| The CASH BOX Year-End Charts: 1989 |
| TOP 50 R&B ALBUMS (As published in the December 30, 1989, issue) |
| POS | TITLE – Artist (Label) |
| 1 | GUY (Uptown/MCA) |
| 2 | LET’S GET IT STARTED – M.C. Hammer (Capitol) |
| 3 | THE GREAT ADVENTURES OF SLICK RICK (Def Jam/Columbia) |
| 4 | DON’T BE CRUEL – Bobby Brown (MCA) |
| 5 | KARYN WHITE (Warner Bros.) |
| 6 | KEEP ON MOVIN’ – Soul II Soul (Virgin) |
| 7 | BIG TIME – Heavy D. & The Boyz (Uptown/MCA) |
| 8 | LOC-ED AFTER DARK – Tone Loc (Delicious Vinyl) |
| 9 | 2ND WAVE – Surface (Columbia) |
| 10 | LARGER THAN LIFE – Jody Watley (MCA) |
| 11 | 3 FEET HIGH AND RISING – De La Soul (Tommy Boy) |
| 12 | MESSAGE FROM THE BOYS (Motown) |
| 13 | JUST COOLIN’ – Levert (Atlantic) |
| 14 | WALKING WITH A PANTHER – L. L. Cool J (Def Jam/Columbia) |
| 15 | TENDER LOVER – Babyface (Solar) |
| 16 | 2 HYPE – Kid ’N Play (Select) |
| 17 | KNOWLEDGE IS KING – Kool Moe Dee (Jive) |
| 18 | SERIOUS – The O’Jays (EMI) |
| 19 | UNFINISHED BUSINESS – EPMD (Fresh) |
| 20 | BATMAN – Motion Picture Soundtrack/Prince (Warner Bros.) |
| 21 | NO ONE CAN DO IT BETTER – The D.O.C. (Atlantic) |
| 22 | AS NASTY AS THEY WANNA BE – The 2 Live Crew (Luke Skyywalker) |
| 23 | GIVING YOU THE BEST THAT I GOT – Anita Baker (Elektra) |
| 24 | HOME – Stephanie Mills (MCA) |
| 25 | HEART BREAK – New Edition (MCA) |
| 26 | INTRODUCING... DAVID PEASTON (Geffen) |
| 27 | LIFE IS...TOO $HORT (Jive/Dangerous) |
| 28 | STRAIGHT OUTTA COMPTON – N.W.A. (Ruthless/Priority) |
| 29 | ANY LOVE – Luther Vandross (Epic) |
| 30 | GIRL YOU KNOW IT’S TRUE – Milli Vanilli (Arista) |
| 31 | SPEND THE NIGHT – The Isley Brothers Featuring Ronald Isley (Warner Bros.) |
| 32 | GHETTO MUSIC: THE BLUEPRINT OF HIP HOP – Boogie Down Productions (Jive) |
| 33 | SILKY SOUL – Maze Featuring Frankie Beverly (Warner Bros.) |
| 34 | FOREVER YOUR GIRL – Paula Abdul (Virgin) |
| 35 | EAZY-DUZ-IT – Eazy-E (Ruthless/Priority) |
| 36 | YOUNGEST IN CHARGE – Special Ed (Profile) |
| 37 | DO THE RIGHT THING – Soundtrack (Motown) |
| 38 | RHYTHM NATION 1814 – Janet Jackson (A&M) |
| 39 | IT’S A BIG DADDY THING – Big Daddy Kane (Cold Chillin’/Reprise) |
| 40 | TODAY (Motown) |
| 41 | HEAVEN – BeBe & CeCe Winans (Capitol) |
| 42 | STAY WITH ME – Regina Belle (Columbia) |
| 43 | IT TAKES TWO – Rob Base & D. J. E-Z Rock (Profile) |
| 44 | BE YOURSELF – Patti LaBelle (MCA) |
| 45 | HEART’S HORIZON – Al Jarreau (Reprise) |
| 46 | SILHOUETTE – Kenny G (Arista) |
| 47 | STONE COLD RHYMIN’ – Young M.C. (Delicious Vinyl) |
| 48 | THE BOY GENIUS Featuring A NEW BEGINNING – Kwame (Atlantic) |
| 49 | DON’T LET LOVE SLIP AWAY – Freddie Jackson (Capitol) |
| 50 | START OF A ROMANCE – Skyy (Atlantic) |