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...

Top 100 Artists of the last 60 years Order,Artist,Votes,Nationality 100,Black Sabbath,36,English 99,Oasis,36,English 98,Spoon,36,American 97,Sam Cooke,37,American 96,Stan Getz,37,American 95,Joy Division,37,English 94,Janet Jackson,37,American 93,My Bloody Valentine,38,Irish 92,The Replacements,...

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: