| | Artist | Song | Album | Company |
| 1 | Big Black | Pavement Saw | Pig Pile | Touch and Go Records |
| 2 | Hüsker Du | What's Going On | Zen Arcade | SST Records |
| 3 | Slint | Nan Ding | Tweez | Jennifer Hartman Records and Tapes |
| 4 | The Birthday Party | Kiss Me Black | Junk Yard | 4AD |
| 5 | Minutemen | Case Closed | Bean Spill 7" | New Alliance Music |
| 6 | The Wedding Present | (The Moment Before) Everything's Spoiled Again | Tommy EP | Reception Records |
| 7 | Pussy Galore | Cunt Tease | Groovy Hate Fuck EP | Shove Records |
| 8 | Mission of Burma | Academy Fight Song | Signals, calls, and Marches | Ace of Hearts Records |
| 9 | Men's Recovery Project | In the Eunuch's Wine Cellar | Bolides Over Basva | Load Records |
| 10 | Bird Songs of the Mesozoic | The Rite of Spring (Excerpts) | Sonic Geology | Rykodisc |
| 11 | Frightwig | Hot Papa | Cat Farm Faboo | Subterranean Records |
| 12 | Furious Pig | The King Mother | Furious Pig | Rough Trade Records |
| 13 | The Stranglers | Golden Brown | Feline | Epic |
| 14 | Freshly Wrapped Candies | Time Is Passing | Grazing Amongst While Pretending to Be | WSC Marketing |
| 15 | Trisomie 21 | Some Twenty Miles from the Coast | Million Lights | Wax Trax Recrods |
| 16 | Lil Louis | French Kiss (Back Up Your Conversation Mix) | French Kisses | Diamond Records |
| 17 | Children Coup d'Etat | Shiva of Barbeque | Children Coup d'Etat | Public Bath Records |
| 18 | Blonde Redhead | 10 | In an Expression of the Inexpressible | Touch and Go Records |
| 19 | Bettie Serveert | This Thing Nowhere | Palomine | Matador Records |
| 20 | Beulah | I've Been Broken (I've Been Fixed) | Handsome Western States | The Elephant 6 Recording Co. |
| 21 | Uncle Tupelo | I Got Drunk | I Got Drunk 7" | Dutch East India Trading Co. |
| 22 | Love Tractor | Neon Lights | 'Til the Cows Come Home | DB Recs |
| 23 | King Crimson | Three of a Perfect Pair | The Compact King Crimson | Jem Records |
| 24 | The Hit Parade | Crying | The Sound of the Hit Parade | Sarah Records |
| 25 | Marshall Crenshaw | Somebody Crying | Mary Jean and 9 Others | Warner Bros. Records |
| 26 | Jane Aire and the Belvederes | Driving | Jane Aire and the Belvederes | Virgin |
| 27 | Pearl Harbor and the Explosions | You Got It (Release It) | Pearl Harbor and the Explosions | Warner Bros. |
| 28 | O Positive | Not Enough | Cloud Factory | Link Records |
| 29 | My Life with the Thrill Kill Cut | The Devil Does Drugs | The Devil Does Drugs 10" | Wax Trax! |
