BILLBOARD MAGAZINE'S (MAGAZINE'S CHART) TOP 100 ALBUMS OF 1989*

No.-Album-Artist-Label
  1 DON'T BE CRUEL-BOBBY BROWN-MCA
  2 HANGIN' TOUGH-NEW KIDS ON THE BLOCK-Columbia
  3 FOREVER YOUR GIRL-PAULA ABDUL-Virgin
  4 NEW JERSEY-BON JOVI-Mercury
  5 APPETITE FOR DESTRUCTION-GUNS 'N ROSES-Geffen
  6 THE RAW & THE COOKED-FINE YOUNG CANNIBALS-I.R.S.
  7 G N'R LIES-GUNS 'N ROSES-Geffen
  8 TRAVELING WILBURYS VOL.I-WB
  9 HYSTERIA-DEF LEPPARD-Mercury
 10 GIRL YOU KNOW IT'S TRUE-Milli Vanilli-Arista
 11 Skid Row-Skid Row-Atlantic
 12 Like A Prayer-Madonna-Sire
 13 Vivid-Living Colour-Epic
 14 Beaches-Soundtrack-Atlantic
 15 Winger-Winger-Atlantic
 16 Electric Youth-Debbie Gibson-Atlantic
 17 Giving You The Best That I Got-Anita Baker-Elektra
 18 Shooting Rubberbands At The Stars-Edie Brickell & New Bohemians-Geffen
 19 Full Moon Fever-Tom Petty-MCA
 20 Open Up And Say...Ahh!-Poison-Enigma
 21 Silhouette-Kenny G.-Arista
 22 Green-R.E.M.-WB
 23 Loc-Ed After Dark-Tone Loc-Delicious Vinyl
 24 Out Of Order-Rod Stewart-WB
 25 ...And Justice For All-Metallica-Elektra
 26 Repeat Offender-Richard Marx-EMI
 27 Long Cold Winter-Cinderella-Mercury
 28 Dirty Rotten Filthy Stinking Rich-Warrant-Columbia
 29 Rattle And Hum-U2-Island
 30 Karyn White-Karyn White-WB
 31 Twice Shy-Great White-Capitol
 32 Cocktail-Soundtrack-Elektra
 33 Everything-The Bangles-Columbia
 34 Guy-Guy-Uptown
 35 Disintegration-The Cure-Elektra
 36 It Takes Two-Rob Base and DJ E-Z Rock-Profile
 37 Let's Get It Started-M.C. Hammer-Capitol
 38 Sonic Temple-The Cult-Sire
 39 Journey's Greatest Hits-Columbia
 40 Batman Soundtrack-Prince-WB
 41 Tracy Chapman-Tracy Chapman-Elektra
 42 Mystery Girl-Roy Orbison-Virgin
 43 Faith-George Michael-Columbia
 44 A New Flame-Simply Red-Elektra
 45 Eazy Duz-It-Eazy-E-Ruthless
 46 Melissa Etheridge-Melissa Etheridge-Island
 47 Blind Man's Zoo-10,000 Maniacs-Elektra
 48 Hold On To An Old Friend's Hand-Tiffany-MCA
 49 Straight Out Of Compton-N.W.A.-Ruthless
 50 Heartbreak-New Edition-MCA
 51 Larger Than Life-Jody Watley-MCA
 52 Any Love-Luther Vandross-Epic
 53 Life Is...Too Short-Too Short-Jive
 54 Living Years-Mike & Mechanics-Atlantic
 55 Nick Of Time-Bonnie Raitt-Capitol
 56 Love And Rockets-Love And Rockets-Big Time
 57 The End Of The Innocence-Don Henley-Geffen
 58 Big Daddy-John Cougar Mellencamp-Polygram
 59 Till I Loved You-Barbara Streisand-Columbia
 60 Watermark-Enya-Geffen
 61 Walking With A Panther-L.L. Cool J-Def Jam
 62 Keep On Movin'-Soul//Soul-Virgin
 63 Martika-Martika-Columbia
 64 Tell It To My Heart-Taylor Dayne-Arista
 65 Indigo Girls-Indigo Girls-Epic
 66 Reach For The Sky-Ratt-Atlantic
 67 See The Light-Jeff Healy Band-Arista
 68 Kick-INXS-Atlantic
 69 Cuts Both Ways-Gloria Estefan-Epic
 70 The Great Adventures Of Slick Rick-Slick Rick-Def Jam
 71 OU812-Van Halen-WB
 72 Greatest Hits-Fleetwood Mac-WB
 73 The Great Radio Controversy-Tesla-Geffen
 74 Big Game-White Lion-Atlantic
 75 Live:Delicate Sound Of Thunder-Columbia
 76 American Dream-Crosby,Stills,Nash & Young-Atlantic
 77 Big Tyme-Heavy D & The Boyz-MCA
 78 Bulletboys-Bulletboys-WB
 79 Smashes,Thrashes & Hits-Kiss-Mercury
 80 Heart Of Stone-Cher-Geffen
 81 Look Sharp!-Roxette-EMI
 82 Spike-Elvis Costello-WB
 83 Big Thing-Duran Duran-Capitol
 84 The Trinity Session-Cowboy Junkies-RCA
 85 The Other Side Of The Mirror-Stevie Nicks-Modern
 86 5 Feet High And Rising-De La Soul-Tommy Boy
 87 Roll With It-Steve Winwood-Island
 88 All That Jazz-Breathe-A&M
 89 Messages From The Boys-Boys-Motown
 90 Cycles-The Doobie Brothers-WB
 91 Vixen-Vixen-EMI
 92 Time And Tide-Basia-Epic
 93 No Rest For The Wicked-Ozzy Osbourne-CBS Associated
 94 Hold Me In Your Arms-Rick Astley-RCA
 95 Pride-White Lion-Atlantic
 96 I Wanna Have Some Fun-Samantha Fox-Jive
 97 Wild,Wild West-Escape Club-Arlantic
 98 Ghostbusters II-Soundtrack-MCA
 99 Up Your Alley-Joan Jett & Blackhearts-CBS Associated
100 What You Don't Know-Expose-Arista

* As published in the December 23,1989 edition of Billboard Magazine.