Billboard 200

Week of October 23, 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

Garth Brooks on New Las Vegas Residency: ‘If You're in That Crowd, I'm Going to Eat You Alive’

Billboard 200

Week of October 23, 1993

This Week

Award

Last Week

Peak Pos.

Wks on Chart

1
- In Pieces
  Garth Brooks
- 1
- 1
- 6
- - 1
  - 1
  - 6

RIAA Certification: Diamond

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

Imprint/Promotion Label:

MCA/Geffen/UMe

Gains In Performance

RIAA Certification: Platinum x5

3
- In Utero
  Nirvana
- 2
- 1
- 3
- - 2
  - 1
  - 3

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Sub Pop/DGC/Geffen/UMe

RIAA Certification: Platinum x5

4
- Music Box
  Mariah Carey
- 4
- 2
- 6
- - 4
  - 2
  - 6

RIAA Certification: Diamond

5
- Greatest Hits Volume Two
  Reba McEntire
- 8
- 5
- 2
- - 8
  - 5
  - 2

Greatest gainer this week

Gains In Performance

RIAA Certification: Platinum x5

6
- janet.
  Janet Jackson
- 7
- 1
- 21
- - 7
  - 1
  - 21

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Virgin Rec./UMe

Gains In Performance

RIAA Certification: Platinum x6

7
- River Of Dreams
  Billy Joel
- 6
- 1
- 9
- - 6
  - 1
  - 9

RIAA Certification: Platinum x5

8
- Easy Come, Easy Go
  George Strait
- 5
- 5
- 2
- - 5
  - 5
  - 2

RIAA Certification: Platinum x2

9 NEW
NEW
- Retro Active
  Def Leppard
- -
- 9
- 1
- - -
  - 9
  - 1

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Mercury/IDJMG

Highest ranking debut

Gains In Performance

RIAA Certification: Platinum

10
- Blind Melon
  Blind Melon
- 9
- 3
- 14
- - 9
  - 3
  - 14

RIAA Certification: Platinum x4

11
- Toni Braxton
  Toni Braxton
- 11
- 11
- 13
- - 11
  - 11
  - 13

Imprint/Promotion Label:

LaFace/Arista

RIAA Certification: Platinum x8

12
- Black Sunday
  Cypress Hill
- 13
- 1
- 12
- - 13
  - 1
  - 12

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Ruffhouse/Columbia

RIAA Certification: Platinum x3

13
- A Lot About Livin' (And A Little 'Bout Love)
  Alan Jackson
- 17
- 13
- 53
- - 17
  - 13
  - 53

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Arista

Gains In Performance

RIAA Certification: Platinum x6

14
- 187 He Wrote
  Spice 1
- 10
- 10
- 2
- - 10
  - 10
  - 2

RIAA Certification: Gold

15
- Unplugged...And Seated
  Rod Stewart
- 15
- 2
- 20
- - 15
  - 2
  - 20

RIAA Certification: Platinum x3

16
- Core
  Stone Temple Pilots
- 14
- 3
- 42
- - 14
  - 3
  - 42

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Atlantic/Rhino

RIAA Certification: Platinum x8

17
- Sleepless In Seattle
  Soundtrack
- 12
- 1
- 16
- - 12
  - 1
  - 16

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Epic Soundtrax/Epic

RIAA Certification: Platinum x4

18
- Get A Grip
  Aerosmith
- 16
- 1
- 25
- - 16
  - 1
  - 25

RIAA Certification: Platinum x7

19
- The Bodyguard
  Whitney Houston
- 18
- 1
- 47
- - 18
  - 1
  - 47

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Arista/Legacy

RIAA Certification: Diamond

20 NEW
NEW
- Very
  Pet Shop Boys
- -
- 20
- 1
- - -
  - 20
  - 1

Imprint/Promotion Label:

