| CASH BOX TOP ALBUMS | ||||
| Green square = bullet (strong upward move) | Week ending JANUARY 7, 1989 | |||
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N O I S S U E P U B L I S H E D T H I S W E E K N O I S S U E P U B L I S H E D T H I S W E E K N O I S S U E P U B L I S H E D T H I S W E E K N O I S S U E P U B L I S H E D T H I S W E E K |
GIVING YOU THE BEST THAT I GOT Anita Baker (Elektra 60827) | 1 | 10 | |
| RATTLE AND HUM U2 (Island 91003) | 2 | 11 | ||
| VOLUME ONE Traveling Wilburys (Wilbury 25796) | 3 | 9 | ||
| APPETITE FOR DESTRUCTION Guns N’ Roses (Geffen 24148) | 4 | 71 | ||
| NEW JERSEY Bon Jovi (Mercury 836 345) | 5 | 14 | ||
| COCKTAIL Original Soundtrack / Various Artists (Elektra 60806) | 6 | 20 | ||
| DON’T BE CRUEL Bobby Brown (MCA 42185) | 7 | 26 | ||
| HYSTERIA Def Leppard (Mercury 830 675) | 8 | 73 | ||
| OPEN UP AND SAY... AHH! Poison (Enigma/Capitol 48493) | 9 | 34 | ||
| DELICATE SOUND OF THUNDER Pink Floyd (Columbia 44484) | 10 | 5 | ||
| G N’ R LIES Guns N’ Roses (Geffen/Uzi Suicide 24198) | 11 | 4 | ||
| SILHOUETTE Kenny G (Arista 8457) | 12 | 12 | ||
| GREEN R.E.M. (Warner Bros. 25795) | 13 | 7 | ||
| TILL I LOVED YOU Barbra Streisand (Columbia 40880) | 14 | 9 | ||
| AMERICAN DREAM Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young (Atlantic 81888) | 15 | 6 | ||
| GREATEST HITS Journey (Columbia 44493) | 16 | 6 | ||
| SHOOTING RUBBERBANDS AT THE STARS Edie Brickell & New Bohemians (Geffen 24192) | 17 | 14 | ||
| REACH FOR THE SKY Ratt (Atlantic 81929) | 18 | 8 | ||
| ANY LOVE Luther Vandross (Epic 44308) | 19 | 12 | ||
| FAITH George Michael (Columbia 40867) | 20 | 60 | ||
| LONG COLD WINTER Cinderella (Mercury 834 612) | 21 | 25 | ||
| GREATEST HITS Fleetwood Mac (Warner Bros. 25801) | 22 | 5 | ||
| KICK INXS (Atlantic 81796) | 23 | 61 | ||
| OU812 Van Halen (Warner Bros. 25732) | 24 | 30 | ||
| SMASHES, THRASHES & HITS Kiss (Mercury 836 427) | 25 | 6 | ||
| HOLD AN OLD FRIEND’S HAND Tiffany (MCA 6267) | 26 | 5 | ||
| TRACY CHAPMAN Tracy Chapman (Elektra 60774) | 27 | 37 | ||
| ... AND JUSTICE FOR ALL Metallica (Elektra 60812) | 28 | 16 | ||
| ROLL WITH IT Steve Winwood (Virgin 90946) | 29 | 27 | ||
| BEAST FROM THE EAST Dokken (Elektra 60823) | 30 | 6 | ||
| WILD WILD WEST Escape Club (Atlantic 81871) | 31 | 17 | ||
| HEART BREAK New Edition (MCA 42207) | 32 | 27 | ||
| NO REST FOR THE WICKED Ozzy Osbourne (CBS Associated 44245) | 33 | 12 | ||
| A FRESH AIRE CHRISTMAS Mannheim Steamroller (American Gramaphone 1988) | 34 | 7 | ||
| EVERYTHING Bangles (Columbia 44056) | 35 | 10 | ||
| ALL THAT JAZZ Breathe (A&M/Virgin 5163) | 36 | 31 | ||
| TELL IT TO MY HEART Taylor Dayne (Arista 8529) | 37 | 51 | ||
