CASH BOX TOP 200 ALBUMS
Black square = bullet (strong upward move)Week ending FEBRUARY 24, 1990
TWTITLE (Label) | .... Artist LWWKS
  1FOREVER YOUR GIRL (Virgin 90943)
...... Paula Abdul		  1 65
  2COSMIC THING (Reprise 25854)
...... B-52’s		  2 33
  3JANET JACKSON’S RHYTHM NATION 1814 (A&M 3920)
...... Janet Jackson		  3 21
  4... BUT SERIOUSLY (Atlantic 82052)
...... Phil Collins		  4 13
  5BACK ON THE BLOCK (Qwest/Warner Bros. 26020)
...... Quincy Jones		  5 12
  6FULL MOON FEVER (MCA 6253)
...... Tom Petty		  7 42
  7STORM FRONT (Columbia 44366)
...... Billy Joel		  8 17
  8GIRL YOU KNOW IT’S TRUE (Arista 8592)
...... Milli Vanilli		  6 49
  9DANCE!...YA KNOW IT! (MCA 6342)
...... Bobby Brown		 10 13
 10CRY LIKE A RAINSTORM – HOWL LIKE THE WIND (Elektra 60872)
...... Linda Ronstadt (featuring Aaron Neville)		 12 19
 11SOUL PROVIDER (Columbia 45012)
...... Michael Bolton		 16 31
 12KEEP ON MOVIN’ (Virgin 91267)
...... Soul II Soul		 13 34
 13TENDER LOVER (Solar 45288)
...... Babyface		 14 31
 14PUMP (Geffen 24254)
...... Aerosmith		  9 22
 15STONE COLD RHYMIN’ (Delicious Vinyl 91309)
...... Young M.C.		 11 23
 16DR. FEELGOOD (Elektra 60829)
...... Motley Crue		 15 23
 17PUMP UP THE JAM (SBK 93422)
...... Technotronic		 19 10
 18SKID ROW (Atlantic/Underground 81936)
...... Skid Row		 18 55
 19HANGIN’ TOUGH (Columbia 40985)
...... New Kids On The Block		 17 78
 20THE BEST OF LUTHER VANDROSS...THE BEST OF LOVE (Epic 45320)
...... Luther Vandross		 23 17
 21LIVE (Arista 8613)
...... Kenny G		 20 12
 22JOURNEYMAN (Reprise 26074)
...... Eric Clapton		 21 14
 23REPEAT OFFENDER (EMI 90380)
...... Richard Marx		 22 41
 24AS NASTY AS THEY WANNA BE (Luke Skyywalker 107)
...... 2 Live Crew		 27 32
 25SLIP OF THE TONGUE (Geffen 24249)
...... Whitesnake		 26 14
 26THE ALBUM (Atco/Music Factory 91322)
...... Jive Bunny & Mixmasters		 24  9
 27LOOK SHARP! (EMI 91098)
...... Roxette		 29 45
 28THE GREAT RADIO CONTROVERSY (Geffen 24224)
...... Tesla		 28 45
 29STEEL WHEELS (Rolling Stones 45333)
...... Rolling Stones		 25 24
 30THE LITTLE MERMAID (Walt Disney 6403)
...... Original Soundtrack		 31 10
 31FREEDOM (Reprise 25899)
...... Neil Young		 33 19
 32THE END OF THE INNOCENCE (Geffen 24217)
...... Don Henley		 30 33
 33CUTS BOTH WAYS (Epic 45217)
...... Gloria Estefan		 38 31
 34PRESTO (Atlantic 82040)
...... Rush		 32 13
 35HEART OF STONE (Geffen 24239)
...... Cher		 34 32
 36NOTHING MATTERS WITHOUT LOVE (A&M/Vendetta 5280)
...... Seduction		 45 17
 37ALANNAH MYLES (Atlantic 81956)
...... Alannah Myles		 50  5
 38THE SEEDS OF LOVE (Fontana 838 730)
...... Tears For Fears		 37 21
 3911 (Capitol/Enigma 91194)
...... Smithereens		 41 16
