Hits 93 Volume 4 was the final compilation in a series of four albums collecting the biggest hits of 1993. It was released by Telstar Records and BMG, and it charted at #2 in December 1993. The Hits 93 series are considered an extension of the original The Hits Album series which ran from 1984 to 1991, which BMG issued in association with CBS and WEA from 1986. The relaunched Hits brand differed from the original series because it was a single CD as opposed to the original double-album format which was popular in the 1980s.