CASH BOX TOP 200 ALBUMS
Black square = bullet (strong upward move)Week ending MARCH 24, 1990
TWTITLE (Label) | .... Artist LWWKS
  1FOREVER YOUR GIRL (Virgin 90943)
...... Paula Abdul		  1 69
  2JANET JACKSON’S RHYTHM NATION 1814 (A&M 3920)
...... Janet Jackson		  2 25
  3FULL MOON FEVER (MCA 6253)
...... Tom Petty		  3 46
  4COSMIC THING (Reprise 25854)
...... B-52’s		  4 37
  5... BUT SERIOUSLY (Atlantic 82052)
...... Phil Collins		  5 17
  6SOUL PROVIDER (Columbia 45012)
...... Michael Bolton		  9 35
  7CRY LIKE A RAINSTORM – HOWL LIKE THE WIND (Elektra 60872)
...... Linda Ronstadt (featuring Aaron Neville)		  7 23
  8STORM FRONT (Columbia 44366)
...... Billy Joel		  6 21
  9BACK ON THE BLOCK (Qwest/Warner Bros. 26020)
...... Quincy Jones		  8 16
 10PUMP UP THE JAM (SBK 93422)
...... Technotronic		 11 14
 11THE BEST OF LUTHER VANDROSS...THE BEST OF LOVE (Epic 45320)
...... Luther Vandross		 12 21
 12GIRL YOU KNOW IT’S TRUE (Arista 8592)
...... Milli Vanilli		 13 53
 13LIVE (Arista 8613)
...... Kenny G		 14 16
 14DANCE!...YA KNOW IT! (MCA 6342)
...... Bobby Brown		 10 17
 15DR. FEELGOOD (Elektra 60829)
...... Motley Crue		 15 27
 16ALANNAH MYLES (Atlantic 81956)
...... Alannah Myles		 24  9
 17TENDER LOVER (Solar 45288)
...... Babyface		 16 35
 18PUMP (Geffen 24254)
...... Aerosmith		 17 26
 19KEEP ON MOVIN’ (Virgin 91267)
...... Soul II Soul		 18 38
 20AS NASTY AS THEY WANNA BE (Luke Skyywalker 107)
...... 2 Live Crew		 19 36
 21LOOK SHARP! (EMI 91098)
...... Roxette		 20 49
 22NICK OF TIME (Capitol 91268)
...... Bonnie Raitt		 32 51
 23STONE COLD RHYMIN’ (Delicious Vinyl 91309)
...... Young M.C.		 21 27
 24SKID ROW (Atlantic/Underground 81936)
...... Skid Row		 22 59
 25JOURNEYMAN (Reprise 26074)
...... Eric Clapton		 23 18
 26HANGIN’ TOUGH (Columbia 40985)
...... New Kids On The Block		 25 82
   27*BEACHES (Atlantic 81933)
...... Original Soundtrack / Bette Midler		156 62
 28CUTS BOTH WAYS (Epic 45217)
...... Gloria Estefan		 26 35
 29REPEAT OFFENDER (EMI 90380)
...... Richard Marx		 27 45
 30LONDON WARSAW NEW YORK (Epic 45472)
...... Basia		 41  4
 31BORN ON THE FOURTH OF JULY (MCA 6340)
...... Original Soundtrack / Various Artists		 30  8
 32MICHEL’LE (Ruthless/Atco 91282)
...... Michel’le		 33 10
 33SLIP OF THE TONGUE (Geffen 24249)
...... Whitesnake		 28 18
 34MARCH (RCA 9692)
...... Michael Penn		 46 14
 35THE GREAT RADIO CONTROVERSY (Geffen 24224)
...... Tesla		 29 49
 36PLEASE HAMMER DON’T HURT ’EM (Capitol 92857)
...... M.C. Hammer		 75  2
 37THE END OF THE INNOCENCE (Geffen 24217)
...... Don Henley		 39 37
 3811 (Capitol/Enigma 91194)
...... Smithereens		 36 20
 39FREEDOM (Reprise 25899)
...... Neil Young		 31 23
 40NOTHING MATTERS WITHOUT LOVE (A&M/Vendetta 5280)
...... Seduction		 34 21
