Billboard 200

Week of October 16, 1993

Billboard 200

The week’s most popular albums as compiled by Luminate, based on multi-metric consumption (blending traditional album sales, track equivalent albums, and streaming equivalent albums).

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In Pieces

Garth Brooks

Last week

Weeks at no. 1

Weeks on chart

Chart Rewind: In 1990, Garth Brooks Found an Oasis at No. 1

Billboard 200

Week of October 16, 1993

This Week

Award

Last Week

Peak Pos.

Wks on Chart

1
- In Pieces
  Garth Brooks
- 2
- 1
- 5
- - 2
  - 1
  - 5

RIAA Certification: Diamond

2
- In Utero
  Nirvana
- 1
- 1
- 2
- - 1
  - 1
  - 2

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Sub Pop/DGC/Geffen/UMe

RIAA Certification: Platinum x5

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

Imprint/Promotion Label:

MCA/Geffen/UMe

RIAA Certification: Platinum x5

4
- Music Box
  Mariah Carey
- 3
- 2
- 5
- - 3
  - 2
  - 5

RIAA Certification: Diamond

5 NEW
NEW
- Easy Come, Easy Go
  George Strait
- -
- 5
- 1
- - -
  - 5
  - 1

Highest ranking debut

Gains In Performance

RIAA Certification: Platinum x2

6
- River Of Dreams
  Billy Joel
- 5
- 1
- 8
- - 5
  - 1
  - 8

RIAA Certification: Platinum x5

7
- janet.
  Janet Jackson
- 7
- 1
- 20
- - 7
  - 1
  - 20

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Virgin Rec./UMe

Gains In Performance

RIAA Certification: Platinum x6

8 NEW
NEW
- Greatest Hits Volume Two
  Reba McEntire
- -
- 8
- 1
- - -
  - 8
  - 1

Gains In Performance

RIAA Certification: Platinum x5

9
- Blind Melon
  Blind Melon
- 6
- 3
- 13
- - 6
  - 3
  - 13

RIAA Certification: Platinum x4

10 NEW
NEW
- 187 He Wrote
  Spice 1
- -
- 10
- 1
- - -
  - 10
  - 1

Gains In Performance

RIAA Certification: Gold

11
- Toni Braxton
  Toni Braxton
- 11
- 11
- 12
- - 11
  - 11
  - 12

Imprint/Promotion Label:

LaFace/Arista

RIAA Certification: Platinum x8

12
- Sleepless In Seattle
  Soundtrack
- 8
- 1
- 15
- - 8
  - 1
  - 15

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Epic Soundtrax/Epic

RIAA Certification: Platinum x4

13
- Black Sunday
  Cypress Hill
- 10
- 1
- 11
- - 10
  - 1
  - 11

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Ruffhouse/Columbia

RIAA Certification: Platinum x3

14
- Core
  Stone Temple Pilots
- 9
- 3
- 41
- - 9
  - 3
  - 41

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Atlantic/Rhino

RIAA Certification: Platinum x8

15
- Unplugged...And Seated
  Rod Stewart
- 12
- 2
- 19
- - 12
  - 2
  - 19

RIAA Certification: Platinum x3

16
- Get A Grip
  Aerosmith
- 13
- 1
- 24
- - 13
  - 1
  - 24

RIAA Certification: Platinum x7

17
- A Lot About Livin' (And A Little 'Bout Love)
  Alan Jackson
- 26
- 17
- 52
- - 26
  - 17
  - 52

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Arista

Gains In Performance

RIAA Certification: Platinum x6

18
- The Bodyguard
  Whitney Houston
- 15
- 1
- 46
- - 15
  - 1
  - 46

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Arista/Legacy

RIAA Certification: Diamond

19
- Barney's Favorites Vol. 1
  Barney
- 17
- 9
- 5
- - 17
  - 9
  - 5

Imprint/Promotion Label:

