| The CASH BOX Year-End Charts: 1989 |
| TOP 50 POP ALBUMS (As published in the December 30, 1989, issue) |
| POS | TITLE – Artist (Label) |
| 1 | FOREVER YOUR GIRL – Paula Abdul (Virgin) |
| 2 | THE RAW & THE COOKED – Fine Young Cannibals (I.R.S.) |
| 3 | DON’T BE CRUEL – Bobby Brown (MCA) |
| 4 | HANGIN’ TOUGH – New Kids On The Block (Columbia) |
| 5 | FULL MOON FEVER – Tom Petty (MCA) |
| 6 | GIRL YOU KNOW IT’S TRUE – Milli Vanilli (Arista) |
| 7 | LIKE A PRAYER – Madonna (Sire) |
| 8 | G N’ R LIES – Guns N’ Roses (Geffen) |
| 9 | VOLUME ONE – The Traveling Wilburys (Wilbury) |
| 10 | LOC-ED AFTER DARK – Tone Loc (Delicious Vinyl) |
| 11 | APPETITE FOR DESTRUCTION – Guns N’ Roses (Geffen) |
| 12 | ELECTRIC YOUTH – Debbie Gibson (Atlantic) |
| 13 | BEACHES – Original Soundtrack/Bette Midler (Atlantic) |
| 14 | BATMAN – Original Soundtrack/Prince (Warner Bros.) |
| 15 | VIVID – Living Colour (Epic) |
| 16 | THE END OF THE INNOCENSE – Don Henley (Geffen) |
| 17 | MYSTERY GIRL – Roy Orbison (Virgin) |
| 18 | SHOOTING RUBBERBANDS AT THE STARS – Edie Brickell & New Bohemians (Geffen) |
| 19 | STEEL WHEELS – The Rolling Stones (Rolling Stones) |
| 20 | REPEAT OFFENDER – Richard Marx (EMI) |
| 21 | SONIC TEMPLE – The Cult (Sire) |
| 22 | KEEP ON MOVIN’ – Soul II Soul (Virgin) |
| 23 | GIVING YOU THE BEST THAT I GOT – Anita Baker (Elektra) |
| 24 | SKID ROW (Atlantic) |
| 25 | DR. FEELGOOD – Motley Crue (Elektra) |
| 26 | GREEN – R.E.M. (Warner Bros.) |
| 27 | DISINTEGRATION – The Cure (Elektra) |
| 28 | BLIND MAN’S ZOO – 10,000 Maniacs (Elektra) |
| 29 | WALKING WITH A PANTHER – L.L. Cool J (Def Jam) |
| 30 | JANET JACKSON’S RHYTHM NATION 1814 (A&M) |
| 31 | PUMP – Aerosmith (Geffen) |
| 32 | HYSTERIA – Def Leppard (Mercury) |
| 33 | ...TWICE SHY – Great White (Capitol) |
| 34 | NEW JERSEY – Bon Jovi (Mercury) |
| 35 | OPEN UP AND SAY...AHH! – Poison (Capitol) |
| 36 | CUTS BOTH WAYS – Gloria Estafan (Epic) |
| 37 | BIG DADDY – John Cougar Mellencamp (Mercury) |
| 38 | THE SEEDS OF LOVE – Tears For Fears (Fontana) |
| 39 | SILHOUETTE – Kenny G (Arista) |
| 40 | KARYN WHITE (Warner Bros.) |
| 41 | 3 FEET HIGH AND RISING – De La Soul (Tommy Boy) |
| 42 | HEART OF STONE – Cher (Geffen) |
| 43 | GREATEST HITS – Journey (Columbia) |
| 44 | RATTLE AND HUM – U2 (Island) |
| 45 | PAUL’S BOUTIQUE – The Beastie Boys (Capitol) |
| 46 | COSMIC THING – The B-52’s (Reprise) |
| 47 | CROSSROADS – Tracy Chapman (Elektra) |
| 48 | DIRTY ROTTEN FILTHY STINKING RICH – Warrant (Columbia) |
| 49 | THE OTHER SIDE OF THE MIRROR – Stevie Nicks (Modern) |
| 50 | COCKTAIL – Original Soundtrack (Elektra) |
