In 1989, hard rock is still doing great, but it's rock alternative bands that are dominating.

1.

Faith No More

The Real Thing

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2.

Red Hot Chili Peppers

Mother's Milk

3.

Pixies

Doolittle

4.

Beastie Boys

Paul's Boutique

5.

Madonna

Like a Prayer

6.

The Cure

Disintegration

7.

Mötley Crüe

Dr. Feelgood

8.

Aerosmith

Pump

9.

Bad Religion

No Control

10.

Joe Satriani

Flying in a Blue Dream

11.

Neil Young

Freedom

12.

Voivod

Nothingface

13.

Skid Row

Skid Row

14.

Alice Cooper

Trash

15.

The Stone Roses

The Stone Roses

16.

Nine Inch Nails

Pretty Hate Machine

17.

Janet Jackson

Rhythm Nation 1814

18.

The Tragically Hip

Up To Here

19.

Lenny Kravitz

Let Love Rule

20.

The B-52's

Cosmic Thing

Bonnie Raitt

Nick of Time

Neneh Cherry

Raw Like Sushi

De La Soul

3 Feet High and Rising

Technotronic

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