These are the Billboard magazine number-one albums of 1992, per the Billboard 200.
† | Indicates best performing album of 1992 |
Issue date | Album | Artist(s) | Label(s) | Sales | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
January 4 | Dangerous | Michael Jackson | Epic | 370,000 | [1] [2] |
January 11 | Nevermind | Nirvana | Geffen | 373,520 | [3] [4] |
January 18 | Ropin' the Wind † | Garth Brooks | Capitol | 260,000 | [5] [6] |
January 25 | 160,500 | [7] [8] | |||
February 1 | Nevermind | Nirvana | Geffen | 134,000 | [9] [10] |
February 8 | Ropin' the Wind † | Garth Brooks | Capitol | 168,000 | [11] [12] |
February 15 | 190,000 | [13] [14] | |||
February 22 | N/A | [15] | |||
February 29 | N/A | [16] | |||
March 7 | N/A | [17] | |||
March 14 | N/A | [18] | |||
March 21 | 104,000 | [19] [20] | |||
March 28 | 110,000 | [21] [22] | |||
April 4 | Wayne's World | Soundtrack | Reprise | 108,000 | [23] [24] |
April 11 | 110,000 | [25] [26] | |||
April 18 | Adrenalize | Def Leppard | Mercury | 380,000 | [27] [28] |
April 25 | 261,000 | [29] [30] | |||
May 2 | N/A | [31] | |||
May 9 | N/A | [32] | |||
May 16 | 123,000 | [33] [34] | |||
May 23 | Totally Krossed Out | Kris Kross | Ruffhouse/ Columbia | 137,000 | [35] [36] |
May 30 | The Southern Harmony and Musical Companion | The Black Crowes | Def American | 142,000 | [37] [38] |
June 6 | Totally Krossed Out | Kris Kross | Ruffhouse | 112,000 | [39] [40] |
June 13 | Some Gave All | Billy Ray Cyrus | Mercury | 122,000 | [41] [42] |
June 20 | 160,000 | [43] [44] | |||
June 27 | N/A | [45] | |||
July 4 | N/A | [46] | |||
July 11 | N/A | [47] | |||
July 18 | N/A | [48] | |||
July 25 | N/A | [49] | |||
August 1 | 205,000 | [50] [51] | |||
August 8 | 172,000 | [52] [53] | |||
August 15 | N/A | [54] | |||
August 22 | N/A | [55] | |||
August 29 | N/A | [56] | |||
September 5 | 144,000 | [57] [58] | |||
September 12 | 118,000 | [59] [60] | |||
September 19 | 118,000 | [61] [62] | |||
September 26 | 120,000 | [63] [64] | |||
October 3 | 133,000 | [65] [66] | |||
October 10 | The Chase | Garth Brooks | Liberty | 403,000 | [67] [68] |
October 17 | 413,000 | [69] [70] | |||
October 24 | 338,000 | [71] [72] | |||
October 31 | 220,000 | [73] [74] | |||
November 7 | 171,000 | [75] [76] | |||
November 14 | 148,000 | [77] [78] | |||
November 21 | Timeless: The Classics | Michael Bolton | Columbia | N/A | [79] |
November 28 | The Chase | Garth Brooks | Liberty | N/A | [80] |
December 5 | The Predator | Ice Cube | Lench Mob/ Priority | 193,000 | [81] [82] |
December 12 | The Bodyguard | Whitney Houston / Soundtrack | Arista | 292,000 | [83] [84] |
December 19 | 410,000 | [85] [86] | |||
December 26 | 574,000 | [87] [88] |
These are the Billboard magazine number-one albums of 1992, per the Billboard 200.
† | Indicates best performing album of 1992 |
Issue date | Album | Artist(s) | Label(s) | Sales | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
January 4 | Dangerous | Michael Jackson | Epic | 370,000 | [1] [2] |
January 11 | Nevermind | Nirvana | Geffen | 373,520 | [3] [4] |
January 18 | Ropin' the Wind † | Garth Brooks | Capitol | 260,000 | [5] [6] |
January 25 | 160,500 | [7] [8] | |||
February 1 | Nevermind | Nirvana | Geffen | 134,000 | [9] [10] |
February 8 | Ropin' the Wind † | Garth Brooks | Capitol | 168,000 | [11] [12] |
February 15 | 190,000 | [13] [14] | |||
February 22 | N/A | [15] | |||
February 29 | N/A | [16] | |||
March 7 | N/A | [17] | |||
March 14 | N/A | [18] | |||
March 21 | 104,000 | [19] [20] | |||
March 28 | 110,000 | [21] [22] | |||
April 4 | Wayne's World | Soundtrack | Reprise | 108,000 | [23] [24] |
April 11 | 110,000 | [25] [26] | |||
April 18 | Adrenalize | Def Leppard | Mercury | 380,000 | [27] [28] |
April 25 | 261,000 | [29] [30] | |||
May 2 | N/A | [31] | |||
May 9 | N/A | [32] | |||
May 16 | 123,000 | [33] [34] | |||
May 23 | Totally Krossed Out | Kris Kross | Ruffhouse/ Columbia | 137,000 | [35] [36] |
May 30 | The Southern Harmony and Musical Companion | The Black Crowes | Def American | 142,000 | [37] [38] |
June 6 | Totally Krossed Out | Kris Kross | Ruffhouse | 112,000 | [39] [40] |
June 13 | Some Gave All | Billy Ray Cyrus | Mercury | 122,000 | [41] [42] |
June 20 | 160,000 | [43] [44] | |||
June 27 | N/A | [45] | |||
July 4 | N/A | [46] | |||
July 11 | N/A | [47] | |||
July 18 | N/A | [48] | |||
July 25 | N/A | [49] | |||
August 1 | 205,000 | [50] [51] | |||
August 8 | 172,000 | [52] [53] | |||
August 15 | N/A | [54] | |||
August 22 | N/A | [55] | |||
August 29 | N/A | [56] | |||
September 5 | 144,000 | [57] [58] | |||
September 12 | 118,000 | [59] [60] | |||
September 19 | 118,000 | [61] [62] | |||
September 26 | 120,000 | [63] [64] | |||
October 3 | 133,000 | [65] [66] | |||
October 10 | The Chase | Garth Brooks | Liberty | 403,000 | [67] [68] |
October 17 | 413,000 | [69] [70] | |||
October 24 | 338,000 | [71] [72] | |||
October 31 | 220,000 | [73] [74] | |||
November 7 | 171,000 | [75] [76] | |||
November 14 | 148,000 | [77] [78] | |||
November 21 | Timeless: The Classics | Michael Bolton | Columbia | N/A | [79] |
November 28 | The Chase | Garth Brooks | Liberty | N/A | [80] |
December 5 | The Predator | Ice Cube | Lench Mob/ Priority | 193,000 | [81] [82] |
December 12 | The Bodyguard | Whitney Houston / Soundtrack | Arista | 292,000 | [83] [84] |
December 19 | 410,000 | [85] [86] | |||
December 26 | 574,000 | [87] [88] |