CASH BOX TOP 200 ALBUMS
Black square = bullet (strong upward move)Week ending MARCH 17, 1990
TWTITLE (Label) | .... Artist LWWKS
  1FOREVER YOUR GIRL (Virgin 90943)
...... Paula Abdul		  1 68
  2JANET JACKSON’S RHYTHM NATION 1814 (A&M 3920)
...... Janet Jackson		  2 24
  3FULL MOON FEVER (MCA 6253)
...... Tom Petty		  4 45
  4COSMIC THING (Reprise 25854)
...... B-52’s		  3 36
  5... BUT SERIOUSLY (Atlantic 82052)
...... Phil Collins		  6 16
  6STORM FRONT (Columbia 44366)
...... Billy Joel		  5 20
  7CRY LIKE A RAINSTORM – HOWL LIKE THE WIND (Elektra 60872)
...... Linda Ronstadt (featuring Aaron Neville)		  9 22
  8BACK ON THE BLOCK (Qwest/Warner Bros. 26020)
...... Quincy Jones		  7 15
  9SOUL PROVIDER (Columbia 45012)
...... Michael Bolton		 10 34
 10DANCE!...YA KNOW IT! (MCA 6342)
...... Bobby Brown		  8 16
 11PUMP UP THE JAM (SBK 93422)
...... Technotronic		 12 13
 12THE BEST OF LUTHER VANDROSS...THE BEST OF LOVE (Epic 45320)
...... Luther Vandross		 14 20
 13GIRL YOU KNOW IT’S TRUE (Arista 8592)
...... Milli Vanilli		 13 52
 14LIVE (Arista 8613)
...... Kenny G		 17 15
 15DR. FEELGOOD (Elektra 60829)
...... Motley Crue		 18 26
 16TENDER LOVER (Solar 45288)
...... Babyface		 11 34
 17PUMP (Geffen 24254)
...... Aerosmith		 16 25
 18KEEP ON MOVIN’ (Virgin 91267)
...... Soul II Soul		 15 37
 19AS NASTY AS THEY WANNA BE (Luke Skyywalker 107)
...... 2 Live Crew		 19 35
 20LOOK SHARP! (EMI 91098)
...... Roxette		 20 48
 21STONE COLD RHYMIN’ (Delicious Vinyl 91309)
...... Young M.C.		 21 26
 22SKID ROW (Atlantic/Underground 81936)
...... Skid Row		 22 58
 23JOURNEYMAN (Reprise 26074)
...... Eric Clapton		 23 17
 24ALANNAH MYLES (Atlantic 81956)
...... Alannah Myles		 30  8
 25HANGIN’ TOUGH (Columbia 40985)
...... New Kids On The Block		 24 81
 26CUTS BOTH WAYS (Epic 45217)
...... Gloria Estefan		 26 34
 27REPEAT OFFENDER (EMI 90380)
...... Richard Marx		 25 44
 28SLIP OF THE TONGUE (Geffen 24249)
...... Whitesnake		 27 17
 29THE GREAT RADIO CONTROVERSY (Geffen 24224)
...... Tesla		 28 48
 30BORN ON THE FOURTH OF JULY (MCA 6340)
...... Original Soundtrack / Various Artists		 37  7
 31FREEDOM (Reprise 25899)
...... Neil Young		 29 22
 32NICK OF TIME (Capitol 91268)
...... Bonnie Raitt		 50 50
 33MICHEL’LE (Ruthless/Atco 91282)
...... Michel’le		 39  9
 34NOTHING MATTERS WITHOUT LOVE (A&M/Vendetta 5280)
...... Seduction		 32 20
 35THE ALBUM (Atco/Music Factory 91322)
...... Jive Bunny & Mixmasters		 31 12
 3611 (Capitol/Enigma 91194)
...... Smithereens		 38 19
 37THE LITTLE MERMAID (Walt Disney 6403)
...... Original Soundtrack		 33 13
 38STEEL WHEELS (Rolling Stones 45333)
...... Rolling Stones		 34 27
