| CASH BOX TOP 200 POP ALBUMS | ||||
| Black square = bullet (strong upward move) | Week ending DECEMBER 19, 1992 | |||
| TW | TITLE (Label) | .... Artist | LW | WKS | |
| 1 | THE BODYGUARD (Arista 18699) ...... Original Soundtrack / Whitney Houston, et al. | 2 | 4 | |
| 2 | UNPLUGGED (Reprise/Duck 45024) ...... Eric Clapton | 5 | 15 | |
| 3 | THE PREDATOR (Priority 57185) ...... Ice Cube | 1 | 3 | |
| 4 | TIMELESS (The Classics) (Columbia 52783) ...... Michael Bolton | 4 | 9 | |
| 5 | THE CHASE (Liberty 98743) ...... Garth Brooks | 3 | 11 | |
| 6 | SOME GAVE ALL (Mercury 510 635) ...... Billy Ray Cyrus | 6 | 29 | |
| 7 | HOME FOR CHRISTMAS (A&M 0001) ...... Amy Grant | 15 | 8 | |
| 8 | BREATHLESS (Arista 18646) ...... Kenny G | 9 | 3 | |
| 9 | A VERY SPECIAL CHRISTMAS 2 (A&M 0003) ...... Various Artists | 19 | 5 | |
| 10 | BEYOND THE SEASON (Liberty 98742) ...... Garth Brooks | 11 | 14 | |
| 11 | LOVE DELUXE (Epic 53178) ...... Sade | 8 | 5 | |
| 12 | PURE COUNTRY (MCA 10651) ...... Original Soundtrack / George Strait | 7 | 11 | |
| 13 | AUTOMATIC FOR THE PEOPLE (Warner Bros. 45138) ...... R.E.M. | 10 | 9 | |
| 14 | THE CHRISTMAS ALBUM (Columbia 52914) ...... Neil Diamond | 43 | 7 | |
| 15 | HARD OR SMOOTH (MCA 10566) ...... Wreckx-N-Effect | — | 1 | |
| 16 | TEN (Epic Associated 47857) ...... Pearl Jam | 12 | 52 | |
| 17 | WHAT’S THE 411? (Uptown/MCA 10681) ...... Mary J. Blige | 14 | 18 | |
| 18 | EROTICA (Maverick/Sire 45031) ...... Madonna | 16 | 7 | |
| 19 | BOBBY (MCA 10417) ...... Bobby Brown | 17 | 15 | |
| 20 | TOTALLY KROSSED OUT (Ruffhouse/Columbia 48710) ...... Kris Kross | 20 | 36 | |
| 21 | KEEP THE FAITH (Jambco/Mercury 514 045) ...... Bon Jovi | 13 | 5 | |
| 22 | FUNKY DIVAS (EastWest America 92121) ...... En Vogue | 25 | 37 | |
| 23 | NO FENCES (Liberty 93866) ...... Garth Brooks | 27 | 118 | |
| 24 | GREATEST HITS (Epic 53046) ...... Gloria Estefan | 23 | 4 | |
| 25 | BOOMERANG (LaFace 26006) ...... Original Soundtrack / Various Artists | 22 | 22 | |
| 26 | DIRT (Columbia 52475) ...... Alice In Chains | 24 | 10 | |
| 27 | POCKET FULL OF KRYPTONITE (Epic Associated 47461) ...... Spin Doctors | 35 | 19 | |
| 28 | BRAND NEW MAN (Arista 18658) ...... Brooks & Dunn | 18 | 10 | |
| 29 | THE ONE (MCA 10614) ...... Elton John | 29 | 24 | |
| 30 | METALLICA (Elektra 61113) ...... Metallica | 33 | 69 | |
| 31 | I STILL BELIEVE IN YOU (MCA 10630) ...... Vince Gill | 21 | 13 | |
| 32 | MOODS & MOMENTS (Curb 77556) ...... Wayne Newton | 32 | 22 | |
| 33 | 3 YEARS, 5 MONTHS & 2 DAYS IN THE LIFE OF... (Chrysalis 21929) ...... Arrested Development | 36 | 35 | |
