The best selling album in 1989 in Australia was THE TRAVELING WILBURYS VOLUME 1 by TRAVELING WILBURYS .
Notes: Sales level is a number of certified units for albums released in
as of end of the year. Some albums could be under-certified. Popular albums released at the end of the year may have bigger number of shipments than real sales at that time
Rank Artist Album Sales level Released
1
TRAVELING WILBURYS THE TRAVELING WILBURYS VOLUME 1 1988
2
1927 ISH 140,000
1989
3
DEF LEPPARD HYSTERIA 1987
4
FINE YOUNG CANNIBALS THE RAW & THE COOKED 1989
5
DARYL BRAITHWAITE EDGE 1988
6
MADONNA LIKE A PRAYER 1989
7
DIESEL JOHNNY DIESEL & THE INJECTORS 140,000
1989
8
BETTE MIDLER BEACHES (SOUNDTRACK) 1988
9
ROY ORBISON MYSTERY GIRL 210,000
1989
10
SIMPLY RED A NEW FLAME 140,000
1989
11
GUNS N' ROSES APPETITE FOR DESTRUCTION 1987
12
THE PROCLAIMERS SUNSHINE ON LEITH 1988
13
RICHARD MARX REPEAT OFFENDER 140,000
1989
14
THE BLACK SORROWS HOLD ON TO ME 1989
15
ANDREW LLOYD WEBBER THE PREMIERE COLLECTION 1988
16
MELISSA ETHERIDGE MELISSA ETHERIDGE 1988
17
ROXETTE LOOK SHARP! 1988
18
U2 RATTLE AND HUM 1988
19
SOUNDTRACK COCKTAIL 1988
20
KATE CEBERANO BRAVE 140,000
1989
21
GIPSY KINGS GIPSY KINGS 1987
22
IAN MOSS MATCHBOOK 140,000
1989
23
ANDREW LLOYD WEBBER THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA 1987
24
ROBERT PALMER HEAVY NOVA 1988
25
TRANSVISION VAMP POP ART 1988
26
POISON OPEN UP AND SAY ... AHH 1988
27
JOHN MELLENCAMP BIG DADDY 70,000
1989
28
NEW KIDS ON THE BLOCK HANGIN' TOUGH 1988
29
ENYA WATERMARK 1988
30
JENNY MORRIS SHIVER 70,000
1989
31
FLEETWOOD MAC GREATEST HITS 1988
32
CHER HEART OF STONE 140,000
1989
33
JOHN WILLIAMSON WARRAGUL 140,000
1989
34
JAMES REYNE HARD REYNE 1989
35
TONI CHILDS UNION 1988
36
GUNS N' ROSES G N' R LIES 1988
37
DEBBIE GIBSON ELECTRIC YOUTH 1989
38
JIMMY BARNES BARNESTORMING 1988
39
TRANSVISION VAMP VELVETEEN 1989
40
GEORGE THOROGOOD & THE DESTROYERS THE GEORGE THOROGOOD COLLECTION 70,000
1989
41
BILLY JOEL STORM FRONT 70,000
1989
42
MIKE + THE MECHANICS LIVING YEARS 1988
43
SOUNDTRACK YOUNG EINSTEIN 70,000
1989
44
THE BANGLES EVERYTHING 1988
45
SAM BROWN STOP 1988
46
TRACY CHAPMAN TRACY CHAPMAN 1988
47
STEVIE NICKS THE OTHER SIDE OF THE MIRROR 1989
48
ALICE COOPER TRASH 70,000
1989
49
PRINCE BATMAN (SOUNDTRACK) 1989
50
TEXAS SOUTHSIDE 1989
Source: ARIA