 39THE END OF THE INNOCENCE (Geffen 24217)
...... Don Henley		 35 36
 40HEART OF STONE (Geffen 24239)
...... Cher		 36 35
 41LONDON WARSAW NEW YORK (Epic 45472)
...... Basia		141  3
 42THE HIT LIST (Blackheart/CBS Associated 45473)
...... Joan Jett		 40  7
 43PRESTO (Atlantic 82040)
...... Rush		 41 16
 44THE SEEDS OF LOVE (Fontana 838 730)
...... Tears For Fears		 42 24
 45BEST OF ROCKERS ’N’ BALLADS (Mercury 842 002)
...... Scorpions		 43 16
 46MARCH (RCA 9692)
...... Michael Penn		 52 13
 47WHEN HARRY MET SALLY... (Columbia 45319)
...... Original Soundtrack / Harry Connick, Jr.		 44 32
 48WORLDBEAT (Epic 46010)
...... Kaoma		 53  8
 49DIRTY ROTTEN FILTHY STINKING RICH (Columbia 44383)
...... Warrant		 49 57
 50BIG TYME (MCA 42302)
...... Heavy D. & Boyz		 45 38
 51GREATEST HITS 1982-1989 (Reprise/Full Moon 26080)
...... Chicago		 46 14
 52ONE NIGHT OF SIN (Capitol 92861)
...... Joe Cocker		 47 27
 53LIKE A PRAYER (Sire 25844)
...... Madonna		 48 50
 54FLYING IN A BLUE DREAM (Relativity 88561)
...... Joe Satriani		 51 18
 55PICKIN’ ON NASHVILLE (Mercury 838 744)
...... Kentucky Headhunters		 60 13
 56HERITAGE (Columbia/Kalimba 45268)
...... Earth, Wind & Fire		 64  5
 57SLEEPING WITH THE PAST (MCA 6321)
...... Elton John		 59 27
 58LABOUR OF LOVE II (Virgin 91324)
...... UB40		 54  9
 59CROSSROADS (Elektra 60888)
...... Tracy Chapman		 55 22
 60LONE WOLF (Warner/Curb 26090)
...... Hank Williams, Jr.		 69  5
 61LET LOVE RULE (Virgin 91290)
...... Lenny Kravitz		 56 15
 62THE CACTUS ALBUM (Def Jam/Columbia 45415)
...... 3rd Bass		 57 16
 63TRASH (Epic 45137)
...... Alice Cooper		 58 32
 64THE INCREDIBLE BASE (Profile 1285)
...... Rob Base		 66 14
 65BAD ENGLISH (Epic 45083)
...... Bad English		 61 36
 66GREATEST HITS SOUND OF MONEY (Columbia 45381)
...... Eddie Money		 62 14
 67THE DISREGARD OF TIMEKEEPING (WTG 45009)
...... Bonham		 63 24
 68DEEP (Beggars Banquet 9877)
...... Peter Murphy		 74  6
 69THE BIZ NEVER SLEEPS (Cold Chillin’/Warner Bros. 26003)
...... Diabolical Biz Markie		 75 21
 70NO HOLDIN’ BACK (Warner Bros. 25988)
...... Randy Travis		 70 22
 71JUST SAY OZZY (CBS Associated 45451)
...... Ozzy Osbourne		150  3
 72THE HEALER (Chameleon 74808)
...... John Lee Hooker		 79 21
 73THE RAW & THE COOKED (I.R.S./MCA 6273)
...... Fine Young Cannibals		 76 54
 74HOT IN THE SHADE (Mercury 838 913)
...... Kiss		 80 20
 75PLEASE HAMMER DON’T HURT ’EM (Capitol 92857)
...... M.C. Hammer		 —  1
 76NEW KIDS ON THE BLOCK (Columbia 40475)
...... New Kids On The Block		 65 23
 77THE SENSUAL WORLD (Columbia 44164)
...... Kate Bush		 67 20
 78CAN’T FIGHT FATE (Arista 8581)
...... Taylor Dayne		 68 18
 79MOTHER’S MILK (EMI 92152)
