The first new number-one single of the year was "No Limit" by 2 Unlimited. Overall, fifteen different singles peaked at number-one in 1993, with Take That (3) having the most singles hit that position.
Background Multiple entries One-hundred and thirty-six singles charted in the top 10 in 1993, with one-hundred and twenty-four singles reaching their peak this year.
Thirty-one artists scored multiple entries in the top 10 in 1993. Boyband Take That secured the record for the most top ten singles in 1993 with five hit singles. This included three number-one singles: "Pray" in July, "Relight My Fire" in October and "Babe" in December. "Why Can't I Wake Up With You" and "Could It Be Magic?" just missed out on number-one, peaking at numbers 2 and 3 respectively. Fellow Manchester band M People had four top ten entries, with the highest entry, "Moving on Up", reaching number 2. "No Limit" was a number-one single for 2 Unlimited, one of three top 10 singles for the Dutch eurodance group. Chaka Demus & Pliers, Lisa Stansfield, Madonna, Michael Jackson and Whitney Houston all had three top 10 singles in 1993, with Houston's cover of "I Will Always Love You" (from The Bodyguard film soundtrack) spending 10 weeks at number one.
Chart debuts Forty-three artists achieved their first top 10 single in 1993, either as a lead or featured artist. Of these, seven went on to record another hit single that year: Cappella, Culture Beat, Gabrielle, Haddaway, Niki Haris, Shabba Ranks and Urban Cookie Collective. Chaka Demus & Pliers achieved two more top 10 singles in 1993. M People had three other entries in their breakthrough year.
The following table (collapsed on desktop site) does not include acts who had previously charted as part of a group and secured their first top 10 solo single.
Artist Number of top 10s First entry Chart position Other entriesNiki Haris2"Exterminate" 2"Do You See the Light (Looking For)" (10)Pop Will Eat Itself1"Get the Girl! Kill the Baddies!"9—West End1"The Love I Lost"3—U.S.U.R.A.1"Open Your Mind"7—1"Sweet Harmony"8—M People4"How Can I Love You More?"8"One Night in Heaven" (6), "Moving on Up" (2), "Don't Look Any Further" (9)Lenny Kravitz1"Are You Gonna Go My Way"4—Shaggy1"Oh Carolina"1—Suede1"Animal Nitrate"7—Shabba Ranks2"Mr. Loverman"3"Housecall" (8)Snow1"Informer"2—Therapy?1"ShortSharpShock (EP)"9—Jamiroquai1"Too Young to Die"10—Robin S.1"Show Me Love"6—Jade1"Don't Walk Away"7—Sub Sub1"Ain't No Love (Ain't No Use)"3—Melanie WilliamsCappella2"U Got 2 Know" 6"U Got 2 Let the Music" (2)Ace of Base1"All That She Wants"1—Inner Circle1"Sweat (A La La La La Long)"3—House of Pain1"Jump Around"/"Top O' the Morning to Ya" 8—Spin Doctors1"Two Princes"3—Green Jellÿ1"Three Little Pigs"5—Louchie Lou & Michie One1"Shout (It Out)"7—Haddaway2"What Is Love"2"Life" (6)Gabrielle2"Dreams"1"Going Nowhere" (9)Chaka Demus & Pliers3"Tease Me"3"She Don't Let Nobody" (4), "Twist and Shout" (1) 4 Non Blondes1"What's Up?"2—Urban Cookie Collective2"The Key the Secret"2"Feels Like Heaven" (5)Bitty McLean1"It Keeps Rainin' (Tears from My Eyes)"2—Apache Indian1"Nuff Vibes (EP)"5—Culture Beat2"Mr. Vain"1"Got to Get It" (4)SWV1"Right Here"3—Radiohead1"Creep"7—Eternal1"Stay"4—1"Give It Up"5—1"Real Love '93"8—Soul Asylum1"Runaway Train"7—1"Long Train Runnin'"7—Mr Blobby1"Mr Blobby"1—Jack Radics1"Twist and Shout" 1—Taxi Gang
Notes Slash from the American rock band Guns N' Roses featured on Michael Jackson's number 2 single "Give In to Me", his first hit outside the band.
