Albums Of The Year
- 10,000 Maniacs – In My Tribe
- Big Black – Songs About F—ing
- The Proclaimers – This Is The Story
- The Wedding Present – George Best
- The Jesus & Mary Chain – Darkland
- Beastie Boys – Licensed To Ill
- REM – Document
- Salt ‘n’ Pepa – Hot, Cool And Vicious
- Swans – Children Of God
- Schoolly D – Saturday Night
- Alexander O’Neal – Hearsay
- LL Cool J – Bigger And Deffer
- Salif Keita – Soro
- That Petrol Emotion – Babble
- Sly & Robbie – Rhythm Killers
- The Gun Club – Mother Juneo
- The Sect – Voice Of Reason
- Lloyd Cole & The Commotions – Mainstream
- Hüsker Dü – Warehouse: Songs And Stories
- Butthole Surfers – Locust Abortion Technician
- Just Ice – Kool And Deadly
- Paul Johnson – Paul Johnson
- Ornette Coleman – In All Languages
- Lee ‘Scratch’ Perry – Time Boom X Be Devil Dead
- Julian Cope – St Julian
- The Pastels – Up For A Bit
- Culturcide – Tacky Souvenirs Of Pre-Revolutionary America
- Firehose – Ragin’ Full On
- Momus – The Poison Boyfriend
- Najma – Qareeb
- The Triffids – Calenture
- Jello Biafra – No More Cocoons
- Blyth Power – Wicked Women, Wicked Men And Wicket Keepers
- Dan – An Attitude Hits
- Joan Jett – Good Music
- Jennifer Warnes – Famous Blue Raincoat
- Microdisney – Crooked Mile
- The Replacements – Pleased To Meet Me
- Pop Will Eat Itself! – Box Frenzy
- Biff Bang Pow! – The Girl Who Runs The Beat Hotel
Tracks Of The Year
1
Prince
Sign O’ The Times
Prince
Sign O’ The Times
2Eric B & Rakim
Paid In Full
Paid In Full
3That Petrol Emotion
Big Decision
Big Decision
4Public Enemy
Rebel Without A Pause
Rebel Without A Pause
5M/A/R/R/S
Pump Up The Volume
Pump Up The Volume
6Eric B. And Rakim
I Know You Got Soul
I Know You Got Soul
7The Fall
Hit The North
Hit The North
8The Sugarcubes
Birthday
Birthday
9New Order
True Faith
True Faith
10Cookie Crew
Females
Females
- The Smiths – Girlfriend In A Coma
- King Sun D Moet – Hey Love
- Pet Shop Boys – Rent
- Beastie Boys – Fight For Your Right
- Prince – If I Was Your Girlfriend
- Derek B – Get Down
- The Pogues – Fairy Tale Of New York
- Sly & Robbie – Boops (Here To Go)
- The Godfathers – Birth School Work Death
- Big Black – He’s A Whore/The Model
- The Bachelor Pad – The Albums Of Jack
- Jennifer Warnes – First We Take Manhattan
- Nitro Deluxe – This Brutal House
- The Jesus & Mary Chain – April Skies
- Public Enemy – You’re Gonna Get Yours
- Ce Ce Rogers – Someday
- The Wedding Present – My Favourite Dress
- Schoolly D – Saturday Night
- Rick Astley – Never Going To Give You Up
- Pet Shop Boys – It’s A Sin
- The Replacements – Alex Chilton
- Spoonie Gee – The Godfather
- Swans – New Mind
- Justified Ancients of Mu Mu – Downtown
- Anthrax – I Am The Law
- Pop Will Eat Itself – Beaver Patrol
- The Proclaimers – Letter From America
- Justified Ancients of Mu Mu – All You Need Is Love
- The Fall – There’s A Ghost In My House
- Blind Mice – It’s Not Heaven
- Cold Cut – Beats And Pieces
- Cookie Crew – Rock Da House
- Pet Shop Boys – What Have I Done To Deserve This?
- The Tams – There Ain’t Nothin’ Like Shaggin’
- Tashan – Chasin’ A Dream
- Anthrax – Indians
- AR Kane – Lolita
- The Hoodoo Gurus – What’s My Scene?
- Madonna – La Isla Bonita
- Renegade Sound Wave – The Kray Twins