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, Tom Petty, Nine Inch Nails and Lou Reed.
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Year of Release:
1989
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Rank Score:
33
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Buy album United States
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Year of Release:
1989
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Rank Score:
33
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Buy album United States
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Year of Release:
1989
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Rank Score:
33
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Buy album United States
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Year of Release:
1989
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Rank Score:
32
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Buy album United States
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Year of Release:
1989
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Rank Score:
32
Rank in 1989:
Rank in 1980s:
Overall Rank:
Average Rating:
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Buy album United States
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  • #Sponsored
Year of Release:
1989
Appears in:
Rank Score:
32
Rank in 1989:
Rank in 1980s:
Overall Rank:
Average Rating:
Comments:
Buy album United States
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  • eBay
  • iTunes
  • Spotify
  • #Sponsored
Year of Release:
1989
Appears in:
Rank Score:
32
Rank in 1989:
Rank in 1980s:
Overall Rank:
Average Rating:
Comments:
Buy album United States
  • Amazon
  • eBay
  • iTunes
  • Spotify
  • #Sponsored
Year of Release:
1989
Appears in:
Rank Score:
32
Rank in 1989:
Rank in 1980s:
Overall Rank:
Average Rating:
Comments:
Buy album United States
  • Amazon
  • eBay
  • iTunes
  • Spotify
  • #Sponsored
Year of Release:
1989
Appears in:
Rank Score:
32
Rank in 1989:
Rank in 1980s:
Overall Rank:
Average Rating:
Comments:
Buy album United States
  • Amazon
  • eBay
  • iTunes
  • Spotify
  • #Sponsored
Year of Release:
1989
Appears in:
Rank Score:
31
Rank in 1989:
Rank in 1980s:
Overall Rank:
Average Rating:
Comments:
Total albums: 1,000. Page 38 of 100

Best Albums of 1989 composition

Country Albums %


United States 448 45%
United Kingdom 237 24%
Germany 38 4%
Mixed Nationality 34 3%
Canada 28 3%
Australia 24 2%
Japan 21 2%
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Compilation? Albums %
No 915 91%
Yes 86 9%
Live? Albums %
No 973 97%
Yes 28 3%
Soundtrack? Albums %
No 987 99%
Yes 14 1%
Best Artists of the 2000s
1. Radiohead
2. Arcade Fire
3. The Strokes
4. Coldplay
5. Sufjan Stevens
6. Arctic Monkeys
7. Wilco
8. Muse
9. Animal Collective
10. The White Stripes
11. Kanye West
12. Phil Elverum
13. Interpol
14. Modest Mouse
15. Queens Of The Stone Age
16. Madvillain
17. Godspeed You! Black Emperor
18. LCD Soundsystem
19. The National
20. The Flaming Lips
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