List of Billboard 200 number-one albums of 1992 explained

These are the Billboard magazine number-one albums of 1992, per the Billboard 200.

Chart history

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Indicates best performing album of 1992

scope=col	Issue date	scope=col	Album	scope=col	Artist(s)	scope=col	Label(s)	scope=col	Sales	scope=col class="unsortable"
	Dangerous		Epic	370,000	^[1] ^[2]
	Nevermind	Nirvana	Geffen	373,520	^[3] ^[4]
	bgcolor=#FFFF99 style="text-align:center;" rowspan="2"	Ropin' the Wind		Capitol	260,000	^[5] ^[6]
	160,500	^[7] ^[8]
	Nevermind	Nirvana	Geffen	134,000	^[9] ^[10]
	bgcolor=#FFFF99 style="text-align:center;" rowspan=8	Ropin' the Wind	Garth Brooks	Capitol	168,000	^[11] ^[12]
	190,000	^[13] ^[14]
	N/A	^[15]
	N/A	^[16]
	N/A	^[17]
	N/A	^[18]
	104,000	^[19] ^[20]
	110,000	^[21] ^[22]
	Wayne's World	Soundtrack	Reprise	108,000	^[23] ^[24]
	110,000	^[25] ^[26]
	Adrenalize	Def Leppard	Mercury	380,000	^[27] ^[28]
	261,000	^[29] ^[30]
	N/A	^[31]
	N/A	^[32]
	123,000	^[33] ^[34]
	Totally Krossed Out	Kris Kross	Ruffhouse/Columbia	137,000	^[35] ^[36]
	The Southern Harmony and Musical Companion	The Black Crowes	Def American	142,000	^[37] ^[38]
	Totally Krossed Out	Kris Kross	Ruffhouse	112,000	^[39] ^[40]
	Some Gave All		Mercury	122,000	^[41] ^[42]
	160,000	^[43] ^[44]
	N/A	^[45]
	N/A	^[46]
	N/A	^[47]
	N/A	^[48]
	N/A	^[49]
	205,000	^[50] ^[51]
	172,000	^[52] ^[53]
	N/A	^[54]
	N/A	^[55]
	N/A	^[56]
	144,000	^[57] ^[58]
	118,000	^[59] ^[60]
	118,000	^[61] ^[62]
	120,000	^[63] ^[64]
	133,000	^[65] ^[66]
	The Chase	Garth Brooks	Liberty	403,000	^[67] ^[68]
	413,000	^[69] ^[70]
	338,000	^[71] ^[72]
	220,000	^[73] ^[74]
	171,000	^[75] ^[76]
	148,000	^[77] ^[78]
			Columbia	N/A	^[79]
	The Chase	Garth Brooks	Liberty	N/A	^[80]
	The Predator	Ice Cube	Lench Mob/Priority	193,000	^[81] ^[82]
	The Bodyguard	/ Soundtrack	Arista	292,000	^[83] ^[84]
	410,000	^[85] ^[86]
	574,000	^[87] ^[88]

