Top 20 Music Albums of 1989
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- Chart updated: 08/11/2025 23:45
- (Created: 02/18/2019 22:43).
- Chart size: 20 albums.
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[First added to this chart: 05/04/2019]
Year of Release:
1989
Appears in:
Rank Score:
26,244
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[First added to this chart: 05/04/2019]
Year of Release:
1989
Appears in:
Rank Score:
31,640
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Comments:
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[First added to this chart: 05/04/2019]
Year of Release:
1989
Appears in:
Rank Score:
23,029
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Comments:
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[First added to this chart: 10/03/2020]
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[First added to this chart: 07/06/2025]
Year of Release:
1989
Appears in:
Rank Score:
820
Rank in 1989:
Rank in 1980s:
Overall Rank:
Average Rating:
Comments:
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[First added to this chart: 08/11/2023]
Year of Release:
1989
Appears in:
Rank Score:
4,035
Rank in 1989:
Rank in 1980s:
Overall Rank:
Average Rating:
Comments:
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[First added to this chart: 07/06/2025]
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[First added to this chart: 08/11/2025]
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[First added to this chart: 08/10/2025]
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Top 20 Music Albums of 1989 composition
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| Phish | 1 | 5% | |
| The Cure | 1 | 5% | |
| Bob Dylan | 1 | 5% | |
| Pixies | 1 | 5% | |
| Tom Petty | 1 | 5% | |
| The Stone Roses | 1 | 5% | |
| Beastie Boys | 1 | 5% | |
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Top 20 Music Albums of 1989 chart changes
| Biggest fallers |
|---|
| Down 1 from 9th to 10th Built To Last by Grateful Dead |
| Down 1 from 10th to 11th Junta by Phish |
| Down 1 from 11th to 12th Oh Mercy by Bob Dylan |
| New entries |
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| Telepathic Surgery by The Flaming Lips |
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| Best Artists of the 1980s | |
|---|---|
| 1. The Smiths | |
| 2. Prince | |
| 3. Pixies | |
| 4. The Cure | |
| 5. Talking Heads | |
| 6. U2 | |
| 7. Metallica | |
| 8. Kate Bush | |
| 9. R.E.M. | |
| 10. The Stone Roses | |
| 11. Sonic Youth | |
| 12. Michael Jackson | |
| 13. Bruce Springsteen | |
| 14. Iron Maiden | |
| 15. Prince And The Revolution | |
| 16. Tom Waits | |
| 17. Joy Division | |
| 18. New Order | |
| 19. Talk Talk | |
| 20. Rush |
