These are the Billboard magazine R&B albums to have reached number one in 1989.
Chart history Issue date Album Artist January 7 Giving You the Best That I Got Anita Baker January 14 January 21 January 28 Karyn White Karyn White February 4 February 11 February 18 February 25 March 4 March 11 March 18 Don't Be Cruel Bobby Brown March 25 April 1 April 8 Let's Get It Started MC Hammer April 15 Guy Guy April 22 April 29 May 6 May 13 The Great Adventures of Slick Rick Slick Rick May 20 Guy Guy May 27 3 Feet High and Rising De La Soul June 3 June 10 June 17 June 24 July 1 The Great Adventures of Slick Rick Slick Rick July 8 July 15 July 22 July 29 Walking with a Panther LL Cool J August 5 August 12 August 19 August 26 Big Tyme Heavy D and the Boyz September 2 Keep On Movin' Soul II Soul September 9 Big Tyme Heavy D and the Boyz September 16 Unfinished Business EPMD September 23 September 30 No One Can Do It Better The D.O.C. October 7 October 14 Tender Lover Babyface October 21 October 28 November 4 November 11 Silky Soul Frankie Beverly and Maze November 18 Janet Jackson's Rhythm Nation 1814 Janet Jackson November 25 December 2 Stay with Me Regina Belle December 9 Janet Jackson's Rhythm Nation 1814 Janet Jackson December 16 Tender Lover Babyface December 23 December 30
See also 1989 in music R&B number-one hits of 1989 (USA)
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