| IT TAKES TWO Rob Base & D. J. E-Z Rock (Profile 1267) | 38 | 15 | ||
| KARYN WHITE Karyn White (Warner Bros. 25637) | 39 | 15 | ||
| WINGER Winger (Atlantic 81867) | 40 | 14 | ||
| HAVE YOU SEEN ME LATELY? Sam Kinison (Warner Bros. 25748) | 41 | 7 | ||
| BIG THING Duranduran (Capitol 90958) | 42 | 10 | ||
| IN EFFECT MODE Al B. Sure! (Warner Bros./Uptown 25662) | 43 | 35 | ||
| TALK IS CHEAP Keith Richards (Virgin 90973) | 44 | 12 | ||
| DREAMING #11 Joe Satriani (Relativity 8265) | 45 | 7 | ||
| MAKE IT LAST FOREVER Keith Sweat (Elektra/Vintertainment 60763) | 46 | 56 | ||
| POWER Ice-T (Sire 25765) | 47 | 15 | ||
| INFORMATION SOCIETY Information Society (Tommy Boy/Reprise 25691) | 48 | 23 | ||
| OUT OF ORDER Rod Stewart (Warner Bros. 25684) | 49 | 32 | ||
| 19 Chicago (Reprise/Full Moon 25714) | 50 | 27 | ||
| TIME AND TIDE Basia (Epic 40767) | 51 | 30 | ||
| DIRTY DANCING Original Soundtrack / Various Artists (RCA Victor 6408) | 52 | 68 | ||
| SIMPLE PLEASURES Bobby McFerrin (EMI-Manhattan 48059) | 53 | 39 | ||
| INTROSPECTIVE Pet Shop Boys (EMI-Manhattan 90868) | 54 | 10 | ||
| EAZY-DUZ-IT Eazy-E (Ruthless/Priority 57100) | 55 | 8 | ||
| IMAGINE: JOHN LENNON Original Soundtrack (Capitol 90803) | 56 | 12 | ||
| DANGEROUS AGE Bad Company (Atlantic 81884) | 57 | 18 | ||
| BRITNY FOX Britny Fox (Columbia 44140) | 58 | 23 | ||
| SWASS Sir Mix-A-Lot (Nastymix 70123) | 59 | 36 | ||
| MACHISMO Cameo (Atlanta Artists 836 002) | 60 | 10 | ||
| GUY Guy (MCA 42176) | 61 | 22 | ||
| UP YOUR ALLEY Joan Jett & Blackhearts (Blackheart/CBS Associated 44146) | 62 | 33 | ||
| BUSTER Original Soundtrack / Various Artists (Atlantic 81905) | 63 | 14 | ||
| LABOUR OF LOVE UB40 (A&M/Virgin 4980) | 64 | 60 | ||
| MESSAGES FROM THE BOYS Boys (Motown 6260) | 65 | 11 | ||
| EPONYMOUS R.E.M. (I.R.S. 6262) | 66 | 12 | ||
| HEAVY NOVA Robert Palmer (EMI-Manhattan 48057) | 67 | 26 | ||
| JUST COOLIN’ Levert (Atlantic 81926) | 68 | 8 | ||
| HE’S THE DJ, I’M THE RAPPER D. J. Jazzy Jeff & Fresh Prince (Jive 1091) | 69 | 39 | ||
| MANNHEIM STEAMROLLER CHRISTMAS Mannheim Steamroller (American Gramaphone 1984) | 70 | 26 | ||
| LAP OF LUXURY Cheap Trick (Epic 40922) | 71 | 36 | ||
| NOTHING TO LOSE Eddie Money (Columbia 44302) | 72 | 12 | ||
| HANGIN’ TOUGH New Kids On The Block (Columbia 40985) | 73 | 19 | ||
| STRONGER THAN PRIDE Sade (Epic 44210) | 74 | 32 | ||
| STAY AWAKE (Interpretations Of Music From Vintage Disney Films) Various Aritsts (A&M 3918) | 75 | 10 | ||
| AFFAIR Cherrelle (Tabu 44148) | 76 | 8 | ||
| BAD Michael Jackson (Epic 40600) | 77 | 68 | ||
| REEL LIFE Boy Meets Girl (RCA 8414) | 78 | 9 | ||
| VIVID Living Color (Epic 44099) | 79 | 8 | ||
| A SALT WITH A DEADLY PEPA Salt-N-Pepa (Next Plateau 1011) | 80 | 22 | ||
