Top 100 Best Selling R&B Soul Songs of 1993

Below is a list of the best selling Soul R&B songs from 1993, sorted by the most popular or best selling first. Click "year" to sort by year. Place mouse on to see information about song. Click song title to play song and to read details about the song including lyrics (if available). Click checkbox to add song to playlist. Click checkbox at top of column to add all songs below it to playlist. Click label to list songs from that record label. Following on from the top 100 chart are listings of hundreds of other lesser-known Soul R&B songs from 1993.

(Songs are sorted in highest US R&B Top 100 and/or UK Top 100 chart position order)

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1 record label: Virgin 1460
chart position: RandB #1, US #1, US AC #16, UK #2, US dance #1
written by: Janet Jackson, Jimmy Jam (as James Harris III) and Terry Lewis
album: Janet
Janet Jackson That's the Way Love Goes
1993 Virgin
2 record label: Columbia 77080
chart position: RandB #2, US #1, UK #9, US AC #2, US dance #1
written by: Mariah Carey and Dave Hall
album: Music Box
Mariah Carey Dreamlover
1993 Columbia
3 record label: EastWest 98438
chart position: RandB #10, US #1, UK #2, US dance #24
written by: Snow (as Darrin O'Brien), Marvin Prince, Edmond Leary, MC Shan (as Shawn Moltke) and Terri V. Lowe
album: 12 Inches of Snow
comments: [reggae hip hop]
Snow Informer
1993 EastWest
4 record label: Virgin 1481
chart position: RandB #7, US #1, UK #6, US AC #4
written by: Janet Jackson, Jimmy Jam (as James Harris III) and Terry Lewis
album: janet.
Janet Jackson Again
1993 Virgin
5 record label: Columbia 77224
chart position: RandB #5, US #1, UK #7, US AC #2
written by: Mariah Carey
album: Music Box
comments: [ballad]
Mariah Carey Hero
1993 Columbia
6 record label: LaFace 74321
chart position: RandB #4, US #3, UK #2, US AC #4
written by: Babyface
album: Toni Braxton
comments: [beat ballad]
Toni Braxton Breathe Again
1993 LaFace
7 record label: RCA 07863 62585
chart position: RandB #1, US #1, UK #33
written by: Brian Alexander Morgan
album: It's About Time
comments: [slow jam]
SWV Weak
1993 RCA
8 record label: Elektra 64654
chart position: RandB #1, US #1, UK #72
written by: Roy Murray and Keith Sweat
album: Lose Control
comments: [slow jam]
Silk Freak Me
1993 Elektra
9 record label: Arista 12527
chart position: RandB #4, US #4, UK #3, US AC #1
written by: David Foster and Linda Thompson (as Linda Thompson Jenner)
album: The Bodyguard: Original Soundtrack Album
comments: [ballad]
Whitney Houston I Have Nothing
1993 Arista
10 record label: Arista 74321
chart position: RandB #5, US #4, UK #4, US AC #26, US dance #1
written by: Nickolas Ashford and Valerie Simpson
album: The Bodyguard: Original Soundtrack Album
Whitney Houston I'm Every Woman
1993 Arista
11 record label: Big Beat 10110
chart position: RandB #7, US #5, UK #6, US dance #1
written by: Allen George and Fred McFarlane
album: Show Me Love
Robin S. Show Me Love
1993 Big Beat
12 record label: Virgin 17446
chart position: RandB #3, US #4, UK #14, US dance #1
written by: Janet Jackson, Jimmy Jam (as James Harris III) and Terry Lewis
album: janet
Janet Jackson If
1993 Virgin
13 record label: Life 79001
chart position: RandB #1, US #2, UK #34
written by: Steve Roll'n (as Stephen Gibson) and DC The Brain Supreme (as Cecil Glenn)
album: Whoomp! There It Is
comments: [hip hop]
Tag Team Whoomp! (There It Is)
1993 Life
14 record label: Interscope Records 53816
chart position: RandB #1, US #2, UK #31, US dance #22
written by: Dr. Dre (as Andre Young), Snoop Dogg (as Calvin Broadus) and Eric Collins
album: The Chronic
comments: [hip hop] (featuring Snoop Dogg)
Dr. Dre Nuthin' but a 'G' Thang -- Let Me Ride
1993 Interscope Records
15 record label: Epic 1979
chart position: RandB #1, US #2, UK #54
written by: Jermaine Dupri and Manuel Seal (as Manuel Seal Jr.)
