List of Canadian number-one albums of 1993

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These are the Canadian number-one albums of 1993. [1] The chart was compiled and published by RPM every Saturday.

Issue dateAlbumArtist
January 9 The Bodyguard Soundtrack
January 16The BodyguardSoundtrack
January 23The BodyguardSoundtrack
January 30The BodyguardSoundtrack
February 6The BodyguardSoundtrack
February 13The BodyguardSoundtrack
February 20The BodyguardSoundtrack
February 27The BodyguardSoundtrack
March 6The BodyguardSoundtrack
March 13 Unplugged Eric Clapton
March 20UnpluggedEric Clapton
March 27UnpluggedEric Clapton
April 3UnpluggedEric Clapton
April 10UnpluggedEric Clapton
April 17UnpluggedEric Clapton
April 24 Are You Gonna Go My Way Lenny Kravitz
May 1Are You Gonna Go My WayLenny Kravitz
May 8Are You Gonna Go My WayLenny Kravitz
May 15 Pocket Full of Kryptonite Spin Doctors
May 22Pocket Full of KryptoniteSpin Doctors
May 29Pocket Full of KryptoniteSpin Doctors
June 5Pocket Full of KryptoniteSpin Doctors
June 12 Janet. Janet Jackson
June 19Janet.Janet Jackson
June 26 Unplugged...and Seated Rod Stewart
July 3Unplugged...and SeatedRod Stewart
July 10Unplugged...and SeatedRod Stewart
July 17Unplugged...and SeatedRod Stewart
July 24 Zooropa U2
July 31ZooropaU2
August 7ZooropaU2
August 14ZooropaU2
August 21ZooropaU2
August 28ZooropaU2
September 4ZooropaU2
September 11ZooropaU2
September 18Dance Mix '93Various Artists
September 25Dance Mix '93Various Artists
October 2Dance Mix '93Various Artists
October 9Dance Mix '93Various Artists
October 16Dance Mix '93Various Artists
October 23 Bat Out of Hell II: Back into Hell Meat Loaf
October 30Bat Out of Hell II: Back into HellMeat Loaf
November 6Bat Out of Hell II: Back into HellMeat Loaf
November 13 Vs. Pearl Jam
November 20Bat Out of Hell II: Back into HellMeat Loaf
November 27Bat Out of Hell II: Back into HellMeat Loaf
December 4Bat Out of Hell II: Back into HellMeat Loaf
December 11Bat Out of Hell II: Back into HellMeat Loaf
December 18Bat Out of Hell II: Back into HellMeat Loaf
December 25 The Colour of My Love Celine Dion

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References

  1. "RPM Charts Archive (1993)". RPM . Retrieved October 10, 2020 via Library and Archives Canada.

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