The Right Said Fred-fronted Comic Relief single "Stick It Out" included a collection of entertainment personalities credited as and Friends. Among them were chart debutants comedians Clive Anderson, Hugh Laurie, Peter Cook and Steve Coogan, radio DJ Alan Freeman, television presenter Jools Holland, actors Bernard Cribbins, Linda Robson and Pauline Quirke and children's character Basil Brush (voiced by Ivan Owen).
Songs from films Original songs from various films entered the top 10 throughout the year. These included "I'm Every Woman", "I Have Nothing", "I Will Always Love You" (entered in 1992) and "Someday (I'm Coming Back)" (from The Bodyguard), "Love Song for a Vampire" (Bram Stoker's Dracula), "Can't Help Falling In Love" (Sliver), "Almost Unreal" (Super Mario Bros.), "In All the Right Places" (Indecent Proposal), "Will You Be There" (Free Willy), "Hero" (Hero) and "Again" (Poetic Justice).
Charity singles The Comic Relief single in 1993, "Stick It Out", was performed by Right Said Fred with the help of a group of entertainment personalities on backing vocals. The single featured Alan Freeman, Basil Brush, Bernard Cribbins, Clive Anderson, Hugh Laurie, Jools Holland, Linda Robson, Pauline Quirke, Peter Cook and Steve Coogan. It peaked at number four on 20 March 1993 (week ending).
Best-selling singles Meat Loaf had the best-selling single of the year with "I'd Do Anything for Love (But I Won't Do That)", which spent fourteen weeks in the top 10 (including seven weeks at number-one), sold over 761,000 copies and was certified platinum by the BPI. "(I Can't Help) Falling in Love with You" by UB40 came in second place. Ace of Base's "All That She Wants", "No Limit" from 2 Unlimited and "Dreams by Gabrielle made up the top five. Singles by Mr Blobby, Shaggy, Haddaway, Culture Beat and Whitney Houston were also in the top ten best-selling singles of the year.
Top-ten singles Key SymbolMeaning‡Single peaked in 1992 but still in chart in 1993.♦Single released in 1993 but peaked in 1994.(#)Year-end top-ten single position and rankEnteredThe date that the single first appeared in the chart.PeakHighest position that the single reached in the UK Singles Chart.
Entered(week ending) Weeksintop10 Single Artist Peak Peak reached(week ending) WeeksatpeakSingles in 199210"Would I Lie to You?" ‡ Charles & Eddie1215"I Will Always Love You" ‡ (#10)Whitney Houston1103"Out of Space"/"Ruff in the Jungle Bizness" ‡ 517"Heal the World" ‡Michael Jackson255"Tom Traubert's Blues (Waltzing Matilda)" ‡Rod Stewart615"Slam Jam" ‡WWF Superstars428"Could It Be Magic" Take That325"Phorever People" ‡523"Boney M. Megamix II" ‡Boney M713"Miami Hit Mix" ‡Gloria Estefan82Singles in 19931"Someday (I'm Coming Back)"Lisa Stansfield1016"Exterminate!"Snap! featuring Niki Haris234"Mr. Wendal"/"Revolution"Arrested Development413"I'm Easy"/"Be Aggressive"Faith No More311"Get the Girl! Kill the Baddies!"Pop Will Eat Itself911"The Devil You Know"Jesus Jones1016"The Love I Lost"West End featuring Sybil323"We Are Family ('93 Mixes)" Sister Sledge513"Open Your Mind"U.S.U.R.A.723"Sweet Harmony"821"Steam"Peter Gabriel10112"No Limit" (#4)2 Unlimited155"Deep"East 17523"Ordinary World"Duran Duran623"How Can I Love You More?" M People816"Little Bird"/"Love Song for a Vampire"Annie Lennox342"Stairway to Heaven"Rolf Harris713"Why Can't I Wake Up with You"Take That224"I'm Every Woman"Whitney Houston415"Are You Gonna Go My Way"Lenny Kravitz425"Give In to Me"Michael Jackson212"I Feel You"Depeche Mode818"Oh Carolina" (#7)Shaggy122"Animal Nitrate"Suede721"Fear