THE OFFICIAL NEW ZEALAND'S (R.I.A.N.Z) (Website) CHART'S TOP ALBUMS FOR 1989

 No. Song-Artist-Peak Month
 1 CROSSROADS-TRACY CHAPMAN-NOVEMBER
 2 UNION-TONI CHILDS-April
 3 APPETITE FOR DESTRUCTION-GUNS N' ROSES-June 
 4 A NEW FLAME-SIMPLY RED-July
 5 DON'T BE CRUEL-BOBBY BROWN-June
 6 RATTLE AND HUM-U2-January
 7 THE RAW AND THE COOKED-FINE YOUNG CANNIBALS-April
 8 WATERMARK-Enya-April
 9 VOLUME ONE-Traveling Wilburys-February
10 OPEN UP AND SAY . . . AAH!-Poison-May
11 The Premiere Collection-Andrew Lloyd Webber-May
12 Melissa Etheridge-Melissa Etheridge-April
13 G N' R Lies-Guns N' Roses-May
14 Like A Prayer-Madonna-April
15 Sunshine On Leith-The Proclaimers-March
16 All Or Nothing At All-Milli Vanilli-October
17 Tour Of Duty-Soundtrack-January
18 Past Present-Clannad-August
19 Greatest Hits-Fleetwood Mac-January
20 Cocktail-Soundtrack-February
21 Tour Of Duty 2 OST-Various Artists-March
22 Beaches Soundtrack-Bette Midler-October
23 Kylie Collection-Kylie Minogue-January
24 Hysteria-Def Leppard-January
25 Everything-The Bangles-April
26 Vivid-Living Colour-May
27 Tracy Chapman-Tracy Chapman-March
28 The Miracle-Queen-July
29 Green-R.E.M.-February
30 Repeat Offender-Richard Marx-October
31 Barnestorming-Jimmy Barnes-February
32 Batman Soundtrack-Prince-August
33 The Motown Songbook-Ruby Turner-January
34 Piano By Candlelight II-Carl Doy-September  
35 Mystery Girl-Roy Orbison-March
36 Money For Nothing:The Best Of-Dire Straits-January
37 Conscience-Womack & Womack-May
38 Phantom Of The Opera-Original London Cast-January
39 Shooting Rubberbands At The Stars-Edie Brickell-March
40 Stop!-Sam Brown-August
41 Raw Like Sushi-Neneh Cherry-October
42 Delicate Sound Of Thunder-Pink Floyd-January
43 Southside-Texas-October
44 CLlub Classics:Volume I-Soul II Soul-October
45 The Greatest Hits Collection-Bananarama-January
46 Best Of UB40-UB40-January
47 Sonic Temple-The Cult-May
48 Ten Good Reasons-Jason Donovan-September
49 Popped In Souled Out-Wet Wet Wet-January
50 Forever Your Girl-Paula Abdul-June