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This is a summary of 1993 in music in the United Kingdom, including the official charts from that year.

Summary

15 songs reached the number 1 spot this year. Compared to 1992, there was an improvement to singles sales, with sales rising year on year for the first time since 1989. However, none of the singles released this year were million sellers, the first instance of this happening since 1990. The only song to sell over a million in 1993 was one from the previous year, Whitney Houston's cover of "I Will Always Love You". It managed to sell sufficiently well enough to make its way onto the top 10 of both 1992 and 1993.

March saw The Bluebells reach number 1 with "Young at Heart", a song that had previously made number 8 in 1984. It was re-issued after appearing in an advert for Volkswagen, and the band reformed to promote the song.

Take That got their first #1 in July, with "Pray". Debuting in 1991 with the #38 hit "Promises", they would go on to score another seven number 1s before splitting in 1996. "Pray" was followed by Freddie Mercury scoring a posthumous number 1 with a remixed version of "Living on My Own", the original version of which made number 50 in 1985, making it the first remix of a previously charted single to reach number 1.

The biggest selling single of the year came from Meat Loaf, who hit #1 for seven weeks from October with "I'd Do Anything for Love (But I Won't Do That)". It came from the album , also the biggest selling of the year.

Finally, as usual, December saw the Christmas number one single. Meat Loaf's successor at number 1 was Mr. Blobby, a popular character on the BBC One show Noel's House Party, with "Mr. Blobby" (the first ever eponymously titled number 1 single). In the final week before Christmas he was knocked off by Take That's "Babe", making Mr. Blobby the first one-week #1 since U2's "The Fly" in November 1991, and making Take That the first act to have three singles in a row all enter at #1. However, the following week (Christmas week) saw Mr. Blobby climb back up to the top, the first time this had happened since January 1969, and officially become this year's Christmas number 1.

Charts

Singles

Issue Date Song Title Artist
3 JanuaryI Will Always Love YouWhitney Houston
10 JanuaryI Will Always Love YouWhitney Houston
17 JanuaryI Will Always Love YouWhitney Houston
24 JanuaryI Will Always Love YouWhitney Houston
31 JanuaryI Will Always Love YouWhitney Houston
7 FebruaryNo Limit2 Unlimited
14 FebruaryNo Limit2 Unlimited
21 FebruaryNo Limit2 Unlimited
28 FebruaryNo Limit2 Unlimited
7 MarchNo Limit2 Unlimited
14 MarchOh CarolinaShaggy
21 MarchOh CarolinaShaggy
28 MarchYoung at HeartThe Bluebells
4 AprilYoung at HeartThe Bluebells
11 AprilYoung at HeartThe Bluebells
18 AprilYoung at HeartThe Bluebells
25 AprilFive LiveGeorge Michael & Queen with Lisa Stansfield
2 MayFive LiveGeorge Michael & Queen with Lisa Stansfield
9 MayFive LiveGeorge Michael & Queen with Lisa Stansfield
16 MayAll That She WantsAce of Base
23 MayAll That She WantsAce of Base
30 MayAll That She WantsAce of Base
6 June(I Can't Help) Falling In Love With YouUB40
13 June(I Can't Help) Falling In Love With YouUB40
20 JuneDreamsGabrielle
27 JuneDreamsGabrielle
4 JulyDreamsGabrielle
11 JulyPrayTake That
18 JulyPrayTake That
25 JulyPrayTake That
1 AugustPrayTake That
8 AugustLiving on My OwnFreddie Mercury
15 AugustLiving on My OwnFreddie Mercury
22 AugustMr VainCulture Beat
29 AugustMr VainCulture Beat
5 SeptemberMr VainCulture Beat
12 SeptemberMr VainCulture Beat
19 SeptemberBoom! Shake the RoomDJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince
26 SeptemberBoom! Shake The RoomDJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince
3 OctoberRelight My FireTake That featuring Lulu
10 OctoberRelight My FireTake That featuring Lulu
17 OctoberI'd Do Anything for Love (But I Won't Do That)Meat Loaf
24 OctoberI'd Do Anything for Love (But I Won't Do That)Meat Loaf
31 OctoberI'd Do Anything for Love (But I Won't Do That)Meat Loaf
7 NovemberI'd Do Anything for Love (But I Won't Do That)Meat Loaf
14 NovemberI'd Do Anything for Love (But I Won't Do That)Meat Loaf
21 NovemberI'd Do Anything for Love (But I Won't Do That)Meat Loaf
28 NovemberI'd Do Anything for Love (But I Won't Do That)Meat Loaf
5 DecemberMr. BlobbyMr. Blobby
12 DecemberBabeTake That
19 DecemberMr. BlobbyMr. Blobby
26 DecemberMr. BlobbyMr. Blobby