of the Dark (Live)"Iron Maiden812"Stick It Out" Right Said Fred & Friends 411"Bad Girl"Madonna1015"Mr. Loverman" Shabba Ranks329"Informer"Snow231"ShortSharpShock (EP)"Therapy?911"Too Young to Die"Jamiroquai1017"Young at Heart" 142"Cat's in the Cradle"Ugly Kid Joe721"Peace in Our Time"Cliff Richard812"Jump They Say"David Bowie912"Fever"Madonna615"When I'm Good and Ready"Sybil535"Show Me Love"Robin S.623"Don't Walk Away"Jade716"Ain't No Love (Ain't No Use)"Sub Sub featuring Melanie Williams313"U Got 2 Know"Cappella622"Regret"New Order414"I Have Nothing"Whitney Houston326"Five Live (EP)"George Michael & Queen with Lisa Stansfield136"Everybody Hurts"R.E.M.725"That's the Way Love Goes"Janet Jackson215"Tribal Dance"2 Unlimited4210"All That She Wants" (#3)Ace of Base138"Sweat (A La La La La Long)" Inner Circle332"Believe in Me"Utah Saints8110"(I Can't Help) Falling in Love with You" (#2)UB40121"Housecall" Shabba Ranks featuring Maxi Priest812"In These Arms"Bon Jovi922"I Don't Wanna Fight"Tina Turner711"Jump Around"/"Top O' the Morning to Ya"House of Pain816"Two Princes"Spin Doctors313"Three Little Pigs"Green Jellÿ522"Shout (It Out)"Louchie Lou & Michie One719"What Is Love" (#8)Haddaway222"Can You Forgive Her?"Pet Shop Boys724"In All the Right Places"Lisa Stansfield811"Do You See the Light (Looking For)"Snap! featuring Niki Haris1019"Dreams" (#5)Gabrielle1310"Tease Me"Chaka Demus & Pliers314"Have I Told You Lately"Rod Stewart516"One Night in Heaven"M People623"I Will Survive (Phil Kelsey Remix)" Gloria Gaynor518"What's Up?"4 Non Blondes226"Pray"Take That142"Will You Be There"Michael Jackson922"Almost Unreal"Roxette717"Living on My Own (No More Brothers' Mix)" Freddie Mercury123"Rain"Madonna722"This Is It"Dannii Minogue1026"The Key the Secret"Urban Cookie Collective 227"It Keeps Rainin' (Tears from My Eyes)"Bitty McLean226"The River of Dreams"Billy Joel315"Nuff Vibes (EP)"Apache Indian518"Mr. Vain" (#9)Culture Beat143"Higher Ground"UB40836"Right Here"SWV314"Dreamlover"Mariah Carey913"Faces"2 Unlimited822"Heart-Shaped Box"Nirvana515"Go West"Pet Shop Boys228"Boom! Shake the Room"DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince121"Creep"Radiohead715"Moving on Up"M People215"She Don't Let Nobody"Chaka Demus & Pliers435"Life"Haddaway611"Condemnation (EP)"Depeche Mode911"On the Ropes (EP)"1013"Relax" Frankie Goes to Hollywood511"Going Nowhere"Gabrielle911"It Must Have Been Love" Roxette1014"Relight My Fire"Take That featuring Lulu1214"I'd Do Anything for Love (But I Won't Do That)" (#1)Meat Loaf175"Stay"Eternal411"Hallowed Be Thy Name"Iron Maiden915"U Got 2 Let the Music"Cappella212"One Love"819"Don't Be a Stranger"Dina Carroll328"Please Forgive Me"Bryan Adams232"Both Sides of the Story"Phil Collins714"Give It Up" 514"Got to Get It"Culture Beat423"Hero" Mariah Carey711"Real Love '93"813"Feels Like Heaven"Urban Cookie Collective511"Little Fluffy Clouds" 1013"Runaway Train" Soul Asylum727"True Love"Elton John & Kiki Dee221"Ain't It Fun"Guns N' Roses913"Again"Janet Jackson612"Long Train Runnin' (Remix)" 717"Mr Blobby" (#6) Mr Blobby132"Stay (Faraway, So Close!)"/"I've Got You Under My Skin" U2/Frank Sinatra with Bono 411"Don't Look Any Further"M People911"Controversy"Prince516"For Whom the Bell Tolls"Bee Gees427"It's Alright" ♦East 17315"Babe"Take That117"Twist and Shout" ♦Chaka Demus & Pliers featuring Jack Radics & Taxi Gang125"The Perfect Year" ♦Dina Carroll513"Bat Out of Hell" Meat Loaf821"The Power of Love" Frankie Goes to Hollywood101
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