Best Albums of 1989

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Listed below are the best albums of 1989 as calculated from their overall rankings in over 46,000 greatest album charts.

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1989 year summaryThe best artists of 1989 were Pixies, The Stone Roses, The Cure, Beastie Boys, Galaxie 500, Nirvana (US), Nine Inch Nails, De La Soul, Tom Petty and Lou Reed.

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Pixies

Year of Release:

1989

Appears in:

2,401 charts

Rank Score:

44,766

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Average Rating:

88 (2,739 votes)

Comments:

278

The Stone Roses

Year of Release:

1989

Appears in:

1,876 charts

Rank Score:

30,293

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Year of Release:

1989

Appears in:

1,664 charts

Rank Score:

30,143

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Year of Release:

1989

Appears in:

792 charts

Rank Score:

8,514

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Overall Rank:

218

Average Rating:

82 (954 votes)

Comments:

On Fire

Galaxie 500

Year of Release:

1989

Appears in:

465 charts

Rank Score:

4,974

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Overall Rank:

385

Average Rating:

82 (543 votes)

Comments:

Bleach

Nirvana (US)

Year of Release:

1989

Appears in:

576 charts

Rank Score:

3,965

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Year of Release:

1989

Appears in:

447 charts

Rank Score:

3,787

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Overall Rank:

495

Average Rating:

79 (627 votes)

Comments:

3 Feet High And Rising

De La Soul

Year of Release:

1989

Appears in:

459 charts

Rank Score:

3,609

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Year of Release:

1989

Appears in:

440 charts

Rank Score:

3,510

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Overall Rank:

534

Average Rating:

78 (516 votes)

Comments:

10.

New York

Lou Reed

Year of Release:

1989

Appears in:

336 charts

Rank Score:

2,527

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110

Overall Rank:

737

Average Rating:

78 (397 votes)

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Best Albums of 1989 composition

Artist	Albums	%

Various Artists	13	1%
Gary Numan	3	0%
Янка Дягилева [Yanka Dyagileva]	3	0%
Гражданская Оборона [Grazhdanskaya Oborona]	3	0%
Wire	2	0%
Philip Glass	2	0%
Abdullah Ibrahim & Ekaya	2	0%
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Country	Albums	%

	440	44%
	242	24%
	36	4%
	36	4%
	29	3%
	25	2%
	17	2%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	921	92%
Yes	82	8%

Live?	Albums	%
No	985	98%
Yes	18	2%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	994	99%
Yes	9	1%

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