1992 in music
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This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1992.
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[edit] Events
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[edit] January-February
- January 11
- Nirvana's Nevermind album goes to #1 in the US Billboard 200 chart, establishing the widespread popularity of the Grunge movement of the 1990s.[1]
- Paul Simon is the first major artist to tour South Africa after the end of the United Nations cultural boycott.[2]
- January 16 - Mick Jagger attends the Hollywood premiere of his new movie, Freejack, at Mann's Chinese Theatre.[citation needed]
- February 18 - Vince Neil leaves Mötley Crüe after 11 years as the band's lead singer, to spend more time on his career as a racing car driver.[3]
- February 24
- Nirvana's Kurt Cobain marries Hole's Courtney Love.
- The U.S. Postal Service unveils two potential designs for its proposed Elvis Presley postage stamp for fans to vote on. One design is of a young, 1950s Elvis, and the other is of a much older, 1970s Elvis. The young Elvis wins the vote, and the stamp is issued the following January.[citation needed]
[edit] March-April
- March 10 - Prince wins the lifetime achievement award during the Soul Train Awards.[citation needed]
- March 14 - Farm Aid Five takes place in Irving, Texas, USA, hosted by Willie Nelson. Artists performing at the event include John Mellencamp, Neil Young and Paul Simon. Approximately 40,000 people attend the event.[citation needed]
- March 24 - A Chicago, Illinois, USA judge approves cash rebates of up to US$3 to anyone proving they bought Milli-Vanilli recordings prior to when the lip synching scandal began on November 27, 1990.[citation needed]
- April 1 - Billy Idol, on trial for punching a woman in the face, pleads no contest. Idol is fined and ordered to make public service announcements against alcohol and drug abuse.[citation needed]
- April 24 - David Bowie marries fashion model Iman.[citation needed]
- April 30 - In Los Angeles, California, USA, Madonna's bustier is stolen from a display in Frederick's of Hollywood. A US$1,000 reward is offered for its return.[citation needed]
[edit] May-June
- May - The first Europäisches Jugendchorfestival,(EJCF) (European Festival of Youth Choirs) is held in Basel, Switzerland. It is decided to make it a triennial event.
- May 7 - John Frusciante of the Red Hot Chili Peppers leaves the band prior to the publication of a Rolling Stone magazine cover featuring them; he has to be digitally edited out of the photo.[4] Frusciante returned to the Red Hot Chili Peppers in 1998.[citation needed]
- June - "November Rain" by Guns N' Roses enters the world record when it becomes the longest single, at 8 minutes, 57 seconds, to reach the US Top 20. The single's video has a budget of over US$1.5 million, becoming the most expensive at the time.[citation needed]
[edit] July-August
- July - The Budafest Summer Opera and Ballet Festival is launched in Budapest, Hungary.[citation needed]
- July 4 - Mark Heard suffers a heart attack while performing at the Cornerstone Festival in Illinois, USA. Heard goes to hospital immediately after finishing his set, but dies two weeks after being discharged in August.
- August
- Rozalla becomes the first artist from Zimbabwe to chart on the US Billboard magazine chart.[citation needed]
- Former Beatle, George Harrison, tells Billboard magazine that he recently discovered that he was born on February 24, and not February 25 as he had thought for most of his life.[citation needed]
- Haitian military authorities ban the playing of RAM's single "Fèy"; first performed at the Port-au-Prince Carnival in February, the song was widely interpreted as an anthem of support for exiled President Jean-Bertrand Aristide.[citation needed]
- August 27 - John Lennon's original handwritten lyrics to "A Day in the Life" are auctioned and sold for US$87,000.[citation needed]
[edit] September-October
- October 3 - Sinéad O'Connor stirs up controversy when she rips up a picture of the Pope on the US television show, Saturday Night Live.[citation needed]
- October 20- Madonna releases her fifth studio album Erotica.
- October 31 - "End of the Road" by Boyz II Men posts its 12th consecutive week at #1 in the US charts, ending a 36-year record previously held by Elvis Presley. Boyz II Men's record was broken on March 6 1993 by Whitney Houston's "I Will Always Love You".[citation needed]
[edit] November-December
- November 9 - Australian-born singer Kylie Minogue ends her working relationship with UK songwriters and record producers Stock Aitken Waterman and the record label PWL.
