CASH BOX TOP 200 ALBUMS
Green square = bullet (strong upward move)Week ending FEBRUARY 25, 1989
TWTITLE | Artist (Label) LWWKS
  1APPETITE FOR DESTRUCTION
  Guns N’ Roses (Geffen 24148)		  1 78
  2SHOOTING RUBBERBANDS AT THE STARS
  Edie Brickell & New Bohemians (Geffen 24192)		  2 21
  3DON’T BE CRUEL
  Bobby Brown (MCA 42185)		  3 33
  4VOLUME ONE
  Traveling Wilburys (Wilbury 25796)		  4 16
  5G N’ R LIES
  Guns N’ Roses (Geffen/Uzi Suicide 24198)		  5 11
  6FOREVER YOUR GIRL
  Paula Abdul (Virgin 90943)		  7 13
  7ELECTRIC YOUTH
  Debbie Gibson (Atlantic 81932)		 12  3
  8GIVING YOU THE BEST THAT I GOT
  Anita Baker (Elektra 60827)		  6 17
  9HYSTERIA
  Def Leppard (Mercury 830 675)		  8 80
 10GREEN
  R.E.M. (Warner Bros. 25795)		 10 14
 11NEW JERSEY
  Bon Jovi (Mercury 836 345)		 11 21
 12OPEN UP AND SAY... AHH!
  Poison (Enigma/Capitol 48493)		  9 41
 13MYSTERY GIRL
  Roy Orbison (Virgin 91058)		 55  2
 14SILHOUETTE
  Kenny G (Arista 8457)		 14 19
 15VIVID
  Living Color (Epic 44099)		 19 15
 16KARYN WHITE
  Karyn White (Warner Bros. 25637)		 17 22
 17GREATEST HITS
  Journey (Columbia 44493)		 13 13
 18A SHOW OF HANDS
  Rush (Mercury 836 346)		 20  6
 19GREATEST HITS
  Fleetwood Mac (Warner Bros. 25801)		 15 12
 20WINGER
  Winger (Atlantic 81867)		 22 21
 21RATTLE AND HUM
  U2 (Island 91003)		 16 18
 22PRIDE
  White Lion (Atlantic 81768)		 24 68
 23LOC-ED AFTER DARK
  Tone Loc (Delicious Vinyl/Island 3000)		 68  2
 24TRACY CHAPMAN
  Tracy Chapman (Elektra 60774)		 21 44
 25REACH FOR THE SKY
  Ratt (Atlantic 81929)		 23 15
 26HOLD AN OLD FRIEND’S HAND
  Tiffany (MCA 6267)		 25 12
 27THE GREAT RADIO CONTROVERSY
  Tesla (Geffen 24224)		 61  2
 28BULLETBOYS
  BulletBoys (Warner Bros. 25782)		 29 16
 29HOLD ME IN YOUR ARMS
  Rick Astley (RCA 8569)		 30  5
 30TECHNIQUE
  New Order (Qwest 25845)		 45  3
 31MESSAGES FROM THE BOYS
  Boys (Motown 6260)		 31 18
 32HEART BREAK
  New Edition (MCA 42207)		 27 34
 33COCKTAIL
  Original Soundtrack / Various Artists (Elektra 60806)		 26 27
 34HANGIN’ TOUGH
  New Kids On The Block (Columbia 40985)		 38 26
 35GUY
  Guy (MCA 42176)		 36 29
 36NEW YORK
  Lou Reed (Sire 25829)		 39  5
 37EAZY-DUZ-IT
  Eazy-E (Ruthless/Priority 57100)		 37 15
 38DELICATE SOUND OF THUNDER
  Pink Floyd (Columbia 44484)		 18 12
 39DYLAN & THE DEAD
  Bob Dylan & Grateful Dead (Columbia 45056)		 65  2
 40I WANNA HAVE SOME FUN
  Samantha Fox (Jive 1150)		 40 15
 41OUT OF ORDER
  Rod Stewart (Warner Bros. 25684)		 43 39
 42FAITH
  George Michael (Columbia 40867)		 34 67
 43... AND JUSTICE FOR ALL
  Metallica (Elektra 60812)		 42 23
 44TIME AND TIDE
  Basia (Epic 40767)		 44 37
 45WATERMARK
  Enya (Geffen 24233)		 59  5
 46TELL IT TO MY HEART
  Taylor Dayne (Arista 8529)		 32 58
 47AMERICAN DREAM
  Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young (Atlantic 81888)		 28 13
 48LIVING YEARS
  Mike + Mechanics (Atlantic 81923)		 54 15
 49JUST COOLIN’
  Levert (Atlantic 81926)		 50 15
 50OU812
  Van Halen (Warner Bros. 25732)		 46 37
