1. the Sugarcubes; Birthday; Life’s Too Good; Elektra
2. the Fall; New Big Prinz; I Am Kurious Oranj; Beggars Banquet
3. Cocteau Twins; Blue Bell Knoll; Blue Bell Knoll; 4AD
4. Dead Can Dance; Ulysses; the Serpent’s Egg; 4AD
5. Pixies; Gigantic; Surfer Rosa; 4AD
6. EPMD; Strictly Business; Strictly Business; Priority Records
7. Ultramagnetic MC’s; Give the Drummer Some; Critical Beatdown; Next Plateau Records Inc.
8. Public Enemy; Bring the Noise; It Takes a Nation of Milions to Hold Us Back; Def Jam
9. Sonic Youth; Silver Rocket; Daydream Nation; Geffen
10. Prefab Sprout; the King of Rock’n’Roll; From Langley Park to Memphis; Kitchenware Records
11. Wire; Kidney Bingos; A Bell is a Cup Until it is Struck; Mute
12. Dinosaur Jr. Pond Song; Bug; SST
13. Talk Talk; Wealth; Spirit of Eden; EMI
14. Jane’s Addiction; Mountain Song; Nothing’s Shocking; Warner
15. Jane’s Addiction; Ted, Just Admit It; Nothing’s Shocking; Warner
16. Jungle Brothers; Straight Out the Jungle; Straight Out the Jungle; Gee Street
17. NWA; Straight Outa Compton; Straight Outa Compton; Ruthless
18. Biz Markie; Pickin’ Boogers; Goin’ Off; Cold Chillin’
19. Big Daddy Kane; Ain’t No Half Steppin’; Long Live the Kane; Cold Chillin’
20. the Emotions; Blind Alley; Untouched; Volt
21. A. R. Kane; 1. Song; SixtyNine; Rough Trade
22. the 39 Clocks; Shake the Hippie; Pain It Dark; What’s So Funny About
23. Andreas Dorau; Demokratie; Demokratie; Ata Tak
24. My Bloody Valentine; Soft As Snow; …Isn’t Anything; Creation
25. Eric B. & Rakim; Follow the Leader; Follow the Leader; MCA
26. Talk Talk; I Believe In You; Spirit of Eden; EMI