Top 100 songs for October 16, 1993
This weekly snapshot follows the songs and artists competing across the Billboard Hot 100. Open any entry for its full chart history, or explore 1993 and the 1990s.
This week’s No. 1 is “Dreamlover” by Mariah Carey. Meanwhile, “Shoop” by Salt-N-Pepa rises from No. 68 to No. 54. 9 songs are listed in their first chart week.
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This week’s chart highlights
Biggest climbers
- Shoop — Salt-N-Pepaup 14 places, No. 68 → No. 54
- All That She Wants — Ace Of Baseup 13 places, No. 21 → No. 8
- Everybody Hurts — R.E.M.up 12 places, No. 48 → No. 36
New to this week’s Top 10
- Just Kickin' It — XscapeNo. 5
- All That She Wants — Ace Of BaseNo. 8
- Hey Mr. D.J. — ZhaneNo. 10
New to this week’s Top 40
- Ruffneck — MC LyteNo. 35
- Everybody Hurts — R.E.M.No. 36
- Come Baby Come — K7No. 39
First-week entries
- Runaway Love — En Vogue Featuring FMOBNo. 51
- Breathe Again — Toni BraxtonNo. 53
- Can We Talk — Tevin CampbellNo. 59
- Gangsta Lean — DRSNo. 76
- As Long As I Can Dream — ExposeNo. 80
- Never Should've Let You Go (From "Sister Act 2") — Hi-FiveNo. 82
- Foreplay — RAabNo. 84
- Shifftee — OnyxNo. 92
- Written On Ya Kitten — Naughty By NatureNo. 95
First-week entries have one recorded chart week. Climbs and Top 10/Top 40 arrivals use recorded previous positions for consecutive chart weeks; returning songs without a previous position are not classified as debuts.