Best Albums of 1989

Listed below are the best albums of 1989 as calculated from their overall rankings in over 53,000 greatest album charts.

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1989 year summaryThe best artists of 1989 were Pixies, The Cure, The Stone Roses, Beastie Boys, Galaxie 500, De La Soul, Nirvana, Tom Petty, Nine Inch Nails and Lou Reed.
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Year of Release:
1989
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Year of Release:
1989
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Buy album United States
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Year of Release:
1989
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Buy album United States
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Year of Release:
1989
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Rank Score:
10
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Buy album United States
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Year of Release:
1989
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Rank Score:
10
Rank in 1989:
Rank in 1980s:
Overall Rank:
Average Rating:
Comments:
Buy album United States
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Year of Release:
1989
Appears in:
Rank Score:
9
Rank in 1989:
Rank in 1980s:
Overall Rank:
Average Rating:
Comments:
Buy album United States
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  • eBay
  • iTunes
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  • #Sponsored
Year of Release:
1989
Appears in:
Rank Score:
9
Rank in 1989:
Rank in 1980s:
Overall Rank:
Average Rating:
Comments:
Buy album United States
  • Amazon
  • eBay
  • iTunes
  • Spotify
  • #Sponsored
Year of Release:
1989
Appears in:
Rank Score:
9
Rank in 1989:
Rank in 1980s:
Overall Rank:
Average Rating:
Comments:
Buy album United States
  • Amazon
  • eBay
  • iTunes
  • Spotify
  • #Sponsored
Year of Release:
1989
Appears in:
Rank Score:
9
Rank in 1989:
Rank in 1980s:
Overall Rank:
Average Rating:
Comments:
Buy album United States
  • Amazon
  • eBay
  • iTunes
  • Spotify
  • #Sponsored
Year of Release:
1989
Appears in:
Rank Score:
9
Rank in 1989:
Rank in 1980s:
Overall Rank:
Average Rating:
Comments:
Total albums: 1,000. Page 70 of 100

Best Albums of 1989 composition

Country Albums %


United States 449 45%
United Kingdom 237 24%
Germany 38 4%
Mixed Nationality 34 3%
Canada 28 3%
Australia 24 2%
Japan 21 2%
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Compilation? Albums %
No 916 91%
Yes 87 9%
Live? Albums %
No 975 97%
Yes 28 3%
Soundtrack? Albums %
No 989 99%
Yes 14 1%
Best Artists of 1964
1. The Beatles
2. Bob Dylan
3. Stan Getz & João Gilberto
4. Eric Dolphy
5. The Ronettes
6. The Rolling Stones
7. Sam Cooke
8. The Supremes
9. Herbie Hancock
10. The Kinks
11. Lee Morgan
12. The Beach Boys
13. The Animals
14. Charles Mingus
15. Muddy Waters
16. Horace Silver
17. Horace Silver Quintet
18. John Coltrane
19. Jerry Lee Lewis
20. Simon & Garfunkel
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