 51EVERYTHING
  Bangles (Columbia 44056)		 49 17
 52THE LOVER IN ME
  Sheena Easton (MCA 44249)		 53 14
 53IT TAKES TWO
  Rob Base & D. J. E-Z Rock (Profile 1267)		 41 22
 54SMASHES, THRASHES & HITS
  Kiss (Mercury 836 427)		 33 13
 55THE INNOCENTS
  Erasure (Sire/Reprise/Mute 25730)		 57 37
 56COPPERHEAD ROAD
  Steve Earle (Uni 7)		 56 17
 57DON’T TELL A SOUL
  Replacements (Sire/Reprise 25831)		 70  2
 58BEACHES
  Original Soundtrack / Bette Midler (Atlantic 81933)		 66  6
 59THE TRINITY SESSION
  Cowboy Junkies (RCA 8568)		 64  6
 60TODAY
  Today (Motown 6261)		 60 12
 61ANY LOVE
  Luther Vandross (Epic 44308)		 35 19
 62BIG THING
  Duranduran (Capitol 90958)		 47 17
 63LET’S GET IT STARTED
  M.C. Hammer (Capitol 90924)		 67 18
 64KICK
  INXS (Atlantic 81796)		 48 68
 65THE GREAT ADVENTURES OF SLICK RICK
  Slick Rick (Def Jam/Columbia 40513)		 73  6
 66GIPSY KINGS
  Gipsy Kings (Elektra Musician 60845)		 69 11
 673
  Violent Femmes (Slash/Warner Bros. 25819)		 75  5
 68FISHERMAN’S BLUES
  Waterboys (Ensign/Chrysalis 41589)		 72 13
 69UP YOUR ALLEY
  Joan Jett & Blackhearts (Blackheart/CBS Associated 44146)		 51 40
 70LONG COLD WINTER
  Cinderella (Mercury 834 612)		 52 32
 71HEART’S HORIZON
  Al Jarreau (Reprise 25778)		 58 13
 72TILL I LOVED YOU
  Barbra Streisand (Columbia 40880)		 62 16
 73DREAMING #11
  Joe Satriani (Relativity 8265)		 71 14
 74SPIKE
  Elvis Costello (Warner Bros. 25848)		 —  1
 75ROLL WITH IT
  Steve Winwood (Virgin 90946)		 74 34
 76NO REST FOR THE WICKED
  Ozzy Osbourne (CBS Associated 44245)		 76 19
 77INFORMATION SOCIETY
  Information Society (Tommy Boy/Reprise 25691)		 78 30
 78MELISSA ETHERIDGE
  Melissa Etheridge (Island 90875)		 83 23
 792 HYPE
  Kid ’N Play (Select 21628)		 79 14
 80SWASS
  Sir Mix-A-Lot (Nastymix 70123)		 80 43
 81VIXEN
  Vixen (EMI-Manhattan 46991)		 81 20
 82BLOW MY FUSE
  Kix (Atlantic 81877)		 84 21
 8319
  Chicago (Reprise/Full Moon 25714)		 77 34
 84SKID ROW
  Skid Row (Atlantic/Underground 81936)		104  3
 85THE BEST YEARS OF OUR LIVES
  Neil Diamond (Columbia 45025)		 85  9
 86ALL THAT JAZZ
  Breathe (A&M/Virgin 5163)		 82 38
 87BAD
  Michael Jackson (Epic 40600)		 86 75
 88IN EFFECT MODE
  Al B. Sure! (Warner Bros./Uptown 25662)		 88 42
 89MAKE IT LAST FOREVER
  Keith Sweat (Elektra/Vintertainment 60763)		 89 63
 90STRONGER THAN PRIDE
  Sade (Epic 44210)		 90 39
 91LINCOLN
  They Might Be Giants (Bar/None / Restless 72600)		 96  6
 92WHO?
  Tony! Toni! Tone! (Wing 835 549)		 94 35
 93LYLE LOVETT AND HIS LARGE BAND
  Lyle Lovett (MCA/Curb 42263)		 97  3
 94VOICES & IMAGES
  Camouflage (Atlantic 81886)		 95  6
 95WILD WILD WEST
  Escape Club (Atlantic 81871)		 87 24
 96IN DREAMS: THE GREATEST HITS
  Roy Orbison (Virgin 90604)		 98  5
 97SHERIFF
  Sheriff (Capitol 91216)		 63  6
 98LOVE JUNK
  Pursuit Of Happiness (Chrysalis 41675)		 99  9
 99SOUTHERN STAR
  Alabama (RCA 8587)		109  2
100POWER
  Ice-T (Sire 25765)		100 22
101KYLIE
  Kylie Minogue (Geffen 24195)		 91 30
102WHAT UP, DOG?
