Billboard 200

Week of October 7, 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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Forever Your Girl

Paula Abdul

Last week

Weeks at no. 1

Weeks on chart

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Virgin Rec.

Paula Abdul Recalls Recording Her Hit 'Straight Up' in a Shower & Her Neighbor's Caught-on-Tape Reaction

Billboard 200

Week of October 7, 1989

This Week

Award

Last Week

Peak Pos.

Wks on Chart

1
- Forever Your Girl
  Paula Abdul
- 3
- 1
- 64
- - 3
  - 1
  - 64

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Virgin Rec.

RIAA Certification: Platinum x7

2
- Girl You Know It's True
  Milli Vanilli
- 1
- 1
- 29
- - 1
  - 1
  - 29

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Arista

RIAA Certification: Platinum x6

3
- Steel Wheels
  The Rolling Stones
- 4
- 3
- 4
- - 4
  - 3
  - 4

RIAA Certification: Platinum x2

4
- Hangin' Tough
  New Kids On The Block
- 2
- 1
- 59
- - 2
  - 1
  - 59

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Columbia/Legacy

RIAA Certification: Platinum x8

5
- Dr. Feelgood
  Motley Crue
- 8
- 5
- 3
- - 8
  - 5
  - 3

Imprint/Promotion Label:

BMG

RIAA Certification: Platinum x6

6
- Full Moon Fever
  Tom Petty
- 6
- 3
- 22
- - 6
  - 3
  - 22

Imprint/Promotion Label:

MCA/Geffen/UMe

RIAA Certification: Platinum x5

7
- Skid Row
  Skid Row
- 7
- 6
- 35
- - 7
  - 6
  - 35

RIAA Certification: Platinum x5

8
- Repeat Offender
  Richard Marx
- 5
- 1
- 21
- - 5
  - 1
  - 21

Imprint/Promotion Label:

EMI

RIAA Certification: Platinum x4

9
- Pump
  Aerosmith
- 23
- 9
- 2
- - 23
  - 9
  - 2

RIAA Certification: Platinum x7

10
- The Raw & The Cooked
  Fine Young Cannibals
- 9
- 1
- 31
- - 9
  - 1
  - 31

Imprint/Promotion Label:

I.R.S./MCA

RIAA Certification: Platinum x2

11
- Heart Of Stone
  Cher
- 13
- 11
- 12
- - 13
  - 11
  - 12

RIAA Certification: Platinum x3

12
- Dirty Rotten Filthy Stinking Rich
  Warrant
- 10
- 10
- 32
- - 10
  - 10
  - 32

RIAA Certification: Platinum x2

13
- The End Of The Innocence
  Don Henley
- 11
- 8
- 13
- - 11
  - 8
  - 13

RIAA Certification: Platinum x6

14
- Cuts Both Ways
  Gloria Estefan
- 12
- 8
- 11
- - 12
  - 8
  - 11

RIAA Certification: Platinum x3

15
- Disintegration
  The Cure
- 17
- 12
- 21
- - 17
  - 12
  - 21

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Fiction/Elektra/Rhino

16
- Keep On Movin'
  Soul II Soul
- 14
- 14
- 14
- - 14
  - 14
  - 14

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Virgin Rec./Capitol

RIAA Certification: Platinum

17
- Don't Be Cruel
  Bobby Brown
- 16
- 1
- 64
- - 16
  - 1
  - 64

RIAA Certification: Platinum x7

18
- Batman (Soundtrack)
  Prince
- 15
- 1
- 14
- - 15
  - 1
  - 14

Imprint/Promotion Label:

NPG/Warner Bros./Rhino

RIAA Certification: Platinum x2

19
- Twice Shy
  Great White
- 18
- 9
- 23
- - 18
  - 9
  - 23

RIAA Certification: Platinum x2

20
- Like A Prayer
  Madonna
- 19
- 1
- 27
- - 19
  - 1
  - 27

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Sire/Warner Bros.

