List of Billboard 200 number-one albums of 1993 explained

These are the Billboard magazine number-one albums of 1993, per the Billboard 200.

Chart history

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Indicates best performing album of 1993

scope=col	Issue date	scope=col	Album	scope=col	Artist(s)	scope=col	Label	scope=col	Sales	scope=col class="unsortable"
	The Bodyguard	/ Soundtrack	Arista	831,000	^[1] ^[2]
				1,061,000	^[3] ^[4]
				520,000	^[5] ^[6]
				361,000	^[7] ^[8]
				264,000	^[9] ^[10]
				235,000	^[11] ^[12]
				209,000	^[13] ^[14]
				200,000	^[15] ^[16]
				200,000	^[17] ^[18]
				195,000	^[19] ^[20]
	Unplugged	Eric Clapton	Reprise	207,000	^[21] ^[22]
				220,000	^[23] ^[24]
				150,000	^[25] ^[26]
	The Bodyguard	Whitney Houston / Soundtrack	Arista	147,000	^[27] ^[28]
	Songs of Faith and Devotion	Depeche Mode	Mute	150,000	^[29] ^[30]
	The Bodyguard	Whitney Houston / Soundtrack	Arista	152,000	^[31] ^[32]
				159,000	^[33] ^[34]
				135,000	^[35] ^[36]
	Get a Grip	Aerosmith	Geffen	170,000	^[37] ^[38]
	The Bodyguard	Whitney Houston / Soundtrack	Arista	105,000	^[39] ^[40]
				109,000	^[41] ^[42]
				91,000	^[43] ^[44]
	janet.		Virgin	350,000	^[45] ^[46]
	238,000	^[47] ^[48]
	177,000	^[49] ^[50]
	N/A	^[51]
	N/A	^[52]
	N/A	^[53]
	Back to Broadway		Columbia	121,000	^[54] ^[55]
	Zooropa	U2	Island	377,000	^[56] ^[57]
	204,000	^[58] ^[59]
	Black Sunday	Cypress Hill	Ruffhouse	261,000	^[60] ^[61]
	230,000	^[62] ^[63]
	Sleepless in Seattle	Soundtrack	Epic Soundtrax	149,455	^[64] ^[65]
	River of Dreams		Columbia	232,000	^[66] ^[67]
	173,000	^[68] ^[69]
	156,000	^[70] ^[71]
	In Pieces		Liberty	404,000	^[72] ^[73]
	315,000	^[74] ^[75]
	230,000	^[76] ^[77]
	In Utero	Nirvana	DGC	180,000	^[78] ^[79]
	In Pieces	Garth Brooks	Liberty	151,000	^[80] ^[81]
	125,000	^[82] ^[83]
		Meat Loaf	MCA	120,000	^[84] ^[85]
	Vs.	Pearl Jam	Epic Associated	950,377	^[86] ^[87]
	391,000	^[88] ^[89]
	269,000	^[90] ^[91]
	229,000	^[92] ^[93]
	189,000	^[94] ^[95]
	Doggystyle	Snoop Doggy Dogg	Death Row	802,858	^[96] ^[97]
	378,000	^[98] ^[99]
	Music Box		Columbia	295,000	^[100] ^[101]

See also

• 1993 in music
• List of number-one albums (United States)