Albums

Issue Date Album Title Artist
3 JanuaryGreatest Hits 1965 - 1992Cher
10 JanuaryGreatest Hits 1965 - 1992Cher
17 JanuaryGenesis
24 JanuaryLive/The Way We Walk, Volume Two: The LongsGenesis
31 JanuaryJamLittle Angels
7 FebruaryPure CultThe Cult
14 FebruaryWords of LoveBuddy Holly & The Crickets
21 FebruaryWalthamstowEast 17
28 FebruaryDivaAnnie Lennox
7 MarchAre You Gonna Go My WayLenny Kravitz
14 MarchAre You Gonna Go My WayLenny Kravitz
21 MarchTheir Greatest HitsHot Chocolate
28 MarchSongs of Faith and DevotionDepeche Mode
4 AprilSuedeSuede
11 AprilBlack Tie White NoiseDavid Bowie
18 AprilAutomatic for the PeopleR.E.M.
25 AprilCliff Richard - The AlbumCliff Richard
2 MayAutomatic for the PeopleR.E.M.
9 MayRepublicNew Order
16 MayAutomatic for the PeopleR.E.M.
23 Mayjanet.Janet Jackson
30 Mayjanet.Janet Jackson
6 JuneNo Limits2 Unlimited
13 JuneWhat's Love Got to Do with It? (OST)Tina Turner
20 JuneEmergency on Planet EarthJamiroquai
27 JuneEmergency on Planet EarthJamiroquai
4 JulyEmergency on Planet EarthJamiroquai
11 JulyZooropaU2
18 JulyPromises and LiesUB40
25 JulyPromises and LiesUB40
1 AugustPromises and LiesUB40
8 AugustPromises and LiesUB40
15 AugustPromises and LiesUB40
22 AugustPromises and LiesUB40
29 AugustPromises and LiesUB40
5 SeptemberMusic BoxMariah Carey
12 SeptemberMeat Loaf
19 SeptemberIn UteroNirvana
26 SeptemberBat out of Hell II: Back Into HellMeat Loaf
3 OctoberVeryPet Shop Boys
10 OctoberBat out of Hell II: Back Into HellMeat Loaf
17 OctoberEverything ChangesTake That
24 OctoberBat out of Hell II: Back Into HellMeat Loaf
31 OctoberBat out of Hell II: Back Into HellMeat Loaf
7 NovemberBat out of Hell II: Back Into HellMeat Loaf
14 NovemberBoth SidesPhil Collins
21 NovemberBat out of Hell II: Back Into HellMeat Loaf
28 NovemberBat out of Hell II: Back Into HellMeat Loaf
5 DecemberBat out of Hell II: Back Into HellMeat Loaf
12 DecemberBat out of Hell II: Back Into HellMeat Loaf
19 DecemberBat out of Hell II: Back Into HellMeat Loaf
26 DecemberBat out of Hell II: Back Into HellMeat Loaf

Top 40 Singles of 1993

Position Song Title Artist Sales Highest Position
1I'd Do Anything For Love (But I Won't Do That)Meat Loaf1
2(I Can't Help) Falling In Love With YouUB401
3All That She WantsAce of Base1
4No Limit2 Unlimited1
5DreamsGabrielle1
6Mr BlobbyMr Blobby1
7Oh CarolinaShaggy1
8What Is LoveHaddaway2
9Mr VainCulture Beat1
10I Will Always Love YouWhitney Houston1
11Five Live (Ep)George Michael & Queen featuring Lisa Stansfield1
12Young At HeartThe Bluebells1
13Aint Nuthin But A G ThangDr. Dre3
14BabeTake That1
15Please Forgive MeBryan Adams2
16Boom Shake The RoomJazzy Jeff & Fresh Prince1
17InformerSnow2
18PrayTake That1
19Sweat (A La La La La Long)Inner Circle3
20Living On My OwnFreddie Mercury1
21What's Up4 Non Blondes2
22The Key The SecretUrban Cookie Collective2
23Don't Be A StrangerDina Carroll3
24It Keeps Rainin' (Tears From My Eyes)Bitty McLean2
25Two PrincesSpin Doctors3
26Little Bird/Love Song For A VampireAnnie Lennox3
27The River Of DreamsBilly Joel3
28Relight My FireTake That featuring Lulu1
29True LoveElton John & Kiki Dee2
30The Love I LostWest End featuring Sybil3
31Twist And ShoutChaka Demus & Pliers1
32Give It UpThe Goodmen5
33For Whom The Bell TollsBee Gees4
34Right HereSWV3
35Mr LovermanShabba Ranks3
36Moving On UpM People2
37U Got 2 Let The MusicCappella2
38ExterminateSnap! featuring Niki Haris2
39DeepEast 175
40When I'm Good And ReadySybil5

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The 1993 BRIT Awards winners were:

Mercury Music Prize

The 1993 Mercury Music Prize was awarded to Suede - ''Suede.

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