Best Albums of 1989
Listed below are the best albums of 1989 as calculated from their overall rankings in over 58,000 greatest album charts. (Chart last updated: 6 hours ago).
"Pump, is Aerosmith's best album. It's a vibrant, confident, and energetic classic. The whole band is on the top of their game here, especially Steven Tyler who is singing better than ever. From the opening duo of, young lust/F.I.N.E., the album never lets up, it's a one after the other, in your f..." [+] Reply
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1989
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"After 6 rather disappointing studio albums in the 80's he left Geffen records and returned to Reprise and a great return to form with this album. Great album there are elements of rock, folk, country everything Neil Young is good at." Reply
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Tamthebam | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +2 votes (2 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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1989
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"Find this album underrated, it's a really good. I must be in the minority here who views this album in a positive way. Favorite tracks are Badman's Song, Sowing The Seeds Of Love, Advice For The Young At Heart, Year Of The Knife, and Famous Last Words" Reply
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1989
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"The tone of this album is a melancholic and meditational mixture of Western and Eastern existentialism allied with a sense of Christian piety and exotic detachment. Gabriel's masterpiece is first and foremost an ethereal and evocative study in 'sound' which acts as a kind of catalyst for the semi..." [+] Reply
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"Any Pepper album with Frusciante is better than an album without. So Mother's Milk lands 5th in their catalogue for me. This is a band still figuring out their identity with the wrong producer that wants their sound heavier than it should be. This album hits and misses as they search for what the..." [+] Reply
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1989
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"Right as everyone wrote them off as dead after Ricky Wilson's death and the subsequent failure of the underrated "Bouncing Off The Satellites", they came back bigger than ever. I am partial to the earlier records and admit that "Love Shack" isn't one of my fave B-52's songs but as a whole a very ..." [+] Reply
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"These kids are no joke. This is some of the most powerful punk ever recorded." Reply
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"Hugely successful comeback after the disappointing Soul to Soul. Stevie at his best here, still laying down some blazing blues, but having refined his craft even a step further. He also does a nice job shifting from blues to jazz on the closer, 'Riviera Paradise.'" Reply
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Fischman | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | 0 votes (0 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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1989
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"At this point, Phil Collins is the master of his pop/rock craft. He brings back his signature, hard-hitting drum sound, Daryl Stuermer and enlists a few different guests this time around, including eric clapton (on affecting "i wish it would rain down"), david crosby (on socially-aware "another d..." [+] Reply
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paladisiac | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +4 votes (5 helpful | 1 unhelpful)
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1989
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"Unfairly judged as Queen's worst album quite often, when in actuality, this is probably their best album since 1980s the Game. Full of wonderful tunes, and only a few corny sidetrackers. The Miracle, I Want it All, Scandal, Hang on in There and Was it all Worth it are all primo Queen songs, and t..." [+] Reply
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1989
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Total albums: 1,000. Page 3 of 100
Best Albums of 1989 composition
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| Various Artists | 14 | 1% | |
| Гражданская Оборона [Grazhdanskaya Oborona] | 3 | 0% | |
| Янка [Yanka] | 3 | 0% | |
| Chicago | 2 | 0% | |
| Trevor Pinnock / The English Concert | 2 | 0% | |
| Кино [Kino] | 2 | 0% | |
| M. Walking On The Water | 2 | 0% | |
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447 | 45% | |
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235 | 24% | |
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39 | 4% | |
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35 | 4% | |
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26 | 3% | |
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23 | 2% | |
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23 | 2% | |
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