The best selling album in 1989 in Italy was ORO, INCENSO & BIRRA by ZUCCHERO which sold 1,300,000 copies.
| Rank | Artist | Album | Sales | Released |
| 1 | ZUCCHERO | ORO, INCENSO & BIRRA | 1,300,000 | 1989 |
| 2 | VASCO ROSSI | LIBERI LIBERI | 900,000 | 1989 |
| 3 | MADONNA | LIKE A PRAYER | 700,000 | 1989 |
| 4 | EDOARDO BENNATO | ABBI DUBBI | 600,000 | 1989 |
| 5 | JOVANOTTI | LA MIA MOTO | 550,000 | 1989 |
| 6 | VARIOUS ARTISTS | LAMBADA | 520,000 | 1989 |
| 7 | SIMPLY RED | A NEW FLAME | 440,000 | 1989 |
| 8 | TRACY CHAPMAN | CROSSROADS | 420,000 | 1989 |
| 9 | LUCA CARBONI | PERSONE SILENZIOSE | 400,000 | 1989 |
| 10 | SIMPLE MINDS | STREET FIGHTING YEARS | 400,000 | 1989 |
| 11 | VARIOUS ARTISTS | UNA ROTONDA SUL MARE | 380,000 | 1989 |
| 12 | PHIL COLLINS | BUT SERIOUSLY | 360,000 | 1989 |
| 13 | TINA TURNER | FOREIGN AFFAIR | 350,000 | 1989 |
| 14 | FRANCESCO SALVI | MEGASALVI | 320,000 | 1989 |
| 15 | ANTONELLO VENDITTI | IN QUESTO MONDO DI LADRI | 300,000 | 1988 |
Source: Musica & Dischi