- November 15 - Megan Jasper of Sub Pop creates the grunge speak hoax, tricking The New York Times into printing an article on a supposed slang used in the grunge scene in Seattle, USA.[citation needed]
[edit] Bands formed
[edit] Bands disbanded
- ABC
- The Alarm
- Dark Angel
- Echo & the Bunnymen (reform 1997)
- EPMD
- Europe (reform 1999 and 2003)
- Exodus
- The Feelies
- Hanoi Rocks
- Happy Mondays
- Bruce Hornsby & The Range
- J.J. Fad
- Luv' (reform 1993 and 2005)
- Noiseworks
- The Nymphs
- Outlaw Posse
- The Psychedelic Furs
- Ratt
- Slade
- The Sugarcubes
- Talking Heads
[edit] Bands Reformed
[edit] Albums released
| Contents: | Top • January • February • March • April • May • June • July • August • September • October • November • December |
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[edit] January
| Day | Album | Artist | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Congregation | The Afghan Whigs | - |
| 14 | Rush soundtrack | Eric Clapton | - |
| At the Ryman | Emmylou Harris | Live | |
| 17 | Kerplunk | Green Day | - |
| 27 | Pleasure Death | Therapy? | EP |
| ? | Rancid | Rancid | EP |
[edit] February
| Day | Album | Artist | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Hormoaning | Nirvana | EP; Australia and Japan only |
| 7 | More Noise and Other Disturbances | The Mighty Mighty Bosstones | - |
| 10 | Generation Terrorists | Manic Street Preachers | - |
| 11 | Saturday Morning with Riders | Riders in the Sky | - |
| 12 | Selected Ambient Works 85-92 | Aphex Twin | - |
| A Picture of Nectar | Phish | - | |
| 18 | Hormonally Yours | Shakespear's Sister | - |
| Wayne's World soundtrack | Various Artists | - | |
| 20 | Gotthard | Gotthard | - |
| 24 | Divine Madness | Madness | - |
| 25 | Little Earthquakes | Tori Amos | US |
| Vulgar Display of Power | Pantera | - | |
| Ooooooohhh.... On the TLC Tip | TLC | - | |
| F.U. Don't Take It Personal | Fu-Schnickens | - | |
| 28 | Onobox | Yoko Ono | Box Set |
[edit] March
[edit] April
| Day | Album | Artist | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | The Singer | Diamanda Galás | - |
| Dead Serious | Das EFX | - | |
| 14 | Bricks Are Heavy | L7 | - |
| This Is My Life | Carly Simon | - | |
| Off the Deep End | "Weird Al" Yankovic | - | |
| Greatest Hits | ZZ Top | Greatest Hits | |
| 20 | Slanted and Enchanted | Pavement | - |
| 21 | Check Your Head | Beastie Boys | - |
| Wish | The Cure | - | |
| Tongues and Tails | Sophie B. Hawkins | Debut | |
| The End Complete | Obituary | - | |
| Hotwired | The Soup Dragons | - | |
| 28 | Diva | Annie Lennox | - |
| 30 | Night of the Stormrider | Iced Earth | - |
[edit] May
| Day | Album | Artist | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Way of the Vaselines: A Complete History | The Vaselines | Compilation |
| 5 | Intoxifornication | Gregg Alexander | - |
| Daily Operation | Gang Starr | - | |
| Scream in Blue | Midnight Oil | Live | |
| 12 | The Southern Harmony and Musical Companion | The Black Crowes | - |
| Henry's Dream | Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds | - | |
| Fear of the Dark | Iron Maiden | - | |
| 15 | The Ritual | Testament | - |
| 17 | Never Enough | Melissa Etheridge | - |
| 19 | Some Gave All | Billy Ray Cyrus | - |
| Revenge | Kiss | - | |
| 22 | Lazer Guided Melodies | Spiritualized | - |
| 24 | Camera Camera | Nazia and Zoheb | - |
| 25 | The Brother with Two Tongues | Mellow Man Ace | - |
| 26 | Kiko | Los Lobos | - |