See also

• 1992 in music

Notes and References

1. Web site: January 4, 1992. .
2. Web site: Between The Bullets. Mayfield. Geoff. January 4, 1992. 112. Billboard. 0006-2510. 107. 1.
3. Web site: January 11, 1992. .
4. News: Watrous . Peter . The Pop Life; Nirvana's 'Nevermind' Is No. 1 . The New York Times . 8 January 1992 . 10 August 2022.
5. Web site: January 18, 1992. .
6. Web site: Macminn . Aleene . POP/ROCK . . 9 January 1992 . 10 August 2022.
7. Web site: January 25, 1992. .
8. Web site: Between The Bullets. Mayfield. Geoff. January 25, 1992. 112. Billboard. 0006-2510. 107. 1.
9. Web site: February 1, 1992. .
10. Web site: Between The Bullets. Mayfield. Geoff. February 1, 1992. 112. Billboard. 0006-2510. 107. 1.
11. Web site: February 8, 1992. .
12. Web site: Philips . Chuck . Garth Brooks Gets a Rope Around Prime-Time TV : Pop music: Industry insiders attribute the country singer's sales surge to his recent TV special. . . 30 January 1992 . 10 August 2022.
13. Web site: February 15, 1992. .
14. Web site: Between The Bullets. Mayfield. Geoff. February 15, 1992. 112. Billboard. 0006-2510. 107. 1.
15. Web site: February 22, 1992. .
16. Web site: February 29, 1992. .
17. Web site: March 7, 1992. .
18. Web site: March 14, 1992. .
19. Web site: March 21, 1992. .
20. Web site: Between The Bullets. Mayfield. Geoff. March 21, 1992. 112. Billboard. 0006-2510. 107. 1.
21. Web site: March 28, 1992. .
22. Web site: Between The Bullets. Mayfield. Geoff. March 28, 1992. 112. Billboard. 0006-2510. 107. 1.
23. Web site: April 4, 1992. .
24. Web site: Between The Bullets. Mayfield. Geoff. April 4, 1992. 112. Billboard. 0006-2510. 107. 1.
25. Web site: April 11, 1992. .
26. Web site: Between The Bullets. Mayfield. Geoff. April 11, 1992. 112. Billboard. 0006-2510. 107. 1.
27. Web site: April 18, 1992. .
28. Web site: Philips . Chuck . One Band 'Vs.' the Rest: No Contest : Pop music: Pearl Jam's new album sets a first-week sales record with an estimated 950,000 copies sold. . . 28 October 1993 . 10 August 2022.
29. Web site: April 25, 1992. .
30. Web site: Between The Bullets. Mayfield. Geoff. April 25, 1992. 112. Billboard. 0006-2510. 107. 1.
31. Web site: May 2, 1992. .
32. Web site: May 9, 1992. .
33. Web site: May 16, 1992. .
34. Web site: Between The Bullets. Mayfield. Geoff. May 16, 1992. 112. Billboard. 0006-2510. 107. 1.
35. Web site: May 23, 1992. .
36. Web site: Between The Bullets. Mayfield. Geoff. May 23, 1992. 112. Billboard. 0006-2510. 107. 1.
37. Web site: May 30, 1992. .
38. Web site: Between The Bullets. Mayfield. Geoff. May 30, 1992. 112. Billboard. 0006-2510. 107. 1.
39. Web site: June 6, 1992. .
40. Web site: Between The Bullets. Mayfield. Geoff. June 6, 1992. 112. Billboard. 0006-2510. 107. 1.
41. Web site: June 13, 1992. .
42. Web site: Snow . Shauna . POP/ROCK . . 4 June 1992 . 10 August 2022.
43. Web site: June 20, 1992. .
44. Web site: Between The Bullets. Mayfield. Geoff. June 20, 1992. 112. Billboard. 0006-2510. 107. 1.
45. Web site: June 27, 1992. .
46. Web site: July 4, 1992. .
47. Web site: July 11, 1992. .
48. Web site: July 18, 1992. .
49. Web site: July 25, 1992. .
50. Web site: August 1, 1992. .
51. Web site: Between The Bullets. Mayfield. Geoff. August 1, 1992. 112. Billboard. 0006-2510. 107. 1.
52. Web site: August 8, 1992. .
53. Web site: Between The Bullets. Mayfield. Geoff. August 8, 1992. 112. Billboard. 0006-2510. 107. 1.
54. Web site: August 15, 1992. .
55. Web site: August 22, 1992. .
56. Web site: August 29, 1992. .
57. Web site: September 5, 1992. .
58. Web site: Between The Bullets. Mayfield. Geoff. September 5, 1992. 112. Billboard. 0006-2510. 107. 1.
59. Web site: September 12, 1992. .
60. Web site: Philips . Chuck . The Spin Doctors : Pop music: Record retailers, hard hit by the recession, are counting on superstars' new fall releases to get healthy. . . 3 September 1992 . 10 August 2022.
61. Web site: September 19, 1992. .
62. Web site: Between The Bullets. Mayfield. Geoff. September 19, 1992. 112. Billboard. 0006-2510. 107. 1.
63. Web site: September 26, 1992. .
64. Web site: Between The Bullets. Mayfield. Geoff. September 26, 1992. 112. Billboard. 0006-2510. 107. 1.
65. Web site: October 3, 1992. .
66. Web site: Between The Bullets. Mayfield. Geoff. October 3, 1992. 112. Billboard. 0006-2510. 107. 1.
67. Web site: October 10, 1992. .
68. Web site: Garth Brooks to take an eight- month hiatus. Variety. Bruce. Haring. October 5, 1992. June 9, 2020.
69. Web site: October 17, 1992. .
70. Web site: Philips . Chuck . Brooks' 'Chase' Riding High . . 8 October 1992 . 10 August 2022.
71. Web site: October 24, 1992. .
72. Web site: Macminn . Aleene . POP/ROCK . . 15 October 1992 . 10 August 2022.
73. Web site: October 31, 1992. .
74. Web site: Between The Bullets. Mayfield. Geoff. October 31, 1992. 112. Billboard. 0006-2510. 107. 1.
75. Web site: November 7, 1992. .
76. Web site: Philips . Chuck . Despite Massive Multimedia Blitz, 'Erotica' Chasing 'The Chase' . . 29 October 1992 . 10 August 2022.
77. Web site: November 14, 1992. .
78. Web site: Between The Bullets. Mayfield. Geoff. November 14, 1992. 112. Billboard. 0006-2510. 107. 1.
79. Web site: November 21, 1992. .
80. Web site: November 28, 1992. .
81. Web site: December 5, 1992. .
82. Web site: ICE CUBE'S 'THE PREDATOR' LP GOES PLATINUM 27 YEARS AGO. The Source. Sha Be Allah. January 7, 2020. March 1, 2020.
83. Web site: December 12, 1992. .
84. Web site: Macminn . Aleene . POP/ROCK . . 3 December 1992 . 10 August 2022.
85. Web site: December 19, 1992. .
86. Web site: Macminn . Aleene . POP/ROCK . . 10 December 1992 . 10 August 2022.
87. Web site: December 26, 1992. .
88. Web site: Between The Bullets. Mayfield. Geoff. December 26, 1992. 112. Billboard. 0006-2510. 107. 1.