1. Prince, Sign O’ the Times - 26
2. Bruce Springsteen, Tunnel of Love - 592
3. The Replacements, Pleased to Meet Me - 818
4. U2, The Joshua Tree - 35
5. John Hiatt, Bring the Family - 664
6. Los Lobos, By the Light of the Moon - 2426
7. John Cougar Mellencamp, The Lonesome Jubilee - 1609
8. R.E.M., Document - 315
9. XTC, Skylarking - 398
10. Husker Du, Warehouse: Songs and Stories - 508
11. Ornette Coleman, In All Languages - ---
12. Sonic Youth, Sister - 233
13. Robbie Robertson - 1350
14. Public Enemy, Yo! Bum Rush the Show - 472
15. Tom Waits, Frank’s Wild Years - 1473
16. Marianne Faithfull, Strange Weather - ---
17. Introducing the Hardline According to Terence Trent D’Arby - 1167
18. Stevie Wonder, Characters - ---
19. Alexander O’Neal, Hearsay - ---
20. The Jesus and Mary Chain, Darklands - 916
21. Van Morrison, Poetic Champions Compose - 1952
22. Pet Shop Boys, Actually - 789
23. Roseanne Cash, Kings Record Shop - ---
24. dBs, The Sound of Music - ---
25. Sly and Robbie, Rhythm Killers - 2245
26. Chris Isaak - 2626
27. Eric B. and Rakim, Paid in Full - 341
(tie) That Petrol Emotion, Babble - 2910
29. 10,000 Maniacs, In My Tribe - 1729
30. French, Frith, Kaiser, Thompson, Live, Love, Larf and Loaf - ---
31. Dave Alvin, Romeo’s Escape - ---
(tie) George Michael, Faith - 614
33. Sinead O’Connor, The Lion and the Cobra - 926
34. LL Cool J, Bigger and Deffer - 2039
35. The Million Dollar Quartet - ---
36. Sting, …Nothing Like the Sun - 1823
37. The Smiths, Strangeways Here We Come - 546
38. The Smiths, Louder Than Bombs - ---
39. Tom Verlaine, Flash Light - ---
40. Warren Zevon, Sentimental Hygiene - ---
Highest-ranking album not on poll:
Boogie Down Productions, Criminal Minded - 456