 41AFFECTION (Arista 8554)
...... Lisa Stansfield		140  2
 42HEART OF STONE (Geffen 24239)
...... Cher		 40 36
 43WORLDBEAT (Epic 46010)
...... Kaoma		 48  9
 44SLEEPING WITH THE PAST (MCA 6321)
...... Elton John		 57 28
 45THE ALBUM (Atco/Music Factory 91322)
...... Jive Bunny & Mixmasters		 35 13
 46THE LITTLE MERMAID (Walt Disney 6403)
...... Original Soundtrack		 37 14
 47STEEL WHEELS (Rolling Stones 45333)
...... Rolling Stones		 38 28
 48THE HIT LIST (Blackheart/CBS Associated 45473)
...... Joan Jett		 42  8
 49PRESTO (Atlantic 82040)
...... Rush		 43 17
 50THE SEEDS OF LOVE (Fontana 838 730)
...... Tears For Fears		 44 25
 51BEST OF ROCKERS ’N’ BALLADS (Mercury 842 002)
...... Scorpions		 45 17
 52WHEN HARRY MET SALLY... (Columbia 45319)
...... Original Soundtrack / Harry Connick, Jr.		 47 33
 53DIRTY ROTTEN FILTHY STINKING RICH (Columbia 44383)
...... Warrant		 49 58
 54PICKIN’ ON NASHVILLE (Mercury 838 744)
...... Kentucky Headhunters		 55 14
 55HERITAGE (Columbia/Kalimba 45268)
...... Earth, Wind & Fire		 56  6
 56BIG TYME (MCA 42302)
...... Heavy D. & Boyz		 50 39
 57GREATEST HITS 1982-1989 (Reprise/Full Moon 26080)
...... Chicago		 51 15
 58BLUE SKY MINING (Columbia 45398)
...... Midnight Oil		 —  1
 59LONE WOLF (Warner/Curb 26090)
...... Hank Williams, Jr.		 60  6
 60THE HEALER (Chameleon 74808)
...... John Lee Hooker		 72 22
 61ONE NIGHT OF SIN (Capitol 92861)
...... Joe Cocker		 52 28
 62JUST SAY OZZY (CBS Associated 45451)
...... Ozzy Osbourne		 71  4
 63THE INCREDIBLE BASE (Profile 1285)
...... Rob Base		 64 15
 64HOT IN THE SHADE (Mercury 838 913)
...... Kiss		 74 21
 65LIKE A PRAYER (Sire 25844)
...... Madonna		 53 51
 66FLOWERS IN THE DIRT (Capitol 91653)
...... Paul McCartney		100 40
 67DEEP (Beggars Banquet 9877)
...... Peter Murphy		 68  7
 68THE BIZ NEVER SLEEPS (Cold Chillin’/Warner Bros. 26003)
...... Diabolical Biz Markie		 69 22
 69THE RAW & THE COOKED (I.R.S./MCA 6273)
...... Fine Young Cannibals		 73 55
 70FLYING IN A BLUE DREAM (Relativity 88561)
...... Joe Satriani		 54 19
 71LABOUR OF LOVE II (Virgin 91324)
...... UB40		 58 10
 72CROSSROADS (Elektra 60888)
...... Tracy Chapman		 59 23
 73LET LOVE RULE (Virgin 91290)
...... Lenny Kravitz		 61 16
 74ABSOLUTE TORCH AND TWANG (Sire 25877)
...... k.d. lang & reclines		103 42
 75STICK IT TO YA (Chrysalis 21702)
...... Slaughter		 82  5
 76THE CACTUS ALBUM (Def Jam/Columbia 45415)
...... 3rd Bass		 62 17
 77TRASH (Epic 45137)
...... Alice Cooper		 63 33
 78BAD ENGLISH (Epic 45083)
...... Bad English		 65 37
 79GREATEST HITS SOUND OF MONEY (Columbia 45381)
...... Eddie Money		 66 15
 80THE DISREGARD OF TIMEKEEPING (WTG 45009)
...... Bonham		 67 25
 81DARK AT THE END OF THE TUNNEL (MCA 6365)
...... Oingo Boingo		121  2
