CASH BOX TOP 100 POP ALBUMS
Black square = bullet (strong upward move)Week ending DECEMBER 31, 1993*
(No new chart published this week [published chart was a reprint
from the Dec. 25 issue]; weeks-on-chart column has been updated)
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MUSIC BOX (Columbia 53205)
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 Mariah Carey
 116
DOGGYSTYLE (Death Row/Interscope 92279)
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 Snoop Doggy Dogg
 2 4
LETHAL INJECTION (Priority 53876)
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 Ice Cube
 3 2
VS. (Epic Associated 53136)
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 Pearl Jam
 4 9
BAT OUT OF HELL II: BACK INTO HELL (MCA 10699)
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 Meat Loaf
 514
DUETS (Capitol 89611)
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 Frank Sinatra
 6 6
THE ONE THING (Columbia 53567)
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 Michael Bolton
 7 4
COMMON THREAD: THE SONGS OF THE EAGLES (Giant 24531)
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 Various Artists
 8 9
RIVER OF DREAMS (Columbia 53003)
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 Billy Joel
 918
JANET. (Virgin 87825)
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 Janet Jackson
1031
THE BEAVIS AND BUTT-HEAD EXPERIENCE (Geffen 24613)
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 Various Artists
11 4
SO FAR SO GOOD (A&M 0157)
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 Bryan Adams
12 6
WHEN MY HEART FINDS CHRISTMAS (Columbia 57550)
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 Harry Connick Jr.
13 4
GREATEST HITS (MCA 10813)
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 Tom Petty & Heartbreakers
14 4
CHRISTMAS INTERPRETATIONS (Motown 6365)
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 Boyz II Men
15 7
THE SPAGHETTI INCIDENT? (Geffen/Uzi Suicide 24617)
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 Guns N’ Roses
16 4
TONI BRAXTON (LaFace 26007)
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 Toni Braxton
1723
IN PIECES (Liberty 80857)
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 Garth Brooks
1816
GREATEST HITS VOLUME TWO (MCA 10906)
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 Reba McEntire
1911
LET THERE BE PEACE ON EARTH (MCA 10877)
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 Vince Gill
20 3
GET A GRIP (Geffen 24455)
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 Aerosmith
2135
THE BODYGUARD (Arista 18699)
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 Original Soundtrack / Whitney Houston, et al.
2258
EVERYBODY ELSE IS DOING IT, SO WHY CAN’T WE? (Island 514 156)
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 Cranberries
2318
A LOT ABOUT LIVIN’ (And A Little ’Bout Love) (Arista 18711)
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 Alan Jackson
2456
MTV UNPLUGGED (Elektra 61569)
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 10,000 Maniacs
25 7
BLIND MELON (Capitol 96585)
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 Blind Melon
2623
SIAMESE DREAM (Virgin 88267)
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 Smashing Pumpkins
2721
IN UTERO (DGC/Sub Pop 24607)
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 Nirvana
2813
DUETS (MCA 10926)
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 Elton John
29 4
SLEEPLESS IN SEATTLE (Epic Soundtrax 53764)
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 Original Soundtrack / Various Artists
3025
BOTH SIDES (Atlantic 82550)
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 Phil Collins
31 6
CORE (Atlantic 82418)
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 Stone Temple Pilots
3251
THE SIGN (Arista 18740)
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 Ace Of Base
33 3
BREATHLESS (Arista 18646)
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 Kenny G
3457
UNPLUGGED... AND SEATED (Warner Bros. 45289)
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 Rod Stewart
3530
VERY NECESSARY (Next Plateau/London 828 392)
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 Salt ’N’ Pepa
36 9
TEN (Epic Associated 47857)
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 Pearl Jam
37106 
BARNEY’S FAVORITES – VOLUME 1 (SBK 27114)
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 Barney
3815
EASY COME, EASY GO (MCA 10907)
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 George Strait
3911
HONKY TONK CHRISTMAS (Arista 18736)
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 Alan Jackson
40 4
CHRISTMAS THROUGH YOUR EYES (Epic 57567)
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 Gloria Estefan
41 2
IT’S ON (Dr. Dre) 187UM KILLA (Ruthless 5503)
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 Eazy-E
42 9
I’M READY (Qwest/Warner Bros. 45388)
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 Tevin Campbell
43 7
12 PLAY (Jive 41527)
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 R. Kelly
44 4
HUMMIN’ COMIN’ AT ’CHA (So So Def/Columbia 57107)
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 Xscape
45 9
GRAND TOUR (A&M 0086)
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 Aaron Neville
4632
GET IN WHERE YOU FIT IN (Jive 41526)
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 Too $hort
47 7
SHAQ DIESEL (Jive 41529)
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 Shaquille O’Neal
48 7
THE CHRISTMAS ALBUM (Interscope/Atlantic 92295)
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 David Foster
49 2
BACK TO BROADWAY (Columbia 44189)
