Best Albums of 1989 : Best Ever Albums

Best Albums of 1989

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Listed below are the greatest albums of 1989 as calculated from their overall rankings in over 35,000 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, Nine Inch Nails, De La Soul, Tom Petty and Lou Reed.

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Album

Artist

Doolittle

Pixies

Year of Release:	1989	Appears in:	1,997 charts
Rank in 1989:	1	Rank Score:	79,765
Rank in 1980s	1	Overall Rank:	19
Average Rating: 88/100 (2,245 votes)
Comments: 232 comments

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The Stone Roses

The Stone Roses

Year of Release:	1989	Appears in:	1,528 charts
Rank in 1989:	2	Rank Score:	55,538
Rank in 1980s	3	Overall Rank:	29
Average Rating: 86/100 (1,752 votes)
Comments: 168 comments

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Disintegration

The Cure

Year of Release:	1989	Appears in:	1,258 charts
Rank in 1989:	3	Rank Score:	41,247
Rank in 1980s	6	Overall Rank:	44
Average Rating: 86/100 (1,426 votes)
Comments: 101 comments

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Paul's Boutique

Beastie Boys

Year of Release:	1989	Appears in:	617 charts
Rank in 1989:	4	Rank Score:	15,011
Rank in 1980s	20	Overall Rank:	176
Average Rating: 82/100 (764 votes)
Comments: 36 comments

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On Fire

Galaxie 500

Year of Release:	1989	Appears in:	380 charts
Rank in 1989:	5	Rank Score:	6,577
Rank in 1980s	52	Overall Rank:	392
Average Rating: 83/100 (421 votes)
Comments: 30 comments

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Bleach

Nirvana

Year of Release:	1989	Appears in:	465 charts
Rank in 1989:	6	Rank Score:	6,487
Rank in 1980s	54	Overall Rank:	397
Average Rating: 76/100 (968 votes)
Comments: 39 comments

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Pretty Hate Machine

Nine Inch Nails

Year of Release:	1989	Appears in:	339 charts
Rank in 1989:	7	Rank Score:	5,337
Rank in 1980s	68	Overall Rank:	478
Average Rating: 79/100 (469 votes)
Comments: 33 comments

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3 Feet High And Rising

De La Soul

Year of Release:	1989	Appears in:	354 charts
Rank in 1989:	8	Rank Score:	5,068
Rank in 1980s	70	Overall Rank:	500
Average Rating: 78/100 (433 votes)
Comments: 23 comments

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Full Moon Fever

Tom Petty

Year of Release:	1989	Appears in:	323 charts
Rank in 1989:	9	Rank Score:	4,045
Rank in 1980s	90	Overall Rank:	607
Average Rating: 77/100 (389 votes)
Comments: 21 comments

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New York

Lou Reed

Year of Release:	1989	Appears in:	260 charts
Rank in 1989:	10	Rank Score:	3,601
Rank in 1980s	104	Overall Rank:	680
Average Rating: 77/100 (308 votes)
Comments: 11 comments

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Best Albums of 1989 composition

Artist	Albums	%

Various Artists	12	1%
Gary Numan	4	0%
Roy Orbison	3	0%
Helios Creed	2	0%
Fela Anikulapo Kuti & Egypt 80	2	0%
The Rolling Stones	2	0%
Mary Goes Round	2	0%
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Country	Albums	%

	458	46%
	233	23%
	43	4%
	35	4%
	30	3%
	25	3%
	15	2%
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