Billboard 200

Week of April 1, 1989

Billboard 200

The week’s most popular albums as compiled by Luminate, 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

Bocelli Family, Debbie Gibson, Crowder, Thomas Rhett & More Jingle Onto Top Holiday Albums Chart

Billboard 200

Week of April 1, 1989

This Week

Award

Last Week

Peak Pos.

Wks on Chart

1
- Electric Youth
  Debbie Gibson
- 1
- 1
- 8
- - 1
  - 1
  - 8

RIAA Certification: Platinum x2

2
- Don't Be Cruel
  Bobby Brown
- 2
- 1
- 37
- - 2
  - 1
  - 37

RIAA Certification: Platinum x7

3
- Traveling Wilburys
  Traveling Wilburys
- 5
- 3
- 21
- - 5
  - 3
  - 21

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Wilbury/Warner Bros.

RIAA Certification: Platinum x3

4
- Forever Your Girl
  Paula Abdul
- 4
- 4
- 37
- - 4
  - 4
  - 37

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Virgin Rec.

RIAA Certification: Platinum x7

5
- Appetite For Destruction
  Guns N' Roses
- 3
- 1
- 84
- - 3
  - 1
  - 84

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Geffen/UMe

RIAA Certification: Diamond

6
- Mystery Girl
  Roy Orbison
- 6
- 6
- 7
- - 6
  - 6
  - 7

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Orbison/Legacy

Gains In Performance

RIAA Certification: Platinum

7
- Loc-ed After Dark
  Tone-Loc
- 7
- 7
- 7
- - 7
  - 7
  - 7

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Delicious Vinyl/IDJMG

Gains In Performance

RIAA Certification: Platinum x2

8
- Hangin' Tough
  New Kids On The Block
- 10
- 8
- 32
- - 10
  - 8
  - 32

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Columbia/Legacy

Gains In Performance

RIAA Certification: Platinum x8

9
- Vivid
  Living Colour
- 9
- 9
- 31
- - 9
  - 9
  - 31

10
- The Raw & The Cooked
  Fine Young Cannibals
- 16
- 10
- 4
- - 16
  - 10
  - 4

Imprint/Promotion Label:

I.R.S./MCA

Gains In Performance

RIAA Certification: Platinum x2

11
- G N' R Lies
  Guns N' Roses
- 11
- 4
- 16
- - 11
  - 4
  - 16

RIAA Certification: Platinum x5

12
- Shooting Rubberbands At The Stars
  Edie Brickell & New Bohemians
- 8
- 4
- 28
- - 8
  - 4
  - 28

RIAA Certification: Platinum x2

13
- New Jersey
  Bon Jovi
- 14
- 1
- 26
- - 14
  - 1
  - 26

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Mercury/UMe

RIAA Certification: Platinum x7

14
- Hysteria
  Def Leppard
- 12
- 1
- 85
- - 12
  - 1
  - 85

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Mercury/UMe

RIAA Certification: Diamond

15
- Giving You The Best That I Got
  Anita Baker
- 13
- 1
- 22
- - 13
  - 1
  - 22

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Elektra/EEG

RIAA Certification: Platinum x3

16
- Living Years
  Mike + The Mechanics
- 17
- 16
- 20
- - 17
  - 16
  - 20

Gains In Performance

17
- Green
  R.E.M.
- 15
- 12
- 19
- - 15
  - 12
  - 19

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Warner Bros./Rhino

RIAA Certification: Platinum x2

18
- Beaches
  Soundtrack
- 18
- 18
- 11
- - 18
  - 18
  - 11

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Atlantic/AG

Gains In Performance

RIAA Certification: Platinum x3

19
- Silhouette
- 19
- 8
- 24
- - 19
  - 8
  - 24

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Arista

20
- Out Of Order
  Rod Stewart
- 23
- 20
- 44
- - 23
  - 20
  - 44

RIAA Certification: Platinum x2

21
- Karyn White
  Karyn White
- 22
- 19
- 25
- - 22
  - 19
  - 25

RIAA Certification: Platinum

22
- Everything
  The Bangles
- 28
- 22
- 22
- - 28
  - 22
  - 22

Gains In Performance

RIAA Certification: Platinum

23
- Open Up And Say...Ahh!
  Poison
- 21
- 2
- 46
- - 21
  - 2
  - 46

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Enigma/Capitol

RIAA Certification: Platinum x5

24
- Skid Row
  Skid Row
- 29
- 24
- 8
- - 29
  - 24
  - 8

Gains In Performance

RIAA Certification: Platinum x5

25
- The Great Radio Controversy
  Tesla
- 20
- 18
- 7
- - 20
  - 18
  - 7

RIAA Certification: Platinum x2

26
- The Trinity Session
  Cowboy Junkies
- 30
- 26
- 10
- - 30
  - 26
  - 10

Gains In Performance

RIAA Certification: Platinum

27
- ...And Justice For All
  Metallica
- 27
- 6
- 28
- - 27
  - 6
  - 28

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Blackened

Gains In Performance

RIAA Certification: Platinum x8

28
- Winger
  Winger
- 25
- 21
- 29
- - 25
  - 21
  - 29

RIAA Certification: Platinum

29
- Watermark
  Enya
- 26
- 26
- 9
- - 26
  - 26
  - 9

RIAA Certification: Platinum x3

30
- Hold An Old Friend's Hand
  Tiffany
- 31
- 17
- 17
- - 31
  - 17
  - 17

RIAA Certification: Platinum

31
- Tracy Chapman
  Tracy Chapman
- 24
- 1
- 49
- - 24
  - 1
  - 49

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Elektra/EEG

RIAA Certification: Platinum x6

32
- Girl You Know It's True
  Milli Vanilli
- 74
- 32
- 2
- - 74
  - 32
  - 2

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Arista

Gains In Performance

RIAA Certification: Platinum x6

33
- Spike
  Elvis Costello
- 35
- 33
- 6
- - 35
  - 33
  - 6

Gains In Performance

RIAA Certification: Gold

34
- Melissa Etheridge
  Melissa Etheridge
- 37
- 34
- 42
- - 37
  - 34
  - 42

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Island/Unknown

Gains In Performance

RIAA Certification: Platinum x2

35
- Hold Me In Your Arms
  Rick Astley
- 32
- 19
- 10
- - 32
  - 19
  - 10

36
- Rattle And Hum (Soundtrack)
  U2
- 33
- 1
- 23
- - 33
  - 1
  - 23

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Island/Interscope/UMe

RIAA Certification: Platinum x5

Billboard 200

Week of April 1, 1989

Billboard 200

Electric Youth

Bocelli Family, Debbie Gibson, Crowder, Thomas Rhett & More Jingle Onto Top Holiday Albums Chart

Billboard 200

Gains in Weekly Performance

Additional Awards

Electric Youth

Don't Be Cruel

Traveling Wilburys

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Forever Your Girl

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Appetite For Destruction

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Mystery Girl

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Loc-ed After Dark

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Hangin' Tough

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Vivid

The Raw & The Cooked

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G N' R Lies

Shooting Rubberbands At The Stars

New Jersey

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Hysteria

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Giving You The Best That I Got

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Living Years

Green

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Beaches

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Silhouette

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Out Of Order

Karyn White

Everything

Open Up And Say...Ahh!

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Skid Row

The Great Radio Controversy

The Trinity Session

...And Justice For All

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Winger

Watermark

Hold An Old Friend's Hand

Tracy Chapman

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Girl You Know It's True

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Spike

Melissa Etheridge

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Hold Me In Your Arms

Rattle And Hum (Soundtrack)

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