Best Albums of 1989

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Listed below are the best albums of 1989 as calculated from their overall rankings in over 53,000 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, Tom Petty, Nine Inch Nails and Lou Reed.

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When Obscenity Becomes The Norm... Awake!

Angkor Wat

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1989

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1 chart

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Storms

Nanci Griffith

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1989

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16 charts

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Brasil

Ratos De Porão

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1989

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14 charts

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Peace And Love

The Pogues

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1989

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29 charts

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Virgo

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1989

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22 charts

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Unknown Passage

Dead Moon

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1989

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21 charts

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Sky Song

Sarah Hopkins & Alan Lamb

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1989

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1 chart

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208.

Change

The Alarm

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1989

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9 charts

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209.

The Headless Children

W.A.S.P.

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1989

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34 charts

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Perfect Symmetry

Fates Warning

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1989

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23 charts

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Best Albums of 1989 composition

Artist	Albums	%

Various Artists	13	1%
Янка Дягилева [Yanka Dyagileva]	3	0%
Гражданская Оборона [Grazhdanskaya Oborona]	3	0%
Elvis Costello	2	0%
Christian Death	2	0%
Elton John	2	0%
Philip Aaberg	2	0%
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Country	Albums	%

	449	45%
	237	24%
	38	4%
	34	3%
	28	3%
	24	2%
	21	2%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	916	91%
Yes	87	9%

Live?	Albums	%
No	975	97%
Yes	28	3%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	989	99%
Yes	14	1%

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