Top 100 Music Albums of 1989
by Moondance 
~ comments to be updated~
age 33 - left the mountain region of southern NSW (Cabramurra) and headed to the tropical coast of Townsville.
year in music ranking #16 of 63
- Chart updated: 09/10/2025 04:45
- (Created: 11/03/2020 05:00).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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[First added to this chart: 11/05/2020]
Year of Release:
1989
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Rank Score:
1,295
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[First added to this chart: 11/05/2020]
Year of Release:
1989
Appears in:
Rank Score:
2,509
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[First added to this chart: 11/05/2020]
Year of Release:
1989
Appears in:
Rank Score:
23,052
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[First added to this chart: 11/05/2020]
Year of Release:
1989
Appears in:
Rank Score:
26,084
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[First added to this chart: 11/05/2020]
[First added to this chart: 11/05/2020]
[First added to this chart: 11/05/2020]
[First added to this chart: 11/05/2020]
Year of Release:
1989
Appears in:
Rank Score:
2,167
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[First added to this chart: 11/05/2020]
Year of Release:
1989
Appears in:
Rank Score:
1,131
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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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| The Cruel Sea | 1 | 1% | |
| Don Henley | 1 | 1% | |
| Michael Penn | 1 | 1% | |
| Melissa Etheridge | 1 | 1% | |
| Girl Overboard | 1 | 1% | |
| 10,000 Maniacs | 1 | 1% | |
| Neil Young | 1 | 1% | |
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| Country | Albums | % | |
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31 | 31% | |
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28 | 28% | |
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24 | 24% | |
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5 | 5% | |
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5 | 5% | |
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1 | 1% | |
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1 | 1% | |
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Top 100 Music Albums of 1989 chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
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| Up 4 from 32nd to 28th The Iron Man by Pete Townshend |
| Up 1 from 30th to 29th The Bride Ship by Crime + The City Solution |
| Biggest fallers |
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| Down 3 from 28th to 31st Brave And Crazy by Melissa Etheridge |
| Down 3 from 29th to 32nd Crossroads by Tracy Chapman |
| Down 2 from 31st to 33rd Love And Rockets by Love And Rockets |
| New entries |
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| Tyranny And The Hired Hand by Frank Tovey |
| Leavers |
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| Small Town World by Robb Johnson |
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Chart ratings | Avg. chart rating |
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| ! | 04/11/2023 21:12 | 1,456 | 99/100 | |
| ! | 11/30/2021 05:00 | mikepen | 58 | 93/100 |
| ! | 11/26/2021 08:21 | 1,278 | 93/100 | |
| ! | 11/06/2020 05:46 | DJENNY | 4,365 | 100/100 |
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From mikepen 11/30/2021 05:03 | #276903
Another excellent chart from Moondance, with a very healthy dose of "down under" artists represented here. this is a Chart that I will use as a reference to expand my listening (and thus probably my Chart too!)
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