Billboard 200

Week of March 18, 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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Electric Youth

Debbie Gibson

Last week

Weeks at no. 1

Weeks on chart

Nick Lachey, Ciara, Debbie Gibson & More Set For New Nickelodeon Series 'America's Most Musical Family'

Billboard 200

Week of March 18, 1989

This Week

Award

Last Week

Peak Pos.

Wks on Chart

1
- Electric Youth
  Debbie Gibson
- 1
- 1
- 6
- - 1
  - 1
  - 6

RIAA Certification: Platinum x2

2
- Don't Be Cruel
  Bobby Brown
- 2
- 1
- 35
- - 2
  - 1
  - 35

RIAA Certification: Platinum x7

3
- Appetite For Destruction
  Guns N' Roses
- 3
- 1
- 82
- - 3
  - 1
  - 82

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Geffen/UMe

RIAA Certification: Diamond

4
- Traveling Wilburys
  Traveling Wilburys
- 4
- 3
- 19
- - 4
  - 3
  - 19

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Wilbury/Warner Bros.

RIAA Certification: Platinum x3

5
- Forever Your Girl
  Paula Abdul
- 6
- 5
- 35
- - 6
  - 5
  - 35

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Virgin Rec.

Gains In Performance

RIAA Certification: Platinum x7

6
- Mystery Girl
  Roy Orbison
- 8
- 6
- 5
- - 8
  - 6
  - 5

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Orbison/Legacy

Gains In Performance

RIAA Certification: Platinum

7
- Shooting Rubberbands At The Stars
  Edie Brickell & New Bohemians
- 5
- 4
- 26
- - 5
  - 4
  - 26

RIAA Certification: Platinum x2

8
- G N' R Lies
  Guns N' Roses
- 7
- 4
- 14
- - 7
  - 4
  - 14

RIAA Certification: Platinum x5

9
- Loc-ed After Dark
  Tone-Loc
- 14
- 9
- 5
- - 14
  - 9
  - 5

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Delicious Vinyl/IDJMG

Gains In Performance

RIAA Certification: Platinum x2

10
- Hysteria
  Def Leppard
- 9
- 1
- 83
- - 9
  - 1
  - 83

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Mercury/UMe

RIAA Certification: Diamond

11
- Giving You The Best That I Got
  Anita Baker
- 10
- 1
- 20
- - 10
  - 1
  - 20

