CASH BOX TOP 200 ALBUMS
Black square = bullet (strong upward move)Week ending JANUARY 20, 1990
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  1GIRL YOU KNOW IT’S TRUE (Arista 8592)
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  2... BUT SERIOUSLY (Atlantic 82052)
...... Phil Collins		  8
  3STORM FRONT (Columbia 44366)
...... Billy Joel		 12
  4COSMIC THING (Reprise 25854)
...... B-52’s		 28
  5JANET JACKSON’S RHYTHM NATION 1814 (A&M 3920)
...... Janet Jackson		 16
  6FOREVER YOUR GIRL (Virgin 90943)
...... Paula Abdul		 60
  7STEEL WHEELS (Rolling Stones 45333)
...... Rolling Stones		 19
  8HANGIN’ TOUGH (Columbia 40985)
...... New Kids On The Block		 73
  9CRY LIKE A RAINSTORM – HOWL LIKE THE WIND (Elektra 60872)
...... Linda Ronstadt (featuring Aaron Neville)		 14
 10PUMP (Geffen 24254)
...... Aerosmith		 17
 11BACK ON THE BLOCK (Qwest/Warner Bros. 26020)
...... Quincy Jones		  7
 12FULL MOON FEVER (MCA 6253)
...... Tom Petty		 37
 13JOURNEYMAN (Reprise 26074)
...... Eric Clapton		  9
 14MERRY, MERRY CHRISTMAS (Columbia 45280)
...... New Kids On The Block		 14
 15STONE COLD RHYMIN’ (Delicious Vinyl 91309)
...... Young M.C.		 18
 16DANCE!...YA KNOW IT! (MCA 6342)
...... Bobby Brown		  8
 17DR. FEELGOOD (Elektra 60829)
...... Motley Crue		 18
 18KEEP ON MOVIN’ (Virgin 91267)
...... Soul II Soul		 29
 19SLIP OF THE TONGUE (Geffen 24249)
...... Whitesnake		  9
 20PRESTO (Atlantic 82040)
...... Rush		  8
 21REPEAT OFFENDER (EMI 90380)
...... Richard Marx		 36
 22CROSSROADS (Elektra 60888)
...... Tracy Chapman		 14
 23LIVE (Arista 8613)
...... Kenny G		  7
 24THE BEST OF LUTHER VANDROSS...THE BEST OF LOVE (Epic 45320)
...... Luther Vandross		 12
 25HEART OF STONE (Geffen 24239)
...... Cher		 27
 26TENDER LOVER (Solar 45288)
...... Babyface		 26
 27SKID ROW (Atlantic/Underground 81936)
...... Skid Row		 50
 28SOUL PROVIDER (Columbia 45012)
...... Michael Bolton		 26
 29THE END OF THE INNOCENCE (Geffen 24217)
...... Don Henley		 28
 30FLYING IN A BLUE DREAM (Relativity 88561)
...... Joe Satriani		 10
 31AS NASTY AS THEY WANNA BE (Luke Skyywalker 107)
...... 2 Live Crew		 27
 32THE SEEDS OF LOVE (Fontana 838 730)
...... Tears For Fears		 16
 33TRASH (Epic 45137)
...... Alice Cooper		 24
 34FREEDOM (Reprise 25899)
...... Neil Young		 14
 35BAD ENGLISH (Epic 45083)
...... Bad English		 28
 36NEW KIDS ON THE BLOCK (Columbia 40475)
...... New Kids On The Block		 15
 37WE TOO ARE ONE (Arista 8606)
...... Eurythmics		 17
 38THE DISREGARD OF TIMEKEEPING (WTG 45009)
...... Bonham		 16
 39A COLLECTION: GREATEST HITS... AND MORE (Columbia 45369)
...... Barbra Streisand		 14
 40LIKE A PRAYER (Sire 25844)
...... Madonna		 42
 41THE SENSUAL WORLD (Columbia 44164)
...... Kate Bush		 12
 42THE RAW & THE COOKED (I.R.S./MCA 6273)
...... Fine Young Cannibals		 46
 43MOTHER’S MILK (EMI 92152)
...... Red Hot Chili Peppers		 20
 44BRAVE AND CRAZY (Island 91285)
...... Melissa Etheridge		 16
 45GREATEST HITS 1982-1989 (Reprise/Full Moon 26080)
...... Chicago		  6
 46THE GREAT RADIO CONTROVERSY (Geffen 24224)
...... Tesla		 40
 47LOOK SHARP! (EMI 91098)
...... Roxette		 40
 48THE INCREDIBLE BASE (Profile 1285)
...... Rob Base		  6
 49STORYTELLER – THE COMPLETE ANTHOLOGY: 1964-1990 (Warner Bros. 25987)
