CASH BOX MAGAZINE’S (BARRY KOWAL) TOP ALBUMS FOR 1989
No. Album-Artist-Label-Peak Month 1 DON'T BE CRUEL-BOBBY BROWN-FEBRUARY 2476 2 HANGIN' TOUGH-NEW KIDS ON THE BLOCK-September 2188 3 JANET JACKSON'S RHYTHM NATION 1814-JANET JACKSON-November 2090 4 FULL MOON FEVER-TOM PETTY-July 2086 5 THE RAW & THE COOKED-FINE YOUNG CANNIBALS-July 1762 6 TRAVELING WILBURYS VOL.I-TRAVELING WILBURYS-January 1356 7 PUMP-AEROSMITH-October 1294 8 G N'R LIES-Guns & Roses-May 1214 9 STORMFRONT-Billy Joel-December 1202 10 LIKE A PRAYER-Madonna-May 1064 11 Steel Wheels-Rolling Stones-October 1030 12 Beaches Soundtrack-June 874 13 Loc-Ed After Dark-Tone Loc-March 844 14 Keep On Movin'-Soul//Soul-September 806 15 Electric Youth-Debbie Gibson-March 792 16 Batman Soundtrack-Prince-August 744 17 End Of The Innocence-Don Henley-September 682 18 Green-R.E.M.-February 680 19 Vivid-Living Colour-May 648 20 Mystery Girl-Roy Orbison-March 612 21 Dr. Feelgood-Motley Crue-October 606 22 Shooting Rubberbands At The Stars-Edie Brickell & New Bohemians-February 540 23 Skid Row-Skid Row-September 520 24 Sonic Temple-The Cult-June 520 25 Repeat Offender-Richard Marx-September 480 26 Stone Cold Rhythm-Young M.C.-December 426 27 Disintegration-The Cure-June 404 28 Walking With A Panther-L.L. Cool J-Def Jam-August 390 29 Crossroads-Tracy Chapman-Elektra-November 354 30 Blind Man's Zoo-10,000 Maniacs-Elektra-July 336 31 The Seeds Of Love-Tears For Fears-November 286 32 Cuts Both Ways-Gloria Estefan-September 274 33 Live Delicate Sound Of Thunder-Pink Floyd-January 270 34 Big Daddy-John Cougar Mellencamp-Polygram-June 268 35 Twice Shy-Great White-July 262 36 3 Feet High And Rising-De La Soul-June 210 37 Merry Christmas-New Kids On The Block-Columbia-December 202 38 Slip Of The Tongue-Whitesnake-December 170 39 Heart Of Stone-Cher-October 152 40 Greatest Hits-Journey-February 150 41 Karyn White-Karyn White-March 136 42 Paul's Boutique-Beastie Boys-September 128 43 Dirty Rotten Filthy Stinking Rich-Warrant-September 110 44 The Other Side Of The Mirror-Stevie Nicks-Modern-July 106 45 Love And Rockets-Big Time-August 102 46 Greatest Hits-Fleetwood Mac-February 34