| | Artist | Song | Album | Company |
| 1 | Siouxsie and the Banshees | Desert Kisses | Kaleidoscope | Geffen Records |
| 2 | Fleetwood Mac | Rhiannon | Greatest Hits | Warner Bros. Records Inc. |
| 3 | Tori Amos | Caught a Lite Sneeze | Caught a Lite Sneeze EP | Atlantic Recording Corporation |
| 4 | The Teardrop Explodes | Thief of Baghdad | Kilimanjaro | PolyGram Records, Inc. |
| 5 | Phantom Helmsmen | Gypsies, Tramps, & Thieves | 20 More Explosive Fantastic Rockin' Mega Smash Hit Explosions! | Pravoa Records |
| 6 | ELO | Evil Woman | Olé ELO | United Artists Music and Records Group, Inc. |
| 7 | Enya | Athair Ar Neamh | The Memory of Trees | Reprise Records |
| 8 | His Name Is Alive | Mouth | Mouth by Mouth | 4AD |
| 9 | Hal-an-Tow | Arrane Saveenagh | Songs of the Six Celtic Nations | Lyrichord Discs Inc. |
| 10 | The Ocean Blue | Emotions Ring | Beneath the Rhythm and Sound | Sire/Reprise |
| 11 | John Giorno | I Don't Need It, I Don't Want It, and You Cheated Me Out of It | You're the Guy I Want to Share My Money With | Rough Trade |
| 12 | Howie Day | Buzzing | Howie Day EP | Don Law Agency |
| 13 | Pavarotti | Largo al Factotum | Pavarotti's Opera Made Easy: My Favorite Showstoppers | The Decca Record Company Limited |
| 14 | Anthony Holborne | The Fairy Round | Early Music: Gregorian Chant - Renaissance Music | Intersound |
| 15 | Llwybr Llaethog | Baile Átha Cliath (Dublin) | Mewn Dyb (In Dub) | Roir USA |
| 16 | A. R. Kane | A Love from Outer Space | Americana | Luaka Bop / Warner Bros. |
| 17 | Catherine Wheel | Crank | Chrome | Phonogram Ltd. |
| 18 | Tim Janis | A Spell Is Cast | Étaín | Authentic Recordings |
| 19 | Taverner Choir & Players / Andrew Parrott | Dido's Lament (When I Am Laid in Earth) | BBC Music : Volume III Number 5 : Purcell - Dido & Aeneas | BBC Music |
| 20 | Gene Lvoes Jezebel | Josephina (Extended) | Josephina EP | Savage Records |
| 21 | Aleka's Attic | Across the Way | Tame Yourself / Various Artists | R.N.A. / Rhino Records, Inc. |
| 22 | The Cure | Dredd Song | Dredd Song EP | 550 Music / Epic Soundtrax |
| 23 | Pylon | Look Alive | Chain | Sky Records, Inc. |
| 24 | Matthew Sweet | Sick of Myself | 100% Fun | Zoo Entertainment |
| 25 | Jawbreaker | Accident Prone | Dear You | Geffen Records, Inc. |
| 26 | Candlebox | Far Behind | Home Hypnosis Kit | Warnter Bros. Records, Inc. |
| 27 | Garbage | Vow | Garbage | Almo Sounds |
