The UK Rock & Metal Albums Chart is a record chart which ranks the best-selling rock and heavy metal albums in the United Kingdom. In 1993, the chart was compiled by Gallup and published in Hit Music magazine every two weeks. During the year, 25 charts were published with 13 albums at number one. The first number-one album of the year was Incesticide by Nirvana, which topped the first two charts of the year. The last number-one album of the year was Bat Out of Hell II: Back into Hell by Meat Loaf. Bat Out of Hell II was also the most successful album of the year on the chart, spending a total of 13 weeks at number one, as well as the overall best-selling album of the year in the UK.
Chart history
+KeyIndicates best-selling rock album of 1993 Issue dateAlbumArtist(s)Record label(s)Ref.16 JanuaryIncesticideNirvanaGeffen30 January13 FebruaryJamLittle AngelsPolydor27 FebruaryPure Cult: for Rockers, Ravers, Lovers, and SinnersThe CultBeggars Banquet13 MarchAre You Gonna Go My WayLenny KravitzVirgin27 March17 AprilPowertrippin'The AlmightyPolydor1 MayGet a GripAerosmithGeffen15 May29 MaySound of White NoiseAnthraxElektra12 JuneFate of NationsRobert PlantEs Paranza26 JuneKeep the FaithBon JoviJambco10 JulyGold Against the SoulManic Street PreachersColumbia24 JulyBigger, Better, Faster, More!4 Non BlondesInterscope7 August21 August4 SeptemberKeep the FaithBon JoviJambco18 SeptemberBat Out of Hell II: Back into Hell Meat LoafVirgin2 October16 October30 October13 November27 November11 December"The Spaghetti Incident?"Guns N' RosesGeffen25 DecemberBat Out of Hell II: Back into Hell Meat LoafVirgin
See also 1993 in British music List of UK Rock & Metal Singles Chart number ones of 1993
References
External links Official UK Rock & Metal Albums Chart Top 40 at the Official Charts Company