CASH BOX TOP 200 ALBUMS
Black square = bullet (strong upward move)Week ending MAY 5, 1990
TWTITLE (Label) | .... Artist LWWKS
  1I DO NOT WANT WHAT I HAVEN’T GOT (Ensign/Chrysalis 21759)
...... Sinead O’Conner		  1  5
  2SOUL PROVIDER (Columbia 45012)
...... Michael Bolton		  3 41
  3JANET JACKSON’S RHYTHM NATION 1814 (A&M 3920)
...... Janet Jackson		  4 31
  4PLEASE HAMMER DON’T HURT ’EM (Capitol 92857)
...... M.C. Hammer		  5  8
  5NICK OF TIME (Capitol 91268)
...... Bonnie Raitt		  2 57
  6VIOLATOR (Sire/Reprise/Mute 26081)
...... Depeche Mode		  8  5
  7FOREVER YOUR GIRL (Virgin 90943)
...... Paula Abdul		  6 75
  8ALANNAH MYLES (Atlantic 81956)
...... Alannah Myles		  7 15
  9AFFECTION (Arista 8554)
...... Lisa Stansfield		 11  8
 10MANIC NIRVANA (Es Paranza 91336)
...... Robert Plant		 12  5
 11... BUT SERIOUSLY (Atlantic 82052)
...... Phil Collins		  9 23
 12BRIGADE (Capitol 91820)
...... Heart		 41  3
 13POISON (MCA 6387)
...... Bell Biv DeVoe		 20  4
 14PUMP (Geffen 24254)
...... Aerosmith		 10 32
 15PUMP UP THE JAM (SBK 93422)
...... Technotronic		 14 20
 16COSMIC THING (Reprise 25854)
...... B-52’s		 13 43
 17PRETTY WOMAN (EMI 93492)
...... Original Soundtrack / Various Artists		 30  4
 18BACK ON THE BLOCK (Qwest/Warner Bros. 26020)
...... Quincy Jones		 15 22
 19THE END OF THE INNOCENCE (Geffen 24217)
...... Don Henley		 19 43
 20TENDER LOVER (Solar 45288)
...... Babyface		 18 41
 21CRY LIKE A RAINSTORM – HOWL LIKE THE WIND (Elektra 60872)
...... Linda Ronstadt (featuring Aaron Neville)		 16 29
 22GIRL YOU KNOW IT’S TRUE (Arista 8592)
...... Milli Vanilli		 17 59
 23STICK IT TO YA (Chrysalis 21702)
...... Slaughter		 26 11
 24DOWNTOWN TRAIN (Selections From The Storyteller Anthology) (Warner Bros. 26158)
...... Rod Stewart		 24  6
 25BLUE SKY MINING (Columbia 45398)
...... Midnight Oil		 21  7
 26DR. FEELGOOD (Elektra 60829)
...... Motley Crue		 22 33
 27LONDON WARSAW NEW YORK (Epic 45472)
...... Basia		 23 10
 28SEX PACKETS (Tommy Boy/TNT 1026)
...... Digital Underground		 33  4
 29FULL MOON FEVER (MCA 6253)
...... Tom Petty		 28 52
 30STORM FRONT (Columbia 44366)
...... Billy Joel		 25 27
 31FEAR OF A BLACK PLANET (Def Jam/Columbia 45413)
...... Public Enemy		 72  2
 32PAINTING IN MY MIND (Sire/Warner Bros. 26148)
...... Tommy Page		 38  6
 33CAN’T FIGHT FATE (Arista 8581)
...... Taylor Dayne		 31 25
 34BLACKS’ MAGIC (Next Plateau 1019)
...... Salt-N-Pepa		 42  4
 35JOURNEYMAN (Reprise 26074)
...... Eric Clapton		 29 24
 36LIVE (Arista 8613)
...... Kenny G		 27 22
 37STONE COLD RHYMIN’ (Delicious Vinyl 91309)
...... Young M.C.		 32 33
 38CUTS BOTH WAYS (Epic 45217)
...... Gloria Estefan		 34 41
 39MARCH (RCA 9692)
