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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.[1][2][3] 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 1994, as well as albums which peaked in 1993 and 1995 but were in the top 10 in 1994. 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 Tease Me by Chaka Demus & Pliers. Overall, twenty-seven different albums peaked at number-one in 1994, with twenty-seven unique artists hitting that position.
Top-ten albums
- Key
| Symbol | Meaning |
|---|---|
| ‡ | Album peaked in 1992 or 1993 but still in chart in 1994. |
| ♦ | Album released in 1994 but peaked in 1995 or 1996. |
| 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 1992 | ||||||
| 3 October 1992 | 18 | ABBA Gold: Greatest Hits ‡ | ABBA | 1 | 3 October 1992 | 1 |
| Albums in 1993 | ||||||
| 30 January 1993 | 30 | So Close ‡ | Dina Carroll | 2 | 30 January 1993 | 4 |
| 13 March 1993 | 15 | Ten Summoner's Tales ‡ | Sting | 2 | 13 March 1993 | 1 |
| 17 July 1993 | 12 | Debut ‡ | Björk | 3 | 17 July 1993 | 3 |
| 11 September 1993 | 37 | Music Box ‡ | Mariah Carey | 1 | 11 September 1993 | 6 |
| 18 September 1993 | 23 | Bat Out of Hell II: Back into Hell ‡ | Meat Loaf | 1 | 18 September 1993 | 11 |
| 16 October 1993 | 17 | Elegant Slumming ‡ | M People | 2 | 16 October 1993 | 1 |
| 23 October 1993 | 15 | Everything Changes ‡ | Take That | 1 | 23 October 1993 | 2 |
| 30 October 1993 | 18 | One Woman: The Ultimate Collection | Diana Ross | 1 | 1 January 1994 | 2 |
| 20 November 1993 | 12 | Both Sides ‡ | Phil Collins | 1 | 20 November 1993 | 1 |
| 13 | So Far So Good | Bryan Adams | 1 | 15 January 1994 | 1 | |
| 22 | End of Part One: Their Greatest Hits | Wet Wet Wet | 1 | 30 July 1994 | 5 | |
| 27 November 1993 | 6 | The One Thing ‡ | Michael Bolton | 4 | 27 November 1993 | 1 |
| 4 December 1993 | 5 | Duets ‡ | Elton John and Various artists | 5 | 4 December 1993 | 2 |
| Albums in 1994 | ||||||
| 29 January 1994 | 6 | Tease Me | Chaka Demus & Pliers | 1 | 29 January 1994 | 2 |
| 24 | Always & Forever ♦ | Eternal | 2 | 7 January 1995 | 3 | |
| 5 February 1994 | 1 | Antenna | ZZ Top | 3 | 5 February 1994 | 1 |
| 1 | Jar of Flies/Sap (EP) | Alice in Chains | 4 | 5 February 1994 | 1 | |
| 5 | D:Ream On Volume 1 | D:Ream | 5 | 5 February 1994 | 1 | |
| 1 | Hips and Makers | Kristin Hersh | 7 | 5 February 1994 | 1 | |
| 12 February 1994 | 4 | Under the Pink | Tori Amos | 1 | 12 February 1994 | 1 |
| 2 | In Pieces | Garth Brooks | 2 | 12 February 1994 | 1 | |
| 19 February 1994 | 9 | The Cross of Changes | Enigma | 1 | 19 February 1994 | 1 |
| 1 | Troublegum | Therapy? | 5 | 19 February 1994 | 1 | |
| 2 | Softly with These Songs: The Best of Roberta Flack | Roberta Flack | 7 | 19 February 1994 | 1 | |
| 3 | The Heart of Chicago | Chicago | 6 | 19 March 1994 | 1 | |
| 1 | Brave | Marillion | 10 | 19 February 1994 | 1 | |
| 5 March 1994 | 32 | The Colour of My Love ♦ | Celine Dion | 1 | 28 January 1995 | 7 |