album: Hummin' Comin' at 'Cha
Xscape Just Kickin' It
1993 Epic
16 record label: RCA 74321 14497
chart position: RandB #2, US #6, UK #17
written by: Brian Alexander Morgan
album: It's About Time
SWV I'm So Into You
1993 RCA
17 record label: RCA 07863626147
chart position: RandB #1, US #2
written by: Brian Alexander Morgan, G. Parker, G. Gomez and K. Ortiz
album: It's About Time
SWV Right Here (Human Nature) ... Downtown
1993 RCA
18 record label: Go Beat 99
chart position: UK #1, US Dance #1, US #26
written by: Gabrielle and Tim Laws
album: Find Your Way
Gabrielle Dreams
1993 Go Beat
19 record label: LaFace 74321 16350
chart position: RandB #2, US #7, UK #15, US AC #8
written by: Babyface and Daryl Simmons
album: Toni Braxton
Toni Braxton Another Sad Love Song
1993 LaFace
20 record label: Epic 1950
chart position: RandB #3, US #6, UK #26, US dance #2
written by: Abdullah Bahr, Treach, Kay Gee, Vinnie Brown
album: Pronounced Jah Nay
Zhané Hey Mr. D.J.
1993 Epic
21 record label: Epic 77060
chart position: RandB #53, US #7, UK #9, US AC #5
written by: Michael Jackson
album: Dangerous
Michael Jackson Will You Be There
1993 Epic
22 record label: FFRR 234
chart position: RandB #3, US 4, UK #29
written by: Cheryl
album: Very Necessary
comments: [hip hop]
Salt-N-Pepa Shoop
1993 FFRR
23 record label: Jive 335
chart position: RandB #21, US #13, UK #1, US dance #36
written by: Will Smith
album: Code Red
DJ Jazzy Jeff & the Fresh Prince Boom! Shake the Room
1993 Jive
24 record label: Luke 161
chart position: RandB #1, US #3
written by: Shazam, Dino, GI, Stick and Roger (as Roger Troutman)
album: Fever for da Flavor
H-Town Knockin' Da Boots
1993 Luke
25 record label: Giant 18630
chart position: RandB #55, US #3, US AC #1
written by: John Keller and Tonio K (as Steve Krikorian)
album: Beverly Hills, 90210: The Soundtrack
comments: [ballad]
Vanessa Williams & Brian McKnight Love Is
1993 Giant
26 record label: Deconstruction 74321 16616 7
chart position: UK #2, US #34, US Dance #1
written by: Mike Pickering and Paul Heard
album: Elegant Slumming
comments: [dance, house]
M People Moving On Up
1993 Deconstruction
27 record label: JMJ 74882
chart position: RandB #11, US #4, UK #31
written by: Sticky Fingaz (as Kirk Jones), Jam Master Jay (as Jason Mizell), Chylow Parker, Fredro Starr
album: Bacdafucup
Onyx Slam
1993 JMJ
28 record label: AandM 580388(UK)
chart position: UK #3
written by: Coral Gordon and Geoff Gurd
album: So Close
comments: [ballad]
Dina Carroll Don't Be a Stranger
1993 A&M
29 record label: Uptown 54652
chart position: RandB #1, US #4
written by: Stevie Wonder
album: Uptown MTV Unplugged
comments: [slow jam]
Jodeci Lately
1993 Uptown
30 record label: Tommy Boy 554
chart position: RandB #1, US #8, UK #22, US dance #9
written by: Vincent Brown, Treach (as Anthony Criss), Kay Gee (as Kier Gist), Rudolph Isley, Ronald Isley
album: 19 Naughty III
comments: [hip hop]
Naughty by Nature Hip Hop Hooray
1993 Tommy Boy
31 record label: Capitol 077771649165
chart position: RandB #1, US #4
written by: Chris Jackson, E. Jay Turner and Tracy Carter
album: Gangsta Lean
comments: [slow jam]
DRS Gangsta Lean
1993 Capitol
32 record label: Parlophone 6346
chart position: RandB #51, US #9, UK #7, US AC #1
written by: Lulu, Billy Lawrie and Steve DuBerry
album: What's Love Got to Do with It
Tina Turner I Don't Wanna Fight
1993 Parlophone
33 record label: Arista 74321 10696
chart position: UK #2, US Dance #29
written by: Michael Münzing (as Benito Benites), Luca Anzilotti
album: The Madman's Return
Snap! featuring Niki Harris Exterminate!