 40BEST OF ROCKERS ’N’ BALLADS (Mercury 842 002)
...... Scorpions		 40 13
 41BORN ON THE FOURTH OF JULY (MCA 6340)
...... Original Soundtrack / Various Artists		 48  4
 42WHEN HARRY MET SALLY... (Columbia 45319)
...... Original Soundtrack / Harry Connick, Jr.		 43 29
 43BIG TYME (MCA 42302)
...... Heavy D. & Boyz		 44 35
 44GREATEST HITS 1982-1989 (Reprise/Full Moon 26080)
...... Chicago		 35 11
 45ONE NIGHT OF SIN (Capitol 92861)
...... Joe Cocker		 46 24
 46THE HIT LIST (Blackheart/CBS Associated 45473)
...... Joan Jett		 52  4
 47LIKE A PRAYER (Sire 25844)
...... Madonna		 39 47
 48FLYING IN A BLUE DREAM (Relativity 88561)
...... Joe Satriani		 36 15
 49CROSSROADS (Elektra 60888)
...... Tracy Chapman		 42 19
 50THE CACTUS ALBUM (Def Jam/Columbia 45415)
...... 3rd Bass		 49 13
 51MICHEL’LE (Ruthless/Atco 91282)
...... Michel’le		 63  6
 52TRASH (Epic 45137)
...... Alice Cooper		 54 29
 53LET LOVE RULE (Virgin 91290)
...... Lenny Kravitz		 56 12
 54BAD ENGLISH (Epic 45083)
...... Bad English		 53 33
 55NICK OF TIME (Capitol 91268)
...... Bonnie Raitt		 59 47
 56DIRTY ROTTEN FILTHY STINKING RICH (Columbia 44383)
...... Warrant		 62 54
 57GREATEST HITS SOUND OF MONEY (Columbia 45381)
...... Eddie Money		 55 11
 58LABOUR OF LOVE II (Virgin 91324)
...... UB40		 61  6
 59THE DISREGARD OF TIMEKEEPING (WTG 45009)
...... Bonham		 51 21
 60NEW KIDS ON THE BLOCK (Columbia 40475)
...... New Kids On The Block		 47 20
 61MARCH (RCA 9692)
...... Michael Penn		 64 10
 62THE INCREDIBLE BASE (Profile 1285)
...... Rob Base		 60 11
 63CAN’T FIGHT FATE (Arista 8581)
...... Taylor Dayne		 57 15
 64THE SENSUAL WORLD (Columbia 44164)
...... Kate Bush		 58 17
 65MOTHER’S MILK (EMI 92152)
...... Red Hot Chili Peppers		 65 25
 66PICKIN’ ON NASHVILLE (Mercury 838 744)
...... Kentucky Headhunters		 67 10
 67SLEEPING WITH THE PAST (MCA 6321)
...... Elton John		 72 24
 68WORLDBEAT (Epic 46010)
...... Kaoma		 82  5
 69A COLLECTION: GREATEST HITS... AND MORE (Columbia 45369)
...... Barbra Streisand		 66 19
 70SEMINAR (Nastymix 70150)
...... Sir Mix-A-Lot		 71 15
 71THE RAW & THE COOKED (I.R.S./MCA 6273)
...... Fine Young Cannibals		 69 51
 72NO HOLDIN’ BACK (Warner Bros. 25988)
...... Randy Travis		 76 19
 73WE TOO ARE ONE (Arista 8606)
...... Eurythmics		 70 22
 74RUNAWAY HORSES (MCA 6339)
...... Belinda Carlisle		 75 18
 75STORYTELLER – THE COMPLETE ANTHOLOGY: 1964-1990 (Warner Bros. 25987)
...... Rod Stewart		 68 12
 76DON’T BE CRUEL (MCA 42185)
...... Bobby Brown		 74 85
 77DECADE (Capitol 93178)
...... Duran Duran		 73 11
 78SIMPLE MAN (Epic 45316)
...... Charlie Daniels Band		 80 12
 79STAY WITH ME (Columbia 44367)
...... Regina Belle		 84 25
