CASH BOX TOP 200 ALBUMS
Black square = bullet (strong upward move)Week ending APRIL 7, 1990
TWTITLE (Label) | .... Artist LWWKS
  1FOREVER YOUR GIRL (Virgin 90943)
...... Paula Abdul		  2 71
  2JANET JACKSON’S RHYTHM NATION 1814 (A&M 3920)
...... Janet Jackson		  1 27
  3NICK OF TIME (Capitol 91268)
...... Bonnie Raitt		  8 53
  4ALANNAH MYLES (Atlantic 81956)
...... Alannah Myles		  4 11
  5SOUL PROVIDER (Columbia 45012)
...... Michael Bolton		  5 37
  6... BUT SERIOUSLY (Atlantic 82052)
...... Phil Collins		  3 19
  7COSMIC THING (Reprise 25854)
...... B-52’s		  6 39
  8CRY LIKE A RAINSTORM – HOWL LIKE THE WIND (Elektra 60872)
...... Linda Ronstadt (featuring Aaron Neville)		  9 25
  9PUMP (Geffen 24254)
...... Aerosmith		 12 28
 10GIRL YOU KNOW IT’S TRUE (Arista 8592)
...... Milli Vanilli		 23 55
 11PUMP UP THE JAM (SBK 93422)
...... Technotronic		 13 16
 12STORM FRONT (Columbia 44366)
...... Billy Joel		 10 23
 13BACK ON THE BLOCK (Qwest/Warner Bros. 26020)
...... Quincy Jones		 11 18
 14FULL MOON FEVER (MCA 6253)
...... Tom Petty		  7 48
 15PLEASE HAMMER DON’T HURT ’EM (Capitol 92857)
...... M.C. Hammer		 22  4
 16LIVE (Arista 8613)
...... Kenny G		 15 18
 17DR. FEELGOOD (Elektra 60829)
...... Motley Crue		 16 29
 18TENDER LOVER (Solar 45288)
...... Babyface		 17 37
 19LONDON WARSAW NEW YORK (Epic 45472)
...... Basia		 24  6
 20BEACHES (Atlantic 81933)
...... Original Soundtrack / Bette Midler		 20 64
 21THE END OF THE INNOCENCE (Geffen 24217)
...... Don Henley		 25 39
 22BLUE SKY MINING (Columbia 45398)
...... Midnight Oil		 34  3
 23AFFECTION (Arista 8554)
...... Lisa Stansfield		 35  4
 24DANCE!...YA KNOW IT! (MCA 6342)
...... Bobby Brown		 14 19
 25STONE COLD RHYMIN’ (Delicious Vinyl 91309)
...... Young M.C.		 18 29
 26LOOK SHARP! (EMI 91098)
...... Roxette		 28 51
 27JOURNEYMAN (Reprise 26074)
...... Eric Clapton		 26 20
 28HANGIN’ TOUGH (Columbia 40985)
...... New Kids On The Block		 27 84
 29CAN’T FIGHT FATE (Arista 8581)
...... Taylor Dayne		 30 21
 30MARCH (RCA 9692)
...... Michael Penn		 33 16
 31CUTS BOTH WAYS (Epic 45217)
...... Gloria Estefan		 21 37
 32SKID ROW (Atlantic/Underground 81936)
...... Skid Row		 29 61
 33THE BEST OF LUTHER VANDROSS...THE BEST OF LOVE (Epic 45320)
...... Luther Vandross		 19 23
 34MICHEL’LE (Ruthless/Atco 91282)
...... Michel’le		 32 12
 35SLEEPING WITH THE PAST (MCA 6321)
...... Elton John		 40 30
 36WORLDBEAT (Epic 46010)
...... Kaoma		 43 11
 3711 (Capitol/Enigma 91194)
...... Smithereens		 41 22
 38KEEP ON MOVIN’ (Virgin 91267)
...... Soul II Soul		 38 40
 39SLIP OF THE TONGUE (Geffen 24249)
...... Whitesnake		 39 20
 40AS NASTY AS THEY WANNA BE (Luke Skyywalker 107)
