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The UK Albums Chart is one of many music charts compiled by the Official Charts Company that calculates the best-selling albums of the week in the United Kingdom.[1][2][3] Before 2004, the chart was only based on the sales of physical albums. This list shows albums that peaked in the Top 10 of the UK Albums Chart during 1989, as well as albums which peaked in 1988 and 1990 but were in the top 10 in 1989. The entry date is when the album appeared in the top ten for the first time (week ending, as published by the Official Charts Company, which is six days after the chart is announced).
The first new number-one album of the year was The Legendary Roy Orbison by Roy Orbison. Overall, twenty-five different albums peaked at number-one in 1989, with Gloria Estefan (2) having the most albums hit that position.
Top-ten albums
- Key
| Symbol | Meaning |
|---|---|
| ‡ | Album peaked in 1987 or 1988 but still in chart in 1989. |
| ♦ | Album released in 1989 but peaked in 1990. |
| Entered | The date that the album first appeared in the chart. |
| Peak | Highest position that the album reached in the UK Albums Chart. |
| Entered (week ending) |
Weeks in top 10 |
Single | Artist | Peak | Peak reached (week ending) |
Weeks at peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Albums in 1987 | ||||||
| 12 September 1987 | 38 | Bad ‡ | Michael Jackson | 1 | 12 September 1987 | 5 |
| Albums in 1988 | ||||||
| 6 February 1988 | 8 | Kick ‡ | INXS | 9 | 6 February 1988 | 5 |
| 9 April 1988 | 16 | Push ‡ | Bros | 2 | 9 April 1988 | 3 |
| 30 April 1988 | 11 | The Innocents ‡ | Erasure | 1 | 30 April 1988 | 2 |
| 16 July 1988 | 29 | Kylie ‡ | Kylie Minogue | 1 | 27 August 1988 | 6 |
| 22 October 1988 | 12 | The Greatest Hits Collection | Bananarama | 3 | 7 January 1989 | 1 |
| 29 October 1988 | 13 | Money for Nothing ‡ | Dire Straits | 1 | 29 October 1988 | 3 |
| 11 | Watermark ‡ | Enya | 5 | 5 November 1988 | 1 | |
| 19 November 1988 | 9 | Private Collection: 1979–1988 ‡ | Cliff Richard | 1 | 24 December 1988 | 2 |
| 7 | The Ultimate Collection ‡ | Bryan Ferry and Roxy Music | 6 | 19 November 1988 | 2 | |
| 26 November 1988 | 4 | Wanted ‡ | Yazz | 3 | 26 November 1988 | 1 |
| 3 December 1988 | 6 | Now That’s What I Call Music! 13 ‡ | Various artists | 1 | 3 December 1988 | 4 |
| 11 | Greatest Hits ‡ | Fleetwood Mac | 3 | 31 December 1988 | 3 | |
| 17 December 1988 | 4 | The Hits Album 9 | Various artists | 5 | 7 January 1989 | 1 |
| 31 December 1988 | 9 | The Legendary Roy Orbison | Roy Orbison | 1 | 21 January 1989 | 3 |
| Albums in 1989 | ||||||
| 21 January 1989 | 17 | Anything for You | Gloria Estefan and Miami Sound Machine | 1 | 25 March 1989 | 1 |
| 28 January 1989 | 5 | Living Years | Mike and the Mechanics | 2 | 4 February 1989 | 1 |
| 4 February 1989 | 9 | Ancient Heart | Tanita Tikaram | 3 | 4 March 1989 | 2 |
| 1 | Close | Kim Wilde | 8 | 4 February 1989 | 1 | |
| 1 | Love Supreme | Diana Ross & the Supremes | 10 | 4 February 1989 | 1 | |
| 11 February 1989 | 2 | Technique | New Order | 1 | 11 February 1989 | 1 |
| 5 | Mystery Girl | Roy Orbison | 2 | 11 February 1989 | 2 | |
| 1 | Electric Youth | Debbie Gibson | 8 | 11 February 1989 | 1 | |
| 18 February 1989 | 17 | The Raw & the Cooked | Fine Young Cannibals | 1 | 18 February 1989 | 1 |
| 2 | Spike | Elvis Costello | 5 | 18 February 1989 | 1 | |
| 25 February 1989 | 26 | A New Flame | Simply Red | 1 | 25 February 1989 | 7 |
