CASH BOX TOP 200 ALBUMS
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K		 GIRL YOU KNOW IT’S TRUE (Arista 8592)
...... Milli Vanilli		  1 42
STORM FRONT (Columbia 44366)
...... Billy Joel		  2 10
JANET JACKSON’S RHYTHM NATION 1814 (A&M 3920)
...... Janet Jackson		  3 14
... BUT SERIOUSLY (Atlantic 82052)
...... Phil Collins		  4  6
FOREVER YOUR GIRL (Virgin 90943)
...... Paula Abdul		  5 58
COSMIC THING (Reprise 25854)
...... B-52's		  6 26
STEEL WHEELS (Rolling Stones 45333)
...... Rolling Stones		  7 17
HANGIN’ TOUGH (Columbia 40985)
...... New Kids On The Block		  8 71
MERRY, MERRY CHRISTMAS (Columbia 45280)
...... New Kids On The Block		  9 12
CRY LIKE A RAINSTORM – HOWL LIKE THE WIND (Elektra 60872)
...... Linda Ronstadt (featuring Aaron Neville)		 10 12
PUMP (Geffen 24254)
...... Aerosmith		 11 15
BACK ON THE BLOCK (Qwest/Warner Bros. 26020)
...... Quincy Jones		 12  5
JOURNEYMAN (Reprise 26074)
...... Eric Clapton		 13  7
FULL MOON FEVER (MCA 6253)
...... Tom Petty		 14 35
STONE COLD RHYMIN’ (Delicious Vinyl 91309)
...... Young M.C.		 15 16
SLIP OF THE TONGUE (Geffen 24249)
...... Whitesnake		 16  7
DANCE!...YA KNOW IT! (MCA 6342)
...... Bobby Brown		 17  6
PRESTO (Atlantic 82040)
...... Rush		 18  6
KEEP ON MOVIN’ (Virgin 91267)
...... Soul II Soul		 19 27
DR. FEELGOOD (Elektra 60829)
...... Motley Crue		 20 16
CROSSROADS (Elektra 60888)
...... Tracy Chapman		 21 12
FLYING IN A BLUE DREAM (Relativity 88561)
...... Joe Satriani		 22  8
THE BEST OF LUTHER VANDROSS...THE BEST OF LOVE (Epic 45320)
...... Luther Vandross		 23 10
AS NASTY AS THEY WANNA BE (Luke Skyywalker 107)
...... 2 Live Crew		 24 25
REPEAT OFFENDER (EMI 90380)
...... Richard Marx		 25 34
TENDER LOVER (Solar 45288)
...... Babyface		 26 24
HEART OF STONE (Geffen 24239)
...... Cher		 27 25
THE SEEDS OF LOVE (Fontana 838 730)
...... Tears For Fears		 28 14
TRASH (Epic 45137)
...... Alice Cooper		 29 22
BAD ENGLISH (Epic 45083)
...... Bad English		 30 26
SKID ROW (Atlantic/Underground 81936)
...... Skid Row		 31 48
SOUL PROVIDER (Columbia 45012)
...... Michael Bolton		 32 24
FREEDOM (Reprise 25899)
...... Neil Young		 33 12
WE TOO ARE ONE (Arista 8606)
...... Eurythmics		 34 15
THE DISREGARD OF TIMEKEEPING (WTG 45009)
...... Bonham		 35 14
LIVE (Arista 8613)
...... Kenny G		 36  5
NEW KIDS ON THE BLOCK (Columbia 40475)
...... New Kids On The Block		 37 13
THE END OF THE INNOCENCE (Geffen 24217)
...... Don Henley		 38 26
THE SENSUAL WORLD (Columbia 44164)
...... Kate Bush		 39 10
MANNHEIM STEAMROLLER CHRISTMAS (American Gramaphone 1984)
...... Mannheim Steamroller		 40 35
MOTHER’S MILK (EMI 92152)
...... Red Hot Chili Peppers		 41 18
BLOW MY FUSE (Atlantic 81877)
...... Kix		 42 50
THE RAW & THE COOKED (I.R.S./MCA 6273)
...... Fine Young Cannibals		 43 44
BRAVE AND CRAZY (Island 91285)
...... Melissa Etheridge		 44 14
BEST OF ROCKERS ’N’ BALLADS (Mercury 842 002)
...... Scorpions		 45  6
CUTS BOTH WAYS (Epic 45217)
...... Gloria Estefan		 46 24
FLYING COWBOYS (Geffen 24246)
...... Rickie Lee Jones		 47 13
A FRESH AIRE CHRISTMAS (American Gramaphone 1988)
...... Mannheim Steamroller		 48 16
A COLLECTION: GREATEST HITS... AND MORE (Columbia 45369)
...... Barbra Streisand		 49 12
THE INCREDIBLE BASE (Profile 1285)
