CASH BOX TOP 200 ALBUMS
Black square = bullet (strong upward move)Week ending FEBRUARY 17, 1990
TWTITLE (Label) | .... Artist LWWKS
  1FOREVER YOUR GIRL (Virgin 90943)
...... Paula Abdul		  1 64
  2COSMIC THING (Reprise 25854)
...... B-52’s		  3 32
  3JANET JACKSON’S RHYTHM NATION 1814 (A&M 3920)
...... Janet Jackson		  5 20
  4... BUT SERIOUSLY (Atlantic 82052)
...... Phil Collins		  4 12
  5BACK ON THE BLOCK (Qwest/Warner Bros. 26020)
...... Quincy Jones		  7 11
  6GIRL YOU KNOW IT’S TRUE (Arista 8592)
...... Milli Vanilli		  2 48
  7FULL MOON FEVER (MCA 6253)
...... Tom Petty		  8 41
  8STORM FRONT (Columbia 44366)
...... Billy Joel		  6 16
  9PUMP (Geffen 24254)
...... Aerosmith		  9 21
 10DANCE!...YA KNOW IT! (MCA 6342)
...... Bobby Brown		 10 12
 11STONE COLD RHYMIN’ (Delicious Vinyl 91309)
...... Young M.C.		 13 22
 12CRY LIKE A RAINSTORM – HOWL LIKE THE WIND (Elektra 60872)
...... Linda Ronstadt (featuring Aaron Neville)		 11 18
 13KEEP ON MOVIN’ (Virgin 91267)
...... Soul II Soul		 15 33
 14TENDER LOVER (Solar 45288)
...... Babyface		 17 30
 15DR. FEELGOOD (Elektra 60829)
...... Motley Crue		 16 22
 16SOUL PROVIDER (Columbia 45012)
...... Michael Bolton		 18 30
 17HANGIN’ TOUGH (Columbia 40985)
...... New Kids On The Block		 12 77
 18SKID ROW (Atlantic/Underground 81936)
...... Skid Row		 19 54
 19PUMP UP THE JAM (SBK 93422)
...... Technotronic		 23  9
 20LIVE (Arista 8613)
...... Kenny G		 20 11
 21JOURNEYMAN (Reprise 26074)
...... Eric Clapton		 14 13
 22REPEAT OFFENDER (EMI 90380)
...... Richard Marx		 21 40
 23THE BEST OF LUTHER VANDROSS...THE BEST OF LOVE (Epic 45320)
...... Luther Vandross		 25 16
 24THE ALBUM (Atco/Music Factory 91322)
...... Jive Bunny & Mixmasters		 24  8
 25STEEL WHEELS (Rolling Stones 45333)
...... Rolling Stones		 22 23
 26SLIP OF THE TONGUE (Geffen 24249)
...... Whitesnake		 26 13
 27AS NASTY AS THEY WANNA BE (Luke Skyywalker 107)
...... 2 Live Crew		 28 31
 28THE GREAT RADIO CONTROVERSY (Geffen 24224)
...... Tesla		 32 44
 29LOOK SHARP! (EMI 91098)
...... Roxette		 31 44
 30THE END OF THE INNOCENCE (Geffen 24217)
...... Don Henley		 30 32
 31THE LITTLE MERMAID (Walt Disney 6403)
...... Original Soundtrack		 34  9
 32PRESTO (Atlantic 82040)
...... Rush		 29 12
 33FREEDOM (Reprise 25899)
...... Neil Young		 35 18
 34HEART OF STONE (Geffen 24239)
...... Cher		 27 31
 35GREATEST HITS 1982-1989 (Reprise/Full Moon 26080)
...... Chicago		 36 10
 36FLYING IN A BLUE DREAM (Relativity 88561)
...... Joe Satriani		 33 14
 37THE SEEDS OF LOVE (Fontana 838 730)
...... Tears For Fears		 39 20
 38CUTS BOTH WAYS (Epic 45217)
...... Gloria Estefan		 54 30
 39LIKE A PRAYER (Sire 25844)
...... Madonna		 38 46
 40BEST OF ROCKERS ’N’ BALLADS (Mercury 842 002)