| 3 | Hysteria | Def Leppard | 7 | 25 February 1989 | 1 | |
| 4 March 1989 | 1 | The Big Area | Then Jerico | 4 | 4 March 1989 | 1 |
| 1 | Remote/Bitter Suite | Hue and Cry | 10 | 4 March 1989 | 1 | |
| 11 March 1989 | 21 | Don't Be Cruel | Bobby Brown | 3 | 22 July 1989 | 2 |
| 5 | Stop! | Sam Brown | 4 | 18 March 1989 | 1 | |
| 2 | True Love Ways: 20 Classic Love Songs of a Legend | Buddy Holly | 8 | 11 March 1989 | 2 | |
| 18 March 1989 | 5 | The Singular Adventures of The Style Council | The Style Council | 3 | 18 March 1989 | 1 |
| 25 March 1989 | 3 | Southside | Texas | 3 | 25 March 1989 | 1 |
| 1 | 101 | Depeche Mode | 5 | 25 March 1989 | 1 | |
| 1 April 1989 | 12 | Like a Prayer | Madonna | 1 | 1 April 1989 | 2 |
| 2 | Original Soundtrack | S'Express | 5 | 1 April 1989 | 1 | |
| 8 April 1989 | 15 | Appetite for Destruction | Guns N' Roses | 5 | 22 July 1989 | 1 |
| 15 April 1989 | 10 | When the World Knows Your Name | Deacon Blue | 1 | 15 April 1989 | 2 |
| 6 | Forever Your Girl ♦ | Paula Abdul | 3 | 12 May 1990 | 1 | |
| 1 | The Headless Children | W.A.S.P. | 8 | 15 April 1989 | 1 | |
| 22 April 1989 | 1 | Sonic Temple | The Cult | 3 | 22 April 1989 | 1 |
| 17 | Club Classics Vol. One | Soul II Soul | 1 | 15 July 1989 | 1 | |
| 29 April 1989 | 3 | Everything | The Bangles | 5 | 6 May 1989 | 1 |
| 1 | Doolittle | Pixies | 8 | 29 April 1989 | 1 | |
| 6 May 1989 | 4 | Blast | Holly Johnson | 1 | 6 May 1989 | 1 |
| 13 May 1989 | 8 | Street Fighting Years | Simple Minds | 1 | 13 May 1989 | 1 |
| 29 | Ten Good Reasons | Jason Donovan | 1 | 20 May 1989 | 4 | |
| 1 | Disintegration | The Cure | 3 | 13 May 1989 | 1 | |
| 20 May 1989 | 3 | Paradise | Inner City | 3 | 20 May 1989 | 2 |
| 9 | Pastpresent | Clannad | 5 | 27 May 1989 | 1 | |
| 1 | Kaleidoscope World | Swing Out Sister | 9 | 20 May 1989 | 1 | |
| 1 | Good to Be Back | Natalie Cole | 10 | 20 May 1989 | 1 | |
| 27 May 1989 | 1 | Mind Bomb | The The | 4 | 27 May 1989 | 1 |
| 3 June 1989 | 9 | The Miracle | Queen | 1 | 3 June 1989 | 1 |
| 2 | Tin Machine | Tin Machine | 3 | 3 June 1989 | 1 | |
| 10 June 1989 | 3 | The Other Side of the Mirror | Stevie Nicks | 3 | 10 June 1989 | 1 |
| 17 June 1989 | 9 | Raw Like Sushi | Neneh Cherry | 2 | 17 June 1989 | 1 |
| 3 | Flowers in the Dirt | Paul McCartney | 1 | 24 June 1989 | 1 | |
| 1 July 1989 | 11 | Batman | Prince | 1 | 1 July 1989 | 1 |
| 1 | A Night to Remember | Cyndi Lauper | 9 | 1 July 1989 | 1 | |
| 8 July 1989 | 8 | Velveteen | Transvision Vamp | 1 | 8 July 1989 | 1 |
| 1 | Full Moon Fever | Tom Petty | 8 | 8 July 1989 | 1 | |
| 29 July 1989 | 7 | The Twelve Commandments of Dance | London Boys | 2 | 29 July 1989 | 1 |
| 1 | Peace and Love | The Pogues | 5 | 29 July 1989 | 1 | |
| 5 August 1989 | 13 | Cuts Both Ways | Gloria Estefan | 1 | 5 August 1989 | 6 |
| 26 August 1989 | 4 | Trash | Alice Cooper | 2 | 26 August 1989 | 1 |
| 1 | Big Bang! | Fuzzbox | 5 | 26 August 1989 | 1 | |
| 3 | Choices – The Singles Collection | The Blow Monkeys | 5 | 2 September 1989 | 1 | |
| 2 September 1989 | 4 | Imagination – All The Hits | Imagination | 4 | 9 September 1989 | 1 |
| 1 | Sacred Heart | Shakespears Sister | 9 | 2 September 1989 | 1 | |
| 9 September 1989 | 3 | Adeva! | Adeva | 6 | 9 September 1989 | 1 |
| 2 | SingaLongaWarYears! | Max Bygraves | 5 | 16 September 1989 | 1 | |
| 16 September 1989 | 2 | Aspects of Love | Original London Cast | 1 | 16 September 1989 | 1 |
| 1 | Dr. Feelgood | Mötley Crüe | 4 | 16 September 1989 | 1 | |