| Peng! | Stereolab | - | |
| ? | Hawklords Live | Hawklords | Live |
[edit] June
| Day | Album | Artist | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | MTV Unplugged | Mariah Carey | Live EP |
| It's a Shame about Ray | The Lemonheads | - | |
| 8 | Angel Dust | Faith No More | - |
| The Crimson Idol | W.A.S.P. | - | |
| 9 | Change Everything | Del Amitri | - |
| Legion | Deicide | - | |
| Mecca and the Soul Brother | Pete Rock & CL Smooth | - | |
| 16 | Khaled | Khaled | - |
| Beat the Boots II | Frank Zappa | Live Box Set | |
| 22 | Dehumanizer | Black Sabbath | UK |
| Don't Sweat the Technique | Eric B. & Rakim | - | |
| 23 | Tools of the Trade | Carcass | - |
| The One | Elton John | - | |
| Utopia Banished | Napalm Death | - | |
| Get in Touch with Yourself | Swing Out Sister | UK | |
| 27 | Black Moon | Emerson, Lake & Palmer | - |
| 28 | Last Rights | Skinny Puppy | - |
| 29 | Somewhere Far Beyond | Blind Guardian | - |
| F.N.G. | Suicidal Tendencies | Compilation | |
| 30 | Soft Bomb | The Chills | - |
| Dry | PJ Harvey | - | |
| Blues for the Red Sun | Kyuss | - | |
| Come On Come On | Mary Chapin Carpenter | - | |
| Kizz My Black Azz | MC Ren | EP, Debut | |
| The Art of Rebellion | Suicidal Tendencies | - |
[edit] July
| Day | Album | Artist | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | Images and Words | Dream Theater | - |
| Carry On | Kansas | compilation | |
| 10 | You Can't Do That on Stage Anymore, Vol. 5 | Frank Zappa | 2 discs; Live |
| 14 | Countdown to Extinction | Megadeth | - |
| Psalm 69: The Way to Succeed and the Way to Suck Eggs | Ministry | - | |
| 21 | House of Pain | House of Pain | - |
| Dirty | Sonic Youth | - | |
| 27 | Peppermint | Sloan | EP |
| Your Arsenal | Morrissey | - | |
| 28 | Gordon | Barenaked Ladies | - |
| What's the 411? | Mary J. Blige | Debut | |
| Promised Land | Promised Land | - | |
| ? | California Brainstorm | Hawkwind | Live |
[edit] August
| Day | Album | Artist | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Welcome to Wherever You Are | INXS | - |
| 4 | New Miserable Experience | Gin Blossoms | |
| 4 | Troubadour: The Definitive Collection 1964-1976 | Donovan | Box Set |
| 5 | Hit to Death in the Future Head | The Flaming Lips | - |
| 11 | Don't Tread | Damn Yankees | - |
| Jackyl | Jackyl | - | |
| 14 | March ör Die | Motörhead | - |
| 17 | Take That and Party | Take That | - |
| 18 | Unplugged | Eric Clapton | Live |
| Babe Rainbow | The House of Love | - | |
| Lunapark | Luna | - | |
| Mind Fruit | Opus III | - | |
| T-R-O-U-B-L-E | Travis Tritt | - | |
| 25 | Beyond the Season | Garth Brooks | Christmas album |
| Start the Car | Jude Cole | - | |
| Soul of a New Machine | Fear Factory | Debut. | |
| Dog Eat Dog | Warrant | - | |
| 28 | Scrolls of the Megilloth | Mortification | - |
| Tourism | Roxette | - | |
| 31 | Tubular Bells II | Mike Oldfield | - |
[edit] September
George Strait Pure Country Soundtrack Sold Six Million Copies Released September 15th 1992
[edit] October
| Day | Album | Artist | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Smeared | Sloan | Canada |
| Fully Completely | The Tragically Hip | Canada | |
| 5 | Twice Upon a Time: The Singles | Siouxsie & the Banshees | Compilation |
| 6 | Play Me Backwards | Joan Baez | - |
| Home for Christmas | Amy Grant | - | |
| The Road Behind | GWAR | EP | |
| Automatic for the People | R.E.M. | - | |
| Just Look Around | Sick of It All | - | |
| Grave Dancers Union | Soul Asylum | - | |
