These are the Billboard magazine number-one albums of 1995, per the Billboard 200.
These are the Billboard magazine number-one albums of 1995, per the Billboard 200.
| † | Indicates best performing album of 1995 |
| Issue date | Album | Artist(s) | Label | Sales | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 7 | The Hits | Garth Brooks | Liberty | 907,000 | [1] [2] |
| January 14 | 516,000 | [3] [4] | |||
| January 21 | 352,000 | [5] [6] | |||
| January 28 | 240,000 | [7] [8] | |||
| February 4 | 238,000 | [9] [10] | |||
| February 11 | Balance | Van Halen | Warner Bros. | 295,000 | [11] [12] |
| February 18 | The Hits | Garth Brooks | Liberty | 153,000 | [13] [14] |
| February 25 | 150,000 | [15] [16] | |||
| March 4 | 146,000 | [17] [18] | |||
| March 11 | II | Boyz II Men | Motown | 113,000 | [19] [20] |
| March 18 | Greatest Hits | Bruce Springsteen | Columbia | 251,000 | [21] [22] |
| March 25 | 168,000 | [23] [24] | |||
| April 1 | Me Against the World | 2Pac | Interscope | 240,000 | [25] [26] |
| April 8 | 197,000 | [27] [28] | |||
| April 15 | 149,000 | [29] [30] | |||
| April 22 | 113,000 | [31] [32] | |||
| April 29 | The Lion King | Elton John / Soundtrack | Walt Disney | 133,500 | [33] [34] |
| May 6 | Throwing Copper | Live | Radioactive | 117,500 | [35] [36] |
| May 13 | Friday | Soundtrack | Priority | 121,000 | [37] [38] |
| May 20 | 123,000 | [39] [40] | |||
| May 27 | Cracked Rear View † | Hootie & the Blowfish | Atlantic | 125,000 | [41] [42] |
| June 3 | 113,000 | [43] [44] | |||
| June 10 | 120,000 | [45] [46] | |||
| June 17 | 128,000 | [47] [48] | |||
| June 24 | P•U•L•S•E | Pink Floyd | Columbia | 198,000 | [49] [50] |
| July 1 | Cracked Rear View† | Hootie & the Blowfish | Atlantic | 170,000 | [51] [52] |
| July 8 | HIStory: Past, Present and Future, Book I | Michael Jackson | Epic | 391,000 | [53] [54] |
| July 15 | 263,000 | [55] [56] | |||
| July 22 | Pocahontas | Soundtrack | Walt Disney | 192,000 | [57] [58] |
| July 29 | Cracked Rear View† | Hootie & the Blowfish | Atlantic | 144,000 | [59] [60] |
| August 5 | Dreaming of You | Selena | EMI Latin | 331,000 | [61] [62] [63] |
| August 12 | E. 1999 Eternal | Bone Thugs-n-Harmony | Ruthless | 307,000 | [64] [65] |
| August 19 | 222,000 | [66] [67] | |||
| August 26 | Cracked Rear View† | Hootie & the Blowfish | Atlantic | 184,000 | [68] [69] |
| September 2 | Dangerous Minds | Soundtrack | MCA | 210,000 | [70] [71] |
| September 9 | 256,000 | [72] [73] | |||
| September 16 | 208,000 | [74] [75] | |||
| September 23 | 182,500 | [76] [77] | |||
| September 30 | Cracked Rear View | Hootie & the Blowfish | Atlantic | 167,000 | [78] [79] |
| October 7 | Jagged Little Pill | Alanis Morissette | Maverick | 148,000 | [80] [81] |
| October 14 | 142,000 | [82] [83] | |||
| October 21 | Daydream | Mariah Carey | Columbia | 224,000 | [84] [85] |
| October 28 | 216,000 | [86] [87] | |||
| November 4 | 170,000 | [88] [89] | |||
| November 11 | Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness | The Smashing Pumpkins | Virgin | 246,500 | [90] [91] |
| November 18 | Dogg Food | Tha Dogg Pound | Death Row | 277,500 | [92] [93] |
| November 25 | Alice in Chains | Alice in Chains | Columbia | 189,000 | [94] [95] |
| December 2 | R. Kelly | R. Kelly | Jive | 248,500 | [96] [97] |
| December 9 | Anthology 1 | The Beatles | Apple | 855,473 | [98] [99] |
| December 16 | 453,000 | [100] [101] | |||
| December 23 | 435,000 | [102] [103] | |||
| December 30 | Daydream | Mariah Carey | Columbia | 486,000 | [104] [105] |
Selena Quintanilla Pérez, known professionally as Selena, was an American singer. Referred to as the "Queen of Tejano Music", her contributions to music and fashion made her one of the most celebrated Mexican-American entertainers of the late 20th century. In 2020, Billboard magazine put her in third place on their list of "Greatest Latino Artists of All Time", based on both Latin albums and Latin songs chart. Media outlets called her the "Tejano Madonna" for her clothing choices. She also ranks among the most influential Latin artists of all time and is credited for catapulting the Tejano genre into the mainstream market.
The Division Bell is the fourteenth studio album by the English rock band Pink Floyd, released on 28 March 1994 by EMI Records in the United Kingdom and on 5 April by Columbia Records in the United States.