...... Rob Base		 50  4
CAN’T FIGHT FATE (Arista 8581)
...... Taylor Dayne		 51  8
HOT IN THE SHADE (Mercury 838 913)
...... Kiss		 52 10
AND IN THIS CORNER... (Jive 1188)
...... D. J. Jazzy Jeff & Fresh Prince		 53  8
RUNAWAY HORSES (MCA 6339)
...... Belinda Carlisle		 54 11
THE GREAT RADIO CONTROVERSY (Geffen 24224)
...... Tesla		 55 38
BUILT TO LAST (Arista 8575)
...... Grateful Dead		 56  8
LOOK SHARP! (EMI 91098)
...... Roxette		 57 38
THE CACTUS ALBUM (Def Jam/Columbia 45415)
...... 3rd Bass		 58  6
BIG TYME (MCA 42302)
...... Heavy D. & Boyz		 59 28
SEMINAR (Nastymix 70150)
...... Sir Mix-A-Lot		 60  8
LEGACY (RCA 9694)
...... Poco		 61 16
DIRTY ROTTEN FILTHY STINKING RICH (Columbia 44383)
...... Warrant		 62 47
FOREIGN AFFAIR (Capitol 91873)
...... Tina Turner		 63 14
DECADE (Capitol 93178)
...... Duran Duran		 64  4
DON’T BE CRUEL (MCA 42185)
...... Bobby Brown		 65 78
NO HOLDIN’ BACK (Warner Bros. 25988)
...... Randy Travis		 66 12
HAPPY ANNIVERSARY, CHARLIE BROWN! (GRP 9596)
...... Various Artists		 67  8
DISINTEGRATION (Elektra 60855)
...... The Cure		 68 34
THE ICEBERG / FREEDOM OF SPEECH... JUST WATCH WHAT YOU SAY (Sire/
Warner Bros. 26028)
...... Ice-T		 69 11
SILKY SOUL (Warner Bros. 25802)
...... Maze Featuring Frankie Beverly		 70 16
BOYS N HEAT (Columbia 45300)
...... Britny Fox		 71  6
LIKE A PRAYER (Sire 25844)
...... Madonna		 72 40
YOU WANNA DANCE WITH ME? (MCA 6343)
...... Jody Watley		 73  3
ONE NIGHT OF SIN (Capitol 92861)
...... Joe Cocker		 74 17
TERRENCE TRENT D’ARBY’S NEITHER FISH NOR FLESH (Columbia 45351)
...... Terrence Trent D'Arby		 75  7
THE FABULOUS BAKER BOYS (GRP 2002)
...... Original Soundtrack / Dave Grusin		 76  7
...TWICE SHY (Capitol 90640)
...... Great White		 77 36
LARGE AND IN CHARGE (MCA 6354)
...... Chunky A		 78  3
STORYTELLER – THE COMPLETE ANTHOLOGY: 1964-1990 (Warner Bros. 25987)
...... Rod Stewart		 79  5
JEFF BECK’S GUITAR SHOP (Epic 44313)
...... Jeff Beck with Terry Bozzio & Tony Hymas		 80 12
A VERY SPECIAL CHRISTMAS (A&M 3911)
...... Various Artists		 81 25
BATMAN (Warner Bros. 25936)
...... Original Soundtrack / Prince		 82 27
SLEEPING WITH THE PAST (MCA 6321)
...... Elton John		 83 17
STAY WITH ME (Columbia 44367)
...... Regina Belle		 84 18
OH MERCY (Columbia 45281)
...... Bob Dylan		 85 14
GREATEST HITS 1982-1989 (Reprise/Full Moon 26080)
...... Chicago		 86  4
ATTITUDE (Atlantic 82035)
...... Troop		 87  8
SYBIL (Next Plateau 1018)
...... Sybil		 88 13
NICK OF TIME (Capitol 91268)
...... Bonnie Raitt		 89 40
NO ONE CAN DO IT BETTER (Ruthless/Atlantic 91275)
...... The D.O.C.		 90 22
REI-MOMO (Luaka Bop/Sire/Warner Bros. 25990)
...... David Byrne		 91 11
WILD! (Sire/Reprise/Mute 26026)
...... Erasure		 92  9
NEW JERSEY (Mercury 836 345)
...... Bon Jovi		 93 66
YELLOWSTONE: THE MUSIC OF NATURE (American Gramaphone 3089)
...... Mannheim Steamroller		 94  3
FLOWERS IN THE DIRT (Capitol 91653)
...... Paul McCartney		 95 29
STAIRWAY TO HEAVEN / HIGHWAY TO HELL (Mercury 842 093)
...... Various Artists		 96  4
24 / 7 (4th & B'way 4011)
...... Dino		 97 38
PUMP UP THE JAM (SBK 93422)
...... Technotronic		 98  3
ENUFF Z’NUFF (Atco 91262)
...... Enuff Z'nuff		 99 13
MOSAIQUE (Elektra Musician 60892)
...... Gipsy Kings		100  5
THE LITTLE MERMAID (Walt Disney 6403)
