Hey folks!

Here are the 4 best albums of 1989 as decided by you, the voters. If anyone asks you what the 4 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 #5 or lower was an underdog and had to fight one higher seed to be here, so kudos to those albums. Spoiler: there were no albums with a seed of #5 or lower. It’s just the top four seeds. Maybe that’s boring and obvious, but sometimes it just works out like that.

Without further ado, the 4 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

We’ve already eliminated one of these, and on Tuesday morning we’ll have eliminated another. Wednesday will be the final match to determine the one true Best Album of 1989. Hope to see you there!

Kent