...... Scorpions		 42 12
 4111 (Capitol/Enigma 91194)
...... Smithereens		 49 15
 42CROSSROADS (Elektra 60888)
...... Tracy Chapman		 37 18
 43WHEN HARRY MET SALLY... (Columbia 45319)
...... Original Soundtrack / Harry Connick, Jr.		 48 28
 44BIG TYME (MCA 42302)
...... Heavy D. & Boyz		 44 34
 45NOTHING MATTERS WITHOUT LOVE (A&M/Vendetta 5280)
...... Seduction		 47 16
 46ONE NIGHT OF SIN (Capitol 92861)
...... Joe Cocker		 50 23
 47NEW KIDS ON THE BLOCK (Columbia 40475)
...... New Kids On The Block		 40 19
 48BORN ON THE FOURTH OF JULY (MCA 6340)
...... Original Soundtrack / Various Artists		 61  3
 49THE CACTUS ALBUM (Def Jam/Columbia 45415)
...... 3rd Bass		 53 12
 50ALANNAH MYLES (Atlantic 81956)
...... Alannah Myles		 60  4
 51THE DISREGARD OF TIMEKEEPING (WTG 45009)
...... Bonham		 41 20
 52THE HIT LIST (Blackheart/CBS Associated 45473)
...... Joan Jett		 84  3
 53BAD ENGLISH (Epic 45083)
...... Bad English		 43 32
 54TRASH (Epic 45137)
...... Alice Cooper		 52 28
 55GREATEST HITS SOUND OF MONEY (Columbia 45381)
...... Eddie Money		 55 10
 56LET LOVE RULE (Virgin 91290)
...... Lenny Kravitz		 58 11
 57CAN’T FIGHT FATE (Arista 8581)
...... Taylor Dayne		 46 14
 58THE SENSUAL WORLD (Columbia 44164)
...... Kate Bush		 45 16
 59NICK OF TIME (Capitol 91268)
...... Bonnie Raitt		 66 46
 60THE INCREDIBLE BASE (Profile 1285)
...... Rob Base		 51 10
 61LABOUR OF LOVE II (Virgin 91324)
...... UB40		 62  5
 62DIRTY ROTTEN FILTHY STINKING RICH (Columbia 44383)
...... Warrant		 65 53
 63MICHEL’LE (Ruthless/Atco 91282)
...... Michel’le		 72  5
 64MARCH (RCA 9692)
...... Michael Penn		 69  9
 65MOTHER’S MILK (EMI 92152)
...... Red Hot Chili Peppers		 57 24
 66A COLLECTION: GREATEST HITS...AND MORE (Columbia 45369)
...... Barbra Streisand		 56 18
 67PICKIN’ ON NASHVILLE (Mercury 838 744)
...... Kentucky Headhunters		 68  9
 68STORYTELLER – THE COMPLETE ANTHOLOGY: 1964-1990 (Warner Bros. 25987)
...... Rod Stewart		 67 11
 69THE RAW & THE COOKED (I.R.S./MCA 6273)
...... Fine Young Cannibals		 63 50
 70WE TOO ARE ONE (Arista 8606)
...... Eurythmics		 59 21
 71SEMINAR (Nastymix 70150)
...... Sir Mix-A-Lot		 71 14
 72SLEEPING WITH THE PAST (MCA 6321)
...... Elton John		 74 23
 73DECADE (Capitol 93178)
...... Duran Duran		 64 10
 74DON’T BE CRUEL (MCA 42185)
...... Bobby Brown		 70 84
 75RUNAWAY HORSES (MCA 6339)
...... Belinda Carlisle		 73 17
 76NO HOLDIN’ BACK (Warner Bros. 25988)
...... Randy Travis		 81 18
 77BRAVE AND CRAZY (Island 91285)
...... Melissa Etheridge		 75 20
 78FLYING COWBOYS (Geffen 24246)
...... Rickie Lee Jones		 76 19
 79BLOW MY FUSE (Atlantic 81877)
...... Kix		 78 56
 80SIMPLE MAN (Epic 45316)
...... Charlie Daniels Band		 85 11
