Best Albums of 1989

Listed below are the best albums of 1989 as calculated from their overall rankings in over 53,000 greatest album charts.

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1989 year summaryThe best artists of 1989 were Pixies, The Cure, The Stone Roses, Beastie Boys, Galaxie 500, De La Soul, Nirvana, Nine Inch Nails, Tom Petty and Lou Reed.
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Year of Release:
1989
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Rank Score:
78
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Year of Release:
1989
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77
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Buy album United States
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1989
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Buy album United States
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Year of Release:
1989
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77
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Buy album United States
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Year of Release:
1989
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Rank Score:
77
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Buy album United States
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Year of Release:
1989
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Rank Score:
75
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Buy album United States
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Year of Release:
1989
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Rank Score:
75
Rank in 1989:
Rank in 1980s:
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Average Rating:
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Buy album United States
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Year of Release:
1989
Appears in:
Rank Score:
74
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Rank in 1980s:
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Buy album United States
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Year of Release:
1989
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Rank Score:
74
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Total albums: 1,000. Page 21 of 100

Best Albums of 1989 composition

Country Albums %


United States 449 45%
United Kingdom 240 24%
Germany 38 4%
Mixed Nationality 32 3%
Canada 28 3%
Australia 25 2%
Japan 21 2%
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Compilation? Albums %
No 915 91%
Yes 86 9%
Live? Albums %
No 972 97%
Yes 29 3%
Soundtrack? Albums %
No 987 99%
Yes 14 1%
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2. Black Country, New Road
3. Floating Points, Pharoah Sanders & The London Symphony Orchestra
4. Weezer
5. Japanese Breakfast
6. Tyler, The Creator
7. Squid (2020s)
8. Black Midi
9. Low
10. Wolf Alice
11. Injury Reserve
12. Lana Del Rey
13. Silk Sonic
14. Lingua Ignota
15. Kristin Hayter
16. The War On Drugs
17. Spellling
18. Turnstile
19. Billie Eilish
20. 파란노을 [Parannoul]
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