| 10 | Liar | The Jesus Lizard | - |
| 13 | Piece of Cake | Mudhoney | - |
| Love Symbol | Prince | - | |
| 16 | Stamina Daddy | Buju Banton | Debut |
| Iginition | The Offspring | - | |
| 18 | Carnival of Carnage | Insane Clown Posse | - |
| 19 | Jehovahkill | Julian Cope | UK; released in US Dec. 8 |
| Main Offender | Keith Richards | - | |
| 20 | Breathless | Kenny G | - |
| Erotica | Madonna | - | |
| King of Hearts | Roy Orbison | - | |
| 23 | You Can't Do That on Stage Anymore, Vol. 6 | Frank Zappa | 2 discs; Live |
| 27 | Live | AC/DC | Live |
| Homebrew | Neneh Cherry | - | |
| Playground Psychotics | Frank Zappa and The Mothers of Invention | - | |
| It's About Time | SWV | - | |
| 30 | The Great Deceiver | King Crimson | Live Box Set rec. 1973-'74 |
[edit] November
| Day | Album | Artist | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Madstock! | Madness | Live |
| God's Great Banana Skin | Chris Rea | UK | |
| Nurse | Therapy? | - | |
| 3 | Keep the Faith | Bon Jovi | - |
| Good as I Been to You | Bob Dylan | - | |
| Are You Normal? | Ned's Atomic Dustbin | - | |
| Rage Against the Machine | Rage Against the Machine | Debut | |
| The Skills Dat Pay Da Bills | Positive K | - | |
| 8 | The Bodyguard: Original Soundtrack Album | Whitney Houston et al. | - |
| 9 | The Way We Walk, Volume One: The Shorts | Genesis | Live |
| 10 | Urban Discipline | Biohazard | - |
| The Complete Collection and Then Some... | Barry Manilow | Compilation | |
| 11 | Back in Denim | Denim | - |
| Love Deluxe | Sade | UK | |
| 15 | Pure Guava | Ween | - |
| 17 | The Predator | Ice Cube | - |
| 19 | I've Suffered a Head Injury | The Verve Pipe | EP |
| 24 | The Future | Leonard Cohen | - |
| Pop! - the First 20 Hits | Erasure | Greatest Hits | |
| Bizarre Ride II the Pharcyde | The Pharcyde | - | |
| Shine On | Pink Floyd | Box Set | |
| Homebelly Groove...Live | Spin Doctors | Live | |
| ? | Free at Last | dc Talk | - |
| Now That's What I Call Music! 23 | Various Artists | Compilation |
[edit] December
| Day | Album | Artist | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | Fixed (EP) | Nine Inch Nails | Remix EP |
| 14 | Incesticide | Nirvana | Rarities and unreleased material |
| 15 | The Chronic | Dr. Dre | Solo Debut |
| ? | Alejandro Fernández | Alejandro Fernández | Debut |
[edit] Release Date Unknown
- Live at Rhino Records - Angry Samoans
- The Arrogant Worms - The Arrogant Worms
- Still Life with Guitar - Kevin Ayers
- Fat Sound - Bad Manners
- Red, White & Blues - The Blues Brothers (live)
- The Definitive Collection - The Blues Brothers (compilation)
- The IVth Crusade - Bolt Thrower
- Burning Hell - Brainbombs
- Bucketheadland - Buckethead
- Rite - Julian Cope
- Thunder Perfect Mind - Current 93
- Light Speed Collision - Def Fx
- Nocturnal Omissions - Dreams So Real
- Accelerator - The Future Sound of London
- Second Time Around - Ghost
- Patio - Gorky's Zygotic Mynci
- Pleasure and Pain - Ben Harper and Tom Freund
- Electric Tepee - Hawkwind
- Kirya - Ofra Haza
- Out of the Blue - Donnie Iris
- In Search of Manny - Luscious Jackson
- Live at the Whisky - Kansas
- Live at the Philharmonic - Kris Kristofferson
- The Wayward Bus - The Magnetic Fields
- '92 Tour EP - Motörhead
- Thunder Perfect Mind - Nurse with Wound
- Plea for Peace - Operation Ivy
- Phunk Junkeez - Phunk Junkeez (debut)
- On a Wing and a Prayer - Gerry Rafferty
- The End of Silence - Rollins Band
- Kampungan - Slank