 81AND IN THIS CORNER... (Jive 1188)
...... D. J. Jazzy Jeff & Fresh Prince		 77 14
 82WORLDBEAT (Epic 46010)
...... Kaoma		 92  4
 83LEGACY (RCA 9694)
...... Poco		 80 22
 84STAY WITH ME (Columbia 44367)
...... Regina Belle		 87 24
 85DISINTEGRATION (Elektra 60855)
...... The Cure		 79 40
 86HOT IN THE SHADE (Mercury 838 913)
...... Kiss		 90 16
 87WHAT YOU DON’T KNOW (Arista 8532)
...... Expose		 88 34
 88RVS III (Columbia 45250)
...... Ricky Van Shelton		117  2
 89STAIRWAY TO HEAVEN / HIGHWAY TO HELL (Mercury 842 093)
...... Various Artists		 86 10
 90THE BIZ NEVER SLEEPS (Cold Chillin’/Warner Bros. 26003)
...... Diabolical Biz Markie		 93 17
 91ALL HAIL THE QUEEN (Tommy Boy 1022)
...... Queen Latifahh		 91 12
 92LARGE AND IN CHARGE (MCA 6354)
...... Chunky A		 82  9
 93WILD! (Sire/Reprise/Mute 26026)
...... Erasure		 95 15
 94BOYS N HEAT (Columbia 45300)
...... Britny Fox		 96 12
 95ATTITUDE (Atlantic 82035)
...... Troop		105 14
 96...TWICE SHY (Capitol 90640)
...... Great White		 94 42
 97MOSAIQUE (Elektra Musician 60892)
...... Gipsy Kings		 97 11
 98THE HEALER (Chameleon 74808)
...... John Lee Hooker		106 17
 99FOREIGN AFFAIR (Capitol 91873)
...... Tina Turner		 89 20
100XYZ (Enigma 73525)
...... XYZ		102  9
101THE STONE ROSES (Silvertone/RCA 1184)
...... Stone Roses		113  4
102WRECKS-N-EFFECT (Motown 6281)
...... Wrecks-N-Effect		103  9
103HAPPY ANNIVERSARY, CHARLIE BROWN! (GRP 9596)
...... Various Artists		108 14
104LONG HARD LOOK (Atlantic 81915)
...... Lou Gramm		104 13
105NEW JERSEY (Mercury 836 345)
...... Bon Jovi		 98 72
106THE ICEBERG / FREEDOM OF SPEECH... JUST WATCH WHAT YOU SAY (Sire/
Warner Bros. 26028)
...... Ice-T		100 17
107YOU WANNA DANCE WITH ME? (MCA 6343)
...... Jody Watley		 99  9
108ADDICTIONS VOLUME I (Island 91318)
...... Robert Palmer		101 11
109BUILT TO LAST (Arista 8575)
...... Grateful Dead		 83 14
110NO ONE CAN DO IT BETTER (Ruthless/Atlantic 91275)
...... The D.O.C.		109 28
111STRAIGHT OUTTA COMPTON (Ruthless/Priority 57102)
...... N.W.A.		110 51
112PURE (RCA 9934)
...... Primitives		111  5
113KILLIN’ TIME (RCA 9668)
...... Clint Black		120 38
114BABYLON A.D. (Arista 8580)
...... Babylon A.D.		112  8
115FLOWERS IN THE DIRT (Capitol 91653)
...... Paul McCartney		123 35
116CAPTAIN SWING (Mercury 838 878)
...... Michelle Shocked		118 15
117TERRENCE TRENT D’ARBY’S NEITHER FISH NOR FLESH (Columbia 45351)
...... Terrence Trent D’Arby		116 13
118STEADY ON (Columbia 45209)
...... Shawn Colvin		115  4
119BEACHES (Atlantic 81933)
...... Original Soundtrack / Bette Midler		107 57
120NOTHINGFACE (MCA 6326)
...... Voivod		122  5
121THRASH ZONE (Metal Blade/Enigma 73407)
...... D.R.I.		125  2
122GREATEST HITS (Polydor/Threshold 840 659)