...... 2 Live Crew		 37 38
 41REPEAT OFFENDER (EMI 90380)
...... Richard Marx		 31 47
 42THE GREAT RADIO CONTROVERSY (Geffen 24224)
...... Tesla		 36 51
 43NOTHING MATTERS WITHOUT LOVE (A&M/Vendetta 5280)
...... Seduction		 42 23
 44HEART OF STONE (Geffen 24239)
...... Cher		 45 38
 45DOWNTOWN TRAIN (Selections From The Storyteller Anthology) (Warner Bros. 26158)
...... Rod Stewart		156  2
 46BORN ON THE FOURTH OF JULY (MCA 6340)
...... Original Soundtrack / Various Artists		 44 10
 47FREEDOM (Reprise 25899)
...... Neil Young		 46 25
 48STEEL WHEELS (Rolling Stones 45333)
...... Rolling Stones		 49 30
 49THE ALBUM (Atco/Music Factory 91322)
...... Jive Bunny & Mixmasters		 47 15
 50THE LITTLE MERMAID (Walt Disney 6403)
...... Original Soundtrack		 48 16
 51THE HIT LIST (Blackheart/CBS Associated 45473)
...... Joan Jett		 50 10
 52HOT IN THE SHADE (Mercury 838 913)
...... Kiss		 58 23
 53STICK IT TO YA (Chrysalis 21702)
...... Slaughter		 60  7
 54PAINTING IN MY MIND (Sire/Warner Bros. 26148)
...... Tommy Page		112  2
 55THE RAW & THE COOKED (I.R.S./MCA 6273)
...... Fine Young Cannibals		 55 57
 56JUST SAY OZZY (CBS Associated 45451)
...... Ozzy Osbourne		 57  6
 57PRESTO (Atlantic 82040)
...... Rush		 51 19
 58THE SEEDS OF LOVE (Fontana 838 730)
...... Tears For Fears		 52 27
 59JANE CHILD (Warner Bros 25858)
...... Jane Child		 75  5
 60BEST OF ROCKERS ’N’ BALLADS (Mercury 842 002)
...... Scorpions		 53 19
 61WHEN HARRY MET SALLY... (Columbia 45319)
...... Original Soundtrack / Harry Connick, Jr.		 54 35
 62DIRTY ROTTEN FILTHY STINKING RICH (Columbia 44383)
...... Warrant		 56 60
 63LET LOVE RULE (Virgin 91290)
...... Lenny Kravitz		 62 18
 64THE HEALER (Chameleon 74808)
...... John Lee Hooker		 59 24
 65PICKIN’ ON NASHVILLE (Mercury 838 744)
...... Kentucky Headhunters		 61 16
 66HERITAGE (Columbia/Kalimba 45268)
...... Earth, Wind & Fire		 63  8
 67BIG TYME (MCA 42302)
...... Heavy D. & Boyz		 64 41
 68ABSOLUTE TORCH AND TWANG (Sire 25877)
...... k.d. lang & reclines		 69 44
 69FLOWERS IN THE DIRT (Capitol 91653)
...... Paul McCartney		 65 42
 70GREATEST HITS 1982-1989 (Reprise/Full Moon 26080)
...... Chicago		 66 17
 71DARK AT THE END OF THE TUNNEL (MCA 6365)
...... Oingo Boingo		 72  4
 72LONE WOLF (Warner/Curb 26090)
...... Hank Williams, Jr.		 67  8
 73ONE NIGHT OF SIN (Capitol 92861)
...... Joe Cocker		 68 30
 74PORCELAIN (Virgin 91325)
...... Julia Fordham		 83  7
 75THE INCREDIBLE BASE (Profile 1285)
...... Rob Base		 70 17
 76FAST MOVIN’ TRAIN (RCA 9961)
...... Restless Heart		 77  7
 77LIKE A PRAYER (Sire 25844)
...... Madonna		 71 53
 78MISSING... PRESUMED HAVING A GOOD TIME (Warner Bros. 26147)
