Hey folks!

Here are the 8 best albums of 1989 as decided by you, the voters. If anyone asks you what the 8 best albums of 1989 are, you direct them to this official and binding list. The albums are presented in seed order, from highest to lowest, from most expected to be here to least expected. Any album with a seed of #9 or lower was an underdog and had to fight a higher seed to be here, so kudos to those albums.

Without further ado, the 8 Best Albums of 1989:

Seed #1 Pixies, DOOLITTLE

Seed #2 Beastie Boys, PAUL'S BOUTIQUE

Seed #3 De La Soul, 3 FEET HIGH AND RISING

Seed #4 The Cure, DISINTEGRATION

Seed #5 Nine Inch Nails, PRETTY HATE MACHINE

Seed #8 N.W.A, STRAIGHT OUTTA COMPTON

Seed #10 The B-52's, COSMIC THING

Seed #11 Fugazi, 13 SONGS

Conspicuously missing:

#6 Nirvana, BLEACH (lost to #11 Fugazi, 13 SONGS, 178-102-2)

#7 The Stone Roses, THE STONE ROSES (lost to #10 The B-52’s, COSMIC THING, 180-158-3)

Bonus Beats!

Just for funsies, here are the top 8 1989 Top Albums ranked by total votes after 4 rounds:

1. Beastie Boys, PAUL'S BOUTIQUE [seed #2] 654 total votes

2. The Cure, DISINTEGRATION [seed #4] 636 total votes

3. Fugazi, 13 SONGS [seed #11] 588 total votes

4. De La Soul, 3 FEET HIGH AND RISING [seed #3] 581 total votes

5. Pixies, DOOLITTLE [seed #1] 543 total votes

6. Nine Inch Nails, PRETTY HATE MACHINE [seed #5] 520 total votes

7. The B-52's, COSMIC THING [seed #10] 513 total votes

8. N.W.A, STRAIGHT OUTTA COMPTON [seed #8] 469 total votes