...... Red Hot Chili Peppers		 71 28
 80A COLLECTION: GREATEST HITS... AND MORE (Columbia 45369)
...... Barbra Streisand		 72 22
 81SEMINAR (Nastymix 70150)
...... Sir Mix-A-Lot		 73 18
 82STICK IT TO YA (Chrysalis 21702)
...... Slaughter		 92  4
 83WE TOO ARE ONE (Arista 8606)
...... Eurythmics		 77 25
 84RUNAWAY HORSES (MCA 6339)
...... Belinda Carlisle		 78 21
 85STEADY ON (Columbia 45209)
...... Shawn Colvin		 88  8
 86RVS III (Columbia 45250)
...... Ricky Van Shelton		 81  6
 87STORYTELLER – THE COMPLETE ANTHOLOGY: 1964-1990 (Warner Bros. 25987)
...... Rod Stewart		 82 15
 88STAY WITH ME (Columbia 44367)
...... Regina Belle		 83 28
 89DON’T BE CRUEL (MCA 42185)
...... Bobby Brown		 84 88
 90DECADE (Capitol 93178)
...... Duran Duran		 85 14
 91SIMPLE MAN (Epic 45316)
...... Charlie Daniels Band		 86 15
 92FLYING COWBOYS (Geffen 24246)
...... Rickie Lee Jones		 87 23
 93BRAVE AND CRAZY (Island 91285)
...... Melissa Etheridge		 89 24
 94FLOOD (Elektra 60907)
...... They Might Be Giants		 90  7
 95THE STONE ROSES (Silvertone/RCA 1184)
...... Stone Roses		 91  8
 96IT’S A BG DADDY THING (Cold Chillin’/Reprise 25941)
...... Big Daddy Kane		 93 24
 97THE SWEET KEEPER (Reprise 26091)
...... Tanita Tikaram		101  5
 98BLOW MY FUSE (Atlantic 81877)
...... Kix		 94 60
 99XYZ (Enigma 73525)
...... XYZ		 95 13
100FLOWERS IN THE DIRT (Capitol 91653)
...... Paul McCartney		100 39
101ATTITUDE (Atlantic 82035)
...... Troop		102 18
102AND IN THIS CORNER... (Jive 1188)
...... D. J. Jazzy Jeff & Fresh Prince		 96 18
103ABSOLUTE TORCH AND TWANG (Sire 25877)
...... k.d. lang & reclines		146 41
104A LITTLE BIT OF THIS, A LITTLE BIT OF THAT (ffrr 828 159)
...... D Mob		 97  7
105LOUDER THAN LOVE (A&M 5252)
...... Soundgarden		109  7
106DISINTEGRATION (Elektra 60855)
...... The Cure		 98 44
107ALL HAIL THE QUEEN (Tommy Boy 1022)
...... Queen Latifahh		 99 16
108WHAT YOU DON’T KNOW (Arista 8532)
...... Expose		103 38
109PORCELAIN (Virgin 91325)
...... Julia Fordham		116  4
110FAST MOVIN’ TRAIN (RCA 9961)
...... Restless Heart		120  4
111WILLOW IN THE WIND (Mercury 835 950)
...... Kathy Mattea		142  2
112AUTOMATIC (Warner Bros. 26015)
...... Jesus And Mary Chain		119 16
113MIKI HOWARD (Atlantic 82024)
...... Miki Howard		130  2
114LEGACY (RCA 9694)
...... Poco		105 26
115LARGE AND IN CHARGE (MCA 6354)
...... Chunky A		104 13
116KILLIN’ TIME (RCA 9668)
...... Clint Black		106 42
117THE FRONT (Columbia 45260)
...... The Front		117  3
118WILD! (Sire/Reprise/Mute 26026)
...... Erasure		107 19
119HATS (A&M 5284)
...... Blue Nile		149  4
120THE U-KREW (Enigma 73524)
...... U-Krew		137  4
121DARK AT THE END OF THE TUNNEL (MCA 6365)