  Was (Not Was) (Chrysalis 41664)		106 16
103SHORT SHARP SHOCKED
  Michelle Shocked (Mercury 834 924)		102 22
104REEL LIFE
  Boy Meets Girl (RCA 8414)		 92 16
105IT TAKES A NATION OF MILLIONS TO HOLD US BACK
  Public Enemy (Def Jam/Columbia 44303)		105 32
106NOTHING TO LOSE
  Eddie Money (Columbia 44302)		111 19
107HAVE YOU SEEN ME LATELY?
  Sam Kinison (Warner Bros. 25748)		 93 14
108BLUEBIRD
  Emmylou Harris (Reprise 25776)		110  4
109BRITNY FOX
  Britny Fox (Columbia 44140)		101 30
110LIFE IS...TOO $HORT
  Too $hort (Jive/RCA 1149)		127  2
111ACT A FOOL
  King Tee (Capitol 90544)		113 12
112EPONYMOUS
  R.E.M. (I.R.S. 6262)		115 19
113THE RIGHT STUFF
  Vanessa Williams (Wing 835 694)		119 16
114OH YES I CAN
  David Crosby (A&M 5232)		121  2
115MOVE SOMETHIN’
  2 Live Crew (Luke Skyywalker 101)		116 41
116CALM ANIMALS
  The Fixx (RCA 8561)		133  4
117WHAT TIME IS IT? IT’S GUCCI TIME
  Gucci Crew II (Gucci 3309)		120  5
118DANGEROUS AGE
  Bad Company (Atlantic 81884)		103 25
119NOTHING’S SHOCKING
  Jane’s Addiction (Warner Bros. 25727)		123 25
120DIRTY DANCING
  Original Soundtrack / Various Artists (RCA Victor 6408)		114 75
121A SALT WITH A DEADLY PEPA
  Salt-N-Pepa (Next Plateau 1011)		112 29
122SURFING WITH THE ALIEN
  Joe Satriani (Relativity 8193)		126 54
123DIRTY ROTTEN FILTHY STINKING RICH
  Warrant (Columbia 44383)		155  2
124HEAVY NOVA
  Robert Palmer (EMI-Manhattan 48057)		117 33
125SIMPLE PLEASURES
  Bobby McFerrin (EMI-Manhattan 48059)		122 46
126BEAST FROM THE EAST
  Dokken (Elektra 60823)		107 13
127TALK IS CHEAP
  Keith Richards (Virgin 90973)		118 19
128IN MY TRIBE
  10,000 Maniacs (Elektra 60738)		125 64
129GERALD ALSTON
  Gerald Alston (Motown 6265)		136  4
130JULIA FORDHAM
  Julia Fordham (Virgin 90955)		131  6
1312ND WAVE
  Surface (Columbia 44284)		132 17
132HOUSE OF LORDS
  House Of Lords (RCA/Simmons 8530)		134  3
133MACHISMO
  Cameo (Atlanta Artists 836 002)		108 17
134LAP OF LUXURY
  Cheap Trick (Epic 40922)		135 43
135LABOUR OF LOVE
  UB40 (A&M/Virgin 4980)		129 67
136INTROSPECTIVE
  Pet Shop Boys (EMI-Manhattan 90868)		130 17
137GREATEST HITS
  Judds (RCA Victor/Curb 8318)		137 27
138SKELETONS IN THE CLOSET: THE BEST OF OINGO BOINGO
  Oingo Boingo (A&M 5217)		144  4
139FOR THE LONELY: A ROY ORBISON ANTHOLOGY, 1956-1965
  Roy Orbison (Rhino 71493)		143  6
140OLD 8x10
  Randy Travis (Warner Bros. 25738)		140 31
141UNION
  Toni Childs (A&M 5175)		141 33
142SHADAY
  Ofra Haza (Sire 25816)		145  6
143ANSWERS TO NOTHING
  Midge Ure (Chrysalis 41649)		148  3
144PICTURES FROM THE FRONT
  Jon Butcher (Capitol/Pasha 90238)		149  4
145THE STARS WE ARE
  Marc Almond (Capitol/Some Bizarre 91042)		146  4
146HEAVEN
  Bebe & Cece Winans (Capitol 90959)		147  3
147THIS WOMAN
  K.T. Oslin (RCA 8369)		142 22
148MARTIKA
  Martika (Columbia 44290)		160  4
149GREATEST HITS III
  Hank Williams, Jr. (Warner/Curb 25834)		 —  1
150ANIMAL
  Bar-Kays (Mercury 836 774)		153  3
151MAXI PRIEST
  Maxi Priest (Virgin 90957)		152  6
152ALL MIXED UP
  Alexander O’Neal (Tabu 44492)		 —  1
153K-9 POSSE
  K-9 Posse (Arista 8569)		169  2
154OLIVER & COMPANY
  Original Soundtrack /J.A.C. Redford, et al. (Walt Disney 64101)		154  4
155ME AND JOE
  Rodney O & Joe Cooley (Egyptian Empire 00777)		139 13
156BELIEF
  Nitzer Ebb (Geffen/Mute 24213)		138  4
157TEQUILA SUNRISE
  Original Soundtrack / Various Artists (Capitol 91185)		165  4
158HE’S THE DJ, I’M THE RAPPER
  D. J. Jazzy Jeff & Fresh Prince (Jive 1091)		151 46
159CK
  Chaka Khan (Warner Bros. 25707)		150 12
160FABULOUS DISASTER
  Exodus (Combat 2001)		 —  1
161PYROMANIA
  Def Leppard (Mercury 810 308)		161 82
162RADIO ONE
  Jimi Hendrix Experience (Rykodisc 20078)		164 14
163WHEN IN ROME
  When In Rome (Virgin 90994)		156 22
164GRAB IT!
