List of Billboard 200 number-one albums of 1994

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The Sign by Ace of Base was the best-selling album of 1994. Ace of Base Members 1992-2007.jpg
The Sign by Ace of Base was the best-selling album of 1994.
Vitalogy by Pearl Jam had the biggest sales week of 1994. Pearl Jam 1991.jpg
Vitalogy by Pearl Jam had the biggest sales week of 1994.

These are the Billboard magazine number-one albums of 1994, per the Billboard 200.

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Chart history

Key
†Indicates best performing album of 1994
Issue dateAlbumArtist(s)LabelSalesRef.
January 1 Music Box Mariah Carey Columbia 393,000 [1] [2]
January 8505,000 [3] [4]
January 15 Doggystyle Snoop Doggy Dogg Death Row 270,000 [5] [6]
January 22Music BoxMariah CareyColumbia163,000 [7] [8]
January 29125,000 [9] [10]
February 5108,000 [11] [12]
February 12 Jar of Flies Alice In Chains Columbia141,000 [13] [14]
February 19 Kickin' It Up John Michael Montgomery Atlantic 108,000 [15] [16]
February 26 Toni Braxton Toni Braxton LaFace 104,000 [17] [18]
March 5Music BoxMariah CareyColumbia117,000 [19] [20]
March 1292,000 [21] [22]
March 19Toni BraxtonToni BraxtonLaFace104,000 [23] [24]
March 26 Superunknown Soundgarden A&M 162,000 [25] [26]
April 2 The Sign † Ace of Base Arista 106,000 [27] [28]
April 9 Far Beyond Driven Pantera EastWest 185,000 [29] [30]
April 16 Longing in Their Hearts Bonnie Raitt Capitol 146,000 [31] [32]
April 23 The Division Bell Pink Floyd Columbia465,000 [33] [34]
April 30226,000 [35] [36]
May 7157,000 [37] [38]
May 14134,000 [39] [40]
May 21 Not a Moment Too Soon Tim McGraw Curb 132,442 [41] [42]
May 28133,780 [43] [44]
June 4 The Crow: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack SoundtrackAtlantic125,000 [45] [46]
June 11The Sign†Ace of BaseArista126,000 [47] [48]
June 18 Ill Communication Beastie Boys Grand Royal 220,000 [49] [50]
June 25 Purple Stone Temple Pilots Atlantic252,000 [51] [52]
July 2196,000 [53] [54]
July 9177,000 [55] [56]
July 16 The Lion King Elton John / Soundtrack Walt Disney 271,000 [57] [58]
July 23296,000 [59] [60]
July 30311,000 [61] [62]
August 6294,000 [63] [64]
August 13289,000 [65] [66]
August 20251,000 [67] [68]
August 27216,000 [69] [70]
September 3213,000 [71] [72]
September 10199,000 [73] [74]
September 17 II Boyz II Men Motown 302,000 [75] [76]
September 24236,834 [77] [78]
October 1 From the Cradle Eric Clapton Duck 209,000 [79] [80]
October 8IIBoyz II MenMotown175,000 [81] [82]
October 15 Monster R.E.M. Warner Bros. 343,500 [83] [84]
October 22178,000 [85] [86]
October 29IIBoyz II MenMotown147,000 [87] [88]
November 5 Murder Was the Case SoundtrackDeath Row329,000 [89] [90]
November 12197,000 [91]
November 19 MTV Unplugged in New York Nirvana DGC 310,000 [92] [93]
November 26 Hell Freezes Over Eagles Geffen 266,500 [94] [95]
December 3203,000 [96] [97]
December 10 Miracles: The Holiday Album Kenny G Arista241,000 [98] [99]
December 17328,000 [100] [101]
December 24 Vitalogy Pearl Jam Epic 877,000 [102] [103]
December 31Miracles: The Holiday AlbumKenny GArista718,000 [104] [105]

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