This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1992.

Specific locations

Specific genres

Events

January–February

March–April

May–June

July–August

September–October

November–December

Also in 1992

Bands formed

Bands disbanded

Bands reformed

Albums released

January–March

April–June

July–September

October–December

Release date unknown

Biggest hit singles

The following songs achieved the highest chart positions in the charts of 1992.

Top 40 Chart hit singles

Other Chart hit singles

• "A Deeper Love" - Clivillés & Cole • "America: What Time Is Love?"

• The KLF • "Atesle Barut" – Sertab Erener • "Baby-Baby-Baby" – TLC (#2 US) • "Baby Got Back" – Sir Mix-a-Lot (#1 US, #8 AUS) • "Baker Street" – Undercover (#2 UK, IRL, BE, SWI, #3 AUT, NLD) • "Barcelona" – Freddie Mercury (#2 UK, NLD, NZ, #3 IRL) • "Be My Baby" – Vanessa Paradis (#2 BE, #5 FR, #6 UK, IRL) • "Be Quick or Be Dead" – Iron Maiden (#2 UK, #3 NOR) • "Because the Night" – Co.Ro & Tarlisa (#1 IT, SP, #6 FR, #8 BE) • "The Best Things in Life Are Free" – Luther Vandross & Janet Jackson (#2 AUS, UK, #6 IRL, NZ) • "Boss Drum" – The Shamen • "Breakin' My Heart (Pretty Brown Eyes)" – Mint Condition (#6 US) • "Breath of Life" – Erasure (#7 FIN, #8 IRL, UK) • "Ça ne change pas un homme" – Johnny Hallyday (#7 FR) • "Caroline" – MC Solaar (#4 FR) • "Cash City" – Luc de Larochellière (#1 QUE, #11 FR) • "Come and Talk to Me" – Jodeci • "Come as You Are" – Nirvana (#3 NZ, #7 IRL, #9 UK) • "Como la Flor" – Selena (#6 US Latin) • "Connected" – Stereo MCs (#5 AUT, #6 SWI, #8 SWE) • "Could It Be Magic" – Take That (#3 UK, IRL, #8 BE) • "Damn I Wish I Was Your Lover" – Sophie B. Hawkins (#3 NOR, #5 US, #7 AUS) • "Das Boot" – U 96 (#1 AUT, GER, NOR, #4 NLD, #5 SWE) • "Diamonds and Pearls" – Prince (#3 US) • "Deeply Dippy" – Right Said Fred (#1 UK, IRL, #6 AUT) • "Didi" – Khaled (#9 FR, #10 BE) • "Die da!?" – Die Fantastischen Vier (#1 AUT, SWI, #2 GER) • "Disappointed" - Electronic • "Do I Have to Say the Words?" – Bryan Adams (#2 CAN) • "Do It to Me" - Lionel Richie • "Don't Be Aggressive" – Sandra (#7 NOR, #8 FIN) • "Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me" – Elton John & George Michael (#1 FR, NLD, NOR, US) • "Don't Talk Just Kiss" – Right Said Fred (#2 GER, #3 UK, #4 FIN, SWE) • "Don't You Want Me" – Felix (#1 FIN, IT, SP, SWI) • "Drive" – R.E.M. (#4 IRL, #7 CAN) • "Driven by You" – Brian May (#6 UK, #9 US) • "Dur dur d'être bébé !" – Jordy (#1 FR, SP, #2 FIN, #3 AUT, BE, NLD) • "Ebeneezer Goode" – The Shamen (#1 UK, IRL, #2 NOR, #8 FIN) • "El Visa" – Cheb Hasni (ALG) • "End of the Road" – Boyz II Men • "Erotica" – Madonna (#1 ITA, #2 NOR, #3 