...... Michael Penn		 36 20
 40LOOK SHARP! (EMI 91098)
...... Roxette		 35 55
 41DAMN YANKEES (Warner Bros. 26159)
...... Damn Yankees		 54  6
 42TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES (SBK 91066)
...... Original Soundtrack / Various Artists		104  2
 43HANGIN’ TOUGH (Columbia 40985)
...... New Kids On The Block		 43 88
 44DEEP (Beggars Banquet 9877)
...... Peter Murphy		 44 13
 45CHANGESBOWIE (Rykodisc 0171)
...... David Bowie		 48  4
 46MICHEL’LE (Ruthless/Atco 91282)
...... Michel’le		 37 16
 47JANE CHILD (Warner Bros 25858)
...... Jane Child		 53  9
 48THE CAUTION HORSES (RCA 2058)
...... Cowboy Junkies		 45  6
 49THE BEST OF LUTHER VANDROSS...THE BEST OF LOVE (Epic 45320)
...... Luther Vandross		 39 27
 50MISSING... PRESUMED HAVING A GOOD TIME (Warner Bros. 26147)
...... Notting Hillbillies		 50  7
 51BEACHES (Atlantic 81933)
...... Original Soundtrack / Bette Midler		 40 68
 52SKID ROW (Atlantic/Underground 81936)
...... Skid Row		 46 65
 53HEART OF STONE (Geffen 24239)
...... Cher		 47 42
 54REPEAT OFFENDER (EMI 90380)
...... Richard Marx		 49 51
 55WORLDBEAT (Epic 46010)
...... Kaoma		 51 15
 56AS NASTY AS THEY WANNA BE (Luke Skyywalker 107)
...... 2 Live Crew		 52 42
 57DANCE!...YA KNOW IT! (MCA 6342)
...... Bobby Brown		 55 23
 58KID ’N PLAY’S FUN HOUSE (Select 21638)
...... Kid ’N Play		 56  5
 59THE DAY THE LAUGHTER DIED (Def American 24287)
...... Andrew Dice Clay		100  3
 60WAKE ME WHEN IT’S OVER (Elektra 60883)
...... Faster Pussycat		 67 23
 61MY ROMANCE (Arista 8582)
...... Carly Simon		 61  5
 62SLIP OF THE TONGUE (Geffen 24249)
...... Whitesnake		 57 24
 63WILSON PHILLIPS (SBK 93745)
...... Wilson Phillips		 71  3
 6411 (Capitol/Enigma 91194)
...... Smithereens		 58 26
 65BEHIND THE MASK (Warner Bros. 26111)
...... Fleetwood Mac		 95  2
 66SLEEPING WITH THE PAST (MCA 6321)
...... Elton John		 59 34
 67THE LITTLE MERMAID (Walt Disney 6403)
...... Original Soundtrack		 60 20
 68AFTER 7 (Virgin 91061)
...... After 7		 62 24
 69MANNERS & PHYSIQUE (MCA 6315)
...... Adam Ant		 69  9
 70KEEP ON MOVIN’ (Virgin 91267)
...... Soul II Soul		 63 44
 71NOTHING MATTERS WITHOUT LOVE (A&M/Vendetta 5280)
...... Seduction		 64 27
 72HOT IN THE SHADE (Mercury 838 913)
...... Kiss		 65 27
 73THE GREAT RADIO CONTROVERSY (Geffen 24224)
...... Tesla		 66 55
 74THE LANGUAGE OF LIFE (Atlantic 82057)
...... Everything But The Girl		 74  7
 75ATTITUDE (Atlantic 82035)
...... Troop		 68 25
 76STAY WITH ME (Columbia 44367)
...... Regina Belle		 70 35
 77HIGHWAYMEN 2 (Columbia 45240)
...... Waylon Jennings, Willie Nelson, Johnny Cash, Kris Kristofferson		 73  7
 78GOLD AFTERNOON FIX (Arista 8579)
...... The Church		 75  6
