Billboard 200

Week of January 28, 1989

Billboard 200

The Billboard 200 chart ranks the most popular albums of the week, as compiled by Nielsen Music, based on multi-metric consumption (blending traditional album sales, track equivalent albums, and streaming equivalent albums).

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Don't Be Cruel

Bobby Brown

Last week

Weeks at no. 1

Weeks on chart

Gains In Performance

Bobby Brown Talks Tell-All A&E 'Biography': 'This Is My Truth'

Billboard 200

Week of January 28, 1989

This Week

Award

Last Week

Peak Pos.

Wks on Chart

1
- Don't Be Cruel
  Bobby Brown
- 1
- 1
- 28
- - 1
  - 1
  - 28

Gains In Performance

RIAA Certification: Platinum x7

2
- Appetite For Destruction
  Guns N' Roses
- 2
- 1
- 75
- - 2
  - 1
  - 75

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Geffen/UMe

Gains In Performance

RIAA Certification: Diamond

3
- Traveling Wilburys
  Traveling Wilburys
- 7
- 3
- 12
- - 7
  - 3
  - 12

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Wilbury/Warner Bros.

Gains In Performance

RIAA Certification: Platinum x3

4
- Hysteria
  Def Leppard
- 5
- 1
- 76
- - 5
  - 1
  - 76

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Mercury/UMe

RIAA Certification: Diamond

5
- Open Up And Say...Ahh!
  Poison
- 3
- 2
- 37
- - 3
  - 2
  - 37

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Enigma/Capitol

RIAA Certification: Platinum x5

6
- New Jersey
  Bon Jovi
- 4
- 1
- 17
- - 4
  - 1
  - 17

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Mercury/UMe

RIAA Certification: Platinum x7

7
- G N' R Lies
  Guns N' Roses
- 10
- 7
- 7
- - 10
  - 7
  - 7

Gains In Performance

RIAA Certification: Platinum x5

8
- Giving You The Best That I Got
  Anita Baker
- 6
- 1
- 13
- - 6
  - 1
  - 13

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Elektra/EEG

RIAA Certification: Platinum x3

9
- Rattle And Hum (Soundtrack)
  U2
- 9
- 1
- 14
- - 9
  - 1
  - 14

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Island/Interscope/UMe

RIAA Certification: Platinum x5

10
- Cocktail
  Soundtrack
- 8
- 2
- 25
- - 8
  - 2
  - 25

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Elektra/Rhino

RIAA Certification: Platinum x4

11
- Shooting Rubberbands At The Stars
  Edie Brickell & New Bohemians
- 12
- 11
- 19
- - 12
  - 11
  - 19

Gains In Performance

RIAA Certification: Platinum x2

12
- Silhouette
- 11
- 8
- 15
- - 11
  - 8
  - 15

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Arista

13
- Journey's Greatest Hits
  Journey
- 14
- 13
- 9
- - 14
  - 13
  - 9

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Columbia/Legacy

Gains In Performance

RIAA Certification: Diamond

14
- Delicate Sound Of Thunder
  Pink Floyd
- 13
- 11
- 8
- - 13
  - 11
  - 8

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Pink Floyd/Legacy

RIAA Certification: Platinum x3

15
- Green
  R.E.M.
- 15
- 13
- 10
- - 15
  - 13
  - 10

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Warner Bros./Rhino

Gains In Performance

RIAA Certification: Platinum x2

16
- Greatest Hits
  Fleetwood Mac
- 16
- 16
- 8
- - 16
  - 16
  - 8

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Warner/Rhino

Gains In Performance

RIAA Certification: Platinum x8

17
- Hold An Old Friend's Hand
  Tiffany
- 17
- 17
- 8
- - 17
  - 17
  - 8

RIAA Certification: Platinum

18
- Faith
  George Michael
- 20
- 1
- 63
- - 20
  - 1
  - 63

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Columbia/Legacy

RIAA Certification: Diamond

19
- American Dream
  Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young
- 18
- 16
- 9
- - 18
  - 16
  - 9

