UNITED KINGDOM'S (BARRY KOWAL) TOP ALBUMS OF 1989
No.-Album-Artist-Peak Month 1 A NEW FLAME-SIMPLY RED-MARCH 1796 2 TEN GOOD REASONS-JASON DONOVAN-May 1698 3 FOREIGN AFFAIR-TINA TURNER-September 1432 4 ANYTHING FOR YOU-GLORIA ESTEFAN-March 1230 5 DON'T BE CRUEL-BOBBY BROWN-July 1186 6 ROAD TO HELL-CHRIS REA-December 1132 7 THE RAW & THE COOKED-FINE YOUNG CANNIBALS-February 1076 8 CLUB CLASSICS VOLUME I-Soul//Soul-July 1052 9 CUTS BOTH WAYS-Gloria Estefan-August 964 10 ENJOY YOURSELF-Kylie Minogue-October 886 11 The Greatest Hits Collection-Bananarama-January 840 12 Affection-Lisa Stansfield-November 808 13 The Best Of Rod Stewart-Rod Stewart-November 784 14 When The World Knows Your Name-Deacon Blue-April 768 15 Appetite For Destruction-Guns & Roses-July 768 16 Like A Prayer-Madonna-April 726 17 Ancient Heart-Tanita Tikaram-February 634 18 Batman Soundtrack-Prince-June 612 19 Kick-INXS-April 592 20 Raw Like Sushi-Neneh Cherry-June 588 21 The Legendary Roy Orbison-January 588 22 The Miracle-Queen-May 556 23 Past Present-Clannad-May 548 24 Street Fighting Years-Simple Minds-May 528 25 The Twelve Commandments Of Dance-London Boys-July 500 26 Velveteen-Transvision Vamp-July 460 27 Spark To A Flame:The Very Best Of-Chris de Burgh-November 406 28 Jive Bunny:The Album-Jive Bunny And The Mastermixers-December 394 29 Mystery Girl-Roy Orbison-February 378 30 Everything-Bangles-April 376 31 Runaway Horses-Belinda Carlisle-November 368 32 Holding Back The River-Wet Wet Wet-November 366 33 Stronger-Cliff Richard-November 338 34 Level Best-Level 42-November 310 35 Singular Adventures Of The Style Council-The Style Council-March 290 36 We Two Are One-Eurythmics-September 274 37 Wild!-Erasure-October 268 38 Greatest Hits:Billy Ocean-Billy Ocean-November 268 39 The Living Years-Mike And The Mechanics-January 256 40 Stop-Sam Brown-March 244 41 Imagination-Imagination-September 232 42 Paradise-Inner City-May 232 43 All Or Nothing/2 X 2-Milli Vanilli-November 230 44 Crossroads-Tracy Chapman-October 220 45 The Seeds Of Love-Tears For Fears-October 220 46 Spike-Elvis Costello-February 220 47 Blast-Holly Johnson-April 214 48 Adeva-Adeva-September 208 49 Trash-Alice Cooper-August 208 50 Flowers In The Dirt-Paul McCartney-June 208 51 Southside-Texas-March 192 52 The Other Side Of The Mirror-Stevie Nicks-June 186 53 Choices-Blow Monkeys-August 182 54 True Love Ways-Buddy Holly-March 164 55 Addictions Volume 1-Robert Palmer-November 158 56 Pump-Aerosmith-September 154 57 Welcome To The Beautiful South-The Beautiful South-October 144 58 Steel Wheels-Rolling Stones-September 144 59 Rhythm Nation 1814-Janet Jackson-September 142 60 S-Express Original Soundtrack-S-Express-March 140 61 Tin Machine-Tin Machine-May 138 62 Singalongawaryears-Max Bygraves-September 134 63 Storm Front-Billy Joel-October 128 64 Repeat Offender-Richard Marx-September 126 65 Technique-New Order-February 124 66 After The Laughter-Freddie Starr-December 118 67 Aspects Of Love-Original Cast-September 118 68 Themes-Vangelis-July 118 69 Good To Be Back-Natalie Cole-May 118 70 Close-Kim Wilde-January 118 71 Steppin' To The Shadows-The Shadows-May 112 72 Hey Hey It's The Monkees:Greatest Hits-The Monkees-April 112 73 Remote/The Bitter Suite-Hue And Cry-February 110 74 The Sensual World-Kate Bush-October 108 75 Decade-Duran Duran-November 96 76 Sonic Temple-The Cult-April 96 77 Oh Mercy-Bob Dylan-October 94 78 Peace And Love-The Pogues-July 92 79 Mind Bomb-The The-May 92 80 Disintegration-The Cure-May 90 81 The Big Area-Then Jerico-February 90 82 Big Bang-Fuzzbox-August 88 83 Full Moon Fever-Tom Petty-July 84 84 A Night To Remember-Cyndi Lauper-June 82 85 Love Supreme-Diana Ross And The Supremes-January 82 86 Sacred Heart-Shakespear's Sister-August 78 87 The Singles Album-Gladys Knight And The Pips-November 74 88 Jump:The Best Of The Pointer Sisters-The Pointer Sisters-August 74 89 The Time-Bros-October 54 90 Dr. Feelgood-Motley Crue-September 54 91 Hup-The Wonder Stuff-October 52 92 101-Depeche Mode-March 52 93 Results-Liza Minnelli-October 50 94 Season's End-Marillion-October 48 95 Doolittle-Pixies-April 46 96 The Headless Children-WASP-April 46 97 Electric Youth-Debbie Gibson-February 46 98 Scarlet And Other Stories-All About Eve-October 44 99 Kaleidoscope World-Swing Out Sister-May 44 100 Slip Of The Tongue-Whitesnake-November 42 101 Automatic-The Jesus And Mary Chain-October 40 102 Searchlight-Runrig-October 40 103 Roachford-Roachford-February 40 104 At Their Very Best-The Shadows-December 38 105 Neither Fish Nor Flesh-Terence Trent D'Arby-October 38 106 Def Dumb And Blond-Deborah Harry-October 38 107 Hats-Blue Nile Linn-October 38 108 A Show Of Hands-Rush-January 38 109 Porcelain-Julia Fordham-October 36 110 Change-The Alarm-September 36 111 Avalon Sunset-Van Morrison-June 36 112 Best Of Luther Vandross:Best Of Love-Luther Vandross-November 34 113 Anderson Bruford Wakeman Howe-Anderson Bruford Wakeman Howe-July 34 114 Life Is A Dance:The Remix Project-Chaka Khan-May 34 115 1984-1989-Lloyd Cole And The Commotions-April 34 116 New York-Lou Reed-January 34