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1992



Nirvana – Incesticide
Alice In Chains – Sap
Alice In Chains – Dirt
R.E.M. – Automatic for the People
Pavement – Slanted and Enchanted
The Jesus Lizard – Liar
Cannibal Corpse – Tomb of The Mutilated
They Might Be Giants – Apollo 18
Beastie Boys – Check Your Head
Green Day – Kerplunk
Aphex Twin – Selected Ambient Works 85-92
Ministry – Psalm 69: The Way To Succeed And The Way To Suck Eggs
White Zombie – La Sexorcisto: Devil Music Vol. 1
Nine Inch Nails – Broken
The Lemonheads – It’s A Shame about Ray
Moby – Moby
Faith No More – Angel Dust
Pantera – Vulgar Display Of Power
Tori Amos – Little Earthquakes
L7 – Bricks Are Heavy
Tool – Opiate
Stone Temple Pilots – Core
Ween – Pure Guava
The Pharcyde – Bizarre Ride 2 The Pharcyde
Helmet – Meantime
The Fall – Code: Selfish
The Prodigy – Experience
Front Line Assembly – Tactical Neural Implant
Tom Waits – Bone Machine
Los Lobos - Kiko
Dead Milkmen – Soul Rotation
“Weird Al” Yankovic – Off The Deep End
Kris Kross – Totally Krossed Out
Body Count – Body Count
Gwar – America Must Be Destroyed
Dr. Dre – The Chronic
Rage Against The Machine – Rage Against The Machine
Catherine Wheel – Ferment
Gin Blossoms – New Miserable Experience
Various Artists – Singles Soundtrack
Kyuss – Blues for the Red Sun
Soul Asylum – Grave Dancers Union
Sugar – Copper Blue
Sonic Youth – Dirty
Mudhoney – Piece of Cake
The Offspring – Ignition
Skinny Puppy – Last Rights
Mighty Mighty Bosstones – More Noise and Other Disturbances
Melvins – Lysol
Burzum – Burzum
The Cure – Wish
PJ Harvey – Dry
Danzig – Danzig III: How The Gods Kill
Drunken Boat – See Ruby Falls
Blind Melon – Blind Melon
KMFDM – Money
Godflesh - Pure
Sir Mix-A-Lot – Mack Daddy
Flaming Lips – Hit To Death In The Future Head
Screaming Trees – Sweet Oblivion
Rollins Band – End of Silence
Sleep – Sleep’s Holy Mountain
Leonard Cohen – The Future
Guided By Voices - Propeller


Top 10

10. Rage Against The Machine - Rage Against The Machine
9. Dr. Dre - The Chronic
8. Drunken Boat - See Ruby Falls
7. Alice In Chains – Dirt
6. L7 – Bricks Are Heavy
5. Skinny Puppy - Last Rights
4. Flaming Lips - Hit To Death In The Future Head
3. Kyuss - Blues For The Red Sun
2. Aphex Twin - Selected Ambient Works 85-92
1. Tom Waits – Bone Machine

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