Billboard 200

Week of October 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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Janet Jackson's Rhythm Nation 1814

Janet Jackson

Last week

Weeks at no. 1

Weeks on chart

Imprint/Promotion Label:

A&M/UMe

Gains In Performance

Documentaries About Janet Jackson, Tony Bennett & Vanessa Carlton Vie for News & Documentary Emmy Award

Billboard 200

Week of October 28, 1989

This Week

Award

Last Week

Peak Pos.

Wks on Chart

1
- Janet Jackson's Rhythm Nation 1814
  Janet Jackson
- 2
- 1
- 4
- - 2
  - 1
  - 4

Imprint/Promotion Label:

A&M/UMe

Gains In Performance

RIAA Certification: Platinum x6

2
- Girl You Know It's True
  Milli Vanilli
- 3
- 1
- 32
- - 3
  - 1
  - 32

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Arista

RIAA Certification: Platinum x6

3
- Dr. Feelgood
  Motley Crue
- 1
- 1
- 6
- - 1
  - 1
  - 6

Imprint/Promotion Label:

BMG

RIAA Certification: Platinum x6

4
- Steel Wheels
  The Rolling Stones
- 4
- 3
- 7
- - 4
  - 3
  - 7

RIAA Certification: Platinum x2

5
- Forever Your Girl
  Paula Abdul
- 5
- 1
- 67
- - 5
  - 1
  - 67

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Virgin Rec.

RIAA Certification: Platinum x7

6
- Pump
  Aerosmith
- 6
- 6
- 5
- - 6
  - 6
  - 5

RIAA Certification: Platinum x7

7
- Hangin' Tough
  New Kids On The Block
- 7
- 1
- 62
- - 7
  - 1
  - 62

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Columbia/Legacy

RIAA Certification: Platinum x8

8
- The Seeds Of Love
  Tears For Fears
- 11
- 8
- 4
- - 11
  - 8
  - 4

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Fontana/Island/UMe

Gains In Performance

RIAA Certification: Platinum

9
- Full Moon Fever
  Tom Petty
- 8
- 3
- 25
- - 8
  - 3
  - 25

Imprint/Promotion Label:

MCA/Geffen/UMe

RIAA Certification: Platinum x5

10
- Skid Row
  Skid Row
- 9
- 6
- 38
- - 9
  - 6
  - 38

RIAA Certification: Platinum x5

11
- Heart Of Stone
  Cher
- 10
- 10
- 15
- - 10
  - 10
  - 15

RIAA Certification: Platinum x3

12
- Repeat Offender
  Richard Marx
- 12
- 1
- 24
- - 12
  - 1
  - 24

Imprint/Promotion Label:

EMI

RIAA Certification: Platinum x4

13
- The Raw & The Cooked
  Fine Young Cannibals
- 13
- 1
- 34
- - 13
  - 1
  - 34

Imprint/Promotion Label:

I.R.S./MCA

RIAA Certification: Platinum x2

14
- Keep On Movin'
  Soul II Soul
- 17
- 14
- 17
- - 17
  - 14
  - 17

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Virgin Rec./Capitol

RIAA Certification: Platinum

15
- Crossroads
  Tracy Chapman
- 43
- 15
- 2
- - 43
  - 15
  - 2

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Elektra/EEG

Gains In Performance

RIAA Certification: Platinum

16
- Disintegration
  The Cure
- 15
- 12
- 24
- - 15
  - 12
  - 24

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Fiction/Elektra/Rhino

17
- Dirty Rotten Filthy Stinking Rich
  Warrant
- 14
- 10
- 35
- - 14
  - 10
  - 35

RIAA Certification: Platinum x2

18
- Cosmic Thing
  The B-52s
- 19
- 18
- 15
- - 19
  - 18
  - 15

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Reprise/Rhino

Gains In Performance

RIAA Certification: Platinum x4

19
- Stone Cold Rhymin'
  Young M.C.
- 22
- 19
- 6
- - 22
  - 19
  - 6

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Delicious Vinyl/IDJMG

Gains In Performance

RIAA Certification: Platinum

20
- The End Of The Innocence
  Don Henley
- 16
- 8
- 16
- - 16
  - 8
  - 16

RIAA Certification: Platinum x6

21
- Trash
  Alice Cooper
- 21
- 21
- 12
- - 21
  - 21
  - 12

Gains In Performance

RIAA Certification: Platinum

22
- Merry, Merry Christmas
  New Kids On The Block
- 31
- 22
- 3
- - 31
  - 22
  - 3

