Best Albums of 1989

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Listed below are the best albums of 1989 as calculated from their overall rankings in over 56,000 greatest album charts.

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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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Slowly We Rot

Obituary

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1989

Appears in:

16 charts

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The Bride Ship

Crime + The City Solution

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1989

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12 charts

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363.

Enuff Z'Nuff

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1989

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14 charts

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It's Cosy Inside

Woo

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1989

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6 charts

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Tit! An Opera

Dogbowl

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1989

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11 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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10 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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Русское Поле Экспериментов [Russkoe Pole Eksperimentov]

Гражданская Оборона [Grazhdanskaya Oborona]

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1989

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9 charts

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The World Keeps Turning

Razorcuts

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1989

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9 charts

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Double Live

Butthole Surfers

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1989

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9 charts

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Best Albums of 1989 composition

Artist	Albums	%

Various Artists	15	2%
Гражданская Оборона [Grazhdanskaya Oborona]	3	0%
Янка [Yanka]	3	0%
Wire	2	0%
Chicago	2	0%
The Rolling Stones	2	0%
M. Walking On The Water	2	0%
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Country	Albums	%

	449	45%
	237	24%
	37	4%
	34	3%
	26	3%
	23	2%
	23	2%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	915	92%
Yes	85	9%

Live?	Albums	%
No	974	97%
Yes	26	3%

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

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