List of Billboard number-one dance singles of 1993

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These are the Billboard Hot Dance/Disco Club Play and Maxi-Singles Sales number-one hits of 1993.

Issue dateDance Club SongArtistMaxi-Singles SalesArtistReference(s)
January 2"It's Gonna Be a Lovely Day" The S.O.U.L. S.Y.S.T.E.M. featuring Michelle Visage "Are You Ready to Fly" Rozalla [1] [2]
January 9"Carry On" Martha Wash [1] [3]
January 16"I'm Gonna Get You" Bizarre Inc featuring Angie Brown "It's Gonna Be a Lovely Day" The S.O.U.L. S.Y.S.T.E.M. featuring Michelle Visage [1] [4]
January 23 [1] [5]
January 30"Deeper and Deeper" Madonna "Deeper and Deeper" Madonna [1] [6]
February 6"Don't You Want Me" Felix featuring Jomanda [1] [7]
February 13"Gonna Get Back to You" MAW and Co. featuring Xaviera Gold "Shamrocks and Shenanigans (Boom Shalock Lock Boom)"" House Of Pain [1] [8]
February 20"Always" MK featuring Alana "Supermodel (You Better Work)" Rupaul [1] [9]
February 27"Mr. Wendal" Arrested Development [1] [10]
March 6"I'm Every Woman" Whitney Houston "Rebirth Of Slick (Cool Like Dat)" Digable Planets [1] [11]
March 13"Hip Hop Hooray" Naughty By Nature [1] [12]
March 20"Love U More" Sunscreem "Get Away" Bobby Brown [1] [13]
March 27"Informer" Snow [1] [14]
April 3"Give It to You" Martha Wash "I'm Every Woman" Whitney Houston [1] [15]
April 10"Little Bird" Annie Lennox [1] [16]
April 17"Born 2 B.R.E.E.D." Monie Love "Give It to You" Martha Wash [1] [17]
April 24"Took My Love"Bizarre Inc featuring Angie Brown"Fever" / "Bad Girl"Madonna [1] [18]
May 1 [1] [19]
May 8"Show Me Love" Robin S. "Show Me Love" Robin S. [1] [20]
May 15"Fever"Madonna [1] [21]
May 22"Who Is It" Michael Jackson "Who Is It" Michael Jackson [1] [22]
May 29"I Can't Get No Sleep" Masters at Work featuring India [1] [23]
June 5"Pressure Us"Sunscreem"That's the Way Love Goes" Janet Jackson [1] [24]
June 12"Regret" New Order [1] [25]
June 19"Phorever People" The Shamen [1] [26]
June 26"That's the Way Love Goes" Janet Jackson [1] [27]
July 3"Plastic Dreams" Jaydee "More And More" Captain Hollywood Project [1] [28]
July 10"Gotta Know (Your Name)" Malaika [1] [29]
July 17"U R the Best Thing" D:Ream "Back to My Roots" RuPaul [1] [30]
July 24"Back to My Roots" RuPaul "Plastic Dreams" Jaydee [1] [31]
July 31"Bad Mood" Lonnie Gordon "Dre Day" Dr. Dre [1] [32]
August 7"Shine" Midi Rain "Slam" Onyx [1] [33]
August 14"Can You Forgive Her?" Pet Shop Boys "Can't Get Enough Of Your Love" Taylor Dayne [1] [34]
August 21"Gimme Luv (Eenie Meenie Miny Mo)" David Morales and the Bad Yard Club "If"Janet Jackson [1] [35]
August 28"Check Yo Self" Ice Cube [1] [36]
September 4"If"Janet Jackson"Hey Mr. DJ" Zhane [1] [37]
September 11 [1] [38]
September 18"Love for Love"Robin S."Breakadawn" De La Soul [1] [39]
September 25"World (The Price of Love)"New Order [1] [40]
October 2"Slide on The Rhythm" Arizona featuring Zeitia "Hey Mr. D.J."Zhane [1] [41]
October 9"A Shade Shady (Now Prance)"RuPaul [1] [42]
October 16"Dreamlover" Mariah Carey [1] [43]
October 23"Dreams" Gabrielle [1] [44]
October 30"Move" Moby "Gangsta Lean" DRS [1] [45]
November 6"Give It Up" The Goodmen "Award Tour" A Tribe Called Quest [1] [46]
November 13"Happenin' All Over Again"Lonnie Gordon [1] [47]
November 20"House of Love" Smooth Touch "Freakit" Das EFX [1] [48]
November 27"Sexdrive" Grace Jones [1] [49]
December 4"The Program"David Morales and the Bad Yard Club"Shoop" Salt-N-Pepa [1] [50]
December 11"Lemon" U2 "Getto Jam" Domino [1] [51]
December 18"Go West"Pet Shop Boys [1] [52]
December 25"Tradición" Gloria Estefan [1] [53]

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