The Best Metal Albums of 1989

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Rank	Artist / Album	Release date	Rating	Votes	Reviews
1	Sepultura Beneath the Remains	Sep 5, 1989	93.5	107	8
2	Morbid Angel Altars of Madness	May 12, 1989	93.4	80	6
3	X Japan Blue Blood	Apr 21, 1989	90.5	87	5
4	Savatage Gutter Ballet	Nov 1, 1989	91.8	48	5
5	Blue Murder Blue Murder	Apr 25, 1989	91.1	54	6
6	Mötley Crüe Dr. Feelgood	Sep 1, 1989	90.6	58	6
7	Skid Row Skid Row	Jan 24, 1989	88.8	86	6
8	Overkill The Years of Decay	Oct 13, 1989	91.5	39	3
9	Sodom Agent Orange	Jun 1, 1989	90.3	46	2
10	Coroner No More Color	May 21, 1989	93.1	22	0
11	Whitesnake Slip of the Tongue	Nov 18, 1989	91	35	2
12	Obituary Slowly We Rot	1989	90.4	35	1
13	Aerosmith Pump	Sep 1989	91.4	25	3
14	Black Sabbath Headless Cross	Apr 17, 1989	90.3	32	4
15	Autopsy Severed Survival	Apr 24, 1989	91.5	24	1
16	Tora Tora Surprise Attack	1989	98	5	1
17	Carcass Symphonies of Sickness	Jul 1, 1989	88.6	41	3
18	Pestilence Consuming Impulse	Dec 25, 1989	90.4	26	2
19	Testament Practice What You Preach	Aug 4, 1989	87.2	50	4
20	King Diamond Conspiracy	Aug 1989	90.3	24	3
21	Kreator Extreme Aggression	Jun 19, 1989	88.9	33	1
22	Bolt Thrower Realm of Chaos: Slaves to Darkness	Oct 28, 1989	89.6	28	0
23	Devil Doll The Girl Who Was...Death	Mar 24, 1989	88	39	0
24	Alice Cooper Trash	Jul 1989	88.6	32	1
25	Terrorizer World Downfall	Nov 13, 1989	88.6	31	3
26	Tormentor Anno Domini	1989	90.8	18	1
27	Necrodeath Fragments of Insanity	1989	91.1	16	2
28	Rage Secrets in a Weird World	1989	89.4	23	1
29	Helstar Nosferatu	Sep 1989	92.5	10	2
30	Helloween Live in the U.K. [Live]	Apr 6, 1989	87.5	31	4
31	Anthem Hunting Time	May 21, 1989	91.5	12	2
32	Fates Warning Perfect Symmetry	Aug 1989	93.1	8	2
33	Badlands Badlands	May 11, 1989	89.3	19	3
34	Annihilator Alice in Hell	Sep 5, 1989	86.9	33	2
35	Strangeways Walk in the Fire	1989	96	4	0
36	Faith No More The Real Thing	Jun 20, 1989	89.5	17	2
37	Project Rock in Korea Project Rock in Korea	Apr 1989	91	12	0
38	Repulsion Horrified	May 29, 1989	89.1	18	2
39	Exodus Fabulous Disaster	Jan 13, 1989	88.1	22	2
40	Danger Danger Danger Danger	Jun 27, 1989	89.8	14	2
41	Paradox Heresy	Feb 1, 1989	89.6	14	2
42	Dream Theater When Dream and Day Unite	Mar 6, 1989	83.6	54	3
43	W.A.S.P. The Headless Children	Apr 15, 1989	86.2	28	1
44	Extreme Extreme	Mar 14, 1989	87.2	21	1
45	Running Wild Death or Glory	Nov 8, 1989	86.9	21	2
46	Loudness Soldier of Fortune	Sep 17, 1989	86.5	21	3
47	McAuley Schenker Group Save Yourself	Oct 27, 1989	90.4	8	0
48	Dark Angel Leave Scars	Jan 24, 1989	86.2	21	2
49	Sabbat Dreamweaver	1989	87.9	14	2
50	Nuclear Assault Handle With Care	1989	86.9	17	0

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