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Elektra/EEG

RIAA Certification: Platinum x3

12
- Vivid
  Living Colour
- 12
- 12
- 29
- - 12
  - 12
  - 29

Gains In Performance

13
- New Jersey
  Bon Jovi
- 11
- 1
- 24
- - 11
  - 1
  - 24

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Mercury/UMe

RIAA Certification: Platinum x7

14
- Hangin' Tough
  New Kids On The Block
- 17
- 14
- 30
- - 17
  - 14
  - 30

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Columbia/Legacy

Gains In Performance

RIAA Certification: Platinum x8

15
- Green
  R.E.M.
- 13
- 12
- 17
- - 13
  - 12
  - 17

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Warner Bros./Rhino

RIAA Certification: Platinum x2

16
- Open Up And Say...Ahh!
  Poison
- 15
- 2
- 44
- - 15
  - 2
  - 44

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Enigma/Capitol

RIAA Certification: Platinum x5

17
- Silhouette
- 16
- 8
- 22
- - 16
  - 8
  - 22

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Arista

18
- Beaches
  Soundtrack
- 22
- 18
- 9
- - 22
  - 18
  - 9

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Atlantic/AG

Gains In Performance

RIAA Certification: Platinum x3

19
- Living Years
  Mike + The Mechanics
- 23
- 19
- 18
- - 23
  - 19
  - 18

Gains In Performance

20
- The Great Radio Controversy
  Tesla
- 18
- 18
- 5
- - 18
  - 18
  - 5

Gains In Performance

RIAA Certification: Platinum x2

21
- Karyn White
  Karyn White
- 19
- 19
- 23
- - 19
  - 19
  - 23

Gains In Performance

RIAA Certification: Platinum

22
- Tracy Chapman
  Tracy Chapman
- 27
- 1
- 47
- - 27
  - 1
  - 47

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Elektra/EEG

Gains In Performance

RIAA Certification: Platinum x6

23
- Out Of Order
  Rod Stewart
- 26
- 21
- 42
- - 26
  - 21
  - 42

Gains In Performance

RIAA Certification: Platinum x2

24
- Winger
  Winger
- 21
- 21
- 27
- - 21
  - 21
  - 27

RIAA Certification: Platinum

25
- Hold Me In Your Arms
  Rick Astley
- 24
- 19
- 8
- - 24
  - 19
  - 8

26
- Hold An Old Friend's Hand
  Tiffany
- 25
- 17
- 15
- - 25
  - 17
  - 15

RIAA Certification: Platinum

27
- Journey's Greatest Hits
  Journey
- 20
- 10
- 16
- - 20
  - 10
  - 16

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Columbia/Legacy

RIAA Certification: Diamond

28
- Watermark
  Enya
- 31
- 28
- 7
- - 31
  - 28
  - 7

Gains In Performance

RIAA Certification: Platinum x3

29
- Rattle And Hum (Soundtrack)
  U2
- 28
- 1
- 21
- - 28
  - 1
  - 21

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Island/Interscope/UMe

RIAA Certification: Platinum x5

30
- The Trinity Session
  Cowboy Junkies
- 30
- 30
- 8
- - 30
  - 30
  - 8

Gains In Performance

RIAA Certification: Platinum

31
- ...And Justice For All
  Metallica
- 36
- 6
- 26
- - 36
  - 6
  - 26

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Blackened

Gains In Performance

RIAA Certification: Platinum x8

32
- The Raw & The Cooked
  Fine Young Cannibals
- 61
- 32
- 2
- - 61
  - 32
  - 2

Imprint/Promotion Label:

I.R.S./MCA

Gains In Performance

RIAA Certification: Platinum x2

33
- Everything
  The Bangles
- 40
- 33
- 20
- - 40
  - 33
  - 20

Gains In Performance

RIAA Certification: Platinum

34
- Skid Row
  Skid Row
- 41
- 34
- 6
- - 41
  - 34
  - 6

Gains In Performance

RIAA Certification: Platinum x5

35
- Heart Break
  New Edition
- 33
- 12
- 37
- - 33
  - 12
  - 37

Imprint/Promotion Label:

MCA/Geffen/UMe

RIAA Certification: Platinum x2

36
- Pride
  White Lion
- 29
- 11
- 78
- - 29
  - 11
  - 78

RIAA Certification: Platinum x2

37
- Technique
  New Order
- 32
- 32
- 6
- - 32
  - 32
  - 6

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Qwest/Warner Bros.

38
- Faith
  George Michael
- 34
- 1
- 70
- - 34
  - 1
  - 70

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Columbia/Legacy

RIAA Certification: Diamond

39
- Messages From The Boys
  The Boys
- 38
- 33
- 17
- - 38
  - 33
  - 17

RIAA Certification: Platinum

40
- Spike
  Elvis Costello
- 48
- 40
- 4
- - 48
  - 40
  - 4

Gains In Performance

RIAA Certification: Gold

41
- Cocktail
  Soundtrack
- 35
- 2
- 32

Billboard 200

Week of March 18, 1989

Billboard 200

Electric Youth

Nick Lachey, Ciara, Debbie Gibson & More Set For New Nickelodeon Series 'America's Most Musical Family'

Billboard 200

Gains in Weekly Performance

Additional Awards

Electric Youth

Don't Be Cruel

Appetite For Destruction

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Traveling Wilburys

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Forever Your Girl

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Mystery Girl

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Shooting Rubberbands At The Stars

G N' R Lies

Loc-ed After Dark

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Hysteria

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Giving You The Best That I Got

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Vivid

New Jersey

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Hangin' Tough

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Green

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Open Up And Say...Ahh!

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Silhouette

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Beaches

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Living Years

The Great Radio Controversy

Karyn White

Tracy Chapman

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Out Of Order

Winger

Hold Me In Your Arms

Hold An Old Friend's Hand

Journey's Greatest Hits

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Watermark

Rattle And Hum (Soundtrack)

Imprint/Promotion Label:

The Trinity Session

...And Justice For All

Imprint/Promotion Label:

The Raw & The Cooked

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Everything

Skid Row

Heart Break

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Pride

Technique

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Faith

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Messages From The Boys

Spike

Cocktail