Billboard 200

Week of October 16, 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 Pieces

Garth Brooks

Last week

Weeks at no. 1

Weeks on chart

Hear Garth Brooks Like You’ve Never Heard Him Before Narrating 'America's National Parks'

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
  - 5
  - 21

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Curb/MCA

Gains In Performance

RIAA Certification: Platinum

39
- Are You Gonna Go My Way?
  Lenny Kravitz
- 29
- 12
- 30
- - 29
  - 12
  - 30

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Virgin Rec.

RIAA Certification: Platinum x2

40
- New Miserable Experience
  Gin Blossoms
- 38
- 32
- 25
- - 38
  - 32
  - 25

RIAA Certification: Platinum x4

Billboard 200

Week of October 16, 1993

Billboard 200

In Pieces

Hear Garth Brooks Like You’ve Never Heard Him Before Narrating 'America's National Parks'

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

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Are You Gonna Go My Way?

Imprint/Promotion Label:

New Miserable Experience