US, UK, SWE, NZ, #4 AUS, IRE, SPA, #8 SWI) • "Even Better Than the Real Thing" – U2 (#3 CAN, IRL, #8 AUT, NLD) • "Everything About You" – Ugly Kid Joe (#3 UK, #5 IRL, NLD, NOR, #9 US) • "Everytime We Touch" – Maggie Reilly (#1 NOR, #5 AUT) • "Free Your Mind" – En Vogue (#8 US) • "Friday I'm In Love" – The Cure (#3 CAN, #4 IRL, #6 UK) • "Give It Up" – The Good Men • "Giving Him Something He Can Feel" - En Vogue • "God Gave Rock 'n' Roll to You II" - Kiss • "Goodnight Girl" – Wet Wet Wet (#1 UK, IRL) • "Hazard" – Richard Marx (#1 AUS, #3 CAN, #6 SWE) • "Heading for a Fall" – Vaya Con Dios (#1 BE, #3 NLD, #5 SWI) • "Heal the World" – Michael Jackson (#1 POL, #2 FR, IRL, UK, ZIM) • "Heaven Sent" – INXS • "High" – The Cure (#8 UK) • "Hold on My Heart" – Genesis (#1 CAN) • "House of Love" – East 17 (#1 FIN, SWE, #3 JAP, #6 GER) • "How Do You Do!" – Roxette (#1 NOR, #2 AUT, NLD, GER, SWE, SWI) • "How Do You Talk to an Angel" – The Heights (#1 US, #2 CAN, #3 AUS) • "Human Touch" – Bruce Springsteen (#1 NOR, SP, #4 FIN, IRL, SWE, SWI) • "Humpin' Around" – Bobby Brown (#1 AUS, #2 NZ, #3 US) • "I Can't Dance" – Genesis (#1 BE, NLD, #2 AUT, #3 CAN) • "I Don't Care" - Shakespears Sister • "I Drove All Night" – Roy Orbison (#7 UK) • "I Still Believe in You" – Cliff Richard (#7 UK) • "I Wanna Be a Kennedy" – U96 (#3 SWI, #4 GER, #6 AUT) • "I Will Always Love You" – Whitney Houston • "I'd Die Without You" - P.M. Dawn • "If I Ever Fall in Love" – Shai (#4 AUS, #5 NZ) • "If You Asked Me To" – Celine Dion (#1 CAN) • "If You Go Away" – New Kids on the Block (#4 NOR, #6 CAN, #9 UK) • "I'll Be There" – Mariah Carey (#1 US, CAN, NLD) • "I'm Doing Fine Now" - The Pasadenas • "I'm Too Sexy" – Right Said Fred (#1 US) • "In Bloom" – Nirvana (#7 IRL) • "In the Closet" – Michael Jackson (#2 IT, SP, #4 IRL, #5 AUS, NZ, #6 US) • "In the Still of the Nite (I'll Remember)" - Boyz II Men • "Iron Lion Zion" – Bob Marley (#2 NZ, SWE, #3 FR, #5 BE, UK) • "It Only Takes a Minute" – Take That (#7 UK) • "It Will Make Me Crazy" – Felix (#1 FIN, #3 SWI, #4 IRL) • "It's a Fine Day" – Opus III (#2 SP, #5 UK, #6 IRL) • "It's My Life" – Dr Alban (#1 AUT, BE, GER, IT, NLD, SWE) • "It's Probably Me" – Sting & Eric Clapton (#1 IT, #2 FR) • "Jam" – Michael Jackson (#1 SP, #2 NZ, #5 IRL) • "James Brown Is Dead" – L.A. Style (#1 BE, NLD, SP, #2 SWI) • "Joy" – François Feldman (#1 FR) • "Jump" – Kris Kross (#1 AUS, FIN, IRL, NZ, SWI, US) • "Jump Around" – House of Pain (#3 US, NZ) • "Just Another Day" – Jon Secada (#2 CAN, NLD, SWI) • "Justified & Ancient" – The KLF (#1 AUT, FIN, NZ, SWE) • "Keep the Faith" – Bon Jovi (#1 NOR, #3 SWI, #4 NZ) • "Killing in the Name" – Rage Against the Machine • "Knockin' on Heaven's Door" – Guns N' Roses (#1 IRL, #2 UK) • "Laid So Low (Tears Roll Down)" – Tears For Fears (#8 IT) • "Layla" (unplugged) – Eric Clapton (#1 CAN, JAP) • "Le Chat" – Pow woW (#1 FR) • "Les Mariés de Vendée" – Anaïs & Didier Barbelivien (#2 FR, #4 BE) • "Let's Get Rocked" – Def Leppard (#2 NOR, UK, #3 SWI) • "Lithium" – Nirvana (#3 FIN, #5 IRE) • "Life Is a Highway" – Tom Cochrane (#1 CAN, #2 AUS, NZ) • "Live and Learn" – Joe Public (#4 US) • "Love Is in the Air" (Ballroom mix) – John Paul Young • "LSI (Love Sex Intelligence)" – The Shamen (#4 SWE, #6 UK) • "The Magic Friend" – 2 Unlimited (#1 FIN, #3 IRL, #4 BE) • "Make It Happen" - Mariah Carey • "Man on the Moon" – R.E.M. (#4 CAN) • "Midlife Crisis" – Faith No More (#9 AUT, #10 UK) • "A Million Love Songs" – Take That (#7 UK) • "Mr. Wendal" – Arrested Development (#2 NZ, #4 UK, #6 US) • "My Destiny" – Lionel Richie • "My Lovin' (You're Never Gonna Get It)" – En Vogue (#2 US, #4 UK) • "My Name Is Prince" – Prince (#7 UK) • "Never Let Her Slip Away" – Undercover • "Nothing Else Matters" – Metallica (#3 IRL, NOR, #5 BE, NLD, SWI, #6 AUT, UK) • "November Rain" – Guns N' Roses (#3 IRL, NLD, US) • "Nuthin' but a 'G' Thang" – Dr. Dre & Snoop Dogg (#2 US) • "On a Ragga Tip" – SL2 (#2 UK, NLD, #3 IRL) • "The One" – Elton John (#1 CAN, #3 FR, NOR) • "One" – U2 (#1 CAN, IRL, #3 NZ) • "One Love" – Dr. Alban (#3 IRL, #7 FIN, GER, #8 BE) • "Open Sesame" – Leila K (#1 BE, #2 NLD, #3 IT) • "Open Your Mind" – U.S.U.R.A. (#2 IT, #3 AUT, SWI, #5 NLD) • "Out of Space" – The Prodigy (#3 NLD, #5 UK, #6 IRL) • "Paradoxal Système" – Laurent Voulzy (#10 FR) • "Parce qu'on est jeunes" – Benny B feat. DJ Daddy K (#2 BE, #5 FR) • "Pas d'ami (comme toi)" – Stephan Eicher (#7 FR) • "People Everyday" – Arrested Development (#2 UK, #6 AUS, FR, SWE) • "Phorever People" – The Shamen • "Piece of My Heart" – Erma Franklin • "Please Don't Go" – Double You (#1 BE, NLD, SP) • "Please Don't Go" – KWS • "Remember the Time" – Michael Jackson (#1 NZ, #2 BE, CAN) • "Revolution" - Arrested Development • "Rhythm is a Dancer" – Snap! • "Ride the Bullet" - Army of Lovers • "Rien que de l'eau" – Véronique Sanson (#6 FR) • "Rump Shaker" – Wreckx-n-Effect (#2 US) • "Runaway Train" – Elton John & Eric Clapton (#10 IT) • "Run to You" – Rage • "Save the Best for Last" – Vanessa L. Williams (#1 US, AUS) • "Sesame's Treet" – Smart E's (#2 UK, #4 IRL, NZ, #6 AUS) • "Sexy MF" – Prince (#4 UK, #5 AUS) • "Shake Your Head" - Was (Not Was) • "Shame, Shame, Shame" - Izabella Scorupco • "She's Playing Hard to Get" – Hi-Five (#5 US) • "Sleeping Satellite" – Tasmin Archer (#1 UK) • "Smells Like Teen Spirit" – Nirvana • "Something