 79BORN ON THE FOURTH OF JULY (MCA 6340)
...... Original Soundtrack / Various Artists		 76 14
 80HOWARD HEWETT (Elektra 60904)
...... Howard Hewett		 88  4
 81TOKYO BLUE (EMI 92248)
...... Najee		119  2
 82LIVIN’ LIKE HUSTLERS (Ruthless/Epic 46041)
...... Above The Law		 94  4
 83ALL THE WAY (Solar/Epic 75310)
...... Calloway		 86  5
 84FREEDOM (Reprise 25899)
...... Neil Young		 77 29
 85STEEL WHEELS (Rolling Stones 45333)
...... Rolling Stones		 78 34
 86THE HIT LIST (Blackheart/CBS Associated 45473)
...... Joan Jett		 80 14
 87THE RAW & THE COOKED (I.R.S./MCA 6273)
...... Fine Young Cannibals		 81 61
 88JUST SAY OZZY (CBS Associated 45451)
...... Ozzy Osbourne		 82 10
 89HERE IN THE REAL WORLD (Arista 8623)
...... Alan Jackson		 89  5
 90REPRESENTING THE MAMBO (Warner Bros. 26163)
...... Little Feat		102  2
 91PRESTO (Atlantic 82040)
...... Rush		 83 23
 92LOVE IS GONNA GETCHA (GRP 9603)
...... Patti Austin		 99  3
 93COUNTRY CLUB (Warner Bros. 26094)
...... Travis Tritt		 93  5
 94THE LEADER OF THE BANNED (Warner Bros. 26073)
...... Sam Kinison		108  3
 95THE ALBUM (Atco/Music Factory 91322)
...... Jive Bunny & Mixmasters		 79 19
 96NEVER TOO FAR (EMI 92401)
...... Dianne Reeves		 84  8
 97THE SEEDS OF LOVE (Fontana 838 730)
...... Tears For Fears		 85 31
 98BEST OF ROCKERS ’N’ BALLADS (Mercury 842 002)
...... Scorpions		 87 23
 99SHAKE YOUR MONEY MAKER (Def American 24278)
...... Black Crowes		110  6
100KILLIN’ TIME (RCA 9668)
...... Clint Black		180 49
101HOUSE PARTY (Motown 6296)
...... Original Soundtrack / Various Artists		101  4
102CARVED IN THE SAND (Mercury 842 251)
...... The Mission U.K.		127  7
103DAYS OF OPEN HAND (A&M 15293)
...... Suzanne Vega		 —  1
104WHEN HARRY MET SALLY... (Columbia 45319)
...... Original Soundtrack / Harry Connick, Jr.		 90 39
105DIRTY ROTTEN FILTHY STINKING RICH (Columbia 44383)
...... Warrant		 91 64
106LET LOVE RULE (Virgin 91290)
...... Lenny Kravitz		 92 22
107HATS (A&M 5284)
...... Blue Nile		107 11
108LOVE, SMOKEY (Motown 6268)
...... Smokey Robinson		138  7
109PORCELAIN (Virgin 91325)
...... Julia Fordham		 96 11
110JOHNNY GILL (Motown 6283)
...... Johnny Gill		 —  1
111THE HEALER (Chameleon 74808)
...... John Lee Hooker		 97 28
112ENUFF Z’NUFF (Atco 91262)
...... Enuff Z’nuff		 98 30
113PICKIN’ ON NASHVILLE (Mercury 838 744)
...... Kentucky Headhunters		103 20
114PRETTY HATE MACHINE (TVT 2610)
...... Nine Inch Nails		105 12
115HERITAGE (Columbia/Kalimba 45268)
...... Earth, Wind & Fire		106 12
116LEATHER BOYZ WITH ELECTRIC TOYZ (MCA 6341)
...... Pretty Boy Floyd		116  3
117BIG TYME (MCA 42302)
...... Heavy D. & Boyz		109 45
118ABSOLUTE TORCH AND TWANG (Sire 25877)
...... k.d. lang & reclines		111 48