...... Notting Hillbillies		 91  3
 79STAY WITH ME (Columbia 44367)
...... Regina Belle		 85 31
 80FLOOD (Elektra 60907)
...... They Might Be Giants		 80 10
 81HIGHWAYMEN 2 (Columbia 45240)
...... Waylon Jennings, Willie Nelson, Johnny Cash, Kris Kristofferson		 96  3
 82DEEP (Beggars Banquet 9877)
...... Peter Murphy		 73  9
 83NEVER TOO FAR (EMI 92401)
...... Dianne Reeves		 95  4
 84THE BIZ NEVER SLEEPS (Cold Chillin’/Warner Bros. 26003)
...... Diabolical Biz Markie		 74 24
 85ATTITUDE (Atlantic 82035)
...... Troop		 90 21
 86FLYING IN A BLUE DREAM (Relativity 88561)
...... Joe Satriani		 76 21
 87BABYLON A.D. (Arista 8580)
...... Babylon A.D.		 93 15
 88THE STONE ROSES (Silvertone/RCA 1184)
...... Stone Roses		 89 11
 89THE CAUTION HORSES (RCA 2058)
...... Cowboy Junkies		106  2
 90LABOUR OF LOVE II (Virgin 91324)
...... UB40		 78 12
 91SEMINAR (Nastymix 70150)
...... Sir Mix-A-Lot		 92 21
 92CROSSROADS (Elektra 60888)
...... Tracy Chapman		 79 25
 93THE U-KREW (Enigma 73524)
...... U-Krew		102  7
 94MANNERS & PHYSIQUE (MCA 6315)
...... Adam Ant		100  5
 95THE LANGUAGE OF LIFE (Atlantic 82057)
...... Everything But The Girl		104  3
 96WILLOW IN THE WIND (Mercury 835 950)
...... Kathy Mattea		 94  5
 97THE CACTUS ALBUM (Def Jam/Columbia 45415)
...... 3rd Bass		 81 19
 98TRASH (Epic 45137)
...... Alice Cooper		 82 35
 99BAD ENGLISH (Epic 45083)
...... Bad English		 84 39
100GREATEST HITS SOUND OF MONEY (Columbia 45381)
...... Eddie Money		 86 17
101I DO NOT WANT WHAT I HAVEN’T GOT (Ensign/Chrysalis 21759)
...... Sinead O’Conner		 —  1
102THE DISREGARD OF TIMEKEEPING (WTG 45009)
...... Bonham		 87 27
103NO HOLDIN’ BACK (Warner Bros. 25988)
...... Randy Travis		 88 25
104AFTER 7 (Virgin 91061)
...... After 7		130 20
105NEW KIDS ON THE BLOCK (Columbia 40475)
...... New Kids On The Block		 97 26
106STEADY ON (Columbia 45209)
...... Shawn Colvin		 98 11
107THE SENSUAL WORLD (Columbia 44164)
...... Kate Bush		 99 23
108MIKI HOWARD (Atlantic 82024)
...... Miki Howard		109  5
109THE ROAD TO HELL (Geffen 24276)
...... Chris Rea		140  3
110AUTOMATIC (Warner Bros. 26015)
...... Jesus And Mary Chain		105 19
111AND IN THIS CORNER... (Jive 1188)
...... D. J. Jazzy Jeff & Fresh Prince		101 21
112ANIMAL LOGIC (I.R.S. 82020)
...... Animal Logic		110 10
113GOLD AFTERNOON FIX (Arista 8579)
...... The Church		120  2
114STRAIGHT OUTTA COMPTON (Ruthless/Priority 57102)
...... N.W.A.		115 58
115MOTHER’S MILK (EMI 92152)
...... Red Hot Chili Peppers		103 31
116A COLLECTION: GREATEST HITS... AND MORE (Columbia 45369)
...... Barbra Streisand		107 25
117WE TOO ARE ONE (Arista 8606)
...... Eurythmics		108 28
118HATS (A&M 5284)
...... Blue Nile		111  7