| 23 September 1989 | 5 | We Too Are One | Eurythmics | 1 | 23 September 1989 | 1 |
| 2 | Steel Wheels | The Rolling Stones | 2 | 23 September 1989 | 1 | |
| 3 | Pump | Aerosmith | 3 | 23 September 1989 | 1 | |
| 17 | Sleeping with the Past ♦ | Elton John | 1 | 28 July 1990 | 5 | |
| 30 September 1989 | 18 | Foreign Affair | Tina Turner | 1 | 30 September 1989 | 1 |
| 2 | Janet Jackson's Rhythm Nation 1814 | Janet Jackson | 4 | 30 September 1989 | 1 | |
| 2 | Repeat Offender | Richard Marx | 8 | 30 September 1989 | 1 | |
| 7 October 1989 | 4 | The Seeds of Love | Tears for Fears | 1 | 7 October 1989 | 1 |
| 1 | Seasons End | Marillion | 7 | 7 October 1989 | 1 | |
| 14 October 1989 | 4 | Crossroads | Tracy Chapman | 1 | 14 October 1989 | 1 |
| 1 | Hup | The Wonder Stuff | 5 | 14 October 1989 | 1 | |
| 2 | Oh Mercy | Bob Dylan | 6 | 14 October 1989 | 1 | |
| 21 October 1989 | 16 | Enjoy Yourself | Kylie Minogue | 1 | 21 October 1989 | 1 |
| 1 | Results | Liza Minnelli | 6 | 21 October 1989 | 1 | |
| 28 October 1989 | 3 | Wild! | Erasure | 1 | 28 October 1989 | 2 |
| 2 | The Sensual World | Kate Bush | 2 | 28 October 1989 | 1 | |
| 1 | The Time | Bros | 4 | 28 October 1989 | 1 | |
| 4 | All or Nothing/2x2 | Milli Vanilli | 6 | 18 November 1989 | 1 | |
| 1 | Scarlet and Other Stories | All About Eve | 9 | 18 November 1989 | 1 | |
| 4 November 1989 | 2 | Welcome to the Beautiful South | The Beautiful South | 2 | 4 November 1989 | 1 |
| 3 | Runaway Horses | Belinda Carlisle | 4 | 4 November 1989 | 2 | |
| 1 | Storm Front | Billy Joel | 5 | 4 November 1989 | 1 | |
| 4 | Greatest Hits | Billy Ocean | 4 | 18 November 1989 | 1 | |
| 8 | Spark to a Flame: The Very Best of Chris de Burgh | Chris de Burgh | 4 | 25 November 1989 | 1 | |
| 11 November 1989 | 20 | The Road to Hell | Chris Rea | 1 | 11 November 1989 | 3 |
| 7 | Holding Back the River | Wet Wet Wet | 2 | 11 November 1989 | 1 | |
| 5 | Stronger | Cliff Richard | 7 | 25 November 1989 | 1 | |
| 18 November 1989 | 9 | Journeyman ♦ | Eric Clapton | 2 | 17 February 1990 | 2 |
| 2 | Level Best | Level 42 | 5 | 18 November 1989 | 1 | |
| 25 November 1989 | 11 | The Best of Rod Stewart | Rod Stewart | 3 | 25 November 1989 | 1 |
| 2 | Decade | Duran Duran | 5 | 25 November 1989 | 1 | |
| 1 | Slip of the Tongue | Whitesnake | 10 | 25 November 1989 | 1 | |
| 2 December 1989 | 42 | ...But Seriously | Phil Collins | 1 | 2 December 1989 | 15 |
| 16 | Affection | Lisa Stansfield | 2 | 2 December 1989 | 2 | |
| 1 | Addictions: Volume 1 | Robert Palmer | 7 | 2 December 1989 | 1 | |
| 9 December 1989 | 7 | Jive Bunny: The Album | Jive Bunny | 2 | 9 December 1989 | 5 |
| 9 | Hangin' Tough ♦ | New Kids on the Block | 2 | 20 January 1990 | 1 | |
| 12 | Labour of Love II ♦ | UB40 | 3 | 19 May 1990 | 1 | |
| 2 | After the Laughter | Freddie Starr | 10 | 9 December 1989 | 2 | |
See also
References
General
- "Six decades of singles charts". The Official Charts Company. Archived from the original on 3 March 2011. Retrieved 23 April 2017.
Specific
- ^ "The Official Charts Company". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 28 December 2014.
- ^ Roberts, David (2005). Guinness World Records: British Hit Singles and Albums (18th edition). Guinness World Records Limited. p. 14. ISBN 1-904994-00-8.
- ^ "New singles formats to save the charts". BBC News. 16 October 2003. Retrieved 21 February 2010.
External links
- 1989 album chart archive at the Official Charts Company (click on relevant week)
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