| 34 | OOOOOOOHHH...ON THE TLC TIP (LaFace 26003) ...... TLC | 31 | 41 | |
| 35 | WYNONNA (Curb/MCA 10529) ...... Wynonna | 28 | 35 | |
| 36 | ROPIN’ THE WIND (Liberty 96330) ...... Garth Brooks | 30 | 65 | |
| 37 | BEAUTY AND THE BEAST (Walt Disney 60618) ...... Original Soundtrack | 48 | 54 | |
| 38 | GREATEST HITS (Hollywood 61265) ...... Queen | 44 | 11 | |
| 39 | ALADDIN (Walt Disney 60846) ...... Original Soundtrack | 94 | 3 | |
| 40 | CHIPMUNKS IN LOW PLACES (Epic/Chipmunk 53006) ...... Alvin & Chipmunks | 45 | 7 | |
| 41 | LIVE / THE WAY WE WALK (Volume One: The Shorts) (Atlantic 82452) ...... Genesis | 38 | 2 | |
| 42 | HOUSE OF PAIN (Tommy Boy 1056) ...... House Of Pain | 41 | 18 | |
| 43 | WHAT HITS!? (EMI 94762) ...... Red Hot Chili Peppers | 49 | 9 | |
| 44 | COOLEYHIGHHARMONY (Motown 6320) ...... Boyz II Men | 50 | 82 | |
| 45 | TIME, LOVE & TENDERNESS (Columbia 46771) ...... Michael Bolton | 39 | 85 | |
| 46 | A LOT ABOUT LIVIN’ (And A Little ’Bout Love) (Arista 18711) ...... Alan Jackson | 37 | 8 | |
| 47 | THE HEIGHTS (Capitol 80328) ...... TV Soundtrack | 42 | 6 | |
| 48 | US (Geffen 24473) ...... Peter Gabriel | 46 | 10 | |
| 49 | ACHTUNG BABY (Island 510 347) ...... U2 | 53 | 55 | |
| 50 | DIVA (Arista 18704) ...... Annie Lennox | 47 | 29 | |
| 51 |  (Paisley Park/Warner Bros. 45037)...... Prince & New Power Generation | 40 | 8 | |
| 52 | AMERICAN PRIDE (RCA 66044) ...... Alabama | 51 | 17 | |
| 53 | SISTER ACT (Hollywood 61334) ...... Original Soundtrack / Various Artists | 64 | 25 | |
| 54 | 25 (Columbia 53172) ...... Harry Connick Jr. | 93 | 2 | |
| 55 | COUNTDOWN TO EXTINCTION (Capitol/Combat 98531) ...... Megadeth | 59 | 21 | |
| 56 | SEMINOLE WIND (BNA 61029) ...... John Anderson | 52 | 42 | |
| 57 | OUR TIME IN EDEN (Elektra 61385) ...... 10,000 Maniacs | 56 | 10 | |
| 58 | COME ON COME ON (Columbia 48881) ...... Mary-Chapin Carpenter | 54 | 22 | |
| 59 | ADRENALIZE (Mercury/Bludgeon Riffola 512 185) ...... Def Leppard | 58 | 36 | |
| 60 | USE YOUR ILLUSION I (Geffen/Uzi Suicide 24415) ...... Guns N’ Roses | 68 | 64 | |
| 61 | CAN’T RUN FROM YOURSELF (Liberty 98987) ...... Tanya Tucker | 57 | 8 | |
| 62 | SINGLES (Epic Soundtrax 52476) ...... Original Soundtrack / Various Artists | 69 | 23 | |
| 63 | LIVE (Atco 92212) ...... AC/DC | 26 | 6 | |
| 64 | HARVEST MOON (Reprise 45057) ...... Neil Young | 34 | 6 | |
| 65 | MTV UNPLUGGED EP (Columbia 52758) ...... Mariah Carey | 63 | 27 | |
| 66 | FEAR (Columbia 47309) ...... Toad The Wet Sprocket | 70 | 19 | |
| 67 | JON SECADA (SBK 98845) ...... Jon Secada | 61 | 20 | |
| 68 | SHEPHERD MOONS (Reprise 26775) ...... Enya | 80 | 56 | |
