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Albums in the Year 1993

This page lists the top albums of 1993 in the source charts. The way that the various charts are combined to reach this final list is described in the here. A list of biggest hit songs of 1993 can be found here.

#	Artist	Album Title	Year	Chart Entries
1	Nirvana	In Utero	1993	UK 1 - Sep 1993, Sweden 1 - Sep 1993, Norway 7 - Sep 1993, Austria 10 - Sep 1993, RYM 14 of 1993, Switzerland 16 - Sep 1993, Melody Maker 26 of 1993, US CashBox 32 of 1994, Italy 69 of 1993, Guiness 83, Global 131 - 8 M claimed, Acclaimed 135, RIAA 277 - 5 M claimed, WXPN 357, WTMD 420, Rolling Stone 439
2	Mariah Carey	Music Box	1993	UK 1 - Sep 1993, Austria 1 - Oct 1993, Switzerland 1 - Sep 1993, US 2 of 1994, Norway 2 - Sep 1993, Sweden 3 - Sep 1993, Italy 4 of 1994, US CashBox 7 of 1994, Global 12 - 25 M claimed, Internet 20 - 27 M claimed 1993, RIAA 64 - 10 M claimed
3	Bryan Adams	So Far So Good	1993	UK 1 - Nov 1993, Austria 1 - Nov 1993, Switzerland 1 - Nov 1993, Norway 1 - Nov 1993, Sweden 1 - Nov 1993, Italy 3 of 1994, US CashBox 42 of 1994, Global 68 - 14 M claimed, RIAA 277 - 5 M claimed
4	Pearl Jam	Vs	1993	Norway 1 - Oct 1993, Sweden 1 - Oct 1993, UK 2 - Oct 1993, Melody Maker 4 of 1993, Switzerland 9 - Oct 1993, Austria 15 - Oct 1993, US CashBox 21 of 1994, RYM 37 of 1993, Italy 83 of 1993, RIAA 153 - 7 M claimed, WXPN 377, Acclaimed 678, WTMD 810
5	U2	Zooropa	1993	UK 1 - Jul 1993, Austria 1 - Aug 1993, Switzerland 1 - Jul 1993, Sweden 1 - Jul 1993, Norway 3 - Jul 1993, Italy 16 of 1993, US CashBox 22 of 1993, WXPN 860, Acclaimed 1648
6	Meatloaf	Bat Out Of Hell II, Back Into Hell	1993	UK 1 - Sep 1993, Switzerland 1 - Oct 1993, Sweden 1 - Sep 1993, Norway 2 - Apr 1982, Austria 3 - Oct 1993, US CashBox 25 of 1994, Internet 83 - 15 M claimed 1993, Global 96 - 11 M claimed, RIAA 277 - 5 M claimed
7	Depeche Mode	Songs Of Faith & Devotion	1993	UK 1 - Apr 1993, Austria 1 - Apr 1993, Switzerland 1 - Apr 1993, Sweden 2 - Apr 1993, Norway 16 - Apr 1993, Italy 28 of 1993, US CashBox 49 of 1993, RYM 72 of 1993, Acclaimed 2622
8	Janet Jackson	Janet	1993	UK 1 - May 1993, US 4 of 1993, Sweden 5 - Jun 1993, US CashBox 8 of 1993, Switzerland 10 - May 1993, Norway 11 - May 1993, Austria 22 - Jul 1993, Italy 63 of 1993, Internet 73 - 16 M claimed 1993, Global 103 - 10 M claimed, Defin200 151, RIAA 201 - 6 M claimed
9	The Pet Shop Boys	Very	1993	UK 1 - Oct 1993, Switzerland 1 - Oct 1993, Sweden 1 - Oct 1993, Austria 8 - Oct 1993, Norway 8 - Oct 1993, Melody Maker 37 of 1993, Italy 43 of 1993, RYM 67 of 1993, Acclaimed 741
10	Four Non Blondes	Bigger, Better, Faster, More!	1993	Austria 1 - Aug 1993, Switzerland 1 - Aug 1993, Norway 1 - Jul 1993, Sweden 1 - Jul 1993, UK 4 - Jul 1993, Italy 21 of 1993
