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1989
1
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Don Henley - The End Of The Innocence
June 27, 1989
Pop Rock
Score
100
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2
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Pixies - Doolittle
April 18, 1989
Indie Rock
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Alternative Rock
Score
100
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3
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Neil Young - Freedom
October 2, 1989
Singer-Songwriter
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Heartland Rock
Score
100
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4
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Spacemen 3 - Playing With Fire
February 27, 1989
Neo-Psychedelia
,
Space Rock
Score
90
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5
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3rd Bass - The Cactus Album
October 23, 1989
Boom Bap
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Hardcore Hip Hop
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East Coast Hip Hop
Score
90
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6
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Miles Davis - Aura
September 12, 1989
Avant-Garde Jazz
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Jazz Fusion
,
Modal Jazz
Score
90
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7
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Nine Inch Nails - Pretty Hate Machine
October 20, 1989
Industrial Rock
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Electro-Industrial
Score
90
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8
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Rolling Stones - Steel Wheels
August 29, 1989
Rock
,
Blues Rock
Score
90
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9
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Meat Puppets - Monsters
October 0, 1989
Score
80
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10
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2 Live Crew - As Nasty As They Wanna Be
February 7, 1989
Miami Bass
,
Comedy Rap
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Turntablism
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Hip Hop
,
Southern Hip Hop
Score
80
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11
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Michael Penn - March
September 0, 1989
Score
80
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12
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The Stone Roses - The Stone Roses
May 2, 1989
Baggy
,
Neo-Psychedelia
,
Jangle Pop
Score
80
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13
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Boogie Down Productions - Ghetto Music: The Blueprint of Hip Hop
July 4, 1989
Boom Bap
,
Conscious Hip Hop
,
East Coast Hip Hop
Score
80
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14
.
Warren Zevon - Transverse City
October 12, 1989
Score
80
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15
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Kate Bush - The Sensual World
October 16, 1989
Art Pop
Score
80
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16
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Laurie Anderson - Strange Angels
October 24, 1989
Art Pop
,
Soft Rock
,
Spoken Word
,
Synthpop
Score
80
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17
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John Lee Hooker - The Healer
September 0, 1989
Score
80
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18
.
Fine Young Cannibals - The Raw & The Cooked
January 13, 1989
Pop Rock
,
New Wave
Score
80
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19
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James McMurtry - Too Long in the Wasteland
January 1, 1989
Score
80
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20
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Jungle Brothers - Done by the Forces of Nature
November 7, 1989
Hip Hop
,
Conscious Hip Hop
,
East Coast Hip Hop
Score
80
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21
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k.d. lang and The Reclines - Absolute Torch and Twang
May 23, 1989
Score
80
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22
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Soul II Soul - Club Classics Vol. One
April 10, 1989
Contemporary R&B
,
Dance-Pop
Score
80
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23
.
Rickie Lee Jones - Flying Cowboys
September 26, 1989
Singer-Songwriter
Score
80
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24
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Lisa Stansfield - Affection
November 20, 1989
Pop Soul
,
Dance-Pop
Score
80
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25
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Mötley Crüe - Dr. Feelgood
September 1, 1989
Hard Rock
,
Heavy Metal
,
Glam Metal
Score
80
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NOTE:
This is not a year end list. This list is ordered by the ratings Rolling Stone awarded albums throughout 1989.
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