Best Albums of 1989

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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Year of Release:
1989
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Year of Release:
1989
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Buy album United States
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Year of Release:
1989
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Buy album United States
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Year of Release:
1989
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Buy album United States
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Year of Release:
1989
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Buy album United States
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1989
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927.
Sacred Baboon 
Compilation
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Year of Release:
1989
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Rank Score:
5
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Buy album United States
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Year of Release:
1989
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Rank Score:
5
Rank in 1989:
Rank in 1980s:
Overall Rank:
Average Rating:
Comments:
Buy album United States
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Year of Release:
1989
Appears in:
Rank Score:
5
Rank in 1989:
Rank in 1980s:
Overall Rank:
Average Rating:
Comments:
Buy album United States
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Year of Release:
1989
Appears in:
Rank Score:
5
Rank in 1989:
Rank in 1980s:
Overall Rank:
Average Rating:
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Total albums: 1,000. Page 93 of 100

Best Albums of 1989 composition

Country Albums %


United States 449 45%
United Kingdom 237 24%
Germany 37 4%
Mixed Nationality 34 3%
Canada 26 3%
Japan 23 2%
Australia 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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