Dark Horse Records releases ex-Beatle George Harrison‘s 11th solo album, Cloud Nine, featuring contributions from Ringo Starr, Elton John, and Jeff Lynne, among others. The first single, “Got My Mind Set On You”, is a major hit, putting Harrison (and Lynne as a producer) back on the map. 
Warner Bros. Records releases the Traveling Wilburys’ debut album Volume One, featuring the singles “Handle With Care” and “End Of The Line”.
Warner Bros. Records releases the George Harrison compilation album The Best Of Dark Horse: 1976-1989, featuring the single “Cheer Down”.
The posthumous George Harrison CD Brainwashed is released, almost exactly a year after the ex-Beatle’s death.