This is a list of the U.S. Billboard magazine Hot 100 number-ones of 1993. There were ten singles that topped the chart this year. Although eleven singles reached number one this calendar year, "I Will Always Love You" by Whitney Houston began its peak position the previous year and is thus excluded. The two longest running number-one singles of 1993 are "That's the Way Love Goes" by Janet Jackson and "Dreamlover" by Mariah Carey, which both logged eight weeks at the top each. Although "I Will Always Love You" by Whitney Houston logged nine weeks at number-one in 1993, it initially started its run in 1992 and so is excluded from the list of singles which reached number-one in 1993.
| Issue date | Song | Artist(s) | Reference(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 2 | "I Will Always Love You" | Whitney Houston | |
| January 9 | |||
| January 16 | |||
| January 23 | |||
| January 30 | |||
| February 6 | |||
| February 13 | |||
| February 20 | |||
| February 27 | |||
| March 6 | "A Whole New World" | Peabo Bryson and Regina Belle | |
| March 13 | "Informer" | Snow | |
| March 20 | |||
| March 27 | |||
| April 3 | |||
| April 10 | |||
| April 17 | |||
| April 24 | |||
| May 1 | "Freak Me" | Silk | |
| May 8 | |||
| May 15 | "That's the Way Love Goes" | Janet Jackson | |
| May 22 | |||
| May 29 | |||
| June 5 | |||
| June 12 | |||
| June 19 | |||
| June 26 | |||
| July 3 | |||
| July 10 | "Weak" | SWV | |
| July 17 | |||
| July 24 | "Can't Help Falling in Love" | UB40 | |
| July 31 | |||
| August 7 | |||
| August 14 | |||
| August 21 | |||
| August 28 | |||
| September 4 | |||
| September 11 | "Dreamlover" | Mariah Carey | |
| September 18 | |||
| September 25 | |||
| October 2 | |||
| October 9 | |||
| October 16 | |||
| October 23 | |||
| October 30 | |||
| November 6 | "I'd Do Anything for Love (But I Won't Do That)" | Meat Loaf | |
| November 13 | |||
| November 20 | |||
| November 27 | |||
| December 4 | |||
| December 11 | "Again" | Janet Jackson | |
| December 18 | |||
| December 25 | "Hero" | Mariah Carey |
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