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 Barbra Streisand
5025
LAST SPLASH (4AD/Elektra 61508)
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 Breeders
5116
LIVE SHIT: BINGE & PURGE (Elektra 61594)
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 Metallica
52 4
MIDNIGHT MARAUDERS (Jive 41490)
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 Tribe Called Quest
53 4
THE SONG REMEMBERS WHEN (MCA 10911)
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 Trisha Yearwood
54 7
THE RED SHOES (Columbia 53737)
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 Kate Bush
55 6
BLACK SUNDAY (Ruffhouse/Columbia 53931)
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 Cypress Hill
5621
SHOCK OF THE HOUR (Ruthless 5505)
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 MC Ren
57 4
STRAIGHT UP SEWASIDE (EastWest America 92265)
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 Das EFX
58 4
THE COLOUR OF MY LOVE (550 Music/Epic 57555)
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 Celine Dion
59 6
LA SEXORCISTO: DEVIL MUSIC VOLUME 1 (Geffen 24460)
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 White Zombie
6018
STONE FREE: A TRIBUTE TO JIMI HENDRIX (Reprise 45438)
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 Various Artists
61 4
RETRO ACTIVE (Mercury 518 305)
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 Def Leppard
6211
DESIRE WALKS ON (Capitol 99627)
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 Heart
63 4
FOR THE COOL IN YOU (Epic 53558)
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 Babyface
6417
COUNTERPARTS (Atlantic/Anthem 82528)
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 Rush
65 9
ALL THE GREATEST HITS (Reprise 45143)
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 Zapp & Roger
66 7
THE CHRONIC (Interscope / Death Row / Priority 57128)
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 Dr. Dre
6751
THIS TIME (Reprise 45241)
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 Dwight Yoakam
6837
THE BLACK RIDER (Island 518 559)
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 Tom Waits
69 6
IT’S ABOUT TIME (RCA 66074)
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 SWV
7049
TIME AND CHANCE (Giant 24524)
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 Color Me Badd
71 4
SONS OF SOUL (Wing/Mercury 514 933)
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 Tony Toni Tone
7226
HUMAN WHEELS (Mercury 518 088)
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 John Mellencamp
7315
I STILL BELIEVE IN YOU (MCA 10630)
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 Vince Gill
7455
187 HE WROTE (Jive 41513)
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 Spice 1
7511
TELL ME WHY (Curb/MCA 10822)
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 Wynonna
7632
NO ALTERNATIVE (Arista 18737)
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 Various Artists
77 6
STRICTLY 4 MY N. I.G.G.A.Z... (Interscope/TNT/Atlantic 92209)
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 2Pac
7831
WHOOMP! (There It Is) (Life 78000)
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 Tag Team
7921
LOVE & LIBERTE (Elektra Musician 61599)
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 Gipsy Kings
80 6
GRAVE DANCERS UNION (Columbia 48898)
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 Soul Asylum
8157
MEXICAN MOON (I.R.S./Capitol 81129)
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 Concrete Blonde
82 9
NO PRESSURE (Def Jam / RAL / Chaos 57460)
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 Erick Sermon
83 9
ZOOROPA (Island 518 047)
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 U2
8424
UNDERTOW (Zoo 11052)
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 Tool
8518
JUDGMENT NIGHT (Immortal/Epic Soundtrax 57144)
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 Original Soundtrack
8614
NEW MISERABLE EXPERIENCE (A&M 5403)
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 Gin Blossoms
8723
TEN SUMMONER’S TALES (A&M 0070)
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 Sting
8841
METALLICA (Elektra 61113)
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 Metallica
89123 
PROMISES AND LIES (Virgin 88229)
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 UB40
9021
I’M ALIVE (Elektra 61524)
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 Jackson Browne
91 7
CODE RED (Jive 41489)
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 Jazzy Jeff & Fresh Prince
92 9
ALMOST GOODBYE (MCA 10851)
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 Mark Chesnutt
9314
CLAY WALKER (Giant 24511)
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 Clay Walker
9411
THE WORLD IS YOURS (Rap-A-Lot/Priority 53861)
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 Mr. Scarface
9517
ALAPALOOZA (Scotti Bros. 75415)
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 “Weird Al” Yankovic
96 9
WORLD GONE WRONG (Columbia 57590)
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 Bob Dylan
97 7
VERY (EMI 89721)
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 Pet Shop Boys
9811
YES I AM (Island 848 660)
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 Melissa Etheridge
9913
TIME MACHINE (Relativity 1177)
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 Joe Satriani
100  7
*This week’s issue date broke the usual pattern of Saturday week-ending dates (Dec. 31, 1993, was a Friday). The reason for this might have been that this week’s issue contained the year-end charts and Cash Box wanted to have a 1993 date on its year-end issue.
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