The highest-selling albums and
EPs in the United States are ranked in the
''Billboard'' 200, which is published by ''
Billboard
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'' magazine. The data are compiled by
Nielsen Soundscan
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based on each album's weekly physical and
digital sales.
In
1989, 15 albums advanced to the peak position of the chart.
Bobby Brown
Robert Barisford Brown (born February 5, 1969) is an American singer, songwriter and dancer. Brown, alongside frequent collaborator Teddy Riley, is noted as one of the pioneers of new jack swing: a fusion of hip hop and R&B. Brown started h ...
's ''
Don't Be Cruel
"Don't Be Cruel" is a song that was recorded by Elvis Presley and written by Otis Blackwell in 1956.Victor (2008), ''The Elvis Encyclopedia'', p.115-116 It was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame in 2002. In 2004, it was listed #197 in '' Rol ...
'' was the best performing and best-selling album of 1989, spending 6 non-consecutive weeks at number one.
''
The Raw & the Cooked'', the second album by
rock
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* Rock (geology), a naturally occurring solid aggregate of minerals or mineraloids
* Rock music, a genre of popular music
Rock or Rocks may also refer to:
Places United Kingdom
* Rock, Caerphilly, a location in Wales ...
and
soul
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Etymology
The Modern English noun ''soul'' is derived from Old English ''sāwol, sāwel''. The earliest attes ...
band
Fine Young Cannibals
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, had the longest run among the releases that reached peak position in 1989, spending 7 consecutive weeks in the top position.
The 1989 debut album ''
Girl You Know It's True
''Girl You Know It's True'' is a 1989 album that served as the North American debut of German contemporary R&B duo Milli Vanilli. It is a version of Milli Vanilli's Europe-only release '' All or Nothing'' reconfigured and repackaged for the US ...
'', by the
pop group Milli Vanilli
Milli Vanilli were a German-French R&B duo from Munich. The group was founded by Frank Farian in 1988 and consisted of Fab Morvan and Rob Pilatus. Their debut album, '' All or Nothing'' in Europe, reconfigured as ''Girl You Know It's True'' in ...
. The album spent 7 non-consecutive weeks in the top position.
Chart history
See also
*
1989 in music
References
{{US Albums
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United States Albums