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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81.

Foreign Affair

Tina Turner

Year of Release:

1989

Appears in:

42 charts

Rank Score:

234

Rank in 1989:

Rank in 1980s:

844

Overall Rank:

5,661

Average Rating:

72 (47 votes)

Comments:

82.

Heart Of Stone

Cher

Year of Release:

1989

Appears in:

34 charts

Rank Score:

233

Rank in 1989:

Rank in 1980s:

849

Overall Rank:

5,684

Average Rating:

73 (36 votes)

Comments:

83.

Shahen-Shah

Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan

Year of Release:

1989

Appears in:

23 charts

Rank Score:

229

Rank in 1989:

Rank in 1980s:

862

Overall Rank:

5,772

Average Rating:

77 (34 votes)

Comments:

84.

Journeyman

Eric Clapton

Year of Release:

1989

Appears in:

71 charts

Rank Score:

215

Rank in 1989:

Rank in 1980s:

901

Overall Rank:

6,065

Average Rating:

73 (116 votes)

Comments:

85.

101
Live

Depeche Mode

Year of Release:

1989

Appears in:

69 charts

Rank Score:

214

Rank in 1989:

Rank in 1980s:

906

Overall Rank:

6,105

Average Rating:

76 (125 votes)

Comments:

86.

Nothingface

Voïvod

Year of Release:

1989

Appears in:

61 charts

Rank Score:

212

Rank in 1989:

Rank in 1980s:

912

Overall Rank:

6,142

Average Rating:

75 (71 votes)

Comments:

87.

Blind Man's Zoo

10,000 Maniacs

Year of Release:

1989

Appears in:

42 charts

Rank Score:

210

Rank in 1989:

Rank in 1980s:

918

Overall Rank:

6,208

Average Rating:

72 (65 votes)

Comments:

88.

Deep

Peter Murphy

Year of Release:

1989

Appears in:

47 charts

Rank Score:

207

Rank in 1989:

Rank in 1980s:

928

Overall Rank:

6,273

Average Rating:

74 (51 votes)

Comments:

89.

Gutter Ballet

Savatage

Year of Release:

1989

Appears in:

22 charts

Rank Score:

207

Rank in 1989:

Rank in 1980s:

930

Overall Rank:

6,279

Average Rating:

75 (46 votes)

Comments:

90.

Kite

Kirsty MacColl

Year of Release:

1989

Appears in:

45 charts

Rank Score:

200

Rank in 1989:

Rank in 1980s:

946

Overall Rank:

6,465

Average Rating:

74 (32 votes)

Comments:

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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%
Fugazi	2	0%
Mary Goes Round	2	0%
Cardiacs	2	0%
Abdullah Ibrahim & Ekaya	2	0%
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Country	Albums	%

	449	45%
	240	24%
	38	4%
	32	3%
	28	3%
	25	2%
	21	2%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	915	91%
Yes	86	9%

Live?	Albums	%
No	973	97%
Yes	28	3%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	987	99%
Yes	14	1%

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2. Nevermind by Nirvana
3. In The Aeroplane Over The Sea by Neutral Milk Hotel
4. Loveless by My Bloody Valentine
5. The Bends by Radiohead
6. Automatic For The People by R.E.M.
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8. Siamese Dream by The Smashing Pumpkins
9. In Utero by Nirvana
10. Grace by Jeff Buckley
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12. Illmatic by Nas
13. Dummy by Portishead
14. Ágætis Byrjun by Sigur Rós
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17. Spiderland by Slint
18. Homogenic by Björk
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20. Achtung Baby by U2