Number-one singles of 1993 (Ireland)
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The following is a list of the IRMA
s number-one singles of 1993.
Irish Recorded Music Association
Irish Recorded Music Association is the Irish record industry association. IRMA is a non-profit association set up to manage and control the music industry in the Republic of Ireland.-Goals and activities:...
s number-one singles of 1993.
Issue Date | Song | Artist |
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3 January | I Will Always Love You I Will Always Love You "I Will Always Love You" is a song written by American singer-songwriter Dolly Parton in 1973, who first released the song as a single in 1974.-Dolly Parton version:... |
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... |
10 January | I Will Always Love You | Whitney Houston |
17 January | I Will Always Love You | Whitney Houston |
24 January | This Time | Christy Moore Christy Moore Christopher Andrew "Christy" Moore is a popular Irish folk singer, songwriter, and guitarist. He is well known as one of the founding members of Planxty and Moving Hearts... |
31 January | This Time | Christy Moore |
7 February | This Time | Christy Moore |
14 February | This Time | Christy Moore |
21 February | This Time | Christy Moore |
28 February | No Limit | 2 Unlimited 2 Unlimited 2 Unlimited is a Dutch Eurodance/Hi-NRG act formed in 1991. The project was the brainchild of Belgian producers Jean-Paul DeCoster and Phil Wilde, and was fronted by a Dutch duo, rapper Ray Slijngaard and singer Anita Doth. During five years of enormous worldwide popularity, the act scored 16 chart... |
7 March | No Limit | 2 Unlimited |
14 March | No Limit | 2 Unlimited |
21 March | No Limit | 2 Unlimited |
28 March | No Limit | 2 Unlimited |
4 April | Oh Carolina Oh Carolina "Oh Carolina" is a song made famous by Shaggy, and released as the lead single from his debut album, Pure Pleasure. Written by John Folkes, produced by Prince Buster and performed by The Folkes Brothers in 1960, "Oh Carolina" was a landmark single in the development of reggae music, especially as a... |
Shaggy |
11 April | Young At Heart | The Bluebells The Bluebells The Bluebells were a Scottish pop group in the 1980s.-Career:The Bluebells performed jangly guitar based pop not dissimilar to their Scottish contemporaries Aztec Camera and Orange Juice. They had three Top 40 hit singles in the UK, all written by guitarist and founder member Bobby Bluebell - "I'm... |
18 April | Young At Heart | The Bluebells |
25 April | Informer Informer (song) "Informer" is a 1992 single by Canadian reggae musician Snow. It features and is produced by Queensbridge-bred rapper MC Shan, and is from Snow's debut album 12 Inches of Snow. The single was released shortly before Snow was imprisoned for a year on an assault charge... |
Snow Snow (musician) Darrin O'Brien , better known by his stage name Snow, is a Juno Award-winning Canadian rap and reggae musician. He is best known for his 1992 single "Informer", which reached No. 1 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100.-Life and work:... |
2 May | Five Live (EP) Five Live (EP) Five Live, released in 1993, features five tracks, performed by George Michael, Queen, and Lisa Stansfield... |
George Michael George Michael George Michael is a British musician, singer, songwriter and record producer who rose to fame in the 1980s when he formed the pop duo Wham! with his school friend, Andrew Ridgeley... feat. Lisa Stansfield Lisa Stansfield Lisa Stansfield is an English singer and songwriter.-Early years:Stansfield was born to Marion and Keith Stansfield in Heywood, Lancashire, in England, where she attended Redbrook School, Rochdale. Her first television appearance was on a talent programme in the Granada TV area in 1982... & Queen Queen (band) Queen are a British rock band formed in London in 1971, originally consisting of Freddie Mercury , Brian May , John Deacon , and Roger Taylor... |
9 May | Five Live (EP) | George Michael feat. Lisa Stansfield & Queen |
16 May | Five Live (EP) | George Michael feat. Lisa Stansfield & Queen |
23 May | In Your Eyes In Your Eyes (Niamh Kavanagh song) "In Your Eyes" is a ballad sung by Irish singer Niamh Kavanagh that won the Eurovision Song Contest in 1993 for Ireland with 187 points. The song is a long song written and composed by Jimmy Walsh, where the singer tells how, after being lonely, she has found love and heaven in her lover's arms and... |
Niamh Kavanagh Niamh Kavanagh Niamh Kavanagh is an Irish singer and winner of the Eurovision Song Contest 1993.Kavanagh is perhaps best known for winning Eurovision Song Contest 1993, held in Millstreet, County Cork, Ireland. She sang "In Your Eyes" to clinch a second consecutive win for Ireland in the Eurovision Song Contest;... |
30 May | In Your Eyes | Niamh Kavanagh |
6 June | In Your Eyes | Niamh Kavanagh |
13 June | In Your Eyes | Niamh Kavanagh |
20 June | In Your Eyes | Niamh Kavanagh |
27 June | What Is Love | Haddaway Haddaway Nestor Alexander Haddaway , better known by his stage name Haddaway, is a Trinidadian-German singer. He is most famous for his worldwide 1993 hit, "What Is Love".- Early life :... |
4 July | What Is Love | Haddaway |
11 July | What Is Love | Haddaway |
18 July | What's Up? What's Up (song) "What's Up?" is a rock song written by Linda Perry for 4 Non Blondes' debut album Bigger, Better, Faster, More! . It was released as the album's second single in 1993... |