1993 Arista
34 record label: Outburst 2461
chart position: RandB 4, US #7, UK #33
written by: Domino [American rapper] (as Shawn Ivy) and Battlecat (as Kevin Gilliam)
album: Domino
comments: [hip hop]
Domino Getto Jam
1993 Outburst
35 record label: Death Row 5439
chart position: RandB #8, US #8, UK #20, US dance #43
written by: Dr. Dre (as Andre Young), George Clinton, Gary Shider, Snoop Dogg and David Spradley
album: Doggystyle
comments: [hip hop]
Snoop Dogg Who Am I (What's My Name)?
1993 Death Row
36 record label: Big Beat 10131
chart position: UK #3, RandB #73, US #16
written by: Ian Lewis and Roger Lewis
album: Bad Boys
comments: [Reggae]
Inner Circle Sweat (A La La La La Long)
1993 Big Beat
37 record label: EMI 1st Avenue 283
chart position: RandB #13, US #19, UK #4, US dance #12
written by: Mark Stevens and Bobby Khozouri
album: Always and Forever
Eternal Stay
1993 EMI st Avenue
38 record label: Capitol 15892
chart position: RandB #21, US #9, UK #23, US alt. #29
written by: Rahsaan Kelly, Mel Simpson, Geoff Wilkinson and Herbie Hancock (sample)
album: Hand on the Torch
comments: [hip hop] (featuring Rashaan and Gerrard Prescencer)
US3 Cantaloop
1993 Capitol
39 record label: Big Life 105
chart position: UK #3, RandB #42, US #18
written by: K7 and Joey Gardner
album: Swing Batta Swing
comments: [hip hop]
K7 Come Baby Come
1993 Big Life
40 record label: Columbia 38 77341
chart position: RandB #1, US #8
written by: Manuel Seal (as Manuel Seal Jr.)
album: Hummin' Comin' at 'Cha
comments: [slow jam]
Xscape Understanding
1993 Columbia
41 record label: Qwest 18346
chart position: RandB #1, US #9
written by: Babyface and Daryl Simmons
album: I'm Ready
Tevin Campbell Can We Talk
1993 Qwest
42 record label: EMI United Kingdom 353(UK)
chart position: UK #4
written by: Tommy Faragher and Lotti Golden
album: Always and Forever
comments: [slow jam]
Eternal Oh Baby I...
1993 EMI United Kingdom
43 record label: Wing 859 056
chart position: RandB #8, US #7, US dance #45
written by: Juan Bautista, Will Harris and Raphael Saadiq (as Raphael Wiggins)
album: Sons of Soul
Tony! Toni! Tone! If I Had No Loot
1993 Wing
44 record label: Mango 806
chart position: UK #3
written by: E. Bonnor, J. Taylor, J. Bonner, L. Willis, Robbie Shakespeare, S. Dunbar
album: All She Wrote
comments: [Reggae]
Chaka Demus & Pliers Tease Me
1993 Mango
45 record label: Wing 859 566
chart position: RandB #2, US #10
written by: Raphael Saadiq (as Raphael Wiggins) and Carl Wheeler
album: Sons of Soul
Tony! Toni! Tone! Anniversary
1993 Wing
46 record label: MCA 54596
chart position: RandB #4, US #10
written by: Carl Martin, Marc Gay and Darnell Van Rensalier
album: ...If I Ever Fall in Love
comments: [slow jam]
Shai Comforter
1993 MCA
47 record label: Big Beat 98426
chart position: RandB #58, US #8, UK #52
written by: Inner Circle
album: Bad Boys
comments: [Reggae]
Inner Circle Bad Boys
1993 Big Beat
48 record label: Gasoline Alley 54574
chart position: RandB #19, US #10
written by: Carl Martin and Marc Gay
album: ...If I Ever Fall in Love
Shai Baby I'm Yours
1993 Gasoline Alley
49 record label: Mango 810
chart position: UK #4
written by: Curtis Mayfield and Dino Fekaris
album: Tease Me
comments: [Reggae]
Chaka Demus & Pliers She Don't Let Nobody
1993 Mango
50 record label: Columbia 5628
chart position: RandB #98, US #18, UK #23, US AC #9
written by: Johnny Nash
album: Cool Runnings: Music from the Motion Picture
Jimmy Cliff I Can See Clearly Now
1993 Columbia
51 record label: Epic 659069(UK)
chart position: UK #2
written by: Michael Jackson and Bill Bottrell
album: Dangerous
Michael Jackson Give In to Me
1993 Epic
52 record label: Wrap 93 286
chart position: RandB #7, US #11
written by: C.C. Orange (as C.C. Lemonhead) and Jay McGowan (as Jay Ski)
album: Quad City Knock
95 South Whoot, There It Is
1993 Wrap
53 record label: MCA 54511
chart position: RandB #3, US #14, US dance #31
written by: Teddy Riley, Bernard Belle, T. Haynes, Bobby Brown and Louis Silas Jr.