...... Rod Stewart		  7
 50PUMP UP THE JAM (SBK 93422)
...... Technotronic		  5
 51CUTS BOTH WAYS (Epic 45217)
...... Gloria Estefan		 26
 52NO HOLDIN’ BACK (Warner Bros. 25988)
...... Randy Travis		 14
 53THE ALBUM (Atco/Music Factory 91322)
...... Jive Bunny & Mixmasters		  4
 54CAN’T FIGHT FATE (Arista 8581)
...... Taylor Dayne		 10
 55AND IN THIS CORNER... (Jive 1188)
...... D. J. Jazzy Jeff & Fresh Prince		 10
 56BIG TYME (MCA 42302)
...... Heavy D. & Boyz		 30
 57RUNAWAY HORSES (MCA 6339)
...... Belinda Carlisle		 13
 58DECADE (Capitol 93178)
...... Duran Duran		  6
 59BLOW MY FUSE (Atlantic 81877)
...... Kix		 52
 60BEST OF ROCKERS ’N’ BALLADS (Mercury 842 002)
...... Scorpions		  8
 61FLYING COWBOYS (Geffen 24246)
...... Rickie Lee Jones		 15
 62DON’T BE CRUEL (MCA 42185)
...... Bobby Brown		 80
 63ONE NIGHT OF SIN (Capitol 92861)
...... Joe Cocker		 19
 64LEGACY (RCA 9694)
...... Poco		 18
 65BUILT TO LAST (Arista 8575)
...... Grateful Dead		 10
 66DISINTEGRATION (Elektra 60855)
...... The Cure		 36
 67LARGE AND IN CHARGE (MCA 6354)
...... Chunky A		  5
 68HAPPY ANNIVERSARY, CHARLIE BROWN! (GRP 9596)
...... Various Artists		 10
 69DIRTY ROTTEN FILTHY STINKING RICH (Columbia 44383)
...... Warrant		 49
 70GREATEST HITS SOUND OF MONEY (Columbia 45381)
...... Eddie Money		  6
 71FOREIGN AFFAIR (Capitol 91873)
...... Tina Turner		 16
 72HOT IN THE SHADE (Mercury 838 913)
...... Kiss		 12
 73THE ICEBERG / FREEDOM OF SPEECH... JUST WATCH WHAT YOU SAY (Sire/
Warner Bros. 26028)
...... Ice-T		 13
 74THE CACTUS ALBUM (Def Jam/Columbia 45415)
...... 3rd Bass		  8
 75SEMINAR (Nastymix 70150)
...... Sir Mix-A-Lot		 10
 76BOYS N HEAT (Columbia 45300)
...... Britny Fox		  8
 77THE LITTLE MERMAID (Walt Disney 6403)
...... Original Soundtrack		  5
 78...TWICE SHY (Capitol 90640)
...... Great White		 38
 79WHEN HARRY MET SALLY... (Columbia 45319)
...... Original Soundtrack / Harry Connick, Jr.		 24
 80YOU WANNA DANCE WITH ME? (MCA 6343)
...... Jody Watley		  5
 81SLEEPING WITH THE PAST (MCA 6321)
...... Elton John		 19
 82NEW JERSEY (Mercury 836 345)
...... Bon Jovi		 68
 83BATMAN (Warner Bros. 25936)
...... Original Soundtrack / Prince		 29
 84OH MERCY (Columbia 45281)
...... Bob Dylan		 16
 8511 (Capitol/Enigma 91194)
...... Smithereens		 11
 86LET LOVE RULE (Virgin 91290)
...... Lenny Kravitz		  7
 87SIMPLE MAN (Epic 45316)
...... Charlie Daniels Band		  7
 88ATTITUDE (Atlantic 82035)
...... Troop		 10
 89SILKY SOUL (Warner Bros. 25802)
...... Maze Featuring Frankie Beverly		 18
 90NICK OF TIME (Capitol 91268)
...... Bonnie Raitt		 42
 91TERRENCE TRENT D’ARBY’S NEITHER FISH NOR FLESH (Columbia 45351)
...... Terrence Trent D’Arby		  9
 92WILD! (Sire/Reprise/Mute 26026)
...... Erasure		 11
 93FLOWERS IN THE DIRT (Capitol 91653)
...... Paul McCartney		 31
 9424 / 7 (4th & B’way 4011)
...... Dino		 40
 95THE FABULOUS BAKER BOYS (GRP 2002)
...... Original Soundtrack / Dave Grusin		  9
 96MOSAIQUE (Elektra Musician 60892)
...... Gipsy Kings		  7
 97STAIRWAY TO HEAVEN / HIGHWAY TO HELL (Mercury 842 093)
...... Various Artists		  6
 98IT’S A BG DADDY THING (Cold Chillin’/Reprise 25941)
...... Big Daddy Kane		 16
 99MANNHEIM STEAMROLLER CHRISTMAS (American Gramaphone 1984)
...... Mannheim Steamroller		 37
