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1989- The End and One of the Best Years of 80’s music
Posted on 8/26/25 at 3:14 pm
Posted on 8/26/25 at 3:14 pm
My second favorite year in music after 1987 And it’s a very close 1 & 2
Top 100 Albums of 1989: according to Slicing Up Eyeballs' Best of the '80s
(Slicing Up Eyeballs celebrates the legacy of '80s college, modern, alternative and indie rock)
11. Love and Rockets, Love and Rockets
12. Ministry, The Mind is a Terrible Thing to Taste
13. The Replacements, Don’t Tell a Soul
14. Lou Reed, New York
15. XTC, Oranges & Lemons
16. The Cult, Sonic Temple
17. De La Soul, 3 Feet High and Rising
18. The The, Mind Bomb
19. Red Hot Chili Peppers, Mother’s Milk
20. Kate Bush, The Sensual World
21. Bob Mould, Workbook
22. Faith No More, The Real Thing
23. Tears For Fears, The Seeds of Love
24. Galaxie 500, On Fire
25. 10,000 Maniacs, Blind Man’s Zoo
26. Camper Van Beethoven, Key Lime Pie
27. Erasure, Wild!
28. Elvis Costello, Spike
29. The Ocean Blue, The Ocean Blue
30. Ian McCulloch, Candleland
31. Lenny Kravitz, Let Love Rule
32. The Creatures, Boomerang
33. Skinny Puppy, Rabies
34. Chris Isaak, Heart Shaped World
35. Nitzer Ebb, Belief
36. Xymox, Twist of Shadows
37. Indigo Girls, Indigo Girls
38. The Beautiful South, Welcome to the Beautiful South
39. The Wedding Present, Bizarro
40. Pop Will Eat Itself, This Is the Day…This Is the Hour…This Is This!
41. The Sugarcubes, Here Today, Tomorrow Next Week!
42. Mudhoney, Mudhoney
43. Robyn Hitchcock and The Egyptians, Queen Elvis
44. The Smithereens, 11
45. The Blue Nile, Hats
46. The Psychedelic Furs, Book of Days
47. Throwing Muses, Hunkpapa
48. Soundgarden, Louder Than Love
49. The Wonder Stuff, Hup
50. New Model Army, Thunder and Consolation
51. Public Image Ltd., 9
52. Spacemen 3, Playing with Fire
53. The Pogues, Peace and Love
54. Einstürzende Neubauten, Haus der Lüge
55. Michael Penn, March
56. Julee Cruise, Floating into the Night
57. Concrete Blonde, Free
58. Simple Minds, Street Fighting Years
59. Hoodoo Gurus, Magnum Cum Louder
60. Bad Religion, No Control
61. The Primitives, Pure
62. fIREHOSE, fROMOHIO
63. Buffalo Tom, Buffalo Tom
64. Primal Scream, Primal Scream (TIE)
64. Jesus Jones, Liquidizer (TIE)
66. Big Audio Dynamite, Megatop Phoenix
67. The Offspring, The Offspring
68. The Connells, Fun & Games
69. Camouflage, Methods of Silence
70. Nenah Cherry, Raw Like Sushi
71. Ramones, Brain Drain
72. Tracy Chapman, Crossroads
73. Operation Ivy, Energy (TIE)
73. The Alarm, Change (TIE)
75. Tin Machine, Tin Machine
76. Kirsty MacColl, Kite
77. 808 State, 90
78. Kitchens of Distinction, Love is Hell
79. Guided By Voices, Self-Inflicted Aerial Nostalgia
80. Eurythmics, We Too Are One
81. The Mighty Lemon Drops, Laughter
82. Too Much Joy, Son Of Sam I Am (TIE)
82. The Godfathers, More Songs About Love and Hate (TIE)
84. Lemonheads, Lick
85. Swans, The Burning World
86. Laurie Anderson, Strange Angels (TIE)
86. Prince, Batman (TIE)
88. Drivin’ N’ Cryin’, Mystery Road
89. Loop, Fade Out
90. Wire, It’s Beginning To And Back Again
91. Front Line Assembly, Gashed Senses & Crossfire
92. The Grapes of Wrath, Now and Again
93. The Mekons, The Mekons Rock ‘n’ Roll
94. Meat Beat Manifesto, Storm the Studio(TIE)
94. David Byrne, Rei Momo (TIE)
96. Daniel Lanois, Acadie
97. Joe Jackson, Blaze of Glory
98. All About Eve, Scarlet and Other Stories
99. Joe Strummer, Earthquake Weather
100. Steve Kilbey, The Slow Crack