Pulse is the third live album by the English rock band Pink Floyd. It was released on 29 May 1995 by EMI in the United Kingdom and on 6 June 1995 by Columbia in the United States. The album was recorded during the European leg of Pink Floyd's Division Bell Tour in 1994.
The Bodyguard: Original Soundtrack Album is a soundtrack album from the film of the same name, released on November 17, 1992, by Arista Records. The album's first side features songs recorded by American singer Whitney Houston, who starred in the film, while side two features the work of various artists. Houston and Clive Davis were co-executive producers of the record.
Waiting to Exhale: Original Soundtrack Album is the soundtrack for the film of the same name, released on November 14, 1995, by Arista Records. Produced by Babyface, the soundtrack features appearances by several prominent R&B artists, including Whitney Houston, Toni Braxton, TLC, Brandy, Aretha Franklin, Chaka Khan, Faith Evans, Patti LaBelle, SWV and Mary J. Blige.
Amor Prohibido is the fourth studio album by American singer Selena, released on March 22, 1994, by EMI Latin. Having reached a core fan base, the label aimed to broaden her appeal with the next studio release. Finding it challenging to write a follow-up hit after "Como la Flor" (1992), Selena's brother A. B. Quintanilla enlisted the assistance from band members Ricky Vela and Pete Astudillo with writing the album's songs. The resulting album has a more mature sound featuring experimental production that blends diverse musical styles from ranchera to hip-hop music. Amor Prohibido is a Tejano cumbia album modernized with a synthesizer-rich delivery using a minimalist style that was quintessential in early 1990s Tejano music.
Dreaming of You is the fifth and final studio album by American singer Selena. Released posthumously on July 18, 1995, by EMI Latin and EMI Records, it was an immediate commercial and critical success, debuting atop the United States Billboard 200—the first predominately Spanish-language album to do so. It sold 175,000 copies on its first day of release in the U.S.—a then-record for a female vocalist. With first week sales of 331,000 units, it became the second-highest first-week sales for a female musician since Nielsen Soundscan began monitoring album sales in 1991. Billboard magazine declared it a "historic" event, while Time said the recording elevated Selena's music to a wider audience. It won Album of the Year at the 1996 Tejano Music Awards and Female Pop Album of the Year at the 3rd annual Billboard Latin Music Awards.
American singer Selena released eleven studio albums, three live albums, three boxsets, three remix albums, two soundtrack albums, and twenty compilation albums. Credited for elevating a music genre into the mainstream market, Selena remains the best-selling Tejano recording artist in history, selling over 18 million records worldwide. She was named the top-selling Latin artist of the 1990s decade in the US by Billboard magazine.
Anthology is the first box set by American singer Selena. It was released posthumously on April 7, 1998, through EMI Latin to commemorate the singer's works. The collection comprises 30 tracks, dispersed across three genre-themed discs: "Pop / English" showcases uptempo pop compositions, "Mariachi" highlights Mexican ballads featuring poignant narratives of heartache, and "Cumbia" presents danceable tropical rhythms. The album encompasses recordings from a 14-year-old Selena on her Alpha (1986) album to the posthumous "Disco Medley" (1997). With a limited number of unaltered tracks, Anthology predominantly features reworked and remastered musical arrangements, while preserving the singer's original vocals. Selena's death in March 1995 prompted an influx of requests from her admirers. The singer's father and manager, Abraham Quintanilla, expressed a desire to maintain his daughter's legacy through her music. However, Selena's family has faced criticism from both fans and the media, who accuse them of capitalizing on her death and commodifying her repertoire.
The Preacher's Wife: Original Soundtrack Album is the soundtrack to the 1996 film of the same name and features songs performed and produced by American singer Whitney Houston, who also stars in the film. The soundtrack was released on November 26, 1996, by Arista Records and BMG Entertainment. With sales of 6 million copies worldwide, it is the best-selling gospel album of all time.
Regional Mexican Albums is a genre-specific record chart published weekly by Billboard magazine in the United States. The chart was established in June 1985 and originally listed the top twenty-five best-selling albums of mariachi, tejano, norteño, and grupero, all subgenres of regional Mexican music. The genre is considered by musicologists as "the biggest-selling Latin music genre in the United States", and represented the fastest-growing Latin genre in the United States after tejano music entered the mainstream market during its 1990s golden age.
On the morning of March 31, 1995, American singer Selena Quintanilla-Pérez was shot and fatally wounded at the Days Inn in Corpus Christi, Texas. Although paramedics tried to revive Selena, she died of hypovolemic shock at Corpus Christi Memorial Hospital at age 23. The killer, Yolanda Saldívar, was the president of Selena's fan club who was exposed as having embezzled thousands of dollars from the singer's earnings.
The Sign is a 1993 album by Swedish pop group Ace of Base, released as the band's debut album in North America and some Latin American countries by Arista Records. The Sign contains songs from Ace of Base's debut album, Happy Nation (1992) and the new songs "Don't Turn Around", "The Sign", and "Living in Danger" as well as revised versions of "Voulez-Vous Danser" and "Waiting for Magic".
With first-week sales of "Dreaming of You" at about 400,000-plus, Selena has become the fastest-selling female artist in music history. Final full-week sales figures will not be available until later this week, but on Monday EMI Latin officials estimated Selena's sales at more than 400,000, which puts the late singer ahead of other previous top sellers including: Janet Jackson, "Janet," 350,000; Mariah Carey ...