119FLOWERS IN THE DIRT (Capitol 91653)
...... Paul McCartney		112 46
120GREATEST HITS 1982-1989 (Reprise/Full Moon 26080)
...... Chicago		113 21
121DARK AT THE END OF THE TUNNEL (MCA 6365)
...... Oingo Boingo		114  8
122THE ROAD TO HELL (Geffen 24276)
...... Chris Rea		115  7
123PERSONAL (MCA 6335)
...... George Howard		123  6
124GUTTER BALLET (Atlantic 82008)
...... Savatage		124 11
125HAPPINESS (Atlantic 82047)
...... The Beloved		125  3
126FLYING IN A BLUE DREAM (Relativity 88561)
...... Joe Satriani		117 25
127LONE WOLF (Warner/Curb 26090)
...... Hank Williams, Jr.		118 12
128PEOPLE’S INSTINCTIVE TRAVELS AND THE PATHS OF RHYTHM (Jive 1331)
...... Tribe Called Quest		135  2
129BORN TO SING (Atlantic 82084)
...... En Vogue		140  2
130ONE NIGHT OF SIN (Capitol 92861)
...... Joe Cocker		120 34
131THE INCREDIBLE BASE (Profile 1285)
...... Rob Base		121 21
132THE U-KREW (Enigma 73524)
...... U-Krew		122 11
133TAKING ON THE WORLD (A&M 5285)
...... Gun		137  5
134TRAVEL-LOG (Silvertone/RCA 1306)
...... J. J. Cale		134  7
135WAKING HOURS (A&M 5287)
...... Del Amitri		154  4
136BANG! (EMI 92513)
...... Cory Hart		 —  1
137UP TO NO GOOD (MCA 6349)
...... Peter Wolf		126  5
138SEMINAR (Nastymix 70150)
...... Sir Mix-A-Lot		128 25
139FAST MOVIN’ TRAIN (RCA 9961)
...... Restless Heart		129 11
140SLAVE TO THE THRILL (Enigma 73577)
...... Hurricane		145  3
141LINEAR (Atlantic 82090)
...... Linear		 —  1
142LIKE A PRAYER (Sire 25844)
...... Madonna		130 57
143THE REAL THING (Slash/Reprise 25878)
...... Faith No More		148 10
144FLOOD (Elektra 60907)
...... They Might Be Giants		131 14
145THE BIZ NEVER SLEEPS (Cold Chillin’/Warner Bros. 26003)
...... Diabolical Biz Markie		132 28
146COCKED & LOADED (Vertigo 838 592)
...... L.A. Guns		 — 24
147PAWNS IN THE GAME (Skyywalker 111)
...... Professor Griff & Asiatic Disciples		133  5
148BABYLON A.D. (Arista 8580)
...... Babylon A.D.		136 19
149XYZ (Enigma 73525)
...... XYZ		149 20
150THE STONE ROSES (Silvertone/RCA 1184)
...... Stone Roses		139 15
151LABOUR OF LOVE II (Virgin 91324)
...... UB40		141 16
152CROSSROADS (Elektra 60888)
...... Tracy Chapman		142 29
153WILLOW IN THE WIND (Mercury 835 950)
...... Kathy Mattea		143  9
154BOYS N HEAT (Columbia 45300)
...... Britny Fox		144 23
155THREE THE HARD WAY (Atlantic 82082)
...... Rodney O.–Joe Cooley		146  5
156THE CACTUS ALBUM (Def Jam/Columbia 45415)
...... 3rd Bass		147 23
157TRASH (Epic 45137)
...... Alice Cooper		150 39
158LAURA BRANIGAN (Atlantic 82086)
...... Laura Branigan		 —  1
159THE SILOS (RCA 2051)
...... Silos		170  2
160AH VIA MUSICOM (Capitol 90517)
...... Eric Johnson		166  2
161BAD ENGLISH (Epic 45083)
...... Bad English		151 43
162GREATEST HITS SOUND OF MONEY (Columbia 45381)
