CASH BOX MAGAZINE'S (BARRY KOWAL) TOP ALBUMS FOR 1989

No. Album-Artist-Label-Peak Month
 1 DON'T BE CRUEL-BOBBY BROWN-FEBRUARY                                                              2476
 2 HANGIN' TOUGH-NEW KIDS ON THE BLOCK-September                                          2188
 3 JANET JACKSON'S RHYTHM NATION 1814-JANET JACKSON-November                              2090
 4 FULL MOON FEVER-TOM PETTY-July                                                         2086
 5 THE RAW & THE COOKED-FINE YOUNG CANNIBALS-July                                         1762
 6 TRAVELING WILBURYS VOL.I-TRAVELING WILBURYS-January                                    1356
 7 PUMP-AEROSMITH-October                                                                 1294
 8 G N'R LIES-Guns & Roses-May                                                            1214
 9 STORMFRONT-Billy Joel-December                                                         1202
10 LIKE A PRAYER-Madonna-May                                                              1064
11 Steel Wheels-Rolling Stones-October                                                    1030
12 Beaches Soundtrack-June                                                                 874
13 Loc-Ed After Dark-Tone Loc-March                                                        844
14 Keep On Movin'-Soul//Soul-September                                                     806
15 Electric Youth-Debbie Gibson-March                                                      792
16 Batman Soundtrack-Prince-August                                                         744
17 End Of The Innocence-Don Henley-September                                               682
18 Green-R.E.M.-February                                                                   680
19 Vivid-Living Colour-May                                                                 648
20 Mystery Girl-Roy Orbison-March                                                          612
21 Dr. Feelgood-Motley Crue-October                                                        606
22 Shooting Rubberbands At The Stars-Edie Brickell & New Bohemians-February                540
23 Skid Row-Skid Row-September                                                             520
24 Sonic Temple-The Cult-June                                                              520
25 Repeat Offender-Richard Marx-September                                                  480
26 Stone Cold Rhythm-Young M.C.-December                                                   426
27 Disintegration-The Cure-June                                                            404
28 Walking With A Panther-L.L. Cool J-Def Jam-August                                       390
29 Crossroads-Tracy Chapman-Elektra-November                                               354
30 Blind Man's Zoo-10,000 Maniacs-Elektra-July                                             336
31 The Seeds Of Love-Tears For Fears-November                                              286
32 Cuts Both Ways-Gloria Estefan-September                                                 274
33 Live Delicate Sound Of Thunder-Pink Floyd-January                                       270
34 Big Daddy-John Cougar Mellencamp-Polygram-June                                          268
35 Twice Shy-Great White-July                                                              262
36 3 Feet High And Rising-De La Soul-June                                                  210
37 Merry Christmas-New Kids On The Block-Columbia-December                                 202
38 Slip Of The Tongue-Whitesnake-December                                                  170
39 Heart Of Stone-Cher-October                                                             152
40 Greatest Hits-Journey-February                                                          150
41 Karyn White-Karyn White-March                                                           136
42 Paul's Boutique-Beastie Boys-September                                                  128
43 Dirty Rotten Filthy Stinking Rich-Warrant-September                                     110
44 The Other Side Of The Mirror-Stevie Nicks-Modern-July                                   106
45 Love And Rockets-Big Time-August                                                        102 
46 Greatest Hits-Fleetwood Mac-February                                                     34