The CASH BOX Year-End Charts: 1989
TOP 50 POP ALBUMS (As published in the December 30, 1989, issue)
POSTITLE – Artist (Label)
  1FOREVER YOUR GIRL – Paula Abdul (Virgin)
  2THE RAW & THE COOKED – Fine Young Cannibals (I.R.S.)
  3DON’T BE CRUEL – Bobby Brown (MCA)
  4HANGIN’ TOUGH – New Kids On The Block (Columbia)
  5FULL MOON FEVER – Tom Petty (MCA)
  6GIRL YOU KNOW IT’S TRUE – Milli Vanilli (Arista)
  7LIKE A PRAYER – Madonna (Sire)
  8G N’ R LIES – Guns N’ Roses (Geffen)
  9VOLUME ONE – The Traveling Wilburys (Wilbury)
10LOC-ED AFTER DARK – Tone Loc (Delicious Vinyl)
11APPETITE FOR DESTRUCTION – Guns N’ Roses (Geffen)
12ELECTRIC YOUTH – Debbie Gibson (Atlantic)
13BEACHES – Original Soundtrack/Bette Midler (Atlantic)
14BATMAN – Original Soundtrack/Prince (Warner Bros.)
15VIVID – Living Colour (Epic)
16THE END OF THE INNOCENSE – Don Henley (Geffen)
17MYSTERY GIRL – Roy Orbison (Virgin)
18SHOOTING RUBBERBANDS AT THE STARS – Edie Brickell & New Bohemians (Geffen)
19STEEL WHEELS – The Rolling Stones (Rolling Stones)
20REPEAT OFFENDER – Richard Marx (EMI)
21SONIC TEMPLE – The Cult (Sire)
22KEEP ON MOVIN’ – Soul II Soul (Virgin)
23GIVING YOU THE BEST THAT I GOT – Anita Baker (Elektra)
24SKID ROW (Atlantic)
25DR. FEELGOOD – Motley Crue (Elektra)
26GREEN – R.E.M. (Warner Bros.)
27DISINTEGRATION – The Cure (Elektra)
28BLIND MAN’S ZOO – 10,000 Maniacs (Elektra)
29WALKING WITH A PANTHER – L.L. Cool J (Def Jam)
30JANET JACKSON’S RHYTHM NATION 1814 (A&M)
31PUMP – Aerosmith (Geffen)
32HYSTERIA – Def Leppard (Mercury)
33...TWICE SHY – Great White (Capitol)
34NEW JERSEY – Bon Jovi (Mercury)
35OPEN UP AND SAY...AHH! – Poison (Capitol)
36CUTS BOTH WAYS – Gloria Estafan (Epic)
37BIG DADDY – John Cougar Mellencamp (Mercury)
38THE SEEDS OF LOVE – Tears For Fears (Fontana)
39SILHOUETTE – Kenny G (Arista)
40KARYN WHITE (Warner Bros.)
413 FEET HIGH AND RISING – De La Soul (Tommy Boy)
42HEART OF STONE – Cher (Geffen)
43GREATEST HITS – Journey (Columbia)
44RATTLE AND HUM – U2 (Island)
45PAUL’S BOUTIQUE – The Beastie Boys (Capitol)
46COSMIC THING – The B-52’s (Reprise)
47CROSSROADS – Tracy Chapman (Elektra)
48DIRTY ROTTEN FILTHY STINKING RICH – Warrant (Columbia)
49THE OTHER SIDE OF THE MIRROR – Stevie Nicks (Modern)
50COCKTAIL – Original Soundtrack (Elektra)
SINGLES  |  1989