 80FLYING COWBOYS (Geffen 24246)
...... Rickie Lee Jones		 78 20
 81THE BIZ NEVER SLEEPS (Cold Chillin’/Warner Bros. 26003)
...... Diabolical Biz Markie		 90 18
 82BRAVE AND CRAZY (Island 91285)
...... Melissa Etheridge		 77 21
 83RVS III (Columbia 45250)
...... Ricky Van Shelton		 88  3
 84HERITAGE (Columbia/Kalimba 45268)
...... Earth, Wind & Fire		123  2
 85HOT IN THE SHADE (Mercury 838 913)
...... Kiss		 86 17
 86BLOW MY FUSE (Atlantic 81877)
...... Kix		 79 57
 87AND IN THIS CORNER... (Jive 1188)
...... D. J. Jazzy Jeff & Fresh Prince		 81 15
 88DISINTEGRATION (Elektra 60855)
...... The Cure		 85 41
 89ALL HAIL THE QUEEN (Tommy Boy 1022)
...... Queen Latifahh		 91 13
 90LONE WOLF (Warner/Curb 26090)
...... Hank Williams, Jr.		134  2
 91THE STONE ROSES (Silvertone/RCA 1184)
...... Stone Roses		101  5
 92DEEP (Beggars Banquet 9877)
...... Peter Murphy		136  3
 93THE HEALER (Chameleon 74808)
...... John Lee Hooker		 98 18
 94ATTITUDE (Atlantic 82035)
...... Troop		 95 15
 95WHAT YOU DON’T KNOW (Arista 8532)
...... Expose		 87 35
 96XYZ (Enigma 73525)
...... XYZ		100 10
 97LARGE AND IN CHARGE (MCA 6354)
...... Chunky A		 92 10
 98LEGACY (RCA 9694)
...... Poco		 83 23
 99WILD! (Sire/Reprise/Mute 26026)
...... Erasure		 93 16
100WRECKS-N-EFFECT (Motown 6281)
...... Wrecks-N-Effect		102 10
101A LITTLE BIT OF THIS, A LITTLE BIT OF THAT (ffrr 828 159)
...... D Mob		128  4
102FLOOD (Elektra 60907)
...... They Might Be Giants		142  4
103BOYS N HEAT (Columbia 45300)
...... Britny Fox		 94 13
104KILLIN’ TIME (RCA 9668)
...... Clint Black		113 39
105HAPPY ANNIVERSARY, CHARLIE BROWN! (GRP 9596)
...... Various Artists		103 15
106STEADY ON (Columbia 45209)
...... Shawn Colvin		118  5
107IT’S A BG DADDY THING (Cold Chillin’/Reprise 25941)
...... Big Daddy Kane		126 21
108...TWICE SHY (Capitol 90640)
...... Great White		 96 43
109LONG HARD LOOK (Atlantic 81915)
...... Lou Gramm		104 14
110MOSAIQUE (Elektra Musician 60892)
...... Gipsy Kings		 97 12
111FLOWERS IN THE DIRT (Capitol 91653)
...... Paul McCartney		115 36
112BABYLON A.D. (Arista 8580)
...... Babylon A.D.		114  9
113NEW JERSEY (Mercury 836 345)
...... Bon Jovi		105 73
114FOREIGN AFFAIR (Capitol 91873)
...... Tina Turner		 99 21
115STAIRWAY TO HEAVEN / HIGHWAY TO HELL (Mercury 842 093)
...... Various Artists		 89 11
116STRAIGHT OUTTA COMPTON (Ruthless/Priority 57102)
...... N.W.A.		111 52
117YOU WANNA DANCE WITH ME? (MCA 6343)
...... Jody Watley		107 10
118LOUDER THAN LOVE (A&M 5252)
...... Soundgarden		127  4
119ADDICTIONS VOLUME I (Island 91318)
...... Robert Palmer		108 12
120CAPTAIN SWING (Mercury 838 878)
...... Michelle Shocked		116 16
121NOTHINGFACE (MCA 6326)
...... Voivod		120  6
