THE OFFICIAL NEW ZEALAND'S (R.I.A.N.Z) (Website) CHART'S TOP ALBUMS FOR 1989
No. Song-Artist-Peak Month 1 CROSSROADS-TRACY CHAPMAN-NOVEMBER 2 UNION-TONI CHILDS-April 3 APPETITE FOR DESTRUCTION-GUNS N' ROSES-June 4 A NEW FLAME-SIMPLY RED-July 5 DON'T BE CRUEL-BOBBY BROWN-June 6 RATTLE AND HUM-U2-January 7 THE RAW AND THE COOKED-FINE YOUNG CANNIBALS-April 8 WATERMARK-Enya-April 9 VOLUME ONE-Traveling Wilburys-February 10 OPEN UP AND SAY . . . AAH!-Poison-May 11 The Premiere Collection-Andrew Lloyd Webber-May 12 Melissa Etheridge-Melissa Etheridge-April 13 G N' R Lies-Guns N' Roses-May 14 Like A Prayer-Madonna-April 15 Sunshine On Leith-The Proclaimers-March 16 All Or Nothing At All-Milli Vanilli-October 17 Tour Of Duty-Soundtrack-January 18 Past Present-Clannad-August 19 Greatest Hits-Fleetwood Mac-January 20 Cocktail-Soundtrack-February 21 Tour Of Duty 2 OST-Various Artists-March 22 Beaches Soundtrack-Bette Midler-October 23 Kylie Collection-Kylie Minogue-January 24 Hysteria-Def Leppard-January 25 Everything-The Bangles-April 26 Vivid-Living Colour-May 27 Tracy Chapman-Tracy Chapman-March 28 The Miracle-Queen-July 29 Green-R.E.M.-February 30 Repeat Offender-Richard Marx-October 31 Barnestorming-Jimmy Barnes-February 32 Batman Soundtrack-Prince-August 33 The Motown Songbook-Ruby Turner-January 34 Piano By Candlelight II-Carl Doy-September 35 Mystery Girl-Roy Orbison-March 36 Money For Nothing:The Best Of-Dire Straits-January 37 Conscience-Womack & Womack-May 38 Phantom Of The Opera-Original London Cast-January 39 Shooting Rubberbands At The Stars-Edie Brickell-March 40 Stop!-Sam Brown-August 41 Raw Like Sushi-Neneh Cherry-October 42 Delicate Sound Of Thunder-Pink Floyd-January 43 Southside-Texas-October 44 CLlub Classics:Volume I-Soul II Soul-October 45 The Greatest Hits Collection-Bananarama-January 46 Best Of UB40-UB40-January 47 Sonic Temple-The Cult-May 48 Ten Good Reasons-Jason Donovan-September 49 Popped In Souled Out-Wet Wet Wet-January 50 Forever Your Girl-Paula Abdul-June