100ALL HAIL THE QUEEN (Tommy Boy 1022)
...... Queen Latifahh		  8
101BEACHES (Atlantic 81933)
...... Original Soundtrack / Bette Midler		 53
102THE HEALER (Chameleon 74808)
...... John Lee Hooker		 13
103ADDICTIONS VOLUME I (Island 91318)
...... Robert Palmer		  7
104MARCH (RCA 9692)
...... Michael Penn		  5
105THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA (Polydor 831 273)
...... Original London Cast		 95
106A FRESH AIRE CHRISTMAS (American Gramaphone 1988)
...... Mannheim Steamroller		 18
107PICKIN’ ON NASHVILLE (Mercury 838 744)
...... Kentucky Headhunters		  5
108ENUFF Z’NUFF (Atco 91262)
...... Enuff Z’nuff		 15
109STRAIGHT OUTTA COMPTON (Ruthless/Priority 57102)
...... N.W.A.		 47
110IN STEP (Epic 45024)
...... Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble		 30
111VIVID (Epic 44099)
...... Living Color		 62
112JEFF BECK’S GUITAR SHOP (Epic 44313)
...... Jeff Beck with Terry Bozzio & Tony Hymas		 14
113APPETITE FOR DESTRUCTION (Geffen 24148)
...... Guns N’ Roses		125
114LONG HARD LOOK (Atlantic 81915)
...... Lou Gramm		  9
115NOTHING MATTERS WITHOUT LOVE (A&M/Vendetta 5280)
...... Seduction		 12
116STAY WITH ME (Columbia 44367)
...... Regina Belle		 20
117THE MAN IS BACK! (A&M 5256)
...... Barry White		  4
118KILLIN’ TIME (RCA 9668)
...... Clint Black		 34
119SYBIL (Next Plateau 1018)
...... Sybil		 15
120NO ONE CAN DO IT BETTER (Ruthless/Atlantic 91275)
...... The D.O.C.		 24
121ABSOLUTE TORCH AND TWANG (Sire 25877)
...... k.d. lang & reclines		 33
122GREATEST HITS (Polydor/Threshold 840 659)
...... Moody Blues		  4
123LABOUR OF LOVE II (Virgin 91324)
...... UB40		 —  1
124WRECKS-N-EFFECT (Motown 6281)
...... Wrecks-N-Effect		   5
125YELLOWSTONE: THE MUSIC OF NATURE (American Gramaphone 3089)
...... Mannheim Steamroller		  5
126CAPTAIN SWING (Mercury 838 878)
...... Michelle Shocked		 11
127A VERY SPECIAL CHRISTMAS (A&M 3911)
...... Various Artists		 27
128AVALON SUNSET (Mercury 839 262)
...... Van Morrison		 31
129DECEMBER (Windham Hill 1025)
...... George Winston		153
130DON’T TAKE IT PERSONAL (Arista 8493)
...... Jermaine Jackson		  7
131REI-MOMO (Luaka Bop/Sire/Warner Bros. 25990)
...... David Byrne		 13
132LET’S GET IT STARTED (Capitol 90924)
...... M.C. Hammer		 65
133DICE (Def American 24214)
...... Andrew Dice Clay		 38
134XYZ (Enigma 73525)
...... XYZ		  5
135BEST SHOTS (Chrysalis 21715)
...... Pat Benatar		  5
136ZIG ZAG (Columbia 45058)
...... Hooters		  4
137BABYLON A.D. (Arista 8580)
...... Babylon A.D.		  4
138STRANGE FIRE (Epic 45427)
...... Indigo Girls		 —  1
139HYSTERIA (Mercury 830 675)
...... Def Leppard		 127
140AN OLD TIME CHRISTMAS (Warner Bros. 25972)
...... Randy Travis		  6
141SINGLES COLLECTION* THE LONDON YEARS (Abkco 1218)
...... Rolling Stones		 21
142HOME (MCA 6312)
...... Stephanie Mills		 27
143PURE (RCA 9934)
...... Primitives		 —  1
144THE BIZ NEVER SLEEPS (Cold Chillin’/Warner Bros. 26003)
...... Diabolical Biz Markie		  13
145A BLACK AND WHITE NIGHT LIVE (Virgin 91295)
...... Roy Orbison & Friends		  8
146GREATEST HITS (Jive 1271)
...... Billy Ocean		  9
147KEVIN PAIGE (Chrysalis 21683)
...... Kevin Paige		 14
148EYES ON THIS (First Priority/Atlantic 91304)
...... MC Lyte		 15
149SHOTGUN MESSIAH (Relativity 1012)
...... Shotgun Messiah		 13