| KYLIE Kylie Minogue (Geffen 24195) | 81 | 23 | ||
| A VERY SPECIAL CHRISTMAS Various Artists (A&M 3911) | 82 | 19 | ||
| SHORT SHARP SHOCKED Michelle Shocked (Mercury 834 924) | 83 | 15 | ||
| BULLETBOYS BulletBoys (Warner Bros. 25782) | 84 | 9 | ||
| HEART’S HORIZON Al Jarreau (Reprise 25778) | 85 | 6 | ||
| MONEY FOR NOTHING Dire Straits (Warner Bros. 25794) | 86 | 9 | ||
| COPPERHEAD ROAD Steve Earle (Uni 7) | 87 | 10 | ||
| WHEN IN ROME When In Rome (Virgin 90994) | 88 | 15 | ||
| LAND OF DREAMS Randy Newman (Reprise 25773) | 89 | 13 | ||
| 2 HYPE Kid ’N Play (Select 21628) | 90 | 7 | ||
| PEEPSHOW Siouxsie & Banshees (Geffen/Wonderland 24205) | 91 | 16 | ||
| WILL TO POWER Will To Power (Epic 40940) | 92 | 19 | ||
| THE LOVER IN ME Sheena Easton (MCA 44249) | 93 | 7 | ||
| VIXEN Vixen (EMI-Manhattan 46991) | 94 | 13 | ||
| SEE THE LIGHT Jeff Healey Band (Arista 8553) | 95 | 10 | ||
| IN MY TRIBE 10,000 Maniacs (Elektra 60738) | 96 | 57 | ||
| MIDNIGHT STAR Midnight Starr (Solar 72564) | 97 | 12 | ||
| UB40 UB40 (A&M/Virgin 5213) | 98 | 21 | ||
| I WANNA HAVE SOME FUN Samantha Fox (Jive 1150) | 99 | 8 | ||
| A WINTER SOLSTICE II Various Artists (Windham Hill 1077) | 100 | 5 | ||
| DON’T LET LOVE SLIP AWAY Freddie Jackson (Capitol 48987) | 101 | 23 | ||
| SUPERSONIC – THE ALBUM J. J. Fad (Ruthless/Atco 90959) | 102 | 24 | ||
| FISHERMAN’S BLUES Waterboys (Ensign/Chrysalis 41589) | 103 | 6 | ||
| BLOW MY FUSE Kix (Atlantic 81877) | 104 | 14 | ||
| DECEMBER George Winston (Windham Hill 1025) | 105 | 143 | ||
| MELISSA ETHERIDGE Melissa Etheridge (Island 90875) | 106 | 16 | ||
| WHAT UP, DOG? Was (Not Was) (Chrysalis 41664) | 107 | 9 | ||
| LET IT ROLL Little Feat (Warner Bros. 25750) | 108 | 21 | ||
| FOREVER YOUR GIRL Paula Abdul (Virgin 90943) | 109 | 6 | ||
| MY GIFT TO YOU Alexander O’Neal (Tabu 45016) | 110 | 6 | ||
| CK Chaka Khan (Warner Bros. 25707) | 111 | 5 | ||
| EVERYTHING’S DIFFERENT NOW ’Til Tuesday (Epic 44041) | 112 | 8 | ||
| IT TAKES A NATION OF MILLIONS TO HOLD US BACK Public Enemy (Def Jam/Columbia 44303) | 113 | 25 | ||
| THE BEST OF THE ART OF NOISE Art Of Noise (China/Polydor 837 367) | 114 | 5 | ||
| SCROOGED Original Soundtrack / Various Artists (A&M 3921) | 115 | 5 | ||
| LIVING YEARS Mike + Mechanics (Atlantic 81923) | 116 | 8 | ||
| NEGOTIATIONS AND LOVE SONGS 1971-1986 Paul Simon (Warner Bros. 25789) | 117 | 10 | ||
| MOVE SOMETHIN’ 2 Live Crew (Luke Skyywalker 101) | 118 | 34 | ||
| NOTHING’S SHOCKING Jane’s Addiction (Warner Bros. 25727) | 119 | 18 | ||
| STATE OF EUPHORIA Anthrax (Megaforce Worldwide/Island 91004) | 120 | 14 | ||
| 2ND WAVE Surface (Columbia 44284) | 121 | 10 | ||
| DIESEL AND DUST Midnight Oil (Columbia 40967) | 122 | 48 | ||
