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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141.

The Big Area

Then Jerico

Year of Release:

1989

Appears in:

11 charts

Rank Score:

123

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142.

No Fuel Left For The Pilgrims

D-A-D

Year of Release:

1989

Appears in:

19 charts

Rank Score:

122

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143.

Consuming Impulse

Pestilence

Year of Release:

1989

Appears in:

27 charts

Rank Score:

122

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144.

The Cactus Album

3rd Bass

Year of Release:

1989

Appears in:

46 charts

Rank Score:

121

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145.

Ghetto Music: The Blueprint Of Hip Hop

Boogie Down Productions

Year of Release:

1989

Appears in:

32 charts

Rank Score:

119

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146.

Letter From Home

Pat Metheny Group

Year of Release:

1989

Appears in:

36 charts

Rank Score:

119

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147.

Rabies

Skinny Puppy

Year of Release:

1989

Appears in:

17 charts

Rank Score:

118

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148.

Original Sin

Pandora's Box (US)

Year of Release:

1989

Appears in:

22 charts

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118

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149.

Mother
Soundtrack

Keiichi Suzuki & Hirokazu Tanaka ‎

Year of Release:

1989

Appears in:

6 charts

Rank Score:

117

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150.

Mutiny / The Bad Seed E.P.
Compilation

The Birthday Party

Year of Release:

1989

Appears in:

28 charts

Rank Score:

115

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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%
Trevor Pinnock / The English Concert	2	0%
Wire	2	0%
The Kinks	2	0%
Rush	2	0%
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Country	Albums	%

	451	45%
	238	24%
	39	4%
	33	3%
	28	3%
	25	2%
	21	2%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	917	91%
Yes	87	9%

Live?	Albums	%
No	976	97%
Yes	28	3%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	990	99%
Yes	14	1%

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