- Twilight Time - Stratovarius
- 40 Oz. to Freedom - Sublime
- …Meanwhile - 10cc
- There and Back Again - Vertical Horizon (debut)
- Lik My Trakter - The Waltons
- Now That's What I Call Music! 21 - Various Artists
[edit] Biggest hit singles
The following songs achieved the highest chart positions in the charts of 1992.[5]
| # | Artist | Title | Year | Country | Chart Entries |
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| 1 | Whitney Houston | I Will Always Love You | 1992 |  |
UK 1 - Nov 1992, US BB 1 of 1992, Holland 1 - Nov 1992, Sweden 1 - Nov 1992, Switzerland 1 - Dec 1992, Norway 1 - Dec 1992, Poland 1 - Nov 1992, Germany 1 - Jan 1993, Éire 1 - Dec 1992, Australia 1 for 10 weeks Mar 1993, Grammy in 1993, Austria 2 - Dec 1992, Australia 2 of 1993, US CashBox 5 of 1993, Japan 5 of all time (international songs), Italy 7 of 1992, Global 7 (10 M sold) - 1992, POP 10 of 1992, Europe 19 of the 1990s, TOTP 19, AFI 65, Germany 67 of the 1990s, Scrobulate 90 of ballad, RIAA 108, RYM 172 of 1992, Party 280 of 1999, Acclaimed 802 |
| 2 | Nirvana | Smells Like Teen Spirit | 1992 | |
New Zealand 1 for 1 weeks Feb 1992, Sweden 2 - Jan 1992, Norway 2 - Jan 1992, Poland 2 - Jan 1992, Germany 2 - Jan 1992, Holland 3 - Nov 1991, RYM 3 of 1991, Acclaimed 3, US BB 5 of 1992, Scrobulate 5 of rock, US BB 6 of 1992, Switzerland 6 - Feb 1992, Europe 6 of the 1990s, POP 6 of 1992, UK 7 - Nov 1991, Belgium 7 of all time, 7 in 2FM list, Rolling Stone 9, France 10 - Dec 1991, Austria 11 - Feb 1992, Virgin 16, Poland 23 of all time, US CashBox 27 of 1992, Italy 29 of 1992, Global 33 (5 M sold) - 1991, WXPN 53, RIAA 80, Germany 152 of the 1990s, TheQ 321, OzNet 900 |
| 3 | Boyz II Men | End of the Road | 1992 | |
UK 1 - Sep 1992, US BB 1 of 1992, US CashBox 1 of 1992, Holland 1 - Oct 1992, Éire 1 - Nov 1992, New Zealand 1 for 7 weeks Oct 1992, Australia 1 for 4 weeks Feb 1993, US BB 3 of 1992, Sweden 3 - Oct 1992, Norway 3 - Nov 1992, POP 3 of 1992, Poland 6 - Sep 1992, Switzerland 7 - Oct 1992, Germany 7 - Jan 1993, Australia 21 of 1992, Austria 29 - Nov 1992, Scrobulate 89 of rnb, Germany 337 of the 1990s |
| 4 | Snap! | Rhythm is a Dancer | 1992 |  |
UK 1 - Jul 1992, Holland 1 - Apr 1992, Austria 1 - May 1992, Switzerland 1 - Apr 1992, Italy 1 of 1992, Germany 1 - Apr 1992, Éire 1 - Aug 1992, France 3 - Apr 1992, Sweden 4 - May 1992, Norway 4 - Jun 1992, US BB 5 of 1993, Germany 6 of the 1990s, US CashBox 12 of 1993, Australia 12 of 1992, US BB 17 of 1992, POP 17 of 1993, Scrobulate 65 of 90s, RYM 96 of 1992 |
| 5 | Mr Big | To Be With You | 1992 | |
US BB 1 of 1992, Holland 1 - Mar 1992, Sweden 1 - Feb 1992, Switzerland 1 - Mar 1992, Norway 1 - Mar 1992, Germany 1 - Mar 1992, New Zealand 1 for 5 weeks Mar 1992, Australia 1 for 3 weeks Aug 1992, Austria 2 - Apr 1992, UK 3 - Mar 1992, Poland 5 - Jan 1992, Australia 7 of 1992, US CashBox 9 of 1992, POP 25 of 1992, Germany 47 of the 1990s, OzNet 386 |
[edit] Top hits on record
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- "All 4 Love" - Color Me Badd
- "All I Want" - Toad the Wet Sprocket
- "All That She Wants" - Ace Of Base
- "Ain't 2 Proud 2 Beg - TLC
- "Atesle Barut" - Sertab Erener
- "Baby-Baby-Baby - TLC
- "Be My Baby" - Vanessa Paradis
- "Breakin' My Heart (Pretty Brown Eyes)" - Mint Condition
- "Come as You Are" - Nirvana
- "Connected" - Stereo MCs
- "Digging In The Dirt" - Peter Gabriel
- "Dur dur d'être bébé" - Jordy
- "Dixie-Narco (EP)" - Primal Scream
- "Drive" - R.E.M.
