# List of UK top-ten albums in 1993

The UK Albums Chart is one of many music charts compiled by the Official Charts Company that calculates the best-selling albums of the week in the United Kingdom. Before 2004, the chart was only based on the sales of physical albums. This list shows albums that peaked in the Top 10 of the UK Albums Chart during 1993, as well as albums which peaked in 1992 and 1994 but were in the top 10 in 1993. The entry date is when the album appeared in the top ten for the first time (week ending, as published by the Official Charts Company, which is six days after the chart is announced).
The first new number-one album of the year was Live – The Way We Walk, Volume Two: The Longs by Genesis. Overall, twenty-four different albums peaked at number-one in 1993, with twenty-four unique artists hitting that position.

## Top-ten albums
### Key

| Symbol | Meaning |
| ‡ | Album peaked in 1991 or 1992 but still in chart in 1993. |
| ♦ | Album released in 1993 but peaked in 1994. |
| Entered | The date that the album first appeared in the chart. |
| Peak | Highest position that the album reached in the UK Albums Chart. |
| Entered (week ending) | Weeks in top 10 | Single | Artist | Peak | Peak reached (week ending) | Weeks at peak |
| Albums in 1991 |||||||
| 12 October 1991 | 51 | Stars ‡ | Simply Red | 1 | 12 October 1991 | 12 |
| 30 November 1991 | 24 | Dangerous ‡ | Michael Jackson | 1 | 30 November 1991 | 1 |
| Albums in 1992 |||||||
| 18 April 1992 | 24 | Diva ‡ | Annie Lennox | 1 | 18 April 1992 | 2 |
| 5 September 1992 | 13 | Take That and Party | Take That | 2 | 16 January 1993 | 1 |
| 12 September 1992 | 13 | Unplugged | Eric Clapton | 2 | 20 March 1993 | 1 |
| 26 September 1992 | 9 | Boss Drum ‡ | The Shamen | 3 | 26 September 1992 | 2 |
| 3 October 1992 | 18 | ABBA Gold: Greatest Hits ‡ | ABBA | 1 | 3 October 1992 | 1 |
| 10 October 1992 | 46 | Automatic for the People ‡ | R.E.M. | 1 | 10 October 1992 | 4 |
| 10 October 1992 | 3 | Us ‡ | Peter Gabriel | 2 | 10 October 1992 | 1 |
| 10 October 1992 | 13 | Timeless: The Classics ‡ | Michael Bolton | 3 | 31 October 1992 | 6 |
| 24 October 1992 | 13 | Glittering Prize 81/92 ‡ | Simple Minds | 1 | 24 October 1992 | 3 |
| 14 November 1992 | 6 | Keep the Faith ‡ | Bon Jovi | 1 | 14 November 1992 | 1 |
| 14 November 1992 | 11 | Greatest Hits ‡ | Gloria Estefan | 2 | 26 December 1992 | 2 |
| 21 November 1992 | 6 | Greatest Hits: 1965–1992 ‡ | Cher | 1 | 21 November 1992 | 1 |
| 28 November 1992 | 8 | Pop! The First 20 Hits ‡ | Erasure | 1 | 28 November 1992 | 2 |
| 28 November 1992 | 10 | Live – The Way We Walk, Volume One: The Shorts ‡ | Genesis | 3 | 28 November 1992 | 3 |
| 28 November 1992 | 6 | The Freddie Mercury Album ‡ | Freddie Mercury | 4 | 28 November 1992 | 1 |
| Albums in 1993 |||||||
| 16 January 1993 | 10 | 3 Years, 5 Months and 2 Days in the Life Of... | Arrested Development | 3 | 13 February 1993 | 1 |
| 23 January 1993 | 3 | Live – The Way We Walk, Volume Two: The Longs | Genesis | 1 | 23 January 1993 | 2 |
| 23 January 1993 | 9 | Connected | Stereo MCs | 2 | 23 January 1993 | 1 |
| 23 January 1993 | 1 | Into the Skyline | Cathy Dennis | 8 | 23 January 1993 | 1 |
| 30 January 1993 | 30 | So Close | Dina Carroll | 2 | 30 January 1993 | 4 |
| 6 February 1993 | 1 | Jam | Little Angels | 1 | 6 February 1993 | 1 |
