List of top 25 albums for 1993 in Australia

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These are the top 50 albums of 1993 in Australia from the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) End of Year Albums Chart. [1] [2]

#TitleArtistHighest pos. reachedweeks at No. 1
1. The Bodyguard: Original Soundtrack Album Soundtrack / Whitney Houston 15 [3]
2. Unplugged Eric Clapton 18 [4]
3. Bat Out of Hell II: Back into Hell Meat Loaf 15 [5]
4. Breathless Kenny G 11 [6]
5.A Touch of Music in the Night Michael Crawford 12 [7]
6. So Far So Good Bryan Adams 112 [nb 1]
7. River of Dreams Billy Joel 14 [9]
8. Then Again... John Farnham 11 [10]
9. Zooropa U2 14
10. Keep the Faith Bon Jovi 2
11. Are You Gonna Go My Way Lenny Kravitz 14
12. Bat Out of Hell Meat Loaf 18 [nb 2]
13. Sonia Dada Sonia Dada 2
14. America's Least Wanted Ugly Kid Joe 7
15. Heat Jimmy Barnes 2
16. Duets Frank Sinatra 2
17. Pocket Full of Kryptonite Spin Doctors 12 [13]
18. Deep Forest Deep Forest 4
19. 3 Years, 5 Months and 2 Days in the Life Of... Arrested Development 4
20. The Immaculate Collection Madonna 15 [nb 3]
21. The Silver Jubilee Album The Seekers 3
22. Automatic for the People R.E.M. 2
23. Still the 12th Man The Twelfth Man 13 [15]
24. Cooleyhighharmony Boyz II Men 4
25. janet. Janet Jackson 14 [nb 4]
26. Lily Wendy Matthews 2
27. Dangerous Michael Jackson 14
28. Experience the Divine: Greatest Hits Bette Midler 3
29. "The Spaghetti Incident?" Guns N' Roses 11
30. Led Zeppelin Remasters Led Zeppelin 11
31. Metallica Metallica 11
32. The Best of the Doors The Doors 3
33. Music Box Mariah Carey 118
34. Flesh and Wood Jimmy Barnes 2
35. Unplugged...and Seated Rod Stewart 4
36. Earth and Sun and Moon Midnight Oil 2
37. The Ultimate Experience Jimi Hendrix 7
38. Sleepless in Seattle Soundtrack3
39. Vs. Pearl Jam 11
40. The Honeymoon Is Over The Cruel Sea 4
41. The Chosen Ones – Greatest Hits The Black Sorrows 4
42. The Best of Van Morrison Van Morrison 13
43. Sister Act Soundtrack8
44. Company of Strangers Company of Strangers 9
45. Heaven Knows Rick Price 3
46. The Singles Collection 1981–1993 Kim Wilde 6
47. Very Pet Shop Boys 2
48. Bigger, Better, Faster, More! 4 Non Blondes 4
49. Erotica Madonna 12
50. Timeless: The Classics Michael Bolton 2

Peak chart positions from 1993 are from the ARIA Charts, overall position on the End of Year Chart is calculated by ARIA based on the number of weeks and position that the records reach within the Top 50 albums for each week during 1993. [2]

Notes

  1. ↑ So Far So Good debuted at #1 on the ARIA album charts in November 1993 and spent four weeks at the top in 1993. [8] It remained at #1 in early 1994 for a further eight weeks, achieving a total of twelve weeks at the top. [8] It left the Top 50 album chart in May 1994, returned in November 1994 and spent a total of 31 weeks in the Top 50. [8]
  2. ↑ Bat out of Hell peaked at #1 on the Kent Music Report for Australian albums in June 1978 for eight weeks. [11] It entered the ARIA Top 50 album chart in February 1991 and peaked at #4. [12] It re-entered the Top 50 in August 1993 and again peaked at #4. [12] It charted again in 2004, 2006 and 2007; it has spent a total of 64 weeks in the Top 50. [12]
  3. ↑ The Immaculate Collection peaked at #1 in December 1990 on the ARIA chart for three weeks, it returned to #1 for two weeks in mid-January 1991 and was still in the Top 50 until November. [14] It returned to the Top 50 in 1992, 1993 (peaking at #6), 1994 and 1995. [14] It has spent a total of 93 weeks in the Top 50. [14]
  4. ↑ janet. debuted at #1 in June 1993 on the ARIA chart for three weeks. [16] It returned to the Top 50 during 1994, and again in 1995 when it peaked at #1 for one week. [16] It has spent a total of four weeks at #1 and 50 weeks in the Top 50. [16]

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References

  1. ↑ "ARIA Charts - End Of Year Charts - Top 50 Albums 1993". Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). Retrieved 19 February 2009.
  2. 1 2 "Official ARIA Charts". Australian Charts Portal. 8 February 2009. Retrieved 19 February 2009.
  3. ↑ "Soundtrack / Whitney Houston - The Bodyguard". Australian Charts Portal. Retrieved 19 February 2009.
  4. ↑ "Eric Clapton - Unplugged". Australian Charts Portal. Retrieved 19 February 2009.
  5. ↑ "Meat Loaf - Bat out of Hell II: Back into Hell". Australian Charts Portal. Retrieved 19 February 2009.
  6. ↑ "Kenny G - Breathless". Australian Charts Portal. Retrieved 19 February 2009.
  7. ↑ "Michael Crawford - A Touch Of Music In The Night". Australian Charts Portal. Retrieved 19 February 2009.
  8. 1 2 3 "Bryan Adams - So Far So Good". Australian Charts Portal. Retrieved 18 February 2009.
  9. ↑ "Billy Joel - River Of Dreams". Australian Charts Portal. Retrieved 19 February 2009.
  10. ↑ "John Farnham - Then Again..." Australian Charts Portal. Retrieved 19 February 2009.
  11. ↑ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970-1992 . St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. ISBN   0-646-11917-6. NOTE: Used for Australian Singles and Albums charting from 1970 until ARIA created their own charts in mid-1988.
  12. 1 2 3 "Meat Loaf - Bat out of Hell". Australian Charts Portal. Retrieved 19 February 2009.
  13. ↑ "Spin Doctors - Pocket Full Of Kryptonite". Australian Charts Portal. Retrieved 21 February 2009.
  14. 1 2 3 "Madonna - The Immaculate Collection". Australian Charts Portal. Retrieved 16 February 2009.
  15. ↑ "The Twelfth Man - Still The 12th Man". Australian Charts Portal. Retrieved 19 February 2009.
  16. 1 2 3 "Janet Jackson - Janet". Australian Charts Portal. Retrieved 19 February 2009.
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