122PURE (RCA 9934)
...... Primitives		112  6
123GREATEST HITS (Polydor/Threshold 840 659)
...... Moody Blues		122  9
124THE SWEET KEEPER (Reprise 26091)
...... Tanita Tikaram		149  2
125NO ONE CAN DO IT BETTER (Ruthless/Atlantic 91275)
...... The D.O.C.		110 29
126BUILT TO LAST (Arista 8575)
...... Grateful Dead		109 15
127THRASH ZONE (Metal Blade/Enigma 73407)
...... D.R.I.		121  3
128AUTOMATIC (Warner Bros. 26015)
...... Jesus And Mary Chain		151 13
129PORCELAIN (Virgin 91325)
...... Julia Fordham		 —  1
130ENUFF Z’NUFF (Atco 91262)
...... Enuff Z’nuff		124 20
131WE CAN’T GO WRONG (Capitol 91041)
...... Cover Girls		125 10
132STICK IT TO YA (Chrysalis 21702)
...... Slaughter		 —  1
133ABSOLUTE TORCH AND TWANG (Sire 25877)
...... k.d. lang & reclines		129 38
134BEACHES (Atlantic 81933)
...... Original Soundtrack / Bette Midler		119 58
135TERRENCE TRENT D’ARBY’S NEITHER FISH NOR FLESH (Columbia 45351)
...... Terrence Trent D’Arby		117 14
13624 / 7 (4th & B’way 4011)
...... Dino		131 45
137THE ICEBERG / FREEDOM OF SPEECH... JUST WATCH WHAT YOU SAY (Sire/
Warner Bros. 26028)
...... Ice-T		106 18
138A SHADE OF RED (Virgin 91269)
...... Redhead Kingpin & F.B.I.		140  5
139IN STEP (Epic 45024)
...... Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble		130 35
140KEVIN PAIGE (Chrysalis 21683)
...... Kevin Paige		145 19
141ZIG ZAG (Columbia 45058)
...... Hooters		132  9
142SYBIL (Next Plateau 1018)
...... Sybil		133 20
143DEAD ON (SBK 93249)
...... Dead On		 —  1
144PAGES OF LIFE (MCA/Curb 42332)
...... Desert Rose Band		 —  1
145LEAVE THE LIGHT ON (RCA 9694)
...... Lorrie Morgan		159  4
146DONE BY THE FORCES OF NATURE (Warner Bros. 26072)
...... Jungle Brothers		150  5
147FAST MOVIN’ TRAIN (RCA 9961)
...... Restless Heart		 —  1
148OH MERCY (Columbia 45281)
...... Bob Dylan		141 21
149APPETITE FOR DESTRUCTION (Geffen 24148)
...... Guns N’ Roses		139130
150LET’S GET IT STARTED (Capitol 90924)
...... M.C. Hammer		155 70
151DICE (Def American 24214)
...... Andrew Dice Clay		143 43
152AVALON SUNSET (Mercury 839 262)
...... Van Morrison		137 36
153HANDLE WITH CARE (In-Effect 3010)
...... Nuclear Assault		146  4
154Y U I ORTA (Mercury 838 973)
...... Ian Hunter / Mick Ronson		154 12
155WHERE DO WE GO FROM HERE (Cypress/A&M 0130)
...... Michael Damian		138  4
156EAZY-DUZ-IT (Ruthless/Priority 57100)
...... Eazy-E		158 67
157GRIP IT! ON THAT OTHER LEVEL (Rap-A-Lot 103)
...... Ghetto Boys		157  5
158THE U-KREW (Enigma 73524)
...... U-Krew		 —  1
159THE OCEAN BLUE (Sire/Reprise 25906)
...... Ocean Blue		161  3
160ANIMAL LOGIC (I.R.S. 82020)
...... Animal Logic		135  4
161SHOTGUN MESSIAH (Relativity 1012)
...... Shotgun Messiah		152 18