RIAA Certification: Platinum

20
- Till I Loved You
  Barbra Streisand
- 19
- 10
- 12
- - 19
  - 10
  - 12

RIAA Certification: Platinum

21
- Tracy Chapman
  Tracy Chapman
- 24
- 1
- 40
- - 24
  - 1
  - 40

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Elektra/EEG

RIAA Certification: Platinum x6

22
- Smashes, Thrashes & Hits
  KISS
- 21
- 21
- 9
- - 21
  - 21
  - 9

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Mercury/PolyGram

RIAA Certification: Platinum x2

23
- Long Cold Winter
  Cinderella
- 22
- 10
- 28
- - 22
  - 10
  - 28

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Mercury/PolyGram

RIAA Certification: Platinum x3

24
- Any Love
  Luther Vandross
- 26
- 9
- 15
- - 26
  - 9
  - 15

RIAA Certification: Platinum

25
- Reach For The Sky
  Ratt
- 25
- 17
- 11
- - 25
  - 17
  - 11

RIAA Certification: Gold

26
- Kick
  INXS
- 23
- 3
- 64
- - 23
  - 3
  - 64

RIAA Certification: Platinum x6

27
- Tell It To My Heart
  Taylor Dayne
- 28
- 21
- 53
- - 28
  - 21
  - 53

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Arista

Gains In Performance

RIAA Certification: Platinum

28
- Winger
  Winger
- 29
- 28
- 20
- - 29
  - 28
  - 20

Gains In Performance

RIAA Certification: Platinum

29
- OU812
  Van Halen
- 27
- 1
- 33
- - 27
  - 1
  - 33

RIAA Certification: Platinum x4

30
- Heart Break
  New Edition
- 31
- 12
- 30
- - 31
  - 12
  - 30

Imprint/Promotion Label:

MCA/Geffen/UMe

Gains In Performance

RIAA Certification: Platinum x2

31
- Pride
  White Lion
- 39
- 11
- 71
- - 39
  - 11
  - 71

Gains In Performance

RIAA Certification: Platinum x2

32
- Roll With It
  Steve Winwood
- 34
- 1
- 30
- - 34
  - 1
  - 30

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Virgin Rec./Capitol

Gains In Performance

RIAA Certification: Platinum x2

33
- Forever Your Girl
  Paula Abdul
- 48
- 33
- 28
- - 48
  - 33
  - 28

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Virgin Rec.

Gains In Performance

RIAA Certification: Platinum x7

34
- ...And Justice For All
  Metallica
- 30
- 6
- 19
- - 30
  - 6
  - 19

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Blackened

RIAA Certification: Platinum x8

35
- Up Your Alley
  Joan Jett & The Blackhearts
- 36
- 19
- 36
- - 36
  - 19
  - 36

Imprint/Promotion Label:

CBS Associated/Epic

RIAA Certification: Platinum

36
- Everything
  The Bangles
- 33
- 33
- 13
- - 33
  - 33
  - 13

RIAA Certification: Platinum

37
- Big Thing
  Duran Duran
- 32
- 24
- 13
- - 32
  - 24
  - 13

RIAA Certification: Gold

38
- Chicago 19
  Chicago
- 37
- 37
- 30
- - 37
  - 37
  - 30

RIAA Certification: Platinum

39
- Wild, Wild West
  The Escape Club
- 38
- 27
- 23
- - 38
  - 27
  - 23

RIAA Certification: Gold

40
- Karyn White
  Karyn White
- 52
- 40
- 16

Billboard 200

Week of January 28, 1989

Billboard 200

Don't Be Cruel

Bobby Brown Talks Tell-All A&E 'Biography': 'This Is My Truth'

Billboard 200

Gains in Weekly Performance

Additional Awards

Don't Be Cruel

Appetite For Destruction

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Traveling Wilburys

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Hysteria

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Open Up And Say...Ahh!

Imprint/Promotion Label:

New Jersey

Imprint/Promotion Label:

G N' R Lies

Giving You The Best That I Got

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Rattle And Hum (Soundtrack)

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Cocktail

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Shooting Rubberbands At The Stars

Silhouette

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Journey's Greatest Hits

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Delicate Sound Of Thunder

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Green

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Greatest Hits

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Hold An Old Friend's Hand

Faith

Imprint/Promotion Label:

American Dream

Till I Loved You

Tracy Chapman

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Smashes, Thrashes & Hits

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Long Cold Winter

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Any Love

Reach For The Sky

Kick

Tell It To My Heart

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Winger

OU812

Heart Break

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Pride

Roll With It

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Forever Your Girl

Imprint/Promotion Label:

...And Justice For All

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Up Your Alley

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Everything

Big Thing

Chicago 19

Wild, Wild West

Karyn White