Album of The Year - Endgame

[Badams]

Doolittle rules

 

[Waitressboy]

Me, seeing how you didn't include The Sensual World on your lists:

1 Kate Bush - The Sensual World
2. Nine Inch Nails - Pretty Hate Machine
3. Kylie Minogue - Enjoy Yourself
4. Madonna - Like A Prayer
5. Faith No More - The Real Thing
6. Aerosmith - Pump
7. The B-52s - Cosmic Thing
8. Shawn Colvin - Steady On
9. The Sugarcubes - Here Today Tomorrow Next Week
10. Neneh Cherry - Raw Like Sushi (just because Janet Jackson will get enough votes)

 

[Renée]

1989:
1. Nirvana - Bleach
2. Billy Joel - Storm Front
3. De La Soul - 3 Feet High And Rising
4. Soundgarden - Louder Than Love
5. Bad English - Bad English
6. Green Day - 1,000 Hours
7. Skid Row - Skid Row
8. DC Talk - DC Talk
9. Queen - The Miracle
10. The B-52s - Cosmic Thing

 

[whatwhatsaywhat]

spreddy updated!

The N+G Album of the Year...

docs.google.com

amazed to not see like a prayer on every list

1989 was a very strong year

The Order	Artist	Album
1​	The Stone Roses	The Stone Roses
2​	Beastie Boys	Paul's Boutique
3​	Madonna	Like a Prayer
4​	The Cure	Disintegration
5​	the Pixies	Doolittle
6​	Nine Inch Nails	Pretty Hate Machine
7​	De La Soul	3 Feet High and Rising
8​	The Hummingbirds	loveBUZZ
9​	The Triffids	The Black Swan
10​	New Order	Technique
11​	Neneh Cherry	Raw Like Sushi
12​	Neil Young	Freedom
13​	Hunters & Collectors	Ghost Nation
14​	The Sugarcubes	Here Today, Tomorrow Next Week!
15​	Janet Jackson	Rhythm Nation 1814
16​	The Mark of Cain	Battlesick
17​	XTC	Oranges & Lemons
18​	The D.O.C.	No One Can Do It Better
19​	Nirvana	Bleach
20​	Lou Reed	New York

 

[Viking Dan]

1. The Cure - Disintegration
2. Nine Inch Nails – Pretty Hate Machine
3. Beastie Boys - Pauls Boutique
4. In Step - Stevie Ray Vaughn & Double Trouble
5. Tom Petty – Full Moon Fever
6. Elvis Costello - Spike
7. Micheal Penn - March
8. De La Soul – 3 Feet High and Rising
9. The Choir - Wide Eyed Wonder
10. Phil Collins - But Seriously

I excluded Fugazi from my list b/c its a compilation of their previously released EPs. Otherwise...

Also, I think we should take this moment to recognize that 1989 birthed the trifecta of "songs guaranteed to get the no-dancing, awkward white/cis male off the High School bleachers to shake that ass" [Bust a Move (Young Mc), Funky Cold Medina (Tone Loc) and Buffalo Stance (Nina Cherry)] along with The. Greatest. Sing. Along. Song. Ever. - Biz Markie's "She's Just a Friend".

 

[chrb98]

You liked De La so much you gave them the 1 and 4 spots

Oh was that an option? Because if so I’d like to amend spots 2 through 10 on my list to also be Disintegration

 

[Woob_woob]

Oh was that an option? Because if so I’d like to amend spots 2 through 10 on my list to also be Disintegration

You can do that if you want, but I only count an album once in its highest spot.

 

[Joe Mac]

This was an absolutely stacked year it would seem!

1. The Stone Roses
2. Tom Petty - Full Moon Fever
3. New Order - Technique
4. The Cure - Disintegration
5. De La Soul - Three Feet High & Rising
6. Pixies - Doolittle
7. Nirvana - Bleach
8. Kate Bush - The Sensual World
9. Paul McCartney - Flowers in the Dirt
10. Nine Inch Nails - Pretty Hate Machine

Honourable Mentions

Bob Dylan - Oh Mercy
Van Morrison - Avalon Sunset
The Jesus and Mary Chain - Automatic
Prince - Batman

 

[Teeeee]

Time to make sure the pop gets on the list. What a stacked year!!! And wow, my listening focus has changed a lot in 30 years - more diversity as I've aged (like a fine wine).

1. The Cure - Disintegration
2. Janet Jackson - Rhythm Nation
3. Madonna - Like a Prayer
4. The Pixies - Doolittle
5. De La Soul - 3 Feet
6. Beasties - Paul's Boutique
7. Fugazi - 13 songs (DC REPRESENT!!!)
8. Tom Petty - Full Moon Fever
9. NIN - Pretty Hate Machine
10. Faith No More - The Real Thing

 

[cbl]

1. Pixies - Doolittle
2. Nirvana - Bleach
3. Lou Reed - New York
4. Bob Dylan - Oh Mercy
5. Bob Mould - Workbook
6. Don Henley - The End of the Innocence
7. Van Morrison - Avalon Sunset
8. The Stone Roses - The Stone Roses
9. 10,000 Maniacs - Blind Man's Zoo
10. The Cure - Disintegration

I'm glad so many of you found this to be a great year...I sure didn't...

