| CASH BOX TOP 100 POP ALBUMS | ||||
| Black square = bullet (strong upward move) | Week ending MAY 1, 1993 | |||
| TW | TITLE (Label) | .... Artist | LW | WKS | |
| 1 | TEN SUMMONER’S TALES (A&M 0070) ...... Sting | 1 | 6 | |
| 2 | UNPLUGGED (Reprise/Duck 45024) ...... Eric Clapton | 2 | 34 | |
| 3 | THE BODYGUARD (Arista 18699) ...... Original Soundtrack / Whitney Houston, et al. | 4 | 23 | |
| 4 | POCKET FULL OF KRYPTONITE (Epic Associated 47461) ...... Spin Doctors | 5 | 38 | |
| 5 | SONGS OF FAITH AND DEVOTION (Sire/Reprise/Mute 45243) ...... Depeche Mode | 3 | 4 | |
| 6 | 12 INCHES OF SNOW (EastWest America 92207) ...... Snow | 8 | 13 | |
| 7 | BREATHLESS (Arista 18646) ...... Kenny G | 7 | 22 | |
| 8 | THE CHRONIC (Interscope / Death Row / Priority 57128) ...... Dr. Dre | 12 | 16 | |
| 9 | LOSE CONTROL (Keia/Elektra 61394) ...... Silk | 11 | 13 | |
| 10 | 14 SHOTS TO THE DOME (Def Jam/Columbia 53325) ...... L L Cool J | 9 | 3 | |
| 11 | LOVE DELUXE (Epic 53178) ...... Sade | 13 | 24 | |
| 12 | COVERDALE • PAGE (Geffen 24487) ...... Coverdale • Page | 6 | 5 | |
| 13 | TEN (Epic Associated 47857) ...... Pearl Jam | 15 | 71 | |
| 14 | ARE YOU GONNA GO MY WAY (Virgin 86984) ...... Lenny Kravitz | 18 | 6 | |
| 15 | 3 YEARS, 5 MONTHS & 2 DAYS IN THE LIFE OF... (Chrysalis 21929) ...... Arrested Development | 10 | 54 | |
| 16 | SOME GAVE ALL (Mercury 510 635) ...... Billy Ray Cyrus | 16 | 48 | |
| 17 | DANGEROUS (Epic 45400) ...... Michael Jackson | 17 | 73 | |
| 18 | 19 NAUGHTY III (Tommy Boy 1069) ...... Naughty By Nature | 19 | 8 | |
| 19 | HARD WORKIN’ MAN (Arista 18716) ...... Brooks & Dunn | 22 | 7 | |
| 20 | IT’S YOUR CALL (MCA 10673) ...... Reba McEntire | 26 | 16 | |
| 21 | IT’S ABOUT TIME (RCA 66074) ...... SWV | 23 | 14 | |
| 22 | TILL DEATH DO US PART (Rap-A-Lot/Priority 57191) ...... Geto Boys | 20 | 6 | |
| 23 | REACHIN’ (A New Refutation Of Time And Space) (Pendulum/Elektra 61414) ...... Digable Planets | 25 | 8 | |
| 24 | THIS TIME (Reprise 45241) ...... Dwight Yoakam | 24 | 4 | |
| 25 | DURAN DURAN (Capitol 98876) ...... Duran Duran | 27 | 8 | |
| 26 | ... IF I EVER FALL IN LOVE (Gasoline Alley 10762) ...... Shai | 21 | 16 | |
| 27 | SLOW DANCING WITH THE MOON (Columbia 53199) ...... Dolly Parton | 29 | 7 | |
| 28 | AMERICA’S LEAST WANTED (Stardog/Mercury 512 571) ...... Ugly Kid Joe | 28 | 32 | |
| 29 | BLACK TIE WHITE NOISE (Savage 50212) ...... David Bowie | 67 | 2 | |
| 30 | THE BLISS ALBUM...? (Gee Street/Island 514 517) ...... P. M. Dawn | 39 | 3 | |
| 31 | ALADDIN (Walt Disney 60846) ...... Original Soundtrack | 34 | 22 | |
| 32 | HOME INVASION (Rhyme Syndicate/Priority 53858) ...... Ice-T | 14 | 4 | |
| 33 | JON SECADA (SBK 98845) ...... Jon Secada | 36 | 39 | |
| 34 | CORE (Atlantic 82418) ...... Stone Temple Pilots | 30 | 16 | |
| 35 | HARBOR LIGHTS (RCA 66114) ...... Bruce Hornsby | 80 | 2 | |
| 36 | OUR TIME IN EDEN (Elektra 61385) ...... 10,000 Maniacs | 37 | 29 | |
| 37 | ALIBIS (Atlantic 82483) ...... Tracy Lawrence | 31 | 5 | |
| 38 | STAR (Sire/Reprise 45187) ...... Belly | 41 | 10 | |
| 39 | THE PREDATOR (Priority 57185) ...... Ice Cube | 35 | 22 | |
| 40 | BACDAFUCUP (JMJ / RAL / Chaos 53302) ...... Onyx | 40 | 2 | |
| 41 | UNPLUGGED (Chrysalis 21994) ...... Arrested Development | 42 | 3 | |
| 42 | LIVE: RIGHT HERE, RIGHT NOW. (Warner Bros. 45198) ...... Van Halen | 43 | 8 | |
| 43 | DIRT (Columbia 52475) ...... Alice In Chains | 59 | 29 | |
| 44 | DIVA (Arista 18704) ...... Annie Lennox | 33 | 48 | |
| 45 | THE CRYING GAME (SBK 89024) ...... Original Soundtrack / Various Artists | 45 | 7 | |
| 46 | CEREAL KILLER SOUNDTRACK (Zoo 11038) ...... Green Jello | 49 | 3 | |
| 47 | LIFE’S A DANCE (Atlantic 82420) ...... John Michael Montgomery | 58 | 14 | |
| 48 | GRAVE DANCERS UNION (Columbia 48898) ...... Soul Asylum | 47 | 23 | |
| 49 | FOR REAL THO’ (Atlantic 82462) ...... Levert | 52 | 3 | |
| 50 | PURE COUNTRY (MCA 10651) ...... Original Soundtrack / George Strait | 54 | 30 | |
| 51 | FUNKY DIVAS (EastWest America 92121) ...... En Vogue | 38 | 56 | |
| 52 | AUTOMATIC FOR THE PEOPLE (Warner Bros. 45138) ...... R.E.M. | 46 | 28 | |
| 53 | ANAM (Atlantic 82409) ...... Clannad | 91 | 5 | |
| 54 | SAN FRANCISCO DAYS (Reprise 45116) ...... Chris Isaak | — | 1 | |
| 55 | NINE YARDS (Next Plateau/ffrr 351 012) ...... Paperboy | 69 | 11 | |
| 56 | HARD OR SMOOTH (MCA 10566) ...... Wreckx-N-Effect | 48 | 20 | |
| 57 | WHAT’S THE 411? (Uptown/MCA 10681) ...... Mary J. Blige | 51 | 37 | |
| 58 | SAVE HIS SOUL (A&M 0080) ...... Blues Traveler | — | 1 | |
| 59 | HARVEST MOON (Reprise 45057) ...... Neil Young | 50 | 25 | |
| 60 | THE CHASE (Liberty 98743) ...... Garth Brooks | 57 | 30 | |
| 61 | METALLICA (Elektra 61113) ...... Metallica | 60 | 88 | |
| 62 | GREATEST HITS (Epic 53046) ...... Gloria Estefan | 66 | 23 | |
| 63 | COME ON COME ON (Columbia 48881) ...... Mary-Chapin Carpenter | 53 | 41 | |
| 64 | TAXI (Reprise 45246) ...... Bryan Ferry | — | 1 | |
| 65 | PASSION (Columbia 48826) ...... Regina Belle | 64 | 8 | |
| 66 | STAIN (Epic 52780) ...... Living Colour | 32 | 7 | |
| 67 | COOLEYHIGHHARMONY (Motown 6320) ...... Boyz II Men | 65 | 101 | |
