The best selling album in 1990 in Australia was CHAIN REACTION by JOHN FARNHAM .
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
JOHN FARNHAM CHAIN REACTION 280,000
1990
2
THE THREE TENORS IN CONCERT 280,000
1990
3
MIDNIGHT OIL BLUE SKY MINING 210,000
1990
4
JIMMY BARNES TWO FIRES 210,000
1990
5
MADONNA THE IMMACULATE COLLECTION 210,000
1990
6
SOUNDTRACK PRETTY WOMAN 140,000
1990
7
MILLI VANILLI ALL OR NOTHING - THE U.S. REMIX ALBUM 1989
8
ELTON JOHN SLEEPING WITH THE PAST 1989
9
ALANNAH MYLES ALANNAH MYLES 1980
10
MICHAEL BOLTON SOUL PROVIDER 1989
11
GLORIA ESTEFAN CUTS BOTH WAYS 1989
12
CREEDENCE CLEARWATER REVIVAL 21ST ANNIVERSARY: THE ULTIMATE COLLECTION 1989
13
MARGARET URLICH SAFETY IN NUMBERS 1989
14
PHIL COLLINS BUT SERIOUSLY 1989
15
ELTON JOHN THE VERY BEST OF ELTON JOHN 1990
16
TAYLOR DAYNE CAN'T FIGHT FATE 1989
17
AC/DC THE RAZOR'S EDGE 70,000
1990
18
GRACE KNIGHT & VINCE JONES COME IN SPINNER (TV SOUNDTRACK) 70,000
1990
19
AEROSMITH PUMP 1989
20
PAULA ABDUL FOREVER YOUR GIRL 1988
21
PETER BLAKELEY HARRY'S CAFÉ DE WHEELS 1989
22
VAN MORRISON THE BEST OF VAN MORRISON 70,000
1990
23
THE ANGELS BEYOND SALVATION 1989
24
BELINDA CARLISLE RUNAWAY HORSES 1989
25
THE B-52'S COSMIC THING 1989
26
MADONNA I'M BREATHLESS (SOUNDTRACK) 70,000
1990
27
SKYHOOKS LATEST AND GREATEST 70,000
1990
28
THE 12TH MAN 12TH MAN AGAIN 70,000
1990
29
INXS X 70,000
1990
30
SINEAD O'CONNOR I DO NOT WANT WHAT I HAVEN'T GOT 70,000
1990
31
CAT STEVENS (YUSUF ISLAM) THE VERY BEST OF CAT STEVENS 70,000
1990
32
GARY MOORE STILL GOT THE BLUES 70,000
1990
33
DAVID BOWIE CHANGESBOWIE 70,000
1990
34
JON BON JOVI BLAZE OF GLORY 70,000
1990
35
CARPENTERS ONLY YESTERDAY / THEIR GREATEST HITS 70,000
1990
36
PAUL SIMON THE RHYTHM OF THE SAINTS 70,000
1990
37
FAITH NO MORE THE REAL THING 1989
38
RITA MACNEIL REASON TO BELIEVE 1988
39
ROD STEWART THE BEST OF ROD STEWART 1989
40
CHER HEART OF STONE 1989
41
WHITNEY HOUSTON I'M YOUR BABY TONIGHT 70,000
1990
42
JOHN WILLIAMSON J.W'S FAMILY ALBUM 70,000
1990
43
THE BANGLES GREATEST HITS 1990
44
DEL AMITRI WAKING HOURS 1989
45
POISON FLESH & BLOOD 70,000
1990
46
THE NOTTING HILLBILLIES MISSING… PRESUMED HAVING A GOOD TIME 35,000
1990
47
HUNTERS & COLLECTORS COLLECTED WORKS 35,000
1990
48
ICEHOUSE CODE BLUE 70,000
1990
49
MC HAMMER PLEASE HAMMER DON'T HURT 'EM 35,000
1990
50
1927 THE OTHER SIDE 1990
Source: ARIA
