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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131.

World Downfall

Terrorizer

Year of Release:

1989

Appears in:

22 charts

Rank Score:

136

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132.

"i"

A.R. Kane

Year of Release:

1989

Appears in:

35 charts

Rank Score:

135

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133.

Umber

Bitch Magnet

Year of Release:

1989

Appears in:

22 charts

Rank Score:

133

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134.

The Years Of Decay

Overkill

Year of Release:

1989

Appears in:

37 charts

Rank Score:

133

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135.

Veuillez Rendre L'Âme (À Qui Elle Appartient)

Noir Désir

Year of Release:

1989

Appears in:

20 charts

Rank Score:

131

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136.

This Is The Day... This Is The Hour... This Is This!

Pop Will Eat Itself

Year of Release:

1989

Appears in:

23 charts

Rank Score:

128

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137.

Southside

Texas

Year of Release:

1989

Appears in:

29 charts

Rank Score:

128

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138.

Dum-Dum

The Vaselines

Year of Release:

1989

Appears in:

27 charts

Rank Score:

127

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139.

Hup

The Wonder Stuff

Year of Release:

1989

Appears in:

32 charts

Rank Score:

126

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140.

Vini Reilly

The Durutti Column

Year of Release:

1989

Appears in:

29 charts

Rank Score:

123

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Best Albums of 1989 composition

Artist	Albums	%

Various Artists	13	1%
Гражданская Оборона [Grazhdanskaya Oborona]	3	0%
Янка Дягилева [Yanka Dyagileva]	3	0%
Queen	2	0%
Chicago	2	0%
Philip Glass	2	0%
Miles Davis	2	0%
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Country	Albums	%

	449	45%
	240	24%
	38	4%
	32	3%
	28	3%
	25	2%
	21	2%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	915	91%
Yes	86	9%

Live?	Albums	%
No	973	97%
Yes	28	3%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	987	99%
Yes	14	1%

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