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- Date Unknown - Christian Rock label Tooth And Nail Records is formed.
- January 8 - The U.S. Postal service issues an Elvis Presley stamp. The design was voted on in February of 1992 .
- January 12 - Cream reunites for a performance at their Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame induction ceremony in Los Angeles, California . Other inductees include Creedence Clearwater Revival , Ruth Brown , The Doors , Van Morrison , and Sly & The Family Stone .
- January 13 - Bobby Brown is arrested in Augusta, Georgia for simulating a sex act onstage.
- February 9 - 311 releases their first studio album, " Music "
- February 10 - Oprah Winfrey interviews Michael Jackson during a prime time special. It is Jackson's first interview in fifteen years.
- February 14 - Harry Nilsson suffers a non-fatal heart attack
- March 4 - Patti LaBelle receives a star on the Hollywood Walk Of Fame
- March 6 - Whitney Houston 's single " I Will Always Love You " posts its 14th week at number one, becoming the longest running number one single of all time.
- March 22 - Depeche Mode becomes the first alternative british band to achieve the number one in U.S.A. on Billboard 200, with the album Songs Of Faith And Devotion .
- April - Green Day signs a contract to Reprise Records
- April 12 - Actress Lisa Bonet files for divorce from Lenny Kravitz .
- April 16 - Paul McCartney headlines a concert at the Hollywood Bowl to celebrate " Earth Day ". Other performers included Ringo Starr , Steve Miller and Don Henley
- April 20 - Aerosmith releases their massively successful album '' Get A Grip '', which becomes their first album to debut at #1, sells 7 million copies in a 2-year timespan in the United States alone, sells 20 million copies worldwide, and wins the band two Grammy Awards
- April 21 - Former Rolling Stones bassist Bill Wyman marries Suzanne Accosta
- April 17 - The Bangles ' Susanna Hoffs marries screenwriter Jay Roach in Los Angeles, California
- April 24 - Willie Nelson , John Cougar Mellencamp , Neil Young and more than 30 other artists perform at Farm Aid 6 in Ames, Iowa
- April 29 - An Animated version of Barry White appears on an episode of '' The Simpsons ''.
- May 31 - Oasis plays at King Tut's Wah Wah Hut in Glasgow supporting 18 Wheeler. They were spotted by Creation Records boss Alan McGee who was among the audience and offered them their first contract after the show.
- June 7 - Prince announces that he is changing his name to an unpronounceable symbol:
- June 21 - Jamiroquai 's debut album Emergency On Planet Earth goes straight to number one in the UK, and stays there for four weeks.
- July 9 - The Velvet Underground follow up a headlining reunion tour of Europe with an opening slot ahead of U2 in Naples. Tensions in the band lead to a breakup soon after; this turns out to be their final show.according to a Velvet Underground gigography (retrieved October 25 2006)
- July 17 - SWV 's single Weak peaked at #1 in the U.S. Billboard charts. It lasted 7 weeks on the chart.
- August 10 - Mayhem guitarist Euronymous is stabbed to death by Count Grishnackh in Oslo, Norway, causing the temporary end of Mayhem.
- August 10 - Billy Joel releases River Of Dreams his final pop/rock studio album to date.
- August 28 - Bruce Dickinson plays his final show with Iron Maiden (until his return in 1999). The show was broadcast on British television, and later released on VHS and Dvd .
- September 21 - Nirvana 's final studio album, In Utero , is released
- September - Ace Of Base releases their huge record breaking debut album '' The Sign '', also known as ''Happy Nation'', and ''Happy Nation U.S Version''. ''The Sign'' went on to sell 23 million copies worldwide, including 10 million in the United States.
- October 17 - Savatage guitarist and co-founder Christopher Michael "Criss" Oliva killed in a car accident by a seven-time drunk driver.
- November - A new opera house opens in Helsinki , Finland
- November 19 - Pearl Jam singer Eddie Vedder is arrested in New Orleans on charges of public drunkenness after a bar room brawl.
- December 4 - Frank Zappa dies of prostate cancer.
- The Pro Art Symphony Orchestra is founded in San Francisco .
- Michael Jackson denies child molestation charges in a four minute statement that is broadcast live on television.
- Garth Brooks releases his "In Pieces" album, despite being heavily pop oriented it surprisingly gets rave reviews from the country music industry and goes on to become his fourth chart-topping album.
- Natalie Merchant leaves 10,000 Maniacs after being in the band for twelve years.
- New Order break up whilst on the tour for their album Republic , and apparently do not speak to each other for another 5 years.