RIAA Certification: Platinum x4

21
- No One Can Do It Better
  The D.O.C.
- 20
- 20
- 8
- - 20
  - 20
  - 8

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Ruthless/Atlantic

RIAA Certification: Platinum

22
- See The Light
  The Jeff Healey Band
- 22
- 22
- 53
- - 22
  - 22
  - 53

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Arista

RIAA Certification: Platinum

23
- Sleeping With The Past
  Elton John
- 25
- 23
- 4
- - 25
  - 23
  - 4

RIAA Certification: Platinum

24
- Trash
  Alice Cooper
- 24
- 24
- 9
- - 24
  - 24
  - 9

RIAA Certification: Platinum

25
- Cosmic Thing
  The B-52s
- 28
- 25
- 12
- - 28
  - 25
  - 12

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Reprise/Rhino

RIAA Certification: Platinum x4

26
- Big Tyme
  Heavy D & The Boyz
- 21
- 19
- 15
- - 21
  - 19
  - 15

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Uptown/MCA

RIAA Certification: Platinum

27
- Stone Cold Rhymin'
  Young M.C.
- 43
- 27
- 3
- - 43
  - 27
  - 3

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Delicious Vinyl/IDJMG

RIAA Certification: Platinum

28 NEW
NEW
- Janet Jackson's Rhythm Nation 1814
  Janet Jackson
- -
- 28
- 1
- - -
  - 28
  - 1

Imprint/Promotion Label:

A&M/UMe

RIAA Certification: Platinum x6

29
- Tender Lover
  Babyface
- 34
- 29
- 10
- - 34
  - 29
  - 10

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Solar/Epic

RIAA Certification: Platinum x3

30
- Blind Man's Zoo
  10,000 Maniacs
- 27
- 13
- 19
- - 27
  - 13
  - 19

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Elektra/EEG

RIAA Certification: Platinum

31
- As Nasty As They Wanna Be
  The 2 Live Crew
- 33
- 31
- 11
- - 33
  - 31
  - 11

RIAA Certification: Platinum

32
- Vivid
  Living Colour
- 35
- 6
- 58
- - 35
  - 6
  - 58

33
- One Bright Day
  Ziggy Marley And The Melody Makers
- 30
- 26
- 9
- - 30
  - 26
  - 9

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Virgin Rec.

34
- Indigo Girls
  Indigo Girls
- 29
- 22
- 26
- - 29
  - 22
  - 26

RIAA Certification: Platinum x2

35
- Martika
  Martika
- 31
- 15
- 31
- - 31
  - 15
  - 31

RIAA Certification: Gold

36
- Big Game
  White Lion
- 37
- 19
- 15
- - 37
  - 19
  - 15

RIAA Certification: Gold

37
- Walking With A Panther
  LL Cool J
- 32
- 6
- 15
- - 32
  - 6
  - 15

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Def Jam/Columbia

RIAA Certification: Platinum

38
- Paul's Boutique
  Beastie Boys
- 26
- 14
- 9
- - 26
  - 14
  - 9

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Capitol/UMe

RIAA Certification: Platinum x2

39
- Let's Get It Started
  M.C. Hammer
- 36
- 30
- 45
- - 36
  - 30
  - 45

RIAA Certification: Platinum

40
- Silky Soul
  Maze Featuring Frankie Beverly
- 50
- 40
- 3
- - 50
  - 40
  - 3

RIAA Certification: Gold

41
- 24/7
  Dino
- 38
- 34
- 29
- - 38
  - 34
  - 29

Imprint/Promotion Label:

4th & B'Way/IDJMG

RIAA Certification: Gold

42
- Soul Provider
  Michael Bolton
- 46
- 42
- 12
- - 46
  - 42
  - 12

Billboard 200

Week of October 7, 1989

Billboard 200

Forever Your Girl

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Paula Abdul Recalls Recording Her Hit 'Straight Up' in a Shower & Her Neighbor's Caught-on-Tape Reaction

Billboard 200

Gains in Weekly Performance

Additional Awards

Forever Your Girl

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Girl You Know It's True

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Steel Wheels

Hangin' Tough

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Dr. Feelgood

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Full Moon Fever

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Skid Row

Repeat Offender

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Pump

The Raw & The Cooked

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Heart Of Stone

Dirty Rotten Filthy Stinking Rich

The End Of The Innocence

Cuts Both Ways

Disintegration

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Keep On Movin'

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Don't Be Cruel

Batman (Soundtrack)

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Twice Shy

Like A Prayer

Imprint/Promotion Label:

No One Can Do It Better

Imprint/Promotion Label:

See The Light

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Sleeping With The Past

Trash

Cosmic Thing

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Big Tyme

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Stone Cold Rhymin'

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Janet Jackson's Rhythm Nation 1814

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Tender Lover

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Blind Man's Zoo

Imprint/Promotion Label:

As Nasty As They Wanna Be

Vivid

One Bright Day

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Indigo Girls

Martika

Big Game

Walking With A Panther

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Paul's Boutique

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Let's Get It Started

Silky Soul

24/7

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Soul Provider