The A Lists: 1992 (82)

• Freedy Johnston: Can You Fly (Bar/None)
• Ya Ntesa Dalienst & Le Maquisard: Belalo (Sango Music import)
• Mzwakhe Mbuli: Resistance Is Defence (Earthworks)
• David Murray: Shakill's Warrior (DIW/Columbia)
• Lucinda Williams: Sweet Old World (Chameleon)
• Taj Mahal: Taj's Blues (Columbia/Legacy)
• L7: Bricks Are Heavy (Slash)
• Coupé Cloué: Maximum Compas From Haiti (Earthworks)
• Tom Zé: Brazil 5: The Return of Tom Zé: The Hips of Tradition (Luaka Bop/Warner Bros.)
• Madonna: Erotica (Maverick/Reprise)
• Sonic Youth: Dirty (DGC)
• Pavement: Slanted and Enchanted (Matador)
• Yoko Ono: Walking on Thin Ice (Rykodisc)
• The Roches: A Dove (MCA)
• The Goats: Tricks of the Shade (Ruffhouse/Columbia)
• Randy Travis: Greatest Hits Volume One (Warner Bros.)
• Shanté: The Bitch Is Back (Livin' Large)
• Popinjays: Flying Down to Mono Valley (Epic/One Little Indian)
• Utah Saints: Utah Saints (London)
• Gregory Isaacs: Best of Volumes One and Two (Heartbeat)
• Giant Sand: Ramp (Restless)
• Orchestra Baobab: On Verra Ça (World Circuit)
• E.T. Mensah: Day by Day (Retroafric)
• Thelonious Monster: Beautiful Mess (Capitol)
• The Robert Cray Band: I Was Warned (Mercury)
• Asia Classics 1: The South Indian Film Music of Vijaya Anand: Dance Raja Dance (Luaka Bop/Warner Bros.)
• Les Ambassadeurs Internationales Featuring Salif Keita: Les Ambassadeurs Internationales Featuring Salif Keita (Rounder)
• John Lee Hooker: The Ultimate Collection 1948-1990 (Rhino '91)
• Bikini Kill: Bikini Kill (Kill Rock Stars)
• The Disposable Heroes of Hiphoprisy: Hypocrisy Is the Greatest Luxury (4th & B'way)
• T.P OK Jazz: Somo! (TMS import '90)
• Prince and the New Power Generation: [File Under Prince] (Paisley Park/Warner Bros.)
• A World Out of Time (Shanachie)
• Stacy Dean Campbell: Lonesome Wins Again (Columbia)
• The Disco Years, Vol. 4: Lost in Music (Rhino)
• The Vaselines: The Way of the Vaselines: A Complete History (Sub Pop)
• PJ Harvey: Dry (Indigo)
• Kickin Mental Detergent (Kickin USA)
• Pete Johnson: King of Boogie (Milan)
• Eric B. & Rakim: Don't Sweat the Technique (MCA)
• Th Faith Healers: Lido (Elektra)
• Eric Agyeman: Highlife Safari (Stern's Africa)
• Only for the Headstrong: The Ultimate Rave Compilation (FFRR)
• Ministry: Psalm 69: The Way To Succeed and the Way To Suck Eggs (Sire/Reprise)
• Luna²: Lunapark (Elektra)
• Body Count: Body Count (Sire/Warner Bros.)
• Kris Kross: Totally Krossed Out (Ruffhouse/Columbia)
• Randy Travis: Greatest Hits Volume Two (Warner Bros.)
• Joe Houston: Cornbread and Cabbage Greens (Specialty)
• Grateful Dead: Two From the Vault (Grateful Dead)
• Nirvana: Incesticide (DGC)
• Sugar: Copper Blue (Rykodisc)
• John Trudell: AKA Grafitti Man (Rykodisc)
• Chris Bell: I Am the Cosmos (Rykodisc)
• Yo Yo: Black Pearl (EastWest)
• The Chills: Soft Bomb (Warner Bros.)
• Master Musicians of Jajouka Featuring Bachir Attar: Apocalypse Across the Sky (Axiom)
• Guys and Dolls (RCA Victor)
• Orchestra Marrabenta Star de Moçambique: Independance (Piranha import)
• George Jones: Walls Can Fall (MCA)
• Morrissey: Your Arsenal (Sire)
• Leonard Cohen: The Future (Columbia)
• Hoosier Hot Shots: Rural Rhythm 1935-1942 (Columbia/Legacy)
• Sweet Talks/A.B. Crentsil: Sweet Talks--Hollywood Highlife Party + A.B. Crentsil--Moses (ADC import)
• FU-Schnickens: F.U.--Don't Take It Personal (Jive)
• Azagas and Archibogs (Original Music '91)
• They Might Be Giants: Apollo 18 (Elektra)
• ZZ Top: Greatest Hits (Warner Bros.)
• Steely & Clevie: Steely & Clevie Play Studio One Vintage (Heartbeat)
• Gilberto Gil/Jorge Ben: Gil e Jorge (Verve)
• Ladysmith Black Mambazo: The Best of Ladysmith Black Mambazo (Shanachie)
• Monty Python: Monty Python Sings (Virgin)
• The Beautiful South: 0898 Beautiful South (Elektra)
• Dennis Robbins: Man With a Plan (Giant)
• Nirvana: Hormoaning (DGC import)
• Ramones: Mondo Bizarro (Radioactive)
• Ani DiFranco: Imperfectly (Righteous Babe)
• The Breeders: Safari (4AD/Elektra)
• Pavement: Watery, Domestic (Matador)
• Diblo Dibala & Matchatcha: Laissez Passer (Afric Music import)
• Rosie Flores: After the Farm (HighTone)
• Boogie Down Productions: Sex and Violence (Jive)

Christgau's Consumer Guide: Albums of the '90s, 2000

The A Lists: 1991

The A Lists: 1993