...... Oingo Boingo		 —  1
122WRECKS-N-EFFECT (Motown 6281)
...... Wrecks-N-Effect		108 13
123BOYS N HEAT (Columbia 45300)
...... Britny Fox		110 16
124HAPPY ANNIVERSARY, CHARLIE BROWN! (GRP 9596)
...... Various Artists		111 18
125...TWICE SHY (Capitol 90640)
...... Great White		112 46
126LONG HARD LOOK (Atlantic 81915)
...... Lou Gramm		113 17
127MOSAIQUE (Elektra Musician 60892)
...... Gipsy Kings		114 15
128LEAVE THE LIGHT ON (RCA 9694)
...... Lorrie Morgan		128  7
129JANE CHILD (Warner Bros 25858)
...... Jane Child		160  2
130BABYLON A.D. (Arista 8580)
...... Babylon A.D.		115 12
131DEAD ON (SBK 93249)
...... Dead On		131  4
132PRETTY HATE MACHINE (TVT 2610)
...... Nine Inch Nails		140  5
133NEW JERSEY (Mercury 836 345)
...... Bon Jovi		118 76
134PAGES OF LIFE (MCA/Curb 42332)
...... Desert Rose Band		134  4
135FOREIGN AFFAIR (Capitol 91873)
...... Tina Turner		121 24
136STAIRWAY TO HEAVEN / HIGHWAY TO HELL (Mercury 842 093)
...... Various Artists		122 14
137STRAIGHT OUTTA COMPTON (Ruthless/Priority 57102)
...... N.W.A.		123 55
138YOU WANNA DANCE WITH ME? (MCA 6343)
...... Jody Watley		124 13
139ADDICTIONS VOLUME I (Island 91318)
...... Robert Palmer		125 15
140AFFECTION (Arista 8554)
...... Lisa Stansfield		 —  1
141CAPTAIN SWING (Mercury 838 878)
...... Michelle Shocked		126 19
142NOTHINGFACE (MCA 6326)
...... Voivod		127  9
143NO ONE CAN DO IT BETTER (Ruthless/Atlantic 91275)
...... The D.O.C.		129 32
144DONE BY THE FORCES OF NATURE (Warner Bros. 26072)
...... Jungle Brothers		132  8
145NEVER TOO FAR (EMI 92401)
...... Dianne Reeves		 —  1
146ENUFF Z’NUFF (Atco 91262)
...... Enuff Z’nuff		133 23
147WE CAN’T GO WRONG (Capitol 91041)
...... Cover Girls		135 13
148PURE (RCA 9934)
...... Primitives		136  9
149THE REAL THING (Slash/Reprise 25878)
...... Faith No More		168  3
150GREATEST HITS (Polydor/Threshold 840 659)
...... Moody Blues		138 12
151BUILT TO LAST (Arista 8575)
...... Grateful Dead		139 18
152THRASH ZONE (Metal Blade/Enigma 73407)
...... D.R.I.		143  6
153A SHADE OF RED (Virgin 91269)
...... Redhead Kingpin & F.B.I.		144  8
154KEVIN PAIGE (Chrysalis 21683)
...... Kevin Paige		145 22
155GUTTER BALLET (Atlantic 82008)
...... Savatage		161  4
156BEACHES (Atlantic 81933)
...... Original Soundtrack / Bette Midler		147 61
157TERRENCE TRENT D’ARBY’S NEITHER FISH NOR FLESH (Columbia 45351)
...... Terrence Trent D’Arby		148 17
15824 / 7 (4th & B’way 4011)
...... Dino		151 48
159THE ICEBERG / FREEDOM OF SPEECH... JUST WATCH WHAT YOU SAY (Sire/
Warner Bros. 26028)
...... Ice-T		152 21
160ANIMAL LOGIC (I.R.S. 82020)
...... Animal Logic		171  7
161IN STEP (Epic 45024)
...... Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble		153 38
