Billboard 200

Week of April 7, 1990

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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Nick Of Time

Bonnie Raitt

Last week

Weeks at no. 1

Weeks on chart

Gains In Performance

8 Great Moments From Bonnie Raitt's Steamy Summer Solstice Return to New York City at a New Peak in Her Six-Decade Career

Billboard 200

Week of April 7, 1990

This Week

Award

Last Week

Peak Pos.

Wks on Chart

1
- Nick Of Time
  Bonnie Raitt
- 3
- 1
- 52
- - 3
  - 1
  - 52

Gains In Performance

RIAA Certification: Platinum x7

2
- Forever Your Girl
  Paula Abdul
- 1
- 1
- 90
- - 1
  - 1
  - 90

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Virgin Rec.

RIAA Certification: Platinum x7

3
- Janet Jackson's Rhythm Nation 1814
  Janet Jackson
- 2
- 1
- 27
- - 2
  - 1
  - 27

Imprint/Promotion Label:

A&M/UMe

RIAA Certification: Platinum x6

4
- Soul Provider
  Michael Bolton
- 4
- 4
- 38
- - 4
  - 4
  - 38

RIAA Certification: Platinum x6

5
- Alannah Myles
  Alannah Myles
- 6
- 5
- 13
- - 6
  - 5
  - 13

RIAA Certification: Platinum

6
- ...But Seriously
  Phil Collins
- 5
- 1
- 19
- - 5
  - 1
  - 19

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Atlantic/Rhino

RIAA Certification: Platinum x4

7
- Cosmic Thing
  The B-52s
- 7
- 4
- 38
- - 7
  - 4
  - 38

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Reprise/Rhino

RIAA Certification: Platinum x4

8
- Pump
  Aerosmith
- 10
- 5
- 28
- - 10
  - 5
  - 28

RIAA Certification: Platinum x7

9
- Cry Like A Rainstorm, Howl Like The Wind
  Linda Ronstadt (Featuring Aaron Neville)
- 8
- 7
- 25
- - 8
  - 7
  - 25

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Elektra/EEG

RIAA Certification: Platinum x3

10
- Pump Up The Jam - The Album
  Technotronic
- 11
- 10
- 16
- - 11
  - 10
  - 16

Imprint/Promotion Label:

SBK/EMI

Gains In Performance

RIAA Certification: Platinum

11
- Girl You Know It's True
  Milli Vanilli
- 9
- 1
- 55
- - 9
  - 1
  - 55

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Arista

RIAA Certification: Platinum x6

12
- Back On The Block
  Quincy Jones
- 13
- 9
- 18
- - 13
  - 9
  - 18

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Qwest/Warner Bros.

RIAA Certification: Platinum

13
- Please Hammer Don't Hurt 'Em
  M.C. Hammer
- 16
- 13
- 5
- - 16
  - 13
  - 5

Gains In Performance

RIAA Certification: Diamond

14
- Storm Front
  Billy Joel
- 12
- 1
- 23
- - 12
  - 1
  - 23

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Columbia/Legacy

RIAA Certification: Platinum x4

15
- Full Moon Fever
  Tom Petty
- 14
- 3
- 48
- - 14
  - 3
  - 48

Imprint/Promotion Label:

MCA/Geffen/UMe

RIAA Certification: Platinum x5

16
- Affection
  Lisa Stansfield
- 24
- 16
- 5
- - 24
  - 16
  - 5

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Arista

Gains In Performance

RIAA Certification: Platinum

17
- Dr. Feelgood
  Motley Crue
- 15
- 1
- 29
- - 15
  - 1
  - 29

Imprint/Promotion Label:

BMG

RIAA Certification: Platinum x6

18
- Live
  Kenny G
- 17
- 16
- 18
- - 17
  - 16
  - 18

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Arista

RIAA Certification: Platinum x4

19
- Tender Lover
  Babyface
- 18
- 14
- 36
- - 18
  - 14
  - 36

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Solar/Epic

RIAA Certification: Platinum x3

20
- The End Of The Innocence
  Don Henley
- 19
- 8
- 39
- - 19
  - 8
  - 39

RIAA Certification: Platinum x6

21
- Blue Sky Mining
  Midnight Oil
- 22
- 21
- 4
- - 22
  - 21
  - 4

Gains In Performance

RIAA Certification: Gold

22
- London Warsaw New York
  Basia
- 20
- 20
- 6
- - 20
  - 20
  - 6

RIAA Certification: Gold

23
- Hangin' Tough
  New Kids On The Block
- 23
- 1
- 85
- - 23
  - 1
  - 85

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Columbia/Legacy

RIAA Certification: Platinum x8

24 NEW
NEW
- I Do Not Want What I Haven't Got
  Sinead O'Connor
- -
- 24
- 1
- - -
  - 24
  - 1

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Ensign/EMI

Gains In Performance

RIAA Certification: Platinum x2

25
- Can't Fight Fate
  Taylor Dayne
- 28
- 25
- 21
- - 28
  - 25
  - 21

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Arista

RIAA Certification: Platinum x2

26
- Look Sharp!
  Roxette
- 25
- 23
- 51
- - 25
  - 23
  - 51

Imprint/Promotion Label:

