# List of Billboard 200 number-one albums of 1993

These are the Billboard magazine number-one albums of 1993, per the Billboard 200.

## Chart history

Key :
| † | Indicates best performing album of 1993 |
| Issue date | Album | Artist(s) | Label | Sales |
| January 2 | The Bodyguard † | Whitney Houston / Soundtrack | Arista | 831,000 |
| January 9 | The Bodyguard † | Whitney Houston / Soundtrack | Arista | 1,061,000 |
| January 16 | The Bodyguard † | Whitney Houston / Soundtrack | Arista | 520,000 |
| January 23 | The Bodyguard † | Whitney Houston / Soundtrack | Arista | 361,000 |
| January 30 | The Bodyguard † | Whitney Houston / Soundtrack | Arista | 264,000 |
| February 6 | The Bodyguard † | Whitney Houston / Soundtrack | Arista | 235,000 |
| February 13 | The Bodyguard † | Whitney Houston / Soundtrack | Arista | 209,000 |
| February 20 | The Bodyguard † | Whitney Houston / Soundtrack | Arista | 200,000 |
| February 27 | The Bodyguard † | Whitney Houston / Soundtrack | Arista | 200,000 |
| March 6 | The Bodyguard † | Whitney Houston / Soundtrack | Arista | 195,000 |
| March 13 | Unplugged | Eric Clapton | Reprise | 207,000 |
| March 20 | Unplugged | Eric Clapton | Reprise | 220,000 |
| March 27 | Unplugged | Eric Clapton | Reprise | 150,000 |
| April 3 | The Bodyguard † | Whitney Houston / Soundtrack | Arista | 147,000 |
| April 10 | Songs of Faith and Devotion | Depeche Mode | Mute | 150,000 |
| April 17 | The Bodyguard † | Whitney Houston / Soundtrack | Arista | 152,000 |
| April 24 | The Bodyguard † | Whitney Houston / Soundtrack | Arista | 159,000 |
| May 1 | The Bodyguard † | Whitney Houston / Soundtrack | Arista | 135,000 |
| May 8 | Get a Grip | Aerosmith | Geffen | 170,000 |
| May 15 | The Bodyguard † | Whitney Houston / Soundtrack | Arista | 105,000 |
| May 22 | The Bodyguard † | Whitney Houston / Soundtrack | Arista | 109,000 |
| May 29 | The Bodyguard † | Whitney Houston / Soundtrack | Arista | 91,000 |
| June 5 | janet. | Janet Jackson | Virgin | 350,000 |
| June 12 | janet. | Janet Jackson | Virgin | 238,000 |
| June 19 | janet. | Janet Jackson | Virgin | 177,000 |
| June 26 | janet. | Janet Jackson | Virgin | N/A |
| July 3 | janet. | Janet Jackson | Virgin | N/A |
| July 10 | janet. | Janet Jackson | Virgin | N/A |
| July 17 | Back to Broadway | Barbra Streisand | Columbia | 121,000 |
| July 24 | Zooropa | U2 | Island | 377,000 |
| July 31 | Zooropa | U2 | Island | 204,000 |
| August 7 | Black Sunday | Cypress Hill | Ruffhouse | 261,000 |
| August 14 | Black Sunday | Cypress Hill | Ruffhouse | 230,000 |
| August 21 | Sleepless in Seattle | Soundtrack | Epic Soundtrax | 149,455 |
| August 28 | River of Dreams | Billy Joel | Columbia | 232,000 |
| September 4 | River of Dreams | Billy Joel | Columbia | 173,000 |
| September 11 | River of Dreams | Billy Joel | Columbia | 156,000 |
| September 18 | In Pieces | Garth Brooks | Liberty | 404,000 |
| September 25 | In Pieces | Garth Brooks | Liberty | 315,000 |
| October 2 | In Pieces | Garth Brooks | Liberty | 230,000 |
| October 9 | In Utero | Nirvana | DGC | 180,000 |
| October 16 | In Pieces | Garth Brooks | Liberty | 151,000 |
| October 23 | In Pieces | Garth Brooks | Liberty | 125,000 |
| October 30 | Bat Out of Hell II: Back into Hell | Meat Loaf | MCA | 120,000 |
| November 6 | Vs. | Pearl Jam | Epic Associated | 950,377 |
| November 13 | Vs. | Pearl Jam | Epic Associated | 391,000 |
| November 20 | Vs. | Pearl Jam | Epic Associated | 269,000 |
| November 27 | Vs. | Pearl Jam | Epic Associated | 229,000 |
| December 4 | Vs. | Pearl Jam | Epic Associated | 189,000 |
| December 11 | Doggystyle | Snoop Doggy Dogg | Death Row | 802,858 |
| December 18 | Doggystyle | Snoop Doggy Dogg | Death Row | 378,000 |
| December 25 | Music Box | Mariah Carey | Columbia | 295,000 |