List of UK top-ten albums in 1993

1990s in music in the UK
Events

The UK Albums Chart is one of many music charts compiled by the Official Charts Company that calculates the best-selling albums of the week in the United Kingdom.[1][2][3] Before 2004, the chart was only based on the sales of physical albums. This list shows albums that peaked in the Top 10 of the UK Albums Chart during 1993, as well as albums which peaked in 1992 and 1994 but were in the top 10 in 1993. The entry date is when the album appeared in the top ten for the first time (week ending, as published by the Official Charts Company, which is six days after the chart is announced).

The first new number-one album of the year was Live – The Way We Walk, Volume Two: The Longs by Genesis. Overall, twenty-four different albums peaked at number-one in 1993, with twenty-four unique artists hitting that position.

Top-ten albums

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Key
Symbol Meaning
‡ Album peaked in 1991 or 1992 but still in chart in 1993.
♦ Album released in 1993 but peaked in 1994.
Entered The date that the album first appeared in the chart.
Peak Highest position that the album reached in the UK Albums Chart.
Entered
(week ending) 		Weeks
in
top
10 		Single Artist Peak Peak
reached
(week ending) 		Weeks
at
peak
Albums in 1991
12 October 1991 51 Stars ‡ Simply Red 1 12 October 1991 12
30 November 1991 24 Dangerous ‡ Michael Jackson 1 30 November 1991 1
Albums in 1992
18 April 1992 24 Diva ‡ Annie Lennox 1 18 April 1992 2
5 September 1992 13 Take That and Party Take That 2 16 January 1993 1
12 September 1992 13 Unplugged Eric Clapton 2 20 March 1993 1
26 September 1992 9 Boss Drum ‡ The Shamen 3 26 September 1992 2
3 October 1992 18 ABBA Gold: Greatest Hits ‡ ABBA 1 3 October 1992 1
10 October 1992 46 Automatic for the People ‡ R.E.M. 1 10 October 1992 4
3 Us ‡ Peter Gabriel 2 10 October 1992 1
13 Timeless: The Classics ‡ Michael Bolton 3 31 October 1992 6
24 October 1992 13 Glittering Prize 81/92 ‡ Simple Minds 1 24 October 1992 3
14 November 1992 6 Keep the Faith ‡ Bon Jovi 1 14 November 1992 1
11 Greatest Hits ‡ Gloria Estefan 2 26 December 1992 2
21 November 1992 6 Greatest Hits: 1965–1992 ‡ Cher 1 21 November 1992 1
28 November 1992 8 Pop! The First 20 Hits ‡ Erasure 1 28 November 1992 2
10 Live – The Way We Walk, Volume One: The Shorts ‡ Genesis 3 28 November 1992 3
6 The Freddie Mercury Album ‡ Freddie Mercury 4 28 November 1992 1
Albums in 1993
16 January 1993 10 3 Years, 5 Months and 2 Days in the Life Of... Arrested Development 3 13 February 1993 1
23 January 1993 3 Live – The Way We Walk, Volume Two: The Longs Genesis 1 23 January 1993 2
9 Connected Stereo MCs 2 23 January 1993 1
1 Into the Skyline Cathy Dennis 8 23 January 1993 1
30 January 1993 30 So Close Dina Carroll 2 30 January 1993 4
6 February 1993 1 Jam Little Angels 1 6 February 1993 1
1 Dusk The The 2 6 February 1993 1
1 Perverse Jesus Jones 6 6 February 1993 1
3 Górecki's Symphony No. 3 David Zinman 6 6 February 1993 2
13 February 1993 3 Pure Cult: for Rockers, Ravers, Lovers, and Sinners The Cult 1 13 February 1993 1
1 Star Belly 2 13 February 1993 1
3 Funky Divas En Vogue 4 13 February 1993 1
1 Off the Ground Paul McCartney 5 13 February 1993 1
1 The Madman's Return Snap! 8 13 February 1993 1
20 February 1993 3 Words of Love Buddy Holly and The Crickets 1 20 February 1993 1
1 Conscience The Beloved 2 20 February 1993 1
1 Where You Been Dinosaur Jr. 10 20 February 1993 1