  L’Trimm (Atlantic 81925)		158 18
165BUSTER
  Original Soundtrack / Various Artists (Atlantic 81905)		124 21
166OUT OF THE BLUE
  Debbie Gibson (Atlantic 81780)		168 78
167BOYS CLUB
  Boys Club (MCA 42242)		163  5
168LOVING PROOF
  Ricky Van Shelton (Columbia 44221)		171 20
169LE MYSTERE DES VOIX BULGARES VOLUME 2
  Bulgarian State Radio And Television Female Vocal Choir (Elektra / Nonesuch
  Explorer 79201)		162 10
170THE FIRST OF A MILLION KISSES
  Fairground Attraction (RCA 8596)		172  2
171THE JOSHUA TREE
  U2 (Island 90581)		173100
172SUBSTANCE
  New Order (Qwest 25621)		175 64
173RAPTURE
  Anita Baker (Elektra 60444)		174152
174ANCIENT HEART
  Tanita Tikaram (Reprise 25839)		 —  1
175RUMBLE
  Tommy Conwell & Young Rumblers (Columbia 44186)		166 26
176IMAGINE: JOHN LENNON
  Original Soundtrack (Capitol 90803)		159 19
177SEE THE LIGHT
  Jeff Healey Band (Arista 8553)		157 17
178WHERE’S THE PARTY AT?
  Cash Money & Marvelous (Sleeping Bag 42016)		 —  1
179ROCK & ROLL STRATEGY
  Thirty Eight Special (A&M 5218)		178 18
180THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA
  Original London Cast (Polydor 831 273)		177 68
181MONEY FOR NOTHING
  Dire Straits (Warner Bros. 25794)		179 16
182WHENEVER YOU NEED SOMEBODY
  Rick Astley (RCA Victor 6822)		182 57
183NEGOTIATIONS AND LOVE SONGS 1971-1986
  Paul Simon (Warner Bros. 25789)		180 17
184AFFAIR
  Cherrelle (Tabu 44148)		183 15
185MIDNIGHT STAR
  Midnight Starr (Solar 72564)		181 19
186BLUE BELL KNOLL
  Cocteau Twins (Capitol 90892)		184 20
187STAY AWAKE (Interpretations Of Music From Vintage Disney Films)
  Various Aritsts (A&M 3918)		128 17
188IT’S TEE TIME
  Sweet Tee (Profile 1269)		187 11
189SUPERSONIC – THE ALBUM
  J. J. Fad (Ruthless/Atco 90959)		167 31
190CONSCIOUS PARTY
  Ziggy Marley & Melody Makers (Virgin 90878)		189 45
191THE BEST OF THE ART OF NOISE
  Art Of Noise (China/Polydor 837 367)		170 12
192LET IT LOOSE
  Gloria Estefan & Miami Sound Machine (Epic 40769)		192 89
193STRICTLY BUSINESS
  EPMD (Fresh/Sleeping Bag 82006)		186 36
194IF MY ANCESTORS COULD SEE ME NOW
  Ivan Neville (Polydor 834 896)		193 10
195DON’T LET LOVE SLIP AWAY
  Freddie Jackson (Capitol 48987)		196 30
196EVERYTHING’S DIFFERENT NOW
  ’Til Tuesday (Epic 44041)		194 15
197LET IT ROLL
  Little Feat (Warner Bros. 25750)		199 28
198LIFE’S TOO GOOD
  Sugarcubes (Elektra 60801)		191 37
199SMALL WORLD
  Huey Lewis & The News (Chrysalis 41622)		195 29
200TWINS
  Original Soundtrack / Various Artists (WTG 45036)		176  4
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