Top New Zealand Albums - Year-end 1989

The best-selling album of 1989 in New Zealand is CROSSROADS by TRACY CHAPMAN.

Rank	Artist	Album	Released
1	TRACY CHAPMAN	CROSSROADS	1989
2	TONI CHILDS	UNION	1988
3	GUNS N' ROSES	APPETITE FOR DESTRUCTION	1987
4	SIMPLY RED	A NEW FLAME	1989
5	BOBBY BROWN	DON'T BE CRUEL	1988
6	U2	RATTLE AND HUM	1988
7	FINE YOUNG CANNIBALS	THE RAW & THE COOKED	1989
8	ENYA	WATERMARK	1988
9	TRAVELING WILBURYS	THE TRAVELING WILBURYS VOLUME 1	1988
10	POISON	OPEN UP AND SAY ... AHH	1988
11	ANDREW LLOYD WEBBER	THE PREMIERE COLLECTION	1988
12	MELISSA ETHERIDGE	MELISSA ETHERIDGE	1988
13	GUNS N' ROSES	G N' R LIES	1988
14	MADONNA	LIKE A PRAYER	1989
15	THE PROCLAIMERS	SUNSHINE ON LEITH	1988
16	MILLI VANILLI	ALL OR NOTHING	1988
17	SOUNDTRACK	TOUR OF DUTY OST	1988
18	CLANNAD	PAST PRESENT	1989
19	FLEETWOOD MAC	GREATEST HITS	1988
20	SOUNDTRACK	COCKTAIL	1988
21	SOUNDTRACK	TOUR OF DUTY 2 OST	1988
22	BETTE MIDLER	BEACHES (SOUNDTRACK)	1988
23	KYLIE MINOGUE	KYLIE	1988
24	DEF LEPPARD	HYSTERIA	1987
25	THE BANGLES	EVERYTHING	1988
26	LIVING COLOUR	VIVID	1988
27	TRACY CHAPMAN	TRACY CHAPMAN	1988
28	QUEEN	THE MIRACLE	1989
29	R.E.M.	GREEN	1988
30	RICHARD MARX	REPEAT OFFENDER	1989
31	JIMMY BARNES	BARNESTORMING	1988
32	PRINCE	BATMAN (SOUNDTRACK)	1989
33	RUBY TURNER	THE MOTOWN SONGBOOK	1988
34	CARL DOY	PIANO BY CANDLELIGHT II	1989
35	ROY ORBISON	MYSTERY GIRL	1989
36	DIRE STRAITS	MONEY FOR NOTHING	1988
37	WOMACK & WOMACK	CONSCIENCE	1988
38	ANDREW LLOYD WEBBER	THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA	1987
39	EDIE BRICKELL & NEW BOHEMIANS	SHOOTING RUBBERBANDS AT THE STARS	1988
40	SAM BROWN	STOP	1988
41	NENEH CHERRY	RAW LIKE SUSHI	1989
42	PINK FLOYD	DELICATE SOUND OF THUNDER	1988
43	TEXAS	SOUTHSIDE	1989
44	SOUL II SOUL	CLUB CLASSICS VOL 1 / KEEP ON MOVIN'	1989
45	BANANARAMA	THE GREATEST HITS COLLECTION	1988
46	UB40	THE BEST OF UB40 VOL I	1987
47	THE CULT	SONIC TEMPLE	1989
48	JASON DONOVAN	TEN GOOD REASONS	1989
49	WET WET WET	POPPED IN SOULED OUT	1987
50	PAULA ABDUL	FOREVER YOUR GIRL	1988

Source: Recorded Music New Zealand