4 Non Blondes 4 Non Blondes 4 Non Blondes was an American rock band from San Francisco, California, formed in 1989. The group was formed by bassist Christa Hillhouse, guitarist Shaunna Hall, drummer Wanda Day, and vocalist and guitarist Linda Perry. Prior to the release of their first album, Roger Rocha replaced Hall on... |
25 July | What's Up? | 4 Non Blondes |
1 August | What's Up? | 4 Non Blondes |
8 August | What's Up? | 4 Non Blondes |
15 August | What's Up? | 4 Non Blondes |
22 August | Living On My Own Living on My Own "Living on My Own" is a song by Freddie Mercury, originally included in his first solo album Mr. Bad Guy.It was released as a single in September 1985 in the United Kingdom where it peaked at number 50... |
Freddie Mercury Freddie Mercury Freddie Mercury was a British musician, singer and songwriter, best known as the lead vocalist of the rock band Queen. As a performer, he was known for his flamboyant stage persona and powerful vocals over a four-octave range... |
29 August | Mr. Vain | Culture Beat Culture Beat Culture Beat is a German Eurodance project formed in 1989 by Torsten Fenslau. The act has gone through a number of line-up changes over the years; they achieved the most success whilst fronted by singer Tania Evans and rapper Jay Supreme. Their 1993 single "Mr. Vain" was a No... |
5 September | Mr. Vain | Culture Beat |
12 September | Mr. Vain | Culture Beat |
19 September | Mr. Vain | Culture Beat |
26 September | Mr. Vain | Culture Beat |
3 October | Go West Go West (song) "Go West" is a song by the 1970s disco group Village People. The song eventually found greater success when it was covered in 1993 by the synthpop duo Pet Shop Boys.-Village People version:... |
Pet Shop Boys Pet Shop Boys Pet Shop Boys are an English electronic dance music duo, consisting of Neil Tennant, who provides main vocals, keyboards and occasional guitar, and Chris Lowe on keyboards.... |
10 October | Boom! Shake the Room Boom! Shake the Room "Boom! Shake The Room" is the second single taken from DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince's fifth studio album, Code Red, released in 1993. The song became the duo's first number one in the United Kingdom, as well as reaching #13 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100, becoming one of their last significant... |
DJ Jazzy Jeff DJ Jazzy Jeff Jeffrey Allen Townes , also known as DJ Jazzy Jeff or simply Jazz, is an American hip hop, R&B record producer, turntablist and actor. He is best known for his early career with Will Smith as DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince... and The Fresh Prince |
17 October | I'd Do Anything For Love | Meat Loaf Meat Loaf Michael Lee Aday , better known by his stage name, Meat Loaf, is an American hard rock musician and actor... |
24 October | I'd Do Anything For Love | Meat Loaf |
31 October | I'd Do Anything For Love | Meat Loaf |
7 November | I'd Do Anything For Love | Meat Loaf |
14 November | I'd Do Anything For Love | Meat Loaf |
21 November | I'd Do Anything For Love | Meat Loaf |
28 November | Please Forgive Me Please Forgive Me "Please Forgive Me" is a single by Canadian rock singer Bryan Adams from 1993.The song is written by Mutt Lange and Bryan Adams. It was released as a bonus track on Adams' greatest hits compilation album So Far So Good. It is his only Australian #1 single not written for a motion picture. The... |
Bryan Adams Bryan Adams Bryan Adams, is a Canadian rock singer-songwriter, guitarist, bassist, producer, actor and photographer. Adams has won dozens of awards and nominations, including 20 Juno Awards among 56 nominations. He has also received 15 Grammy Award nominations including a win for Best Song Written... |
5 December | Stay (Faraway, So Close!) Stay (Faraway, So Close!) "Stay " is a song by the rock band U2. It is the fifth track on their 1993 album, Zooropa and was released as the album's third single on 22 November 1993. The song was a top ten hit in the Ireland, Australia, the United Kingdom, and several other countries. The music video was shot in Berlin,... |
U2 U2 U2 are an Irish rock band from Dublin. Formed in 1976, the group consists of Bono , The Edge , Adam Clayton , and Larry Mullen, Jr. . U2's early sound was rooted in post-punk but eventually grew to incorporate influences from many genres of popular music... |
12 December | Stay (Faraway, So Close!) | U2 |
19 December | Babe Babe (Take That song) "Babe" is a song by boyband Take That. It was the fourth single from Take That's second album Everything Changes. Written by Gary Barlow, it features Mark Owen on lead vocals. Released on 13 December 1993, it became Take That's third single in a row to go straight to number one in the UK Singles... |
Take That Take That Take That are a British five-piece vocal pop group comprising Gary Barlow, Howard Donald, Jason Orange, Mark Owen and Robbie Williams. Barlow acts as the lead singer and primary songwriter... |
26 December | Babe | Take That |
See also
- 1994 in music1994 in musicThis is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1994.-January–February:*January 25 – Alice in Chains release their Jar of Flies album which debuted at number one on the Billboard 200, becoming the first ever EP to do so....
- List of artists who reached number one in Ireland