| LOVING PROOF Ricky Van Shelton (Columbia 44221) | 123 | 13 | ||
| SMALL WORLD Huey Lewis & The News (Chrysalis 41622) | 124 | 22 | ||
| RUFF ’N’ READY Ready For The World (MCA 42198) | 125 | 14 | ||
| RADIO ONE Jimi Hendrix Experience (Rykodisc 20078) | 126 | 7 | ||
| OASIS Roberta Flack (Atlantic 81916) | 127 | 8 | ||
| CONSCIOUS PARTY Ziggy Marley & Melody Makers (Virgin 90878) | 128 | 38 | ||
| THIS WOMAN K.T. Oslin (RCA 8369) | 129 | 15 | ||
| ROCK & ROLL STRATEGY Thirty Eight Special (A&M 5218) | 130 | 11 | ||
| PRIDE White Lion (Atlantic 81768) | 131 | 61 | ||
| ME, MYSELF AND I Cheryl “Pepsii” Riley (Columbia 44409) | 132 | 11 | ||
| THE JOSHUA TREE U2 (Island 90581) | 133 | 93 | ||
| ME AND JOE Rodney O & Joe Cooley (Egyptian Empire 00777) | 134 | 6 | ||
| RAPTURE Anita Baker (Elektra 60444) | 135 | 145 | ||
| LA PISTOLA Y EL CORAZON Los Lobos (Slash/Warner Bros. 25790) | 136 | 11 | ||
| LIFE’S TOO GOOD Sugarcubes (Elektra 60801) | 137 | 30 | ||
| DON’T BE AFRAID OF THE DARK Robert Cray Band (Mercury/Hightone 834 923) | 138 | 20 | ||
| GEMS Aerosmith (Columbia 44487) | 139 | 6 | ||
| GRAB IT! L’Trimm (Atlantic 81925) | 140 | 11 | ||
| QUIET RIOT Quiet Riot (Pasha 40981) | 141 | 8 | ||
| LET’S GET IT STARTED M.C. Hammer (Capitol 90924) | 142 | 11 | ||
| BOINGO ALIVE Oingo Boingo (MCA 8030) | 143 | 13 | ||
| GIPSY KINGS Gipsy Kings (Elektra Musician 60845) | 144 | 4 | ||
| REG STRIKES BACK Elton John (MCA 6240) | 145 | 27 | ||
| BLUE BELL KNOLL Cocteau Twins (Capitol 90892) | 146 | 13 | ||
| OLD 8x10 Randy Travis (Warner Bros. 25738) | 147 | 24 | ||
| UNION Toni Childs (A&M 5175) | 148 | 26 | ||
| LE MYSTERE DES VOIX BULGARES VOLUME 2 Bulgarian State Radio And Television Female Vocal Choir (Elektra / Nonesuch Explorer 79201) | 149 | 3 | ||
| STRICTLY BUSINESS EPMD (Fresh/Sleeping Bag 82006) | 150 | 29 | ||
| SOUL SEARCHIN’ Glenn Frey (MCA 6239) | 151 | 18 | ||
| OUT OF THIS WORLD Europe (Epic 44185) | 152 | 20 | ||
| A GRP CHRISTMAS COLLECTION Various Artists (GRP 9574) | 153 | 3 | ||
| TODAY Today (Motown 6261) | 154 | 5 | ||
| LET IT LOOSE Gloria Estefan & Miami Sound Machine (Epic 40769) | 155 | 82 | ||
| LONG LIVE THE KANE Big Daddy Kane (Cold Chillin’/Warner Bros. 25731) | 156 | 23 | ||
| DAYDREAM NATION Sonic Youth (Enigma/Blast First 75403) | 157 | 9 | ||
| A PLACE LIKE THIS Robbie Nevil (EMI-Manhattan 48359) | 158 | 8 | ||
| IT’S TEE TIME Sweet Tee (Profile 1269) | 159 | 4 | ||
| INTRODUCING THE HARDLINE ACCORDING TO TERRENCE TRENT D’ARBY Terrence Trent D’Arby (Columbia 40964) | 160 | 64 | ||
| RUMBLE Tommy Conwell & Young Rumblers (Columbia 44186) | 161 | 19 | ||
| THE BEST YEARS OF OUR LIVES Neil Diamond (Columbia 45025) | 162 | 2 | ||
