List of UK top-ten albums in 1989

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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).

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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
SymbolMeaning
‡Album peaked in 1987 or 1988 but still in chart in 1989.
♦Album released in 1989 but peaked in 1990.
EnteredThe date that the album first appeared in the chart.
PeakHighest position that the album reached in the UK Albums Chart.
Entered
(week ending)		Weeks
in
top
10		SingleArtistPeakPeak
reached
(week ending)		Weeks
at
peak
Albums in 1987
12 September 198738 Bad ‡ Michael Jackson 112 September 19875
Albums in 1988
6 February 19888 Kick ‡ INXS 96 February 19885
9 April 198816 Push ‡ Bros 29 April 19883
30 April 198811 The Innocents ‡ Erasure 130 April 19882
16 July 198829 Kylie ‡ Kylie Minogue 127 August 19886
22 October 198812 The Greatest Hits Collection Bananarama 37 January 19891
29 October 198813 Money for Nothing ‡ Dire Straits 129 October 19883
11 Watermark ‡ Enya 55 November 19881
19 November 19889 Private Collection: 1979–1988 ‡ Cliff Richard 124 December 19882
7 The Ultimate Collection ‡ Bryan Ferry and Roxy Music 619 November 19882
26 November 19884 Wanted ‡ Yazz 326 November 19881
3 December 19886 Now That’s What I Call Music! 13 ‡Various artists13 December 19884
11 Greatest Hits ‡ Fleetwood Mac 331 December 19883
17 December 19884 The Hits Album 9 Various artists57 January 19891
31 December 19889 The Legendary Roy Orbison Roy Orbison 121 January 19893
Albums in 1989
21 January 198917 Anything for You Gloria Estefan and Miami Sound Machine 125 March 19891
28 January 19895 Living Years Mike and the Mechanics 24 February 19891
4 February 19899 Ancient Heart Tanita Tikaram 34 March 19892
1 Close Kim Wilde 84 February 19891
1 Love Supreme Diana Ross & the Supremes 104 February 19891
11 February 19892 Technique New Order 111 February 19891
5 Mystery Girl Roy Orbison 211 February 19892
1 Electric Youth Debbie Gibson 811 February 19891
18 February 198917 The Raw & the Cooked Fine Young Cannibals 118 February 19891
2 Spike Elvis Costello 518 February 19891
25 February 198926 A New Flame Simply Red 125 February 19897
3 Hysteria Def Leppard 725 February 19891
4 March 19891 The Big Area Then Jerico 44 March 19891
1 Remote/Bitter Suite Hue and Cry 104 March 19891
11 March 198921 Don't Be Cruel Bobby Brown 322 July 19892
5 Stop! Sam Brown 418 March 19891
2True Love Ways: 20 Classic Love Songs of a Legend Buddy Holly 811 March 19892
18 March 19895 The Singular Adventures of The Style Council The Style Council 318 March 19891
25 March 19893 Southside Texas 325 March 19891
1 101 Depeche Mode 525 March 19891
1 April 198912 Like a Prayer Madonna 11 April 19892
2 Original Soundtrack S'Express 51 April 19891
8 April 198915 Appetite for Destruction Guns N' Roses 522 July 19891
15 April 198910 When the World Knows Your Name Deacon Blue 115 April 19892
6 Forever Your Girl ♦ Paula Abdul 312 May 19901
1 The Headless Children W.A.S.P. 815 April 19891
22 April 19891 Sonic Temple The Cult 322 April 19891
17 Club Classics Vol. One Soul II Soul 115 July 19891
29 April 19893 Everything The Bangles 56 May 19891
1 Doolittle Pixies 829 April 19891
6 May 19894 Blast Holly Johnson 16 May 19891
13 May 19898 Street Fighting Years Simple Minds 113 May 19891
29 Ten Good Reasons Jason Donovan 120 May 19894
1 Disintegration The Cure 313 May 19891
20 May 19893 Paradise Inner City 320 May 19892
