CASH BOX TOP 200 ALBUMS
Black square = bullet (strong upward move)Week ending APRIL 14, 1990
TWTITLE (Label) | .... Artist LWWKS
  1NICK OF TIME (Capitol 91268)
...... Bonnie Raitt		  3 54
  2FOREVER YOUR GIRL (Virgin 90943)
...... Paula Abdul		  1 72
  3JANET JACKSON’S RHYTHM NATION 1814 (A&M 3920)
...... Janet Jackson		  2 28
  4SOUL PROVIDER (Columbia 45012)
...... Michael Bolton		  5 38
  5ALANNAH MYLES (Atlantic 81956)
...... Alannah Myles		  4 12
  6... BUT SERIOUSLY (Atlantic 82052)
...... Phil Collins		  6 20
  7COSMIC THING (Reprise 25854)
...... B-52’s		  7 40
  8PUMP (Geffen 24254)
...... Aerosmith		  9 29
  9PUMP UP THE JAM (SBK 93422)
...... Technotronic		 11 17
 10CRY LIKE A RAINSTORM – HOWL LIKE THE WIND (Elektra 60872)
...... Linda Ronstadt (featuring Aaron Neville)		  8 26
 11PLEASE HAMMER DON’T HURT ’EM (Capitol 92857)
...... M.C. Hammer		 15  5
 12GIRL YOU KNOW IT’S TRUE (Arista 8592)
...... Milli Vanilli		 10 56
 13BACK ON THE BLOCK (Qwest/Warner Bros. 26020)
...... Quincy Jones		 13 19
 14STORM FRONT (Columbia 44366)
...... Billy Joel		 12 24
 15AFFECTION (Arista 8554)
...... Lisa Stansfield		 23  5
 16FULL MOON FEVER (MCA 6253)
...... Tom Petty		 14 49
 17DR. FEELGOOD (Elektra 60829)
...... Motley Crue		 17 30
 18LIVE (Arista 8613)
...... Kenny G		 16 19
 19I DO NOT WANT WHAT I HAVEN’T GOT (Ensign/Chrysalis 21759)
...... Sinead O’Conner		101  2
 20BLUE SKY MINING (Columbia 45398)
...... Midnight Oil		 22  4
 21THE END OF THE INNOCENCE (Geffen 24217)
...... Don Henley		 21 40
 22LONDON WARSAW NEW YORK (Epic 45472)
...... Basia		 19  7
 23TENDER LOVER (Solar 45288)
...... Babyface		 18 38
 24BEACHES (Atlantic 81933)
...... Original Soundtrack / Bette Midler		 20 65
 25CAN’T FIGHT FATE (Arista 8581)
...... Taylor Dayne		 29 22
 26DANCE!...YA KNOW IT! (MCA 6342)
...... Bobby Brown		 24 20
 27LOOK SHARP! (EMI 91098)
...... Roxette		 26 52
 28STONE COLD RHYMIN’ (Delicious Vinyl 91309)
...... Young M.C.		 25 30
 29JOURNEYMAN (Reprise 26074)
...... Eric Clapton		 27 21
 30MARCH (RCA 9692)
...... Michael Penn		 30 17
 31MICHEL’LE (Ruthless/Atco 91282)
...... Michel’le		 34 13
 32VIOLATOR (Sire/Reprise/Mute 26081)
...... Depeche Mode		129  2
 33THE BEST OF LUTHER VANDROSS...THE BEST OF LOVE (Epic 45320)
...... Luther Vandross		 33 24
 34CUTS BOTH WAYS (Epic 45217)
...... Gloria Estefan		 31 38
 35MANIC NIRVANA (Es Paranza 91336)
...... Robert Plant		121  2
 36WORLDBEAT (Epic 46010)
...... Kaoma		 36 12
 37DOWNTOWN TRAIN (Selections From The Storyteller Anthology) (Warner Bros. 26158)
...... Rod Stewart		 45  3
 38SKID ROW (Atlantic/Underground 81936)
...... Skid Row		 32 62
 3911 (Capitol/Enigma 91194)
...... Smithereens		 37 23