27 February 1993 3 Walthamstow East 17 1 27 February 1993 1
4 Duran Duran (The Wedding Album) Duran Duran 4 27 February 1993 1
6 February 1993 2 Lead Vocalist Rod Stewart 3 6 February 1993 1
1 So Tough Saint Etienne 7 6 February 1993 1
1 If I Was: The Very Best of Midge Ure & Ultravox Midge Ure and Ultravox 10 6 February 1993 1
13 March 1993 5 Are You Gonna Go My Way Lenny Kravitz 1 13 March 1993 2
15 Ten Summoner's Tales Sting 2 13 March 1993 1
1 Whatever You Say, Say Nothing Deacon Blue 4 13 March 1993 1
4 Ingénue k.d. lang 3 20 March 1993 1
20 March 1993 1 The Dark Side of the Moon: Twentieth Anniversary Edition Pink Floyd 4 20 March 1993 1
1 Songs from the Rain Hothouse Flowers 7 20 March 1993 1
1 Frank Black Frank Black 9 20 March 1993 1
27 March 1993 3 Their Greatest Hits Hot Chocolate 1 27 March 1993 1
1 Amazing Things Runrig 2 27 March 1993 1
1 Coverdale•Page Coverdale•Page 4 27 March 1993 1
3 The Very Best of Randy Crawford Randy Crawford 8 27 March 1993 1
3 April 1993 2 Songs of Faith and Devotion Depeche Mode 1 3 April 1993 1
1 Taxi Bryan Ferry 2 3 April 1993 1
1 A Real Live One Iron Maiden 3 3 April 1993 1
1 The Bliss Album…? (Vibrations of Love and Anger and the Ponderance of Life and Existence) P.M. Dawn 9 3 April 1993 1
10 April 1993 4 Suede Suede 1 10 April 1993 1
5 Cover Shot David Essex 3 24 April 1993 1
17 April 1993 3 Black Tie White Noise David Bowie 1 17 April 1993 1
1 Beaster (EP) Sugar 3 17 April 1993 1
1 Powertrippin' The Almighty 5 17 April 1993 1
24 April 1993 1 In Concert/MTV Plugged Bruce Springsteen 4 24 April 1993 1
1 WrestleMania: The Album WWF Superstars 10 24 April 1993 1
1 May 1993 3 The Album Cliff Richard 1 1 May 1993 1
2 Get a Grip Aerosmith 2 1 May 1993 1
8 May 1993 2 Bang! World Party 2 8 May 1993 1
1 Rid of Me PJ Harvey 3 8 May 1993 1
1 The Infotainment Scan The Fall 9 8 May 1993 1
15 May 1993 3 Republic New Order 1 15 May 1993 1
1 Symphony or Damn Terence Trent D'Arby 4 15 May 1993 1
2 Banba Clannad 5 15 May 1993 1
4 Breathless Kenny G 4 29 May 1993 1
22 May 1993 8 No Limits! 2 Unlimited 1 12 June 1993 1
2 On the Night Dire Straits 4 22 May 1993 1
2 Home Movies – The Best of Everything but the Girl Everything but the Girl 5 22 May 1993 1
1 Blues Alive Gary Moore 8 22 May 1993 1
29 May 1993 5 Janet Janet Jackson 1 29 May 1993 2
1 Wet Wet Wet: Live at the Royal Albert Hall Wet Wet Wet 10 29 May 1993 1
5 June 1993 2 Kamakiriad Donald Fagen 3 5 June 1993 1
2 Dream Harder The Waterboys 5 5 June 1993 1
1 Fate of Nations Robert Plant 6 5 June 1993 1
13 Unplugged...and Seated Rod Stewart 2 3 July 1993 2
17 Pocket Full of Kryptonite Spin Doctors 2 28 August 1993 1
1 Utah Saints Utah Saints 10 5 June 1993 1
12 June 1993 2 Too Long in Exile Van Morrison 4 12 June 1993 1
19 June 1993 6 What's Love Got to Do with It Tina Turner 1 19 June 1993 1
1 Elemental Tears for Fears 5 19 June 1993 1
26 June 1993 10 Emergency on Planet Earth Jamiroquai 1 26 June 1993 3
3 Unplugged Neil Young 4 26 June 1993 1
3 July 1993 1 Gold Against the Soul Manic Street Preachers 8 3 July 1993 1
1 Muddy Water Blues: A Tribute to Muddy Waters Paul Rodgers 9 3 July 1993 1
10 July 1993 3 Back to Broadway Barbra Streisand 4 10 July 1993 1
17 July 1993 9 Zooropa U2 1 17 July 1993 1
12 Debut Björk 3 17 July 1993 3
6 Always Michael Ball 3 24 July 1993 2
8 Bigger, Better, Faster, More! 4 Non Blondes 4 7 August 1993 1
24 July 1993 11 Promises and Lies UB40 1 24 July 1993 7
31 July 1993 1 Siamese Dream The Smashing Pumpkins 4 31 July 1993 1
7 August 1993 1 Evolution Oleta Adams 10 7 August 1993 1