162ZIG ZAG (Columbia 45058)
...... Hooters		154 12
163MANNERS & PHYSIQUE (MCA 6315)
...... Adam Ant		175  2
164SYBIL (Next Plateau 1018)
...... Sybil		155 23
165LET’S GET IT STARTED (Capitol 90924)
...... M.C. Hammer		156 73
166AFTER 7 (Virgin 91061)
...... After 7		157 17
167Y U I ORTA (Mercury 838 973)
...... Ian Hunter / Mick Ronson		158 15
168EAZY-DUZ-IT (Ruthless/Priority 57100)
...... Eazy-E		159 70
169A BLUES FOR BUDDHA (RCA 9960)
...... Silencers		169  4
170WHERE DO WE GO FROM HERE (Cypress/A&M 0130)
...... Michael Damian		162  7
171OH MERCY (Columbia 45281)
...... Bob Dylan		163 24
172BEYOND A DREAM (Island 91319)
...... By All Means		164  5
173DESERT WIND (Sire/Warner Bros. 25976)
...... Ofra Haza		165  5
174APPETITE FOR DESTRUCTION (Geffen 24148)
...... Guns N’ Roses		166133
175HUMAN SOUL (RCA 9876)
...... Graham Parker		180  3
176LAUGHTER (Sire/Reprise 26017)
...... Mighty Lemon Drops		 —  1
177EYES ON THIS (First Priority/Atlantic 91304)
...... MC Lyte		167 23
178THE OCEAN BLUE (Sire/Reprise 25906)
...... Ocean Blue		170  6
179COMPANY OF WOLVES (Mercury 842 184)
...... Company Of Wolves		172  4
180BOOMERANG (Geffen 24275)
...... Creatures		190  2
181DICE (Def American 24214)
...... Andrew Dice Clay		173 46
182HANDLE WITH CARE (In-Effect 3010)
...... Nuclear Assault		174  7
183AVALON SUNSET (Mercury 839 262)
...... Van Morrison		176 39
184I AM I (Epic 45354)
...... Nuclear Valdez		177  4
185HEART LIKE A GUN (Atlantic 81903)
...... Fiona		178  8
186GRIP IT! ON THAT OTHER LEVEL (Rap-A-Lot 103)
...... Ghetto Boys		179  8
187SHOTGUN MESSIAH (Relativity 1012)
...... Shotgun Messiah		181 21
188IT TAKES TWO (Profile 1267)
...... Rob Base & D. J. E-Z Rock		188 77
189LIFE IS...TOO $HORT (Jive/RCA 1149)
...... Too $hort		189 57
190SOULFORCE REVOLUTION (Restless 72344)
...... 7 Seconds		182  6
191WARM AND TENDER (Geffen 24257)
...... Olivia Newton-John		183 12
192SILKY SOUL (Warner Bros. 25802)
...... Maze Featuring Frankie Beverly		184 26
193PSYCHO CAFE (Mechanic 6300)
...... Bang Tango		185 33
194I WANT YOU (Vision 3316)
...... Shana		186  5
195THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA (Polydor 831 273)
...... Original London Cast		200103
196REQUIEM FOR THE AMERICAS - SONGS FROM THE LOST WORLD (Enigma 73354)
...... Jonathan Elias / Various Artists		187  4
197BATMAN (Warner Bros. 25936)
...... Original Soundtrack / Prince		191 37
198ACADIE (Opal/Warner Bros. 25969)
...... Daniel Lanois		192  8
199HOME (MCA 6312)
...... Stephanie Mills		193 35
200DANGEROUS TOYS (Columbia 45031)
...... Dangerous Toys		194 35
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