Best Albums of 1989
Listed below are the best albums of 1989 as calculated from their overall rankings in over 59,000 greatest album charts. (Chart last updated: 25 minutes ago).
"This album is good from start to finish and is a favorite. It is so poppy and as many note, Beatlesque. It is probably their most accessible / college rock / alternative offering." Reply
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1989
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"There's really something beautiful about these albums, about everything J Spaceman and Sonic Boom do. An existential longing for meaning, comfort, home. They don't seek concrete answers, just disparate feelings and emotions. Like a last gasp, trying to find one small reason to live, with failed e..." [+] Reply
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1989
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"A very sinister album." Reply
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1989
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569
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"Ah, 80's hair glam bubblegum metal pop. Motley Crue's 5th album was a huge smash, with 4 top 30 singles and massive sales. This album had all of the Hollywood Glam prerequisites: apostrophe shortened song titles (Same Ol' Situation), umlauts, aquanet, songs about groupie sex ("She Goes Down"), a ..." [+] Reply
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Romanelli | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +2 votes (3 helpful | 1 unhelpful)
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"A true gem of an album that is very underrated. From the opening bass of Street Fighting Years to the haunting and magical guitar rifts, creative percussions, atmospheric keyboards and orchestral sounds of all the tracks, this is a great listen. It has strong political, human rights and emotional..." [+] Reply
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TerryTezza | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +1 votes (1 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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"There's not nearly enough love for this, Gedge's finest hour. Less jangly than George Best, less morose than Seamonsters and all the better for it." Reply
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Jimmy Dread | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +3 votes (3 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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"Released between Suffer and Against the Grain, this string of albums, along with Stranger Than Fiction are all Punk Rock CLASSICS. This may not be as consistent as Against the Grain or Suffer but it's not far behind, and contains a lot of Bad Religion staple songs like I Want to Conquer the World..." [+] Reply
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Larcx13 | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | 0 votes (0 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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1989
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"Swooning in to rescue late 80's radio from dreck like late career Phil Collins, Michael Bolton and Roxette, Orbison's voice was a beautiful relief." Reply
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jhuik | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +1 votes (1 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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1989
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"Despite an awfully bad production quality, this 1989 East-Bay album is awesome. It's considered as THE first ska-punk record and I believe it will go down in history as one of the greatest album of the genre. But even if you're not a huge fan of that type of music, you can still enjoy the energy ..." [+] Reply
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Total albums: 1,000. Page 4 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% | |
| Elvis Costello | 2 | 0% | |
| Graham Parker | 2 | 0% | |
| Elton John | 2 | 0% | |
| Miles Davis | 2 | 0% | |
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446 | 45% | |
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235 | 24% | |
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38 | 4% | |
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36 | 4% | |
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26 | 3% | |
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23 | 2% | |
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