Top 100 Albums of 1989: according to Slicing Up Eyeballs' Best of the '80s
(Slicing Up Eyeballs celebrates the legacy of '80s college, modern, alternative and indie rock)
11. Love and Rockets, Love and Rockets
12. Ministry, The Mind is a Terrible Thing to Taste
13. The Replacements, Don’t Tell a Soul
14. Lou Reed, New York
15. XTC, Oranges & Lemons
16. The Cult, Sonic Temple
17. De La Soul, 3 Feet High and Rising
18. The The, Mind Bomb
19. Red Hot Chili Peppers, Mother’s Milk
20. Kate Bush, The Sensual World
21. Bob Mould, Workbook
22. Faith No More, The Real Thing
23. Tears For Fears, The Seeds of Love
24. Galaxie 500, On Fire
25. 10,000 Maniacs, Blind Man’s Zoo
26. Camper Van Beethoven, Key Lime Pie
27. Erasure, Wild!
28. Elvis Costello, Spike
29. The Ocean Blue, The Ocean Blue
30. Ian McCulloch, Candleland
31. Lenny Kravitz, Let Love Rule
32. The Creatures, Boomerang
33. Skinny Puppy, Rabies
34. Chris Isaak, Heart Shaped World
35. Nitzer Ebb, Belief
36. Xymox, Twist of Shadows
37. Indigo Girls, Indigo Girls
38. The Beautiful South, Welcome to the Beautiful South
39. The Wedding Present, Bizarro
40. Pop Will Eat Itself, This Is the Day…This Is the Hour…This Is This!
41. The Sugarcubes, Here Today, Tomorrow Next Week!
42. Mudhoney, Mudhoney
43. Robyn Hitchcock and The Egyptians, Queen Elvis
44. The Smithereens, 11
45. The Blue Nile, Hats
46. The Psychedelic Furs, Book of Days
47. Throwing Muses, Hunkpapa
48. Soundgarden, Louder Than Love
49. The Wonder Stuff, Hup
50. New Model Army, Thunder and Consolation
51. Public Image Ltd., 9
52. Spacemen 3, Playing with Fire
53. The Pogues, Peace and Love
54. Einstürzende Neubauten, Haus der Lüge
55. Michael Penn, March
56. Julee Cruise, Floating into the Night
57. Concrete Blonde, Free
58. Simple Minds, Street Fighting Years
59. Hoodoo Gurus, Magnum Cum Louder
60. Bad Religion, No Control
61. The Primitives, Pure
62. fIREHOSE, fROMOHIO
63. Buffalo Tom, Buffalo Tom
64. Primal Scream, Primal Scream (TIE)
64. Jesus Jones, Liquidizer (TIE)
66. Big Audio Dynamite, Megatop Phoenix
67. The Offspring, The Offspring
68. The Connells, Fun & Games
69. Camouflage, Methods of Silence
70. Nenah Cherry, Raw Like Sushi
71. Ramones, Brain Drain
72. Tracy Chapman, Crossroads
73. Operation Ivy, Energy (TIE)
73. The Alarm, Change (TIE)
75. Tin Machine, Tin Machine
76. Kirsty MacColl, Kite
77. 808 State, 90
78. Kitchens of Distinction, Love is Hell
79. Guided By Voices, Self-Inflicted Aerial Nostalgia
80. Eurythmics, We Too Are One
81. The Mighty Lemon Drops, Laughter
82. Too Much Joy, Son Of Sam I Am (TIE)
82. The Godfathers, More Songs About Love and Hate (TIE)
84. Lemonheads, Lick
85. Swans, The Burning World
86. Laurie Anderson, Strange Angels (TIE)
86. Prince, Batman (TIE)
88. Drivin’ N’ Cryin’, Mystery Road
89. Loop, Fade Out
90. Wire, It’s Beginning To And Back Again
91. Front Line Assembly, Gashed Senses & Crossfire
92. The Grapes of Wrath, Now and Again
93. The Mekons, The Mekons Rock ‘n’ Roll
94. Meat Beat Manifesto, Storm the Studio(TIE)
94. David Byrne, Rei Momo (TIE)
96. Daniel Lanois, Acadie
97. Joe Jackson, Blaze of Glory
98. All About Eve, Scarlet and Other Stories
99. Joe Strummer, Earthquake Weather
100. Steve Kilbey, The Slow Crack
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Posted on 8/26/25 at 3:27 pm to STigers
Ahh yes, the anti musician era, where seemingly every guitar player forgot how to solo and no one wrote bridges.