...... Moody Blues		121  8
123HERITAGE (Columbia/Kalimba 45268)
...... Earth, Wind & Fire		 —  1
124ENUFF Z’NUFF (Atco 91262)
...... Enuff Z’nuff		132 19
125WE CAN’T GO WRONG (Capitol 91041)
...... Cover Girls		114  9
126IT’S A BG DADDY THING (Cold Chillin’/Reprise 25941)
...... Big Daddy Kane		119 20
127LOUDER THAN LOVE (A&M 5252)
...... Soundgarden		140  3
128A LITTLE BIT OF THIS, A LITTLE BIT OF THAT (ffrr 828 159)
...... D Mob		137  3
129ABSOLUTE TORCH AND TWANG (Sire 25877)
...... k.d. lang & reclines		129 37
130IN STEP (Epic 45024)
...... Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble		127 34
13124 / 7 (4th & B’way 4011)
...... Dino		128 44
132ZIG ZAG (Columbia 45058)
...... Hooters		130  8
133SYBIL (Next Plateau 1018)
...... Sybil		135 19
134LONE WOLF (Warner/Curb 26090)
...... Hank Williams, Jr.		 —  1
135ANIMAL LOGIC (I.R.S. 82020)
...... Animal Logic		136  3
136DEEP (Beggars Banquet 9877)
...... Peter Murphy		173  2
137AVALON SUNSET (Mercury 839 262)
...... Van Morrison		133 35
138WHERE DO WE GO FROM HERE (Cypress/A&M 0130)
...... Michael Damian		141  3
139APPETITE FOR DESTRUCTION (Geffen 24148)
...... Guns N’ Roses		131129
140A SHADE OF RED (Virgin 91269)
...... Redhead Kingpin & F.B.I.		142  4
141OH MERCY (Columbia 45281)
...... Bob Dylan		126 20
142FLOOD (Elektra 60907)
...... They Might Be Giants		166  3
143DICE (Def American 24214)
...... Andrew Dice Clay		134 42
144SILKY SOUL (Warner Bros. 25802)
...... Maze Featuring Frankie Beverly		124 22
145KEVIN PAIGE (Chrysalis 21683)
...... Kevin Paige		156 18
146HANDLE WITH CARE (In-Effect 3010)
...... Nuclear Assault		143  3
147SOULFORCE REVOLUTION (Restless 72344)
...... 7 Seconds		147  2
148LIFE IS...TOO $HORT (Jive/RCA 1149)
...... Too $hort		145 53
149THE SWEET KEEPER (Reprise 26091)
...... Tanita Tikaram		 —  1
150DONE BY THE FORCES OF NATURE (Warner Bros. 26072)
...... Jungle Brothers		149  4
151AUTOMATIC (Warner Bros. 26015)
...... Jesus And Mary Chain		158 12
152SHOTGUN MESSIAH (Relativity 1012)
...... Shotgun Messiah		150 17
153WARM AND TENDER (Geffen 24257)
...... Olivia Newton-John		151  8
154Y U I ORTA (Mercury 838 973)
...... Ian Hunter / Mick Ronson		160 11
155LET’S GET IT STARTED (Capitol 90924)
...... M.C. Hammer		155 69
156ACADIE (Opal/Warner Bros. 25969)
...... Daniel Lanois		152  4
157GRIP IT! ON THAT OTHER LEVEL (Rap-A-Lot 103)
...... Ghetto Boys		161  4
158EAZY-DUZ-IT (Ruthless/Priority 57100)
...... Eazy-E		157 66
159LEAVE THE LIGHT ON (RCA 9694)
...... Lorrie Morgan		162  3
160HEART LIKE A GUN (Atlantic 81903)
...... Fiona		138  4
161THE OCEAN BLUE (Sire/Reprise 25906)
...... Ocean Blue		169  2
162PSYCHO CAFE (Mechanic 6300)
...... Bang Tango		148 29