| ROCK THE HOUSE D. J. Jazzy Jeff & Fresh Prince (Jive/Word Up 1026) | 163 | 34 | ||
| OUT OF THE BLUE Debbie Gibson (Atlantic 81780) | 164 | 71 | ||
| PEOPLE Hothouse Flowers (London 828 101) | 165 | 18 | ||
| TEENAGE LOVE Slick Rick (Def Jam/Columbia 08139) | 166 | 3 | ||
| THE BEST OF EARTH, WIND & FIRE, VOL. II Earth, Wind & Fire (Columbia/Kalimba 45013) | 167 | 4 | ||
| GREATEST HITS Judds (RCA Victor/Curb 8318) | 168 | 20 | ||
| WHENEVER YOU NEED SOMEBODY Rick Astley (RCA Victor 6822) | 169 | 50 | ||
| ACT A FOOL King Tee (Capitol 90544) | 170 | 5 | ||
| LOVE JUNK Pursuit Of Happiness (Chrysalis 41675) | 171 | 2 | ||
| THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA Original London Cast (Polydor 831 273) | 172 | 61 | ||
| CLOSE-UP David Sanborn (Reprise 25715) | 173 | 26 | ||
| THE INNOCENTS Erasure (Sire/Reprise/Mute 25730) | 174 | 30 | ||
| MORE THAN FRIENDS Jonathan Butler (Jive 1136) | 175 | 12 | ||
| SKINNY (They Can’t Get Enough) Skinny Boys (Jive 1139) | 176 | 3 | ||
| THE GREATEST HITS COLLECTION Bananarama (London 828 127) | 177 | 6 | ||
| MORE DIRTY DANCING Original Soundtrack / Various Artists (RCA Victor 6965) | 178 | 43 | ||
| SURFING WITH THE ALIEN Joe Satriani (Relativity 8193) | 179 | 47 | ||
| IF MY ANCESTORS COULD SEE ME NOW Ivan Neville (Polydor 834 896) | 180 | 3 | ||
| SWEET, DELICIOUS, & MARVELOUS California Raisins (Priority 9755) | 181 | 4 | ||
| NOW AND ZEN Robert Plant (Es Paranza 90863) | 182 | 44 | ||
| THE REAL CHUCKEEBOO Loose Ends (MCA 42196) | 183 | 24 | ||
| 16 LOVERS LANE Go-Betweens (Capitol 91230) | 184 | 2 | ||
| FEEL THE SHAKE Jetboy (MCA 42235) | 185 | 8 | ||
| RICHARD MARX Richard Marx (Manhattan 53049) | 186 | 81 | ||
| 1988 SUMMER OLYMPICS ALBUM / ONE MOMENT IN TIME Various Artists (Arista 8551) | 187 | 16 | ||
| WILD STREAK Hank Williams, Jr. (Warner/Curb 25725) | 188 | 27 | ||
| BIRD Original Soundtrack / Charlie Parker (Columbia 44299) | 189 | 11 | ||
| FOLLOW THE LEADER Eric B. & Rakim (Uni 3) | 190 | 22 | ||
| OVER THE EDGE Hurricane (Enigma 73320) | 191 | 20 | ||
| BUENAS NOCHES FROM A LONELY ROOM Dwight Yoakam (Reprise 25749) | 192 | 21 | ||
| SAVAGE AMUSEMENT Scorpions (Mercury 832 963) | 193 | 36 | ||
| LEGEND Bob Marley & Wailers (Island 90169) | 194 | 50 | ||
| IN GOD WE TRUST Stryper (Enigma 73317) | 195 | 26 | ||
| TRUTH AND SOUL Fishbone (Columbia 40891) | 196 | 16 | ||
| BORN TO BE WILD M.C. Shan (Colid Chillin’/Warner Bros. 25797) | 197 | 10 | ||
| AMNESIA Richard Thompson (Capitol 48845) | 198 | 11 | ||
| KEEPER OF THE SEVEN KEYS PART II Helloween (RCA 8529) | 199 | 12 | ||
| MUSIC FOR THE MASSES Depeche Mode (Sire/Mute 25614) | 200 | 58 | ||
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