List of UK top-ten albums in 1989

The UK Albums Chart is one of many music charts compiled by the Official Charts Company that calculates the best-selling albums of the week in the United Kingdom.[1][2][3] Before 2004, the chart was only based on the sales of physical albums. This list shows albums that peaked in the Top 10 of the UK Albums Chart during 1989, as well as albums which peaked in 1988 and 1990 but were in the top 10 in 1989. The entry date is when the album appeared in the top ten for the first time (week ending, as published by the Official Charts Company, which is six days after the chart is announced).

The first new number-one album of the year was The Legendary Roy Orbison by Roy Orbison. Overall, twenty-five different albums peaked at number-one in 1989, with Gloria Estefan (2) having the most albums hit that position.

Top-ten albums

edit
Key
Symbol Meaning
Album peaked in 1987 or 1988 but still in chart in 1989.
Album released in 1989 but peaked in 1990.
Entered The date that the album first appeared in the chart.
Peak Highest position that the album reached in the UK Albums Chart.
Entered
(week ending)
Weeks
in
top
10
Single Artist Peak Peak
reached
(week ending)
Weeks
at
peak
Albums in 1987
12 September 1987 38 Bad Michael Jackson 1 12 September 1987 5
Albums in 1988
6 February 1988 8 Kick INXS 9 6 February 1988 5
9 April 1988 16 Push Bros 2 9 April 1988 3
30 April 1988 11 The Innocents Erasure 1 30 April 1988 2
16 July 1988 29 Kylie Kylie Minogue 1 27 August 1988 6
22 October 1988 12 The Greatest Hits Collection Bananarama 3 7 January 1989 1
29 October 1988 13 Money for Nothing Dire Straits 1 29 October 1988 3
11 Watermark Enya 5 5 November 1988 1
19 November 1988 9 Private Collection: 1979–1988 Cliff Richard 1 24 December 1988 2
7 The Ultimate Collection Bryan Ferry and Roxy Music 6 19 November 1988 2
26 November 1988 4 Wanted Yazz 3 26 November 1988 1
3 December 1988 6 Now That’s What I Call Music! 13 Various artists 1 3 December 1988 4
11 Greatest Hits Fleetwood Mac 3 31 December 1988 3
17 December 1988 4 The Hits Album 9 Various artists 5 7 January 1989 1
31 December 1988 9 The Legendary Roy Orbison Roy Orbison 1 21 January 1989 3
Albums in 1989
21 January 1989 17 Anything for You Gloria Estefan and Miami Sound Machine 1 25 March 1989 1
28 January 1989 5 Living Years Mike and the Mechanics 2 4 February 1989 1
4 February 1989 9 Ancient Heart Tanita Tikaram 3 4 March 1989 2
1 Close Kim Wilde 8 4 February 1989 1
1 Love Supreme Diana Ross & the Supremes 10 4 February 1989 1
11 February 1989 2 Technique New Order 1 11 February 1989 1
5 Mystery Girl Roy Orbison 2 11 February 1989 2
1 Electric Youth Debbie Gibson 8 11 February 1989 1
18 February 1989 17 The Raw & the Cooked Fine Young Cannibals 1 18 February 1989 1
2 Spike Elvis Costello 5 18 February 1989 1
25 February 1989 26 A New Flame Simply Red 1 25 February 1989 7
3 Hysteria Def Leppard 7 25 February 1989 1
4 March 1989 1 The Big Area Then Jerico 4 4 March 1989 1
1 Remote/Bitter Suite Hue and Cry 10 4 March 1989 1
11 March 1989 21 Don't Be Cruel Bobby Brown 3 22 July 1989 2
5 Stop! Sam Brown 4 18 March 1989 1
2 True Love Ways: 20 Classic Love Songs of a Legend Buddy Holly 8 11 March 1989 2
18 March 1989 5 The Singular Adventures of The Style Council The Style Council 3 18 March 1989 1
25 March 1989 3 Southside Texas 3 25 March 1989 1
1 101 Depeche Mode 5 25 March 1989 1
1 April 1989 12 Like a Prayer Madonna 1 1 April 1989 2
2 Original Soundtrack S'Express 5 1 April 1989 1
8 April 1989 15 Appetite for Destruction Guns N' Roses 5 22 July 1989 1
15 April 1989 10 When the World Knows Your Name Deacon Blue 1 15 April 1989 2
6 Forever Your Girl Paula Abdul 3 12 May 1990 1
1 The Headless Children W.A.S.P. 8 15 April 1989 1
22 April 1989 1 Sonic Temple The Cult 3 22 April 1989 1
17 Club Classics Vol. One Soul II Soul 1 15 July 1989 1
29 April 1989 3 Everything The Bangles 5 6 May 1989 1
1 Doolittle Pixies 8 29 April 1989 1
6 May 1989 4 Blast Holly Johnson 1 6 May 1989 1
13 May 1989 8 Street Fighting Years Simple Minds 1 13 May 1989 1
29 Ten Good Reasons Jason Donovan 1 20 May 1989 4
1 Disintegration The Cure 3 13 May 1989 1
20 May 1989 3 Paradise Inner City 3 20 May 1989 2