Gains In Performance

23
- Don't Be Cruel
  Bobby Brown
- 20
- 1
- 67
- - 20
  - 1
  - 67

RIAA Certification: Platinum x7

24
- Brave And Crazy
  Melissa Etheridge
- 27
- 24
- 4
- - 27
  - 24
  - 4

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Island/IDJMG

Gains In Performance

RIAA Certification: Platinum

25
- Cuts Both Ways
  Gloria Estefan
- 18
- 8
- 14
- - 18
  - 8
  - 14

RIAA Certification: Platinum x3

26
- Sleeping With The Past
  Elton John
- 24
- 23
- 7
- - 24
  - 23
  - 7

RIAA Certification: Platinum

27
- Twice Shy
  Great White
- 26
- 9
- 26
- - 26
  - 9
  - 26

RIAA Certification: Platinum x2

28
- Tender Lover
  Babyface
- 29
- 28
- 13
- - 29
  - 28
  - 13

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Solar/Epic

RIAA Certification: Platinum x3

29
- Like A Prayer
  Madonna
- 23
- 1
- 30
- - 23
  - 1
  - 30

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Sire/Warner Bros.

RIAA Certification: Platinum x4

30
- Oh Mercy
  Bob Dylan
- 32
- 30
- 4
- - 32
  - 30
  - 4

Gains In Performance

31
- Foreign Affair
  Tina Turner
- 35
- 31
- 4
- - 35
  - 31
  - 4

Gains In Performance

RIAA Certification: Gold

32
- New Kids On The Block
  New Kids On The Block
- 38
- 32
- 13
- - 38
  - 32
  - 13

Gains In Performance

RIAA Certification: Platinum x3

33
- Batman (Soundtrack)
  Prince
- 25
- 1
- 17
- - 25
  - 1
  - 17

Imprint/Promotion Label:

NPG/Warner Bros./Rhino

RIAA Certification: Platinum x2

34
- No One Can Do It Better
  The D.O.C.
- 28
- 20
- 11
- - 28
  - 20
  - 11

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Ruthless/Atlantic

RIAA Certification: Platinum

35
- Bad English
  Bad English
- 40
- 35
- 16
- - 40
  - 35
  - 16

Gains In Performance

RIAA Certification: Platinum

36
- It's A Big Daddy Thing
  Big Daddy Kane
- 33
- 33
- 4
- - 33
  - 33
  - 4

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Cold Chillin'/Reprise

RIAA Certification: Gold

37
- A Collection: Greatest Hits...And More
  Barbra Streisand
- 80
- 37
- 2
- - 80
  - 37
  - 2

Gains In Performance

RIAA Certification: Platinum x2

38
- No Holdin' Back
  Randy Travis
- 41
- 38
- 3
- - 41
  - 38
  - 3

Gains In Performance

RIAA Certification: Platinum x2

39
- Cry Like A Rainstorm, Howl Like The Wind
  Linda Ronstadt (Featuring Aaron Neville)
- 72
- 39
- 2
- - 72
  - 39
  - 2

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Elektra/EEG

Gains In Performance

RIAA Certification: Platinum x3

40
- Vivid
  Living Colour
- 36
- 6
- 61

Billboard 200

Week of October 28, 1989

Billboard 200

Janet Jackson's Rhythm Nation 1814

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Documentaries About Janet Jackson, Tony Bennett & Vanessa Carlton Vie for News & Documentary Emmy Award

Billboard 200

Gains in Weekly Performance

Additional Awards

Janet Jackson's Rhythm Nation 1814

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Girl You Know It's True

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Dr. Feelgood

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Steel Wheels

Forever Your Girl

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Pump

Hangin' Tough

Imprint/Promotion Label:

The Seeds Of Love

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Full Moon Fever

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Skid Row

Heart Of Stone

Repeat Offender

Imprint/Promotion Label:

The Raw & The Cooked

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Keep On Movin'

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Crossroads

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Disintegration

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Dirty Rotten Filthy Stinking Rich

Cosmic Thing

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Stone Cold Rhymin'

Imprint/Promotion Label:

The End Of The Innocence

Trash

Merry, Merry Christmas

Don't Be Cruel

Brave And Crazy

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Cuts Both Ways

Sleeping With The Past

Twice Shy

Tender Lover

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Like A Prayer

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Oh Mercy

Foreign Affair

New Kids On The Block

Batman (Soundtrack)

Imprint/Promotion Label:

No One Can Do It Better

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Bad English

It's A Big Daddy Thing

Imprint/Promotion Label:

A Collection: Greatest Hits...And More

No Holdin' Back

Cry Like A Rainstorm, Howl Like The Wind

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Vivid