Top UK Albums - Year-end 1993

The best selling album in 1993 in United Kingdom was BAT OUT OF HELL II: BACK INTO HELL by MEAT LOAF which sold 1,280,000 copies.

RankArtistAlbumSalesReleased
1 MEAT LOAF BAT OUT OF HELL II: BACK INTO HELL 1,280,000 1993
2 WHITNEY HOUSTON THE BODYGUARD (SOUNDTRACK) 1,250,000 1992
3 R.E.M. AUTOMATIC FOR THE PEOPLE 940,000 1992
4 NOW SERIES (UK) NOW THAT'S WHAT I CALL MUSIC! 26 890,000 1993
5 DINA CARROLL SO CLOSE 730,000 1993
6 TAKE THAT EVERYTHING CHANGES 620,000 1993
7 DIANA ROSS ONE WOMAN - THE ULTIMATE COLLECTION 620,000 1993
8 BRYAN ADAMS SO FAR SO GOOD 600,000 1993
9 THE BEST...ALBUM IN THE WORLD...EVER! SERIES THE BEST DANCE ALBUM IN THE WORLD...EVER 560,000 1993
10 UB40 PROMISES AND LIES 550,000 1993
11 PHIL COLLINS BOTH SIDES 550,000 1993
12 U2 ZOOROPA 520,000 1993
13 MARIAH CAREY MUSIC BOX 500,000 1993
14 VARIOUS ARTISTS BLUES BROTHER SOUL SISTER 490,000 1993
15 NOW SERIES (UK) NOW THAT'S WHAT I CALL MUSIC! 24 480,000 1993
16 SPIN DOCTORS POCKET FULL OF KRYPTONITE 400,000 1991
17 STING TEN SUMMONER'S TALES 390,000 1993
18 100% SERIES (UK) 100% DANCE 380,000 1993
19 WET WET WET END OF PART ONE - THEIR GREATEST HITS 380,000 1993
20 NOW SERIES (UK) NOW THAT'S WHAT I CALL MUSIC! 25 350,000 1993
21 M PEOPLE ELEGANT SLUMMING 350,000 1993
22 ELTON JOHN DUETS 350,000 1993
23 ERIC CLAPTON UNPLUGGED 350,000 1992
24 LENNY KRAVITZ ARE YOU GONNA GO MY WAY 350,000 1993
25 VARIOUS ARTISTS ORIGINALS VOL 1 350,000 1993
26 MICHAEL BOLTON THE ONE THING 350,000 1993
27 TAKE THAT TAKE THAT AND PARTY 320,000 1992
28 BETTE MIDLER EXPERIENCE THE DIVINE: GREATEST HITS 310,000 1993
29 BJORK DEBUT 290,000 1993
30 BEST OF DANCE SERIES BEST OF DANCE 93 290,000 1993
31 STEREO MC'S CONNECTED 290,000 1992
32 JANET JACKSON JANET. 280,000 1993
33 BON JOVI KEEP THE FAITH 270,000 1992
34 JAMIROQUAI EMERGENCY ON PLANET EARTH 260,000 1993
35 ANNIE LENNOX DIVA 260,000 1992
36 100% SERIES (UK) 100% DANCE VOL 2 260,000 1993
37 ROD STEWART UNPLUGGED... AND SEATED 260,000 1993
38 TINA TURNER WHAT'S LOVE GOT TO DO WITH IT (SOUNDTRACK) 260,000 1993
39 THE HITS ALBUM SERIES HITS 93 VOL.3 260,000 1993
40 PET SHOP BOYS VERY 260,000 1993
41 ARRESTED DEVELOPMENT 3 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AND 2 DAYS IN THE LIFE OF ... 260,000 1992
42 THE HITS ALBUM SERIES HITS 93 250,000 1993
43 BILLY JOEL RIVER OF DREAMS 250,000 1993
44 KATE BUSH THE RED SHOES 250,000 1993
45 2 UNLIMITED NO LIMITS 250,000 1993
46 MICHAEL JACKSON DANGEROUS 240,000 1991
47 FRANK SINATRA DUETS 240,000 1993
48 NOW SERIES (UK) NOW DANCE 93 210,000 1993
49 ABBA GOLD - GREATEST HITS 210,000 1992