Posted on 8/26/25 at 3:36 pm to STigers
Posted on 8/26/25 at 3:37 pm to STigers
quote:
88. Drivin’ N’ Cryin’, Mystery Road
The rest of the list... not so much
Posted on 8/26/25 at 4:48 pm to FortunateSon
quote:
88. Drivin’ N’ Cryin’, Mystery Road
I was fortuante enough to see them 3 or 4 times...
Posted on 8/26/25 at 11:44 pm to Lonnie Utah
Same here. Last time I saw them was at Murphy's when they were doing shows for Fly Me Courageous. Cowboy Mouth opened for them 
Was a damn good time. We were right up against the stage and the whole bar was jam packed. They just about blew the doors off the place when they did Straight to Hell and Honeysuckle Blue.
Was a damn good time. We were right up against the stage and the whole bar was jam packed. They just about blew the doors off the place when they did Straight to Hell and Honeysuckle Blue.
Posted on 8/27/25 at 12:03 am to FortunateSon
quote:
The rest of the list... not so much
Man...I'm gonna have to disagree. While there's definitely some crap on that list, take a minute and consider the great albums and especially the ones that had monumental influence on the coming decade-plus in music and musicians, and still do today:
The Cure - Disintegration
Pixies - Doolittle
Beastie Boys - Paul's Boutique
NIN - Pretty Hate Machine
Soundgarden - Louder Than Love
The Cult - Sonic Temple
De La Soul - 3 Feet High and Rising
RHCP - Mother's Milk
Faith No More - The Real Thing
Mudhoney - Mudhoney
I could keep going, but the importance of a lot of these albums listed can't be overstated.
This post was edited on 8/27/25 at 12:08 am
Posted on 8/27/25 at 12:53 am to STigers
Tin machine was absolutely awful
And nobody had heard of Nirvana so bleach doesn't count because it only took off after nevermind hit.
Godfathers
89 was a weird year because grunge was infecting everything.
And nobody had heard of Nirvana so bleach doesn't count because it only took off after nevermind hit.
Godfathers
89 was a weird year because grunge was infecting everything.
Posted on 8/27/25 at 7:03 am to CAD703X
quote:
89 was a weird year because grunge was infecting everything
Grunge didn't hit until 91. The albums on this list are just back catalog selections that nobody bought until after things went crazy a couple years later.
Posted on 8/27/25 at 8:13 am to Lonnie Utah
quote:that's true.
Grunge didn't hit until 91. The albums on this list are just back catalog selections that nobody bought until after things went crazy a couple years later.
Posted on 8/27/25 at 9:09 am to Lonnie Utah
quote:
I was fortuante enough to see them 3 or 4 times...
I'm not sure how many times I've seen them. I first saw them when they opened for Living Colour.
