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1989
1
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Ram Narayan - Rag Lalit
Hindustani Classical Music
Score
100
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2
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Chico Buarque - Chico Buarque
January 1, 1989
Score
100
Source →
Amazon
3
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Inner City - Big Fun
Score
100
Source →
Amazon
4
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Keith Whitley - I Wonder Do You Think Of Me
August 1, 1989
Score
100
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Amazon
5
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Mari Boine - Gula Gula
Score
100
Source →
Amazon
6
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k.d. lang and The Reclines - Absolute Torch and Twang
May 23, 1989
Score
100
Source →
Amazon
7
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Baaba Maal & Mansour Seck - Djam Leelii
Score
100
Source →
Amazon
8
.
Juan Luis Guerra 4.40 - Ojalá Que Llueva Café
Latin Alternative
,
Latin Pop
Score
100
Source →
Amazon
9
.
3rd Bass - The Cactus Album
October 23, 1989
Boom Bap
,
Hardcore Hip Hop
,
East Coast Hip Hop
Score
100
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
10
.
Young MC - Stone Cold Rhymin'
September 5, 1989
Pop Rap
,
West Coast Hip Hop
Score
100
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
11
.
Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble - In Step
June 1, 1989
Blues Rock
Score
100
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
12
.
Suzy Bogguss - Somewhere Between
March 21, 1989
Score
100
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
13
.
The D.O.C. - No One Can Do It Better
June 16, 1989
West Coast Hip Hop
,
Hardcore Hip Hop
Score
100
Source →
Amazon
Music
14
.
2 Live Crew - As Nasty As They Wanna Be
February 7, 1989
Miami Bass
,
Comedy Rap
,
Turntablism
,
Hip Hop
,
Southern Hip Hop
Score
100
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
15
.
Ice-T - The Iceberg/Freedom Of Speech... Just Watch What You Say!
October 10, 1989
Hip Hop
,
Gangsta Rap
,
West Coast Hip Hop
Score
100
Source →
Amazon
Music
16
.
George Strait - Beyond the Blue Neon
February 6, 1989
Contemporary Country
Score
100
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
17
.
Lou Reed - New York
January 10, 1989
Art Rock
,
Singer-Songwriter
Score
100
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
18
.
De La Soul - 3 Feet High and Rising
March 3, 1989
East Coast Hip Hop
,
Conscious Hip Hop
Score
100
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
19
.
Madonna - Like a Prayer
March 21, 1989
Pop
Score
100
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
20
.
Nine Inch Nails - Pretty Hate Machine
October 20, 1989
Industrial Rock
,
Electro-Industrial
Score
100
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
21
.
The Stone Roses - The Stone Roses
May 2, 1989
Baggy
,
Neo-Psychedelia
,
Jangle Pop
Score
100
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
22
.
Pixies - Doolittle
April 18, 1989
Indie Rock
,
Alternative Rock
Score
100
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
23
.
Beastie Boys - Paul's Boutique
July 25, 1989
East Coast Hip Hop
Score
100
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
24
.
Capercaillie - Sidewaulk
Score
90
Source →
Amazon
25
.
Imrat Khan - Rag Jhinjhoti / Rag Pilu
Hindustani Classical Music
Score
90
Source →
Amazon
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NOTE:
This is not a year end list. This list is ordered by the ratings AllMusic awarded albums throughout 1989.
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