Albums Of The Year
- Youssou N’Dour – Nelson Mandela
- REM – Life’s Rich Pageant
- Elvis Costello And The Attractions – Blood And Chocolate
- The Costello Show – King Of America
- Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds – Your Funeral…My Trial
- Schoolly D – Schoolly D
- Shinehead – Rough And Rugged
- Miles Davis – Tutu
- Trouble Funk – Say What!
- The Go-Betweens – Liberty Belle And The Black Diamond Express
- The Triffids – Born Sandy Devotional
- Billy Bragg – Talking With The Taxman About Poetry
- Hüsker Dü – Candy Apple Grey
- Martin Stephenson And The Daintees – Boat To Bolivia
- The Housemartins – London 0, Hull 4
- Big Black – Atomizer
- Kraftwerk – Electric Café
- Swans – Holy Money
- Talking Heads – True Stories
- Test Dept – The Unacceptable Face Of Freedom
- James Brown – Gravity
- The The – Infected
- Van Morrison – No Guru, No Method, No Teacher
- LL Cool J – I Love My Radio
- Pet Shop Boys – Please
- The Woodentops – Giant
- Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds – Kicking Against The Pricks
- Pat Metheny And Ornette Coleman – Song X
- Dwight Yoakam – Guitars, Cadillacs, Etc
- The Communards – Communards
- Pil – Album
- A Certain Ratio – Force
- Sigue Sigue Sputnik – Flaunt It!
- Stump – Quirk Out
- The Butthole Surfers – Rembrandt Pussy Horse
- Ted Hawkins – On The Broadwalk
- Shop Assistants – Shop Assistants
- Just Ice – Back To The Old School
- Holger Hiller – Oben Im Eck
- George Clinton – R’N’B Skeletons In The Closet
Tracks Of The Year
1
Kiss
Prince And The Revolution
Kiss
Prince And The Revolution
2Cameo
Word Up
Word Up
3Ciccone Youth
Intro The Groove(y)
Intro The Groove(y)
4Run DMC
Walk This Way
Walk This Way
5The Real Roxanne With Hitman Howie Tee
Bang Zoom! Let’s Go Go!
Bang Zoom! Let’s Go Go!
6Gwen Guthrie
Ain’t Nothin’ Goin’ On But The Rent
Ain’t Nothin’ Goin’ On But The Rent
7Betty Wright
Pain
Pain
8Age Of Chance
Kiss
Kiss
9Billy Bragg
Levi Stubbs’ Tears
Levi Stubbs’ Tears
10Trouble Funk
Still Smokin’
Still Smokin’
- The Weather Prospects – Almost Prayed
- Colourbox – Baby I Love You So
- Janet Jackson – Nasty
- Shinehead – Who The Cap Fit
- Public Image Ltd – Rise
- Elvis Costello And The Attractions – I Want You
- Lonnie Hill – Galveston Bay
- Schoolly D – PSK (What Does It Mean?)
- Human League – Human
- Swans – A Screw
- View From The Hill – No Conversation
- The The – Sweet Bird Of Truth
- The Smiths – Panic
- Anita Baker – Sweet Love
- Sonic Youth – Starpower/Expressway To Your Skull
- The Jesus And Mary Chain – Some Candy Talking
- Julian Cope – World Shut Your Mouth
- Farley Jackmaster Funk – Love Can’t Turn Around
- The Smiths – Ask
- The Fall – Living Too Late
- Shop Assistants – Safety Net
- The Fall – Mr Pharmacist
- Swans – Time Is Money (Bastard)
- Paul Simon – You Can Call Me Al
- EU – Sho’ Nuff Bumpin’
- The Blow Monkeys – Diggin’ Your Scene
- Gary Clail – Hard Left
- Janet Jackson – What Have You Done For Me Lately?
- Cherrelle And Alexander O’Neil – Saturday Love
- Hüsker Dü – Sorry Somehow
- LL Cool J – Rock The Bells
- The Triffids – Wide Open Road
- Half Pint – Greetings
- Kurtis Blow – I’m Chillin’
- The The – Heartland
- George Clinton – Do Fries Go With That Shake?
- The Temptations – Lady Soul
- Youssou N’Dour – Rubberband Man
- The Wedding Present – Once More
- Beastie Boys – She’s On It