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 28,000 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:	1,757 charts
Rank in 1989:	1	Rank Score:	73,052
Rank in 1980s	1	Overall Rank:	19
Average Rating: 88/100 (1,958 votes)
Comments: 204 comments

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The Stone Roses

The Stone Roses

Year of Release:	1989	Appears in:	1,338 charts
Rank in 1989:	2	Rank Score:	50,065
Rank in 1980s	3	Overall Rank:	30
Average Rating: 86/100 (1,539 votes)
Comments: 143 comments

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Disintegration

The Cure

Year of Release:	1989	Appears in:	1,072 charts
Rank in 1989:	3	Rank Score:	35,819
Rank in 1980s	6	Overall Rank:	49
Average Rating: 86/100 (1,212 votes)
Comments: 84 comments

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Paul's Boutique

Beastie Boys

Year of Release:	1989	Appears in:	521 charts
Rank in 1989:	4	Rank Score:	13,553
Rank in 1980s	20	Overall Rank:	171
Average Rating: 82/100 (664 votes)
Comments: 35 comments

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On Fire

Galaxie 500

Year of Release:	1989	Appears in:	311 charts
Rank in 1989:	5	Rank Score:	6,069
Rank in 1980s	50	Overall Rank:	377
Average Rating: 83/100 (367 votes)
Comments: 25 comments

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Bleach

Nirvana

Year of Release:	1989	Appears in:	383 charts
Rank in 1989:	6	Rank Score:	6,001
Rank in 1980s	51	Overall Rank:	382
Average Rating: 76/100 (852 votes)
Comments: 37 comments

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Pretty Hate Machine

Nine Inch Nails

Year of Release:	1989	Appears in:	278 charts
Rank in 1989:	7	Rank Score:	4,833
Rank in 1980s	64	Overall Rank:	465
Average Rating: 79/100 (410 votes)
Comments: 32 comments

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3 Feet High And Rising

De La Soul

Year of Release:	1989	Appears in:	316 charts
Rank in 1989:	8	Rank Score:	4,787
Rank in 1980s	66	Overall Rank:	469
Average Rating: 79/100 (393 votes)
Comments: 21 comments

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Full Moon Fever

Tom Petty

Year of Release:	1989	Appears in:	260 charts
Rank in 1989:	9	Rank Score:	3,440
Rank in 1980s	92	Overall Rank:	636
Average Rating: 76/100 (330 votes)
Comments: 13 comments

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New York

Lou Reed

Year of Release:	1989	Appears in:	222 charts
Rank in 1989:	10	Rank Score:	3,416
Rank in 1980s	94	Overall Rank:	639
Average Rating: 77/100 (264 votes)
Comments: 7 comments

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Best Albums of 1989 composition

Artist	Albums	%

Various Artists	15	2%
Death In June	4	0%
Roy Orbison	3	0%
Gary Numan	3	0%
Abdullah Ibrahim & Ekaya	2	0%
The Dickies	2	0%
The Walkabouts	2	0%
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Country	Albums	%

	466	47%
	236	24%
	36	4%
	35	4%
	31	3%
	29	3%
	17	2%
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