 

[Jan]

1. Pixies - Doolittle
2. The Cure - Disintegration
3. De la Soul- 3 ft. high and rising
4. Tom petty - full moon fever
5. Fugazi - 13 Songs
6. Bad Religion - no Control
7. Van morrison - Avalon Sunset
8 B52s - Cosmic thing
9. Bob Mould - Workbook
10. Red Hot Chilli Peppers - Mothers Milk

 

[LeeVing]

1989

1. XTC - Oranges and Lemons
2. Pixies - Doolittle
3. Fugazi - 13 Songs
4. NIN - Pretty Hate Machine
5. Beastie Boys - Pauls Boutique
6. Madonna - Like A Prayer
7. Julee Cruise ‎– Floating Into The Night
8. The Cult ‎– Sonic Temple
9. Ministry ‎– The Mind Is A Terrible Thing To Taste
10. Operation Ivy ‎– Energy

I have a few different copies of my #1 on various formats, but this one is the most interesting...the 3 inch CD box set.

It's not all that rare or expensive - and kinda a pain to play the album this way without a carousel CD player.

XTC – Oranges & Lemons (1989, CD)

View credits, reviews, tracks and shop for the 1989 CD release of "Oranges & Lemons" on Discogs.

www.discogs.com

 

[Jan]

Honorary mentions Songs:

 

[teefer]

3. De la Soul- 5 ft. high and rising

Were they extra-high on this version? If so, I must hear it!

 

[Jan]

Were they extra-high on this version? If so, I must hear it!

Don't you have the deluxe extra 2ft version?

 

[BjorgenFjorgen]

I liked the metric version 1 Metre High and Rising.

 

[willcoll]

1989:
1. The Stone Roses - The Stone Roses
2. The Cure - Disintegration
3. Pixies - Doolittle
4. Love Tractor - Themes from Venus
5. The Ocean Blue - The Ocean Blue
6. The Hummingbirds ‎– Lovebuzz
7. The Beautiful South - Welcome to the Beautiful South
8. The Wonder Stuff - Hup
9. Beastie Boys - Paul’s Boutique
10. The Sidewinders - Witchdoctor

HM:
Camper Van Beethoven - Key Lime Pie
The Connells - Fun & Games
Drivin’ N’ Cryin’ - Mystery Road
Faith No More - The Real Thing
Galaxie 500 - On Fire
The Grapes of Wrath - Now and Again
Guadalcanal Diary - Flip-Flop
Robyn Hitchcock & The Egyptians - Queen Elvis
Hoodoo Gurus - Magnum Cum Louder
House of Freaks - Tantilla
Love and Rockets - Love and Rockets
Bob Mould - Workbook
New Order - Technique
Nine Inch Nails - Pretty Hate Machine
Nirvana - Bleach
The Primitives - Pure
Red Hot Chili Peppers ‎– Mother's Milk
The Replacements - Don’t Tell a Soul
The Smithereens - 11
XTC - Oranges & Lemons

 

[Satchmo2go]

1989:
1. The Stone Roses - The Stone Roses
2. The Cure - Disintegration
3. Pixies - Doolittle
4. Love Tractor - Themes from Venus
5. The Ocean Blue - The Ocean Blue
6. The Hummingbirds ‎– Lovebuzz
7. The Beautiful South - Welcome to the Beautiful South
8. The Wonder Stuff - Hup
9. Beastie Boys - Paul’s Boutique
10. The Sidewinders - Witchdoctor

HM:
Camper Van Beethoven - Key Lime Pie
The Connells - Fun & Games
Drivin’ N’ Cryin’ - Mystery Road
Faith No More - The Real Thing
Galaxie 500 - On Fire
The Grapes of Wrath - Now and Again
Guadalcanal Diary - Flip-Flop
Robyn Hitchcock & The Egyptians - Queen Elvis
Hoodoo Gurus - Magnum Cum Louder
House of Freaks - Tantilla
Love and Rockets - Love and Rockets
Bob Mould - Workbook
New Order - Technique
Nine Inch Nails - Pretty Hate Machine
Nirvana - Bleach
The Primitives - Pure
Red Hot Chili Peppers ‎– Mother's Milk
The Replacements - Don’t Tell a Soul
The Smithereens - 11
XTC - Oranges & Lemons

Man...I wore out some Connells in my day. Even saw those dudes live! Also, Primitives FTW!

 

[dhodo]

I haven't listened to Nomeansno in forever. Anyone else ever notice a strong D Boon influence in some of the vocals?

 

[teefer]

Almost forgot about the soundtracks again...didn't include Passion or Batman because they were already mentioned: