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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Pixies

Year of Release:

1989

Appears in:

2,494 charts

Rank Score:

37,232

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Average Rating:

88 (2,874 votes)

Comments:

289

Disintegration

The Cure

Year of Release:

1989

Appears in:

1,768 charts

Rank Score:

27,816

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Average Rating:

86 (1,967 votes)

Comments:

150

The Stone Roses

Year of Release:

1989

Appears in:

1,976 charts

Rank Score:

25,782

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Year of Release:

1989

Appears in:

840 charts

Rank Score:

7,210

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Overall Rank:

239

Average Rating:

82 (1,010 votes)

Comments:

On Fire

Galaxie 500

Year of Release:

1989

Appears in:

486 charts

Rank Score:

4,408

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Overall Rank:

404

Average Rating:

82 (574 votes)

Comments:

3 Feet High And Rising

De La Soul

Year of Release:

1989

Appears in:

523 charts

Rank Score:

3,835

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Overall Rank:

470

Average Rating:

78 (576 votes)

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Bleach

Nirvana

Year of Release:

1989

Appears in:

609 charts

Rank Score:

3,672

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Year of Release:

1989

Appears in:

479 charts

Rank Score:

3,483

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Year of Release:

1989

Appears in:

479 charts

Rank Score:

3,474

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Overall Rank:

526

Average Rating:

79 (556 votes)

Comments:

10.

New York

Lou Reed

Year of Release:

1989

Appears in:

364 charts

Rank Score:

2,512

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108

Overall Rank:

718

Average Rating:

77 (426 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%
Multicoloured Shades	2	0%
Miles Davis	2	0%
Abdullah Ibrahim & Ekaya	2	0%
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Country	Albums	%

	450	45%
	237	24%
	39	4%
	33	3%
	28	3%
	24	2%
	21	2%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	915	91%
Yes	87	9%

Live?	Albums	%
No	974	97%
Yes	28	3%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	988	99%
Yes	14	1%

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