CASH BOX TOP 200 ALBUMS
Black square = bullet (strong upward move)Week ending MAY 12, 1990
TWTITLE (Label) | .... Artist LWWKS
  1I DO NOT WANT WHAT I HAVEN’T GOT (Ensign/Chrysalis 21759)
...... Sinead O’Conner		  1  6
  2JANET JACKSON’S RHYTHM NATION 1814 (A&M 3920)
...... Janet Jackson		  3 32
  3PLEASE HAMMER DON’T HURT ’EM (Capitol 92857)
...... M.C. Hammer		  4  9
  4SOUL PROVIDER (Columbia 45012)
...... Michael Bolton		  2 42
  5VIOLATOR (Sire/Reprise/Mute 26081)
...... Depeche Mode		  6  6
  6NICK OF TIME (Capitol 91268)
...... Bonnie Raitt		  5 58
  7FOREVER YOUR GIRL (Virgin 90943)
...... Paula Abdul		  7 76
  8BRIGADE (Capitol 91820)
...... Heart		 12  4
  9AFFECTION (Arista 8554)
...... Lisa Stansfield		  9  9
 10POISON (MCA 6387)
...... Bell Biv DeVoe		 13  5
 11ALANNAH MYLES (Atlantic 81956)
...... Alannah Myles		  8 16
 12MANIC NIRVANA (Es Paranza 91336)
...... Robert Plant		 10  6
 13PUMP (Geffen 24254)
...... Aerosmith		 14 33
 14... BUT SERIOUSLY (Atlantic 82052)
...... Phil Collins		 11 24
 15PRETTY WOMAN (EMI 93492)
...... Original Soundtrack / Various Artists		 17  5
 16THE END OF THE INNOCENCE (Geffen 24217)
...... Don Henley		 19 44
 17FEAR OF A BLACK PLANET (Def Jam/Columbia 45413)
...... Public Enemy		 31  3
 18PUMP UP THE JAM (SBK 93422)
...... Technotronic		 15 21
 19COSMIC THING (Reprise 25854)
...... B-52’s		 16 44
 20STICK IT TO YA (Chrysalis 21702)
...... Slaughter		 23 12
 21DOWNTOWN TRAIN (Selections From The Storyteller Anthology) (Warner Bros. 26158)
...... Rod Stewart		 24  7
 22TENDER LOVER (Solar 45288)
...... Babyface		 20 42
 23BACK ON THE BLOCK (Qwest/Warner Bros. 26020)
...... Quincy Jones		 18 23
 24LONDON WARSAW NEW YORK (Epic 45472)
...... Basia		 27 11
 25SEX PACKETS (Tommy Boy/TNT 1026)
...... Digital Underground		 28  5
 26GIRL YOU KNOW IT’S TRUE (Arista 8592)
...... Milli Vanilli		 22 60
 27BEHIND THE MASK (Warner Bros. 26111)
...... Fleetwood Mac		 65  3
 28BLUE SKY MINING (Columbia 45398)
...... Midnight Oil		 25  8
 29DR. FEELGOOD (Elektra 60829)
...... Motley Crue		 26 34
 30CRY LIKE A RAINSTORM – HOWL LIKE THE WIND (Elektra 60872)
...... Linda Ronstadt (featuring Aaron Neville)		 21 30
 31BLACKS’ MAGIC (Next Plateau 1019)
...... Salt-N-Pepa		 34  5
 32TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES (SBK 91066)
...... Original Soundtrack / Various Artists		 42  3
 33STORM FRONT (Columbia 44366)
...... Billy Joel		 30 28
 34FULL MOON FEVER (MCA 6253)
...... Tom Petty		 29 53
 35JOURNEYMAN (Reprise 26074)
...... Eric Clapton		 35 25
 36PAINTING IN MY MIND (Sire/Warner Bros. 26148)
...... Tommy Page		 32  7
 37DAMN YANKEES (Warner Bros. 26159)
...... Damn Yankees		 41  7
 38CUTS BOTH WAYS (Epic 45217)