| 6 February 1993 | 1 | Dusk | The The | 2 | 6 February 1993 | 1 |
| 6 February 1993 | 1 | Perverse | Jesus Jones | 6 | 6 February 1993 | 1 |
| 6 February 1993 | 3 | Górecki's Symphony No. 3 | David Zinman | 6 | 6 February 1993 | 2 |
| 13 February 1993 | 3 | Pure Cult: for Rockers, Ravers, Lovers, and Sinners | The Cult | 1 | 13 February 1993 | 1 |
| 13 February 1993 | 1 | Star | Belly | 2 | 13 February 1993 | 1 |
| 13 February 1993 | 3 | Funky Divas | En Vogue | 4 | 13 February 1993 | 1 |
| 13 February 1993 | 1 | Off the Ground | Paul McCartney | 5 | 13 February 1993 | 1 |
| 13 February 1993 | 1 | The Madman's Return | Snap! | 8 | 13 February 1993 | 1 |
| 20 February 1993 | 3 | Words of Love | Buddy Holly and The Crickets | 1 | 20 February 1993 | 1 |
| 20 February 1993 | 1 | Conscience | The Beloved | 2 | 20 February 1993 | 1 |
| 20 February 1993 | 1 | Where You Been | Dinosaur Jr. | 10 | 20 February 1993 | 1 |
| 27 February 1993 | 3 | Walthamstow | East 17 | 1 | 27 February 1993 | 1 |
| 27 February 1993 | 4 | Duran Duran (The Wedding Album) | Duran Duran | 4 | 27 February 1993 | 1 |
| 6 February 1993 | 2 | Lead Vocalist | Rod Stewart | 3 | 6 February 1993 | 1 |
| 6 February 1993 | 1 | So Tough | Saint Etienne | 7 | 6 February 1993 | 1 |
| 6 February 1993 | 1 | If I Was: The Very Best of Midge Ure & Ultravox | Midge Ure and Ultravox | 10 | 6 February 1993 | 1 |
| 13 March 1993 | 5 | Are You Gonna Go My Way | Lenny Kravitz | 1 | 13 March 1993 | 2 |
| 13 March 1993 | 15 | Ten Summoner's Tales | Sting | 2 | 13 March 1993 | 1 |
| 13 March 1993 | 1 | Whatever You Say, Say Nothing | Deacon Blue | 4 | 13 March 1993 | 1 |
| 13 March 1993 | 4 | Ingénue | k.d. lang | 3 | 20 March 1993 | 1 |
| 20 March 1993 | 1 | The Dark Side of the Moon: Twentieth Anniversary Edition | Pink Floyd | 4 | 20 March 1993 | 1 |
| 20 March 1993 | 1 | Songs from the Rain | Hothouse Flowers | 7 | 20 March 1993 | 1 |
| 20 March 1993 | 1 | Frank Black | Frank Black | 9 | 20 March 1993 | 1 |
| 27 March 1993 | 3 | Their Greatest Hits | Hot Chocolate | 1 | 27 March 1993 | 1 |
| 27 March 1993 | 1 | Amazing Things | Runrig | 2 | 27 March 1993 | 1 |
| 27 March 1993 | 1 | Coverdale•Page | Coverdale•Page | 4 | 27 March 1993 | 1 |
| 27 March 1993 | 3 | The Very Best of Randy Crawford | Randy Crawford | 8 | 27 March 1993 | 1 |
| 3 April 1993 | 2 | Songs of Faith and Devotion | Depeche Mode | 1 | 3 April 1993 | 1 |
| 3 April 1993 | 1 | Taxi | Bryan Ferry | 2 | 3 April 1993 | 1 |
| 3 April 1993 | 1 | A Real Live One | Iron Maiden | 3 | 3 April 1993 | 1 |
| 3 April 1993 | 1 | The Bliss Album…? (Vibrations of Love and Anger and the Ponderance of Life and Existence) | P.M. Dawn | 9 | 3 April 1993 | 1 |
| 10 April 1993 | 4 | Suede | Suede | 1 | 10 April 1993 | 1 |
| 10 April 1993 | 5 | Cover Shot | David Essex | 3 | 24 April 1993 | 1 |
| 17 April 1993 | 3 | Black Tie White Noise | David Bowie | 1 | 17 April 1993 | 1 |
| 17 April 1993 | 1 | Beaster (EP) | Sugar | 3 | 17 April 1993 | 1 |
| 17 April 1993 | 1 | Powertrippin' | The Almighty | 5 | 17 April 1993 | 1 |
| 24 April 1993 | 1 | In Concert/MTV Plugged | Bruce Springsteen | 4 | 24 April 1993 | 1 |
| 24 April 1993 | 1 | WrestleMania: The Album | WWF Superstars | 10 | 24 April 1993 | 1 |
| 1 May 1993 | 3 | The Album | Cliff Richard | 1 | 1 May 1993 | 1 |
| 1 May 1993 | 2 | Get a Grip | Aerosmith | 2 | 1 May 1993 | 1 |
| 8 May 1993 | 2 | Bang! | World Party | 2 | 8 May 1993 | 1 |
| 8 May 1993 | 1 | Rid of Me | PJ Harvey | 3 | 8 May 1993 | 1 |
| 8 May 1993 | 1 | The Infotainment Scan | The Fall | 9 | 8 May 1993 | 1 |
| 15 May 1993 | 3 | Republic | New Order | 1 | 15 May 1993 | 1 |
| 15 May 1993 | 1 | Symphony or Damn | Terence Trent D'Arby | 4 | 15 May 1993 | 1 |
| 15 May 1993 | 2 | Banba | Clannad | 5 | 15 May 1993 | 1 |
| 15 May 1993 | 4 | Breathless | Kenny G | 4 | 29 May 1993 | 1 |
| 22 May 1993 | 8 | No Limits! | 2 Unlimited | 1 | 12 June 1993 | 1 |
| 22 May 1993 | 2 | On the Night | Dire Straits | 4 | 22 May 1993 | 1 |
| 22 May 1993 | 2 | Home Movies – The Best of Everything but the Girl | Everything but the Girl | 5 | 22 May 1993 | 1 |
| 22 May 1993 | 1 | Blues Alive | Gary Moore | 8 | 22 May 1993 | 1 |
| 29 May 1993 | 5 | Janet | Janet Jackson | 1 | 29 May 1993 | 2 |
| 29 May 1993 | 1 | Wet Wet Wet: Live at the Royal Albert Hall | Wet Wet Wet | 10 | 29 May 1993 | 1 |
| 5 June 1993 | 2 | Kamakiriad | Donald Fagen | 3 | 5 June 1993 | 1 |
| 5 June 1993 | 2 | Dream Harder | The Waterboys | 5 | 5 June 1993 | 1 |
| 5 June 1993 | 1 | Fate of Nations | Robert Plant | 6 | 5 June 1993 | 1 |
| 5 June 1993 | 13 | Unplugged...and Seated | Rod Stewart | 2 | 3 July 1993 | 2 |
| 5 June 1993 | 17 | Pocket Full of Kryptonite | Spin Doctors | 2 | 28 August 1993 | 1 |
| 5 June 1993 | 1 | Utah Saints | Utah Saints | 10 | 5 June 1993 | 1 |
| 12 June 1993 | 2 | Too Long in Exile | Van Morrison | 4 | 12 June 1993 | 1 |
| 19 June 1993 | 6 | What's Love Got to Do with It | Tina Turner | 1 | 19 June 1993 | 1 |
| 19 June 1993 | 1 | Elemental | Tears for Fears | 5 | 19 June 1993 | 1 |
| 26 June 1993 | 10 | Emergency on Planet Earth | Jamiroquai | 1 | 26 June 1993 | 3 |
| 26 June 1993 | 3 | Unplugged | Neil Young | 4 | 26 June 1993 | 1 |
| 3 July 1993 | 1 | Gold Against the Soul | Manic Street Preachers | 8 | 3 July 1993 | 1 |
| 3 July 1993 | 1 | Muddy Water Blues: A Tribute to Muddy Waters | Paul Rodgers | 9 | 3 July 1993 | 1 |
| 10 July 1993 | 3 | Back to Broadway | Barbra Streisand | 4 | 10 July 1993 | 1 |
| 17 July 1993 | 9 | Zooropa | U2 | 1 | 17 July 1993 | 1 |
| 17 July 1993 | 12 | Debut | Björk | 3 | 17 July 1993 | 3 |
| 17 July 1993 | 6 | Always | Michael Ball | 3 | 24 July 1993 | 2 |
| 17 July 1993 | 8 | Bigger, Better, Faster, More! | 4 Non Blondes | 4 | 7 August 1993 | 1 |
| 24 July 1993 | 11 | Promises and Lies | UB40 | 1 | 24 July 1993 | 7 |
| 31 July 1993 | 1 | Siamese Dream | The Smashing Pumpkins | 4 | 31 July 1993 | 1 |
| 7 August 1993 | 1 | Evolution | Oleta Adams | 10 | 7 August 1993 | 1 |
| 14 August 1993 | 6 | River of Dreams | Billy Joel | 3 | 21 August 1993 | 1 |
| 28 August 1993 | 3 | Antmusic: The Very Best of Adam Ant | Adam Ant | 6 | 4 September 1993 | 1 |
| 4 September 1993 | 3 | Levellers | Levellers | 2 | 4 September 1993 | 1 |
| 11 September 1993 | 37 | Music Box | Mariah Carey | 1 | 11 September 1993 | 6 |
| 11 September 1993 | 1 | Last Splash | The Breeders | 5 | 11 September 1993 | 1 |
| 18 September 1993 | 23 | Bat Out of Hell II: Back into Hell | Meat Loaf | 1 | 18 September 1993 | 11 |
| 18 September 1993 | 3 | Wild Wood | Paul Weller | 2 | 18 September 1993 | 1 |
| 18 September 1993 | 1 | Post Historic Monsters | Carter the Unstoppable Sex Machine | 5 | 18 September 1993 | 1 |