9 Pastpresent Clannad 527 May 19891
1 Kaleidoscope World Swing Out Sister 920 May 19891
1 Good to Be Back Natalie Cole 1020 May 19891
27 May 19891 Mind Bomb The The 427 May 19891
3 June 19899 The Miracle Queen 13 June 19891
2 Tin Machine Tin Machine 33 June 19891
10 June 19893 The Other Side of the Mirror Stevie Nicks 310 June 19891
17 June 19899 Raw Like Sushi Neneh Cherry 217 June 19891
3 Flowers in the Dirt Paul McCartney 124 June 19891
1 July 198911 Batman Prince 11 July 19891
1 A Night to Remember Cyndi Lauper 91 July 19891
8 July 19898 Velveteen Transvision Vamp 18 July 19891
1 Full Moon Fever Tom Petty 88 July 19891
29 July 19897 The Twelve Commandments of Dance London Boys 229 July 19891
1 Peace and Love The Pogues 529 July 19891
5 August 198913 Cuts Both Ways Gloria Estefan 15 August 19896
26 August 19894 Trash Alice Cooper 226 August 19891
1 Big Bang! Fuzzbox 526 August 19891
3 Choices – The Singles Collection The Blow Monkeys 52 September 19891
2 September 19894Imagination – All The Hits Imagination 49 September 19891
1 Sacred Heart Shakespears Sister 92 September 19891
9 September 19893 Adeva! Adeva 69 September 19891
2SingaLongaWarYears! Max Bygraves 516 September 19891
16 September 19892 Aspects of Love Original London Cast116 September 19891
1 Dr. Feelgood Mötley Crüe 416 September 19891
23 September 19895 We Too Are One Eurythmics 123 September 19891
2 Steel Wheels The Rolling Stones 223 September 19891
3 Pump Aerosmith 323 September 19891
17 Sleeping with the Past ♦ Elton John 128 July 19905
30 September 198918 Foreign Affair Tina Turner 130 September 19891
2 Janet Jackson's Rhythm Nation 1814 Janet Jackson 430 September 19891
2 Repeat Offender Richard Marx 830 September 19891
7 October 19894 The Seeds of Love Tears for Fears 17 October 19891
1 Seasons End Marillion 77 October 19891
14 October 19894 Crossroads Tracy Chapman 114 October 19891
1 Hup The Wonder Stuff 514 October 19891
2 Oh Mercy Bob Dylan 614 October 19891
21 October 198916 Enjoy Yourself Kylie Minogue 121 October 19891
1 Results Liza Minnelli 621 October 19891
28 October 19893 Wild! Erasure 128 October 19892
2 The Sensual World Kate Bush 228 October 19891
1 The Time Bros 428 October 19891
4 All or Nothing/2x2 Milli Vanilli 618 November 19891
1 Scarlet and Other Stories All About Eve 918 November 19891
4 November 19892 Welcome to the Beautiful South The Beautiful South 24 November 19891
3 Runaway Horses Belinda Carlisle 44 November 19892
1 Storm Front Billy Joel 54 November 19891
4Greatest Hits Billy Ocean 418 November 19891
8 Spark to a Flame: The Very Best of Chris de Burgh Chris de Burgh 425 November 19891
11 November 198920 The Road to Hell Chris Rea 111 November 19893
7 Holding Back the River Wet Wet Wet 211 November 19891
5 Stronger Cliff Richard 725 November 19891
18 November 19899 Journeyman ♦ Eric Clapton 217 February 19902
2 Level Best Level 42 518 November 19891
25 November 198911 The Best of Rod Stewart Rod Stewart 325 November 19891
2 Decade Duran Duran 525 November 19891
1 Slip of the Tongue Whitesnake 1025 November 19891
2 December 198942 ...But Seriously Phil Collins 12 December 198915
16 Affection Lisa Stansfield 22 December 19892
1 Addictions: Volume 1 Robert Palmer 72 December 19891
9 December 19897 Jive Bunny: The Album Jive Bunny 29 December 19895
9 Hangin' Tough ♦ New Kids on the Block 220 January 19901
12 Labour of Love II ♦ UB40 319 May 19901
2After the Laughter Freddie Starr 109 December 19892

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