...... Gloria Estefan		 38 42
 39LIVE (Arista 8613)
...... Kenny G		 36 23
 40CAN’T FIGHT FATE (Arista 8581)
...... Taylor Dayne		 33 26
 41STONE COLD RHYMIN’ (Delicious Vinyl 91309)
...... Young M.C.		 37 34
 42MARCH (RCA 9692)
...... Michael Penn		 39 21
 43DEEP (Beggars Banquet 9877)
...... Peter Murphy		 44 14
 44WILSON PHILLIPS (SBK 93745)
...... Wilson Phillips		 63  4
 45LOOK SHARP! (EMI 91098)
...... Roxette		 40 56
 46CHANGESBOWIE (Rykodisc 0171)
...... David Bowie		 45  5
 47HANGIN’ TOUGH (Columbia 40985)
...... New Kids On The Block		 43 89
 48JANE CHILD (Warner Bros 25858)
...... Jane Child		 47 10
 49MICHEL’LE (Ruthless/Atco 91282)
...... Michel’le		 46 17
 50AFTER 7 (Virgin 91061)
...... After 7		 68 25
 51REPRESENTING THE MAMBO (Warner Bros. 26163)
...... Little Feat		 90  3
 52WAKE ME WHEN IT’S OVER (Elektra 60883)
...... Faster Pussycat		 60 24
 53THE CAUTION HORSES (RCA 2058)
...... Cowboy Junkies		 48  7
 54MANNERS & PHYSIQUE (MCA 6315)
...... Adam Ant		 69 10
 55MISSING... PRESUMED HAVING A GOOD TIME (Warner Bros. 26147)
...... Notting Hillbillies		 50  8
 56MY ROMANCE (Arista 8582)
...... Carly Simon		 61  6
 57THE DAY THE LAUGHTER DIED (Def American 24287)
...... Andrew Dice Clay		 59  4
 58AS NASTY AS THEY WANNA BE (Luke Skyywalker 107)
...... 2 Live Crew		 56 43
 59THE BEST OF LUTHER VANDROSS...THE BEST OF LOVE (Epic 45320)
...... Luther Vandross		 49 28
 60BEACHES (Atlantic 81933)
...... Original Soundtrack / Bette Midler		 51 69
 61SKID ROW (Atlantic/Underground 81936)
...... Skid Row		 52 66
 62HEART OF STONE (Geffen 24239)
...... Cher		 53 43
 63GOLD AFTERNOON FIX (Arista 8579)
...... The Church		 78  7
 64REPEAT OFFENDER (EMI 90380)
...... Richard Marx		 54 52
 65WORLDBEAT (Epic 46010)
...... Kaoma		 55 16
 66DANCE!...YA KNOW IT! (MCA 6342)
...... Bobby Brown		 57 24
 67KID ’N PLAY’S FUN HOUSE (Select 21638)
...... Kid ’N Play		 58  6
 68SLIP OF THE TONGUE (Geffen 24249)
...... Whitesnake		 62 25
 6911 (Capitol/Enigma 91194)
...... Smithereens		 64 27
 70SLEEPING WITH THE PAST (MCA 6321)
...... Elton John		 66 35
 71NOTHING MATTERS WITHOUT LOVE (A&M/Vendetta 5280)
...... Seduction		 71 28
 72HOWARD HEWETT (Elektra 60904)
...... Howard Hewett		 80  5
 73THE LITTLE MERMAID (Walt Disney 6403)
...... Original Soundtrack		 67 21
 74KEEP ON MOVIN’ (Virgin 91267)
...... Soul II Soul		 70 45
 75HOT IN THE SHADE (Mercury 838 913)
...... Kiss		 72 28
 76LIVIN’ LIKE HUSTLERS (Ruthless/Epic 46041)
...... Above The Law		 82  5
 77TOKYO BLUE (EMI 92248)
...... Najee		 81  3
 78ALL THE WAY (Solar/Epic 75310)
...... Calloway		 83  6
 79THE GREAT RADIO CONTROVERSY (Geffen 24224)
...... Tesla		 73 56
 80THE LANGUAGE OF LIFE (Atlantic 82057)