| 69 | USE YOUR ILLUSION II (Geffen/Uzi Suicide 24420) ...... Guns N’ Roses | 81 | 64 | |
| 70 | BLOOD SUGAR SEX MAGIK (Warner Bros. 26681) ...... Red Hot Chili Peppers | 73 | 63 | |
| 71 | GUERILLAS IN THA MIST (Street Knowledge / EastWest America 92206) ...... Da Lench Mob | 67 | 11 | |
| 72 | TEMPLE OF THE DOG (A&M 5350) ...... Temple Of The Dog | 72 | 23 | |
| 73 | LUCK OF THE DRAW (Capitol 96111) ...... Bonnie Raitt | 74 | 76 | |
| 74 | T-R-O-U-B-L-E (Warner Bros. 45048) ...... Travis Tritt | 66 | 15 | |
| 75 | THE HARD WAY (RCA 66003) ...... Clint Black | 65 | 20 | |
| 76 | THE LAST OF THE MOHICANS (Morgan Creek 20015) ...... Original Soundtrack / Trevor Jones / Randy Edelman | 71 | 8 | |
| 77 | FOR MY BROKEN HEART (MCA 10400) ...... Reba McEntire | 75 | 62 | |
| 78 | WATCH ME (BNA 66047) ...... Lorrie Morgan | 78 | 7 | |
| 79 | NEVERMIND (DGC/Sub Pop 24425) ...... Nirvana | 86 | 63 | |
| 80 | HEARTS IN ARMOR (MCA 10641) ...... Trisha Yearwood | 55 | 13 | |
| 81 | GARTH BROOKS (Liberty 90897) ...... Garth Brooks | 60 | 136 | |
| 82 | HONEYMOON IN VEGAS (Epic Soundtrax 52845) ...... Original Soundtrack / Various Artists | 62 | 17 | |
| 83 | X-TRA NAKED (Epic 52464) ...... Shabba Ranks | 92 | 9 | |
| 84 | A ROMANTIC CHRISTMAS (GTS 4569) ...... John Tesh | — | 1 | |
| 85 | WE CAN’T DANCE (Atlantic 82344) ...... Genesis | 76 | 56 | |
| 86 | BEVERLY HILLS, 90210 (Giant 24465) ...... TV Soundtrack / Various Artists | 89 | 6 | |
| 87 | WHUT? THEE ALBUM (RAL/Chaos 52967) ...... Redman | 77 | 8 | |
| 88 | DON’T TREAD (Warner Bros. 45025) ...... Damn Yankees | 79 | 17 | |
| 89 | GREATEST HITS VOLUME TWO (Warner Bros. 45045) ...... Randy Travis | 103 | 11 | |
| 90 | BRAM STOKER’S DRACULA (Columbia 53165) ...... Original Soundtrack | — | 1 | |
| 91 | UNFORGETTABLE WITH LOVE (Elektra 61049) ...... Natalie Cole | 104 | 78 | |
| 92 | CELINE DION (Epic 52473) ...... Celine Dion | 84 | 36 | |
| 93 | III SIDES TO EVERY STORY (A&M 0006) ...... Extreme | 82 | 11 | |
| 94 | WAKING UP THE NEIGHBOURS (A&M 5367) ...... Bryan Adams | 97 | 63 | |
| 95 | NO MORE TEARS (Epic Associated 46795) ...... Ozzy Osbourne | 85 | 64 | |
| 96 | HEART IN MOTION (A&M 5321) ...... Amy Grant | 109 | 92 | |
| 97 | GREATEST HITS VOLUME ONE (Warner Bros. 45044) ...... Randy Travis | 91 | 11 | |
| 98 | CLASSIC QUEEN (Hollywood 61311) ...... Queen | 108 | 39 | |
| 99 | GREATEST HITS PLUS (Columbia 52753) ...... Ricky Van Shelton | 90 | 16 | |
| 100 | DON’T ROCK THE JUKEBOX (Arista 8681) ...... Alan Jackson | 96 | 82 | |
| 101 | INGENUE (Sire/Warner Bros. 26840) ...... k.d. lang | 87 | 38 | |