11	Bjork	Debut	1993	Sweden 2 - Jul 1993, UK 3 - Jul 1993, Melody Maker 6 of 1993, Norway 9 - Aug 1993, Switzerland 18 - Aug 1993, Channel4 26, Austria 30 - Aug 1993, RYM 60 of 1993, Virgin 77, Acclaimed 144, WTMD 430, WXPN 445
12	Sting	Ten Summoner's Tales	1993	UK 2 - Mar 1993, Austria 2 - Mar 1993, Switzerland 3 - Mar 1993, Norway 3 - Mar 1993, Italy 4 of 1993, US CashBox 9 of 1993, Sweden 10 - Mar 1993, RYM 136 of 1993, Global 164 - 6 M claimed, WXPN 259
13	Aerosmith	Get A Grip	1993	Switzerland 1 - Apr 1993, UK 2 - May 1993, Norway 3 - Apr 1993, Sweden 3 - May 1993, Austria 6 - May 1993, US CashBox 12 of 1993, Global 65 - 15 M claimed, Italy 84 of 1993, RIAA 153 - 7 M claimed
14	Ace of Base	Happy Nation	1993	UK 1 - Jan 1993, Norway 1 - Jan 1993, Switzerland 2 - Mar 1993, Austria 3 - Apr 1993, Sweden 3 - Feb 1993, Internet 43 - 21 M claimed 1993, Italy 58 of 1993
15	Phil Collins	Both Sides	1993	UK 1 - Nov 1993, Austria 1 - Nov 1993, Switzerland 1 - Nov 1993, Sweden 3 - Nov 1993, Norway 4 - Nov 1993, Italy 10 of 1993
16	Lenny Kravitz	Are You Gonna Go My Way	1993	UK 1 - Mar 1993, Switzerland 1 - Mar 1993, Sweden 5 - Mar 1993, Austria 6 - Apr 1993, Norway 6 - Mar 1993, US CashBox 18 of 1993, Italy 70 of 1993
17	The Smashing Pumpkins	Siamese Dream	1993	UK 4 - Jul 1993, RYM 6 of 1993, US CashBox 15 of 1994, Sweden 19 - Jul 1993, Norway 25 - Aug 2000, Melody Maker 32 of 1993, Acclaimed 156, WXPN 161, WTMD 205, Rolling Stone 360
18	The Spin Doctors	Pocket Full Of Kryptonite	1993	UK 2 - Mar 1993, Norway 2 - Jun 1993, Austria 3 - Aug 1993, Sweden 4 - May 1993, US CashBox 5 of 1993, Switzerland 7 - Jul 1993, RIAA 277 - 5 M claimed
19	UB40	Promises & Lies	1993	UK 1 - Jul 1993, Switzerland 2 - Jul 1993, Sweden 4 - Jul 1993, Austria 5 - Aug 1993, Norway 6 - Jul 1993, US CashBox 33 of 1993
20	Guns & Roses	The Spaghetti Incident	1993	UK 2 - Dec 1993, Norway 2 - Dec 1993, Sweden 2 - Dec 1993, Switzerland 3 - Dec 1993, Austria 4 - Dec 1993, Italy 25 of 1993
21	Suede	Suede	1993	UK 1 - Apr 1993, Melody Maker 5 of 1993, Sweden 7 - Apr 1993, Norway 18 - May 1993, Switzerland 37 - Jun 1993, RYM 41 of 1993, Acclaimed 446
22	Stone Temple Pilots	Core	1993	Sweden 9 - Aug 1993, US CashBox 10 of 1993, Norway 20 - Jul 1994, Austria 32 - Sep 1993, Switzerland 36 - Oct 1993, RYM 85 of 1992, RIAA 123 - 8 M claimed, Defin200 167, WTMD 719
23	2 Unlimited	No Limits	1993	UK 1 - May 1993, Norway 2 - May 1993, Switzerland 3 - May 1993, Sweden 3 - May 1993, Austria 6 - Jun 1993
24	Billy Joel	River Of Dreams	1993	Switzerland 2 - Aug 1993, UK 3 - Aug 1993, Austria 3 - Aug 1993, Norway 9 - Aug 1993, Sweden 30 - Oct 1993, Italy 78 of 1993, RIAA 277 - 5 M claimed