...... Everything But The Girl		 74  8
 81ATTITUDE (Atlantic 82035)
...... Troop		 75 26
 82STAY WITH ME (Columbia 44367)
...... Regina Belle		 76 36
 83COUNTRY CLUB (Warner Bros. 26094)
...... Travis Tritt		 93  6
 84LOVE CHILD (Atco 91307)
...... Sweet Sensation		165  2
 85SHAKE YOUR MONEY MAKER (Def American 24278)
...... Black Crowes		 99  7
 86KILLIN’ TIME (RCA 9668)
...... Clint Black		100 50
 87BORN TO SING (Atlantic 82084)
...... En Vogue		129  3
 88HIGHWAYMEN 2 (Columbia 45240)
...... Waylon Jennings, Willie Nelson, Johnny Cash, Kris Kristofferson		 77  8
 89BORN ON THE FOURTH OF JULY (MCA 6340)
...... Original Soundtrack / Various Artists		 79 15
 90LOVE IS GONNA GETCHA (GRP 9603)
...... Patti Austin		 92  4
 91FREEDOM (Reprise 25899)
...... Neil Young		 84 30
 92STEEL WHEELS (Rolling Stones 45333)
...... Rolling Stones		 85 35
 93THE HIT LIST (Blackheart/CBS Associated 45473)
...... Joan Jett		 86 15
 94THE LEADER OF THE BANNED (Warner Bros. 26073)
...... Sam Kinison		 94  4
 95DAYS OF OPEN HAND (A&M 15293)
...... Suzanne Vega		103  2
 96THE RAW & THE COOKED (I.R.S./MCA 6273)
...... Fine Young Cannibals		 87 62
 97JOHNNY GILL (Motown 6283)
...... Johnny Gill		110  2
 98HERE IN THE REAL WORLD (Arista 8623)
...... Alan Jackson		 89  6
 99PRESTO (Atlantic 82040)
...... Rush		 91 24
100THE ALBUM (Atco/Music Factory 91322)
...... Jive Bunny & Mixmasters		 95 20
101NEVER TOO FAR (EMI 92401)
...... Dianne Reeves		 96  9
102CARVED IN THE SAND (Mercury 842 251)
...... The Mission U.K.		102  8
103THE SEEDS OF LOVE (Fontana 838 730)
...... Tears For Fears		 97 32
104BEST OF ROCKERS ’N’ BALLADS (Mercury 842 002)
...... Scorpions		 98 24
105HOUSE PARTY (Motown 6296)
...... Original Soundtrack / Various Artists		101  5
106WHEN HARRY MET SALLY... (Columbia 45319)
...... Original Soundtrack / Harry Connick, Jr.		104 40
107DIRTY ROTTEN FILTHY STINKING RICH (Columbia 44383)
...... Warrant		105 65
108LOVE, SMOKEY (Motown 6268)
...... Smokey Robinson		108  8
109LET LOVE RULE (Virgin 91290)
...... Lenny Kravitz		106 23
110COCKED & LOADED (Vertigo 838 592)
...... L.A. Guns		146 25
111LINEAR (Atlantic 82090)
...... Linear		141  2
112HATS (A&M 5284)
...... Blue Nile		107 12
113SEMINAR (Nastymix 70150)
...... Sir Mix-A-Lot		138 26
114PORCELAIN (Virgin 91325)
...... Julia Fordham		109 12
115THE HEALER (Chameleon 74808)
...... John Lee Hooker		111 29
116PEOPLE’S INSTINCTIVE TRAVELS AND THE PATHS OF RHYTHM (Jive 1331)
...... Tribe Called Quest		128  3
117LEATHER BOYZ WITH ELECTRIC TOYZ (MCA 6341)
...... Pretty Boy Floyd		116  4
118ENUFF Z’NUFF (Atco 91262)
...... Enuff Z’nuff		112 31
119SONGS FOR DRELLA (Sire/Warner Bros. 26140)