Notes and References

1. Web site: January 2, 1993. .
2. Web site: Philips . Chuck . 'Bodyguard' Sells a Record 831000 in One Week . . 24 December 1992 . 10 August 2022.
3. Web site: January 9, 1993. .
4. Billboard Staff . 29 Black Music Milestones: Whitney Houston Sells 1 Million in A Week . . 10 August 2022.
5. Web site: January 16, 1993. .
6. Between The Bullets. Mayfield. Geoff. January 16, 1993. 112. Billboard. 0006-2510. 107. 1.
7. Web site: January 23, 1993. .
8. Between The Bullets. Mayfield. Geoff. January 23, 1993. 84. Billboard. 0006-2510. 107. 3.
9. Web site: January 30, 1993. .
10. Between The Bullets. Mayfield. Geoff. January 30, 1993. 84. Billboard. 0006-2510. 105. 3.
11. Web site: February 6, 1993. .
12. Between The Bullets. Mayfield. Geoff. February 6, 1993. 81. Billboard. 0006-2510. 105. 6.
13. Web site: February 13, 1993. .
14. Between The Bullets. Mayfield. Geoff. February 13, 1993. 81. Billboard. 0006-2510. 107. 6.
15. Web site: February 20, 1993. .
16. Between The Bullets. Mayfield. Geoff. February 20, 1993. 81. Billboard. 0006-2510. 107. 6.
17. Web site: February 27, 1993. .
18. Between The Bullets. Mayfield. Geoff. February 27, 1993. 81. Billboard. 0006-2510. 107. 6.
19. Web site: March 6, 1993. .
20. Between The Bullets. Mayfield. Geoff. March 6, 1993. 81. Billboard. 0006-2510. 107. 6.
21. Web site: March 13, 1993. .
22. Between The Bullets. Mayfield. Geoff. March 13, 1993. 81. Billboard. 0006-2510. 107. 6.
23. Web site: March 20, 1993. .
24. Between The Bullets. Mayfield. Geoff. March 20, 1993. 81. Billboard. 0006-2510. 107. 6.
25. Web site: March 27, 1993. .
26. Between The Bullets. Mayfield. Geoff. March 27, 1993. 81. Billboard. 0006-2510. 107. 6.
27. Web site: April 3, 1993. .
28. Between The Bullets. Mayfield. Geoff. April 3, 1993. 81. Billboard. 0006-2510. 107. 6.
29. Web site: April 10, 1993. .
30. Between The Bullets. Mayfield. Geoff. April 10, 1993. 81. Billboard. 0006-2510. 107. 6.
31. Web site: April 17, 1993. .
32. Between The Bullets. Mayfield. Geoff. April 17, 1993. 81. Billboard. 0006-2510. 107. 6.
33. Web site: April 24, 1993. .
34. Between The Bullets. Mayfield. Geoff. April 24, 1993. 81. Billboard. 0006-2510. 107. 6.
35. Web site: May 1, 1993. .
36. Between The Bullets. Mayfield. Geoff. May 1, 1993. 81. Billboard. 0006-2510. 107. 6.
37. Web site: May 8, 1993. .
38. Between The Bullets. Mayfield. Geoff. May 8, 1993. 81. Billboard. 0006-2510. 107. 6.
39. Web site: May 15, 1993. .
40. Between The Bullets. Mayfield. Geoff. May 15, 1993. 81. Billboard. 0006-2510. 107. 6.
41. Web site: May 22, 1993. .
42. Between The Bullets. Mayfield. Geoff. May 22, 1993. 81. Billboard. 0006-2510. 107. 6.
43. Web site: May 29, 1993. .
44. Between The Bullets. Mayfield. Geoff. May 29, 1993. 81. Billboard. 0006-2510. 107. 6.
45. Web site: June 5, 1993. .
46. Web site: Snow . Shauna . POP/ROCK . . 27 May 1993 . 10 August 2022.
47. Web site: June 12, 1993. .
48. Between The Bullets. Mayfield. Geoff. June 12, 1993. 81. Billboard. 0006-2510. 107. 6.
49. Web site: June 19, 1993. .
50. Between The Bullets. Mayfield. Geoff. June 19, 1993. 81. Billboard. 0006-2510. 107. 6.
51. Web site: June 26, 1993. .
52. Web site: July 3, 1993. .
53. Web site: July 10, 1993. .
54. Web site: July 17, 1993. .