- "Dreamlover (song)" - Mariah Carey
- "El Visa" - Cheb Hasni
- "End Of The Road" - Boyz II Men
- "Erotica" - Madonna
- "Even Better Than The Real Thing" - U2
- "Even Flow" - Pearl Jam
- "Forever Love" - Color Me Badd
- "Free Your Mind" - En Vogue
- "Friday I'm In Love" - The Cure
- "God Gave Rock And Roll To You II" - Kiss
- "Heaven Sent" - INXS
- "House of Love" - East 17
- "I Adore Mi Amore" - Color Me Badd
- "I Can't Dance" - Genesis
- "I Love Your Smile" - Shanice
- "In Bloom" - Nirvana
- "I'll Be There" - Mariah Carey
- "I Palindrome I" - They Might Be Giants
- "It's Only Natural" - Crowded House
- "I Will Always Love You" - Whitney Houston
- "It Was a Good Day" - Ice Cube
- "Jeremy" - Pearl Jam
- "Jimmy Olsen's Blues" - Spin Doctors
- "Joy" - François Feldman
- "Jump" - Kris Kross
- "Jump Around" - House of Pain
- "Just Another Day" - Jon Secada
- "Keep the Faith" - Bon Jovi
- "Knockin' on Heaven's Door" - Guns N' Roses
- "Layla" - Eric Clapton
- "Le Chat" - Pow woW
- "Let's Get Rocked" - Def Leppard
- "Lithium" - Nirvana
- "Life is a Highway" - Tom Cochrane
- "Man on the Moon" - R.E.M.
- "Motorcycle Emptiness" - Manic Street Preachers
- "Mrs. Robinson" - Lemonheads
- "My Lovin' (Never Gonna Get It)" - En Vogue
- "No Ordinary Love" - Sade
- "Nuthin' but a 'G' Thang" - Dr. Dre featuring Snoop Dogg
- "Nothing Else Matters" - Metallica
- "November Rain" - Guns N' Roses
- "One" - U2
- "Passin' Me By" - The Pharcyde
- "Real Love" - Mary J. Blige featuring The Notorious B.I.G.
- "Remedy" - The Black Crowes
- "Remember The Time" - Michael Jackson
- "Runaway Train" - Soul Asylum
- "Save the Best for Last" - Vanessa L. Williams
- "Sliver" - Nirvana
- "Slow Motion" - Color Me Badd
- "Smells Like Teen Spirit" - Nirvana
- "Sometimes Love Just Ain't Enough" - Patty Smyth and Don Henley
- "Song of Ocarina" - Jean-Philippe Audin and Diego Modena
- "Stay" - Shakespears Sister
- "Step It Up" - Stereo MCs
- "Supermodel (You Better Work)" - RuPaul
- "Sweet Lullaby" - Deep Forest
- "Tears in Heaven" - Eric Clapton
- "Green Jellÿ" - Green Jellÿ
- "Thinkin' Back" - Color Me Badd
- "This Used to Be My Playground" - Madonna
- "To Be With You" - Mr. Big
- "Two Princes" - Spin Doctors
- "Under the Bridge" - Red Hot Chili Peppers
- "Walking on Broken Glass" - Annie Lennox
- "Wheel of Fortune" - Ace of Base
- "Weather With You" - Crowded House
- "What About Your Friends - TLC
- "Who's Gonna Ride Your Wild Horses" - U2
- "Why" - Annie Lennox
See also: Hot 100 No. 1 Hits of 1992
[edit] Classical music
- Torstein Aagaard-Nilsen - Arctic Landscape for Military Band
- Milton Babbitt
- Septet, but Equal
- Counterparts for brass quintet[6]
- Leonardo Balada
- Symphony No. 4 Lausanne
- Celebracio for orchestra
- Mario Davidovsky - Synchronisms No. 10 for guitar and electronic sounds
- Percy Grainger - Bridal Lullaby transcribed for orchestra by John Pickard
- Vagn Holmboe - Svaerm for string quartet (partially arranged from earlier violin duos)
- Elena Kats-Chernin - Clocks
- Chan Ka Nin - Saxophone Quartet
- Andreas Kunstein
- String Quartet No. 1
- 10 Epigrams for toy piano
- William Mathias - Flute Concerto
- Krzysztof Penderecki - Symphony No. 5 Korean
- Alwynne Pritchard - Glimpsed Most Clearly From The Corner Of Your Eye (for seven cellos)
- Joan Tower - Violin Concerto
- Malcolm Williamson - Requiem for a Tribe Brother
- Iannis Xenakis - La Déesse Athéna (Oresteïa III) (1992), for baritone solo and mixed ensemble of 11 instruments
[edit] Opera
[edit] Musical theater
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The following musicals opened in 1992.