...... Lou Reed /John Cale		 —  1
120JUST SAY OZZY (CBS Associated 45451)
...... Ozzy Osbourne		 88 11
121SLAVE TO THE THRILL (Enigma 73577)
...... Hurricane		140  4
122THE ROAD TO HELL (Geffen 24276)
...... Chris Rea		122  8
123PERSONAL (MCA 6335)
...... George Howard		123  7
124THE REAL THING (Slash/Reprise 25878)
...... Faith No More		143 11
125PICKIN’ ON NASHVILLE (Mercury 838 744)
...... Kentucky Headhunters		113 21
126PAWNS IN THE GAME (Skyywalker 111)
...... Professor Griff & Asiatic Disciples		147  6
127PRETTY HATE MACHINE (TVT 2610)
...... Nine Inch Nails		114 13
128SOCIAL DISTORTION (Epic 46055)
...... Social Distortion		 —  1
129BANG! (EMI 92513)
...... Cory Hart		136  2
130WAKING HOURS (A&M 5287)
...... Del Amitri		135  5
131HERITAGE (Columbia/Kalimba 45268)
...... Earth, Wind & Fire		115 13
132BIG TYME (MCA 42302)
...... Heavy D. & Boyz		117 46
133TAKING ON THE WORLD (A&M 5285)
...... Gun		133  6
134FLOWERS IN THE DIRT (Capitol 91653)
...... Paul McCartney		119 47
135ABSOLUTE TORCH AND TWANG (Sire 25877)
...... k.d. lang & reclines		118 49
136GREATEST HITS 1982-1989 (Reprise/Full Moon 26080)
...... Chicago		120 22
137DARK AT THE END OF THE TUNNEL (MCA 6365)
...... Oingo Boingo		121  9
138LAST OF THE RUNAWAYS (A&M 5272)
...... Giant		175 23
139THE SILOS (RCA 2051)
...... Silos		159  3
140WHAT YOU DON’T KNOW (Arista 8532)
...... Expose		177 46
141NO HOLDIN’ BACK (Warner Bros. 25988)
...... Randy Travis		168 30
142GUTTER BALLET (Atlantic 82008)
...... Savatage		124 12
143AH VIA MUSICOM (Capitol 90517)
...... Eric Johnson		160  3
144HAPPINESS (Atlantic 82047)
...... The Beloved		125  4
145SOMETHING TO GET YOU HYPED (Pandisc 8809)
...... Young & Restless		 —  1
146LONE WOLF (Warner/Curb 26090)
...... Hank Williams, Jr.		127 13
147FLYING IN A BLUE DREAM (Relativity 88561)
...... Joe Satriani		126 26
148THE INCREDIBLE BASE (Profile 1285)
...... Rob Base		131 22
149LAURA BRANIGAN (Atlantic 82086)
...... Laura Branigan		158  2
150DON’T BE CRUEL (MCA 42185)
...... Bobby Brown		196 96
151THE U-KREW (Enigma 73524)
...... U-Krew		132 12
152TRAVEL-LOG (Silvertone/RCA 1306)
...... J. J. Cale		134  8
153UP TO NO GOOD (MCA 6349)
...... Peter Wolf		137  6
154FAST MOVIN’ TRAIN (RCA 9961)
...... Restless Heart		139 12
155LIKE A PRAYER (Sire 25844)
...... Madonna		142 58
156FLOOD (Elektra 60907)
...... They Might Be Giants		144 15
157NEW FUNKY NATION (4th & B’way 4017)
...... Boo-Yaa T.R.I.B.E.		185  2
158THE BIZ NEVER SLEEPS (Cold Chillin’/Warner Bros. 26003)
...... Diabolical Biz Markie		145 29
159ONE NIGHT OF SIN (Capitol 92861)
...... Joe Cocker		130 35
160BABYLON A.D. (Arista 8580)
...... Babylon A.D.		148 20
161XYZ (Enigma 73525)
...... XYZ		149 21