 82NO HOLDIN’ BACK (Warner Bros. 25988)
...... Randy Travis		 70 23
 83NEW KIDS ON THE BLOCK (Columbia 40475)
...... New Kids On The Block		 76 24
 84STEADY ON (Columbia 45209)
...... Shawn Colvin		 85  9
 85FAST MOVIN’ TRAIN (RCA 9961)
...... Restless Heart		110  5
 86THE SENSUAL WORLD (Columbia 44164)
...... Kate Bush		 77 21
 87CAN’T FIGHT FATE (Arista 8581)
...... Taylor Dayne		 78 19
 88MOTHER’S MILK (EMI 92152)
...... Red Hot Chili Peppers		 79 29
 89PORCELAIN (Virgin 91325)
...... Julia Fordham		109  5
 90THE STONE ROSES (Silvertone/RCA 1184)
...... Stone Roses		 95  9
 91JANE CHILD (Warner Bros 25858)
...... Jane Child		129  3
 92A COLLECTION: GREATEST HITS... AND MORE (Columbia 45369)
...... Barbra Streisand		 80 23
 93SEMINAR (Nastymix 70150)
...... Sir Mix-A-Lot		 81 19
 94WE TOO ARE ONE (Arista 8606)
...... Eurythmics		 83 26
 95RUNAWAY HORSES (MCA 6339)
...... Belinda Carlisle		 84 22
 96THE SWEET KEEPER (Reprise 26091)
...... Tanita Tikaram		 97  6
 97RVS III (Columbia 45250)
...... Ricky Van Shelton		 86  7
 98STORYTELLER – THE COMPLETE ANTHOLOGY: 1964-1990 (Warner Bros. 25987)
...... Rod Stewart		 87 16
 99WILLOW IN THE WIND (Mercury 835 950)
...... Kathy Mattea		111  3
100ATTITUDE (Atlantic 82035)
...... Troop		101 19
101AND IN THIS CORNER... (Jive 1188)
...... D. J. Jazzy Jeff & Fresh Prince		102 19
102MISSING... PRESUMED HAVING A GOOD TIME (Warner Bros. 26147)
...... Notting Hillbillies		 —  1
103STAY WITH ME (Columbia 44367)
...... Regina Belle		 88 29
104DON’T BE CRUEL (MCA 42185)
...... Bobby Brown		 89 89
105LOUDER THAN LOVE (A&M 5252)
...... Soundgarden		105  8
106DECADE (Capitol 93178)
...... Duran Duran		 90 15
107AUTOMATIC (Warner Bros. 26015)
...... Jesus And Mary Chain		112 17
108SIMPLE MAN (Epic 45316)
...... Charlie Daniels Band		 91 16
109FLYING COWBOYS (Geffen 24246)
...... Rickie Lee Jones		 92 24
110BRAVE AND CRAZY (Island 91285)
...... Melissa Etheridge		 93 25
111FLOOD (Elektra 60907)
...... They Might Be Giants		 94  8
112NEVER TOO FAR (EMI 92401)
...... Dianne Reeves		145  2
113MIKI HOWARD (Atlantic 82024)
...... Miki Howard		113  3
114HATS (A&M 5284)
...... Blue Nile		119  5
115THE LANGUAGE OF LIFE (Atlantic 82057)
...... Everything But The Girl		 —  1
116IT’S A BG DADDY THING (Cold Chillin’/Reprise 25941)
...... Big Daddy Kane		 96 25
117THE FRONT (Columbia 45260)
...... The Front		117  4
118THE U-KREW (Enigma 73524)
...... U-Krew		120  5
119LEAVE THE LIGHT ON (RCA 9694)
...... Lorrie Morgan		128  8
120BLOW MY FUSE (Atlantic 81877)
...... Kix		 98 61
121XYZ (Enigma 73525)
...... XYZ		 99 14
122A LITTLE BIT OF THIS, A LITTLE BIT OF THAT (ffrr 828 159)
...... D Mob		104  8
123DISINTEGRATION (Elektra 60855)
...... The Cure		106 45
124ALL HAIL THE QUEEN (Tommy Boy 1022)
