Billboard 200

Week of October 9, 1993

Billboard 200

The Billboard 200 chart ranks the most popular albums of the week, as compiled by Nielsen Music, based on multi-metric consumption (blending traditional album sales, track equivalent albums, and streaming equivalent albums).

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In Utero

Nirvana

New this week!

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Sub Pop/DGC/Geffen/UMe

Highest ranking debut

Gains In Performance

Kurt Cobain 'Smells Like Teen Spirit' Guitar Sells For Nearly $5 Million

Billboard 200

Week of October 9, 1993

This Week

Award

Last Week

Peak Pos.

Wks on Chart

1 NEW
NEW
- In Utero
  Nirvana
- -
- 1
- 1
- - -
  - 1
  - 1

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Sub Pop/DGC/Geffen/UMe

Highest ranking debut

Gains In Performance

RIAA Certification: Platinum x5

2
- In Pieces
  Garth Brooks
- 1
- 1
- 4
- - 1
  - 1
  - 4

RIAA Certification: Diamond

3
- Music Box
  Mariah Carey
- 2
- 2
- 4
- - 2
  - 2
  - 4

RIAA Certification: Diamond

4
- Bat Out Of Hell II: Back Into Hell
  Meat Loaf
- 3
- 3
- 2
- - 3
  - 3
  - 2

Imprint/Promotion Label:

MCA/Geffen/UMe

RIAA Certification: Platinum x5

5
- River Of Dreams
  Billy Joel
- 4
- 1
- 7
- - 4
  - 1
  - 7

RIAA Certification: Platinum x5

6
- Blind Melon
  Blind Melon
- 5
- 3
- 12
- - 5
  - 3
  - 12

RIAA Certification: Platinum x4

7
- janet.
  Janet Jackson
- 7
- 1
- 19
- - 7
  - 1
  - 19

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Virgin Rec./UMe

RIAA Certification: Platinum x6

8
- Sleepless In Seattle
  Soundtrack
- 6
- 1
- 14
- - 6
  - 1
  - 14

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Epic Soundtrax/Epic

RIAA Certification: Platinum x4

9
- Core
  Stone Temple Pilots
- 8
- 3
- 40
- - 8
  - 3
  - 40

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Atlantic/Rhino

RIAA Certification: Platinum x8

10
- Black Sunday
  Cypress Hill
- 10
- 1
- 10
- - 10
  - 1
  - 10

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Ruffhouse/Columbia

RIAA Certification: Platinum x3

11
- Toni Braxton
  Toni Braxton
- 14
- 11
- 11
- - 14
  - 11
  - 11

Imprint/Promotion Label:

LaFace/Arista

Gains In Performance

RIAA Certification: Platinum x8

12
- Unplugged...And Seated
  Rod Stewart
- 11
- 2
- 18
- - 11
  - 2
  - 18

RIAA Certification: Platinum x3

13
- Get A Grip
  Aerosmith
- 12
- 1
- 23
- - 12
  - 1
  - 23

RIAA Certification: Platinum x7

14
- Human Wheels
  John Mellencamp
- 9
- 7
- 3
- - 9
  - 7
  - 3

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Mercury/IDJMG

RIAA Certification: Platinum

15
- The Bodyguard
  Whitney Houston
- 13
- 1
- 45
- - 13
  - 1
  - 45

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Arista/Legacy

RIAA Certification: Diamond

16 NEW
NEW
- Yes I Am
  Melissa Etheridge
- -
- 16
- 1
- - -
  - 16
  - 1

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Island/IDJMG

Gains In Performance

RIAA Certification: Platinum x6

17
- Barney's Favorites Vol. 1
  Barney
- 16
- 9
- 4
- - 16
  - 9
  - 4

Imprint/Promotion Label:

SBK/EMI

RIAA Certification: Platinum x3

18
- Grave Dancers Union
  Soul Asylum
- 18
- 11
- 47
- - 18
  - 11
  - 47

RIAA Certification: Platinum x2

19
- Promises And Lies
  UB40
- 15
- 6
- 9
- - 15
  - 6
  - 9

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Virgin Rec./Capitol

RIAA Certification: Platinum

20
- Siamese Dream
  The Smashing Pumpkins
- 21
- 10
- 9
- - 21
  - 10
  - 9

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Virgin Rec./UMe

RIAA Certification: Platinum x4

21
- It's About Time
  SWV
- 17
- 8
- 38
- - 17
  - 8
  - 38

RIAA Certification: Platinum x3

22
- Zooropa
  U2
- 20
- 1
- 12
- - 20
  - 1
  - 12

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Island/UMe

RIAA Certification: Platinum x2

23
- Ten
  Pearl Jam
- 23
- 2
- 93
- - 23
  - 2
  - 93

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Epic/Legacy

RIAA Certification: Diamond

24 NEW
NEW
- Face The Heat
  Scorpions
- -
- 24
- 1
- - -
  - 24
  - 1

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Mercury/IDJMG

Gains In Performance

25
- Judgment Night
  Soundtrack
- 29
- 25
- 2
- - 29
  - 25
  - 2

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Immortal/Epic

RIAA Certification: Gold

26
- A Lot About Livin' (And A Little 'Bout Love)
  Alan Jackson
- 32
- 17
- 51
- - 32
  - 17
  - 51