album: Bobby
Bobby Brown Get Away
1993 MCA
54 record label: Priority 6654
chart position: RandB #7, US #15, UK #27
written by: Ice Cube (as O'Shea Jackson)
album: The Predator
comments: [hip hop]
Ice Cube It Was a Good Day
1993 Priority
55 record label: Interscope 96036
chart position: RandB #5, US #11
written by: 2Pac, Shock G, Larry Troutman, Shirley Murdock and Money B
album: Strictly 4 My N.I.G.G.A.Z.
comments: [hip hop]
2Pac I Get Around
1993 Interscope
56 record label: TMR 3089
chart position: RandB #19, US #12
written by: Duice
album: Dazzey Duks
comments: [rap]
Duice Dazzey Duks
1993 TMR
57 record label: Uptown 2796
chart position: RandB #1, US #15, UK #89
written by: DeVante Swing
album: Diary of a Mad Band
comments: [slow jam]
Jodeci Cry for You
1993 Uptown
58 record label: Mercury
chart position: RandB #8, US #13, US AC #16
written by: Brian McKnight, B. Barnes and M. Barnes
album: Brian McKnight
comments: [slow jam]
Brian McKnight One Last Cry
1993 Mercury
59 record label: 4th and Bway 283
chart position: RandB #1, US #20, UK #36
written by: Ice Cube (as O'Shea Jackson)
album: The Predator
comments: [hip hop]
Ice Cube Check Yo Self
1993 4th and Bway
60 record label: Arista 74321 16930 7
chart position: RandB #47, US #36, UK #14, US dance #1
written by: Babyface, Whitney Houston, L.A. Reid and Daryl Simmons
album: The Bodyguard: Original Soundtrack Album
Whitney Houston Queen of the Night
1993 Arista
61 record label: Interscope 95972
chart position: RandB #7, US #12
written by: 2Pac (as Tupac Shakur)
album: Strictly 4 My N.I.G.G.A.Z.
