Best Albums of 1989

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Listed below are the best albums of 1989 as calculated from their overall rankings in over 57,000 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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Live At The Austin Outhouse
Live

Blaze Foley

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1989

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16 charts

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302.

Segments

Geri Allen / Charlie Haden / Paul Motian

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1989

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1 chart

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303.

State Of The Heart

Mary Chapin Carpenter

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1989

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20 charts

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Lyle Lovett And His Large Band

Lyle Lovett

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1989

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20 charts

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305.

The Mountain

Abdullah Ibrahim & Ekaya

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1989

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5 charts

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Cloudcuckooland

The Lightning Seeds

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1989

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25 charts

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Big Bang

We've Got A Fuzzbox And We're Gonna Use It

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1989

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6 charts

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308.

Change

The Alarm

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1989

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9 charts

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309.

Will The Circle Be Unbroken: Volume Two

The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band

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1989

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14 charts

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Book Of Days

The Psychedelic Furs

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1989

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19 charts

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Best Albums of 1989 composition

Artist	Albums	%

Various Artists	14	1%
Янка [Yanka]	3	0%
Гражданская Оборона [Grazhdanskaya Oborona]	3	0%
Fugazi	2	0%
Golden Earring	2	0%
The Kinks	2	0%
Gary Numan	2	0%
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Country	Albums	%

	448	45%
	234	23%
	39	4%
	35	4%
	26	3%
	23	2%
	23	2%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	918	92%
Yes	82	8%

Live?	Albums	%
No	975	98%
Yes	25	3%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	985	99%
Yes	15	2%

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