163IT TAKES TWO (Profile 1267)
...... Rob Base & D. J. E-Z Rock		139 73
164EYES ON THIS (First Priority/Atlantic 91304)
...... MC Lyte		174 19
165HOME (MCA 6312)
...... Stephanie Mills		144 31
166BATMAN (Warner Bros. 25936)
...... Original Soundtrack / Prince		146 33
167A BLACK AND WHITE NIGHT LIVE (Virgin 91295)
...... Roy Orbison & Friends		153 12
168DANGEROUS TOYS (Columbia 45031)
...... Dangerous Toys		154 31
169VIVID (Epic 44099)
...... Living Color		159 66
170THE MAN IS BACK! (A&M 5256)
...... Barry White		164  8
171... AND JUSTICE FOR ALL (Elektra 60812)
...... Metallica		167 74
172AFTER 7 (Virgin 91061)
...... After 7		181 13
173THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA (Polydor 831 273)
...... Original London Cast		163 99
174STRANGE FIRE (Epic 45427)
...... Indigo Girls		168  5
175HYSTERIA (Mercury 830 675)
...... Def Leppard		165131
176MERRY, MERRY CHRISTMAS (Columbia 45280)
...... New Kids On The Block		171 18
177JEFF BECK’S GUITAR SHOP (Epic 44313)
...... Jeff Beck with Terry Bozzio & Tony Hymas		170 18
178THE FABULOUS BAKER BOYS (GRP 2002)
...... Original Soundtrack / Dave Grusin		172 13
179BEYOND A DREAM (Island 91319)
...... By All Means		 —  1
180BEST SHOTS (Chrysalis 21715)
...... Pat Benatar		175  9
181LAST OF THE RUNAWAYS (A&M 5272)
...... Giant		187 18
182STRANGE ANGELS (Warner Bros. 25900)
...... Laurie Anderson		186 15
183I WANT YOU (Vision 3316)
...... Shana		 —  1
184SINGLES COLLECTION* THE LONDON YEARS (Abkco 1218)
...... Rolling Stones		176 25
185DESERT WIND (Sire/Warner Bros. 25976)
...... Ofra Haza		 —  1
186SMOKING IN THE FIELDS (RCA 9860)
...... Del Fuegos		177  8
187THE REAL THING (Mercury 838 866)
...... Angela Winbush		192 15
188MANNHEIM STEAMROLLER CHRISTMAS (American Gramaphone 1984)
...... Mannheim Steamroller		178 41
189PRETTY HATE MACHINE (TVT 2610)
...... Nine Inch Nails		 —  1
190CHANGE (I.R.S. 82018)
...... The Alarm		184 20
191YELLOWSTONE: THE MUSIC OF NATURE (American Gramaphone 3089)
...... Mannheim Steamroller		182  9
192SURPRISE ATTACK (A&M 5261)
...... Tora Tora		180 30
193A FRESH AIRE CHRISTMAS (American Gramaphone 1988)
...... Mannheim Steamroller		179 22
194A VERY SPECIAL CHRISTMAS (A&M 3911)
...... Various Artists		183 31
195DON’T TAKE IT PERSONAL (Arista 8493)
...... Jermaine Jackson		189 11
196RAGING SLAB (RCA 9680)
...... Raging Slab		185 15
197THE MIND IS A TERRIBLE THING TO TASTE (Sire/Warner Bros. 26004)
...... Ministry		193 12
198DECEMBER (Windham Hill 1025)
...... George Winston		188157
199REI-MOMO (Luaka Bop/Sire/Warner Bros. 25990)
...... David Byrne		190 17
200DANGER DANGER (Imagine/CBS Associated 44342)
...... Danger Danger		191 25
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