...... Queen Latifahh		107 17
125BABYLON A.D. (Arista 8580)
...... Babylon A.D.		130 13
126WHAT YOU DON’T KNOW (Arista 8532)
...... Expose		108 39
127LEGACY (RCA 9694)
...... Poco		114 27
128LARGE AND IN CHARGE (MCA 6354)
...... Chunky A		115 14
129KILLIN’ TIME (RCA 9668)
...... Clint Black		116 43
130WILD! (Sire/Reprise/Mute 26026)
...... Erasure		118 20
131WRECKS-N-EFFECT (Motown 6281)
...... Wrecks-N-Effect		122 14
132STRAIGHT OUTTA COMPTON (Ruthless/Priority 57102)
...... N.W.A.		137 56
133PRETTY HATE MACHINE (TVT 2610)
...... Nine Inch Nails		132  6
134BOYS N HEAT (Columbia 45300)
...... Britny Fox		123 17
135HAPPY ANNIVERSARY, CHARLIE BROWN! (GRP 9596)
...... Various Artists		124 19
136GUTTER BALLET (Atlantic 82008)
...... Savatage		155  5
137...TWICE SHY (Capitol 90640)
...... Great White		125 47
138LONG HARD LOOK (Atlantic 81915)
...... Lou Gramm		126 18
139MOSAIQUE (Elektra Musician 60892)
...... Gipsy Kings		127 16
140DEAD ON (SBK 93249)
...... Dead On		131  5
141MANNERS & PHYSIQUE (MCA 6315)
...... Adam Ant		163  3
142NEW JERSEY (Mercury 836 345)
...... Bon Jovi		133 77
143PAGES OF LIFE (MCA/Curb 42332)
...... Desert Rose Band		134  5
144FOREIGN AFFAIR (Capitol 91873)
...... Tina Turner		135 25
145STAIRWAY TO HEAVEN / HIGHWAY TO HELL (Mercury 842 093)
...... Various Artists		136 15
146YOU WANNA DANCE WITH ME? (MCA 6343)
...... Jody Watley		138 14
147ADDICTIONS VOLUME I (Island 91318)
...... Robert Palmer		139 16
148CAPTAIN SWING (Mercury 838 878)
...... Michelle Shocked		141 20
149NOTHINGFACE (MCA 6326)
...... Voivod		142 10
150THE REAL THING (Slash/Reprise 25878)
...... Faith No More		149  4
151CARVED IN THE SAND (Mercury 842 251)
...... The Mission U.K.		 —  1
152NO ONE CAN DO IT BETTER (Ruthless/Atlantic 91275)
...... The D.O.C.		143 33
153DONE BY THE FORCES OF NATURE (Warner Bros. 26072)
...... Jungle Brothers		144  9
154ENUFF Z’NUFF (Atco 91262)
...... Enuff Z’nuff		146 24
155WE CAN’T GO WRONG (Capitol 91041)
...... Cover Girls		147 14
156PURE (RCA 9934)
...... Primitives		148 10
157LOVE, SMOKEY (Motown 6268)
...... Smokey Robinson		 —  1
158GREATEST HITS (Polydor/Threshold 840 659)
...... Moody Blues		150 13
159BUILT TO LAST (Arista 8575)
...... Grateful Dead		151 19
160AFTER 7 (Virgin 91061)
...... After 7		166 18
161ANIMAL LOGIC (I.R.S. 82020)
...... Animal Logic		160  8
162THRASH ZONE (Metal Blade/Enigma 73407)
...... D.R.I.		152  7
163A SHADE OF RED (Virgin 91269)
...... Redhead Kingpin & F.B.I.		153  9
164THIS SHOULD MOVE YA (Capitol 91119)
...... Mantronix		 —  1
165APPETITE FOR DESTRUCTION (Geffen 24148)
...... Guns N’ Roses		174134
166HUMAN SOUL (RCA 9876)
...... Graham Parker		175  4
167LAUGHTER (Sire/Reprise 26017)
...... Mighty Lemon Drops		176  2