- ''More ABBA Gold: More ABBA Hits'' - ABBA
- '' Happy Nation '' - Ace Of Base
- ''Happy Nation U.S Version'' - Ace of Base
- '' The Sign '' - Ace of Base
- '' They're All Gonna Laugh At You! '' - Adam Sandler (Debut)
- '' Get A Grip '' - Aerosmith
- ''Breaking Things'' - ALL
- '' Tales Of Ephidrina '' - Amorphous Androgynous
- '' Breaking The Law (EP) '' - Anal Cunt
- '' Morbid Florist '' - Anal Cunt
- '' Seranades '' - Anathema
- '' Set The World On Fire '' - Annihilator
- '' Sound Of White Noise '' - Anthrax
- '' Icky Mettle '' - Archers Of Loaf
- ''Body & Soul'' - Rick Astley
- ''Con el Corazon en la Mano'' - Aterciopelados
- '' Midnight Marauders '' - A Tribe Called Quest
- ''Freestyle'' - Ayibobo
- ''Rise'' - Bad Brains
- '' Recipe For Hate '' - Bad Religion
- ''Spirit of the Forest'' - Baka Beyond
- ''Top d'Coroa'' - Bau
- '' Golden Feelings '' - Beck
- '' Crazy Legs '' - Jeff Beck
- '' And The Forests Dream Eternally '' - Behemoth
- '' Gravity's Rainbow '' - Pat Benatar
- '' Star '' - Belly
- ''As canções que você fez pra mim'' - Maria Bethânia
- ''Darkness of Ignorance'' - Abhinanda
- '' Deluxe '' - Better Than Ezra
- '' Debut '' - Björk
- ''Flyswatter'' - Blink-182 (debut EP demo)
- '' Modern Life Is Rubbish '' - Blur
- ''In God We Trust'' - Brand Nubian
- '' Over My Heart '' - Laura Branigan
- '' Pottymouth '' - Bratmobile
- '' Last Splash '' - The Breeders
- '' Dive '' - Sarah Brightman
- ''In Pieces'' - Garth Brooks
- ''Candlebox'' - Candlebox
- '' Heartwork - Carcass
- ''Brindo a la Vida, Al Bolero, a Ti'' - Vikki Carr
- ''Blood Music'' - Chapterhouse
- '' Charlie Hunter Trio '' - Charlie Hunter Trio
- ''Hey Man, Smell My Finger'' - George Clinton (funk Musician)
- '' Hints, Allegations, And Things Left Unsaid '' - Collective Soul (debut)
- '' Both Sides '' - Phil Collins
- ''Mexican Moon'' - Concrete Blonde
- ''Close As Pages In A Book'' - Barbara Cook
- '' Coverdale Page '' - Coverdale Page
- ''Near Death Experience'' - Cro-Mags
- '' Thousand Roads '' - David Crosby
- '' August And Everything After '' - Counting Crows (debut)
- '' Kerosene Hat '' - Cracker
- '' Everybody Else Is Doing It, So Why Can't We? '' - The Cranberries (debut)
- '' Together Alone '' - Crowded House
- ''Show'' - The Cure
- ''Paris'' - The Cure
- '' Focus '' - Cynic
- '' Black Sunday '' - Cypress Hill
- ''Tribal Thunder'' - Dick Dale
- ''The Operation of the Sonne'' - The Dead C
- '' Individual Thought Patterns '' - Death
- ''The Battle Rages On'' - Deep Purple
- '' Amon, Feasting The Beast (album) '' - Deicide
- '' Songs Of Faith And Devotion '' - Depeche Mode
- '' Sehnsucht Nach Irgendwo '' - Die Flippers
- ''The Body-hat Syndrome'' - Digital Underground
- '' Where You Been '' - Dinosaur Jr.
