Best Albums of 1989

Listed below are the best albums of 1989 as calculated from their overall rankings in over 50,000 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, Nirvana (US), De La Soul, Nine Inch Nails, Tom Petty and Lou Reed.
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1989
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40,759
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1989
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28,670
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27,577
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1989
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7,728
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1989
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4,788
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1989
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3,753
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3,670
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3,629
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1989
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3,398
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1989
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2,425
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Total albums: 1,000. Page 1 of 100

Best Albums of 1989 composition

Country Albums %


United States 449 45%
United Kingdom 236 24%
Mixed Nationality 35 4%
Germany 34 3%
Canada 28 3%
Australia 26 3%
France 19 2%
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Compilation? Albums %
No 915 92%
Yes 85 9%
Live? Albums %
No 978 98%
Yes 22 2%
Soundtrack? Albums %
No 990 99%
Yes 10 1%
Best Ever Artists
1. The Beatles
2. Radiohead
3. Pink Floyd
4. David Bowie
5. Bob Dylan
6. Led Zeppelin
7. The Rolling Stones
8. Arcade Fire
9. The Velvet Underground
10. Kendrick Lamar
11. Nirvana (US)
12. The Smiths
13. Neil Young
14. Miles Davis
15. The Beach Boys
16. Kanye West
17. Pixies
18. Jimi Hendrix
19. R.E.M.
20. Bruce Springsteen
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