SBK/EMI

RIAA Certification: Platinum x3

20
- Human Wheels
  John Mellencamp
- 14
- 7
- 4
- - 14
  - 7
  - 4

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Mercury/IDJMG

RIAA Certification: Platinum

21
- Grave Dancers Union
  Soul Asylum
- 18
- 11
- 48
- - 18
  - 11
  - 48

RIAA Certification: Platinum x2

22
- Siamese Dream
  The Smashing Pumpkins
- 20
- 10
- 10
- - 20
  - 10
  - 10

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Virgin Rec./UMe

RIAA Certification: Platinum x4

23
- It's About Time
  SWV
- 21
- 8
- 39
- - 21
  - 8
  - 39

RIAA Certification: Platinum x3

24
- Promises And Lies
  UB40
- 19
- 6
- 10
- - 19
  - 6
  - 10

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Virgin Rec./Capitol

RIAA Certification: Platinum

25
- Ten
  Pearl Jam
- 23
- 2
- 94
- - 23
  - 2
  - 94

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Epic/Legacy

RIAA Certification: Diamond

26
- Judgment Night
  Soundtrack
- 25
- 25
- 3
- - 25
  - 25
  - 3

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Immortal/Epic

RIAA Certification: Gold

27
- I Still Believe In You
  Vince Gill
- 103
- 10
- 57
- - 103
  - 10
  - 57

Greatest gainer this week

Gains In Performance

RIAA Certification: Platinum x5

28 NEW
NEW
- Up On The Roof - Songs From The Brill Building
  Neil Diamond
- -
- 28
- 1
- - -
  - 28
  - 1

Gains In Performance

RIAA Certification: Gold

29
- Zooropa
  U2
- 22
- 1
- 13
- - 22
  - 1
  - 13

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Island/UMe

RIAA Certification: Platinum x2

30
- Yes I Am
  Melissa Etheridge
- 16
- 16
- 2
- - 16
  - 16
  - 2

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Island/IDJMG

RIAA Certification: Platinum x6

31
- Breathless
  Kenny G
- 27
- 2
- 46
- - 27
  - 2
  - 46

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Arista

RIAA Certification: Diamond

32
- Sons Of Soul
  Tony Toni Tone
- 28
- 24
- 15
- - 28
  - 24
  - 15

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Wing/IDJMG

RIAA Certification: Platinum x2

33
- For The Cool In You
  Babyface
- 30
- 16
- 7
- - 30
  - 16
  - 7

RIAA Certification: Platinum x3

34
- The Chronic
  Dr. Dre
- 31
- 3
- 42
- - 31
  - 3
  - 42

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Death Row/WIDEawake

RIAA Certification: Platinum x3

35
- La Sexorcisto: Devil Music Vol. 1
  White Zombie
- 34
- 34
- 14
- - 34
  - 34
  - 14

RIAA Certification: Platinum x2

36
- Everybody Else Is Doing It, So Why Can't We?
  The Cranberries
- 41
- 36
- 14
- - 41
  - 36
  - 14

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Island/UMe

Gains In Performance

RIAA Certification: Platinum x5

37 NEW
NEW
- Return Of The Boom Bap
  KRS-One
- -
- 37
- 1
- - -
  - 37
  - 1

Gains In Performance

38
- Tell Me Why
  Wynonna
- 39
- 5
- 21
- - 39

Billboard 200

Week of October 16, 1993

Billboard 200

In Pieces

Chart Rewind: In 1990, Garth Brooks Found an Oasis at No. 1

Billboard 200

Gains in Weekly Performance

Additional Awards

In Pieces

In Utero

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Bat Out Of Hell II: Back Into Hell

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Music Box

Easy Come, Easy Go

River Of Dreams

janet.

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Greatest Hits Volume Two

Blind Melon

187 He Wrote

Toni Braxton

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Sleepless In Seattle

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Black Sunday

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Core

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Unplugged...And Seated

Get A Grip

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

Imprint/Promotion Label:

The Bodyguard

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Barney's Favorites Vol. 1

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Human Wheels

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Grave Dancers Union

Siamese Dream

Imprint/Promotion Label:

It's About Time

Promises And Lies

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Ten

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Judgment Night

Imprint/Promotion Label:

I Still Believe In You

Up On The Roof - Songs From The Brill Building

Zooropa

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Yes I Am

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Breathless

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Sons Of Soul

Imprint/Promotion Label:

For The Cool In You

The Chronic

Imprint/Promotion Label:

La Sexorcisto: Devil Music Vol. 1

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

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Return Of The Boom Bap

Tell Me Why