119CARVED IN THE SAND (Mercury 842 251)
...... The Mission U.K.		139  3
120RUNAWAY HORSES (MCA 6339)
...... Belinda Carlisle		113 24
121MANIC NIRVANA (Es Paranza 91336)
...... Robert Plant		 —  1
122HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA (Polydor 831 563)
...... Original London Cast		123  7
123THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA (Polydor 831 273)
...... Original London Cast		124106
124MISS SAIGON (Geffen 24271)
...... Original London Cast		125  3
125DAMN YANKEES (Warner Bros. 26159)
...... Damn Yankees		136  2
126KEVIN PAIGE (Chrysalis 21683)
...... Kevin Paige		126 25
127THE SWEET KEEPER (Reprise 26091)
...... Tanita Tikaram		114  8
128THE FRONT (Columbia 45260)
...... The Front		116  6
129VIOLATOR (Sire/Reprise/Mute 26081)
...... Depeche Mode		 —  1
130LEAVE THE LIGHT ON (RCA 9694)
...... Lorrie Morgan		117 10
131RVS III (Columbia 45250)
...... Ricky Van Shelton		118  9
132GUTTER BALLET (Atlantic 82008)
...... Savatage		134  7
133STORYTELLER – THE COMPLETE ANTHOLOGY: 1964-1990 (Warner Bros. 25987)
...... Rod Stewart		119 18
134LOVE, SMOKEY (Motown 6268)
...... Smokey Robinson		135  3
135HERE IN THE REAL WORLD (Arista 8623)
...... Alan Jackson		 —  1
136DON’T BE CRUEL (MCA 42185)
...... Bobby Brown		121 91
137LOUDER THAN LOVE (A&M 5252)
...... Soundgarden		122 10
138DECADE (Capitol 93178)
...... Duran Duran		127 17
139UP TO NO GOOD (MCA 6349)
...... Peter Wolf		 —  1
140SIMPLE MAN (Epic 45316)
...... Charlie Daniels Band		128 18
141KID ’N PLAY’S FUN HOUSE (Select 21638)
...... Kid ’N Play		 —  1
142FLYING COWBOYS (Geffen 24246)
...... Rickie Lee Jones		129 26
143TRAVEL-LOG (Silvertone/RCA 1306)
...... J. J. Cale		161  3
144THE REAL THING (Slash/Reprise 25878)
...... Faith No More		145  6
145LET’S GET IT STARTED (Capitol 90924)
...... M.C. Hammer		196 76
146THREE THE HARD WAY (Atlantic 82082)
...... Rodney O.–Joe Cooley		 —  1
147BRAVE AND CRAZY (Island 91285)
...... Melissa Etheridge		131 27
148APPETITE FOR DESTRUCTION (Geffen 24148)
...... Guns N’ Roses		150136
149SHAKE YOUR MONEY MAKER (Def American 24278)
...... Black Crowes		170  2
150NO ONE CAN DO IT BETTER (Ruthless/Atlantic 91275)
...... The D.O.C.		151 35
151IT’S A BG DADDY THING (Cold Chillin’/Reprise 25941)
...... Big Daddy Kane		132 27
152THIS SHOULD MOVE YA (Capitol 91119)
...... Mantronix		153  3
153BLOW MY FUSE (Atlantic 81877)
...... Kix		133 63
154CLOSER TO THE FLAME (Capitol 90372)
...... Dave Edmunds		189  2
155THE ICEBERG / FREEDOM OF SPEECH... JUST WATCH WHAT YOU SAY (Sire/
Warner Bros. 26028)
...... Ice-T		155 24
156XYZ (Enigma 73525)
...... XYZ		137 16
157A LITTLE BIT OF THIS, A LITTLE BIT OF THAT (ffrr 828 159)
...... D Mob		138 10