50 THE BEST...ALBUM IN THE WORLD...EVER! SERIES THE BEST CHRISTMAS ALBUM IN THE WORLD...EVER! 200,000 1993
51 NOW SERIES (UK) NOW THAT'S WHAT I CALL MUSIC 1993 200,000 1993
52 EAST 17 WALTHAMSTOW 200,000 1993
53 VARIOUS ARTISTS THE VERY BEST OF THAT LOVING FEELING 200,000 1993
54 SIMPLY RED STARS 200,000 1991
55 PRINCE THE HITS 2 200,000 1993
56 GUNS N' ROSES THE SPAGHETTI INCIDENT? 200,000 1993
57 K.D. LANG INGENUE 200,000 1992
58 LISA STANSFIELD SO NATURAL 200,000 1993
59 MEAT LOAF BAT OUT OF HELL 200,000 1977
60 ENERGY RUSH SERIES ENERGY RUSH-DANCE HITS OF THE 90S 190,000 1993
61 THE BEST...ALBUM IN THE WORLD...EVER! SERIES THE BEST DANCE ALBUM IN THE WORLD... EVER 2 190,000 1993
62 MICHAEL CRAWFORD A TOUCH OF MUSIC IN THE NIGHT 180,000 1993
63 THE GREATEST HITS OF SERIES THE GREATEST HITS OF 1993 180,000 1993
64 VARIOUS ARTISTS RAGGA HEAT REGGAE BEAT 180,000 1993
65 SUEDE SUEDE 180,000 1993
66 NIRVANA IN UTERO 180,000 1993
67 NEW ORDER REPUBLIC 180,000 1993
68 RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE 180,000 1992
69 CLIFF RICHARD THE ALBUM 180,000 1993
70 DURAN DURAN DURAN DURAN (THE WEDDING ALBUM) 180,000 1993
71 PRINCE THE HITS 1 180,000 1993
72 SOUL II SOUL VOLUME IV-CLASSIC SINGLES 1988-93 180,000 1993
73 DAVID BOWIE THE SINGLES COLLECTION 1969 - 1993 180,000 1993
74 DORIS DAY GREATEST HITS 180,000 1993
75 SMASH HITS SERIES (UK) SMASH HITS '93 - TOP 40 CHARTING GROOVES 170,000 1993
76 ENERGY RUSH SERIES ENERGY RUSH-DANCE HITS 93 170,000 1993
77 100% SERIES (UK) 100% REGGAE 170,000 1993
78 FRANKIE GOES TO HOLLYWOOD BANG - THE GREATEST HITS OF FRANKIE GOES TO HOLLYWOOD 160,000 1993
79 DEPECHE MODE SONGS OF FAITH AND DEVOTION 160,000 1993
80 PEARL JAM VS. 160,000 1993
81 PAUL WELLER WILD WOOD 160,000 1993
82 CROWDED HOUSE TOGETHER ALONE 160,000 1993
83 EN VOGUE FUNKY DIVAS 160,000 1992
84 FOSTER & ALLEN BY REQUEST 160,000 1993
85 SHAMEN BOSS DRUM 160,000 1992
86 VARIOUS ARTISTS THE VERY BEST OF DISNEY 150,000 1993
87 4 NON BLONDES BIGGER, BETTER, FASTER, MORE! 150,000 1992
88 GENESIS LIVE - THE WAY WE WALK VOL. 2 : THE LONGS 150,000 1993
89 VARIOUS ARTISTS LIPSTICK ON YOUR COLLAR 150,000 1993
90 DAWN UPSHAW & DAVID ZINMAN SYMPHONY NO. 3 (GÓRECKI) 150,000 1992
91 GO WEST ACES AND KINGS - THE BEST OF GO WEST 150,000 1993
92 VARIOUS ARTISTS FULL ON DANCE 93 150,000 1993
93 THE BEATLES 1962 - 1966 140,000 1973
94 ENERGY RUSH SERIES ENERGY RUSH-DANCE HITS 93 2 140,000 1993
95 JAMES LAST PLAYS ANDREW LLOYD WEBBER 140,000 1993
96 CHER GREATEST HITS 1965-1992 140,000 1992
97 VARIOUS ARTISTS IT'S CHRISTMAS TIME 140,000 1992
98 KENNY G BREATHLESS 140,000 1992
99 NIRVANA NEVERMIND 130,000 1991
100 TASMIN ARCHER GREAT EXPECTATIONS 130,000 1992