| 102 | MEANTIME (Interscope 92162) ...... Helmet | 88 | 17 | |
| 103 | BACK TO THE HOTEL (Profile 1427) ...... N2Deep | 83 | 23 | |
| 104 | THE SOUTHERN HARMONY AND MUSICAL COMPANION (Def American 26976) ...... Black Crowes | 106 | 30 | |
| 105 | AMERICA’S LEAST WANTED (Stardog/Mercury 512 571) ...... Ugly Kid Joe | 95 | 13 | |
| 106 | POP! – THE FIRST 20 HITS (Sire/Reprise/Mute 45153) ...... Erasure | — | 1 | |
| 107 | HERE COMES TROUBLE (Atco 91759) ...... Bad Company | 98 | 10 | |
| 108 | PATTY SMYTH (MCA 10633) ...... Patty Smyth | 102 | 15 | |
| 109 | WALLS CAN FALL (MCA 10652) ...... George Jones | 99 | 5 | |
| 110 | BROKEN (Interscope/TVT/Nothing 92213) ...... Nine Inch Nails | 113 | 11 | |
| 111 | FOREVER MY LADY (Uptown/MCA 10198) ...... Jodeci | 111 | 63 | |
| 112 | EAST COAST FAMILY VOLUME 1 (Biv 10/Motown 6352) ...... Various Artists | 122 | 17 | |
| 113 | MTV: PARTY TO GO VOLUME 2 (Tommy Boy 1053) ...... Various Artists | 101 | 21 | |
| 114 | DANGEROUS (Epic 45400) ...... Michael Jackson | 127 | 54 | |
| 115 | A TRAVIS TRITT CHRISTMAS – LOVING TIME OF THE YEAR (Warner Bros. 45029) ...... Travit Tritt | 151 | 3 | |
| 116 | THE IMMACULATE COLLECTION (Sire/Warner Bros. 26440) ...... Madonna | 116 | 108 | |
| 117 | REEL TO REEL (Elektra 61314) ...... Grand Puba | 100 | 6 | |
| 118 | PERFECTLY FRANK (Columbia 52965) ...... Tony Bennett | 141 | 11 | |
| 119 | MACK DADDY (Def American / Rhyme Cartel 26765) ...... Sir Mix-A-Lot | 114 | 44 | |
| 120 | WHATCHA GONNA DO WITH A COWBOY (Liberty 98818) ...... Chris LeDoux | 115 | 17 | |
| 121 | THE MADMAN’S RETURN (Arista/Logic 18693) ...... Snap! | 117 | 7 | |
| 122 | TRESPASS (Sire/Warner Bros. 26978) ...... Original Soundtrack / Various Artists | — | 1 | |
| 123 | MCMXC a.D. (Charisma 86224) ...... Enigma | 126 | 95 | |
| 124 | SONGS OF FREEDOM (Tuff Gong/Island 12290) ...... Bob Marley | 134 | 8 | |
| 125 | MALCOLM X (Qwest/Reprise 45130) ...... Original Soundtrack / Various Artists | 130 | 3 | |
| 126 | HOLD YOUR FIRE (Epic 48615) ...... Firehouse | 118 | 24 | |
| 127 | WELCOME TO WHEREVER YOU ARE (Atlantic 82394) ...... INXS | 124 | 18 | |
| 128 | SHADOWS AND LIGHT (SBK 98924) ...... Wilson Phillips | 136 | 26 | |
| 129 | LONGNECKS & SHORT STORIES (MCA 10530) ...... Mark Chesnutt | 105 | 35 | |
| 130 | HOMEWARD LOOKING ANGEL (Arista 18649) ...... Pam Tillis | 107 | 9 | |
| 131 | SEXY VERSUS (Warner Bros. 26973) ...... Al B. Sure! | 112 | 10 | |
| 132 | GREATEST HITS (Warner Bros. 26846) ...... Z Z Top | 125 | 33 | |
| 133 | TAKIN’ MY TIME (Virgin 86349) ...... After 7 | 121 | 14 | |
| 134 | THE JACKSONS: AN AMERICAN DREAM (Motown 6356) ...... Various Artists | 132 | 2 | |
