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 37,000 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:	2,075 charts
Rank in 1989:	1	Rank Score:	82,317
Rank in 1980s	1	Overall Rank:	19
Average Rating: 88/100 (2,329 votes)
Comments: 237 comments

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The Stone Roses

The Stone Roses

Year of Release:	1989	Appears in:	1,571 charts
Rank in 1989:	2	Rank Score:	55,865
Rank in 1980s	3	Overall Rank:	29
Average Rating: 86/100 (1,809 votes)
Comments: 174 comments

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Disintegration

The Cure

Year of Release:	1989	Appears in:	1,324 charts
Rank in 1989:	3	Rank Score:	42,770
Rank in 1980s	6	Overall Rank:	44
Average Rating: 86/100 (1,486 votes)
Comments: 105 comments

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Paul's Boutique

Beastie Boys

Year of Release:	1989	Appears in:	648 charts
Rank in 1989:	4	Rank Score:	15,535
Rank in 1980s	20	Overall Rank:	174
Average Rating: 82/100 (799 votes)
Comments: 38 comments

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On Fire

Galaxie 500

Year of Release:	1989	Appears in:	391 charts
Rank in 1989:	5	Rank Score:	6,712
Rank in 1980s	53	Overall Rank:	394
Average Rating: 83/100 (441 votes)
Comments: 30 comments

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Bleach

Nirvana

Year of Release:	1989	Appears in:	489 charts
Rank in 1989:	6	Rank Score:	6,564
Rank in 1980s	54	Overall Rank:	400
Average Rating: 76/100 (1,011 votes)
Comments: 41 comments

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Pretty Hate Machine

Nine Inch Nails

Year of Release:	1989	Appears in:	353 charts
Rank in 1989:	7	Rank Score:	5,473
Rank in 1980s	68	Overall Rank:	484
Average Rating: 79/100 (495 votes)
Comments: 35 comments

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3 Feet High And Rising

De La Soul

Year of Release:	1989	Appears in:	371 charts
Rank in 1989:	8	Rank Score:	5,211
Rank in 1980s	74	Overall Rank:	508
Average Rating: 78/100 (453 votes)
Comments: 23 comments

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Full Moon Fever

Tom Petty

Year of Release:	1989	Appears in:	337 charts
Rank in 1989:	9	Rank Score:	4,302
Rank in 1980s	88	Overall Rank:	595
Average Rating: 77/100 (406 votes)
Comments: 22 comments

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New York

Lou Reed

Year of Release:	1989	Appears in:	271 charts
Rank in 1989:	10	Rank Score:	3,620
Rank in 1980s	105	Overall Rank:	694
Average Rating: 78/100 (325 votes)
Comments: 12 comments

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Best Albums of 1989 composition

Artist	Albums	%

Various Artists	10	1%
Roy Orbison	3	0%
Gary Numan	3	0%
The Residents	2	0%
Neil Young	2	0%
Killdozer	2	0%
Fugazi	2	0%
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Country	Albums	%

	450	45%
	233	23%
	43	4%
	36	4%
	30	3%
	27	3%
	19	2%
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