Uncovering the Next Generation's Hall of Fame
| ⇦ 1988 | 1990 ⇨ |
Top 15 Artists Who Released their Debut Recording in 1989
These artists released their first recording in 1989, which made them first eligible for the 2015 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony. Artists aleady inducted in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame are highlighted in orange.
| 1. | Green Day |
| 2. | Nine Inch Nails |
| 3. | A Tribe Called Quest |
| 4. | Pavement |
| 5. | Lenny Kravitz |
| 6. | Queen Latifah |
| 7. | Manic Street Preachers |
| 8. | Garth Brooks |
| 9. | Sarah McLachlan |
| 10. | Tom Petty (solo) |
| 11. | Selena |
| 12. | Neneh Cherry |
| 13. | Slint |
| 14. | Ani DiFranco |
| 15. | Dream Theater |
Essential Debut Albums from 1989
| Albums (?) | Wikipedia | |
| Lenny Kravitz | Let Love Rule | ☆ |
| Michael Penn | March | ☆ |
| Nine Inch Nails | Pretty Hate Machine | ☆ |
| Queen Latifah | All Hail the Queen | ☆ |
| Technotronic | Pump Up the Jam: The Album | ☆ |
| Tom Petty | Full Moon Fever | ☆ |
| Warrant | Dirty Rotten Filthy Stinking Rich | ☆ |
Essential Debut Songs from 1989
| Songs (?) | Wikipedia | |
| Alannah Myles | Black Velvet | ☆ |
| Cathy Dennis | Just Another Dream | ☆ |
| Clint Black | Killin' Time | ☆ |
| Garth Brooks | If Tomorrow Never Comes | ☆ |
| Lenny Kravitz | Let Love Rule | ☆ |
| Nine Inch Nails | Head Like a Hole | ☆ |
| Nine Inch Nails | Terrible Lie | ☆ |
| Nine Inch Nails | Down In It | ☆ |
| Queen Latifah & Monie Love | Ladies First | ☆ |
| Skid Row | 18 and Life | ☆ |
| Skid Row | I'll Remember You | ☆ |
| Technotronic | Pump Up the Jam | ☆ |
| Technotronic | Move This | ☆ |
| Tom Petty | Free Fallin' | ☆ |
| Tom Petty | I Won't Back Down | ☆ |
| Tom Petty | Runnin' Down A Dream | ☆ |
| Tom Petty | Yer So Bad | ☆ |
| Young M.C. | Bust a Move | ☆ |
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| ⇦ 1988 | 1990 ⇨ |
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