25	Rage Against The Machine	Rage Against The Machine	1993	RYM 9 of 1992, Switzerland 16 - Sep 1993, UK 17 - Feb 1993, Sweden 22 - Mar 1993, Melody Maker 39 of 1993, Acclaimed 255, WXPN 303, Rolling Stone 368, WTMD 504
26	Eros Ramazzotti	Tutte storie	1993	Switzerland 1 - May 1993, Austria 3 - Jun 1993, Italy 3 of 1993, Sweden 4 - Jun 1993, Norway 5 - Aug 1993
27	Tina Turner	What's Love Got To Do With It	1993	UK 1 - Jun 1993, Switzerland 5 - Jun 1993, Norway 6 - Jun 1993, Austria 9 - Jul 1993, Sweden 22 - Jun 1993, Italy 26 of 1993
28	Mick Jagger	Wandering Spirit	1993	Switzerland 2 - Feb 1993, Austria 3 - Mar 1993, Sweden 3 - Feb 1993, Norway 4 - Feb 1993, UK 12 - Feb 1993, Italy 62 of 1993
29	Genesis	Live - The Way We Walk Volume Two: The Longs	1993	UK 1 - Jan 1993, Switzerland 3 - Jan 1993, Austria 13 - Feb 1993, Norway 17 - Jan 1993, Sweden 33 - Jan 1993, Italy 73 of 1993
30	Elton John	Duets	1993	Austria 2 - Dec 1993, Switzerland 3 - Dec 1993, Norway 3 - Dec 1993, UK 5 - Dec 1993, Italy 15 of 1994, Sweden 20 - Dec 1993
31	David Bowie	Black Tie, White Noise	1993	UK 1 - Apr 1993, Norway 8 - Apr 1993, Switzerland 18 - Apr 1993, Sweden 18 - Apr 1993, Austria 22 - May 1993, Italy 45 of 1993
32	Kenny G	Breathless	1993	US CashBox 2 of 1993, US 2 of 1993, UK 4 - May 1993, RIAA 37 - 12 M claimed, Defin200 107, Internet 119 - 13 M claimed 1992
33	Paul McCartney	Off The Ground	1993	Norway 2 - Feb 1993, Austria 4 - Feb 1993, UK 5 - Feb 1993, Switzerland 5 - Feb 1993, Sweden 10 - Feb 1993, Italy 34 of 1993
34	Dire Straits	On The Night	1993	Austria 2 - Jun 1993, UK 4 - May 1993, Switzerland 5 - May 1993, Norway 5 - May 1993, Sweden 14 - May 1993, Italy 18 of 1993
35	The The	Dusk	1993	UK 2 - Feb 1993, Norway 10 - Jan 1993, Sweden 15 - Feb 1993, Switzerland 20 - Feb 1993, Austria 28 - Mar 1993, RYM 68 of 1993, WTMD 748
36	Neil Young	Unplugged	1993	UK 4 - Jun 1993, Norway 5 - Jun 1993, Sweden 8 - Jun 1993, Switzerland 25 - Jul 1993, Austria 30 - Aug 1993, RYM 94 of 1993, Acclaimed 2759
37	Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers	Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers' Greatest Hits	1993	Norway 9 - Nov 1993, Sweden 9 - Nov 1993, UK 10 - Nov 1993, US CashBox 22 of 1994, Austria 22 - Feb 1994, Switzerland 23 - Dec 1993, RIAA 64 - 10 M claimed
38	Sepultura	Chaos AD	1993	UK 11 - Oct 1993, Sweden 11 - Oct 1993, Switzerland 15 - Oct 1993, Norway 16 - Oct 1993, Austria 22 - Nov 1993, RYM 45 of 1993, Acclaimed 2331
39	Jamiroquai	Emergency On Planet Earth	1993	UK 1 - Jun 1993, Switzerland 5 - Jul 1993, Austria 11 - Aug 1993, Sweden 13 - Jun 1993, RYM 193 of 1993
40	Rod Stewart	Unplugged... and Seated	1993	UK 2 - Jun 1993, Sweden 8 - Jun 1993, US CashBox 13 of 1993, Switzerland 16 - Jun 1993, Austria 17 - Jul 1993, Global 164 - 6 M claimed
