Billboard AC Chart Flashback: June 26, 1993

[johnm1120]

This week marks the most recent week Rod Stewart has topped the AC chart.


June 26, 1993

TW LW 2W Artist - Title (Final Peak)

01 01 01 Rod Stewart - Have I Told You Lately (live) (5 weeks at #1)
02 02 04 Kenny G f/Peabo Bryson - By The Time This Night is Over (2 weeks at #1)
03 03 03 David Crosby f/Phil Collins - Hero (3)
04 05 07 Peter Cetera - Even A Fool Can See (3)
05 04 02 Expose - I'll Never Get Over You Getting Over Me (1)
06 08 12 Aaron Neville - Don't Take Away My Heaven (4)
07 07 06 Vanessa Williams & Brian McKnight - Love Is (from "Beverly Hills 90210") (3 weeks at #1)
08 11 14 Cathy Dennis - Moments of Love (8)
09 06 05 Restless Heart f/Warren Hill - Tell Me What You Dream (2 weeks at #1)
10 14 21 Tina Turner - I Don't Wanna Fight (from "What's Love Got to Do with It") (7 weeks at #1)

11 09 09 Ray Charles - A Song For You (9)
12 15 18 Chris Isaak - Can't Do A Thing to Stop Me (11)
13 17 19 Regina Belle - If I Could (12)
14 13 17 Bruce Hornsby - Harbor Lights (13)
15 10 08 Go West - What You Won't Do For Love (3)
16 12 10 Whitney Houston - I Have Nothing (from "The Bodyguard") (2 weeks at #1)
17 23 ** Sting - Fields of Gold (2)
18 21 26 Huey Lewis & The News - It's Alright (7)
19 19 13 Jon Secada - Angel (3)
20 18 16 Gloria Estefan - I See Your Smile (3)

21 DEBUT Whitney Houston - Run to You (From "The Bodyguard") (10)
22 22 23 Janet Jackson - That's The Way Love Goes (16)
23 24 24 Lauren Christy - You Read Me Wrong (18)
24 16 11 Sting - If I Ever Lose My Faith in You (8)
25 20 15 Wendy Moten - Come In Out of the Rain (5)
26 27 28 Tasmin Archer - Sleeping Satellite (24)
27 DEBUT Lisa Fischer - Colors of Love (24)
28 29 ** Marc Cohn - Walk Through the World (28)
29 DEBUT Taylor Dayne - Can't Get Enough of Your Love (15)
30 30 ** Luther Vandross - Little Miracles (30)


Falling off:

-- 25 22 Elton John - Simple Life (3 weeks at #1)
-- 26 20 Celine Dion - Water From the Moon (11)
-- 28 27 Paul McCartney - Off the Ground (27)


This Christmas, Rod Stewart is looking to snap a 19-year streak since his last #1 hit. A live rendition of his song "Have I Told You Lately" topped the AC chart for 5 weeks back in 1993. Since then he hasn't reached higher than #2. He has done that 3 times since with the live version of "Reason to Believe," his rendition of Carole King's "So Far Away" and his duet "Baby It's Cold Outside" with Dolly Parton. Can he snap that streak this year? Stay tuned!

After topping with "A Whole New World" earlier in the year, Peabo Bryson, the king of collabs, was getting ready to top the chart with Kenny G on "By the Time This Night is Over."

The top 10 also saw back to back Diane Warren smashes from Expose and Aaron Neville at #5 and #6. Tina Turner scored another late career smash as part of the film "What's Love Got to Do With It." And 1 spot lower was Ray Charles' rendition of "A Song For You," the song that earned Charles his final Grammy during his lifetime.

Whitney Houston had a pair of Bodyguard hits as "I Have Nothing" was descending the week "Run to You" debuted. Sting also had a pair moving in opposite directions as "Fields of Gold" was quickly moving up the chart, while "If I Ever Lose My Faith in You" slips out of the top 20.

Taylor Dayne was big in the late 80s and early 90s, and this week she debuted with her rendition of Barry White's "Can't Get Enough of Your Love." I haven't heard this one on radio in awhile, but I remember hearing it quite a bit up until the late 90s.

[Libra]

Might want to fix that #30. ;)

What's interesting about Expose's song is, they're bulletless and on a 2-4-5 trek here, but three weeks later, they'd hit #1. One for the "Second Wind" files...

[johnm1120]

There may have been a panel change when Expose hit #1, because that week a lot of crazy things happened. Expose actually jumped 6-1. Gloria Estefan rebounded 21-8, Sting rebounded 26-9.

Jon Secada rebounded 20-13, Elton John re-entered at #14. Cathy Dennis collapsed 8-28.

[Libra]

So here's a fun fact that I just learned: That chart would also be the 32nd anniversary of the chart, as it first appeared on that date back in 1961.

Happy Anniversary!

[WolfSpear]

Nov 24, 2012 19:57:44 GMT -5 johnm1120 said:

There may have been a panel change when Expose hit #1, because that week a lot of crazy things happened. Expose actually jumped 6-1. Gloria Estefan rebounded 21-8, Sting rebounded 26-9.

Jon Secada rebounded 20-13, Elton John re-entered at #14. Cathy Dennis collapsed 8-28.

One thing's for sure, all the songs making leaps were clearly being written off the playlists but still picking up a respectable audience. The old formula never accounted for when a song was spun nor how often is was spun.

I'd assume that the songs that dropped were most likely not played as often.

[Hot AC Archiver]

Nov 24, 2012 19:57:44 GMT -5 johnm1120 said:

There may have been a panel change when Expose hit #1, because that week a lot of crazy things happened. Expose actually jumped 6-1. Gloria Estefan rebounded 21-8, Sting rebounded 26-9.

Jon Secada rebounded 20-13, Elton John re-entered at #14. Cathy Dennis collapsed 8-28.

I think that week is when the AC chart switched to monitored airplay (BDS) from the old method of compiling the chart. That week is not available on Google Books, but the August 14, 1993 magazine is. That week's AC chart says it is compiled from BDS data, but the issue dated July 10, 1993 only mentions the chart is compiled from station playlists.

[Hot AC Archiver]

Nov 25, 2012 4:11:24 GMT -5 Hot AC Archiver said:

Nov 24, 2012 19:57:44 GMT -5 johnm1120 said:

There may have been a panel change when Expose hit #1, because that week a lot of crazy things happened. Expose actually jumped 6-1. Gloria Estefan rebounded 21-8, Sting rebounded 26-9.

Jon Secada rebounded 20-13, Elton John re-entered at #14. Cathy Dennis collapsed 8-28.

I think that week is when the AC chart switched to monitored airplay (BDS) from the old method of compiling the chart. That week is not available on Google Books, but the August 14, 1993 magazine is. That week's AC chart says it is compiled from BDS data, but the issue dated July 10, 1993 only mentions the chart is compiled from station playlists.

I just confirmed it via my Joel Whitburn book. July 17, 1993 was when the AC chart switched to BDS monitoring.

[esoteric76]

Nov 24, 2012 19:06:43 GMT -5 johnm1120 said:

The top 10 also saw back to back Diane Warren smashes from Expose and Aaron Neville at #5 and #6.

Also, you had Diane Warren's gorgeously penned "Water From The Moon" falling off the chart this week. I've always wanted to know where this charted on AC, so #11 is pretty great!

I am also LOVING Wendy Moten's Top 5 AC smash "Come In Out Of The Rain." Wendy released a few more albums after this (some were Japan-only) and wow...this woman has one of the greatest voices ever!