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 36,000 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:	2,055 charts
Rank in 1989:	1	Rank Score:	81,882
Rank in 1980s	1	Overall Rank:	19
Average Rating: 88/100 (2,303 votes)
Comments: 236 comments

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The Stone Roses

The Stone Roses

Year of Release:	1989	Appears in:	1,564 charts
Rank in 1989:	2	Rank Score:	55,995
Rank in 1980s	3	Overall Rank:	29
Average Rating: 86/100 (1,791 votes)
Comments: 171 comments

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Disintegration

The Cure

Year of Release:	1989	Appears in:	1,315 charts
Rank in 1989:	3	Rank Score:	42,461
Rank in 1980s	6	Overall Rank:	44
Average Rating: 86/100 (1,464 votes)
Comments: 105 comments

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Paul's Boutique

Beastie Boys

Year of Release:	1989	Appears in:	642 charts
Rank in 1989:	4	Rank Score:	15,210
Rank in 1980s	21	Overall Rank:	177
Average Rating: 82/100 (790 votes)
Comments: 37 comments

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On Fire

Galaxie 500

Year of Release:	1989	Appears in:	388 charts
Rank in 1989:	5	Rank Score:	6,673
Rank in 1980s	53	Overall Rank:	394
Average Rating: 83/100 (437 votes)
Comments: 30 comments

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Bleach

Nirvana

Year of Release:	1989	Appears in:	484 charts
Rank in 1989:	6	Rank Score:	6,657
Rank in 1980s	54	Overall Rank:	395
Average Rating: 76/100 (1,000 votes)
Comments: 40 comments

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Pretty Hate Machine

Nine Inch Nails

Year of Release:	1989	Appears in:	350 charts
Rank in 1989:	7	Rank Score:	5,312
Rank in 1980s	68	Overall Rank:	493
Average Rating: 79/100 (484 votes)
Comments: 35 comments

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3 Feet High And Rising

De La Soul

Year of Release:	1989	Appears in:	376 charts
Rank in 1989:	8	Rank Score:	5,239
Rank in 1980s	69	Overall Rank:	497
Average Rating: 78/100 (448 votes)
Comments: 23 comments

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Full Moon Fever

Tom Petty

Year of Release:	1989	Appears in:	337 charts
Rank in 1989:	9	Rank Score:	4,315
Rank in 1980s	88	Overall Rank:	586
Average Rating: 77/100 (404 votes)
Comments: 22 comments

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New York

Lou Reed

Year of Release:	1989	Appears in:	262 charts
Rank in 1989:	10	Rank Score:	3,570
Rank in 1980s	105	Overall Rank:	697
Average Rating: 77/100 (321 votes)
Comments: 12 comments

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Best Albums of 1989 composition

Artist	Albums	%

Various Artists	10	1%
Gary Numan	3	0%
Roy Orbison	3	0%
Abdullah Ibrahim & Ekaya	2	0%
The Dickies	2	0%
Chet Baker	2	0%
Philip Aaberg	2	0%
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Country	Albums	%

	450	45%
	232	23%
	42	4%
	37	4%
	30	3%
	27	3%
	19	2%
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