comments: [hip hop]
2Pac Keep Ya Head Up
1993 Interscope
62 record label: Big Beat 10133
chart position: RandB #52, US #53, UK #11, US dance #1
written by: Allen George and Fred McFarlane
album: Show Me Love
comments: [dance, house]
Robin S. Luv 4 Luv
1993 Big Beat
63 record label: Epic 77264
chart position: RandB #1, US #15
written by: Babyface
album: For the Cool in You
comments: [slow jam]
Babyface Never Keeping Secrets
1993 Epic
64 record label: Pendulum 64674
chart position: RandB #6, US #15, US dance #20
written by: Ishmael Butler, Craig Irving and Mary Ann Vieira
album: Reachin' (A New Refutation of Time and Space)
comments: [neo soul hip hop]
Digable Planets Rebirth of Slick (Cool Like Dat)
1993 Pendulum
65 record label: CBS/Sony 659353
chart position: RandB #27, US #19, UK #32, US dance #16
written by: B Real, Sen Dog and DJ Muggs
album: Black Sunday
comments: [hip hop]
Cypress Hill Insane in the Brain
1993 CBS/Sony
66 record label: PWL 253
chart position: US #90, UK #3, US dance #18
written by: Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff
album: Doin' It Now
comments: [disco dance]
West End featuring Sybil The Love I Lost
1993 PWL
67 record label: Epic 74321 15297
chart position: UK #6, US Dance #1, US #125
written by: Mike Pickering and Paul Heard
album: Elegant Slumming
comments: [dance, house]
M People One Night in Heaven
1993 Epic
68 record label: Giant 74321 16512
chart position: RandB #16, US #22, UK #22
written by: Vassal Benford and Ron Spearman (as Ronald Spearman)
album: Jade to the Max
comments: [slow jam]
Jade One Woman
1993 Giant
69 record label: WEA 4508 (UK)
chart position: UK #5, US Dance #31
written by: Bernard Edwards and Nile Rodgers
comments: [disco dance] (Sure Is Pure Remix)
Sister Sledge We Are Family '93
1993 WEA
70 record label: Arista 07822 12570
chart position: RandB #31, US #31, UK #15, US AC #9
written by: Jud Friedman and Allan Rich
album: The Bodyguard: Original Soundtrack Album
comments: [ballad]
Whitney Houston Run to You
1993 Arista
71 record label: Columbia 77103
chart position: RandB #8, US #19, UK #47, US dance #40
written by: Jermaine Dupri, William Maraugh, Mark Adams, Mark Hicks, Raye Turner (as Raymond Turner)
album: Da Bomb
comments: [hip hop]
Kris Kross Alright
1993 Columbia
72 record label: AandM 580 480(UK)
chart position: UK #5
written by: Don Black, Andrew Lloyd Webber and Christopher Hampton
comments: [ballad]
Dina Carroll The Perfect Year
1993 A&M
73 record label: Arista 2565
chart position: RandB #37, US #25, US AC #1
written by: Michael Bolton, Diane Warren and Andy Goldmark
album: Breathless
comments: [RnB Jazz]
Kenny G with Peabo Bryson By the Time This Night Is Over
1993 Arista
74 record label: Jive 01241 42185
chart position: RandB #8, US #20, UK #75
written by: R. Kelly
album: 12 Play
comments: [slow jam]
R. Kelly Sex Me, Pts. 1-2
1993 Jive
75 record label: Giant 74321 16899
chart position: RandB #9, US #23, UK #62
written by: Mark Jordan, Bryan Abrams, Kevin Thornton, Mark Calderon, Sam Watters and Mark Denard
album: Time and Chance
Color Me Badd Time and Chance
1993 Giant
76 record label: Motown 374631167
chart position: RandB #7, US #23, UK #74
written by: Queen Latifah (as Dana Owens) and J. Sample
album: Black Reign
comments: [hip hop]
Queen Latifah U.N.I.T.Y.
1993 Motown
77 record label: Profile 391
chart position: RandB #9, US #21, UK #69
written by: DJ Run (as Joseph Simmons), DMC (as Darryl McDaniels), CL Smooth (as Corey Penn) and Pete Rock
album: Down with the King
comments: [hip hop]
Run-D.M.C. Down with the King
1993 Profile
78 record label: Mercury 858 163
chart position: RandB #10, US #64, UK #22, US dance #6
written by: J. Dibbs, Brian Allen and Teddy Denslow
album: Everything
Joe (Lewis Thomas) I'm in Luv
1993 Mercury
79 record label: Maxi 2014
chart position: RandB #54, US #63, UK #25, US dance #3
written by: Sagat (as Faustin Lenon)
album: My Poem Is... The World According To Sagat
comments: [hip hop]
Sagat Why Is It? (Fuk Dat)
1993 Maxi
80 record label: Cooltempo 269
chart position: RandB #56, US #89, UK #18, US dance #1
written by: Levi Seacer Jr., Monie Love and Prince
album: In a Word or 2
comments: [hip hop]
Monie Love Born 2 B.R.E.E.D.
