1989
by Ryan Adams
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Ryan Adams bestography
1989 is ranked 9th best out of 42 albums by Ryan Adams on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Ryan Adams is Heartbreaker which is ranked number 1087 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 1,612.
(N.B. Bestographies include all albums by an artist (and their variations), but do not include albums ranked outside the top 100,000).
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1989 track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 78 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
1989 rankings
Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 6 hours ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | craab | Top 100 Music Albums of the 2010s | 12/100 | 18 |
| 2026 |  imacgill | Top 100 Music Albums of 2015 | 100/100 | 0 |
| 2026 |  Tamthebam | Top 95 Music Albums of 2015 | 18/95 | 4 |
| 2026 | bertdepoortere | Top 18 Music Albums of 2015 | 16/18 | 1 |
| 2026 |  HoldenM | Top 73 Music Albums of 2015 | 19/73 | 4 |
| 2026 | ReelBigToph | Top 99 Music Albums of 2015 | 83/99 | 1 |
| 2026 | Johnnyo | Covers albums | 15/23 | - |
| 2026 |  paladisiac | 2010s, #101-200* | 6/43 | - |
| 2026 | paladisiac | top albums, #1001-1100* | 6/77 | - |
| 2025 | Johnnyo | Top 82 Music Albums of 2015 | 61/82 | 1 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 62 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 140 | |||
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1989 ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 02/28/2026 23:22 | Map | 525 | 81/100 |
| ! | 02/04/2026 14:13 | TonySayers61 | 25,924 | 64/100 |
| ! | 07/23/2025 22:47 | davidbalo | 356 | 76/100 |
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This album has a Bayesian average rating of 70.7/100, a mean average of 69.6/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 70.5/100. The standard deviation for this album is 17.0.
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pedro1976 03/22/2023 10:25 in What album are you listening to right now?1989 comments
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HoldenM TOP 100 COMMENTER 09/21/2015 04:35 | #150212 | TOP COMMENT
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Who knew that one of the year's best records would be a Taylor Swift cover album? Ryan Adams exceeds all expectations, and not only makes something better than what was already there, but elevates the material to something emotionally authentic, thoughtfully crafted, and surprisingly powerful. Do not write this off because it's Taylor Swift. Give this an honest shot.
Skinny TOP 100 COMMENTER 10/13/2015 21:18 | #151428 | TOP COMMENT
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No, but really, this is fucking shite. I love large parts of Adams' discography, and I just about tolerate parts of Swift's, but this is shameful. I don't need an hour-long "ironic ukulele YouTube cover" album.
samistake2ice 09/22/2015 13:50 | #150258 | TOP COMMENT
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On my first listen now, but the intimidate take away is how Adams made such a well known commercial success like "shake it off" totally his own. Really impressed.
zags7000 11/22/2015 00:14 | #153275 | TOP COMMENT
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I understand why some would see this as a Taylor Swift cover album and not give this a chance. Don't do that. This is pretty solid and worth a listen. Besides, even though they are the same songs, it's such a different take that it commands respect for both Adams & Swift. That being said, I do like Swift's version better. Even if people disagree with me, she is underrated critically. So while I enjoyed this and respect it, and for certain people it will be an improvement, I would rather listen to the original.
Adams has recreated Swift's work to match a form I can appreciate. Not only is this a fantastic cover album, but one that has increased my respect for the the initial writer of the songs as well as the reconstructor. (Edited)
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