41	Cypress Hill	Black Sunday	1993	UK 13 - Aug 1993, Sweden 19 - Jul 1993, US CashBox 25 of 1993, Melody Maker 35 of 1993, Switzerland 38 - Mar 1994, RYM 92 of 1993, Acclaimed 1061
42	Take That	Everything Changes	1993	UK 1 - Oct 1993, Switzerland 9 - Nov 1993, Austria 14 - Nov 1993, Sweden 27 - Oct 1993, Italy 85 of 1994
43	Bryan Ferry	Taxi	1993	UK 2 - Apr 1993, Norway 12 - Apr 1993, Sweden 27 - Apr 1993, Austria 30 - May 1993, Switzerland 35 - Apr 1993, Italy 94 of 1993
44	Prince	The Hits 2	1993	UK 5 - Sep 1993, Sweden 6 - Sep 1993, Austria 9 - Sep 1993, Switzerland 10 - Sep 1993, Norway 14 - Sep 1993, Italy 64 of 1993
45	Michael Bolton	The One Thing	1993	UK 4 - Nov 1993, Sweden 8 - Nov 1993, Switzerland 13 - Nov 1993, Norway 13 - Nov 1993, US CashBox 14 of 1993, Austria 39 - May 1994
46	Donald Fagen	Kamakiriad	1993	UK 3 - Jun 1993, Sweden 9 - Jun 1993, Norway 10 - Jun 1993, Switzerland 27 - Jun 1993, US CashBox 46 of 1993, Italy 74 of 1993
47	The Cranberries	Everybody Else Is Doing It, So Why Can't We?	1993	UK 1 - Mar 1994, Sweden 24 - Jan 1995, RYM 147 of 1993, RIAA 277 - 5 M claimed, Acclaimed 2389
48	Soul Asylum	Grave Dancers Union	1993	Austria 2 - Aug 1993, Switzerland 4 - Sep 1993, Norway 6 - Aug 1993, Sweden 12 - Aug 1993, US CashBox 40 of 1993
49	Prince	The Hits 1	1993	UK 5 - Sep 1993, Sweden 10 - Sep 1993, Austria 11 - Sep 1993, Norway 15 - Sep 1993, Switzerland 22 - Sep 1993, Italy 85 of 1993
50	Bruce Springsteen	In Concert (MTV Plugged)	1993	Norway 3 - Apr 1993, UK 4 - Apr 1993, Switzerland 8 - Apr 1993, Sweden 14 - May 1993, Austria 26 - May 1993
51	Original Soundtrack	The Last Action Hero	1993	UK 16 - Jul 1993, Norway 19 - Jul 1993, Austria 21 - Aug 1993, Switzerland 22 - Aug 1993, Sweden 27 - Jun 1993, US CashBox 47 of 1993
52	East 17	Walthamstow	1993	UK 1 - Feb 1993, Sweden 9 - Feb 1993, Austria 15 - Mar 1993, Switzerland 22 - Mar 1993
53	INXS	Full Moon, Dirty Hearts	1993	UK 3 - Nov 1993, Sweden 8 - Nov 1993, Switzerland 9 - Nov 1993, Norway 14 - Nov 1993, Austria 26 - Nov 1993
54	Nanci Griffith	Other Voices, Other Rooms	1993	Norway 10 - Mar 1993, UK 18 - Mar 1993, RYM 131 of 1993, WTMD 541, WXPN 569, Acclaimed 2886
55	Culture Beat	Serenity	1993	Sweden 4 - Aug 1993, Switzerland 8 - Jul 1993, Norway 10 - Aug 1993, Austria 12 - Aug 1993, UK 13 - Sep 1993
56	PJ Harvey	Rid of Me	1993	Melody Maker 11 of 1993, RYM 35 of 1993, Acclaimed 345, Rolling Stone 405, WXPN 609, WTMD 777
57	New Order	Republic	1993	UK 1 - May 1993, Sweden 13 - May 1993, Melody Maker 20 of 1993, Acclaimed 1959
58	Melissa Etheridge	Yes I Am	1993	Switzerland 17 - Oct 1993, Austria 28 - Oct 1993, US CashBox 50 of 1995, RIAA 201 - 6 M claimed, WXPN 577, WTMD 605
