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 1992, as well as albums which peaked in 1991 and 1993 but were in the top 10 in 1992. 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 High on the Happy Side by Wet Wet Wet. Overall, twenty-five different albums peaked at number-one in 1992, with twenty-five unique artists hitting that position.
Top-ten albums Key SymbolMeaning‡Album peaked in 1991 but still in chart in 1992.♦Album released in 1992 but peaked in 1993.EnteredThe date that the album first appeared in the chart.PeakHighest position that the album reached in the UK Albums Chart.
Entered (week ending)Weeksintop10 Single ArtistPeak Peakreached (week ending)WeeksatpeakAlbums in 1991 11Time, Love & Tenderness ‡Michael Bolton 2 2 14Beverley Craven ‡Beverley Craven 3 1 15From Time to Time – The Singles Collection ‡Paul Young 1 1 51Stars ‡Simply Red 1 12 10Diamonds and Pearls ‡Prince and The New Power Generation 2 1 22Simply the Best ‡Tina Turner 2 3 8The Commitments (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) ‡The Commitments 4 1 8EmotionsMariah Carey 4 1 18Greatest Hits II ‡Queen 1 5 7Shepherd MoonsEnya 1 1 21We Can't Dance ‡Genesis 1 2 19Real LoveLisa Stansfield 3 3 24Dangerous ‡Michael Jackson 1 1 5Achtung Baby ‡U2 2 1 9Greatest Hits Queen 6 1 8Michael Crawford Performs Andrew Lloyd Webber ‡Michael Crawford and the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra 3 2 3The Definitive Simon and Garfunkel ‡Simon and Garfunkel 8 2Albums in 1992 6NevermindNirvana 7 2 2Magic and LossLou Reed 6 1 3No Regrets – The Best of Scott Walker and The Walker Brothers 1965–1976Scott Walker and The Walker Brothers 4 1 9High on the Happy SideWet Wet Wet 1 2 1SpookyLush 7 1 1FinallyCeCe Peniston 10 1 4From the Heart – His Greatest Love SongsElvis Presley 4 1 3SevenJames 2 1 8Hormonally YoursShakespears Sister 3 2 2Curtis StigersCurtis Stigers 7 1 12Divine MadnessMadness 1 3 1Yours SincerelyThe Pasadenas 6 1 8Tears Roll Down (Greatest Hits 82–92)Tears for Fears 2 3 3WoodfaceCrowded House 6 1 2After HoursGary Moore 4 1 1Going Blank AgainRide 5 1 3The Very Best of Frankie Valli and The Four SeasonsFrankie Valli and The Four Seasons 7 1 12UpRight Said Fred 1 1 3Human TouchBruce Springsteen 1 1 2Lucky Town 2 1 4AdrenalizeDef Leppard 1 1 20898 Beautiful SouthThe Beautiful South 4 1 3Hear My Song – The Very Best of Josef LockeJosef Locke 7 1 24DivaAnnie Lennox 1 2 3Volume III (Just Right)Soul II Soul 3 1 5Greatest HitsZZ Top 5 2 1Motown's Greatest HitsThe Temptations 8 1 2WishThe Cure 1 1 2Power of TenChris de Burgh 3 1 1Some Girls Wander by MistakeThe Sisters of Mercy 5 1 21992 – The Love AlbumCarter the Unstoppable Sex Machine 1 1 2Fear of the DarkIron Maiden 1 1 2The Southern Harmony and Musical CompanionThe Black Crowes 2 1 3Greatest HitsSqueeze 6 1 1RevengeKiss 10 1 3Michael BallMichael Ball 1 1 8This Thing Called Love: The Greatest Hits of Alexander O'NealAlexander O'Neal 4 3 24Back to FrontLionel Richie 1 6 4Live at Wembley '86Queen 2 1 2Change EverythingDel Amitri 2 1 5Completely Hooked – The Best of Dr. HookDr. Hook 3 2 1Shadows and LightWilson Phillips 6 1 4Rush StreetRichard Marx 7 1 1As Ugly as They Wanna Be (EP)Ugly Kid Joe 9 1 2Angel DustFaith No More 2 1 5The OneElton John 2 3 7The Legend – The Essential CollectionJoe Cocker 4 3 1Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club BandThe Beatles 6 1 2The Complete Tom JonesTom Jones 8 1 11The Greatest Hits: 1966–1992Neil Diamond 1 3 4A Life of Surprises: The Best of Prefab SproutPrefab Sprout 3 1 1Good StuffThe B-52's 8 1 2U.F.OrbThe Orb 1 1 4MTV Unplugged (EP)Mariah Carey 3 1 1Countdown to ExtinctionMegadeth 5 1 1DirtySonic Youth 6 1 4Growing Up in PublicJimmy Nail 2 1 1Your ArsenalMorrissey 4 1 3Welcome to Wherever You AreINXS 1 1 1The Definitive Jim Reeves 1923-1964Jim Reeves 9 1 4Best... IThe Smiths 1 1 2Some Gave AllBilly Ray Cyrus 9 2 4Greatest HitsKylie Minogue 1 1 1Laughing on Judgement DayThunder 2 1 13Take That and Party ♦Take That 2 1 8Tubular Bells IIMike Oldfield 1 2 3Tourism: Songs from Studios, Stages, Hotelrooms & Other Strange PlacesRoxette 2 1 13Unplugged ♦Eric Clapton 2 1 1Paul WellerPaul Weller 8 1 8The Best of Belinda, Volume 1Belinda Carlisle 1 1 1Amused to DeathRoger Waters 8 1 1Copper BlueSugar 10 1 2III Sides to Every StoryExtreme 2 1 9Boss DrumThe Shamen 3 2 2Am I Not Your Girl?Sinéad O'Connor 6 1 18ABBA Gold: Greatest HitsABBA 1 1 1Songs of FreedomBob Marley 10 1 46Automatic for the PeopleR.E.M. 1 4 3UsPeter Gabriel 2 1 13Timeless: The ClassicsMichael Bolton 3 6 1Back to the LightBrian May 6 1 1Greatest HitsThe Police 10 1 3Love SymbolPrince and The New Power Generation 1 1 1Kiss ThisSex Pistols 10 1 13Glittering Prize 81/92Simple Minds 1 3 5EroticaMadonna 2 3 2Once in a Lifetime/Sand in the VaselineTalking Heads 7 2 1Great ExpectationsTasmin Archer 8 1 1AC/DC LiveAC/DC 5 1 1CooleyhighharmonyBoyz II Men 7 1 1Love DeluxeSade 10 1 6Keep the FaithBon Jovi 1 1 2God's Great Banana SkinChris Rea 4 1 11Greatest HitsGloria Estefan 2 2 1Harvest MoonNeil Young 9 1 11Greatest Hits: 1965–1992Cher 1 7 8Pop! The First 20 HitsErasure 1 2 10Live – The Way We Walk, Volume One: The ShortsGenesis 3 3 6The Freddie Mercury AlbumFreddie Mercury 4 1 2The CeltsEnya 10 2
See also 1992 in British music List of number-one albums from the 1990s (UK)
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External links 1992 album chart archive at the Official Charts Company (click on relevant week)