BILLBOARD MAGAZINE'S (BARRY KOWAL) TOP ALBUMS OF 1994

No.-Album-Artist-Peak Month
   1-II-BOYZ/MEN-MOTOWN-SEPTEMBER                                                2452
   2-THE LION KING-SOUNDTRACK-WALT DISNEY-August                           2200
   3-MUSIC BOX-MARIAH CAREY-COLUMBIA-January                               2106
   4-THE SIGN-ACE OF BASE-Arista-March                                     1834
   5-AUGUST AND EVERYTHING AFTER-COUNTING CROWS-Geffen-March               1782
   6-HELL FREEZES OVER-EAGLES-Geffen-November                              1592
   7-SMASH-OFFSPRING-Epitaph-October                                       1488
   8-TONI BRAXTON-Laface-March                                             1472
   9-NOT A MOMENT TOO SOON-TIM McGRAW-Curb-May                             1166
  10-12 PLAY-R.KELLY-Jive-March                                            1016
  11-Purple-Stone Temple Pilots-Atlantic-June                               928
  12-Soundtrack-Forrest Gump-Epic-August                                    828
  13-Above The Rim-Soundtrack-Interscope-June                               778
  14-Superunknown-Sound Garden-A&M-March                                    714
  15-MTV Unplugged In New York-Nirvana-Geffen-November                      704
  16-Regulate...-G Funk Era-Violator-June                                   702
  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-The Colour Of My Love-Celine Dion-Epic-March                           612
  21-So Far So Good-Bryan Adams-A&M-January                                 610
  22-Tom Petty s Greatest Hits-MCA-February                                 590
  23-Vitalogy-Pearl Jam-Epic-December                                       570
  24-Candlebox-Maverick-August                                              540
  25-Wildflowers-Tom Petty-Warner Brothers-December                         534
  26-The Cross Of Changes-Enigma-Charisma-May                               456
  27-From The Cradle-Eric Clapton-Duck-September                            436
  28-Big Ones-Aerosmith-Geffen-November                                     424
  29-All-4-One-Blitzz-June                                                  420
  30-The Crow-Soundtrack-Interscope-June                                    412
  31-Miracles The Holiday Album-Kenny G-Arista-December                     410
  32-Very Necessary-Salt  n Pepa-Next Plateau-March                         392
  33-Longing In Their Hearts-Bonnie Raitt-Capitol-April                     362
  34-Voodoo Lounge-Rolling Stones-Virgin-August                             356
  35-Merry Christmas-Mariah Carey-Columbia-December                         350
  36-Kickin' It Up-John Michael Montgomery-Atlantic-February                302
  37-Rhythm Of Love-Anita Baker-Elektra-September                           298
  38-Murder Was The Case Soundtrack-Interscope-November                     286
  39-Diary Of A Mad Band-Jodeci-Uptown-January                              260
  40-Live At The Acropolis-Yanni-Private Music-April                        248
  41-Read My Mind-Reba McEntire-MCA-May                                     206
  42-Ill Communication-Beastie Boys-Capitol-June                            204
  43-God Shuffled His Feet-Crash Test Dummies-Arista-May                    192
  44-Jar Of Flies-Alice In Chains-Columbia-February                         188
  45-Songs-Luthur Vandross-Epic-October                                     186
  46-Who I Am-Alan Jackson-Arista-July                                      176
  47-Bedtime Stories-Moadonna-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-Three Tenors In Concert-Carreras,Domingo,Pavarotti-Atlantic-September  138
 53-When Love Finds You-Vince Gill-MCA-June                                136
 54-Greatest Hits-Bob Seger & Silver Bullet Band-Capitol-November          122
 55-Get Up On It-Keith Sweat-Elektra-July                                  122
 56-Duets II-Frank Sinatra-Capitol-December                                120
 57-Swampophelia-Indigo Girls-Epic-May                                     118
 58-Far Beyond Driven-Pantera-East West-April                              114
 59-The Downward Spiral-Nine Inch Nails-Nothing-March                       98
 60-Pisces Iscariot-Smashing Pumpkins-Virgin-October                        96
 61-Fruitcakes-Jimm Buffet-Margaritaville-June                              96
 62-No Quarter-Jimmy Page & Robert Plant-Atlantic-November                  94
 63-We Come Strapped-MC Eiht Featuring CMW-Epic-August                      92
 64-Walk On-Boston-MCA-June                                                 84
 65-Hold Me,Thrill Me,Kiss Me-Gloria Estefan-Epic-November                  84
 66-Stones In  The Road-Mary Chapin Carpenter-Columbia-November             82
 67-Best Of Sade-Epic-November                                              78
 68-The Concert-Barbara Streisand-Columbia-October                          78
 69-Creepin On Ah Come Up-Bone Thugs N Harmony-Ruthless-October             76
 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-Dare Iz A Darkside-Redman-Island-December                               36
 90-Reality Bites-Sountrack-RCA-March                                       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