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The Best Pop Rock Albums of 1989 by User Score
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1989
1
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Keiichi Suzuki & Hirokazu Tanaka - MOTHER (Original Soundtrack)
July 27th, 1989
Pop Rock
,
Sunshine Pop
,
Chiptune
,
Psychedelic Pop
USER SCORE
83
17 ratings
Amazon
2
.
Cher - Heart of Stone
June 19th, 1989
Pop Rock
,
AOR
USER SCORE
83
71 ratings
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3
.
Titãs - Õ Blésq Blom
October 16th, 1989
Alternative Rock
,
Pop Rock
USER SCORE
81
28 ratings
Amazon
4
.
XTC - Oranges & Lemons
February 27th, 1989
Pop Rock
,
Psychedelic Pop
,
Neo-Psychedelia
,
Progressive Pop
,
Jangle Pop
USER SCORE
80
92 ratings
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5
.
Tom Petty - Full Moon Fever
April 24th, 1989
Pop Rock
,
Heartland Rock
USER SCORE
79
228 ratings
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6
.
Belinda Carlisle - Runaway Horses
October 3rd, 1989
Pop Rock
USER SCORE
78
17 ratings
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7
.
Tears For Fears - The Seeds of Love
September 25th, 1989
Art Pop
,
Pop Rock
,
Sophisti-Pop
USER SCORE
78
181 ratings
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8
.
Chris Rea - Road to Hell
February 14th, 1989
Pop Rock
USER SCORE
78
15 ratings
Amazon
Spotify
9
.
The Beautiful South - Welcome to the Beautiful South
October 1st, 1989
Sophisti-Pop
,
Pop Rock
USER SCORE
77
18 ratings
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10
.
Tina Turner - Foreign Affair
September 13th, 1989
Pop Rock
,
Adult Contemporary
,
Soul
,
Contemporary R&B
USER SCORE
76
41 ratings
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11
.
Bob Dylan - Oh Mercy
September 18th, 1989
Folk Rock
,
Pop Rock
,
Singer-Songwriter
USER SCORE
75
195 ratings
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12
.
The B-52's - Cosmic Thing
June 27th, 1989
New Wave
,
Pop
,
Pop Rock
USER SCORE
75
87 ratings
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13
.
Roy Orbison - Mystery Girl
February 7th, 1989
Pop Rock
,
Country Pop
USER SCORE
75
30 ratings
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14
.
Chris Isaak - Heart Shaped World
June 1st, 1989
Pop Rock
,
Rockabilly
,
Country Rock
USER SCORE
75
39 ratings
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15
.
Eric Clapton - Journeyman
November 7th, 1989
Blues Rock
,
Pop Rock
USER SCORE
75
18 ratings
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16
.
Charly García - Como Conseguir Chicas
February 16th, 1989
Pop Rock
,
New Wave
USER SCORE
73
43 ratings
Amazon
17
.
Prince - Batman
June 20th, 1989
Pop Rock
,
Dance-Pop
,
Synth Funk
USER SCORE
72
140 ratings
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18
.
Cyndi Lauper - A Night to Remember
May 9th, 1989
Pop Rock
,
Pop
USER SCORE
72
40 ratings
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19
.
Laurie Anderson - Strange Angels
October 24th, 1989
Art Pop
,
Soft Rock
,
Spoken Word
,
Synthpop
USER SCORE
72
24 ratings
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20
.
Elvis Costello - Spike
February 6th, 1989
Singer-Songwriter
,
Pop Rock
,
Big Band
,
Folk
USER SCORE
70
25 ratings
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21
.
Phil Collins - ...But Seriously
November 24th, 1989
Pop Rock
USER SCORE
70
63 ratings
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22
.
Billy Joel - Storm Front
October 17th, 1989
Pop Rock
USER SCORE
69
103 ratings
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23
.
Stevie Nicks - The Other Side of the Mirror
May 11th, 1989
Pop Rock
USER SCORE
69
30 ratings
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24
.
Richard Marx - Repeat Offender
April 26th, 1989
Pop Rock
,
AOR
USER SCORE
68
12 ratings
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25
.
Van Morrison - Avalon Sunset
June 1st, 1989
Singer-Songwriter
,
Adult Contemporary
,
Pop Rock
USER SCORE
67
14 ratings
Amazon
1
2
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