Good" – Utah Saints (#4 UK, IRL) • "Sometimes Love Just Ain't Enough" – Patty Smyth & Don Henley (#2 US) • "Song of Ocarina" – Jean-Philippe Audin & Diego Modena (#1 FR) • "Starship Edelweiss" – Edelweiss • "Stay" – Shakespears Sister (#1 UK) • "Step It Up" – Stereo MC's • "Suzette" – Dany Brillant (#3 FR) • "Sweat (A La La La La Long)" – Inner Circle (#1 BE, GER, NLD, NZ, SWI, #2 AUS, AUT, SWE) • "Sweet Lullaby" – Deep Forest • "Symphony of Destruction" – Megadeth • "Take a Chance on Me" – Erasure (#1 UK) • "Tears in Heaven" – Eric Clapton (#1 ARG, BRA, CAN, DEN, IRL, JAP, NZ, NOR, POL, TAI) • "Temple of Love" – The Sisters of Mercy (#3 UK, #5 GER) • "Tennessee" – Arrested Development (#6 US) • "Tetris" - Doctor Spin • "This Used to Be My Playground" – Madonna (#1 US, CAN, FIN, IT, SWE) • "Thought I'd Died and Gone to Heaven" – Bryan Adams (#1 CAN, #8 UK) • "Three Little Pigs" – Green Jellÿ (#5 UK, #6 AUS) • "To Be with You" – Mr. Big • "Too Funky" – George Michael (#2 IT, NOR, #3 AUS, NLD) • "Too Much Love Will Kill You" – Brian May (#5 UK) • "Twilight Zone" – 2 Unlimited • "Under the Bridge" – Red Hot Chili Peppers (#1 AUS, BE, NLD, #2 US) • "Viva Las Vegas" – ZZ Top (#7 SWE, #8 IRL) • "Walking on Broken Glass" – Annie Lennox (#1 CAN, #8 UK, IRL) • "We All Need Love" – Double You (#2 BE, #6 GER, #7 SWI) • "We Got a Love Thang" – CeCe Peniston • "Weather with You" – Crowded House (#7 UK) • "What About Your Friends" – TLC (#7 US) • "When I Look Into Your Eyes" – FireHouse • "Wherever I May Roam" – Metallica (#1 FIN, #2 NOR) • "Who Is It" – Michael Jackson (#3 POL, #5 AUT, BE, #6 CAN, IRL) • "Who Needs Love Like That" (Remix) – Erasure (#8 IRL) • "A Whole New World" – Peabo Bryson & Regina Belle (#1 US, #6 CAN) • "Who's Gonna Ride Your Wild Horses" – U2 (#4 IRL, #5 CAN, SWI, #8 FIN) • "Why" – Annie Lennox (#1 IT, #5 UK, IRL, #6 NOR, SWI) • "Why Me?" – Linda Martin • "Wishing on a Star" – The Cover Girls • "Workaholic" – 2 Unlimited (#2 FIN, IRL, #4 NLD, UK) • "Would?" – Alice in Chains • "Would I Lie to You?" – Charles & Eddie (#1 AUT, GER, NZ, UK) • "You" – Ten Sharp (#1 FR, NOR, SWE) • "You Bring On the Sun" – Londonbeat (#5 NLD, #6 GER) • "You Showed Me" – Salt-n-Pepa (#5 NLD, #7 BE, IRL)

Notable singles

Other Notable singles

• "Boss Drum" - The Shamen • "Male Monster from the Id" - The Chills • "Ripple" - The Church • Trapped in a Box" - No Doubt • "The Way I Made You Feel" - Ed Kuepper

Top ten best albums of the year

All albums have been named albums of the year for their hits in the charts.

Classical music

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Births

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