162EYES ON THIS (First Priority/Atlantic 91304)
...... MC Lyte		164 20
163SOULFORCE REVOLUTION (Restless 72344)
...... 7 Seconds		147  3
164PRETTY HATE MACHINE (TVT 2610)
...... Nine Inch Nails		189  2
165HATS (A&M 5284)
...... Blue Nile		 —  1
166WARM AND TENDER (Geffen 24257)
...... Olivia Newton-John		153  9
167SILKY SOUL (Warner Bros. 25802)
...... Maze Featuring Frankie Beverly		144 23
168AFTER 7 (Virgin 91061)
...... After 7		172 14
169HEART LIKE A GUN (Atlantic 81903)
...... Fiona		160  5
170PSYCHO CAFE (Mechanic 6300)
...... Bang Tango		162 30
171IT TAKES TWO (Profile 1267)
...... Rob Base & D. J. E-Z Rock		163 74
172BATMAN (Warner Bros. 25936)
...... Original Soundtrack / Prince		166 34
173BEYOND A DREAM (Island 91319)
...... By All Means		179  2
174ACADIE (Opal/Warner Bros. 25969)
...... Daniel Lanois		156  5
175DESERT WIND (Sire/Warner Bros. 25976)
...... Ofra Haza		185  2
176GUTTER BALLET (Atlantic 82008)
...... Savatage		 —  1
177HOME (MCA 6312)
...... Stephanie Mills		165 32
178DANGEROUS TOYS (Columbia 45031)
...... Dangerous Toys		168 32
179A BLACK AND WHITE NIGHT LIVE (Virgin 91295)
...... Roy Orbison & Friends		167 13
180COMPANY OF WOLVES (Mercury 842 184)
...... Company Of Wolves		 —  1
181STRANGE ANGELS (Warner Bros. 25900)
...... Laurie Anderson		182 16
182I WANT YOU (Vision 3316)
...... Shana		183  2
183I AM I (Epic 45354)
...... Nuclear Valdez		 —  1
184LAST OF THE RUNAWAYS (A&M 5272)
...... Giant		181 19
185A BLUES FOR BUDDHA (RCA 9960)
...... Silencers		 —  1
186VIVID (Epic 44099)
...... Living Color		169 67
187THE MAN IS BACK! (A&M 5256)
...... Barry White		170  9
188THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA (Polydor 831 273)
...... Original London Cast		173100
189LIFE IS…TOO $HORT (Jive/RCA 1149)
...... Too $hort		148 54
190HYSTERIA (Mercury 830 675)
...... Def Leppard		175132
191THE REAL THING (Mercury 838 866)
...... Angela Winbush		187 16
192STRANGE FIRE (Epic 45427)
...... Indigo Girls		174  6
193JEFF BECK’S GUITAR SHOP (Epic 44313)
...... Jeff Beck with Terry Bozzio & Tony Hymas		177 19
194REQUIEM FOR THE AMERICAS - SONGS FROM THE LOST WORLD (Enigma 73354)
...... Jonathan Elias / Various Artists		 —  1
195MERRY, MERRY CHRISTMAS (Columbia 45280)
...... New Kids On The Block		176 19
196THE FABULOUS BAKER BOYS (GRP 2002)
...... Original Soundtrack / Dave Grusin		178 14
197BEST SHOTS (Chrysalis 21715)
...... Pat Benatar		180 10
198SMOKING IN THE FIELDS (RCA 9860)
...... Del Fuegos		186  9
199MANNHEIM STEAMROLLER CHRISTMAS (American Gramaphone 1984)
...... Mannheim Steamroller		188 42
200CHANGE (I.R.S. 82018)
...... The Alarm		190 21
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