1993 Cooltempo
81 record label: Maverick 18564
chart position: RandB #3, US #29
written by: Demetrius Peete, John Clay and John Powe
album: Something's Goin' On
comments: [slow jam]
U.N.V. Something's Goin' On
1993 Maverick
82 record label: Jive 343
chart position: RandB #10, US #30
written by: Eric White
album: Sister Act 2: Songs from the Motion Picture Soundtrack
Hi-Five Never Should've Let You Go
1993 Jive
83 record label: EastWest 92159
chart position: RandB #5, US #31
written by: Gerald Levert, Edwin Nicholas, Joe Little and Edward D. Banks
album: Men At Large
Men at Large So Alone
1993 EastWest
84 record label: Uptown 2547
chart position: RandB #11, US #28
written by: Chaka Khan and Tony Maiden
album: What's the 411?
Mary J. Blige Sweet Thing
1993 Uptown
85 record label: Virgin 12776
chart position: RandB #96, US #43, UK #35, US dance #4
written by: Neneh Cherry, Cameron McVey, Katreese Barnes and Milton Barnes
album: Homebrew
Neneh Cherry Buddy X
1993 Virgin
86 record label: MCA 54725
chart position: RandB #6, US #38, UK #60
written by: Babyface (as Kenny Edmonds), Daryl Simmons and Darnell Bristol
album: Hootie Mack
Bell Biv DeVoe Something in Your Eyes
1993 MCA
87 record label: PWL 260
chart position: UK #5
written by: Mike Stock and Pete Waterman
album: Good 'N' Ready
Sybil When I'm Good and Ready
1993 PWL
88 record label: Jive 42115
chart position: RandB #9, US #31
written by: R. Kelly
album: Born into the 90's
comments: [slow jam]
R. Kelly & Public Announcement Dedicated
1993 Jive
89 record label: First Priority 2002
chart position: RandB #10, US #35, UK #67
written by: Aqil
album: Ain't No Other
comments: [hip hop]
MC Lyte Ruffneck
1993 First Priority
90 record label: Atlantic 85728
chart position: RandB #9, US #33
written by: Kenny Greene, Clinton Wike and Neville Hodge
album: Intro
comments: [slow jam]
Intro Come Inside
1993 Atlantic
91 record label: Arista 74321 15896 7
chart position: US #8, UK #75, US AC #1
written by: Diane Warren
album: Exposé
comments: [ballad]
Exposé I'll Never Get Over You (Getting Over Me)
1993 Arista
92 record label: LaFace 4044
chart position: RandB #14, US #30
written by: Dallas Austin, Lisa
album: Ooooooohhh....On the TLC Tip
comments: [hip hop]
TLC Hat 2 Da Back
1993 LaFace
93 record label: Epic 659044
chart position: RandB #10, US #62, UK #28, US AC #30
written by: Luther Vandross and Marcus Miller
album: Never Let Me Go
comments: [ballad]
Luther Vandross Little Miracles (Happen Every Day)
1993 Epic
94 record label: Cold Chillin' 40940
chart position: RandB #23, US #31
written by: William Jeffery and Lisa Peters
album: Looks Like a Job For…
comments: [hip hop] (feat. Spinderella, Laree Williams and Karen Anderson)
Big Daddy Kane Very Special
1993 Cold Chillin'
95 record label: London 857 521
chart position: RandB #52, US #52, UK #26
written by: Gabrielle and Jon Douglas
album: Find Your Way
Gabrielle I Wish
1993 London
96 record label: LaFace 73008 24064
chart position: RandB #1, US #48
written by: Babyface and L.A. Reid
album: Toni Braxton
Toni Braxton Seven Whole Days
1993 LaFace
97 record label: Mango 812
chart position: RandB #39, US #57, UK #27
written by: Chaka Demus (as John Taylor [Chaka Demus]), E. Banner and Lloyd Oliver Willis
album: All She Wrote
Chaka Demus & Pliers Murder She Wrote
1993 Mango
98 record label: Atlantic 87366
chart position: RandB #5, US #46
written by: Gerald Levert, Edwin Nicholas and Terry Scott
comments: [slow jam]
LeVert ABC-123
1993 Atlantic
99 record label: RCA 74321 13656
chart position: RandB #48, US #90, UK #37, US dance #1
written by: Brian Alexander Morgan
album: Martha Wash
Martha Wash Give It to You
1993 RCA
100 record label: EastWest 1977
chart position: RandB #31, US #36, UK #64
written by: Thomas McElroy and Denzil Foster
album: Funky Divas
En Vogue Love Don't Love You
1993 EastWest


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