- ''Rock & Roll Christmas'' - Dion DiMucci
- ''Sad & Dangerous'' - Dirty Three
- '' The Colour Of My Love '' - Céline Dion
- '' Footsoldier In The Moonlight '' - Donnie Iris
- ''One Night in Time'' - Donovan
- ''The Wedding Album'' - Duran Duran
- '' Earth 2 '' - Earth
- '' Tabula Rasa '' - Einstürzende Neubauten
- ''Emerson, Lake and Palmer Live at the Royal Albert Hall'' - Emerson, Lake & Palmer
- '' Shinola '' - Energy Orchard
- ''Wolverine Blues'' - Entombed
- ''UltraElectroMagneticPop!'' - The Eraserheads
- '' Love Tara '' - Eric's Trip
- '' Mi Tierra '' - Gloria Estefan
- ''Immortal Songs'' - Fairuz
- '' The Infotainment Scan '' - The Fall
- ''Orang Gila'' - Iwan Fals
- ''Mr. Machinery Operator'' - FIREHOSE
- ''Give a Monkey a Brain, and He'll Swear He's the Center of the Universe'' - Fishbone
- '' Transmissions From The Satellite Heart '' - The Flaming Lips
- ''Mortal Kombat II Soundtrack'' - Dan Forden
- ''In on the Kill Taker'' - Fugazi
- '' Find Your Way '' - Gabrielle
- ''Vena Cava'' - Diamanda Galás
- ''Insanity and Genius'' - Gamma Ray
- '' Superstar Car Wash '' - Goo Goo Dolls (first album in three years)
- '' Great Big Sea '' - Great Big Sea (debut)
- '' "The Spaghetti Incident?" '' - Guns N' Roses
- ''Fire In the Sky'' - Half Japanese
- '' Double Easy - The U.S. Singles '' - Happy Mondays
- ''Poetenes Evangelium'' - Morten Harket
- ''Cowgirl's Prayer'' - Emmylou Harris
- '' Debravation '' - Deborah Harry
- '' Picture Of Health '' - The Headstones (debut)
- ''Fire'' - Hey
- '' Take Me As I Am '' - Faith Hill (debut)
- ''I Don't Love My Guru Anymore'' - Kristian Hoffman
- '' Audience With The Mind '' - The House Of Love
- '' Lethal Injection '' - Ice Cube
- '' II D Extreme (self Titled Debut) '' - II D Extreme
- ''Sarsippius' Ark'' - Infectious Grooves
- '' The Ringmaster '' - Insane Clown Posse (2nd Joker's card)
- '' A Real Dead One '' - Iron Maiden
- '' A Real Live One '' - Iron Maiden
- '' Live At Donington '' - Iron Maiden
- '' Emergency On Planet Earth '' - Jamiroquai
- '' Janet. '' - Janet Jackson
- '' Spilt Milk '' - Jellyfish
- '' Jerky Boys 1 '' - Jerky Boys (debut)
- ''Nightcap'' - Jethro Tull
- '' Joey Lawrence '' - Joey Lawrence
- '' Diary Of A Mad Band '' - Jodeci
- '' A Bigger Piece Of Sky '' - Robert Earl Keen
- ''Happy Hour'' - King Missile
- '' Alive III '' - Kiss
- ''Luiza'' - Ithamara Koorax
- '' Shania Twain '' - Shania Twain (debut)
- '' 14 Shots To The Dome '' - LL Cool J
- ''Are You Gonna Go My Way?'' - Lenny Kravitz
- ''Bridges To Bert'' - Leftover Salmon
- '' Aurora Gory Alice '' - Letters To Cleo (debut)
- ''Short, Sweet and Dread'' - Little Annie Anxiety Bandez
- ''Far Gone'' - Love Battery
- ''Concentration'' - Machines Of Loving Grace
- ''Meron akong ano!'' - Francis Magalona
- '' Gold Against The Soul '' - Manic Street Preachers
- '' Music Box '' - Mariah Carey
- '' SlaughtaHouse '' - Masta Ace Incorporated
- '' So Tonight That I Might See '' - Mazzy Star
- ''Off the Ground'' - Paul McCartney
- '' Shiva Space Machine '' - Me Mom & Morgentaler
- '''' - Meat Loaf
- '' Houdini '' - Melvins
- ''Boces'' - Mercury Rev
- ''Something for Joey'' - Mercury Rev
- '' Don't Know How To Party '' - The Mighty Mighty Bosstones
- '' Superjudge '' - Monster Magnet
- ''Covenant'' - Morbid Angel
- '' Too Long In Exile '' - Van Morrison
- '' The Best Of Van Morrison Volume Two '' - Van Morrison
- '' Bastards '' - Motörhead
- '' Bargainville '' - Moxy Früvous
- ''Gun Crazy'' - Mr. T Experience
- ''Five Dollar Bob's Mock Cooter Stew'' - Mudhoney
- ''Jidai -Time Goes Around'' - Miyuki Nakajima
- '' 19 Naughty III '' - Naughty By Nature
- '' Are You Normal? '' - Ned's Atomic Dustbin
- '' Republic '' - New Order
- '' Live Seeds '' - Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds
- '' In Utero '' - Nirvana (final studio album)
