| The CASH BOX Year-End Charts: 1993 |
| TOP 50 POP ALBUMS (As published in the December 31, 1993, issue) |
| POS | TITLE – Artist (Label) |
| 1 | THE BODYGUARD – Original Soundtrack / Whitney Houston, et al. (Arista) |
| 2 | BREATHLESS – Kenny G (Arista) |
| 3 | UNPLUGGED – Eric Clapton (Reprise / Duck) |
| 4 | THE CHRONIC – Dr. Dre (Interscope / Death Row / Priority) |
| 5 | POCKET FULL OF KRYPTONITE – The Spin Doctors (Epic Associated) |
| 6 | SOME GAVE ALL – Billy Ray Cyrus (Mercury) |
| 7 | TEN – Pearl Jam (Epic Associated) |
| 8 | JANET. – Janet Jackson (Virgin) |
| 9 | TEN SUMMONER’S TALES – Sting (A&M) |
| 10 | CORE – Stone Temple Pilots (Atlantic) |
| 11 | LOVE DELUXE – Sade (Epic) |
| 12 | GET A GRIP – Aerosmith (Geffen) |
| 13 | UNPLUGGED... AND SEATED – Rod Stewart (Warner Bros.) |
| 14 | THE ONE THING – Michael Bolton (Columbia) |
| 15 | IT’S ABOUT TIME – SWV (RCA) |
| 16 | THE CHASE – Garth Brooks (Liberty) |
| 17 | SLEEPLESS IN SEATTLE – Original Soundtrack / Various Artists (Epic Soundtrax) |
| 18 | ARE YOU GONNA GO MY WAY – Lenny Kravitz (Virgin) |
| 19 | 3 YEARS, 5 MONTHS & 2 DAYS IN THE LIFE OF... – Arrested Development (Chrysalis) |
| 20 | LOSE CONTROL – Silk (Keia / Elektra) |
| 21 | ...IF I EVER FALL IN LOVE – Shai (Gasoline Alley) |
| 22 | ZOOROPA – U2 (Island) |
| 23 | AUTOMATIC FOR THE PEOPLE – R.E.M. (Warner Bros.) |
| 24 | WHAT’S THE 411? – Mary J. Blige (Uptown / MCA) |
| 25 | BLACK SUNDAY – Cypress Hill (Ruffhouse / Columbia) |
| 26 | IT’S YOUR CALL – Reba McEntire (MCA) |
| 27 | PURE COUNTRY – Original Soundtrack / George Strait (MCA) |
| 28 | DURAN DURAN (Capitol) |
| 29 | IT WON’T BE THE LAST – Billy Ray Cyrus (Mercury) |
| 30 | BACK TO BROADWAY – Barbra Streisand (Columbia) |
| 31 | 12 INCHES OF SNOW – Snow (EastWest America) |
| 32 | BOBBY – Bobby Brown (MCA) |
| 33 | PROMISES AND LIES – UB40 (Virgin) |
| 34 | HARD OR SMOOTH – Wreckx-N-Effect (MCA) |
| 35 | BLIND MELON (Capitol) |
| 36 | MUSIC BOX – Mariah Carey (Columbia) |
| 37 | BRAND NEW MAN – Brooks & Dunn (Arista) |
| 38 | SIAMESE DREAM – The Smashing Pumpkins (Virgin) |
| 39 | IN PIECES – Garth Brooks (Liberty) |
| 40 | GRAVE DANCERS UNION – Soul Asylum (Columbia) |
| 41 | 19 NAUGHTY III – Naughty By Nature (Tommy Boy) |
| 42 | ALADDIN – Original Soundtrack (Walt Disney) |
| 43 | BEYOND THE SEASON – Garth Brooks (Liberty) |
| 44 | EROTICA – Madonna (Maverick / Sire) |
| 45 | DANGEROUS – Michael Jackson (Epic) |
| 46 | KAMAKIRIAD – Donald Fagen (Reprise) |
| 47 | LAST ACTION HERO – Original Soundtrack / Various Artists (Columbia) |
| 48 | COVERDALE • PAGE (Geffen) |
| 49 | SONGS OF FAITH AND DEVOTION – Depeche Mode (Sire / Reprise / Mute) |
| 50 | BOOMERANG – Original Soundtrack / Various Artists (LaFace) |