Billboard 200

Week of February 11, 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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Appetite For Destruction

Guns N' Roses

Last week

Weeks at no. 1

Weeks on chart

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Geffen/UMe

Gains In Performance

Axl Rose Dedicates Shows to Taylor Hawkins, Blasts Vladimir Putin in Tour Message

Billboard 200

Week of February 11, 1989

This Week

Award

Last Week

Peak Pos.

Wks on Chart

1
- Appetite For Destruction
  Guns N' Roses
- 2
- 1
- 77
- - 2
  - 1
  - 77

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Geffen/UMe

Gains In Performance

RIAA Certification: Diamond

2
- Don't Be Cruel
  Bobby Brown
- 1
- 1
- 30
- - 1
  - 1
  - 30

RIAA Certification: Platinum x7

3
- Traveling Wilburys
  Traveling Wilburys
- 3
- 3
- 14
- - 3
  - 3
  - 14

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Wilbury/Warner Bros.

RIAA Certification: Platinum x3

4
- G N' R Lies
  Guns N' Roses
- 5
- 4
- 9
- - 5
  - 4
  - 9

RIAA Certification: Platinum x5

5
- Open Up And Say...Ahh!
  Poison
- 4
- 2
- 39
- - 4
  - 2
  - 39

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Enigma/Capitol

RIAA Certification: Platinum x5

6
- Shooting Rubberbands At The Stars
  Edie Brickell & New Bohemians
- 9
- 6
- 21
- - 9
  - 6
  - 21

Gains In Performance

RIAA Certification: Platinum x2

7
- Hysteria
  Def Leppard
- 7
- 1
- 78
- - 7
  - 1
  - 78

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Mercury/UMe

RIAA Certification: Diamond

8
- New Jersey
  Bon Jovi
- 6
- 1
- 19
- - 6
  - 1
  - 19

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Mercury/UMe

RIAA Certification: Platinum x7

9
- Giving You The Best That I Got
  Anita Baker
- 8
- 1
- 15
- - 8
  - 1
  - 15

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Elektra/EEG

RIAA Certification: Platinum x3

10
- Journey's Greatest Hits
  Journey
- 12
- 10
- 11
- - 12
  - 10
  - 11

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Columbia/Legacy

RIAA Certification: Diamond

11
- Rattle And Hum (Soundtrack)
  U2
- 10
- 1
- 16
- - 10
  - 1
  - 16

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Island/Interscope/UMe

RIAA Certification: Platinum x5

12
- Silhouette
- 11
- 8
- 17
- - 11
  - 8
  - 17

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Arista

13
- Green
  R.E.M.
- 14
- 13
- 12
- - 14
  - 13
  - 12

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Warner Bros./Rhino

RIAA Certification: Platinum x2

14
- Greatest Hits
  Fleetwood Mac
- 15
- 14
- 10
- - 15
  - 14
  - 10

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Warner/Rhino

RIAA Certification: Platinum x8

15
- Cocktail
  Soundtrack
- 13
- 2
- 27
- - 13
  - 2
  - 27

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Elektra/Rhino

RIAA Certification: Platinum x4

16
- Forever Your Girl
  Paula Abdul
- 28
- 16
- 30
- - 28
  - 16
  - 30

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Virgin Rec.

Gains In Performance

RIAA Certification: Platinum x7

17
- Hold An Old Friend's Hand
  Tiffany
- 17
- 17
- 10
- - 17
  - 17
  - 10

RIAA Certification: Platinum

18
- Delicate Sound Of Thunder
  Pink Floyd
- 16
- 11
- 10
- - 16
  - 11
  - 10

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Pink Floyd/Legacy

RIAA Certification: Platinum x3

19
- Tracy Chapman
  Tracy Chapman
- 18
- 1
- 42
- - 18
  - 1
  - 42

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Elektra/EEG

RIAA Certification: Platinum x6

20
- Pride
  White Lion
- 24
- 11
- 73
- - 24
  - 11
  - 73

Gains In Performance

RIAA Certification: Platinum x2

21
- Winger
  Winger
- 25
- 21
- 22
- - 25
  - 21
  - 22

Gains In Performance

RIAA Certification: Platinum

22
- A Show Of Hands
  Rush
- 23
- 22
- 3
- - 23
  - 22
  - 3

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Mercury/PolyGram

Gains In Performance

RIAA Certification: Gold

23
- American Dream
  Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young
- 19
- 16
- 11
- - 19
  - 16
  - 11

