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, Nine Inch Nails, Tom Petty and Lou Reed.

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Doolittle

Pixies

Year of Release:

1989

Appears in:

2,497 charts

Rank Score:

36,250

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Average Rating:

88 (2,891 votes)

Comments:

290

Disintegration

The Cure

Year of Release:

1989

Appears in:

1,780 charts

Rank Score:

27,751

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Average Rating:

86 (1,982 votes)

Comments:

152

The Stone Roses

Year of Release:

1989

Appears in:

1,985 charts

Rank Score:

25,543

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Year of Release:

1989

Appears in:

842 charts

Rank Score:

7,191

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Overall Rank:

240

Average Rating:

82 (1,013 votes)

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On Fire

Galaxie 500

Year of Release:

1989

Appears in:

485 charts

Rank Score:

4,336

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Overall Rank:

410

Average Rating:

82 (574 votes)

Comments:

3 Feet High And Rising

De La Soul

Year of Release:

1989

Appears in:

527 charts

Rank Score:

3,922

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Overall Rank:

458

Average Rating:

78 (578 votes)

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Bleach

Nirvana

Year of Release:

1989

Appears in:

613 charts

Rank Score:

3,682

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Year of Release:

1989

Appears in:

479 charts

Rank Score:

3,466

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Year of Release:

1989

Appears in:

480 charts

Rank Score:

3,451

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Overall Rank:

523

Average Rating:

79 (557 votes)

Comments:

10.

New York

Lou Reed

Year of Release:

1989

Appears in:

368 charts

Rank Score:

2,534

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107

Overall Rank:

710

Average Rating:

77 (425 votes)

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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%
The Rolling Stones	2	0%
Chet Baker	2	0%
Miles Davis	2	0%
Vladimir Horowitz	2	0%
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Country	Albums	%

	448	45%
	240	24%
	37	4%
	33	3%
	27	3%
	24	2%
	21	2%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	913	91%
Yes	87	9%

Live?	Albums	%
No	972	97%
Yes	28	3%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	986	99%
Yes	14	1%

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