59	Haddaway	The Album	1993	Switzerland 2 - Sep 1993, Sweden 3 - Sep 1993, Norway 5 - Sep 1993, Austria 13 - Sep 1993
60	A-Ha	Memorial Beach	1993	Norway 1 - Jun 1993, UK 17 - Jun 1993, Switzerland 39 - Jun 1993, Sweden 39 - Jun 1993
61	Charles & Eddie	Duophonic	1993	Austria 4 - Feb 1993, Switzerland 5 - Jan 1993, UK 19 - Dec 1992, Norway 20 - Feb 1993, Sweden 26 - Jan 1993
62	David Coverdale & Jimmy Page	Coverdale Page	1993	UK 4 - Mar 1993, Sweden 8 - Mar 1993, Norway 11 - Mar 1993, Switzerland 16 - Apr 1993, US CashBox 48 of 1993
63	Frank Sinatra	Duets	1993	UK 5 - Nov 1993, Sweden 7 - Nov 1993, Austria 9 - Nov 1993, Switzerland 21 - Dec 1993, Italy 23 of 1993
64	Wu-Tang Clan	Enter the Wu-Tang, 36 Chambers	1993	RYM 1 of 1993, Acclaimed 201, Rolling Stone 386, WTMD 563
65	Deep Purple	The Battle Rages On	1993	Switzerland 7 - Aug 1993, Sweden 8 - Jul 1993, Norway 9 - Jul 1993, Austria 13 - Aug 1993, UK 21 - Aug 1993
66	Iron Maiden	A Real Live One	1993	UK 3 - Apr 1993, Switzerland 25 - Apr 1993, Sweden 30 - Apr 1993, Austria 34 - May 1993, Italy 77 of 1993
67	Van Morrison	Too Long In Exile	1993	Norway 2 - Jun 1993, UK 4 - Jun 1993, Sweden 9 - Jun 1993, Switzerland 17 - Jun 1993
68	Ace of Base	Happy Nation (U. S. Version)	1993	Austria 3 - Jan 1994, Sweden 3 - Dec 1993, Switzerland 8 - Dec 1993, Norway 13 - Jan 1994
69	Snow	12 Inches Of Snow	1993	Norway 9 - May 1993, Switzerland 10 - May 1993, Austria 14 - May 1993, Sweden 20 - Apr 1993, US CashBox 31 of 1993
70	The Rolling Stones	Jump Back: The Best Of The Rolling Stones '71-'93	1993	Sweden 10 - Dec 1993, Austria 14 - Dec 1993, Norway 15 - Dec 1993, UK 16 - Dec 1993, Switzerland 26 - Aug 1995
71	Chris Isaak	San Francisco Days	1993	Norway 7 - Apr 1993, UK 12 - Apr 1993, Switzerland 26 - May 1993, Sweden 32 - Apr 1993, Austria 39 - Jun 1993
72	Gary Moore	Blues Alive	1993	UK 8 - May 1993, Switzerland 14 - May 1993, Norway 18 - May 1993, Austria 26 - Jun 1993, Sweden 40 - Jun 1993
73	Billy Idol	Cyberpunk	1993	Sweden 11 - Jun 1993, Switzerland 15 - Jul 1993, Austria 19 - Jul 1993, Norway 19 - Jul 1993, UK 20 - Jul 1993
74	The Breeders	Last Splash	1993	UK 5 - Sep 1993, Melody Maker 12 of 1993, RYM 129 of 1993, Acclaimed 516, WTMD 705
75	Dinosaur Jr	Where You Been	1993	Melody Maker 7 of 1993, UK 10 - Feb 1993, Sweden 24 - Feb 1993, RYM 107 of 1993, Acclaimed 1954
76	Lisa Stansfield	So Natural	1993	UK 6 - Nov 1993, Sweden 24 - Nov 1993, Switzerland 27 - Dec 1993, Austria 33 - Jan 1994, Italy 86 of 1993
77	John Hiatt	Perfectly Good Guitar	1993	Switzerland 11 - Sep 1993, Sweden 11 - Sep 1993, Norway 17 - Sep 1993, RYM 194 of 1993, WXPN 809
