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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Pixies

Year of Release:

1989

Appears in:

2,516 charts

Rank Score:

35,251

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Average Rating:

88 (2,911 votes)

Comments:

290

Disintegration

The Cure

Year of Release:

1989

Appears in:

1,806 charts

Rank Score:

27,814

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Average Rating:

86 (2,002 votes)

Comments:

152

The Stone Roses

Year of Release:

1989

Appears in:

2,000 charts

Rank Score:

24,843

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Year of Release:

1989

Appears in:

855 charts

Rank Score:

7,050

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Overall Rank:

239

Average Rating:

82 (1,021 votes)

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On Fire

Galaxie 500

Year of Release:

1989

Appears in:

494 charts

Rank Score:

4,375

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Overall Rank:

402

Average Rating:

82 (582 votes)

Comments:

3 Feet High And Rising

De La Soul

Year of Release:

1989

Appears in:

542 charts

Rank Score:

4,075

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Overall Rank:

435

Average Rating:

78 (586 votes)

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Bleach

Nirvana

Year of Release:

1989

Appears in:

620 charts

Rank Score:

3,693

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Year of Release:

1989

Appears in:

487 charts

Rank Score:

3,581

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Year of Release:

1989

Appears in:

486 charts

Rank Score:

3,391

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Overall Rank:

531

Average Rating:

79 (565 votes)

Comments:

10.

New York

Lou Reed

Year of Release:

1989

Appears in:

375 charts

Rank Score:

2,577

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107

Overall Rank:

697

Average Rating:

77 (426 votes)

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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%
Miles Davis	2	0%
The Rolling Stones	2	0%
Chet Baker	2	0%
Chicago	2	0%
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Country	Albums	%

	447	45%
	241	24%
	37	4%
	33	3%
	27	3%
	23	2%
	22	2%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	915	91%
Yes	86	9%

Live?	Albums	%
No	974	97%
Yes	27	3%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	986	99%
Yes	15	1%

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