 40SLIP OF THE TONGUE (Geffen 24249)
...... Whitesnake		 39 21
 41REPEAT OFFENDER (EMI 90380)
...... Richard Marx		 41 48
 42SLEEPING WITH THE PAST (MCA 6321)
...... Elton John		 35 31
 43HANGIN’ TOUGH (Columbia 40985)
...... New Kids On The Block		 28 85
 44KEEP ON MOVIN’ (Virgin 91267)
...... Soul II Soul		 38 41
 45STICK IT TO YA (Chrysalis 21702)
...... Slaughter		 53  8
 46AS NASTY AS THEY WANNA BE (Luke Skyywalker 107)
...... 2 Live Crew		 40 39
 47PAINTING IN MY MIND (Sire/Warner Bros. 26148)
...... Tommy Page		 54  3
 48THE GREAT RADIO CONTROVERSY (Geffen 24224)
...... Tesla		 42 52
 49NOTHING MATTERS WITHOUT LOVE (A&M/Vendetta 5280)
...... Seduction		 43 24
 50THE CAUTION HORSES (RCA 2058)
...... Cowboy Junkies		 89  3
 51JANE CHILD (Warner Bros 25858)
...... Jane Child		 59  6
 52HOT IN THE SHADE (Mercury 838 913)
...... Kiss		 52 24
 53HEART OF STONE (Geffen 24239)
...... Cher		 44 39
 54BORN ON THE FOURTH OF JULY (MCA 6340)
...... Original Soundtrack / Various Artists		 46 11
 55FREEDOM (Reprise 25899)
...... Neil Young		 47 26
 56STEEL WHEELS (Rolling Stones 45333)
...... Rolling Stones		 48 31
 57THE ALBUM (Atco/Music Factory 91322)
...... Jive Bunny & Mixmasters		 49 16
 58THE LITTLE MERMAID (Walt Disney 6403)
...... Original Soundtrack		 50 17
 59THE HIT LIST (Blackheart/CBS Associated 45473)
...... Joan Jett		 51 11
 60MISSING... PRESUMED HAVING A GOOD TIME (Warner Bros. 26147)
...... Notting Hillbillies		 78  4
 61KID ’N PLAY’S FUN HOUSE (Select 21638)
...... Kid ’N Play		141  2
 62THE RAW & THE COOKED (I.R.S./MCA 6273)
...... Fine Young Cannibals		 55 58
 63JUST SAY OZZY (CBS Associated 45451)
...... Ozzy Osbourne		 56  7
 64PRESTO (Atlantic 82040)
...... Rush		 57 20
 65GOLD AFTERNOON FIX (Arista 8579)
...... The Church		113  3
 66POISON (MCA 6387)
...... Bell Biv DeVoe		 —  1
 67THE SEEDS OF LOVE (Fontana 838 730)
...... Tears For Fears		 58 28
 68BEST OF ROCKERS ’N’ BALLADS (Mercury 842 002)
...... Scorpions		 60 20
 69WHEN HARRY MET SALLY... (Columbia 45319)
...... Original Soundtrack / Harry Connick, Jr.		 61 36
 70MY ROMANCE (Arista 8582)
...... Carly Simon		181  2
 71STAY WITH ME (Columbia 44367)
...... Regina Belle		 79 32
 72DIRTY ROTTEN FILTHY STINKING RICH (Columbia 44383)
...... Warrant		 62 61
 73LET LOVE RULE (Virgin 91290)
...... Lenny Kravitz		 63 19
 74PORCELAIN (Virgin 91325)
...... Julia Fordham		 74  8
 75THE HEALER (Chameleon 74808)
...... John Lee Hooker		 64 25
 76PICKIN’ ON NASHVILLE (Mercury 838 744)
...... Kentucky Headhunters		 65 17
 77HERITAGE (Columbia/Kalimba 45268)
...... Earth, Wind & Fire		 66  9
 78HIGHWAYMEN 2 (Columbia 45240)
...... Waylon Jennings, Willie Nelson, Johnny Cash, Kris Kristofferson		 81  4