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Arista

RIAA Certification: Platinum x6

27
- Breathless
  Kenny G
- 26
- 2
- 45
- - 26
  - 2
  - 45

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Arista

RIAA Certification: Diamond

28
- Sons Of Soul
  Tony Toni Tone
- 27
- 24
- 14
- - 27
  - 24
  - 14

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Wing/IDJMG

RIAA Certification: Platinum x2

29
- Are You Gonna Go My Way?
  Lenny Kravitz
- 22
- 12
- 29
- - 22
  - 12
  - 29

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Virgin Rec.

RIAA Certification: Platinum x2

30
- For The Cool In You
  Babyface
- 24
- 16
- 6
- - 24
  - 16
  - 6

RIAA Certification: Platinum x3

31
- The Chronic
  Dr. Dre
- 25
- 3
- 41
- - 25
  - 3
  - 41

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Death Row/WIDEawake

RIAA Certification: Platinum x3

32
- The Hits/The B-Sides
  Prince
- 19
- 19
- 2
- - 19
  - 19
  - 2

Imprint/Promotion Label:

NPG/Paisley Park/Warner Bros./Rhino

RIAA Certification: Platinum

33
- The World Is Yours
  Scarface
- 30
- 7
- 6
- - 30
  - 7
  - 6

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Rap-A-Lot/Priority

RIAA Certification: Gold

34
- La Sexorcisto: Devil Music Vol. 1
  White Zombie
- 37
- 34
- 13
- - 37
  - 34
  - 13

Gains In Performance

RIAA Certification: Platinum x2

35
- Bigger, Better, Faster, More!
  4 Non Blondes
- 31
- 13
- 28
- - 31
  - 13
  - 28

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Interscope/AG

RIAA Certification: Platinum

36
- Ten Summoner's Tales
  Sting
- 28
- 2
- 29
- - 28
  - 2
  - 29

RIAA Certification: Platinum x3

37
- Grand Tour
  Aaron Neville
- 41
- 37
- 23
- - 41
  - 37
  - 23

Greatest gainer this week

Gains In Performance

RIAA Certification: Platinum

38
- New Miserable Experience
  Gin Blossoms
- 33
- 32
- 24
- - 33
  - 32
  - 24

RIAA Certification: Platinum x4

39
- Tell Me Why
  Wynonna
- 38
- 5
- 20
- - 38
  - 5
  - 20

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Curb/MCA

RIAA Certification: Platinum

40 NEW
NEW
- Buhloone Mindstate
  De La Soul
- -
- 40
- 1
- - -
  - 40
  - 1

Gains In Performance

41
- Everybody Else Is Doing It, So Why Can't We?
  The Cranberries
- 45
- 41
- 13
- - 45
  - 41
  - 13

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Island/UMe

Gains In Performance

RIAA Certification: Platinum x5

42 NEW
NEW
- Show
  The Cure
- -
- 42
- 1

Billboard 200

Week of October 9, 1993

Billboard 200

In Utero

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Kurt Cobain 'Smells Like Teen Spirit' Guitar Sells For Nearly $5 Million

Billboard 200

Gains in Weekly Performance

Additional Awards

In Utero

Imprint/Promotion Label:

In Pieces

Music Box

Bat Out Of Hell II: Back Into Hell

Imprint/Promotion Label:

River Of Dreams

Blind Melon

janet.

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Sleepless In Seattle

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Core

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Black Sunday

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Toni Braxton

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Unplugged...And Seated

Get A Grip

Human Wheels

Imprint/Promotion Label:

The Bodyguard

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Yes I Am

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Barney's Favorites Vol. 1

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Grave Dancers Union

Promises And Lies

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Siamese Dream

Imprint/Promotion Label:

It's About Time

Zooropa

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Ten

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Face The Heat

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Judgment Night

Imprint/Promotion Label:

A Lot About Livin' (And A Little 'Bout Love)

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Breathless

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Sons Of Soul

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Are You Gonna Go My Way?

Imprint/Promotion Label:

For The Cool In You

The Chronic

Imprint/Promotion Label:

The Hits/The B-Sides

Imprint/Promotion Label:

The World Is Yours

Imprint/Promotion Label:

La Sexorcisto: Devil Music Vol. 1

Bigger, Better, Faster, More!

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Ten Summoner's Tales

Grand Tour

New Miserable Experience

Tell Me Why

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Buhloone Mindstate

Everybody Else Is Doing It, So Why Can't We?

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Show