Best Albums of 1989

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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Year of Release:
1989
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Rank Score:
388
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Year of Release:
1989
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384
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1989
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381
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Year of Release:
1989
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Rank Score:
366
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Buy album United States
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Year of Release:
1989
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355
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Buy album United States
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Year of Release:
1989
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355
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Buy album United States
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Year of Release:
1989
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Rank Score:
353
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Buy album United States
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Year of Release:
1989
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Rank Score:
352
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Buy album United States
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Year of Release:
1989
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Rank Score:
351
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Buy album United States
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Year of Release:
1989
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Rank Score:
337
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Total albums: 1,000. Page 6 of 100

Best Albums of 1989 composition

Country Albums %


United States 447 45%
United Kingdom 241 24%
Germany 37 4%
Mixed Nationality 33 3%
Canada 28 3%
Japan 23 2%
Australia 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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