Top 100 Music Albums of 1989
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- Chart updated: 01/27/2026 12:15
- (Created: 05/03/2015 16:46).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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Year of Release:
1989
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Rank Score:
22,716
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Year of Release:
1989
Appears in:
Rank Score:
26,208
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Year of Release:
1989
Appears in:
Rank Score:
2,486
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Comments:
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Buy album
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Buy album
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[First added to this chart: 05/03/2015]
Year of Release:
1989
Appears in:
Rank Score:
1,554
Rank in 1989:
Rank in 1980s:
Overall Rank:
Average Rating:
Comments:
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Total albums: 100. Page 1 of 10
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Top 100 Music Albums of 1989 composition
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| Tangerine Dream | 2 | 2% | |
| Quincy Jones | 1 | 1% | |
| Die Ärzte | 1 | 1% | |
| Geisterfahrer | 1 | 1% | |
| Kate Bush | 1 | 1% | |
| Seiji Ozawa / Boston Symphony Orchestra / Hildegard Behrens / Christa Ludwig / Nadine Secunde / Ragnar Ulfung / Jorma Hynninen | 1 | 1% | |
| Bauhaus | 1 | 1% | |
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| Country | Albums | % | |
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32 | 32% | |
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31 | 31% | |
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21 | 21% | |
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3 | 3% | |
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2 | 2% | |
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2 | 2% | |
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1 | 1% | |
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Top 100 Music Albums of 1989 chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
|---|
| Up 6 from 31st to 25thCrossroads by Tracy Chapman |
| Up 6 from 13th to 7thThe Sensual World by Kate Bush |
| Up 5 from 28th to 23rdFruit At The Bottom by Wendy & Lisa |
| Biggest fallers |
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| Down 6 from 30th to 36thShostakovich: Symphony No. 5 / Cello Concerto by Leonard Bernstein / New York Philharmonic ; Eugene Ormandy / Philadelphia Orchestra / Yo-Yo Ma |
| Down 2 from 6th to 8thBlaze Of Glory by Joe Jackson |
| Down 2 from 11th to 13thAlexander Zemlinsky: Lieder by Barbara Bonney / Anne Sofie Von Otter / Hans Peter Blochwitz / Andreas Schmidt / Gord Garben |
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Chart ratings | Avg. chart rating |
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| ! | 01/04/2019 19:58 | DJENNY | 4,340 | 100/100 |
| ! | 07/30/2018 22:37 | JacobB | 72 | 90/100 |
| ! | 03/28/2018 11:26 |  desh79 | 1,275 | 93/100 |
| ! | 05/04/2015 02:28 |  sssvnnn | 2,866 | 83/100 |
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