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	93.7	104	8
2	Morbid Angel Altars of Madness	May 12, 1989	93.2	77	6
3	X Japan Blue Blood	Apr 21, 1989	90.6	86	5
4	Savatage Gutter Ballet	Nov 1, 1989	91.6	47	5
5	Mötley Crüe Dr. Feelgood	Sep 1, 1989	90.7	55	6
6	Skid Row Skid Row	Jan 24, 1989	88.8	85	6
7	Blue Murder Blue Murder	Apr 25, 1989	90.9	50	5
8	Overkill The Years of Decay	Oct 13, 1989	91.3	38	3
9	Coroner No More Color	May 21, 1989	93.1	20	0
10	Whitesnake Slip of the Tongue	Nov 18, 1989	91	32	2
11	Sodom Agent Orange	Jun 1, 1989	89.4	42	1
12	Obituary Slowly We Rot	1989	90.3	32	1
13	Black Sabbath Headless Cross	Apr 17, 1989	90	32	4
14	Aerosmith Pump	Sep 1989	91.2	24	3
15	Autopsy Severed Survival	Apr 24, 1989	91.3	23	1
16	Carcass Symphonies of Sickness	Jul 1, 1989	89.3	35	3
17	Pestilence Consuming Impulse	Dec 25, 1989	90.7	24	1
18	Testament Practice What You Preach	Aug 4, 1989	87.3	49	4
19	Kreator Extreme Aggression	Jun 19, 1989	89.2	31	1
20	Devil Doll The Girl Who Was...Death	Mar 24, 1989	88	39	0
21	Tormentor Anno Domini	1989	91	19	1
22	Alice Cooper Trash	Jul 1989	88.6	32	1
23	King Diamond Conspiracy	Aug 1989	90	23	3
24	Tora Tora Surprise Attack	1989	97.5	4	1
25	Bolt Thrower Realm of Chaos: Slaves to Darkness	Oct 28, 1989	89.5	25	0
26	Rage Secrets in a Weird World	1989	89.4	23	1
27	Annihilator Alice in Hell	Sep 5, 1989	87.6	33	2
28	Necrodeath Fragments of Insanity	1989	91.3	14	0
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	Terrorizer World Downfall	Nov 13, 1989	87.6	29	3
32	Fates Warning Perfect Symmetry	Aug 1989	93.1	8	2
33	Strangeways Walk in the Fire	1989	96	4	0
34	Faith No More The Real Thing	Jun 20, 1989	89.5	17	2
35	Project Rock in Korea Project Rock in Korea	Apr 1989	91	12	0
36	Repulsion Horrified	May 29, 1989	89	17	2
37	Paradox Heresy	Feb 1, 1989	90.5	12	1
38	Danger Danger Danger Danger	Jun 27, 1989	89.8	14	2
39	Anthem Hunting Time	May 21, 1989	90.6	11	2
40	W.A.S.P. The Headless Children	Apr 15, 1989	86.2	28	1
41	Dream Theater When Dream and Day Unite	Mar 6, 1989	83.5	52	3
42	Exodus Fabulous Disaster	Jan 13, 1989	87.6	20	2
43	Badlands Badlands	May 11, 1989	88.2	17	2
44	Extreme Extreme	Mar 14, 1989	87.4	19	1
45	Running Wild Death or Glory	Nov 8, 1989	86.9	21	2
46	Dark Angel Leave Scars	Jan 24, 1989	87.2	18	1
47	Loudness Soldier of Fortune	Sep 17, 1989	86.5	21	3
48	Nuclear Assault Handle With Care	1989	86.9	17	0
49	Cloven Hoof A Sultan's Ransom	1989	90	8	0
50	Scanner Terminal Earth	1989	88.6	11	1

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