14 August 1993 6 River of Dreams Billy Joel 3 21 August 1993 1
28 August 1993 3 Antmusic: The Very Best of Adam Ant Adam Ant 6 4 September 1993 1
4 September 1993 3 Levellers Levellers 2 4 September 1993 1
11 September 1993 37 Music Box Mariah Carey 1 11 September 1993 6
1 Last Splash The Breeders 5 11 September 1993 1
18 September 1993 23 Bat Out of Hell II: Back into Hell Meat Loaf 1 18 September 1993 11
3 Wild Wood Paul Weller 2 18 September 1993 1
1 Post Historic Monsters Carter the Unstoppable Sex Machine 5 18 September 1993 1
25 September 1993 3 In Utero Nirvana 1 25 September 1993 1
1 The Hits/The B-Sides Prince 4 25 September 1993 1
4 The Hits 1 5 25 September 1993 1
5 The Hits 2 5 9 October 1993 1
3 Elements – The Best of Mike Oldfield Mike Oldfield 5 2 October 1993 1
1 Wait for Me Kenny Thomas 10 2 October 1993 1
2 October 1993 2 1962-1966 The Beatles 3 2 October 1993 1
2 1967-1970 4 2 October 1993 1
9 October 1993 3 Very Pet Shop Boys 1 9 October 1993 1
1 Laid James 3 9 October 1993 1
2 Love Scenes Beverley Craven 4 9 October 1993 1
16 October 1993 17 Elegant Slumming M People 2 16 October 1993 1
1 Construction for the Modern Idiot The Wonder Stuff 4 16 October 1993 1
3 Aces and Kings – The Best of Go West Go West 5 16 October 1993 1
1 Retro Active Def Leppard 6 16 October 1993 1
23 October 1993 15 Everything Changes Take That 1 23 October 1993 2
3 Vs. Pearl Jam 2 23 October 1993 1
3 Together Alone Crowded House 4 23 October 1993 1
3 Come on Feel the Lemonheads The Lemonheads 5 23 October 1993 1
1 Real Belinda Carlisle 9 23 October 1993 1
30 October 1993 18 One Woman: The Ultimate Collection ♦ Diana Ross 1 1 January 1994 2
2 Bang!... The Greatest Hits of Frankie Goes to Hollywood Frankie Goes to Hollywood 4 30 October 1993 1
4 Experience the Divine: Greatest Hits Bette Midler 3 6 November 1993 1
1 Find Your Way Gabrielle 9 30 October 1993 1
6 November 1993 2 Duets Frank Sinatra 5 6 November 1993 1
13 November 1993 2 The Red Shoes Kate Bush 2 13 November 1993 1
1 Full Moon, Dirty Hearts INXS 3 13 November 1993 1
1 Espresso Logic Chris Rea 8 13 November 1993 1
1 Greatest Hits Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers 10 13 November 1993 1
20 November 1993 12 Both Sides Phil Collins 1 20 November 1993 1
13 So Far So Good ♦ Bryan Adams 1 15 January 1994 1
22 End of Part One: Their Greatest Hits ♦ Wet Wet Wet 1 30 July 1994 5
1 So Natural Lisa Stansfield 6 20 November 1993 1
1 The Singles Collection David Bowie 9 20 November 1993 1
27 November 1993 6 The One Thing Michael Bolton 4 27 November 1993 1
4 December 1993 2 "The Spaghetti Incident?" Guns N' Roses 2 4 December 1993 1
5 Duets Elton John and Various artists 5 4 December 1993 2
1 Volume IV The Classic Singles 88–93 Soul II Soul 10 4 December 1993 1

See also

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References

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General

  • "Six decades of singles charts". The Official Charts Company. Archived from the original on 3 March 2011. Retrieved 23 April 2017.

Specific

  1. ^ "The Official Charts Company". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 28 December 2014.
  2. ^ Roberts, David (2005). Guinness World Records: British Hit Singles and Albums (18th edition). Guinness World Records Limited. p. 14. ISBN 1-904994-00-8.
  3. ^ "New singles formats to save the charts". BBC News. 16 October 2003. Retrieved 21 February 2010.
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