55. Between The Bullets. Mayfield. Geoff. July 17, 1993. 81. Billboard. 0006-2510. 107. 6.
56. Web site: July 24, 1993. .
57. Web site: Philips . Chuck . U2's 'Zooropa' Zooms to Top of the Charts . . 15 July 1993 . 10 August 2022.
58. Web site: July 31, 1993. .
59. Between The Bullets. Mayfield. Geoff. July 31, 1993. 81. Billboard. 0006-2510. 107. 6.
60. Web site: August 7, 1993. .
61. Web site: 我要发高端贴之 SOUNDSCAN历周冠军专辑销量！. zh . SOUNDSCAN album sales! . 1993: 7 Aug . baidu.com . 19 October 2011.
62. Web site: August 14, 1993. .
63. Between The Bullets. Mayfield. Geoff. August 14, 1993. 81. Billboard. 0006-2510. 107. 6.
64. Web site: August 21, 1993. .
65. Between The Bullets. Mayfield. Geoff. August 21, 1993. 81. Billboard. 0006-2510. 107. 6.
66. Web site: August 28, 1993. .
67. Web site: Augusto . Troy J. . New disks from Joel, Taylor make big bows . 19 August 1993 . 10 August 2022.
68. Web site: September 4, 1993. .
69. Between The Bullets. Mayfield. Geoff. September 4, 1993. 81. Billboard. 0006-2510. 107. 6.
70. Web site: September 11, 1993. .
71. Between The Bullets. Mayfield. Geoff. September 11, 1993. 81. Billboard. 0006-2510. 107. 6.
72. Web site: September 18, 1993. .
73. Between The Bullets. Mayfield. Geoff. September 18, 1993. 81. Billboard. 0006-2510. 107. 6.
74. Web site: September 25, 1993. .
75. Between The Bullets. Mayfield. Geoff. September 25, 1993. 81. Billboard. 0006-2510. 107. 6.
76. Web site: October 2, 1993. .
77. Between The Bullets. Mayfield. Geoff. October 2, 1993. 81. Billboard. 0006-2510. 107. 6.
78. Web site: October 9, 1993. .
79. Web site: Barker . Emily . Nirvana: 20 things you didn't know about 'In Utero' . . 21 September 2017 . 10 August 2022.
80. Web site: October 16, 1993. .
81. Between The Bullets. Mayfield. Geoff. October 16, 1993. 81. Billboard. 0006-2510. 107. 6.
82. Web site: October 23, 1993. .
83. Between The Bullets. Mayfield. Geoff. October 23, 1993. 81. Billboard. 0006-2510. 107. 6.
84. Web site: October 30, 1993. .
85. Between The Bullets. Mayfield. Geoff. October 30, 1993. 81. Billboard. 0006-2510. 107. 6.
86. Web site: November 6, 1993. .
87. Web site: Crowe . Jerry . Are These Albums Approaching These Numbers? . . 2 December 1997 . 10 August 2022.
88. Web site: November 13, 1993. .
89. Between The Bullets. Mayfield. Geoff. November 13, 1993. 81. Billboard. 0006-2510. 107. 6.
90. Web site: November 20, 1993. .
91. Between The Bullets. Mayfield. Geoff. November 20, 1993. 81. Billboard. 0006-2510. 107. 6.
92. Web site: November 27, 1993. .
93. Between The Bullets. Mayfield. Geoff. November 27, 1993. 81. Billboard. 0006-2510. 107. 6.
94. Web site: December 4, 1993. .
95. Between The Bullets. Mayfield. Geoff. December 4, 1993. 81. Billboard. 0006-2510. 107. 6.
96. Web site: December 11, 1993. .
97. Web site: Murphy . Keith . 20 Years Of Doggystyle: VIBE Ranks The Tracks From Snoop Doggy Dogg's Massive Masterpiece . 22 November 2013 . 10 August 2022.
98. Web site: December 18, 1993. .
99. Web site: Snow . Shauna . POP/ROCKControversy Helps Snoop, Hurts GNR: Snoop Doggy... . . 9 December 1993 . 10 August 2022.
100. Web site: December 25, 1993. .
101. Web site: Snow . Shauna . POP/ROCKHouston Tops Music Award Nods: Whitney Houston... . . 16 December 1993 . 10 August 2022.