- Crazy for You - (Broadway production)
- Falsettoes - (Broadway production)
- Guys and Dolls - (Broadway revival)
- Jelly's Last Jam - Broadway production
- The Most Happy Fella - Broadway revival
[edit] Musical films
The following musical films were released in 1992.
- Aladdin - Animated feature film by Walt Disney Animation Studios
- Roja - Tamil Indian film by Mani Ratnam
[edit] Soundtracks
- Aladdin Academy Award winner for Best Song and Best Film Score
- Batman Returns - score Danny Elfman
- The Bodyguard - Whitney Houston
- Boomerang - Boyz II Men, Tribe Called Quest, P.M. Dawn, Babyface
- Bram Stoker's Dracula
- Coneheads - Paul Simon, R.E.M., Red Hot Chili Peppers
- Cool World - David Bowie, The Cult, Ministry, Moby, Brian Eno
- Deep Cover - Dr. Dre & Snoop Dog
- Far and Away - score by John Williams
- Juice - Naughty by Nature, Too Short, EPMD, Cypress Hill
- The Last of the Mohicans
- Lethal Weapon 3 - Eric Clapton, Sting
- Malcolm X - Arrested Development (group), Billie Holiday, Ella Fitzgerald, Ray Charles
- Mambo Kings - Los Lobos, Linda Ronstadt, Tito Puente
- Medicine Man - score by Jerry Goldsmith
- Mo' Money - Color Me Badd, Public Enemy, Bell Biv DeVoe, Janet Jackson
- Rush - Eric Clapton
- Singles - Alice in Chains, Pearl Jam, Smashing Pumpkins, Jimi Hendrix, Soundgarden
- Sister Act - Etta James, Whoopi Goldberg, C+C Music Factory
- South Central - Scarface, Cameo (band), Boo-Yaa T.R.I.B.E.
- Toys - Tori Amos, Enya, Frankie Goes to Hollywood
- Wayne's World - Queen, Jimi Hendrix, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Alice Cooper, Black Sabbath
[edit] Births
- August 18 - Frances Bean Cobain, daughter of Kurt Cobain and Courtney Love
- June 30 - Lynx and Lamb Gaede
- August 19 - Demi Lovato
- November 23 - Miley Cyrus, also known as Hannah Montana
- September 16 - Nick Jonas, from the Jonas brothers
[edit] Deaths
- January 15 - Dee Murray, bassist for Elton John, 45 (cancer)
- January 17 - Charlie Ventura, tenor saxophonist and bandleader
- January 27 - Allan Jones, singer and actor
- February 21 - Jane Pickens Langley of the Pickens Sisters
- March 4 - Mary Osborne, jazz guitarist, 70 (liver cancer)
- March 27 - Harald Sæverud, composer
- April 4 - Arthur Russell, cellist and disco musician, 40 (AIDS)
- April 20 - Johnny Shines, guitarist
- April 25 - Yutaka Ozaki, Japanese singer, 26 (pulmonary edema)
- April 27 - Olivier Messiaen, composer
- May 7 - Tiny Timbrell, guitarist
- May 17 - Lawrence Welk, accordion player and bandleader
- June 18 - Peter Allen, Australian songwriter, 48 (AIDS)
- June 20 - Sir Charles Groves, conductor
- July 4 - Ástor Piazzolla, tango musician and composer
- July 25 - Alfred Drake, US singer and actor
- July 26 - Mary Wells, Motown singer, 49 (laryngeal cancer)
- August 2 - Michel Berger, French composer and songwriter
- August 5 - Jeff Porcaro, drummer, Toto, 38 (heart attack)
- August 12 - John Cage, U.S. composer
- August 16 - Mark Heard, U.S. singer, 40 (heart attack)
- September 19 - Sir Geraint Evans, operatic baritone
- October 5 - Eddie Kendricks, singer, 52 (lung cancer)
- October 25 - Roger Miller, singer, 56 (lung cancer)
- November 14 - Teddy Riley, New Orleans jazz trumpeter and bandleader
- November 21 - Severino Gazzelloni, flautist
- November 27 - Daniel Santos, singer and composer of bolero
- November 29 - Paul Ryan, singer, songwriter and record producer, 44 (cancer)
- December 21
- Philip Farkas, horn player
- Albert King, blues guitarist and singer
[edit] Most Critically Acclaimed Songs of 1992
This information is taken from Acclaimed Music.[7]
- 1. "Nuthin' But a 'G' Thang" - Dr. Dre featuring Snoop Doggy Dogg
- 2. "Creep" - Radiohead
- 3. "Tennessee" - Arrested Development
- 4. "Jump Around" - House of Pain
- 5. "Man on the Moon" - R.E.M.
