List of number one R&B albums in the US (1989)

This is a listing of the number one album on the Billboard US R&B album sales charts in 1989. There were sixteen number one albums that year.

← 1988 ←	List of number one R&B albums in the US			1990 →
Period Where. total Interpreter title Additional Information (Period, weeks in first place, artist, title , additional information) December 31, 1988 - January 27, 1989 4 weeks (total 1) 1 Anita Baker Giving You the Best That I Got - January 28, 1989 - March 17, 1989 7 weeks (total 7) 7th Karyn White Karyn White - March 18, 1989 - April 7, 1989 3 weeks (total 11) 11 Bobby Brown Don't be cruel - April 8, 1989 - April 14, 1989 1 week (total 1) 1 MC hammer Let's get it started - April 15, 1989 - May 12, 1989 4 weeks (4 in total) 4th Guy Guy - May 13, 1989 - May 19, 1989 1 week (total 1) 1 Slick Rick The Great Adventures of Slick Rick - May 20, 1989 - May 26, 1989 1 week (total 5) 5 Guy Guy - May 27, 1989 - June 30, 1989 5 weeks (total 5) 5 De la soul 3 feet high and rising - July 1, 1989 - July 28, 1989 4 weeks (total 5) 5 Slick Rick The Great Adventures of Slick Rick - July 29, 1989 - August 25, 1989 4 weeks (4 in total) 4th LL Cool J Walking with a panther - August 26, 1989 - September 1, 1989 1 week (total 1) 1 Heavy D & the Boyz Big Tyme - September 2, 1989 - September 8, 1989 1 week (total 1) 1 Soul II Soul Keep On Movin ' - September 29, 1989 - September 15, 1989 50 weeks (total 2) 2 Heavy D & the Boyz Big Tyme - September 16, 1989 - September 29, 1989 2 weeks (total 2) 2 EPMD Unfinished business - September 30, 1989 - October 13, 1989 2 weeks (total 2) 2 The DOC No One Can Do It Better - October 14, 1989 - November 10, 1989 4 weeks (4 in total) 4th Baby face Tender lover - November 11, 1989 - November 17, 1989 1 week (total 1) 1 Maze feat. Frankie Beverly Silky Soul - November 18, 1989 - December 1, 1989 2 weeks (total 1) 1 Janet Jackson Rhythm Nation 1814 - December 2, 1989 - December 8, 1989 1 week (total 1) 1 Regina Belle Stay with Me - December 9, 1989 - December 15, 1989 1 week (total 1) 1 Janet Jackson Rhythm Nation 1814 - December 16, 1989 - December 29, 1989 2 weeks (6 in total) 6th Baby face Tender lover -
← 1988				→ 1990 →

Web links

• Billboard R&B Albums
• Billboard Google Books 1985–1989

literature

• Whitburn, Joel (2000). Top R&B Albums: 1965-1998. Record Research. ISBN 978-0-89820-134-5

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Discogs (Anita Baker - Giving You the Best That I Got)
2. ↑ Discogs (Karyn White - Karyn White)
3. ↑ Discogs (Bobby Brown - Don't Be Cruel)
4. ↑ Discogs (MC Hammer - Let's Get It Started)
5. ↑ Discogs (Guy - Guy)
6. ↑ Discogs (Slick Rick - The Great Adventures of Slick Rick)
7. ↑ Discogs (De La Soul - 3 Feet High and Rising)
8. ↑ Discogs (LL Cool J - Walking with a Panther)
9. ↑ Discogs (Heavy D & the Boys - Big Tyme)
10. ↑ Discogs (Soul II Soul - Keep On Movin ')
11. ↑ Discogs (EPMD - Unfinished Business)
12. ↑ Discogs (The DOC - No One Can Do It Better)
13. ↑ Discogs (Babyface - Tender Lover)
14. ↑ Discogs (Maze feat. Frankie Beverly - Silky Soul)
15. ↑ Discogs (Janet Jackson - Rhythm Nation 1814)
16. ↑ Discogs (Regina Belle - Stay with Me)