Best Albums of 1989

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Listed below are the best albums of 1989 as calculated from their overall rankings in over 46,000 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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Pixies

Year of Release:

1989

Appears in:

2,338 charts

Rank Score:

48,523

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Average Rating:

88 (2,655 votes)

Comments:

267

The Stone Roses

Year of Release:

1989

Appears in:

1,811 charts

Rank Score:

32,471

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Year of Release:

1989

Appears in:

1,609 charts

Rank Score:

31,223

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Year of Release:

1989

Appears in:

782 charts

Rank Score:

9,088

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Overall Rank:

213

Average Rating:

82 (917 votes)

Comments:

On Fire

Galaxie 500

Year of Release:

1989

Appears in:

460 charts

Rank Score:

5,262

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Overall Rank:

373

Average Rating:

82 (526 votes)

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Bleach

Nirvana

Year of Release:

1989

Appears in:

567 charts

Rank Score:

4,197

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Year of Release:

1989

Appears in:

432 charts

Rank Score:

3,857

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Overall Rank:

504

Average Rating:

79 (599 votes)

Comments:

3 Feet High And Rising

De La Soul

Year of Release:

1989

Appears in:

443 charts

Rank Score:

3,612

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Year of Release:

1989

Appears in:

420 charts

Rank Score:

3,467

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Overall Rank:

553

Average Rating:

78 (492 votes)

Comments:

10.

New York

Lou Reed

Year of Release:

1989

Appears in:

329 charts

Rank Score:

2,693

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107

Overall Rank:

709

Average Rating:

78 (384 votes)

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Best Albums of 1989 composition

Artist	Albums	%

Various Artists	10	1%
Янка Дягилева [Yanka Dyagileva]	3	0%
Гражданская Оборона [Grazhdanskaya Oborona]	3	0%
Green On Red	2	0%
Philip Aaberg	2	0%
Chet Baker	2	0%
Miles Davis	2	0%
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Country	Albums	%

	444	44%
	238	24%
	40	4%
	33	3%
	31	3%
	22	2%
	17	2%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	919	92%
Yes	81	8%

Live?	Albums	%
No	990	99%
Yes	10	1%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	997	100%
Yes	3	0%

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