...... Eddie Money		152 21
163LEAVE THE LIGHT ON (RCA 9694)
...... Lorrie Morgan		153 14
164THE INNOCENCE MISSION (A&M 5274)
...... Innocence Mission		164  6
165LOVE CHILD (Atco 91307)
...... Sweet Sensation		 —  1
166THE DISREGARD OF TIMEKEEPING (WTG 45009)
...... Bonham		155 31
167HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA (Polydor 831 563)
...... Original London Cast		156 11
168NO HOLDIN’ BACK (Warner Bros. 25988)
...... Randy Travis		157 29
169NEW KIDS ON THE BLOCK (Columbia 40475)
...... New Kids On The Block		158 30
170THIS SHOULD MOVE YA (Capitol 91119)
...... Mantronix		159  7
171STEADY ON (Columbia 45209)
...... Shawn Colvin		160 15
172JOIN TOGETHER (MCA 19501)
...... The Who		161  3
173CLOSER TO THE FLAME (Capitol 90372)
...... Dave Edmunds		162  6
174THE SENSUAL WORLD (Columbia 44164)
...... Kate Bush		163 27
175LAST OF THE RUNAWAYS (A&M 5272)
...... Giant		 — 22
176THE LION AND THE COBRA (Chrysalis/Ensign 21612)
...... Sinead O’Connor 		176 36
177WHAT YOU DON’T KNOW (Arista 8532)
...... Expose		177 45
178MIKI HOWARD (Atlantic 82024)
...... Miki Howard		165  9
179EAZY-DUZ-IT (Ruthless/Priority 57100)
...... Eazy-E		167 77
180DIRTY WEAPONS (Epic 45139)
...... Killer Dwarfs		 —  1
181AUTOMATIC (Warner Bros. 26015)
...... Jesus And Mary Chain		168 23
182AND IN THIS CORNER... (Jive 1188)
...... D. J. Jazzy Jeff & Fresh Prince		169 25
183ANIMAL LOGIC (I.R.S. 82020)
...... Animal Logic		171 14
184STRAIGHT OUTTA COMPTON (Ruthless/Priority 57102)
...... N.W.A.		172 62
185NEW FUNKY NATION (4th & B’way 4017)
...... Boo-Yaa T.R.I.B.E.		 —  1
186MOTHER’S MILK (EMI 92152)
...... Red Hot Chili Peppers		173 35
187EVERY DOG HAS ITS DAY (Geffen 24270)
...... Salty Dog		174  4
188HIGH WIRE (Elektra 60902)
...... Ernie Isley		175  5
189PARTY OF ONE (Reprise 26132)
...... Nick Lowe		178  4
190A COLLECTION: GREATEST HITS... AND MORE (Columbia 45369)
...... Barbra Streisand		179 29
191WE TOO ARE ONE (Arista 8606)
...... Eurythmics		181 32
192APPETITE FOR DESTRUCTION (Geffen 24148)
...... Guns N’ Roses		189140
193LET’S GET IT STARTED (Capitol 90924)
...... M.C. Hammer		182 80
194A LITTLE BIT OF THIS, A LITTLE BIT OF THAT (ffrr 828 159)
...... D Mob		194 14
195RUNAWAY HORSES (MCA 6339)
...... Belinda Carlisle		183 28
196DON’T BE CRUEL (MCA 42185)
...... Bobby Brown		196 95
197LOUDER THAN LOVE (A&M 5252)
...... Soundgarden		197 14
198COMPANY OF WOLVES (Mercury 842 184)
...... Company Of Wolves		184 11
199THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA (Polydor 831 273)
...... Original London Cast		185110
200PARADISE (Jive 1298)
...... Ruby Turner		186  5
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