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Pixies - Doolittle
April 18, 1989
Indie Rock
,
Alternative Rock
Critic Score
100
7
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
2
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Kreator - Extreme Aggression
June 19, 1989
Thrash Metal
Critic Score
97
3 reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
3
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Warrior Soul - Last Decade Dead Century
November 1, 1989
Critic Score
95
2 reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
4
.
3rd Bass - The Cactus Album
October 23, 1989
Boom Bap
,
Hardcore Hip Hop
,
East Coast Hip Hop
Critic Score
95
2 reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
5
.
Voivod - Nothingface
October 13, 1989
Progressive Metal
,
Avant-Garde Metal
Critic Score
95
2 reviews
Amazon
6
.
Neil Young - Freedom
October 2, 1989
Singer-Songwriter
,
Heartland Rock
Critic Score
95
2 reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
7
.
The Frogs - It's Only Right and Natural
Comedy Rock
Critic Score
95
2 reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
8
.
Beastie Boys - Paul's Boutique
July 25, 1989
East Coast Hip Hop
Critic Score
94
6
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
9
.
De La Soul - 3 Feet High and Rising
March 3, 1989
East Coast Hip Hop
,
Conscious Hip Hop
Critic Score
94
6
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
10
.
The Stone Roses - The Stone Roses
May 2, 1989
Baggy
,
Neo-Psychedelia
,
Jangle Pop
Critic Score
93
3 reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
11
.
Spacemen 3 - Playing With Fire
February 27, 1989
Neo-Psychedelia
,
Space Rock
Critic Score
93
3 reviews
Amazon
Music
12
.
Rollins Band - Hard Volume
January 1, 1989
Critic Score
93
3 reviews
Amazon
13
.
Pauline Oliveros / Stuart Dempster / Panaiotis - Deep Listening
January 1, 1989
Drone
,
Ambient
Critic Score
91
2 reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
14
.
Madonna - Like a Prayer
March 21, 1989
Pop
Critic Score
91
8
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
15
.
Godflesh - Streetcleaner
November 13, 1989
Industrial Metal
,
Sludge Metal
Critic Score
91
4
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
16
.
Don Henley - The End Of The Innocence
June 27, 1989
Pop Rock
Critic Score
90
3 reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
17
.
Lou Reed - New York
January 10, 1989
Art Rock
,
Singer-Songwriter
Critic Score
90
3 reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
18
.
Julee Cruise - Floating into the Night
September 12, 1989
Dream Pop
,
Sophisti-Pop
,
Ambient Pop
Critic Score
90
2 reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
19
.
Fates Warning - Perfect Symmetry
August 22, 1989
Progressive Metal
,
Heavy Metal
Critic Score
90
2 reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
20
.
Wolfsbane - Live Fast Die Fast
August 14, 1989
Critic Score
90
2 reviews
Amazon
21
.
Gun - Taking On The World
July 5, 1989
Hard Rock
Critic Score
90
2 reviews
Amazon
22
.
k.d. lang and The Reclines - Absolute Torch and Twang
May 23, 1989
Critic Score
90
2 reviews
Amazon
23
.
Kronos Quartet / Pat Metheny - Different Trains / Electric Counterpoint
March 3, 1989
Chamber Music
,
Minimalism
Critic Score
90
2 reviews
Amazon
24
.
2 Live Crew - As Nasty As They Wanna Be
February 7, 1989
Miami Bass
,
Comedy Rap
,
Turntablism
,
Hip Hop
,
Southern Hip Hop
Critic Score
90
2 reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
25
.
Exodus - Fabulous Disaster
January 30, 1989
Thrash Metal
Critic Score
90
2 reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
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