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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Death In June

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1989

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10 charts

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You Can't Do That On Stage Anymore, Vol. 3
Live

Frank Zappa

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1989

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9 charts

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323.

Steady On

Shawn Colvin

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1989

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17 charts

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Absolute Torch And Twang

k.d. lang

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1989

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15 charts

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Wide-Eyed Wonder

The Choir

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1989

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1 chart

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Lyle Lovett And His Large Band

Lyle Lovett

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1989

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19 charts

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Girls Girls Girls
Compilation

Elvis Costello

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1989

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7 charts

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328.

The World Keeps Turning

Razorcuts

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1989

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9 charts

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In Defence Of Compassion

The Astronauts (UK)

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1989

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4 charts

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330.

Pure

The Primitives

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1989

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11 charts

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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%
Neil Young	2	0%
Trevor Pinnock / The English Concert	2	0%
Gary Numan	2	0%
Chet Baker	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	972	97%
Yes	29	3%

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

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