...... Original Soundtrack		101  3
HOME (MCA 6312)
...... Stephanie Mills		102 25
AN OLD TIME CHRISTMAS (Warner Bros. 25972)
...... Randy Travis		103  4
11 (Capitol/Enigma 91194)
...... Smithereens		104  9
SIMPLE MAN (Epic 45316)
...... Charlie Daniels Band		105  5
THE HEALER (Chameleon 74808)
...... John Lee Hooker		106 11
ADDICTIONS VOLUME I (Island 91318)
...... Robert Palmer		107  5
WHEN HARRY MET SALLY... (Columbia 45319)
...... Original Soundtrack / Harry Connick, Jr.		108 22
IN STEP (Epic 45024)
...... Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble		109 28
VIVID (Epic 44099)
...... Living Color		110 60
BEACHES (Atlantic 81933)
...... Original Soundtrack / Bette Midler		111 51
IT’S A BG DADDY THING (Cold Chillin'/Reprise 25941)
...... Big Daddy Kane		112 14
DECEMBER (Windham Hill 1025)
...... George Winston		113151
STRAIGHT OUTTA COMPTON (Ruthless/Priority 57102)
...... N.W.A.		114 45
THE BIZ NEVER SLEEPS (Cold Chillin'/Warner Bros. 26003)
...... Diabolical Biz Markie		115 11
APPETITE FOR DESTRUCTION (Geffen 24148)
...... Guns N' Roses		116123
A BLACK AND WHITE NIGHT LIVE (Virgin 91295)
...... Roy Orbison & Friends		117  6
GREATEST HITS (Jive 1271)
...... Billy Ocean		118  7
CHRISTMAS IN AMERICA (Reprise 25973)
...... Kenny Rogers		119  3
KILLIN’ TIME (RCA 9668)
...... Clint Black		120 32
LONG HARD LOOK (Atlantic 81915)
...... Lou Gramm		121  7
ALL HAIL THE QUEEN (Tommy Boy 1022)
...... Queen Latifahh		122  6
ABSOLUTE TORCH AND TWANG (Sire 25877)
...... k.d. lang & reclines		123 31
GREATEST HITS SOUND OF MONEY (Columbia 45381)
...... Eddie Money		124  4
MARCH (RCA 9692)
...... Michael Penn		125  3
PICKIN’ ON NASHVILLE (Mercury 838 744)
...... Kentucky Headhunters		126  3
DON’T TAKE IT PERSONAL (Arista 8493)
...... Jermaine Jackson		127  5
CAPTAIN SWING (Mercury 838 878)
...... Michelle Shocked		128  9
EYES ON THIS (First Priority/Atlantic 91304)
...... MC Lyte		129 13
WRECKS-N-EFFECT (Motown 6281)
...... Wrecks-N-Effect		130  3
THE ALBUM (Atco/Music Factory 91322)
...... Jive Bunny & Mixmasters		131  2
LET LOVE RULE (Virgin 91290)
...... Lenny Kravitz		132  5
SHOCKER (No More Mr. Nice Guy) (SBK/Alive 93233)
...... Original Soundtrack / Various Artists		133  5
ROCK ISLAND (Chrysalis 21708)
...... Jethro Tull		134 15
THE MIND IS A TERRIBLE THING TO TASTE (Sire/Warner Bros. 26004)
...... Ministry		135  6
SHOTGUN MESSIAH (Relativity 1012)
...... Shotgun Messiah		136 11
THE MAN IS BACK! (A&M 5256)
...... Barry White		137  2
NOTHING MATTERS WITHOUT LOVE (A&M/Vendetta 5280)
...... Seduction		138 10
AVALON SUNSET (Mercury 839 262)
...... Van Morrison		139 29
BEST SHOTS (Chrysalis 21715)
...... Pat Benatar		140  3
THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA (Polydor 831 273)
...... Original London Cast		141 93
WHAT YOU DON’T KNOW (Arista 8532)
...... Expose		142 28
THE REAL THING (Mercury 838 866)
...... Angela Winbush		143  9
LAST OF THE RUNAWAYS (A&M 5272)
...... Giant		144 12
ZIG ZAG (Columbia 45058)
...... Hooters		145  2
LET’S GET IT STARTED (Capitol 90924)
...... M.C. Hammer		146 63
DICE (Def American 24214)
...... Andrew Dice Clay		147 36
AFTER 7 (Virgin 91061)
...... After 7		148  7
KEVIN PAIGE (Chrysalis 21683)
...... Kevin Paige		149 12
