The best selling album in 1993 in United States was THE BODYGUARD (SOUNDTRACK) by WHITNEY HOUSTON which sold 5,500,000 copies.
Rank | Artist | Album | Sales | Released |
1 |
WHITNEY HOUSTON |
THE BODYGUARD (SOUNDTRACK) |
5,500,000 |
1992 |
2 |
JANET JACKSON |
JANET. |
4,300,000 |
1993 |
3 |
PEARL JAM |
VS. |
3,800,000 |
1993 |
4 |
KENNY G |
BREATHLESS |
3,800,000 |
1992 |
5 |
MARIAH CAREY |
MUSIC BOX |
3,300,000 |
1993 |
6 |
DR. DRE |
THE CHRONIC |
2,900,000 |
1992 |
7 |
ERIC CLAPTON |
UNPLUGGED |
2,900,000 |
1992 |
8 |
GARTH BROOKS |
IN PIECES |
2,800,000 |
1993 |
9 |
STONE TEMPLE PILOTS |
CORE |
2,700,000 |
1992 |
10 |
MEAT LOAF |
BAT OUT OF HELL II: BACK INTO HELL |
2,600,000 |
1993 |
11 |
BILLY JOEL |
RIVER OF DREAMS |
2,600,000 |
1993 |
12 |
SPIN DOCTORS |
POCKET FULL OF KRYPTONITE |
2,500,000 |
1991 |
13 |
AEROSMITH |
GET A GRIP |
2,500,000 |
1993 |
14 |
SNOOP DOGG |
DOGGYSTYLE |
2,400,000 |
1993 |
15 |
PEARL JAM |
TEN |
2,300,000 |
1991 |
16 |
SOUNDTRACK |
SLEEPLESS IN SEATTLE |
2,300,000 |
1993 |
17 |
ROD STEWART |
UNPLUGGED... AND SEATED |
2,200,000 |
1993 |
18 |
SWV |
IT'S ABOUT TIME |
2,100,000 |
1992 |
19 |
BILLY RAY CYRUS |
SOME GAVE ALL |
1,900,000 |
1992 |
20 |
ALAN JACKSON |
A LOT ABOUT LIVIN' (AND A LITTLE 'BOUT LOVE) |
1,900,000 |
1992 |
21 |
STING |
TEN SUMMONER'S TALES |
1,900,000 |
1993 |
22 |
U2 |
ZOOROPA |
1,800,000 |
1993 |
23 |
FRANK SINATRA |
DUETS |
1,800,000 |
1993 |
24 |
SADE |
LOVE DELUXE |
1,700,000 |
1992 |
25 |
TONI BRAXTON |
TONI BRAXTON |
1,700,000 |
1993 |
26 |
CYPRESS HILL |
BLACK SUNDAY |
1,700,000 |
1993 |
27 |
BLIND MELON |
BLIND MELON |
1,700,000 |
1992 |
28 |
VARIOUS ARTISTS |
COMMON THREADS: SONGS OF THE EAGLES |
1,600,000 |
1993 |
29 |
NIRVANA |
IN UTERO |
1,500,000 |
1993 |
30 |
REBA MCENTIRE |
IT'S YOUR CALL |
1,500,000 |
1992 |
31 |
LENNY KRAVITZ |
ARE YOU GONNA GO MY WAY |
1,500,000 |
1993 |
32 |
MICHAEL BOLTON |
THE ONE THING |
1,500,000 |
1993 |
33 |
SILK |
LOSE CONTROL |
1,500,000 |
1992 |
34 |
SOUL ASYLUM |
GRAVE DANCERS UNION |
1,500,000 |
1992 |
35 |
SOUNDTRACK |
ALADDIN |
1,500,000 |
1992 |
36 |
SHAI |
IF I EVER FALL IN LOVE |
1,400,000 |
1992 |
37 |
REBA MCENTIRE |
GREATEST HITS, VOLUME II |
1,400,000 |
1993 |
38 |
GARTH BROOKS |
THE CHASE |
1,300,000 |
1992 |
39 |
BROOKS & DUNN |
HARD WORKIN' MAN |
1,300,000 |
1993 |
40 |
BARBRA STREISAND |
BACK TO BROADWAY |
1,300,000 |
1993 |
41 |
THE SMASHING PUMPKINS |
SIAMESE DREAM |
1,300,000 |
1993 |
42 |
MICHAEL JACKSON |
DANGEROUS |
1,300,000 |
1991 |
43 |
SNOW |
12 INCHES OF SNOW |
1,300,000 |
1993 |
44 |
GEORGE STRAIT |
PURE COUNTRY (SOUNDTRACK) |
1,300,000 |
1992 |
45 |
JON SECADA |
JON SECADA |
1,300,000 |
1992 |
46 |
BRYAN ADAMS |
SO FAR SO GOOD |
1,200,000 |
1993 |
47 |
ARRESTED DEVELOPMENT |
3 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AND 2 DAYS IN THE LIFE OF ... |
1,200,000 |
1992 |
48 |
METALLICA |
METALLICA |
1,200,000 |
1991 |
49 |
4 NON BLONDES |
BIGGER, BETTER, FASTER, MORE! |
1,200,000 |
1992 |
50 |
DURAN DURAN |
DURAN DURAN |
1,200,000 |
1981 |
51 |
THE CRANBERRIES |
EVERYBODY ELSE IS DOING IT, SO WHY CAN'T WE? |
1,100,000 |
1993 |
52 |
VINCE GILL |
I STILL BELIEVE IN YOU |
1,100,000 |
1992 |
53 |
R.E.M. |
AUTOMATIC FOR THE PEOPLE |
1,000,000 |
1992 |
54 |
MICHAEL BOLTON |
TIMELESS (THE CLASSICS) |
1,000,000 |
1992 |
55 |
JOHN MICHAEL MONTGOMERY |
LIFE'S A DANCE |
1,000,000 |
1992 |
56 |
NAUGHTY BY NATURE |
19NAUGHTYIII |
1,000,000 |
1993 |
57 |
ALICE IN CHAINS |
DIRT |
1,000,000 |
1992 |
58 |
DWIGHT YOAKAM |
THIS TIME |
1,000,000 |
1993 |
59 |
BILLY RAY CYRUS |
IT WON'T BE THE LAST |
1,000,000 |
1993 |
60 |
ONYX |
BACDAFUCUP |
1,000,000 |
1993 |
61 |
UB40 |
PROMISES AND LIES |
1,000,000 |
1993 |
62 |
WYNONNA JUDD |
TELL ME WHY |
1,000,000 |
1993 |
63 |
BEAVIS & BUTT-HEAD |
BEAVIS & BUTT-HEAD EXPERIENCE |
1,000,000 |
1993 |
64 |
BROOKS & DUNN |
BRAND NEW MAN |
1,000,000 |
1991 |
Source: Nielsen SoundScan