168KEVIN PAIGE (Chrysalis 21683)
...... Kevin Paige		154 23
169TERRENCE TRENT D’ARBY’S NEITHER FISH NOR FLESH (Columbia 45351)
...... Terrence Trent D’Arby		157 18
170HIGHWAYMEN 2 (Columbia 45240)
...... Waylon Jennings, Willie Nelson, Johnny Cash, Kris Kristofferson		 —  1
171I WANT YOU (Vision 3316)
...... Shana		194  6
17224 / 7 (4th & B’way 4011)
...... Dino		158 49
173THE ICEBERG / FREEDOM OF SPEECH... JUST WATCH WHAT YOU SAY (Sire/
Warner Bros. 26028)
...... Ice-T		159 22
174THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA (Polydor 831 273)
...... Original London Cast		195104
175I AM I (Epic 45354)
...... Nuclear Valdez		184  5
176THE ROAD TO HELL (Geffen 24276)
...... Chris Rea		 —  1
177IN STEP (Epic 45024)
...... Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble		161 39
178COMPANY OF WOLVES (Mercury 842 184)
...... Company Of Wolves		179  5
179TRAVEL-LOG (Silvertone/RCA 1306)
...... J. J. Cale		 —  1
180BOOMERANG (Geffen 24275)
...... Creatures		180  3
181ZIG ZAG (Columbia 45058)
...... Hooters		162 13
182SYBIL (Next Plateau 1018)
...... Sybil		164 24
183LET’S GET IT STARTED (Capitol 90924)
...... M.C. Hammer		165 74
184Y U I ORTA (Mercury 838 973)
...... Ian Hunter / Mick Ronson		167 16
185HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA (Polydor 831 563)
...... Original London Cast		 —  5
186EAZY-DUZ-IT (Ruthless/Priority 57100)
...... Eazy-E		168 71
187A BLUES FOR BUDDHA (RCA 9960)
...... Silencers		169  5
188WHERE DO WE GO FROM HERE (Cypress/A&M 0130)
...... Michael Damian		170  8
189OH MERCY (Columbia 45281)
...... Bob Dylan		171 25
190MISS SAIGON (Geffen 24271)
...... Original London Cast		 —  1
191BEYOND A DREAM (Island 91319)
...... By All Means		172  6
192DESERT WIND (Sire/Warner Bros. 25976)
...... Ofra Haza		173  6
193EYES ON THIS (First Priority/Atlantic 91304)
...... MC Lyte		177 24
194THE OCEAN BLUE (Sire/Reprise 25906)
...... Ocean Blue		178  7
195DICE (Def American 24214)
...... Andrew Dice Clay		181 47
196HANDLE WITH CARE (In-Effect 3010)
...... Nuclear Assault		182  8
197AVALON SUNSET (Mercury 839 262)
...... Van Morrison		183 40
198HEART LIKE A GUN (Atlantic 81903)
...... Fiona		185  9
199GRIP IT! ON THAT OTHER LEVEL (Rap-A-Lot 103)
...... Ghetto Boys		186  9
200SHOTGUN MESSIAH (Relativity 1012)
...... Shotgun Messiah		187 22
*On the original published chart, the Beaches soundtrack was listed at #168; on the following week’s published chart, it was listed at #20 with a Last Week position of #27, and with the Last Week positions for all albums between #27 and #167 shown one position lower than the This Week positions listed on this week’s published chart. Those corrected positions are reflected above.
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