⇦ 19881990 ⇨

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
10,000 ManiacsBlind Man's Zoo☆
AerosmithPump☆
Alice CooperTrash☆
Bad ReligionNo Control☆
Beastie BoysPaul's Boutique☆
Billy JoelStorm Front☆
Bonnie RaittNick of Time☆
CherHeart of Stone☆
Chris IsaakHeart Shaped World☆
Dan HartmanNew Green Clear Blue☆
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☆
Hirokazu TanakaTetris☆
Indigo GirlsIndigo Girls☆
Janet JacksonRhythm Nation 1814☆
Jonathan RichmanJonathan Richman☆
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☆
Michael PennMarch☆
MinistryThe Mind is a Terrible Thing to Taste☆
Neil YoungFreedom☆
New OrderTechnique☆
Nine Inch NailsPretty Hate Machine☆
NirvanaBleach☆
Paul McCartneyFlowers in the Dirt☆
Peter HimmelmanSynesthesia☆
Phil Collins...But Seriously☆
PhishJunta☆
PixiesDoolittle☆
PocoLegacy☆
Queen LatifahAll Hail the Queen☆
Quincy JonesBack on the Block☆
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 and Mary ChainAutomatic☆
The Rolling StonesSteel Wheels☆
The Stone RosesThe Stone Roses☆
Tina TurnerForeign Affair☆
Tom PettyFull Moon Fever☆
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☆
AerosmithWhat It Takes☆
AlabamaSong of the South☆
Alannah MylesBlack Velvet☆
Alice CooperPoison☆
Beastie BoysHey Ladies☆
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☆
CherJust Like Jesse James☆
Chris IsaakWicked Game☆
Clint BlackKillin' Time☆
Cyndi LauperI Drove All Night☆
Danny ElfmanThe Batman Theme☆
Danny ElfmanThe Simpsons Theme☆
De La SoulMe, Myself And I☆
De La SoulThe Magic Number☆
De La SoulEye Know☆
Depeche ModePersonal Jesus☆
Don HenleyThe End of the Innocence☆
Don HenleyThe Heart of the Matter☆
Don HenleyNew York Minute☆
Donna SummerThis Time I Know It's For Real☆
Elvis CostelloVeronica☆
Emmylou HarrisHeaven Only Knows☆
Faith No MoreEpic☆
Faith No MoreFalling to Pieces☆
Faith No MoreFrom Out Of Nowhere☆
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☆
King's XOut of the Silent Planet☆
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☆
PhishYou Enjoy Myself☆
PixiesWave Of Mutilation☆
PixiesHere Comes Your Man☆
PixiesMonkey Gone To Heaven☆
PixiesDebaser☆
PixiesHey☆
PixiesGouge Away☆
Prince with Sheena EastonArms of Orion☆
Public EnemyFight the Power☆
QueenI Want It All☆
Queen Latifah & Monie LoveLadies First☆
Red Hot Chili PeppersHigher Ground☆
Robin BeckFirst Time☆
Roy OrbisonYou Got It☆
Samuel E. WrightUnder the Sea☆
Simple MindsBelfast Child☆
Simply RedIf You Don't Know Me by Now☆
Skid Row18 and Life☆
Skid RowI'll Remember You☆
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☆
TeslaLove Song☆
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 Stone RosesShe Bangs The Drums☆
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☆

⇦ 19881990 ⇨