SINGLES COLLECTION* THE LONDON YEARS (Abkco 1218)
...... Rolling Stones		150 19
GREATEST HITS (Polydor/Threshold 840 659)
...... Moody Blues		151  2
STILL CRUISIN’ (Capitol 92639)
...... Beach Boys		152 18
GORKY PARK (Mercury 838 628)
...... Gorky Park		153 18
BIG ONES (Columbia 45411)
...... Loverboy		154  4
DANGEROUS TOYS (Columbia 45031)
...... Dangerous Toys		155 25
CHANGE (I.R.S. 82018)
...... The Alarm		156 14
BIG GAME (Atlantic 81969)
...... White Lion		157 27
COCKED & LOADED (Vertigo 838 592)
...... L.A. Guns		158 18
SMOKING IN THE FIELDS (RCA 9860)
...... Del Fuegos		159  2
XYZ (Enigma 73525)
...... XYZ		160  3
PSYCHO CAFE (Mechanic 6300)
...... Bang Tango		161 23
STRANGE ANGELS (Warner Bros. 25900)
...... Laurie Anderson		162  9
IT TAKES TWO (Profile 1267)
...... Rob Base & D. J. E-Z Rock		163 67
WARM AND TENDER (Geffen 24257)
...... Olivia Newton-John		164  2
EAZY-DUZ-IT (Ruthless/Priority 57100)
...... Eazy-E		165 60
ELECTRIC YOUTH (Atlantic 81932)
...... Debbie Gibson		166 48
... AND JUSTICE FOR ALL (Elektra 60812)
...... Metallica		167 68
RICH AND POOR (Warner Bros. 26002)
...... Randy Crawford		168  2
LIFE IS...TOO $HORT (Jive/RCA 1149)
...... Too $hort		169 47
TROUBLE WALKIN’ (Megaforce Worldwide/Atlantic 82042)
...... Ace Frehley		170  9
SEE THE LIGHT (Arista 8553)
...... Jeff Healey Band		171 46
UK JIVE (MCA 6337)
...... Kinks		172  6
WAKE ME WHEN IT’S OVER (Elektra 60883)
...... Faster Pussycat		173 16
BABYLON A.D. (Arista 8580)
...... Babylon A.D.		174  2
HYSTERIA (Mercury 830 675)
...... Def Leppard		175125
LARGER THAN LIFE (MCA 6276)
...... Jody Watley		176 39
Y U I ORTA (Mercury 838 973)
...... Ian Hunter / Mick Ronson		177  5
SURPRISE ATTACK (A&M 5261)
...... Tora Tora		178 24
SOUND + VISION (Rykodisc 0120/21/22)
...... David Bowie		179 13
BRAZIL CLASSICS 2: O SAMBA (Luaka Bop/Warner Bros./Sire 26019)
...... Various Artists (compiled by David Byrne)		180  8
RAGING SLAB (RCA 9680)
...... Raging Slab		181  9
BE YOURSELF (MCA 6292)
...... Patti LaBelle		182 26
SPEND THE NIGHT (Warner Bros. 25940)
...... Isley Brothers Featuring Ronald Isley		183 20
AUTOMATIC (Warner Bros. 26015)
...... Jesus & Mary Chain		184  7
RESULTS (Epic 45098)
...... Liza Minnelli		185  7
DANGER DANGER (Imagine/CBS Associated 44342)
...... Danger Danger		186 19
INDIGO GIRLS (Epic 45044)
...... Indigo Girls		187 40
KEY LIME PIE (Virgin 91289)
...... Camper Van Beethoven		188 15
RAW LIKE SUSHI (Virgin 91252)
...... Neneh Cherry		189 30
BOOK OF DAYS (Columbia 45412)
...... Psychedelic Furs		190  8
TRIAL BY FIRE: LIVE IN LENNINGRAD (Polydor 839 726)
...... Yngwie Malmsteen		191 10
JUST LOOKIN’ FOR A HIT (Reprise 25989)
...... Dwight Yoakam		192 12
MEGATOP PHOENIX (Columbia 45212)
...... Big Audio Dynamite		193 16
LOVE AMONG THE CANNIBALS (RCA 9693)
...... Starship		194 21
DIAMONDS IN THE RAW (Tabu 44147)
...... S.O.S. Band		195 11
BLIND MAN’S ZOO (Elektra 60815)
...... 10,000 Maniacs		196 32
BEST OF DARK HORSE 1976-1989 (Dark Horse/Warner Bros. 25726)
...... George Harrison		197  9
SONIC TEMPLE (Sire/Reprise/Beggars Banquet 25871)
...... The Cult		198 37
ONE BRIGHT DAY (Virgin 91256)
...... Ziggy Marley & Melody Makers		199 22
STORMS (MCA 6319)
...... Nanci Griffith		200 19
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