BY THE NUMBERS : 20 Top Pop Compact Discs

1.”Storm Front” Billy Joel (Columbia) 2.”Janet Jackson’s Rhythm Nation 1814” Janet Jackson (A&M;) 3.”Crossroads” Tracy Chapman (Elektra) 4.”Steel Wheels” Rolling Stones (Columbia) 5.”Girl You Know It’s True” Milli Vanilli (Arista) 6.”The Seeds of Love” Tears For Fears (Fontana) 7.”Pump” Aerosmith (Geffen) 8.”Cosmic Thing” The B-52’s (Reprise) 9.”Cry Like a Rainstorm. . .” Linda Ronstadt featuring Aaron Neville (Elektra) 10.”Forever Your Girl” Paula Abdul (Virgin) 11.”A Collection: Greatest Hits . . . and More” Barbra Streisand (Columbia) 12.”Full Moon Fever” Tom Petty (MCA) 13.”Freedom” Neil Young (Warner Bros.) 14.”Dr. Feelgood” Motley Crue (Elektra) 15.”Flying Cowboys” Rickie Lee Jones (Geffen) 16.”The Sensual World” Kate Bush (Columbia) 17.”Hot in the Shade” Kiss (Polygram) 18.”Brave and Crazy” Melissa Etheridge (Island) 19.”Oh Mercy” Bob Dylan (Columbia) 20.”Stone Cold Rhymin” Young M.C. (Island) SOURCE: Billboard