Best Albums of 1989

Listed below are the best albums of 1989 as calculated from their overall rankings in over 55,000 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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Year of Release:
1989
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Rank Score:
200
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Year of Release:
1989
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Rank Score:
195
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Year of Release:
1989
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192
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Year of Release:
1989
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Rank Score:
188
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Buy album United States
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Year of Release:
1989
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188
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Buy album United States
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Year of Release:
1989
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184
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Buy album United States
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Year of Release:
1989
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Rank Score:
183
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Buy album United States
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Year of Release:
1989
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Rank Score:
181
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Buy album United States
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Year of Release:
1989
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Rank Score:
179
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Buy album United States
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Year of Release:
1989
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Rank Score:
176
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Best Albums of 1989 composition

Country Albums %


United States 449 45%
United Kingdom 238 24%
Germany 37 4%
Mixed Nationality 34 3%
Canada 26 3%
Japan 23 2%
Australia 22 2%
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Compilation? Albums %
No 913 91%
Yes 87 9%
Live? Albums %
No 974 97%
Yes 26 3%
Soundtrack? Albums %
No 985 99%
Yes 15 2%
Best Artists of 1988
1. Sonic Youth
2. Pixies
3. Talk Talk
4. Public Enemy
5. Metallica
6. My Bloody Valentine
7. Tracy Chapman
8. R.E.M.
9. N.W.A
10. Iron Maiden
11. Leonard Cohen
12. Jane's Addiction
13. The Traveling Wilburys
14. Queensrÿche
15. The Go-Betweens
16. The Pogues
17. Morrissey
18. Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
19. Nick Cave
20. The Church
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