Best Albums of 1989

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Listed below are the best albums of 1989 as calculated from their overall rankings in over 56,000 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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141.

Original Sin

Pandora's Box (US)

Year of Release:

1989

Appears in:

23 charts

Rank Score:

122

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142.

Consuming Impulse

Pestilence

Year of Release:

1989

Appears in:

30 charts

Rank Score:

122

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143.

Vini Reilly

The Durutti Column

Year of Release:

1989

Appears in:

31 charts

Rank Score:

120

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144.

Umber

Bitch Magnet

Year of Release:

1989

Appears in:

24 charts

Rank Score:

120

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145.

Dum-Dum

The Vaselines

Year of Release:

1989

Appears in:

29 charts

Rank Score:

120

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146.

The Cactus Album

3rd Bass

Year of Release:

1989

Appears in:

48 charts

Rank Score:

117

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147.

Ghetto Music: The Blueprint Of Hip Hop

Boogie Down Productions

Year of Release:

1989

Appears in:

35 charts

Rank Score:

117

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148.

Tin Machine

Tin Machine

Year of Release:

1989

Appears in:

58 charts

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116

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149.

Mother
Soundtrack

Keiichi Suzuki / Hirokazu Tanaka

Year of Release:

1989

Appears in:

6 charts

Rank Score:

115

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150.

The Big Area

Then Jerico

Year of Release:

1989

Appears in:

11 charts

Rank Score:

114

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Best Albums of 1989 composition

Artist	Albums	%

Various Artists	15	2%
Янка [Yanka]	3	0%
Гражданская Оборона [Grazhdanskaya Oborona]	3	0%
The Kinks	2	0%
Abdullah Ibrahim & Ekaya	2	0%
Rush	2	0%
Chet Baker	2	0%
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Country	Albums	%

	449	45%
	238	24%
	37	4%
	34	3%
	26	3%
	23	2%
	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%

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