Best Albums of 1989

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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, Nine Inch Nails, Tom Petty and Lou Reed.

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The Cruel Sea

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1989

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2 charts

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Mozart: Requiem

Leonard Bernstein / Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra & Chorus

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1989

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Live At The Matrix
Live

The Great Society

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1989

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Third Floor Richard

Ed Bickert Trio

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1989

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3 charts

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Michigan Rain

Gregg Alexander

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1989

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Pieces For Bandoneon

Evan Lurie

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1989

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Ranchero

Multicoloured Shades

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1989

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Gathering In Frozen Beauty

Vidna Obmana

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1989

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Destroyed

Sloppy Seconds

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1989

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4 charts

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Worlds

Joe Lovano

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1989

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Best Albums of 1989 composition

Artist	Albums	%

Various Artists	13	1%
Янка Дягилева [Yanka Dyagileva]	3	0%
Гражданская Оборона [Grazhdanskaya Oborona]	3	0%
Trevor Pinnock / The English Concert	2	0%
Wire	2	0%
The Kinks	2	0%
Rush	2	0%
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Country	Albums	%

	451	45%
	238	24%
	39	4%
	33	3%
	28	3%
	25	2%
	21	2%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	917	91%
Yes	87	9%

Live?	Albums	%
No	976	97%
Yes	28	3%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	990	99%
Yes	14	1%

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