These are the Billboard magazine R&B singles chart number one hits of 1993:
These are the Billboard magazine R&B singles chart number one hits of 1993:
 | Indicates best-charting R&B single of 1993 [1] |
| Issue date | Song | Artist(s) |
|---|---|---|
| January 2 | "I Will Always Love You" | Whitney Houston |
| January 9 | ||
| January 16 | ||
| January 23 | ||
| January 30 | ||
| February 6 | ||
| February 13 | ||
| February 20 | "Hip Hop Hooray" | Naughty By Nature |
| February 27 | "Nuthin' But a 'G' Thang" | Dr. Dre |
| March 6 | ||
| March 13 | "Freak Me" | Silk |
| March 20 | ||
| March 27 | ||
| April 3 | ||
| April 10 | ||
| April 17 | ||
| April 24 | ||
| May 1 | ||
| May 8 | "That's the Way Love Goes" | Janet Jackson |
| May 15 | ||
| May 22 | ||
| May 29 | ||
| June 5 | "Knockin' Da Boots" | H-Town |
| June 12 | ||
| June 19 | ||
| June 26 | ||
| July 3 | "Weak" | SWV |
| July 10 | ||
| July 17 | "Whoomp! (There It Is)" | Tag Team |
| July 24 | "Lately" | Jodeci |
| July 31 | ||
| August 7 | "Check Yo Self" | Ice Cube featuring Das EFX |
| August 14 | "Lately" | Jodeci |
| August 21 | ||
| August 28 | "Right Here/Human Nature" | SWV |
| September 4 | ||
| September 11 | ||
| September 18 | ||
| September 25 | ||
| October 2 | ||
| October 9 | ||
| October 16 | "Just Kickin' It" | Xscape |
| October 23 | ||
| October 30 | ||
| November 6 | ||
| November 13 | "Gangsta Lean" | DRS |
| November 20 | ||
| November 27 | ||
| December 4 | ||
| December 11 | ||
| December 18 | ||
| December 25 | "Can We Talk" | Tevin Campbell |
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