UNITED KINGDOM’S TOP ALBUMS OF 1994 (OCC:BARRY KOWAL)
No.-Album-Artist-Peak Month 1 MUSIC BOX-MARIAH CAREY-MARCH 2432 2 PARKLIFE-BLUR-May 2308 3 SO CLOSE-DINA CARROLL-January 1924 4 DEFINITELY MAYBE-OASIS-September 1714 5 N0 NEED TO ARGUE-CRANBERRIES-October 1516 6 END OF PART ONE:THEIR GREATEST HITS-WET WET WET-August 1384 7 CARRY ON UP THE CHARTS-THE BEAUTIFUL SOUTH-December 1258 8 EVERYBODY ELSE IS DOING IT,SO WHY CAN'T WE-Cranberries-June 972 9 SEAL (ii)-Seal-June 932 10 HAPPY NATION-Ace Of Base-July 928 11 Debut-Bjork-February 924 12 Cross Road:The Best Of-Bon Jovi-November 916 13 Crocodile Shoes-Jimmy Nail-December 838 14 Our Town:Greatest Hits-Deacon Blue-May 830 15 Division Bell-Pink Floyd-April 814 16 Monster-R.E.M.-October 774 17 So Far So Good-Bryan Adams-January 726 18 Three Tenors In Concert-Carreras,Domingo,Pavarotti-September 666 19 Music For The Jilted Generation-Prodigy-July 646 20 The Cross Of Changes-Enigma-February 608 21 Twelve Deadly Cyns...And Then Some-Cyndi Lauper-September 576 22 The Hit List-Cliff Richard-October 536 23 God Shuffled His Feet-Crash Test Dummies-May 530 24 Fields Of Gold:The Best Of-Sting-November 524 25 Crazy-Julio Iglesias-August 406 26 Tease Me-Chaka Demus & Pliers-January 376 27 Voodoo Lounge-Rolling Stones-July 360 28 Live At The BBC-Beatles-December 350 29 Under The Pink-Tori Amos-February 332 30 Greatest Hits-Whitesnake-July 320 31 D:Ream On Volume 1-D:Ream-February 314 32 The Very Best Of-Marvin Gaye-April 304 33 The Very Best Of-The Eagles-August 294 34 Brother Sister-Brand New Heavies-April 276 35 The Very Best Of Electric Light Orchestra-July 274 36 The Glory Of Gershwin-Larry Adler-August 266 37 Songs-Luther Vandross-September 260 38 The Essential Collection-Elvis Presley-September 260 39 The Best Of New Order-New Order-December 252 40 Greatest Hits-Inxs-November 230 41 Bedtime Stories-Madonna-November 228 42 From The Cradle-Eric Clapton-September 222 43 Carnival Of Hits-Judith Durham/Seekers-May 220 44 Gregorian Chants-Monks Of Santo Domingo-March 220 45 MTV Unplugged In New York-Nirvana-November 210 46 Real Things-2 Unlimited-June 210 47 Heart Of Chicago-Chicago-March 210 48 Second Coming-Stone Roses-December 192 49 The Best Of-Chris Rea-November 188 50 Labour Of Love Volumes I & II-UB40-November 186 51 The Best Of Sade-November 182 52 Toni Braxton-Toni Braxton-April 178 53 I Say I Say I Say-Erasure-May 176 54 Big Ones-Aerosmith-November 170 55 Miaow-Beautiful South-April 164 56 Come-Prince-September 160 57 Vauxhall And I-Morrissey-March 160 58 Give Out,But Don't Give Up Primal Scream-April 148 59 Sleeps With Angels-Neil Young & Crazy Horse-August 144 60 Goin' Back:The Very Of-Dusty Springfield-May 144 61 The Return Of The Space Cowboy-Jamiroquai-October 140 62 Bat Out Of Hell-Meat Loaf-January (1978) 140 63 Eddie Reader-Eddie Reader-June 138 64 Hold Me,Thrill Me,Kiss Me-Gloria Estefan-October 134 65 Kylie Minogue-Kylie Minogue-October 132 66 Softly With These Songs-Roberta Flack-February 130 67 Feeling Good:The Very Best Of Nina Simone-July 124 68 We Have All The Time In The World-Louis Armstrong-December 120 69 Crash!Boom!Bang!