Top US Billboard 200 Albums - Year-end 1989

The best selling album in 1989 in United States was DON'T BE CRUEL by BOBBY BROWN.

RankArtistAlbumReleased
1 BOBBY BROWN DON'T BE CRUEL 1988
2 NEW KIDS ON THE BLOCK HANGIN' TOUGH 1988
3 PAULA ABDUL FOREVER YOUR GIRL 1988
4 BON JOVI NEW JERSEY 1988
5 GUNS N' ROSES APPETITE FOR DESTRUCTION 1987
6 FINE YOUNG CANNIBALS THE RAW & THE COOKED 1989
7 GUNS N' ROSES G N' R LIES 1988
8 TRAVELING WILBURYS THE TRAVELING WILBURYS VOLUME 1 1988
9 DEF LEPPARD HYSTERIA 1987
10 MILLI VANILLI GIRL YOU KNOW IT'S TRUE 1989
11 SKID ROW SKID ROW 1989
12 MADONNA LIKE A PRAYER 1989
13 LIVING COLOUR VIVID 1988
14 BETTE MIDLER BEACHES (SOUNDTRACK) 1988
15 WINGER WINGER 1988
16 DEBBIE GIBSON ELECTRIC YOUTH 1989
17 ANITA BAKER GIVING YOU THE BEST THAT I GOT 1988
18 EDIE BRICKELL & NEW BOHEMIANS SHOOTING RUBBERBANDS AT THE STARS 1988
19 TOM PETTY FULL MOON FEVER 1989
20 POISON OPEN UP AND SAY ... AHH 1988
21 KENNY G SILHOUETTE 1988
22 R.E.M. GREEN 1988
23 TONE LOC LOC-ED AFTER DARK 1989
24 ROD STEWART OUT OF ORDER 1988
25 METALLICA AND JUSTICE FOR ALL 1988
26 RICHARD MARX REPEAT OFFENDER 1989
27 CINDERELLA LONG COLD WINTER 1988
28 WARRANT DIRTY ROTTEN FILTHY STINKING RICH 1989
29 U2 RATTLE AND HUM 1988
30 KARYN WHITE KARYN WHITE 1988
31 GREAT WHITE TWICE SHY 1989
32 SOUNDTRACK COCKTAIL 1988
33 THE BANGLES EVERYTHING 1988
34 GUY GUY 1988
35 THE CURE DISINTEGRATION 1989
36 ROB BASE & DJ E-Z ROCK IT TAKES TWO 1988
37 MC HAMMER LET'S GET IT STARTED 1988
38 THE CULT SONIC TEMPLE 1989
39 JOURNEY GREATEST HITS 1988
40 PRINCE BATMAN (SOUNDTRACK) 1989
41 TRACY CHAPMAN TRACY CHAPMAN 1988
42 ROY ORBISON MYSTERY GIRL 1989
43 GEORGE MICHAEL FAITH 1987
44 SIMPLY RED A NEW FLAME 1989
45 EAZY-E EAZY-DUZ-IT 1988
46 MELISSA ETHERIDGE MELISSA ETHERIDGE 1988
47 10,000 MANIACS BLIND MAN'S ZOO 1989
48 TIFFANY HOLD AN OLD FRIEND'S HAND 1988
49 N.W.A. STRAIGHT OUTTA COMPTON 1988
50 NEW EDITION HEART BREAK 1988
51 JODY WATLEY LARGER THAN LIFE 1989
52 LUTHER VANDROSS ANY LOVE 1988
53 TOO SHORT LIFE IS ... TOO SHORT 1988
54 MIKE + THE MECHANICS LIVING YEARS 1988
55 BONNIE RAITT NICK OF TIME 1989
56 LOVE & ROCKETS LOVE AND ROCKETS 1989
57 DON HENLEY THE END OF THE INNOCENCE 1989
58 JOHN MELLENCAMP BIG DADDY 1989
59 BARBRA STREISAND TILL I LOVED YOU 1988
60 ENYA WATERMARK 1988
61 LL COOL J WALKING WITH A PANTHER 1989
62 SOUL II SOUL CLUB CLASSICS VOL 1 / KEEP ON MOVIN' 1989
63 MARTIKA MARTIKA 1988
64 TAYLOR DAYNE TELL IT TO MY HEART 1988
65 INDIGO GIRLS INDIGO GIRLS 1989
66 RATT REACH FOR THE SKY 1988
67 JEFF HEALEY BAND SEE THE LIGHT 1988
68 INXS KICK 1987
69 GLORIA ESTEFAN CUTS BOTH WAYS 1989
70 SLICK RICK GREAT ADVENTURES OF SLICK RICK 1988
71 VAN HALEN OU812 1988
72 FLEETWOOD MAC GREATEST HITS 1988
73 TESLA THE GREAT RADIO CONTROVERSY 1989
74 WHITE LION BIG GAME 1989
75 PINK FLOYD DELICATE SOUND OF THUNDER 1988
76 CROSBY, STILLS, NASH & YOUNG AMERICAN DREAM 1988
77 HEAVY D & THE BOYZ BIG TYME 1989
78 BULLETBOYS BULLETBOYS 1988
79 KISS SMASHES, THRASHES AND HITS 1988
80 CHER HEART OF STONE 1989
81 ROXETTE LOOK SHARP! 1988
82 ELVIS COSTELLO SPIKE 1989
83 DURAN DURAN BIG THING 1988
84 COWBOY JUNKIES THE TRINITY SESSION 1988
85 STEVIE NICKS THE OTHER SIDE OF THE MIRROR 1989
86 DE LA SOUL 3 FEET HIGH AND RISING 1989
87 STEVE WINWOOD ROLL WITH IT 1988
88 BREATHE ALL THAT JAZZ 1987
89 THE BOYS MESSAGES FROM THE BOYS 1988
90 THE DOOBIE BROTHERS CYCLES 1989
91 VIXEN VIXEN 1988
92 BASIA TIME AND TIDE 1987
93 OZZY OSBOURNE NO REST FOR THE WICKED 1988
94 RICK ASTLEY HOLD ME IN YOUR ARMS 1988
95 WHITE LION PRIDE 1987
96 SAMANTHA FOX I WANNA HAVE SOME FUN 1988
97 THE ESCAPE CLUB WILD, WILD WEST 1988
98 SOUNDTRACK GHOSTBUSTERS II 1989
99 JOAN JETT & THE BLACKHEARTS UP YOUR ALLEY 1988
100 EXPOSE WHAT YOU DON'T KNOW 1989

Source: Billboard