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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Flip Flop

Guadalcanal Diary

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1989

Appears in:

5 charts

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892.

In This Life

Thinking Plague

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1989

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4 charts

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Wings Of Desire
Soundtrack compilation

Various Artists

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1989

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2 charts

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894.

Zaïre: Musiques Urbaines À Kinshasa

Various Artists

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1989

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1 chart

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894.

Lion In A Cage

Dolores Keane

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1989

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1 chart

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894.

The Biz Never Sleeps

Biz Markie

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1989

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8 charts

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897.

Sea Airs

Rick Wakeman

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1989

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2 charts

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898.

The Best Of Luther Vandross... The Best Of Love
Compilation

Luther Vandross

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1989

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5 charts

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899.

The Different Story (World Of Lust And Crime)

Peter Schilling

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1989

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2 charts

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900.

The Waltz

M. Walking On The Water

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1989

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Best Albums of 1989 composition

Artist	Albums	%

Various Artists	14	1%
Янка [Yanka]	3	0%
Гражданская Оборона [Grazhdanskaya Oborona]	3	0%
Mary Goes Round	2	0%
Cardiacs	2	0%
Abdullah Ibrahim & Ekaya	2	0%
Graham Parker	2	0%
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Country	Albums	%

	450	45%
	238	24%
	37	4%
	33	3%
	26	3%
	23	2%
	22	2%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	915	92%
Yes	85	9%

Live?	Albums	%
No	973	97%
Yes	27	3%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	985	99%
Yes	15	2%

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