150SMOKING IN THE FIELDS (RCA 9860)
...... Del Fuegos		  4
151NOTHINGFACE (MCA 6326)
...... Voivod		 —  1
152BIG ONES (Columbia 45411)
...... Loverboy		   6
153... AND JUSTICE FOR ALL (Elektra 60812)
...... Metallica		 70
154THE MIND IS A TERRIBLE THING TO TASTE (Sire/Warner Bros. 26004)
...... Ministry		  8
155ELECTRIC YOUTH (Atlantic 81932)
...... Debbie Gibson		 50
156WARM AND TENDER (Geffen 24257)
...... Olivia Newton-John		  4
157CHANGE (I.R.S. 82018)
...... The Alarm		 16
158ROCK ISLAND (Chrysalis 21708)
...... Jethro Tull		 17
159CHRISTMAS IN AMERICA (Reprise 25973)
...... Kenny Rogers		  5
160SHOCKER (No More Mr. Nice Guy) (SBK/Alive 93233)
...... Original Soundtrack / Various Artists		  7
161WHAT YOU DON’T KNOW (Arista 8532)
...... Expose		 30
162RICH AND POOR (Warner Bros. 26002)
...... Randy Crawford		  4
163MICHEL’LE (Ruthless/Atco 91282)
...... Michel’le		 —  1
164THE REAL THING (Mercury 838 866)
...... Angela Winbush		  11
165GORKY PARK (Mercury 838 628)
...... Gorky Park		 20
166LAST OF THE RUNAWAYS (A&M 5272)
...... Giant		 14
167AFTER 7 (Virgin 91061)
...... After 7		  9
168STILL CRUISIN’ (Capitol 92639)
...... Beach Boys		 20
169DANGEROUS TOYS (Columbia 45031)
...... Dangerous Toys		 27
170BIG GAME (Atlantic 81969)
...... White Lion		 29
171COCKED & LOADED (Vertigo 838 592)
...... L.A. Guns		 20
172PSYCHO CAFE (Mechanic 6300)
...... Bang Tango		 25
173STRANGE ANGELS (Warner Bros. 25900)
...... Laurie Anderson		 11
174IT TAKES TWO (Profile 1267)
...... Rob Base & D. J. E-Z Rock		 69
175EAZY-DUZ-IT (Ruthless/Priority 57100)
...... Eazy-E		 62
176LIFE IS...TOO $HORT (Jive/RCA 1149)
...... Too $hort		 49
177TROUBLE WALKIN’ (Megaforce Worldwide/Atlantic 82042)
...... Ace Frehley		 11
178BRAZIL CLASSICS 2: O SAMBA (Luaka Bop/Warner Bros./Sire 26019)
...... Various Artists (compiled by David Byrne)		 10
179SEE THE LIGHT (Arista 8553)
...... Jeff Healey Band		 48
180RAGING SLAB (RCA 9680)
...... Raging Slab		 11
181LARGER THAN LIFE (MCA 6276)
...... Jody Watley		 41
182WAKE ME WHEN IT’S OVER (Elektra 60883)
...... Faster Pussycat		 18
183Y U I ORTA (Mercury 838 973)
...... Ian Hunter / Mick Ronson		  7
184SURPRISE ATTACK (A&M 5261)
...... Tora Tora		 26
185SOUND + VISION (Rykodisc 0120/21/22)
...... David Bowie		 15
186BE YOURSELF (MCA 6292)
...... Patti LaBelle		 28
187SPEND THE NIGHT (Warner Bros. 25940)
...... Isley Brothers Featuring Ronald Isley		 22
188AUTOMATIC (Warner Bros. 26015)
...... Jesus & Mary Chain		  9
189RESULTS (Epic 45098)
...... Liza Minnelli		  9
190DANGER DANGER (Imagine/CBS Associated 44342)
...... Danger Danger		 21
191UK JIVE (MCA 6337)
...... Kinks		  8
192INDIGO GIRLS (Epic 45044)
...... Indigo Girls		 42
193KEY LIME PIE (Virgin 91289)
...... Camper Van Beethoven		 17
194RAW LIKE SUSHI (Virgin 91252)
...... Neneh Cherry		 32
195BOOK OF DAYS (Columbia 45412)
...... Psychedelic Furs		 10
196TRIAL BY FIRE: LIVE IN LENNINGRAD (Polydor 839 726)
...... Yngwie Malmsteen		 12
197JUST LOOKIN’ FOR A HIT (Reprise 25989)
...... Dwight Yoakam		 14
198MEGATOP PHOENIX (Columbia 45212)
...... Big Audio Dynamite		 18
199LOVE AMONG THE CANNIBALS (RCA 9693)
...... Starship		 23
200DIAMONDS IN THE RAW (Tabu 44147)
...... S.O.S. Band		 13
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