BILLBOARD MAGAZINE’S (BARRY KOWAL) TOP ALBUMS OF 1994
No.-Album-Artist-Peak Month 1 II-BOYZ/MEN-MOTOWN-SEPTEMBER 2462 2 THE LION KING-SOUNDTRACK-WALT DISNEY-August 2142 3 MUSIC BOX-MARIAH CAREY-COLUMBIA-January 2106 4 THE SIGN-ACE OF BASE-Arista-June 1834 5 AUGUST AND EVERYTHING AFTER-COUNTING CROWS-Geffen-April 1682 6 HELL FREEZES OVER-EAGLES-Geffen-November 1592 7 SMASH-OFFSPRING-Epitaph-October 1488 8 TONI BRAXTON-Toni Braxton-Laface-March 1442 9 NOT A MOMENT TOO SOON-TIM McGRAW-Curb-May 1172 10 12 PLAY-R.Kelly-Jive-March 1016 11 Purple-Stone Temple Pilots-Atlantic-June 928 12 Soundtrack-Forrest Gump-Epic-August 886 13 Above The Rim-Soundtrack-Interscope-April 778 14 Superunknown-Sound Garden-A&M-March 714 15 MTV Unplugged In New York-Nirvana-Geffen-November 708 16 Regulate...-G Funk Era-Violator-June 704 17 Monster-R.E.M.-Warner Brothers-October 660 18 Chant-Benedictine Monks Of Santo Domingo De Silos-Angel-May 644 19 Division Bell-Pink Floyd-Columbia-April 636 20 Vitalogy-Pearl Jam-Epic-December 620 21 The Colour Of My Love-Celine Dion-Epic-March 612 22 So Far So Good-Bryan Adams-A&M-January 610 23 Greatest Hits-Tom Petty-MCA-February 600 24 All-4-One-All-4-One-Blitzz-July 572 25 Candlebox-Maverick-August 540 26 Wildflowers-Tom Petty-Warner Brothers-December 534 27 Very Necessary-Salt n Pepa-Next Plateau-March 492 28 From The Cradle-Eric Clapton-Duck-October 436 29 Big Ones-Aerosmith-Geffen-November 424 30 The Cross Of Changes-Enigma-Charisma-May 424 31 The Crow-Soundtrack-Interscope-June 412 32 Miracles The Holiday Album-Kenny G-Arista-December 412 33 Diary Of A Mad Band-Jodeci-Uptown-February 364 34 Longing In Their Hearts-Bonnie Raitt-Capitol-April 362 35 Voodoo Lounge-Rolling Stones-Virgin-August 356 36 Merry Christmas-Mariah Carey-Columbia-December 350 37 Kickin' It Up-John Michael Montgomery-Atlantic-February 302 38 Rhythm Of Love-Anita Baker-Elektra-September 298 39 Murder Was The Case Soundtrack-Interscope-November 286 40 Live At The Acropolis-Yanni-Private Music-April 248 41 Jar Of Flies-Alice In Chains-Columbia-February 242 42 Read My Mind-Reba McEntire-MCA-May 206 43 Ill Communication-Beastie Boys-Capitol-June 204 44 God Shuffled His Feet-Crash Test Dummies-Arista-May 194 45 Songs-Luthur Vandross-Epic-October 186 46 Who I Am-Alan Jackson-Arista-July 176 47 Bedtime Stories-Madonna-Maverick-November 174 48 It Takes A Thief-Coolia-Tommy Boy-August 152 49 Crossroad-Bon Jovi-Mercury-November 150 50 Live At The BBC-Beatles-Apple-December 146 51 The Diary-Scarface-Rap-A-Lot-November 144 52 Creepin' On Ah Come Up-Bone Thugs N Harmony-Ruthless-October 144 53 Three Tenors In Concert-Carreras,Domingo,Pavarotti-Atlantic-September 138 54 When Love Finds You-Vince Gill-MCA-June 136 55 Greatest Hits-Bob Seger & Silver Bullet Band-Capitol-November 122 56 Get Up On It-Keith Sweat-Elektra-July 122 57 Duets II-Frank Sinatra-Capitol-December 120 58 Swampophelia-Indigo Girls-Epic-May 118 59 Far Beyond Driven-Pantera-East West-April 114 60 Pisces Iscariot-Smashing Pumpkins-Virgin-October 96 61 The Downward Spiral-Nine Inch Nails-Nothing-March 96 62 Fruitcakes-Jimm Buffet-Margaritaville-June 96 63 No Quarter-Jimmy Page & Robert Plant-Atlantic-November 94 64 We Come Strapped-MC Eiht Featuring CMW-Epic-August 92 65 Walk On-Boston-MCA-June 84 66 Hold Me,Thrill Me,Kiss Me-Gloria Estefan-Epic-November 84 67 Stones In The Road-Mary Chapin Carpenter-Columbia-October 82 68 Best Of Sade-Epic-November 78 69 The Concert-Barbara Streisand-Columbia-October 78 70 Funkafied-Da Brat-Columbia-July 74 71 Nuttin' But Love-Heavy D. & Boyz-Uptown-June 74 72 Mellow Gold-Beck-DGC-March 70 73 House Of Love-Amy Grant-A&M-September 70 74 Promised Land-Queensryche-EMI-November 56 75 Youthanasia-Megadeth-Geffen-November 54 76 Tical-Method Man-Def Jam-November 54 77 Fields Of Gold-Best Of Sting 1984-1994-A&M-November 48 78 Motley Crue-Motley Crue-Elektra-March 48 79 Divine Intervention-Slayer-Warner Brothers-October 46 80 Sleeps With Angels-Neil Young & Crazy Horse-Reprise-September 44 81 Amorica-Black Crowes-Warner Brothers-November 40 82 Philadelphia-Soundtrack-Epic-April 38 83 Jerky Boys 2-Jerky Boys-Select-September 38 84 Same As It Ever Was-House Of Pain-Tommy Boy-July 38 85 Illmatic-Nas-Columbia-May 38 86 The Funky Headhunter-Hammer-Giant-March 38 87 Under The Pink-Tori Amos-Atlantic-February 38 88 Dance Naked-John Mellencamp-Mercury-July 36 89 Reality Bites-Sountrack-RCA-March 36 90 Dare Iz A Darkside-Redman-Island-December 36 91 Antenna-ZZ Top-RCA-February 34 92 Muse Sick-n-Hour Mess Age-Public Enemy-Def Jam-September 34 93 Ready To Die-Notorious B.I.G.-Bad Boy-September 34