9 Pastpresent Clannad 5 27 May 1989 1
1 Kaleidoscope World Swing Out Sister 9 20 May 1989 1
1 Good to Be Back Natalie Cole 10 20 May 1989 1
27 May 1989 1 Mind Bomb The The 4 27 May 1989 1
3 June 1989 9 The Miracle Queen 1 3 June 1989 1
2 Tin Machine Tin Machine 3 3 June 1989 1
10 June 1989 3 The Other Side of the Mirror Stevie Nicks 3 10 June 1989 1
17 June 1989 9 Raw Like Sushi Neneh Cherry 2 17 June 1989 1
3 Flowers in the Dirt Paul McCartney 1 24 June 1989 1
1 July 1989 11 Batman Prince 1 1 July 1989 1
1 A Night to Remember Cyndi Lauper 9 1 July 1989 1
8 July 1989 8 Velveteen Transvision Vamp 1 8 July 1989 1
1 Full Moon Fever Tom Petty 8 8 July 1989 1
29 July 1989 7 The Twelve Commandments of Dance London Boys 2 29 July 1989 1
1 Peace and Love The Pogues 5 29 July 1989 1
5 August 1989 13 Cuts Both Ways Gloria Estefan 1 5 August 1989 6
26 August 1989 4 Trash Alice Cooper 2 26 August 1989 1
1 Big Bang! Fuzzbox 5 26 August 1989 1
3 Choices – The Singles Collection The Blow Monkeys 5 2 September 1989 1
2 September 1989 4 Imagination – All The Hits Imagination 4 9 September 1989 1
1 Sacred Heart Shakespears Sister 9 2 September 1989 1
9 September 1989 3 Adeva! Adeva 6 9 September 1989 1
2 SingaLongaWarYears! Max Bygraves 5 16 September 1989 1
16 September 1989 2 Aspects of Love Original London Cast 1 16 September 1989 1
1 Dr. Feelgood Mötley Crüe 4 16 September 1989 1
23 September 1989 5 We Too Are One Eurythmics 1 23 September 1989 1
2 Steel Wheels The Rolling Stones 2 23 September 1989 1
3 Pump Aerosmith 3 23 September 1989 1
17 Sleeping with the Past Elton John 1 28 July 1990 5
30 September 1989 18 Foreign Affair Tina Turner 1 30 September 1989 1
2 Janet Jackson's Rhythm Nation 1814 Janet Jackson 4 30 September 1989 1
2 Repeat Offender Richard Marx 8 30 September 1989 1
7 October 1989 4 The Seeds of Love Tears for Fears 1 7 October 1989 1
1 Seasons End Marillion 7 7 October 1989 1
14 October 1989 4 Crossroads Tracy Chapman 1 14 October 1989 1
1 Hup The Wonder Stuff 5 14 October 1989 1
2 Oh Mercy Bob Dylan 6 14 October 1989 1
21 October 1989 16 Enjoy Yourself Kylie Minogue 1 21 October 1989 1
1 Results Liza Minnelli 6 21 October 1989 1
28 October 1989 3 Wild! Erasure 1 28 October 1989 2
2 The Sensual World Kate Bush 2 28 October 1989 1
1 The Time Bros 4 28 October 1989 1
4 All or Nothing/2x2 Milli Vanilli 6 18 November 1989 1
1 Scarlet and Other Stories All About Eve 9 18 November 1989 1
4 November 1989 2 Welcome to the Beautiful South The Beautiful South 2 4 November 1989 1
3 Runaway Horses Belinda Carlisle 4 4 November 1989 2
1 Storm Front Billy Joel 5 4 November 1989 1
4 Greatest Hits Billy Ocean 4 18 November 1989 1
8 Spark to a Flame: The Very Best of Chris de Burgh Chris de Burgh 4 25 November 1989 1
11 November 1989 20 The Road to Hell Chris Rea 1 11 November 1989 3
7 Holding Back the River Wet Wet Wet 2 11 November 1989 1
5 Stronger Cliff Richard 7 25 November 1989 1
18 November 1989 9 Journeyman Eric Clapton 2 17 February 1990 2
2 Level Best Level 42 5 18 November 1989 1
25 November 1989 11 The Best of Rod Stewart Rod Stewart 3 25 November 1989 1
2 Decade Duran Duran 5 25 November 1989 1
1 Slip of the Tongue Whitesnake 10 25 November 1989 1
2 December 1989 42 ...But Seriously Phil Collins 1 2 December 1989 15
16 Affection Lisa Stansfield 2 2 December 1989 2
1 Addictions: Volume 1 Robert Palmer 7 2 December 1989 1
9 December 1989 7 Jive Bunny: The Album Jive Bunny 2 9 December 1989 5
9 Hangin' Tough New Kids on the Block 2 20 January 1990 1
12 Labour of Love II UB40 3 19 May 1990 1
2 After the Laughter Freddie Starr 10 9 December 1989 2

See also

edit

References

edit

General

  • "Six decades of singles charts". The Official Charts Company. Archived from the original on 3 March 2011. Retrieved 23 April 2017.

Specific

  1. ^ "The Official Charts Company". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 28 December 2014.
  2. ^ Roberts, David (2005). Guinness World Records: British Hit Singles and Albums (18th edition). Guinness World Records Limited. p. 14. ISBN 1-904994-00-8.
  3. ^ "New singles formats to save the charts". BBC News. 16 October 2003. Retrieved 21 February 2010.
edit