| 68 | JADE TO THE MAX (Giant/Reprise 24466) ...... Jade | 70 | 14 | |
| 69 | KEEP THE FAITH (Jambco/Mercury 514 045) ...... Bon Jovi | 62 | 24 | |
| 70 | NO FENCES (Liberty 93866) ...... Garth Brooks | 72 | 137 | |
| 71 | ACROSS THE BORDERLINE (Columbia 52752) ...... Willie Nelson | 71 | 3 | |
| 72 | THE DARK SIDE OF THE MOON (Capitol 46001) ...... Pink Floyd | 74 | 235 | |
| 73 | IN MY TIME (Private Music 82106) ...... Yanni | — | 1 | |
| 74 | INGENUE (Sire/Warner Bros. 26840) ...... k.d. lang | 63 | 57 | |
| 75 | SHEPHERD MOONS (Reprise 26775) ...... Enya | 77 | 75 | |
| 76 | WANDERING SPIRIT (Atlantic 82436) ...... Mick Jagger | 75 | 8 | |
| 77 | CB4 (MCA 10758) ...... Original Soundtrack / Various Artists | 44 | 6 | |
| 78 | BASS (The Final Frontier) (Magic 9413) ...... D. J. Magic Mike | 55 | 5 | |
| 79 | TIMELESS (The Classics) (Columbia 52783) ...... Michael Bolton | 61 | 28 | |
| 80 | BOBBY (MCA 10417) ...... Bobby Brown | 56 | 34 | |
| 81 | GREATEST HITS (Hollywood 61265) ...... Queen | 83 | 30 | |
| 82 | HERE COME THE LORDS (Pendulum/Elektra 61415) ...... Lords Of The Underground | 73 | 2 | |
| 83 | OTHER VOICES | OTHER ROOMS (Elektra 61464) ...... Nanci Griffith | 68 | 6 | |
| 84 | JACKYL (Geffen 24489) ...... Jackyl | 87 | 29 | |
| 85 | US (Geffen 24473) ...... Peter Gabriel | 85 | 29 | |
| 86 | BRAND NEW MAN (Arista 18658) ...... Brooks & Dunn | 76 | 29 | |
| 87 |  (Paisley Park/Warner Bros. 45037)...... Prince & New Power Generation | 79 | 27 | |
| 88 | HOUSE OF PAIN (Tommy Boy 1056) ...... House Of Pain | 86 | 37 | |
| 89 | BEASTER (Rykodisc 50260) ...... Sugar | — | 1 | |
| 90 | OOOOOOOHHH...ON THE TLC TIP (LaFace 26003) ...... TLC | 78 | 60 | |
| 91 | WYNONNA (Curb/MCA 10529) ...... Wynonna | 82 | 54 | |
| 92 | I STILL BELIEVE IN YOU (MCA 10630) ...... Vince Gill | 81 | 32 | |
| 93 | THE ONE (MCA 10614) ...... Elton John | 96 | 43 | |
| 94 | COUNTDOWN TO EXTINCTION (Capitol/Combat 98531) ...... Megadeth | 89 | 40 | |
| 95 | BEVERLY HILLS, 90210 (Giant 24465) ...... TV Soundtrack / Various Artists | 95 | 25 | |
| 96 | READ BETWEEN THE LINES (RCA 61129) ...... Aaron Tippin | 88 | 36 | |
| 97 | TOTALLY KROSSED OUT (Ruffhouse/Columbia 48710) ...... Kris Kross | 90 | 55 | |
| 98 | BOOMERANG (LaFace 26006) ...... Original Soundtrack / Various Artists | 84 | 41 | |
| 99 | TIME, LOVE & TENDERNESS (Columbia 46771) ...... Michael Bolton | 98 | 104 | |
| 100 | A LOT ABOUT LIVIN’ (And A Little ’Bout Love) (Arista 18711) ...... Alan Jackson | 93 | 27 | |
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