- ''Don't Miss the Train'' - No Use For A Name
- ''Igniton'' - The Offspring
- '' Bacdafucup '' - Onyx (debut)
- ''I Hear Black'' - Overkill
- '' There Is No-One What Will Take Care Of You '' - Palace Brothers
- ''Souled Out'' - Panjabi MC
- ''Icon'' - Paradise Lost
- '' Vs. '' - Pearl Jam
- '' Unknown Road '' - Pennywise
- '' Exile In Guyville '' - Liz Phair (debut)
- '' Rid Of Me '' - PJ Harvey
- '' 4-Track Demos '' - PJ Harvey
- '' Porno For Pyros '' - Porno For Pyros (debut)
- '' Today's Active Lifestyles '' - Polvo
- '' Pork Soda '' - Primus
- '' Pablo Honey '' - Radiohead (debut)
- '' Rancid '' - Rancid (debut)
- '' Down With The King '' - Run DMC
- '' No World Order '' - Todd Rundgren
- '' Counterparts '' - 15th studio album by Rush
- '' So Tough '' - Saint Etienne
- '' Edge Of Thorns '' - Savatage
- ''The Problem With Me'' - Seam
- '' Chaos A.D. '' - Sepultura
- ''Out the Shizzy'' - 7 Seconds
- '' Peligro '' - Shakira
- '''' - Carly Simon
- ''Skunkhour'' - Skunkhour
- ''Piss!'' - Slank
- '' Smeared '' - Sloan
- '' Siamese Dream '' - The Smashing Pumpkins
- '' Julius Caesar '' - Smog
- '' Doggystyle '' - Snoop Doggy Dogg (debut)
- '' 93 'til Infinity '' - Souls Of Mischief
- '' Faithlift '' - Spirit Of The West
- ''Transient Random-Noise Bursts With Announcements'' - Stereolab
- ''The Groop Played Space Age Bachelor Pad Music'' - Stereolab
- '' Squint ''- Steve Taylor
- ''Libertine'' - Sun Dial
- ''Return Journey'' - Sun Dial
- '' On The Mouth '' - Superchunk
- '' Altered Beast '' - Matthew Sweet
- '' Mezcal Head '' - Swervedriver
- '' Elemental '' - Tears For Fears
- ''Greatest Hits'' - Technotronic
- '' Music '' - 311 (debut)
- '' Dreams Never Die '' - Tiffany
- '' Tindersticks '' - Tindersticks
- '' Undertow '' - Tool (debut full-length)
- '' Kingdom Of Desire '' - Toto
- '' Strictly 4 My N.I.G.G.A.Z. '' - Tupac Shakur
- ''Bloody Kisses'' - Type O Negative
- '' Zooropa '' - U2
- '' Born To Choose '' - Various Artists
- '' Live MCMXCIII '' - The Velvet Underground
- ''Pop Smear'' - The Verve Pipe (debut full-length)
- ''Undisputed Godfather of the Blues'' - Junior Wells
- ''Pull'' - Winger
- '' Enter The Wu-Tang (36 Chambers) '' - Wu-Tang Clan
- ''Baazigar'' - Alka Yagnik
- '' Alapalooza '' - "Weird Al" Yankovic
- '' In My Time '' - Yanni
- ''Néné'' - Alpha Yaya Diallo
- '' Freedom - Yothu Yindi
- ''Med Cezir'' - Levent Yüksel
- '' Shampoohorn '' - Dweezil Zappa (with his brother Ahmet )
- '' Yureru Omoi '' - Zard
The following singles achieved the highest chart positions in 1993.
# '' The Bodyguard '' - Whitney Houston
# ''Breathless'' - Kenny G
# ''Unplugged''- Eric Clapton
# '' Janet. '' - Janet Jackson
# ''Some Gave All'' - Billy Ray Cyrus
# '' The Chronic '' - Dr. Dre
# ''Pocket Full Of Kryptonite'' - Spin Doctors
# ''Ten'' - Pearl Jam
# ''The Chase'' - Garth Brooks
# ''Core'' - Stone Temple Pilots
- March 3 - Carlos Montoya , guitarist, 89
- March 28 - Buddy Red Bow (44), Lakota Country And Western singer
- March 31 - Mitchell Parish , 92, US lyric writer
- April 30 - Mick Ronson , guitarist, liver cancer
- May 30 - Sun Ra , jazz composer
- June 5 - Harold Jenkins also known as Conway Twitty country rock singer
- July 14 – Léo Ferré , French singer, songwriter and composer
- August 10 - Oystein Aarseth , aka Euronymous, black metal guitarist of Mayhem fame
- September 9 - Helen O'Connell
- September 22 - Maurice Abravanel , conductor
- October 23 - Elena Nicolai , opera singer
- October 31 - River Phoenix , 23, actor and singer of Aleka's Attic
- November 3 - Léon Theremin , inventor of the Theremin musical instrument
- December 1 - Ray Gillen , former vocalist for Black Sabbath and Badlands
- December 4 - Frank Zappa , U. S. rock musician/composer
- December 5 - Doug Hopkins , guitarist and songwriter for Gin Blossoms
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