- 6. "It Was a Good Day" Ice Cube
- 7. "My Lovin'" - En Vogue
- 8. "Killing in the Name" - Rage Against the Machine
- 9. "Motorcycle Emptiness" - Manic Street Preachers
- 10. "Everybody Hurts" - R.E.M.
The most critically acclaimed soundtrack of 1992 was A. R. Rahman's debut soundtrack for the Tamil Indian film Roja. The soundtrack was chosen by Time magazine as one of the "10 Best Soundtracks" of all time in 2005.[8][9][10]
[edit] Awards
- Eurovision Song Contest: Main article: Eurovision Song Contest 1992
- Filmfare Best Male Playback Award: Awarded to Kumar Sanu
- Grammy Awards: Main article: Grammy Awards of 1992
- Mercury Music Prize: Awarded to Primal Scream for Screamadelica
- Ramon Magsaysay Award: Awarded tp Ravi Shankar
- Rock and Roll Hall of Fame: The following artists were inducted: Bobby Blue Bland, Booker T. and the M.G.s, Johnny Cash, The Isley Brothers, The Jimi Hendrix Experience, Sam & Dave, and The Yardbirds
[edit] See also
- 1992 in British music
- List of Hot 100 number-one singles of 1992 (U.S.)
- Record labels established in 1992
[edit] References
- ^ Olsen, Eric (9 April 2004). "10 years later, Cobain lives on in his music". MSNBC Interactive. http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/4652653/. Retrieved on 2008-04-20.
- ^ unattributed (undated). "50 WAYS TO LEAVE SOUTH AFRICA". Entertainment Weekly and Time Inc.. http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,309330,00.html. Retrieved on 2008-04-28.
- ^ Darling, Spyder (November 1998). "The Sultans of Sleaze". NY Rock. http://www.nyrock.com/reviews/motleycrue.asp. Retrieved on 2008-04-29.
- ^ anonymous (undated). "1992 Rolling Stone Covers". Rolling Stone. http://www.rollingstone.com/photos/gallery/5392234/1992_rolling_stone_covers/photo/13/large/icet. Retrieved on 2008-04-17.
- ^ Hawtin, Steve (10 February 2008). "Songs from the Year 1992". Steve Hawtin/TsorT. http://tsort.info/music/yr1992.htm. Retrieved on 2008-04-17.
- ^ anonymous (undated). "MILTON BABBITT". Howard Stokar Management. http://www.stokar.com/GCM/Babbitt_works.htm. Retrieved on 2008-04-17.
- ^ anonymous (undated). "The Top Songs from 1992". Acclaimed Music. http://www.acclaimedmusic.net/Current/1992s.htm. Retrieved on 2008-04-17.
- ^ Corliss, Richard (2005). "Best Soundtracks - ALL TIME 100 MOVIES - TIME". Time. http://www.time.com/time/2005/100movies/0,23220,soundtracks,00.html. Retrieved on 24 February 2008.
- ^ Corliss, Richard (June 02 2005). "That Old Feeling - Secrets of the All-Time 100 - TIME". Time. http://aolsvc.timeforkids.kol.aol.com/time/columnist/corliss/article/0,9565,1068026-3,00.html. Retrieved on 24 February 2008.
- ^ ""All-TIME" 100 Movies". Time. http://www.time.com/time/2005/100movies. Retrieved on 2009-02-25.