Posted on 8/27/25 at 9:09 am to CAD703X
Skid Row- s/t
Enuff Z'Nuff- s/t
Badlands- s/t
Dangerous Toys- s/t
Sea Hags- s/t
Junkyard- s/t
Warrant- Dirty Rotten Filthy Stinkin Rich
White Lion- Big Game
Tesla- The Great Radio Controversy
L.A. Guns - Cocked & Loaded
Bang Tango- Psycho Cafe
Carcass- Symphonies of Sickness
Exodus- Fabulous Disaster
Morbid Angel- Altars of Madness
Nuclear Assault- Handle With Care
Obituary- Slowly We Rot
Overkill- The Years of Decay
Sepultura- Beneath the Remains
Enuff Z'Nuff- s/t
Badlands- s/t
Dangerous Toys- s/t
Sea Hags- s/t
Junkyard- s/t
Warrant- Dirty Rotten Filthy Stinkin Rich
White Lion- Big Game
Tesla- The Great Radio Controversy
L.A. Guns - Cocked & Loaded
Bang Tango- Psycho Cafe
Carcass- Symphonies of Sickness
Exodus- Fabulous Disaster
Morbid Angel- Altars of Madness
Nuclear Assault- Handle With Care
Obituary- Slowly We Rot
Overkill- The Years of Decay
Sepultura- Beneath the Remains
Posted on 8/27/25 at 9:45 am to STigers
1. The Pixies - Doolitle
2. Replacements - Don't Tell a Soul
3. Bob Mould - Workbook
4. The Smithereens - 11
5. Hoodoo Gurus - Magnum Cum Louder
6. The Connells - Fun & Games
7. Drivin’ N’ Cryin’, Mystery Road
I thought I was going to think this was a weaker year, but I own all the above.
2. Replacements - Don't Tell a Soul
3. Bob Mould - Workbook
4. The Smithereens - 11
5. Hoodoo Gurus - Magnum Cum Louder
6. The Connells - Fun & Games
7. Drivin’ N’ Cryin’, Mystery Road
I thought I was going to think this was a weaker year, but I own all the above.
Posted on 8/27/25 at 9:49 am to STigers
Meh. Paul's Boutique and Doolittle were amazing but that list gets pretty weak pretty quickly. A lot of artists showing their age and fading (Elvis Costello, Replacements, B52s, etc.). Lou Reed and Bob Mould albums were great.
Posted on 8/27/25 at 10:01 am to rebelrouser
Achin' to Be is pretty damn good.
Posted on 8/27/25 at 11:32 am to Cdawg
quote:
I was fortunate enough to see them 3 or 4 times...
I’ve never seen them in concert but every time someone ask me if I’m driving I always say “and Crying”.
Posted on 8/27/25 at 1:05 pm to STigers
and no offense, but Julie Cruise?
granted i had that cassette but she was just a one-trick pony and that album was literally the Twin Peaks soundtrack.
granted i had that cassette but she was just a one-trick pony and that album was literally the Twin Peaks soundtrack.
Posted on 8/27/25 at 1:21 pm to TommyCheeseballs
Savatage - Gutter Ballet
TNT - Intuition
Tora Tora - Surprise Attack
XYZ - s/t
Strangeways - Walk In The Fire
TNT - Intuition
Tora Tora - Surprise Attack
XYZ - s/t
Strangeways - Walk In The Fire
Posted on 8/27/25 at 1:43 pm to STigers
Posted on 8/27/25 at 1:48 pm to TommyCheeseballs
quote:
Skid Row- s/t
Enuff Z'Nuff- s/t
Badlands- s/t
Dangerous Toys- s/t
Sea Hags- s/t
Junkyard- s/t
Warrant- Dirty Rotten Filthy Stinkin Rich
White Lion- Big Game
Tesla- The Great Radio Controversy
L.A. Guns - Cocked & Loaded
Bang Tango- Psycho Cafe
Carcass- Symphonies of Sickness
Exodus- Fabulous Disaster
Morbid Angel- Altars of Madness
Nuclear Assault- Handle With Care
Obituary- Slowly We Rot
Overkill- The Years of Decay
Sepultura- Beneath the Remains
Joe Satriani - Flying in a Blue Dream
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