| 12 March 1994 | 16 | Everybody Else Is Doing It, So Why Can't We? | The Cranberries | 1 | 25 June 1994 | 1 |
| 1 | Tiger Bay | Saint Etienne | 8 | 12 March 1994 | 1 | |
| 19 March 1994 | 1 | Brutal Youth | Elvis Costello | 2 | 19 March 1994 | 1 |
| 1 | Superunknown | Soundgarden | 4 | 19 March 1994 | 1 | |
| 1 | Hit the Highway | The Proclaimers | 8 | 19 March 1994 | 1 | |
| 1 | The Downward Spiral | Nine Inch Nails | 9 | 19 March 1994 | 1 | |
| 1 | Devil Hopping | Inspiral Carpets | 10 | 19 March 1994 | 1 | |
| 26 March 1994 | 2 | Vauxhall and I | Morrissey | 1 | 26 March 1994 | 1 |
| 14 | Happy Nation | Ace of Base | 1 | 2 July 1994 | 2 | |
| 1 | Forever Now | Level 42 | 8 | 26 March 1994 | 1 | |
| 4 | Canto Gregoriano | Coro De Monjes Del Monasterio Benedictino De Santo Domingo De Silos | 7 | 2 April 1994 | 2 | |
| 1 | U Got 2 Know | Cappella | 10 | 26 March 1994 | 1 | |
| 2 April 1994 | 1 | Far Beyond Driven | Pantera | 3 | 2 April 1994 | 1 |
| 1 | Up to Our Hips | The Charlatans | 8 | 2 April 1994 | 1 | |
| 9 April 1994 | 13 | The Division Bell | Pink Floyd | 1 | 9 April 1994 | 4 |
| 3 | Give Out But Don't Give Up | Primal Scream | 2 | 9 April 1994 | 1 | |
| 5 | The Very Best of Marvin Gaye | Marvin Gaye | 3 | 30 April 1994 | 1 | |
| 2 | Miaow | The Beautiful South | 6 | 9 April 1994 | 1 | |
| 16 April 1994 | 14 | Our Town – The Greatest Hits | Deacon Blue | 1 | 14 May 1994 | 2 |
| 5 | Brother Sister | The Brand New Heavies | 4 | 16 April 1994 | 2 | |
| 23 April 1994 | 2 | Crash! Boom! Bang! | Roxette | 3 | 23 April 1994 | 1 |
| 1 | Haddaway – The Album | Haddaway | 9 | 23 April 1994 | 1 | |
| 30 April 1994 | 2 | Toni Braxton | Toni Braxton | 4 | 30 April 1994 | 1 |
| 1 | A Night in San Francisco | Van Morrison | 8 | 30 April 1994 | 1 | |
| 1 | His 'n' Hers | Pulp | 9 | 30 April 1994 | 1 | |
| 1 | Blues | Jimi Hendrix | 10 | 30 April 1994 | 1 | |
| 7 May 1994 | 36 | Parklife | Blur | 1 | 7 May 1994 | 1 |
| 1 | Stacked Up | Senser | 4 | 7 May 1994 | 1 | |
| 2 | A Carnival of Hits | Judith Durham and The Seekers | 7 | 7 May 1994 | 2 | |
| 14 May 1994 | 6 | God Shuffled His Feet | Crash Test Dummies | 2 | 14 May 1994 | 2 |
| 3 | Goin' Back: The Very Best of Dusty Springfield | Dusty Springfield | 5 | 21 May 1994 | 1 | |
| 1 | Skin | Skin | 9 | 14 May 1994 | 1 | |
| 21 May 1994 | 1 | Last of the Independents | The Pretenders | 8 | 21 May 1994 | 1 |
| 1 | Experimental Jet Set, Trash and No Star | Sonic Youth | 10 | 21 May 1994 | 1 | |
| 28 May 1994 | 3 | I Say I Say I Say | Erasure | 1 | 28 May 1994 | 1 |
| 1 | This Way Up | Chris de Burgh | 5 | 28 May 1994 | 1 | |
| 4 June 1994 | 12 | Seal (1994) | Seal | 1 | 4 June 1994 | 2 |
| 1 | Lifeforms | The Future Sound of London | 6 | 4 June 1994 | 1 | |
| 3 | Crazy | Julio Iglesias | 6 | 27 August 1994 | 1 | |
| 1 | Ill Communication | Beastie Boys | 10 | 4 June 1994 | 1 | |
| 11 June 1994 | 1 | The Plot Thickens | Galliano | 8 | 11 June 1994 | 1 |
| 18 June 1994 | 3 | Real Things | 2 Unlimited | 1 | 18 June 1994 | 1 |
| 1 | The Last Temptation | Alice Cooper | 6 | 18 June 1994 | 1 | |