-Roxette-April 108 70 Turn It Upside Down-Spin Doctors-July 104 71 Brutal Youth-Elvis Costello-March 98 72 Protection-Massive Attack-October 96 73 Antenna-ZZ Top-February 96 74 Dog Man Star-Suede-October 94 75 One Careful Owner-Michael Ball-August 92 76 This Way Up-Chris De Burgh-May 90 77 Disco 2-Pet Shop Boys-September 88 78 Swagger-Gun-August 86 79 Last Of The Independents-Pretenders-May 84 80 No Quarter-Jimmy Page & Robert Plant-November 82 81 Move It!-Reel 2 Real-October 80 82 The Plot Thickens-Gallianao-June 80 83 Haddaway:The Album-Haddaway-April 80 84 U Got 2 Know-Cappella-March 78 85 Greatest Hits-Gipsy Kings-August 74 86 Far Beyond Driven-Pantera-March 56 87 Vitalogy-Pearl Jam-December 54 88 Snivilisation-Orbital-August 54 89 Stacked Up-Senser-May 54 90 Superunknown-Soundgarden-March 54 91 Jar Of Flies-Alice In Chains-February 54 92 Carnival Of Light-Ride-June 52 93 Troublegum-Therapy?-February 52 94 Youthanasia-Megadeth-November 50 95 The Holy Bible-Manic Street Preachers-September 50 96 Pomme Fritz-The Orb-June 50 97 The Last Temptation-Alice Cooper-June 50 98 Lifeforms-Future Sounds Of London-June 50 99 File Under:Easy Listening-Sugar-September 48 100 Hips And Makers-Kristin Hersh-February 48 101 Amorica-Black Crowes-November 46 102 If The Beatles Had Read Hunter...The Singles-The Wonder Stuff-October 46 103 Everyone's Got One-Echobelly-September 46 104 Same As It Ever Was-House Of Pain-July 46 105 A Night In San Francisco-Van Morrison-April 46 106 Up To Our Hips-Charlatans-April 46 107 Forever Now-Level 42-March 46 108 Hit The Highway-Proclaimers-March 46 109 Tiger Baby-Saint Etienne-March 46 110 Have A Little Faith-Joe Cocker-September 44 111 Around The Next Dream-BBM-June 44 112 Skin-Skin-May 44 113 His 'N' Hers-Pulp-April 44 114 The Downward Spiral-Nine Inch Nails-March 44 115 Secret World Live-Peter Gabriel-September 42 116 Loudmouth:The Best Of The Boomtown Rats-July 42 117 Purple-Stone Temple Pilots-June 42 118 Ill Communication-Beastie Boys-June 42 119 Experimental Jet Set,Trash And No Star-Sonic Youth-May 42 120 Blues-Jimi Hendrix-June 42 121 Devil Hopping-Inspiral Carpets-March 42 122 Brave-Marillion-February 42 123 Dos Dedos Mis Amigos-Pop Will Eat Itself-October 40 124 Wah Wah-James-September 40 125 Three Tenors In Concert-Carreras,Domingo,Pavarotti-July 40 126 Mamolina-Bryan Ferry-September 40 127 Selected Ambient Works Volume II-Aphex Twin-March 40 128 Muse Sick-N-Hour Message-Public Enemy-September 38 129 True Sprit-Carleen Anderson-April 38 130 Let Love In-Nick Cave & Bad Seeds-April 38 131 Dub No Bass With My Head Man-Underworld-February 38 132 Promised Land-Queensryche-October 36 133 Live Wood-Paul Weller-September 36 134 Thirsty Work-Status Quo-September 36 135 Stoned & Dethroned-Jesus And Mary Chain-August 36 136 Implant-Eat Static-June 36 137 Bad Boys Inc.-Bad Boys-June 36 138 Take Me To God-Jah Wobble's Invaders Of The Heart-May 36 139 I Ain't Movin'-Des'ree-May 36 140 Live Through This-Hole-April 36 141 The Ultimate Collection-Mario Lanza-March 36 142 Paid Vacation-Richard Marx-February 36 143 Serenity-Culture Beat-February 36 144 Especially For You-Daniel O'Donnell-October 34 145 Evolver-The Grid-September 34 146 Rhythm Of Love-Anita Baker-September 34 147 Express Yourself Clearly-EYC-April 34