158DISINTEGRATION (Elektra 60855)
...... The Cure		141 47
159PAWNS IN THE GAME (Skyywalker 111)
...... Professor Griff & Asiatic Disciples		 —  1
160ALL THE WAY (Solar/Epic 75310)
...... Calloway		 —  1
161ALL HAIL THE QUEEN (Tommy Boy 1022)
...... Queen Latifahh		142 19
162WHAT YOU DON’T KNOW (Arista 8532)
...... Expose		143 41
163LEGACY (RCA 9694)
...... Poco		144 29
164COUNTRY CLUB (Warner Bros. 26094)
...... Travis Tritt		 —  1
165HOME (MCA 6312)
...... Stephanie Mills		172 37
166LARGE AND IN CHARGE (MCA 6354)
...... Chunky A		146 16
167KILLIN’ TIME (RCA 9668)
...... Clint Black		147 45
168WILD! (Sire/Reprise/Mute 26026)
...... Erasure		148 22
169COMPANY OF WOLVES (Mercury 842 184)
...... Company Of Wolves		175  7
170WRECKS-N-EFFECT (Motown 6281)
...... Wrecks-N-Effect		149 16
171PRETTY HATE MACHINE (TVT 2610)
...... Nine Inch Nails		152  8
172BOYS N HEAT (Columbia 45300)
...... Britny Fox		154 19
173HAPPY ANNIVERSARY, CHARLIE BROWN! (GRP 9596)
...... Various Artists		157 21
174...TWICE SHY (Capitol 90640)
...... Great White		158 49
175LONG HARD LOOK (Atlantic 81915)
...... Lou Gramm		159 20
176MOSAIQUE (Elektra Musician 60892)
...... Gipsy Kings		160 18
177DEAD ON (SBK 93249)
...... Dead On		162  7
178PARADISE (Jive 1298)
...... Ruby Turner		 —  1
179PERSONAL (MCA 6335)
...... George Howard		190  2
180THE INNOCENCE MISSION (A&M 5274)
...... Innocence Mission		185  2
181MY ROMANCE (Arista 8582)
...... Carly Simon		 —  1
182NEW JERSEY (Mercury 836 345)
...... Bon Jovi		163 79
183PAGES OF LIFE (MCA/Curb 42332)
...... Desert Rose Band		164  7
184HUMAN SOUL (RCA 9876)
...... Graham Parker		165  6
185LAUGHTER (Sire/Reprise 26017)
...... Mighty Lemon Drops		166  4
186FOREIGN AFFAIR (Capitol 91873)
...... Tina Turner		167 27
187HIGH WIRE (Elektra 60902)
...... Ernie Isley		 —  1
188BEYOND A DREAM (Island 91319)
...... By All Means		188  8
189STAIRWAY TO HEAVEN / HIGHWAY TO HELL (Mercury 842 093)
...... Various Artists		168 17
190TAKING ON THE WORLD (A&M 5285)
...... Gun		 —  1
191I WANT YOU (Vision 3316)
...... Shana		171  8
192ADDICTIONS VOLUME I (Island 91318)
...... Robert Palmer		173 18
193CAPTAIN SWING (Mercury 838 878)
...... Michelle Shocked		174 22
194I AM I (Epic 45354)
...... Nuclear Valdez		176  7
195NOTHINGFACE (MCA 6326)
...... Voivod		177 12
196DONE BY THE FORCES OF NATURE (Warner Bros. 26072)
...... Jungle Brothers		178 11
197ENUFF Z’NUFF (Atco 91262)
...... Enuff Z’nuff		179 26
198EAZY-DUZ-IT (Ruthless/Priority 57100)
...... Eazy-E		198 73
199WE CAN’T GO WRONG (Capitol 91041)
...... Cover Girls		180 16
200PURE (RCA 9934)
...... Primitives		181 12
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