| 135 | GRAVE DANCERS UNION (Columbia 48898) ...... Soul Asylum | 144 | 4 | |
| 136 | DEAD SERIOUS (EastWest America 91827) ...... Das EFX | 128 | 34 | |
| 137 | IN THIS LIFE (Epic 48983) ...... Collin Raye | 120 | 14 | |
| 138 | VOICES IN THE WIND (Liberty 98585) ...... Suzy Bogguss | 129 | 7 | |
| 139 | HARD TO WET, EASY TO DRY (Columbia 52751) ...... Mad Cobra | 131 | 6 | |
| 140 | JACKYL (Geffen 24489) ...... Jackyl | 148 | 10 | |
| 141 | LITTLE BIG MAN (Rap-A-Lot/Priority 57189) ...... Bushwick Bill | 123 | 9 | |
| 142 | IT’S ALL ABOUT TO CHANGE (Warner Bros. 26589) ...... Travis Tritt | 138 | 80 | |
| 143 | SHAKE YOUR MONEY MAKER (Def American 24278) ...... Black Crowes | 149 | 143 | |
| 144 | WAYNE’S WORLD (Reprise 26805) ...... Original Soundtrack / Various Artists | 159 | 42 | |
| 145 | BORN INTO THE 90’S (Jive 41469) ...... R. Kelly & Public Announcement | 142 | 46 | |
| 146 | GOOD AS I BEEN TO YOU (Columbia 53200) ...... Bob Dylan | 110 | 4 | |
| 147 | THE COMFORT ZONE (Wing/Mercury 843 522) ...... Vanessa Williams | 119 | 68 | |
| 148 | PSALM 69 (Sire/Warner Bros. 26727) ...... Ministry | 161 | 21 | |
| 149 | C.M.B. (Giant/Reprise 24429) ...... Color Me Badd | 137 | 72 | |
| 150 | THE CHRISTMAS ALBUM (Columbia 52968) ...... Manhattan Transfer | — | 1 | |
| 151 | UNCUT DOPE: GETO BOYS BEST (Rap-A-Lot/Priority 57183) ...... Geto Boys | 139 | 2 | |
| 152 | THE EXTREMIST (Relativity 1043) ...... Joe Satriani | 147 | 20 | |
| 153 | KEEP IT GOIN’ ON (Jive 41474) ...... Hi-Five | 162 | 16 | |
| 154 | BIG IRON HORSES (RCA 66049) ...... Restless Heart | 153 | 6 | |
| 155 | WHERE DEY AT? (Perspective 1003) ...... Lo-Key? | 140 | 5 | |
| 156 | IZZY STRADLIN & THE JU JU HOUNDS (Geffen 24490) ...... Izzy Stradlin & Ju Ju Hounds | 157 | 8 | |
| 157 | GREATEST MISSES (Def Jam/Chaos 53014) ...... Public Enemy | 146 | 11 | |
| 158 | SINATRA REPRISE: THE VERY GOOD YEARS (Reprise 26501) ...... Frank Sinatra | 167 | 23 | |
| 159 | TREY LORENZ (Epic 47840) ...... Trey Lorenz | 135 | 8 | |
| 160 | LIVE! (MCA 10691) ...... Patti LaBelle | 133 | 3 | |
| 161 | CLOSE TO THE EDGE (Arista 18656) ...... Diamond Rio | 143 | 4 | |
| 162 | IN THE BEGINNING (Epic 53168) ...... Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble | 145 | 8 | |
| 163 | FAT CITY (Columbia 47122) ...... Shawn Colvin | 152 | 5 | |
| 164 | TOURISM (EMI 99929) ...... Roxette | 154 | 8 | |
| 165 | BLIND (DGC 24479) ...... Sundays | 158 | 6 | |
| 166 | SLEEPING WITH THE ENEMY (Scarface 100) ...... Paris | — | 1 | |
| 167 | FEEL THIS (Arista 18706) ...... Jeff Healey Band | 163 | 4 | |