| 1 | Around the Next Dream | BBM | 9 | 18 June 1994 | 1 | |
| 1 | Purple | Stone Temple Pilots | 10 | 18 June 1994 | 1 | |
| 25 June 1994 | 1 | Pomme Fritz: The Orb's Little Album | The Orb | 6 | 25 June 1994 | 1 |
| 2 July 1994 | 2 | Eddi Reader | Eddi Reader | 4 | 2 July 1994 | 1 |
| 1 | Carnival of Light | Ride | 5 | 2 July 1994 | 1 | |
| 5 | The Very Best of the Electric Light Orchestra | Electric Light Orchestra | 4 | 9 July 1994 | 1 | |
| 9 July 1994 | 2 | Turn It Upside Down | Spin Doctors | 3 | 9 July 1994 | 1 |
| 1 | Loudmouth – The Best of Bob Geldof and the Boomtown Rats | Bob Geldof and The Boomtown Rats | 10 | 9 July 1994 | 1 | |
| 16 July 1994 | 11 | Music for the Jilted Generation | The Prodigy | 1 | 16 July 1994 | 1 |
| 6 | Greatest Hits | Whitesnake | 4 | 16 July 1994 | 1 | |
| 2 | Feeling Good: The Very Best of Nina Simone | Nina Simone | 9 | 16 July 1994 | 2 | |
| 23 July 1994 | 5 | Voodoo Lounge | The Rolling Stones | 1 | 23 July 1994 | 1 |
| 5 | The Very Best of the Eagles | Eagles | 4 | 30 July 1994 | 1 | |
| 30 July 1994 | 1 | Same as It Ever Was | House of Pain | 8 | 30 July 1994 | 1 |
| 6 August 1994 | 4 | The Glory of Gershwin | Larry Adler and Various artists | 2 | 6 August 1994 | 3 |
| 13 August 1994 | 1 | Swagger | Gun | 5 | 13 August 1994 | 1 |
| 1 | One Careful Owner | Michael Ball | 7 | 13 August 1994 | 1 | |
| 20 August 1994 | 1 | Snivilisation | Orbital | 4 | 20 August 1994 | 1 |
| 27 August 1994 | 2 | Come | Prince | 1 | 27 August 1994 | 1 |
| 2 | Sleeps with Angels | Neil Young & Crazy Horse | 2 | 27 August 1994 | 1 | |
| 3 September 1994 | 11 | Twelve Deadly Cyns...and Then Some | Cyndi Lauper | 2 | 3 September 1994 | 3 |
| 1 | Everyone's Got One | Echobelly | 8 | 3 September 1994 | 1 | |
| 10 September 1994 | 25 | Definitely Maybe | Oasis | 1 | 10 September 1994 | 1 |
| 8 | The Three Tenors in Concert 1994 | José Carreras, Plácido Domingo and Luciano Pavarotti | 1 | 17 September 1994 | 1 | |
| 1 | The Holy Bible | Manic Street Preachers | 6 | 10 September 1994 | 1 | |
| 4 | The Essential Collection | Elvis Presley | 6 | 17 September 1994 | 1 | |
| 1 | Secret World Live | Peter Gabriel | 10 | 10 September 1994 | 1 | |
| 17 September 1994 | 1 | File Under: Easy Listening | Sugar | 7 | 17 September 1994 | 1 |
| 1 | Have a Little Faith | Joe Cocker | 9 | 17 September 1994 | 1 | |
| 24 September 1994 | 4 | From the Cradle | Eric Clapton | 1 | 24 September 1994 | 1 |
| 1 | Disco 2 | Pet Shop Boys | 6 | 24 September 1994 | 1 | |
| 1 | Simply the Best | Tina Turner | 9 | 24 September 1994 | 1 | |
| 1 October 1994 | 3 | Songs | Luther Vandross | 1 | 1 October 1994 | 1 |
| 1 | Kylie Minogue | Kylie Minogue | 4 | 1 October 1994 | 1 | |
| 8 October 1994 | 9 | Monster | R.E.M. | 1 | 8 October 1994 | 2 |
| 3 | Protection/No Protection | Massive Attack | 4 | 8 October 1994 | 1 | |
| 1 | If The Beatles Had Read Hunter...The Singles | The Wonder Stuff | 8 | 8 October 1994 | 1 | |
| 1 | The Commitments (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) | The Commitments | 9 | 8 October 1994 | 1 | |
| 15 October 1994 | 22 | No Need to Argue | The Cranberries | 2 | 15 October 1994 | 1 |
| 8 | The Hit List – The Best of 35 Years | Cliff Richard | 3 | 15 October 1994 | 1 | |
| 22 October 1994 | 15 | Cross Road | Bon Jovi | 1 | 22 October 1994 | 5 |
| 1 | Dog Man Star | Suede | 3 | 22 October 1994 | 1 | |
| 1 | Move It! | Reel 2 Real featuring The Mad Stuntman | 8 | 22 October 1994 | 1 | |
| 29 October 1994 | 2 | The Return of the Space Cowboy | Jamiroquai | 2 | 29 October 1994 | 1 |
| 9 | Steam | East 17 | 3 | 31 December 1994 | 3 | |
| 2 | Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me | Gloria Estefan | 5 | 29 October 1994 | 1 | |
| 5 November 1994 | 3 | Bedtime Stories | Madonna | 2 | 5 November 1994 | 1 |
| 3 | The Best of Chris Rea | Chris Rea | 3 | 5 November 1994 | 1 | |
| 1 | Youthanasia | Megadeth | 6 | 5 November 1994 | 1 | |
| 12 November 1994 | 3 | MTV Unplugged in New York | Nirvana | 1 | 12 November 1994 | 1 |
| 3 | The Greatest Hits | INXS | 3 | 12 November 1994 | 1 | |
| 4 | The Best of Sade | Sade | 6 | 12 November 1994 | 1 | |
| 2 | Big Ones | Aerosmith | 7 | 12 November 1994 | 1 | |
| 1 | Amorica | The Black Crowes | 8 | 12 November 1994 | 1 | |
| 19 November 1994 | 9 | Fields of Gold: The Best of Sting 1984–1994 | Sting | 2 | 19 November 1994 | 1 |
| 18 | Carry on up the Charts: The Best of The Beautiful South | The Beautiful South | 1 | 3 December 1994 | 7 | |
| 3 | Labour of Love, Volumes I and II | UB40 | 5 | 26 November 1994 | 1 | |
| 1 | No Quarter: Jimmy Page and Robert Plant Unledded | Jimmy Page & Robert Plant | 7 | 19 November 1994 | 1 | |
| 26 November 1994 | 26 | Bizarre Fruit ♦ | M People | 3 | 17 February 1996 | 3 |
| 3 December 1994 | 4 | The Best of New Order | New Order | 4 | 3 December 1994 | 1 |
| 10 December 1994 | 5 | Live at the BBC | The Beatles | 1 | 10 December 1994 | 1 |
| 1 | Vitalogy | Pearl Jam | 4 | 10 December 1994 | 1 | |
| 17 December 1994 | 14 | Crocodile Shoes (Original Songs from the BBC Television Serial) | Jimmy Nail | 2 | 24 December 1994 | 2 |
| 1 | Second Coming | The Stone Roses | 4 | 17 December 1994 | 1 | |
| 24 December 1994 | 2 | The Pure Genius of Louis Armstrong: We Have All the Time in the World | Louis Armstrong | 10 | 24 December 1994 | 2 |
See also
References
General
- "Six decades of singles charts". The Official Charts Company. Archived from the original on 3 March 2011. Retrieved 23 April 2017.
Specific
- ^ "The Official Charts Company". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 28 December 2014.
- ^ Roberts, David (2005). Guinness World Records: British Hit Singles and Albums (18th edition). Guinness World Records Limited. p. 14. ISBN 1-904994-00-8.
- ^ "New singles formats to save the charts". BBC News. 16 October 2003. Retrieved 21 February 2010.
External links
- 1994 album chart archive at the Official Charts Company (click on relevant week)
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