 79NEVER TOO FAR (EMI 92401)
...... Dianne Reeves		 83  5
 80ATTITUDE (Atlantic 82035)
...... Troop		 85 22
 81BIG TYME (MCA 42302)
...... Heavy D. & Boyz		 67 42
 82AFTER 7 (Virgin 91061)
...... After 7		104 21
 83ABSOLUTE TORCH AND TWANG (Sire 25877)
...... k.d. lang & reclines		 68 45
 84FLOWERS IN THE DIRT (Capitol 91653)
...... Paul McCartney		 69 43
 85GREATEST HITS 1982-1989 (Reprise/Full Moon 26080)
...... Chicago		 70 18
 86DARK AT THE END OF THE TUNNEL (MCA 6365)
...... Oingo Boingo		 71  5
 87LONE WOLF (Warner/Curb 26090)
...... Hank Williams, Jr.		 72  9
 88ONE NIGHT OF SIN (Capitol 92861)
...... Joe Cocker		 73 31
 89THE INCREDIBLE BASE (Profile 1285)
...... Rob Base		 75 18
 90THE LANGUAGE OF LIFE (Atlantic 82057)
...... Everything But The Girl		 95  4
 91DAMN YANKEES (Warner Bros. 26159)
...... Damn Yankees		125  3
 92MANNERS & PHYSIQUE (MCA 6315)
...... Adam Ant		 94  6
 93THE U-KREW (Enigma 73524)
...... U-Krew		 93  8
 94SEMINAR (Nastymix 70150)
...... Sir Mix-A-Lot		 91 22
 95FAST MOVIN’ TRAIN (RCA 9961)
...... Restless Heart		 76  8
 96LIKE A PRAYER (Sire 25844)
...... Madonna		 77 54
 97FLOOD (Elektra 60907)
...... They Might Be Giants		 80 11
 98DEEP (Beggars Banquet 9877)
...... Peter Murphy		 82 10
 99THE BIZ NEVER SLEEPS (Cold Chillin’/Warner Bros. 26003)
...... Diabolical Biz Markie		 84 25
100THE ROAD TO HELL (Geffen 24276)
...... Chris Rea		109  4
101FLYING IN A BLUE DREAM (Relativity 88561)
...... Joe Satriani		 86 22
102BABYLON A.D. (Arista 8580)
...... Babylon A.D.		 87 16
103THE STONE ROSES (Silvertone/RCA 1184)
...... Stone Roses		 88 12
104LABOUR OF LOVE II (Virgin 91324)
...... UB40		 90 13
105CROSSROADS (Elektra 60888)
...... Tracy Chapman		 92 26
106WILLOW IN THE WIND (Mercury 835 950)
...... Kathy Mattea		 96  6
107THE CACTUS ALBUM (Def Jam/Columbia 45415)
...... 3rd Bass		 97 20
108CHANGESBOWIE (Rykodisc 0171)
...... David Bowie		 —  1
109HATS (A&M 5284)
...... Blue Nile		118  8
110PRETTY HATE MACHINE (TVT 2610)
...... Nine Inch Nails		171  9
111CARVED IN THE SAND (Mercury 842 251)
...... The Mission U.K.		119  4
112UP TO NO GOOD (MCA 6349)
...... Peter Wolf		139  2
113WAKE ME WHEN IT’S OVER (Elektra 60883)
...... Faster Pussycat		 — 20
114HERE IN THE REAL WORLD (Arista 8623)
...... Alan Jackson		135  2
115SEX PACKETS (Tommy Boy/TNT 1026)
...... Digital Underground		 —  1
116ENUFF Z’NUFF (Atco 91262)
...... Enuff Z’nuff		197 27
117TRASH (Epic 45137)
...... Alice Cooper		 98 36
118BAD ENGLISH (Epic 45083)
...... Bad English		 99 40
119GREATEST HITS SOUND OF MONEY (Columbia 45381)
...... Eddie Money		100 18
120LEAVE THE LIGHT ON (RCA 9694)
...... Lorrie Morgan		130 11