EMI

RIAA Certification: Platinum

27
- Cuts Both Ways
  Gloria Estefan
- 29
- 8
- 37
- - 29
  - 8
  - 37

RIAA Certification: Platinum x3

28
- Journeyman
  Eric Clapton
- 27
- 16
- 20
- - 27
  - 16
  - 20

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Duck/Reprise

RIAA Certification: Platinum

29
- Stone Cold Rhymin'
  Young M.C.
- 26
- 9
- 29
- - 26
  - 9
  - 29

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Delicious Vinyl/IDJMG

RIAA Certification: Platinum

30
- Dance!...Ya Know It!
  Bobby Brown
- 21
- 9
- 19
- - 21
  - 9
  - 19

RIAA Certification: Platinum

31
- March
  Michael Penn
- 32
- 31
- 20
- - 32
  - 31
  - 20

32
- The Best Of Luther Vandross: The Best Of Love
  Luther Vandross
- 33
- 26
- 23
- - 33
  - 26
  - 23

RIAA Certification: Platinum

33
- Beaches
  Soundtrack
- 35
- 2
- 64
- - 35
  - 2
  - 64

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Atlantic/AG

RIAA Certification: Platinum x3

34
- Skid Row
  Skid Row
- 31
- 6
- 61
- - 31
  - 6
  - 61

RIAA Certification: Platinum x5

35
- Michel'le
  Michel'le
- 37
- 35
- 13
- - 37
  - 35
  - 13

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Ruthless/AG

Gains In Performance

RIAA Certification: Gold

36
- Repeat Offender
  Richard Marx
- 30
- 1
- 47
- - 30
  - 1
  - 47

Imprint/Promotion Label:

EMI

RIAA Certification: Platinum x4

37
- Downtown Train/Selections From Storyteller
  Rod Stewart
- 45
- 37
- 3
- - 45
  - 37
  - 3

Gains In Performance

RIAA Certification: Platinum x2

38
- Slip Of The Tongue
  Whitesnake
- 34
- 10
- 20
- - 34
  - 10
  - 20

RIAA Certification: Platinum

39 NEW
NEW
- Manic Nirvana
  Robert Plant
- -
- 39
- 1
- - -
  - 39
  - 1

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Es Paranza/Atlantic

Gains In Performance

RIAA Certification: Gold

40
- World Beat
  Kaoma
- 40
- 40
- 11
- - 40
  - 40
  - 11

Gains In Performance

RIAA Certification: Gold

Billboard 200

Week of April 7, 1990

Billboard 200

Nick Of Time

8 Great Moments From Bonnie Raitt's Steamy Summer Solstice Return to New York City at a New Peak in Her Six-Decade Career

Billboard 200

Gains in Weekly Performance

Additional Awards

Nick Of Time

Forever Your Girl

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Janet Jackson's Rhythm Nation 1814

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Soul Provider

Alannah Myles

...But Seriously

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Cosmic Thing

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Pump

Cry Like A Rainstorm, Howl Like The Wind

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Pump Up The Jam - The Album

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Girl You Know It's True

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Back On The Block

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Please Hammer Don't Hurt 'Em

Storm Front

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Full Moon Fever

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Affection

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Dr. Feelgood

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Live

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Tender Lover

Imprint/Promotion Label:

The End Of The Innocence

Blue Sky Mining

London Warsaw New York

Hangin' Tough

Imprint/Promotion Label:

I Do Not Want What I Haven't Got

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Can't Fight Fate

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Look Sharp!

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Cuts Both Ways

Journeyman

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Stone Cold Rhymin'

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Dance!...Ya Know It!

March

The Best Of Luther Vandross: The Best Of Love

Beaches

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Skid Row

Michel'le

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Repeat Offender

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Downtown Train/Selections From Storyteller

Slip Of The Tongue

Manic Nirvana

Imprint/Promotion Label:

World Beat