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1.
Pixies - Doolittle
April 18, 1989
Alternative Rock
Critic Score
100
5
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2.
The Stone Roses - The Stone Roses
March 13, 1989
Alternative Rock
Critic Score
100
4
reviews
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3.
Nine Inch Nails - Pretty Hate Machine
October 20, 1989
Industrial Rock
Critic Score
95
3 reviews
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4.
Voivod - Nothingface
October 13, 1989
Progressive Metal
Critic Score
95
2 reviews
Amazon
5.
Neil Young - Freedom
October 2, 1989
Singer-Songwriter
Critic Score
95
2 reviews
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6.
Beastie Boys - Paul's Boutique
July 25, 1989
Hip Hop
Critic Score
94
5
reviews
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7.
Janet Jackson - Janet Jackson's Rhythm Nation 1814
September 19, 1989
R&B
Critic Score
92
5
reviews
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8.
Galaxie 500 - On Fire
September 1, 1989
Slowcore
Critic Score
92
5
reviews
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9.
Kate Bush - The Sensual World
October 16, 1989
Art Pop
Critic Score
92
2 reviews
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Spotify
10.
Godflesh - Streetcleaner
November 13, 1989
Industrial Metal
Critic Score
91
3 reviews
Amazon
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Spotify
11.
Lisa Stansfield - Affection
November 20, 1989
Critic Score
91
2 reviews
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12.
De La Soul - 3 Feet High and Rising
March 3, 1989
Hip Hop
Critic Score
90
4
reviews
Amazon
13.
Fates Warning - Perfect Symmetry
August 22, 1989
Progressive Metal
Critic Score
90
2 reviews
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14.
The The - Mind Bomb
July 11, 1989
Art Pop
Critic Score
90
2 reviews
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15.
Don Henley - The End Of The Innocence
June 27, 1989
Pop Rock
Critic Score
90
2 reviews
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16.
Steve Reich / Kronos Quartet / Pat Metheny - Different Trains / Electric Counterpoint
March 3, 1989
Minimalism
Critic Score
90
2 reviews
Amazon
17.
Rollins Band - Hard Volume
January 1, 1989
Critic Score
90
2 reviews
Amazon
18.
Madonna - Like a Prayer
March 21, 1989
Pop
Critic Score
88
6
reviews
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19.
The Cure - Disintegration
May 2, 1989
Alternative Rock
Critic Score
87
3 reviews
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Spotify
20.
Bonnie Raitt - Nick of Time
March 21, 1989
Blues Rock
Critic Score
87
3 reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify
21.
Lou Reed - New York
January 10, 1989
Rock
Critic Score
87
3 reviews
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Spotify
22.
Amina - Yalil
January 1, 1989
Critic Score
87
2 reviews
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23.
The Tragically Hip - Up to Here
September 5, 1989
Critic Score
86
2 reviews
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24.
Eric Clapton - Journeyman
November 7, 1989
Blues Rock
Critic Score
85
2 reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify
25.
David Byrne - Rei Momo
October 3, 1989
Latin Alternative
Critic Score
85
2 reviews
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iTunes
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