121THE DISREGARD OF TIMEKEEPING (WTG 45009)
...... Bonham		102 28
122HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA (Polydor 831 563)
...... Original London Cast		122  8
123HOWARD HEWETT (Elektra 60904)
...... Howard Hewett		 —  1
124NO HOLDIN’ BACK (Warner Bros. 25988)
...... Randy Travis		103 26
125PRETTY WOMAN (EMI 93492)
...... Original Soundtrack / Various Artists		 —  1
126NEW KIDS ON THE BLOCK (Columbia 40475)
...... New Kids On The Block		105 27
127STEADY ON (Columbia 45209)
...... Shawn Colvin		106 12
128ALL THE WAY (Solar/Epic 75310)
...... Calloway		160  2
129THE SENSUAL WORLD (Columbia 44164)
...... Kate Bush		107 24
130SHAKE YOUR MONEY MAKER (Def American 24278)
...... Black Crowes		149  3
131MIKI HOWARD (Atlantic 82024)
...... Miki Howard		108  6
132AUTOMATIC (Warner Bros. 26015)
...... Jesus And Mary Chain		110 20
133THREE THE HARD WAY (Atlantic 82082)
...... Rodney O.–Joe Cooley		146  2
134AND IN THIS CORNER... (Jive 1188)
...... D. J. Jazzy Jeff & Fresh Prince		111 22
135LIVIN’ LIKE HUSTLERS (Ruthless/Epic 46041)
...... Above The Law		 —  1
136ANIMAL LOGIC (I.R.S. 82020)
...... Animal Logic		112 11
137STRAIGHT OUTTA COMPTON (Ruthless/Priority 57102)
...... N.W.A.		114 59
138MOTHER’S MILK (EMI 92152)
...... Red Hot Chili Peppers		115 32
139A COLLECTION: GREATEST HITS... AND MORE (Columbia 45369)
...... Barbra Streisand		116 26
140COUNTRY CLUB (Warner Bros. 26094)
...... Travis Tritt		164  2
141WE TOO ARE ONE (Arista 8606)
...... Eurythmics		117 29
142PERSONAL (MCA 6335)
...... George Howard		179  3
143TRAVEL-LOG (Silvertone/RCA 1306)
...... J. J. Cale		143  4
144CLOSER TO THE FLAME (Capitol 90372)
...... Dave Edmunds		154  3
145LET’S GET IT STARTED (Capitol 90924)
...... M.C. Hammer		145 77
146RUNAWAY HORSES (MCA 6339)
...... Belinda Carlisle		120 25
147THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA (Polydor 831 273)
...... Original London Cast		123107
148MISS SAIGON (Geffen 24271)
...... Original London Cast		124  4
149PAWNS IN THE GAME (Skyywalker 111)
...... Professor Griff & Asiatic Disciples		159  2
150EAZY-DUZ-IT (Ruthless/Priority 57100)
...... Eazy-E		198 74
151KEVIN PAIGE (Chrysalis 21683)
...... Kevin Paige		126 26
152THIS SHOULD MOVE YA (Capitol 91119)
...... Mantronix		152  4
153THE SWEET KEEPER (Reprise 26091)
...... Tanita Tikaram		127  9
154THE FRONT (Columbia 45260)
...... The Front		128  7
155TAKING ON THE WORLD (A&M 5285)
...... Gun		190  2
156BLACKS’ MAGIC (Next Plateau 1019)
...... Salt-N-Pepa		 —  1
157RVS III (Columbia 45250)
...... Ricky Van Shelton		131 10
158HOUSE PARTY (Motown 6296)
...... Original Soundtrack / Various Artists		 —  1
159GUTTER BALLET (Atlantic 82008)