| 168 | FEMME FATALE (Giant 24452) ...... Miki Howard | 164 | 11 | |
| 169 | EMPIRE (EMI 92806) ...... Queensryche | 166 | 118 | |
| 170 | THE COMMITMENTS (MCA 10286) ...... Original Soundtrack | 168 | 69 | |
| 171 | THE VERY BEST... AND BEYOND (Atlantic 89999) ...... Foreigner | 165 | 10 | |
| 172 | MAIN OFFENDER (Virgin 86499) ...... Keith Richards | 156 | 6 | |
| 173 | BACK TO FRONT (Motown 6338) ...... Lionel Richie | 169 | 30 | |
| 174 | OUT OF TIME (Warner Bros. 26496) ...... R.E.M. | 187 | 91 | |
| 175 | UPFRONT (Elektra 61272) ...... David Sanborn | 170 | 31 | |
| 176 | RITES OF PASSAGE (Epic 48865) ...... Indigo Girls | 180 | 30 | |
| 177 | 99.9F° (A&M 0005) ...... Suzanne Vega | 171 | 12 | |
| 178 | ARE YOU NORMAL? (Chaos / Furtive / Columbia 53154) ...... Ned’s Atomic Dustbin | 177 | 3 | |
| 179 | BUSINESS NEVER PERSONAL (RAL / Def Jam / Chaos 52848) ...... EPMD | 172 | 18 | |
| 180 | LIVE AND LET DIE (Cold Chillin’ 5001) ...... Kool G & D. J. Polo | — | 1 | |
| 181 | TIME FOR LOVE (Capitol 96859) ...... Freddie Jackson | 173 | 16 | |
| 182 | YOU GOTTA BELIEVE (Interscope 92203) ...... Marky Mark & Funky Bunch | 174 | 11 | |
| 183 | DOG EAT DOG (Columbia 52584) ...... Warrant | 175 | 14 | |
| 184 | RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE (Epic Associated 52959) ...... Rage Against The Machine | 176 | 4 | |
| 185 | MOTHER LOVE BONE (Stardog/Mercury 512 884) ...... Mother Love Bone | 178 | 11 | |
| 186 | ABBA-ESQUE (Mute/Elektra 61386) ...... Erasure | 155 | 22 | |
| 187 | FE REAL (Charisma 86500) ...... Maxi Priest | — | 1 | |
| 188 | PLEASE DON’T GO (The Album) (Next Plateau/London 828 368) ...... K.W.S. | 179 | 9 | |
| 189 | HOME ALONE 2: LOST IN NEW YORK (Fox 11000) ...... Original Soundtrack / Various Artists | — | 1 | |
| 190 | HEAR! (MCA 10635) ...... Trixter | 181 | 7 | |
| 191 | YOUR ARSENAL (Sire/Reprise 26994) ...... Morrissey | 182 | 18 | |
| 192 | SPICE 1 (Jive/Triad 41481) ...... Spice 1 | 183 | 20 | |
| 193 | WAY 2 FONKY (Profile 1430) ...... DJ Quik | 184 | 19 | |
| 194 | MUSIC TO DRIVEBY (Orpheus/Epic 52984) ...... Compton’s Most Wanted | 150 | 9 | |
| 195 | I WAS WARNED (Mercury 512 721) ...... Robert Cray | 185 | 13 | |
| 196 | EXPOSE (Arista 18577) ...... Expose | 186 | 4 | |
| 197 | PSYCHO CITY (Capitol 98835) ...... Great White | 188 | 11 | |
| 198 | B-SIDE OURSELVES (Atlantic 82431) ...... Skid Row | 200 | 10 | |
| 199 | TONGUES AND TAILS (Columbia 46797) ...... Sophie B. Hawkins | 190 | 31 | |
| 200 | AM I NOT YOUR GIRL? (Chrysalis/Ensign 21952) ...... Sinead O’Conner | 192 | 11 | |
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