78	The Waterboys	Dream Harder	1993	Norway 3 - May 1993, UK 5 - Jun 1993, Sweden 13 - Jun 1993, Melody Maker 38 of 1993
79	Jellyfish	Spilt Milk	1993	UK 21 - May 1993, RYM 21 of 1993, Sweden 33 - Feb 1993, WXPN 662, WTMD 843
80	Kate Bush	The Red Shoes	1993	UK 2 - Nov 1993, Sweden 16 - Nov 1993, Switzerland 26 - Nov 1993, Austria 40 - Dec 1993
81	M People	Elegant Slumming	1993	UK 2 - Oct 1993, Switzerland 19 - Jan 1994, Austria 23 - Feb 1994, Sweden 37 - Oct 1993
82	Boney M	Gold - 20 Super Hits	1993	Switzerland 5 - Feb 1993, Austria 6 - Feb 1993, Norway 6 - Mar 1993, Sweden 14 - Mar 1993
83	Tindersticks	Tindersticks	1993	Melody Maker 1 of 1993, RYM 10 of 1993, Acclaimed 1038
84	Garth Brooks	In Pieces	1993	UK 2 - Feb 1994, Norway 18 - Sep 1993, US CashBox 39 of 1993, RIAA 123 - 8 M claimed
85	Original Soundtrack	Sister Act	1993	Austria 2 - Jan 1993, Switzerland 2 - Jan 1993, UK 14 - Jan 1993
86	Iggy Pop	American Caesar	1993	Sweden 2 - Sep 1993, Switzerland 35 - Oct 1993, Austria 40 - Oct 1993, RYM 172 of 1993
87	Liz Phair	Exile in Guyville	1993	RYM 27 of 1993, WXPN 117, WTMD 191, Acclaimed 250, Rolling Stone 328
88	Abba	More Abba Hits	1993	Sweden 3 - Jun 1993, Switzerland 13 - Jun 1993, Austria 14 - Jul 1993, Norway 16 - Jun 1993
89	Placido Domingo & Diana Ross & Jose Carreras	Christmas In Vienna	1993	Norway 4 - Dec 1993, Switzerland 7 - Jan 1994, Austria 13 - Jan 1994, Sweden 14 - Dec 1993
90	Mike Oldfield	Elements - The Best Of	1993	Sweden 4 - Sep 1993, UK 5 - Sep 1993, Switzerland 21 - Oct 1993, Austria 30 - Nov 1993
91	Afghan Whigs	Gentlemen	1993	Melody Maker 2 of 1993, RYM 39 of 1993, Acclaimed 610, WTMD 732
92	Prince	The Hits, The B-Sides	1993	UK 4 - Sep 1993, Switzerland 9 - Sep 1993, Norway 11 - Sep 1993, Sweden 19 - Sep 1993
93	George Michael & Queen & Lisa Stansfield	Five Live	1993	Austria 5 - Jun 1993, Switzerland 6 - May 1993, Norway 19 - May 1993, Italy 44 of 1993
94	Frankie Goes To Hollywood	Bang! - Greatest Hits Of Frankie Goes To Hollywood	1993	UK 4 - Oct 1993, Switzerland 11 - Nov 1993, Sweden 21 - Oct 1993, Austria 30 - Dec 1993
95	Crowded House	Together Alone	1993	UK 4 - Oct 1993, Norway 14 - Oct 1993, Sweden 25 - Oct 1993, RYM 79 of 1993
96	Terence Trent D'Arby	Symphony Or Damn	1993	UK 4 - May 1993, Switzerland 23 - May 1993, Sweden 28 - May 1993, Austria 38 - Jun 1993
97	James	Laid	1993	UK 3 - Oct 1993, RYM 63 of 1993, WXPN 618, WTMD 779
98	Barbra Streisand	Back To Broadway	1993	UK 4 - Jul 1993, US CashBox 30 of 1993, Sweden 32 - Aug 1993, Austria 37 - Aug 1993
99	Tears For Fears	Elemental	1993	UK 5 - Jun 1993, Switzerland 24 - Jul 1993, Sweden 26 - Jun 1993, Italy 29 of 1993
100	Bonnie Tyler	Silhouette In Red	1993	Norway 6 - Oct 1993, Switzerland 23 - Nov 1993, Austria 25 - Nov 1993, Sweden 40 - Oct 1993