Top Albums of 1992
Rank▼ All Time Rank▼ Artist▼ Album▼ Genres▼
1
46
 R.E.M. Automatic for the People Alternative Rock, Pop Rock
2
94
 Pavement Slanted and Enchanted Lo-Fi / Slacker Rock, Noise Pop
3
121
 Dr. Dre The Chronic G-Funk, Gangsta Rap
4
203
 Rage Against the Machine Rage Against the Machine Rap Metal, Rap Rock
5
381
 Aphex Twin Selected Ambient Works 85-92 Ambient Techno, IDM
6
396
 Beastie Boys Check Your Head Hip Hop
7
470
 Tori Amos Little Earthquakes Piano Rock, Singer/Songwriter
8
482
 PJ Harvey Dry Alternative Rock, Alternative Singer/Songwriter
9
573
 Tom Waits Bone Machine Experimental Rock, Singer/Songwriter
10
585
 Alice in Chains Dirt Alternative Metal, Grunge
11
781
 Sugar Copper Blue Alternative Rock, Power Pop
12
813
 Sonic Youth Dirty Alternative Rock, Noise Rock
13
899
 Pantera Vulgar Display of Power Groove Metal, Thrash Metal
14
904
 k.d. Lang Ingénue Adult Contemporary, Country Pop, Singer/Songwriter
15
998
 Arrested Development 3 Years, 5 Months and 2 Days in the Life of... Hip Hop
16
1012
 The Black Crowes The Southern Harmony and Musical Companion Blues Rock, Southern Rock
17
1071
 The Jayhawks Hollywood Town Hall Alt-Country, Americana, Country Rock
18
1089
 Noir Désir Tostaky Alternative Rock
19
1127
 The Lemonheads It's a Shame About Ray Alternative Rock, Power Pop
20
1196
 Faith No More Angel Dust Alternative Metal, Alternative Rock
21
1225
 Kyuss Blues for the Red Sun Stoner Metal, Stoner Rock
22
1261
 The Pharcyde Bizarre Ride II The Pharcyde Boom Bap, Jazz Rap
23
1268
 Cesária Évora Miss Perfumado Morna
24
1275
 Ministry Psalm 69: The Way to Succeed & the Way to Suck Eggs Industrial Metal
25
1282
 Los Lobos Kiko Tex-Mex
26
1318
 Eric Clapton Unplugged Acoustic Blues, Acoustic Rock
27
1477
 Mary J. Blige What's the 411? New Jack Swing
28
1482
 Neil Young Harvest Moon Acoustic Rock, Country Rock, Folk Rock, Singer/Songwriter
29
1514
 L7 Bricks are Heavy Grunge, Riot Grrrl
30
1588
 The Orb U.F.Orb Ambient Dub, Ambient House, Dub Techno
31
1620
 Spiritualized Lazer-Guided Melodies Dream Pop, Neo-Psychedelia, Space Rock
32
1696
 Stereo MC's Connected Alternative Dance, Dance-Pop
33
1724
 Khaled Khaled Pop Raď
34
1761
 The Disposable Heroes of Hiphoprisy Hypocrisy Is the Greatest Luxury Conscious Hip Hop, Political Hip Hop
35
1807
 The Tragically Hip Fully Completely Rock
36
2012
 Lou Reed Magic and Loss Art Rock
37
2100
 Pete Rock and C.L. Smooth Mecca and the Soul Brother Boom Bap, Conscious Hip Hop, Jazz Rap
38
2102
 Morrissey Your Arsenal Alternative Rock, Pop Rock
39
2150
 Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds Henry's Dream Post-Punk, Punk Blues, Singer/Songwriter
40
2244
 Helmet Meantime Alternative Metal
41
2283
 Screaming Trees Sweet Oblivion Grunge
42
2337
 Kiko Veneno Échate un cantecito Rumba Flamenca, Singer/Songwriter
43
2374
 Manic Street Preachers Generation Terrorists Alternative Rock, Hard Rock
44
2544
 Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan Devotional Songs/Devotional & Love Songs Qawwali
45
2547
 En Vogue Funky Divas Contemporary R&B
46
2589
 Annie Lennox Diva Pop Soul
47
2656
 Prince & The New Power Generation O(+> ["Love Symbol Album"] Contemporary R&B, Funk, Pop Rock, Pop Soul
48
2661
 Joe Henderson Lush Life: The Music of Billy Strayhorn Jazz
49
2808
 Ice Cube The Predator Gangsta Rap, Political Hip Hop
50
2837
 Bettie Serveert Palomine Indie Rock
51
2854
 Red House Painters Down Colorful Hill Slowcore
52
2881
 Sade Love Deluxe Smooth Soul, Sophisti-Pop
53
2895
 Freedy Johnston Can You Fly Alternative Rock, Singer/Songwriter

Albums "bubbling under" the all-time top 3000:
Bikini Kill Bikini Kill EP/The C.D. Version of the First Two Records Riot Grrrl
Rheostatics Whale Music Alternative Rock
Don Byron Tuskegee Experiments Avant-Garde Jazz
Neneh Cherry Homebrew Contemporary R&B, Pop
Uncle Tupelo March 16-20, 1992 Alt-Country, Americana
Body Count Body Count Crossover Thrash, Rap Metal
Stone Temple Pilots Core Grunge, Hard Rock
The Prodigy Experience Breakbeat Hardcore
Buffalo Tom Let Me Come Over Alternative Rock
The Cure Wish Alternative Rock
Nicolette Now Is Early Electronic
Rollins Band The End of Silence Alternative Rock, Post-Hardcore
Gang Starr Daily Operation Boom Bap, Conscious Hip Hop, Hardcore Hip Hop
Basehead Play with Toys Alternative Rock
Nits Ting Art Pop, Chamber Pop
Dream Theater Images & Words Progressive Metal
Baaba Maal Lam Toro Mbalax
Lucinda Williams Sweet Old World Alt-Country
The Afghan Whigs Congregation Grunge
Babes in Toyland Fontanelle Grunge, Riot Grrrl
Peter Gabriel Us Art Rock, Pop Rock
Various Artists The Bodyguard Adult Contemporary, Contemporary R&B, Film Soundtrack
Ween Pure Guava Experimental Rock, Lo-Fi / Slacker Rock
Leonard Cohen The Future Singer/Songwriter
Moonshake Eva Luna Experimental Rock, Noise Pop
The Jesus Lizard Liar Noise Rock, Post-Hardcore
Joe Lovano From the Soul Jazz
The Dead C Harsh 70s Reality Experimental Rock, Noise Rock
Vic Chesnutt West of Rome Alt-Country, Americana, Singer/Songwriter
The Jesus and Mary Chain Honey's Dead Noise Pop
Ride Going Blank Again Shoegaze
Suzanne Vega 99.9 F° Folk Pop, Singer/Songwriter
The Goats Tricks of the Shade Conscious Hip Hop, Political Hip Hop
Giant Sand Center of the Universe Alt-Country, Indie Rock
Billy Taylor Solo Jazz
Grateful Dead Two from the Vault Acid Rock, Jam Band
Catherine Wheel Ferment Shoegaze
The Boo Radleys Everything's Alright Forever Neo-Psychedelia, Noise Pop, Shoegaze