Albums Of The Year
- KRS-1 Boogie Down Productions – By All Means Necessary
- Happy Mondays – Bummed
- The Sugarcubes – Life’s Too Good
- Dinosaur JR – Bug
- The Fall – I Am Kurious Oranj
- The House Of Love – The House Of love
- Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds – Tender Prey
- Momus – Tender Pervert
- The Wonder Stuff – The Eight Legged Groove Machine
- My Bloody Valentine – Isn’t Everything
- Talking Heads – Naked
- The Smiths – Rank
- U2 – Rattle And Hum
- Tracy Chapman – Tracy Chapman
- Rob Base & DJ EZ Rock – It Takes Two
- The Waterboys – Fisherman’s Blues
- The Proclaimers – Sunshine On Leith
- Band Of Susans – Hope Against Hope
- Eric B. And Rakim – Follow The Leader
- Royal House – Can You Party
- Voice Of The Beehive – Let It Bee
- Brian Wilson – Brian Wilson
- The Cocteau Twins – Blue Bell
- Billy Bragg – Works Playtime
- The Jungle Brothers – Straight Out Of The Jungle
- Graham Parker – The Mona Lisa’s Sister
- Various – Stay Awake
- Randy Travis – Old 8 x 10
- Michelle Shocked – Short Sharp Shocked
- Yellow – Flag
- The Parachute Men – The Innocents
- Leonard Cohen – I’m Your Man
- The Beatnigs – The Beatnigs
- KD Lang – Shadowland
- The Jesus And Mary Chain – Barbed Wire Kisses
- Martin Stephenson And The Daintees – Gladsome Humour & Blue
- UT – In Gut’s House
- Iggy Pop – Instinct
- Michael Nyman – Drowning By Numbers
- Napalm Death – From Enslavement To Obliteration
Tracks Of The Year
1
Nick Cave
The Mercy Seat
Nick Cave
The Mercy Seat
2Morrissey
Everyday Is Like Sunday
Everyday Is Like Sunday
3Prince
Alphabet Street
Alphabet Street
4Morrissey
Suedehead
Suedehead
5The House Of Love
Destroy The Heart
Destroy The Heart
6Inner City
Big Fun
Big Fun
7Dinosaur Jr
Freak Scene
Freak Scene
8The Primitives
Crash
Crash
9The Jesus And Mary Chain
Sidewalkin’
Sidewalkin’
10The Pogues
Yeah, Yeah, Yeah, Yeah, Yeah
Yeah, Yeah, Yeah, Yeah, Yeah
- Michelle Shocked – Anchorage
- Ce Ce Rodgers – Someday
- Eric B & Rakim – Follow The Leader
- Pet Shop Boys – Left To My Own Devices
- Public Enemy – Don’t Believe The Hype
- Royal House – You Party
- Phase II – Reachin’
- Todd Terry – Weekend
- Turnable Orchestra – You’re Going To Miss Me
- Tracy Chapman – Fast Car
- Womack & Womack – Teardrops
- Patti Smith – People Have The Power
- 10,000 Maniacs – What’s The Matter Here
- Bomb The Bass – Beat Dis
- Mega City 4 – Distant Relatives
- Neneh Cherry – Buffalo Stance
- Roxanne Shante – Go On Girl
- Pixies – Gigantic
- Kitchens Of Distinction – Prize
- Iggy Pop – Cold Metal
- The Parachute Men – Sometimes In Vain
- S’Express – Theme From S’Express
- Jungle Brothers – I’ll House You
- The Proclaimers – I’m Gonna Be (500 Miles)
- Pop Will Eat Itself – Def Con One
- Pet Shop Boys – Heart
- Inspiral Carpets – Planecrash EP
- Gregory Isaacs – Rumours
- Loop – Collision
- Brian Wilson – Love And Mercy
- Wire – Kidney Bingos
- Johnny Kemp – Just Got Paid
- Fairground Attraction – Perfect
- The Wedding Present – Nobody’s Twisting Your Arm
- The House Of Love – Christine
- A Guy Called Gerald – Voodoo Ray
- The Corn Dollies – Map Of The World
- Stereo MCs – What Is Soul
- The Fall – Victoria
- Yello – The Race