EMI

Gains In Performance

RIAA Certification: Gold

21
- Human Wheels
  John Mellencamp
- 20
- 7
- 5
- - 20
  - 7
  - 5

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Mercury/IDJMG

RIAA Certification: Platinum

22
- Siamese Dream
  The Smashing Pumpkins
- 22
- 10
- 11
- - 22
  - 10
  - 11

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Virgin Rec./UMe

RIAA Certification: Platinum x4

23
- Judgment Night
  Soundtrack
- 26
- 23
- 4
- - 26
  - 23
  - 4

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Immortal/Epic

RIAA Certification: Gold

24
- I Still Believe In You
  Vince Gill
- 27
- 10
- 58
- - 27
  - 10
  - 58

RIAA Certification: Platinum x5

25
- Barney's Favorites Vol. 1
  Barney
- 19
- 9
- 6
- - 19
  - 9
  - 6

Imprint/Promotion Label:

SBK/EMI

RIAA Certification: Platinum x3

26
- La Sexorcisto: Devil Music Vol. 1
  White Zombie
- 35
- 26
- 15
- - 35
  - 26
  - 15

Gains In Performance

RIAA Certification: Platinum x2

27
- It's About Time
  SWV
- 23
- 8
- 40
- - 23
  - 8
  - 40

RIAA Certification: Platinum x3

28
- Grave Dancers Union
  Soul Asylum
- 21
- 11
- 49
- - 21
  - 11
  - 49

RIAA Certification: Platinum x2

29
- Ten
  Pearl Jam
- 25
- 2
- 95
- - 25
  - 2
  - 95

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Epic/Legacy

RIAA Certification: Diamond

30
- Yes I Am
  Melissa Etheridge
- 30
- 16
- 3
- - 30
  - 16
  - 3

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Island/IDJMG

RIAA Certification: Platinum x6

31
- Sons Of Soul
  Tony Toni Tone
- 32
- 24
- 16
- - 32
  - 24
  - 16

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Wing/IDJMG

RIAA Certification: Platinum x2

32
- Promises And Lies
  UB40
- 24
- 6
- 11
- - 24
  - 6
  - 11

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Virgin Rec./Capitol

RIAA Certification: Platinum

33
- For The Cool In You
  Babyface
- 33
- 16
- 8
- - 33
  - 16
  - 8

RIAA Certification: Platinum x3

34
- Breathless
  Kenny G
- 31
- 2
- 47
- - 31
  - 2
  - 47

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Arista

RIAA Certification: Diamond

35
- Everybody Else Is Doing It, So Why Can't We?
  The Cranberries
- 36
- 35
- 15
- - 36
  - 35
  - 15

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Island/UMe

RIAA Certification: Platinum x5

36
- The Chronic
  Dr. Dre
- 34
- 3
- 43
- - 34
  - 3
  - 43

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Death Row/WIDEawake

RIAA Certification: Platinum x3

37
- Zooropa
  U2
- 29
- 1
- 14
- - 29
  - 1
  - 14

Billboard 200

Week of October 23, 1993

Billboard 200

In Pieces

Garth Brooks on New Las Vegas Residency: ‘If You're in That Crowd, I'm Going to Eat You Alive’

Billboard 200

Gains in Weekly Performance

Additional Awards

In Pieces

Bat Out Of Hell II: Back Into Hell

Imprint/Promotion Label:

In Utero

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Music Box

Greatest Hits Volume Two

janet.

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River Of Dreams

Easy Come, Easy Go

Retro Active

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Blind Melon

Toni Braxton

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Black Sunday

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

Imprint/Promotion Label:

187 He Wrote

Unplugged...And Seated

Core

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Sleepless In Seattle

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Get A Grip

The Bodyguard

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Very

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Human Wheels

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Siamese Dream

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Judgment Night

Imprint/Promotion Label:

I Still Believe In You

Barney's Favorites Vol. 1

Imprint/Promotion Label:

La Sexorcisto: Devil Music Vol. 1

It's About Time

Grave Dancers Union

Ten

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Yes I Am

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Sons Of Soul

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Promises And Lies

Imprint/Promotion Label:

For The Cool In You

Breathless

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

Imprint/Promotion Label:

The Chronic

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Zooropa