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The Best Music of 1989

Here is a selection of the best albums and songs from 1989. Hall of Famers are highlighted in orange.

For a list of the top artists who made their debut recording in 1989, check out this list.

Albums (?)Wikipedia
AerosmithPump
Alice CooperTrash
Bad ReligionNo Control
Beastie BoysPaul's Boutique
Billy JoelStorm Front
Bonnie RaittNick of Time
CherHeart of Stone
Chris IsaakHeart Shaped World
De La Soul3 Feet High and Rising
Don HenleyThe End Of The Innocence
ExodusFabulous Disaster
Faith No MoreThe Real Thing
Fates WarningPerfect Symmetry
Gloria EstefanCuts Both Ways
Indigo GirlsIndigo Girls
Janet JacksonRhythm Nation 1814
Kate BushThe Sensual World
King's XGretchen Goes to Nebraska
L.A. GunsCocked and Loaded
Lenny KravitzLet Love Rule
Lou ReedNew York
Mötley CrüeDr. Feelgood
MadonnaLike A Prayer
MC LyteEyes on This
MinistryThe Mind is a Terrible Thing to Taste
Neil YoungFreedom
New OrderTechnique
Nine Inch NailsPretty Hate Machine
NirvanaBleach
Phil Collins...But Seriously
PhishJunta
PixiesDoolittle
PocoLegacy
Queen LatifahAll Hail the Queen
Red Hot Chili PeppersMother's Milk
Roy OrbisonMystery Girl
RushPresto
Simple MindsStreet Fighting Years
Soul II SoulClub Classics Vol. 1
SoundgardenLouder Than Love
Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double TroubleIn Step
Tears For FearsThe Seeds Of Love
TechnotronicPump Up the Jam: The Album
The B-52'sCosmic Thing
The CultSonic Temple
The CureDisintegration
The Jesus & Mary ChainAutomatic
The Rolling StonesSteel Wheels
The Stone RosesThe Stone Roses
Tina TurnerForeign Affair
Tom PettyFull Moon Fever
Tracy ChapmanTracy Chapman
VoivodNothingface
WarrantDirty Rotten Filthy Stinking Rich
X JapanBlue Blood
XTCOranges And Lemons

Songs (?)Wikipedia
2 Live CrewMe So Horny
AerosmithJanie's Got a Gun
AerosmithLove in an Elevator
Alannah MylesBlack Velvet
Alice CooperPoison
Billy JoelWe Didn't Start The Fire
Billy JoelI Go to Extremes
Biz MarkieJust a Friend
Bonnie RaittNick of Time
Bonnie RaittThing Called Love
Cathy DennisJust Another Dream
CherIf I Could Turn Back Time
Chris IsaakWicked Game
Clint BlackKillin' Time
Danny ElfmanThe Batman Theme
Danny ElfmanThe Simpsons Theme
De La SoulThe Magic Number
De La SoulEye Know
Depeche ModePersonal Jesus
Don HenleyThe End of the Innocence
Don HenleyThe Heart of the Matter
Donna SummerThis Time I Know It's For Real
Elvis CostelloVeronica
Faith No MoreEpic
Faith No MoreFalling to Pieces
Fine Young CannibalsShe Drives Me Crazy
Fine Young CannibalsGood Thing
Garth BrooksIf Tomorrow Never Comes
Gloria EstefanGet on Your Feet
Great WhiteOnce Bitten, Twice Shy
Hirokazu TanakaType A (Tetris)
Howard JonesEverlasting Love
Indigo GirlsCloser to Fine
JamesSit Down
Janet JacksonRhythm Nation
Janet JacksonLove Will Never Do (Without You)
Janet JacksonBlack Cat
Janet JacksonEscapade
Janet JacksonMiss You Much
Jodi BensonPart of Your World
Jonathan WolffSeinfeld Theme
Kate BushThis Woman's Work
Kate BushLove and Anger
Kate BushThe Sensual World
Lenny KravitzLet Love Rule
Linda Ronstadt Featuring Aaron NevilleDon't Know Much
Lisa StansfieldAll Around the World
LL Cool JI Need Love
Love and RocketsSo Alive
Luther VandrossHere and Now
Mötley CrüeDr. Feelgood
Mötley CrüeKickstart My Heart
MadonnaLike a Prayer
MadonnaExpress Yourself
MadonnaCherish
Mavis StaplesChristmas Vacation
Neil YoungRockin' in the Free World
Nine Inch NailsHead Like a Hole
Nine Inch NailsTerrible Lie
Nine Inch NailsDown In It
NirvanaAbout a Girl
Peter MurphyCuts You Up
Phil CollinsAnother Day in Paradise
Phil CollinsSomething Happened on the Way to Heaven
PixiesWave Of Mutilation
PixiesHere Comes Your Man
PixiesMonkey Gone To Heaven
PixiesDebaser
PixiesHey
PixiesGouge Away
Public EnemyFight the Power
QueenI Want It All
Queen Latifah & Monie LoveLadies First
Red Hot Chili PeppersHigher Ground
Roy OrbisonYou Got It
Simply RedIf You Don't Know Me by Now
Skid Row18 and Life
Soul II SoulBack to Life (However Do You Want Me)
Soul II SoulFairplay
Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double TroubleCrossfire
Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double TroubleThe House is Rockin'
Taylor DayneWith Every Beat of My Heart
Tears For FearsSowing The Seeds Of Love
TechnotronicPump Up the Jam
TechnotronicMove This
The B-52'sLove Shack
The B-52'sRoam
The B-52's Channel Z
The BanglesEternal Flame
The CultFire Woman
The CurePictures of You
The CureLove Song
The CureLullaby
The CureDisintegration
The CureFascination Street
The Jesus & Mary ChainHead On
The KLF3 a.m. Eternal
The ReplacementsI'll Be You
The SmithereensA Girl Like You
The Stone RosesFool's Gold
The Stone RosesI Wanna Be Adored
The Stone RosesI Am the Resurrection
The Stone RosesWaterfall
The Tragically HipNew Orleans is Sinking
They Might Be GiantsBirdhouse In Your Soul
Tina TurnerThe Best
Tom PettyFree Fallin'
Tom PettyI Won't Back Down
Tom PettyRunnin' Down A Dream
Tom PettyYer So Bad
Tone LocFunky Cold Medina
Vince GillWhen I Call Your Name
Warren ZevonSplendid Isolation
XTCThe Mayor Of Simpleton
Young M.C.Bust a Move

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