162THE STONE ROSES (Silvertone/RCA 1184)
...... Stone Roses		150 16
163CROSSROADS (Elektra 60888)
...... Tracy Chapman		152 30
164BOYS N HEAT (Columbia 45300)
...... Britny Fox		154 24
165LABOUR OF LOVE II (Virgin 91324)
...... UB40		151 17
166WILLOW IN THE WIND (Mercury 835 950)
...... Kathy Mattea		153 10
167THREE THE HARD WAY (Atlantic 82082)
...... Rodney O.–Joe Cooley		155  6
168A BIT OF WHAT YOU FANCY (Capitol 93177)
...... London Quireboys		 —  1
169THE LION AND THE COBRA (Chrysalis/Ensign 21612)
...... Sinead O’Connor 		176 37
170THE CACTUS ALBUM (Def Jam/Columbia 45415)
...... 3rd Bass		156 24
171THE HOUSE OF LOVE (Fontana 842 293)
...... House Of Love		 —  1
172TRASH (Epic 45137)
...... Alice Cooper		157 40
173A VIEW FROM 3RD STREET (Reprise 26164)
...... Jude Cole		 —  1
174BAD ENGLISH (Epic 45083)
...... Bad English		161 44
175DIRTY WEAPONS (Epic 45139)
...... Killer Dwarfs		180  2
176GREATEST HITS SOUND OF MONEY (Columbia 45381)
...... Eddie Money		162 22
177LEAVE THE LIGHT ON (RCA 9694)
...... Lorrie Morgan		163 15
178CLOUDCUCKOOLAND (MCA 6404)
...... Lightning Seeds		 —  1
179THE INNOCENCE MISSION (A&M 5274)
...... Innocence Mission		164  7
180THE DISREGARD OF TIMEKEEPING (WTG 45009)
...... Bonham		166 32
181HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA (Polydor 831 563)
...... Original London Cast		167 12
182THIS SHOULD MOVE YA (Capitol 91119)
...... Mantronix		170  8
183STEADY ON (Columbia 45209)
...... Shawn Colvin		171 16
184CLOSER TO THE FLAME (Capitol 90372)
...... Dave Edmunds		173  7
185THE SENSUAL WORLD (Columbia 44164)
...... Kate Bush		174 28
186JOIN TOGETHER (MCA 19501)
...... The Who		172  4
187NEW KIDS ON THE BLOCK (Columbia 40475)
...... New Kids On The Block		169 31
188MIKI HOWARD (Atlantic 82024)
...... Miki Howard		178 10
189READ MY LIPS (London 828 166)
...... Jimmy Somerville		 —  1
190A LITTLE BIT OF THIS, A LITTLE BIT OF THAT (ffrr 828 159)
...... D Mob		194 15
191EAZY-DUZ-IT (Ruthless/Priority 57100)
...... Eazy-E		179 78
192APPETITE FOR DESTRUCTION (Geffen 24148)
...... Guns N’ Roses		192141
193AUTOMATIC (Warner Bros. 26015)
...... Jesus And Mary Chain		181 24
194AND IN THIS CORNER... (Jive 1188)
...... D. J. Jazzy Jeff & Fresh Prince		182 26
195STRAIGHT OUTTA COMPTON (Ruthless/Priority 57102)
...... N.W.A.		184 63
196ANIMAL LOGIC (I.R.S. 82020)
...... Animal Logic		183 15
197MOTHER’S MILK (EMI 92152)
...... Red Hot Chili Peppers		186 36
198HIGH WIRE (Elektra 60902)
...... Ernie Isley		188  6
199THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA (Polydor 831 273)
...... Original London Cast		199111
200LOUDER THAN LOVE (A&M 5252)
...... Soundgarden		197 15
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