| The CASH BOX Year-End Charts: 1990 |
| TOP 50 POP ALBUMS (As published in the December 29, 1990, issue) |
| POS | TITLE – Artist (Label) |
| 1 | PLEASE HAMMER DON’T HURT ’EM – M.C. Hammer (Capitol) |
| 2 | ...BUT SERIOUSLY – Phil Collins (Atlantic) |
| 3 | JANET JACKSON’S RHYTHM NATION 1814 (A&M) |
| 4 | POISON – Bell Biv DeVoe (MCA) |
| 5 | WILSON PHILLIPS (SBK) |
| 6 | SOUL PROVIDER – Michael Bolton (Columbia) |
| 7 | FOREVER YOUR GIRL – Paula Abdul (Virgin) |
| 8 | PUMP – Aerosmith (Geffen) |
| 9 | I DO NOT WANT WHAT I HAVEN’T GOT – Sinead O’Connor (Ensign / Chrysalis) |
| 10 | VIOLATOR – Depeche Mode (Sire / Reprise / Mute) |
| 11 | MARIAH CAREY (Columbia) |
| 12 | PRETTY WOMAN – Original Soundtrack / Various Artists (EMI) |
| 13 | COSMIC THING – The B-52’s (Reprise) |
| 14 | STEP BY STEP – New Kids On The Block (Columbia) |
| 15 | BACK ON THE BLOCK – Quincy Jones (Qwest / Warner Bros.) |
| 16 | GIRL YOU KNOW IT’S TRUE – Milli Vanilli (Arista) |
| 17 | BRIGADE – Heart (Capitol) |
| 18 | CRY LIKE A RAINSTORM – HOWL LIKE THE WIND – Linda Ronstadt (featuring Aaron Neville) (Elektra) |
| 19 | STORM FRONT – Billy Joel (Columbia) |
| 20 | NICK OF TIME – Bonnie Raitt (Capitol) |
| 21 | FULL MOON FEVER – Tom Petty (MCA) |
| 22 | I’M BREATHLESS – Madonna (Sire / Warner Bros.) |
| 23 | JOHNNY GILL (Motown) |
| 24 | THE REAL THING – Faith No More (Slash / Reprise) |
| 25 | FLESH & BLOOD – Poison (Enigma / Capitol) |
| 26 | COMPOSITIONS – Anita Baker (Elektra) |
| 27 | I’LL GIVE ALL MY LOVE TO YOU – Keith Sweat (Vintertainment / Elektra) |
| 28 | BLAZE OF GLORY/YOUNG GUNS II – Jon Bon Jovi (Mercury) |
| 29 | PUMP UP THE JAM – Technotronic (SBK) |
| 30 | TENDER LOVER – Babyface (Solar) |
| 31 | DANCE!...YA KNOW IT! – Bobby Brown (MCA) |
| 32 | ALANNAH MYLES (Atlantic) |
| 33 | DR. FEELGOOD – Motley Crue (Elektra) |
| 34 | STICK IT TO YA – Slaughter (Chrysalis) |
| 35 | AFFECTION – Lisa Stansfield (Arista) |
| 36 | CHARMED LIFE – Billy Idol (Chrysalis) |
| 37 | FEAR OF A BLACK PLANET – Public Enemy (Def Jam / Columbia) |
| 38 | LISTEN WITHOUT PREJUDICE – George Michael (Columbia) |
| 39 | LIVE – Kenny G (Arista) |
| 40 | STONE COLD RHYMIN’ – Young M.C. (Delicious Vinyl) |
| 41 | GRAFFITI BRIDGE – Prince (Paisley Park / Warner Bros.) |
| 42 | EMPIRE – Queensryche (EMI) |
| 43 | THE END OF THE INNOCENSE – Don Henley (Geffen) |
| 44 | AFTER THE RAIN – Nelson (DGC) |
| 45 | KEEP ON MOVIN’ – Soul II Soul (Virgin) |
| 46 | PASSION AND WARFARE – Steve Vai (Relativity) |
| 47 | GHOST – Original Soundtrack (Varese Sarabande) |
| 48 | SHUT UP AND DANCE (The Dance Mixes) – Paula Abdul (Virgin) |
| 49 | HANGIN’ TOUGH – New Kids On The Block (Columbia) |
| 50 | THE RAZORS EDGE – AC/DC (Atco)
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