Best Albums of 1989

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Listed below are the best albums of 1989 as calculated from their overall rankings in over 56,000 greatest album charts.

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summaryThe best artists of 1989 were Pixies, The Cure, The Stone Roses, Beastie Boys, Galaxie 500, De La Soul, Nirvana, Nine Inch Nails, Tom Petty and Lou Reed.

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141.

The Years Of Decay

Overkill

Year of Release:

1989

Appears in:

39 charts

Rank Score:

121

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142.

Consuming Impulse

Pestilence

Year of Release:

1989

Appears in:

30 charts

Rank Score:

120

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143.

Dum-Dum

The Vaselines

Year of Release:

1989

Appears in:

29 charts

Rank Score:

117

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144.

Umber

Bitch Magnet

Year of Release:

1989

Appears in:

24 charts

Rank Score:

116

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145.

Tin Machine

Tin Machine

Year of Release:

1989

Appears in:

58 charts

Rank Score:

115

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146.

Mother
Soundtrack

Keiichi Suzuki / Hirokazu Tanaka

Year of Release:

1989

Appears in:

6 charts

Rank Score:

115

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147.

Ghetto Music: The Blueprint Of Hip Hop

Boogie Down Productions

Year of Release:

1989

Appears in:

35 charts

Rank Score:

114

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148.

Queen Elvis

Robyn Hitchcock And The Egyptians

Year of Release:

1989

Appears in:

11 charts

Rank Score:

111

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149.

Mutiny / The Bad Seed E.P.
Compilation

The Birthday Party

Year of Release:

1989

Appears in:

28 charts

Rank Score:

111

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150.

Maria McKee

Year of Release:

1989

Appears in:

41 charts

Rank Score:

110

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Best Albums of 1989 composition

Artist	Albums	%

Various Artists	15	2%
Гражданская Оборона [Grazhdanskaya Oborona]	3	0%
Янка [Yanka]	3	0%
Mudhoney	2	0%
ボアダムス [Boredoms]	2	0%
Neil Young	2	0%
The Rolling Stones	2	0%
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Country	Albums	%

	450	45%
	236	24%
	37	4%
	34	3%
	26	3%
	23	2%
	23	2%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	914	91%
Yes	86	9%

Live?	Albums	%
No	974	97%
Yes	26	3%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	985	99%
Yes	15	2%

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