Best Albums of 1989

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Listed below are the best albums of 1989 as calculated from their overall rankings in over 54,000 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, Nine Inch Nails, Tom Petty and Lou Reed.

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Pixies

Year of Release:

1989

Appears in:

2,511 charts

Rank Score:

35,753

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Average Rating:

88 (2,898 votes)

Comments:

290

Disintegration

The Cure

Year of Release:

1989

Appears in:

1,798 charts

Rank Score:

27,823

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Average Rating:

86 (1,995 votes)

Comments:

152

The Stone Roses

Year of Release:

1989

Appears in:

1,993 charts

Rank Score:

25,207

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Year of Release:

1989

Appears in:

854 charts

Rank Score:

7,149

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Overall Rank:

235

Average Rating:

82 (1,019 votes)

Comments:

On Fire

Galaxie 500

Year of Release:

1989

Appears in:

491 charts

Rank Score:

4,377

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Overall Rank:

403

Average Rating:

82 (577 votes)

Comments:

3 Feet High And Rising

De La Soul

Year of Release:

1989

Appears in:

538 charts

Rank Score:

4,039

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Overall Rank:

445

Average Rating:

78 (582 votes)

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Bleach

Nirvana

Year of Release:

1989

Appears in:

618 charts

Rank Score:

3,722

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Year of Release:

1989

Appears in:

485 charts

Rank Score:

3,457

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Year of Release:

1989

Appears in:

487 charts

Rank Score:

3,417

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Overall Rank:

532

Average Rating:

79 (561 votes)

Comments:

10.

New York

Lou Reed

Year of Release:

1989

Appears in:

373 charts

Rank Score:

2,570

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107

Overall Rank:

703

Average Rating:

77 (425 votes)

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Best Albums of 1989 composition

Artist	Albums	%

Various Artists	14	1%
Янка Дягилева [Yanka Dyagileva]	3	0%
Гражданская Оборона [Grazhdanskaya Oborona]	3	0%
Philip Glass	2	0%
Neil Young	2	0%
Gary Numan	2	0%
Mary Goes Round	2	0%
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Country	Albums	%

	445	44%
	242	24%
	37	4%
	33	3%
	27	3%
	23	2%
	23	2%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	916	92%
Yes	85	8%

Live?	Albums	%
No	974	97%
Yes	27	3%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	986	99%
Yes	15	1%

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