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