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, Nirvana, Galaxie 500, 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:	2,023 charts
Rank in 1989:	1	Rank Score:	80,732
Rank in 1980s	1	Overall Rank:	19
Average Rating: 88/100 (2,278 votes)
Comments: 234 comments

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The Stone Roses

The Stone Roses

Year of Release:	1989	Appears in:	1,547 charts
Rank in 1989:	2	Rank Score:	55,973
Rank in 1980s	3	Overall Rank:	29
Average Rating: 86/100 (1,773 votes)
Comments: 168 comments

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Disintegration

The Cure

Year of Release:	1989	Appears in:	1,288 charts
Rank in 1989:	3	Rank Score:	42,153
Rank in 1980s	6	Overall Rank:	44
Average Rating: 86/100 (1,445 votes)
Comments: 104 comments

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Paul's Boutique

Beastie Boys

Year of Release:	1989	Appears in:	627 charts
Rank in 1989:	4	Rank Score:	15,105
Rank in 1980s	21	Overall Rank:	176
Average Rating: 82/100 (774 votes)
Comments: 37 comments

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Bleach

Nirvana

Year of Release:	1989	Appears in:	475 charts
Rank in 1989:	5	Rank Score:	6,685
Rank in 1980s	52	Overall Rank:	391
Average Rating: 76/100 (984 votes)
Comments: 40 comments

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On Fire

Galaxie 500

Year of Release:	1989	Appears in:	380 charts
Rank in 1989:	6	Rank Score:	6,576
Rank in 1980s	54	Overall Rank:	395
Average Rating: 83/100 (429 votes)
Comments: 30 comments

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Pretty Hate Machine

Nine Inch Nails

Year of Release:	1989	Appears in:	343 charts
Rank in 1989:	7	Rank Score:	5,357
Rank in 1980s	68	Overall Rank:	480
Average Rating: 79/100 (483 votes)
Comments: 33 comments

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3 Feet High And Rising

De La Soul

Year of Release:	1989	Appears in:	368 charts
Rank in 1989:	8	Rank Score:	5,234
Rank in 1980s	69	Overall Rank:	489
Average Rating: 78/100 (443 votes)
Comments: 23 comments

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Full Moon Fever

Tom Petty

Year of Release:	1989	Appears in:	328 charts
Rank in 1989:	9	Rank Score:	4,117
Rank in 1980s	91	Overall Rank:	606
Average Rating: 77/100 (396 votes)
Comments: 22 comments

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New York

Lou Reed

Year of Release:	1989	Appears in:	261 charts
Rank in 1989:	10	Rank Score:	3,622
Rank in 1980s	106	Overall Rank:	686
Average Rating: 77/100 (314 votes)
Comments: 11 comments

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Best Albums of 1989 composition

Artist	Albums	%

Various Artists	11	1%
Roy Orbison	3	0%
Gary Numan	3	0%
Abdullah Ibrahim & Ekaya	2	0%
Outskirts Of Infinity	2	0%
Graham Parker	2	0%
Chet Baker	2	0%
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Country	Albums	%

	452	45%
	232	23%
	41	4%
	37	4%
	30	3%
	26	3%
	18	2%
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