List of Billboard 200 number-one albums of 1993

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

The Bodyguard soundtrack by Whitney Houston was the best-selling album of 1993.

Chart history

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Key
Indicates best performing album of 1993
Issue date Album Artist(s) Label Sales Ref.
January 2 The Bodyguard Whitney Houston / Soundtrack Arista 831,000 [1][2]
January 9 1,061,000 [3][4]
January 16 520,000 [5][6]
January 23 361,000 [7][8]
January 30 264,000 [9][10]
February 6 235,000 [11][12]
February 13 209,000 [13][14]
February 20 200,000 [15][16]
February 27 200,000 [17][18]
March 6 195,000 [19][20]
March 13 Unplugged Eric Clapton Reprise 207,000 [21][22]
March 20 220,000 [23][24]
March 27 150,000 [25][26]
April 3 The Bodyguard Whitney Houston / Soundtrack Arista 147,000 [27][28]
April 10 Songs of Faith and Devotion Depeche Mode Mute 150,000 [29][30]
April 17 The Bodyguard Whitney Houston / Soundtrack Arista 152,000 [31][32]
April 24 159,000 [33][34]
May 1 135,000 [35][36]
May 8 Get a Grip Aerosmith Geffen 170,000 [37][38]
May 15 The Bodyguard Whitney Houston / Soundtrack Arista 105,000 [39][40]
May 22 109,000 [41][42]
May 29 91,000 [43][44]
June 5 janet. Janet Jackson Virgin 350,000 [45][46]
June 12 238,000 [47][48]
June 19 177,000 [49][50]
June 26 N/A [51]
July 3 N/A [52]
July 10 N/A [53]
July 17 Back to Broadway Barbra Streisand Columbia 121,000 [54][55]
July 24 Zooropa U2 Island 377,000 [56][57]
July 31 204,000 [58][59]
August 7 Black Sunday Cypress Hill Ruffhouse 261,000 [60][61]
August 14 230,000 [62][63]
August 21 Sleepless in Seattle Soundtrack Epic Soundtrax 149,455 [64][65]
August 28 River of Dreams Billy Joel Columbia 232,000 [66][67]
September 4 173,000 [68][69]
September 11 156,000 [70][71]
September 18 In Pieces Garth Brooks Liberty 404,000 [72][73]
September 25 315,000 [74][75]
October 2 230,000 [76][77]
October 9 In Utero Nirvana DGC 180,000 [78][79]
October 16 In Pieces Garth Brooks Liberty 151,000 [80][81]
October 23 125,000 [82][83]
October 30 Bat Out of Hell II: Back into Hell Meat Loaf MCA 120,000 [84][85]
November 6 Vs. Pearl Jam Epic Associated 950,377 [86][87]
November 13 391,000 [88][89]
November 20 269,000 [90][91]
November 27 229,000 [92][93]
December 4 189,000 [94][95]
December 11 Doggystyle Snoop Doggy Dogg Death Row 802,858 [96][97]
December 18 378,000 [98][99]
December 25 Music Box Mariah Carey Columbia 295,000 [100][101]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "January 2, 1993". Billboard 200.
  2. ^ Philips, Chuck (24 December 1992). "'Bodyguard' Sells a Record 831000 in One Week". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 10 August 2022.
  3. ^ "January 9, 1993". Billboard 200.
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  5. ^ "January 16, 1993". Billboard 200.
  6. ^ Mayfield, Geoff (January 16, 1993). "Between The Bullets". Billboard. Vol. 107, no. 1. p. 112. ISSN 0006-2510.
  7. ^ "January 23, 1993". Billboard 200.
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  9. ^ "January 30, 1993". Billboard 200.
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  13. ^ "February 13, 1993". Billboard 200.
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  15. ^ "February 20, 1993". Billboard 200.
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  17. ^ "February 27, 1993". Billboard 200.
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  27. ^ "April 3, 1993". Billboard 200.
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  29. ^ "April 10, 1993". Billboard 200.
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  31. ^ "April 17, 1993". Billboard 200.
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  33. ^ "April 24, 1993". Billboard 200.
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  35. ^ "May 1, 1993". Billboard 200.
  36. ^ Mayfield, Geoff (May 1, 1993). "Between The Bullets" (PDF). Billboard. Vol. 107, no. 6. p. 81. ISSN 0006-2510.
  37. ^ "May 8, 1993". Billboard 200.
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  39. ^ "May 15, 1993". Billboard 200.
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  41. ^ "May 22, 1993". Billboard 200.
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  43. ^ "May 29, 1993". Billboard 200.
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  47. ^ "June 12, 1993". Billboard 200.
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  49. ^ "June 19, 1993". Billboard 200.
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  51. ^ "June 26, 1993". Billboard 200.
  52. ^ "July 3, 1993". Billboard 200.
  53. ^ "July 10, 1993". Billboard 200.
  54. ^ "July 17, 1993". Billboard 200.
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  56. ^ "July 24, 1993". Billboard 200.
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  58. ^ "July 31, 1993". Billboard 200.
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  60. ^ "August 7, 1993". Billboard 200.
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  62. ^ "August 14, 1993". Billboard 200.
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  64. ^ "August 21, 1993". Billboard 200.
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  66. ^ "August 28, 1993". Billboard 200.
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  68. ^ "September 4, 1993". Billboard 200.
  69. ^ Mayfield, Geoff (September 4, 1993). "Between The Bullets" (PDF). Billboard. Vol. 107, no. 6. p. 81. ISSN 0006-2510.
  70. ^ "September 11, 1993". Billboard 200.
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  72. ^ "September 18, 1993". Billboard 200.
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  74. ^ "September 25, 1993". Billboard 200.
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  76. ^ "October 2, 1993". Billboard 200.
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  78. ^ "October 9, 1993". Billboard 200.
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  82. ^ "October 23, 1993". Billboard 200.
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  84. ^ "October 30, 1993". Billboard 200.
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  86. ^ "November 6, 1993". Billboard 200.
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  88. ^ "November 13, 1993". Billboard 200.
  89. ^ Mayfield, Geoff (November 13, 1993). "Between The Bullets" (PDF). Billboard. Vol. 107, no. 6. p. 81. ISSN 0006-2510.
  90. ^ "November 20, 1993". Billboard 200.
  91. ^ Mayfield, Geoff (November 20, 1993). "Between The Bullets" (PDF). Billboard. Vol. 107, no. 6. p. 81. ISSN 0006-2510.
  92. ^ "November 27, 1993". Billboard 200.
  93. ^ Mayfield, Geoff (November 27, 1993). "Between The Bullets" (PDF). Billboard. Vol. 107, no. 6. p. 81. ISSN 0006-2510.
  94. ^ "December 4, 1993". Billboard 200.
  95. ^ Mayfield, Geoff (December 4, 1993). "Between The Bullets" (PDF). Billboard. Vol. 107, no. 6. p. 81. ISSN 0006-2510.
  96. ^ "December 11, 1993". Billboard 200.
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  98. ^ "December 18, 1993". Billboard 200.
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  100. ^ "December 25, 1993". Billboard 200.
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