| 25 September 1993 | 3 | In Utero | Nirvana | 1 | 25 September 1993 | 1 |
| 25 September 1993 | 1 | The Hits/The B-Sides | Prince | 4 | 25 September 1993 | 1 |
| 25 September 1993 | 4 | The Hits 1 | Prince | 5 | 25 September 1993 | 1 |
| 25 September 1993 | 5 | The Hits 2 | Prince | 5 | 9 October 1993 | 1 |
| 25 September 1993 | 3 | Elements – The Best of Mike Oldfield | Mike Oldfield | 5 | 2 October 1993 | 1 |
| 25 September 1993 | 1 | Wait for Me | Kenny Thomas | 10 | 2 October 1993 | 1 |
| 2 October 1993 | 2 | 1962-1966 | The Beatles | 3 | 2 October 1993 | 1 |
| 2 October 1993 | 2 | 1967-1970 | The Beatles | 4 | 2 October 1993 | 1 |
| 9 October 1993 | 3 | Very | Pet Shop Boys | 1 | 9 October 1993 | 1 |
| 9 October 1993 | 1 | Laid | James | 3 | 9 October 1993 | 1 |
| 9 October 1993 | 2 | Love Scenes | Beverley Craven | 4 | 9 October 1993 | 1 |
| 16 October 1993 | 17 | Elegant Slumming | M People | 2 | 16 October 1993 | 1 |
| 16 October 1993 | 1 | Construction for the Modern Idiot | The Wonder Stuff | 4 | 16 October 1993 | 1 |
| 16 October 1993 | 3 | Aces and Kings – The Best of Go West | Go West | 5 | 16 October 1993 | 1 |
| 16 October 1993 | 1 | Retro Active | Def Leppard | 6 | 16 October 1993 | 1 |
| 23 October 1993 | 15 | Everything Changes | Take That | 1 | 23 October 1993 | 2 |
| 23 October 1993 | 3 | Vs. | Pearl Jam | 2 | 23 October 1993 | 1 |
| 23 October 1993 | 3 | Together Alone | Crowded House | 4 | 23 October 1993 | 1 |
| 23 October 1993 | 3 | Come on Feel the Lemonheads | The Lemonheads | 5 | 23 October 1993 | 1 |
| 23 October 1993 | 1 | Real | Belinda Carlisle | 9 | 23 October 1993 | 1 |
| 30 October 1993 | 18 | One Woman: The Ultimate Collection ♦ | Diana Ross | 1 | 1 January 1994 | 2 |
| 30 October 1993 | 2 | Bang!... The Greatest Hits of Frankie Goes to Hollywood | Frankie Goes to Hollywood | 4 | 30 October 1993 | 1 |
| 30 October 1993 | 4 | Experience the Divine: Greatest Hits | Bette Midler | 3 | 6 November 1993 | 1 |
| 30 October 1993 | 1 | Find Your Way | Gabrielle | 9 | 30 October 1993 | 1 |
| 6 November 1993 | 2 | Duets | Frank Sinatra | 5 | 6 November 1993 | 1 |
| 13 November 1993 | 2 | The Red Shoes | Kate Bush | 2 | 13 November 1993 | 1 |
| 13 November 1993 | 1 | Full Moon, Dirty Hearts | INXS | 3 | 13 November 1993 | 1 |
| 13 November 1993 | 1 | Espresso Logic | Chris Rea | 8 | 13 November 1993 | 1 |
| 13 November 1993 | 1 | Greatest Hits | Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers | 10 | 13 November 1993 | 1 |
| 20 November 1993 | 12 | Both Sides | Phil Collins | 1 | 20 November 1993 | 1 |
| 20 November 1993 | 13 | So Far So Good ♦ | Bryan Adams | 1 | 15 January 1994 | 1 |
| 20 November 1993 | 22 | End of Part One: Their Greatest Hits ♦ | Wet Wet Wet | 1 | 30 July 1994 | 5 |
| 20 November 1993 | 1 | So Natural | Lisa Stansfield | 6 | 20 November 1993 | 1 |
| 20 November 1993 | 1 | The Singles Collection | David Bowie | 9 | 20 November 1993 | 1 |
| 27 November 1993 | 6 | The One Thing | Michael Bolton | 4 | 27 November 1993 | 1 |
| 4 December 1993 | 2 | "The Spaghetti Incident?" | Guns N' Roses | 2 | 4 December 1993 | 1 |
| 4 December 1993 | 5 | Duets | Elton John and Various artists | 5 | 4 December 1993 | 2 |
| 4 December 1993 | 1 | Volume IV The Classic Singles 88–93 | Soul II Soul | 10 | 4 December 1993 | 1 |