RIAA Certification: Platinum

24
- Tell It To My Heart
  Taylor Dayne
- 26
- 21
- 55
- - 26
  - 21
  - 55

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Arista

RIAA Certification: Platinum

25
- Smashes, Thrashes & Hits
  KISS
- 21
- 21
- 11
- - 21
  - 21
  - 11

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Mercury/PolyGram

RIAA Certification: Platinum x2

26
- Karyn White
  Karyn White
- 33
- 26
- 18
- - 33
  - 26
  - 18

Gains In Performance

RIAA Certification: Platinum

27
- Faith
  George Michael
- 20
- 1
- 65
- - 20
  - 1
  - 65

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Columbia/Legacy

RIAA Certification: Diamond

28
- Reach For The Sky
  Ratt
- 27
- 17
- 13
- - 27
  - 17
  - 13

RIAA Certification: Gold

29
- Vivid
  Living Colour
- 34
- 29
- 24
- - 34
  - 29
  - 24

Gains In Performance

30
- Hold Me In Your Arms
  Rick Astley
- 37
- 30
- 3
- - 37
  - 30
  - 3

Gains In Performance

31
- Long Cold Winter
  Cinderella
- 29
- 10
- 30
- - 29
  - 10
  - 30

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Mercury/PolyGram

RIAA Certification: Platinum x3

32
- Heart Break
  New Edition
- 31
- 12
- 32
- - 31
  - 12
  - 32

Imprint/Promotion Label:

MCA/Geffen/UMe

RIAA Certification: Platinum x2

33
- Messages From The Boys
  The Boys
- 36
- 33
- 12
- - 36
  - 33
  - 12

Gains In Performance

RIAA Certification: Platinum

34
- Bulletboys
  BulletBoys
- 38
- 34
- 16
- - 38
  - 34
  - 16

Gains In Performance

RIAA Certification: Gold

35
- Till I Loved You
  Barbra Streisand
- 22
- 10
- 14
- - 22
  - 10
  - 14

RIAA Certification: Platinum

36
- Hangin' Tough
  New Kids On The Block
- 45
- 36
- 25
- - 45
  - 36
  - 25

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Columbia/Legacy

Gains In Performance

RIAA Certification: Platinum x8

37
- Kick
  INXS
- 30
- 3
- 66
- - 30
  - 3
  - 66

RIAA Certification: Platinum x6

38
- I Wanna Have Some Fun
  Samantha Fox
- 47
- 38
- 12
- - 47
  - 38
  - 12

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Jive/RCA

Gains In Performance

RIAA Certification: Gold

39
- OU812
  Van Halen
- 35
- 1
- 35
- - 35
  - 1
  - 35

RIAA Certification: Platinum x4

40
- Big Thing
  Duran Duran
- 40
- 24
- 15
- - 40
  - 24
  - 15

RIAA Certification: Gold

41
- Up Your Alley

Billboard 200

Week of February 11, 1989

Billboard 200

Appetite For Destruction

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Axl Rose Dedicates Shows to Taylor Hawkins, Blasts Vladimir Putin in Tour Message

Billboard 200

Gains in Weekly Performance

Additional Awards

Appetite For Destruction

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Don't Be Cruel

Traveling Wilburys

Imprint/Promotion Label:

G N' R Lies

Open Up And Say...Ahh!

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Shooting Rubberbands At The Stars

Hysteria

Imprint/Promotion Label:

New Jersey

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Giving You The Best That I Got

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Journey's Greatest Hits

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Rattle And Hum (Soundtrack)

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Silhouette

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Green

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Greatest Hits

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Cocktail

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Forever Your Girl

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Hold An Old Friend's Hand

Delicate Sound Of Thunder

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Tracy Chapman

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Pride

Winger

A Show Of Hands

Imprint/Promotion Label:

American Dream

Tell It To My Heart

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Smashes, Thrashes & Hits

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Karyn White

Faith

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Reach For The Sky

Vivid

Hold Me In Your Arms

Long Cold Winter

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Heart Break

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Messages From The Boys

Bulletboys

Till I Loved You

Hangin' Tough

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Kick

I Wanna Have Some Fun

Imprint/Promotion Label:

OU812

Big Thing

Up Your Alley