| The CASH BOX Year-End Charts: 1993 |
| TOP 50 R&B ALBUMS (As published in the December 31, 1993, issue) |
| POS | TITLE – Artist (Label) |
| 1 | THE BODYGUARD – Original Soundtrack/Whitney Houston et al. (Arista) |
| 2 | THE CHRONIC – Dr. Dre (Priority/Interscope/Death Row) |
| 3 | IT’S ABOUT TIME – SWV (RCA) |
| 4 | BREATHLESS – Kenny G (Arista) |
| 5 | BOBBY – Bobby Brown (MCA) |
| 6 | 3 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AND 2 DAYS IN THE LIFE OF... – Arrested Development (Chrysalis) |
| 7 | LOSE CONTROL – Silk (Keia/Elektra) |
| 8 | WHAT’S THE 411? – Mary J. Blige (Uptown/MCA) |
| 9 | FUNKY DIVAS – En Vogue (EastWest America) |
| 10 | BOOMERANG – Original Soundtrack/Various Artists (LaFace) |
| 11 | JANET. – Janet Jackson (Virgin) |
| 12 | ...IF I EVER FALL IN LOVE – Shai (Gasoline Alley) |
| 13 | MENACE II SOCIETY – Original Soundtrack/Various Artists (Jive) |
| 14 | BACDAFUCUP – Onyx (JMJ/RAL/Chaos/Columbia) |
| 15 | SONS OF SOUL – Tony Toni Tone (Wing/Mercury) |
| 16 | FOR REAL THO’ – Levert (Atlantic) |
| 17 | OOOOOOOHHH... ON THE TLC TIP – TLC (LaFace) |
| 18 | STRICTLY 4 MY N.I.G.G.A.Z... – 2Pac (Interscope/TNT) |
| 19 | BORN INTO THE 90’S – R. Kelly & Public Announcement (Jive) |
| 20 | DANGEROUS – Michael Jackson (Epic) |
| 21 | TOTALLY KROSSED OUT – Kris Kross (Ruffhouse/Columbia) |
| 22 | NEVER LET ME GO – Luther Vandross (Epic/LV) |
| 23 | FEVER FOR DA FLAVOR – H -Town (Luke) |
| 24 | TONI BRAXTON (LaFace) |
| 25 | BORN GANGSTAZ – Boss (DJ West/Chaos/Columbia) |
| 26 | TILL DEATH DO US PART – Gets Boys (Rap-A-Lot/Priority) |
| 27 | CYPRESS HILL (Ruffhouse/Columbia) |
| 28 | [LOVE SYMBOL] – Prince & The New Power Generation (Paisley Park/Warner Bros.) |
| 29 | X-TRA NAKED – Shabba Ranks (Epic) |
| 30 | 19 NAUGHTY III – Naughty By Nature (Tommy Boy) |
| 31 | THE PREDATOR – Ice Cube (Priority) |
| 32 | INTRO (Atlantic) |
| 33 | T. E.V. I.N. – Tevin Campbell (Qwest/Warner Bros.) |
| 34 | POETIC JUSTICE – Origiinal Soundtrack/Various Artists (Epic Soundtrax) |
| 35 | CHANGES – Christopher Williams (Uptown/MCA) |
| 36 | SEXY VERSUS – Al B. Sure! (Warner Bros.) |
| 37 | THE COMFORT ZONE – Vanessa Williams (Wing/Mercury) |
| 38 | SPICE 1 (Triad/Jive) |
| 39 | DA BOMB – Kris Kross (Ruffhouse/Columbia) |
| 40 | WHAT’S LOVE GOT TO DO WITH IT – Tina Turner (Virgin) |
| 41 | THE WORLD IS YOURS – Scarface (Rap-A-Lot/Priority) |
| 42 | PROVOCATIVE – Johnny Gill (Motown) |
| 43 | FOR THE COOL IN YOU – Babyface (Epic) |
| 44 | PASSION – Regina Belle (Columbia) |
| 45 | BRIAN McKNIGHT (Mercury) |
| 46 | BACK TO BASICS – Maze Featuring Frankie Beverly (Warner Bros.) |
| 47 | DON’T SWEAT THE TECHNIQUE – Erik B. & Rakim (MCA) |
| 48 | MO’ MONEY – Original Soundtrack/Various Artists (Perspective) |
| 49 | HEARTBREAKER – The O’Jays (EMI) |
| 50 | 14 SHOTS TO THE DOME – L L Cool J (Def Jam/Columbia) |