...... Savatage		132  8
160STORYTELLER – THE COMPLETE ANTHOLOGY: 1964-1990 (Warner Bros. 25987)
...... Rod Stewart		133 19
161LOVE, SMOKEY (Motown 6268)
...... Smokey Robinson		134  4
162DON’T BE CRUEL (MCA 42185)
...... Bobby Brown		136 92
163LOUDER THAN LOVE (A&M 5252)
...... Soundgarden		137 11
164HOME (MCA 6312)
...... Stephanie Mills		165 38
165COMPANY OF WOLVES (Mercury 842 184)
...... Company Of Wolves		169  8
166THE INNOCENCE MISSION (A&M 5274)
...... Innocence Mission		180  3
167DECADE (Capitol 93178)
...... Duran Duran		138 18
168PARADISE (Jive 1298)
...... Ruby Turner		178  2
169SIMPLE MAN (Epic 45316)
...... Charlie Daniels Band		140 19
170FLYING COWBOYS (Geffen 24246)
...... Rickie Lee Jones		142 27
171THE REAL THING (Slash/Reprise 25878)
...... Faith No More		144  7
172BRAVE AND CRAZY (Island 91285)
...... Melissa Etheridge		147 28
173APPETITE FOR DESTRUCTION (Geffen 24148)
...... Guns N’ Roses		148137
174NO ONE CAN DO IT BETTER (Ruthless/Atlantic 91275)
...... The D.O.C.		150 36
175IT’S A BG DADDY THING (Cold Chillin’/Reprise 25941)
...... Big Daddy Kane		151 28
176BLOW MY FUSE (Atlantic 81877)
...... Kix		153 64
177THE ICEBERG / FREEDOM OF SPEECH... JUST WATCH WHAT YOU SAY (Sire/
Warner Bros. 26028)
...... Ice-T		155 25
178XYZ (Enigma 73525)
...... XYZ		156 17
179HIGH WIRE (Elektra 60902)
...... Ernie Isley		187  2
180WAKING HOURS (A&M 5287)
...... Del Amitri		 —  1
181A LITTLE BIT OF THIS, A LITTLE BIT OF THAT (ffrr 828 159)
...... D Mob		157 11
182DISINTEGRATION (Elektra 60855)
...... The Cure		158 48
183ALL HAIL THE QUEEN (Tommy Boy 1022)
...... Queen Latifahh		161 20
184WHAT YOU DON’T KNOW (Arista 8532)
...... Expose		162 42
185PARTY OF ONE (Reprise 26132)
...... Nick Lowe		 —  1
186LEGACY (RCA 9694)
...... Poco		163 30
187LARGE AND IN CHARGE (MCA 6354)
...... Chunky A		166 17
188KILLIN’ TIME (RCA 9668)
...... Clint Black		167 46
189EVERY DOG HAS ITS DAY (Geffen 24270)
...... Salty Dog		 —  1
190WILD! (Sire/Reprise/Mute 26026)
...... Erasure		168 23
191WRECKS-N-EFFECT (Motown 6281)
...... Wrecks-N-Effect		170 17
192BEYOND A DREAM (Island 91319)
...... By All Means		188  9
193CAPTAIN SWING (Mercury 838 878)
...... Michelle Shocked		193 23
194BOYS N HEAT (Columbia 45300)
...... Britny Fox		172 20
195HAPPY ANNIVERSARY, CHARLIE BROWN! (GRP 9596)
...... Various Artists		173 22
196...TWICE SHY (Capitol 90640)
...... Great White		174 50
197LONG HARD LOOK (Atlantic 81915)
...... Lou Gramm		175 21
198MOSAIQUE (Elektra Musician 60892)
...... Gipsy Kings		176 19
199DEAD ON (SBK 93249)
...... Dead On		177  8
200NEW JERSEY (Mercury 836 345)
...... Bon Jovi		182 80
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