Best Albums of 1989

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Listed below are the best albums of 1989 as calculated from their overall rankings in over 54,000 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.

Love Agenda

Band Of Susans

Year of Release:

1989

Appears in:

32 charts

Rank Score:

122

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142.

Vini Reilly

The Durutti Column

Year of Release:

1989

Appears in:

30 charts

Rank Score:

122

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143.

Consuming Impulse

Pestilence

Year of Release:

1989

Appears in:

29 charts

Rank Score:

122

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144.

The Cactus Album

3rd Bass

Year of Release:

1989

Appears in:

47 charts

Rank Score:

120

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145.

The Big Area

Then Jerico

Year of Release:

1989

Appears in:

12 charts

Rank Score:

118

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146.

Ghetto Music: The Blueprint Of Hip Hop

Boogie Down Productions

Year of Release:

1989

Appears in:

33 charts

Rank Score:

117

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147.

Original Sin

Pandora's Box (US)

Year of Release:

1989

Appears in:

23 charts

Rank Score:

116

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Mother
Soundtrack

Keiichi Suzuki / Hirokazu Tanaka

Year of Release:

1989

Appears in:

6 charts

Rank Score:

116

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149.

No Fuel Left For The Pilgrims

D-A-D

Year of Release:

1989

Appears in:

20 charts

Rank Score:

115

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150.

Mutiny / The Bad Seed E.P.
Compilation

The Birthday Party

Year of Release:

1989

Appears in:

28 charts

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113

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Best Albums of 1989 composition

Artist	Albums	%

Various Artists	14	1%
Янка Дягилева [Yanka Dyagileva]	3	0%
Гражданская Оборона [Grazhdanskaya Oborona]	3	0%
Fela Anikulapo Kuti & Egypt 80	2	0%
Todd Rundgren	2	0%
Green On Red	2	0%
Elvis Costello	2	0%
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Country	Albums	%

	447	45%
	241	24%
	37	4%
	33	3%
	28	3%
	23	2%
	22	2%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	917	91%
Yes	86	9%

Live?	Albums	%
No	976	97%
Yes	27	3%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	988	99%
Yes	15	1%

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