665. The Shamen - En-tact

Release Date: 1990
Label: One Little Indian

For better or worse there are no songs that sound like Ebeneezer Goode on this album.

Rating: 4/10

663. NWA - Straight Outta Compton

Release Date: 1988
Label: Ruthless

Don't worry, I own this one already.

Rating: 8/10

662. Jungle Brothers - Done By The Forces of Nature

Release Date: 1989
Label: Warner Bros

There were songs on this record I really enjoyed - 'Acklowledge Your Own History' and 'Doing Your Own Dang' but others left me a little underwhelmed.

Rating: 5/10

661. Janet Jackson - Rhythm Nation

Release Date: 1989
Label: A&M

In the 1980s, the Jacksons were the most famous family in the US since the Kennedys in the 1960s. In the 1990s it was The Simpsons by the way. There were elements through this album which reminded me of a song from the 90s, but I can't remember the name of that song.

Rating: 6/10

660. De La Soul - 3 Feet High and Rising

Release Date: 1989
Label: Tommy Boy

Annoyingly, this is another album that's not on Spotify. It doesn't even seem to be available to buy either.

659. Soul II Soul - Club Classics Vol. One

Release Date: 1989
Label: Virgin

Rating: 6/10

658. Fugazi - Repeater

Release Date: 1989
Label: Dischord

Rating: 4/10

657. Bonnie Raitt - Nick of Time

Release Date: 1989
Label: Capitol

Rating: 5/10

656. Pixies - Doolittle

Release Date: 1989
Label: 4AD

This is another album I already own and love.

Rating: 10/10

655. Aerosmith - Pump

Release Date: 1989
Label: Geffen

This is the first Aerosmith album I've enjoyed all the way through.

Rating: 8/10

654. Barry Adamson - Moss Side Story

Release Date: 1989
Label: Mute

Based - possibly - on another musical, Barry Adamson's soundtrack tells the story of two rival gangs from Moss Side, Manchester. The Crewcuts and the Crewcats. Fortunately, the whole premise is fictional and Moss Side has a reputation for peace and tranquility.

Rating: 6/10

653. Coldcut - What's That Noise?

Release Date: 1989
Label: Tommy Boy

This album isn't available on Spotfy either. There's a lot of this happening recently.

652. 808 State - 90

Release Date: 1989
Label: ZTT

I think this may be the first 'dance' album in the book, though whether it is the first ever is unlikely (even if we allow for the fact the book isn't completely chronological). Thirty years later it sounds a little dated, but there is no denying there are some great tracks on here - especially Pacific 202

Rating: 7/10

651. The Cure - Disintegration

Release Date: 1989
Label: Fiction

This is an album I already own

Rating: 7/10

650. Kate Bush - The Sensual World

Release Date: 1989
Label: EMI

I have enjoyed almost everything Kate Bush has released. Sometimes I find it a challenge, but it always rewards,

Rating: 9/10

649. Baaba Maal & Mansour Seck - Djam Leeli

Release Date: 1989
Label: Mango

Musically I thought this was beautiful, but for once I couldn't get my head around the vocals.

Rating: 6/10

648. Neneh Cherry - Raw Like Sushi

Release Date: 1989
Label: Virgin

Rating: 7/10

647. The Stone Roses - The Stone Roses

Release Date: 1989
Label: Silvertone

One of the most significant albums of the last thirty years, and one I already own.

Rating: 10/10

646. John Zorn - Spy v Spy: The Music of Ornette Coleman

Release Date: 1989
Label: Elektra

This wasn't on Spotify either

645. The Young Gods - L'eau Rouge

Release Date: 1989
Label: PIAS

Rating: 5/10