Top 85 Music Albums of 1992
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- (Created: 04/11/2012 18:31).
- Chart size: 85 albums.
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[First added to this chart: 09/21/2012]
1992-HOLLYWOOD
VARIOUS PRODUCERS
1. We Will Rock You
2. We Are The Champions
3. Another One Bites The Dust
4. Killer Queen
5. Somebody To Love
6. Fat Bottomed Girls
7. Bicycle Race
8. You’re My Best Friend
9. Crazy Little Thing Called Love
10. Now I’m Here
11. Play The Game
12. Seven Seas Of Rhye
13. Body Language
14. Save Me
15. Don’t Stop Me Now
16. Good Old Fashioned Lover Boy
17. I Want To Break Free
In the world of compilation albums, this may be the biggest mess of them all. Originally released in 1981, Queen’s Greatest Hits was a pretty accurate picture of the band’s history in hit singles from the beginning through 1980 and Flash Gordon. But over the years, a change in labels and a misguided attempt to appease every market turned the album into a wreck. For starters, there is no chronological flow at all, making things hard to follow. Songs were added, taken off, and even a “companion edition” called Classic Queen was released to help make up for the confusion. It didn’t work. So what’s wrong here? The only thing you really have to take notice of is that the bands most successful song, “Bohemian Rhapsody”, is nowhere to be found. Red flag? You bet.
What saves this is the fact that all of the songs that ARE here are excellent. Even without “Rhapsody” or “Tie Your Mother Down” or their first hit, “Keep Yourself Alive”, the list is strong, and the listen is entertaining, if not confusing. This is the version that was released in 1992 by Hollywood Records. If you wanted to, you could search out the eight different versions of this and find the one that suits you best. Of course, if you have all of the band’s early albums, you won’t need to do that. Which is probably best, being that in addition to the eight versions of this, there are 14 other Queen compilations out there. Be very afraid. [First added to this chart: 05/20/2019]
VARIOUS PRODUCERS
1. We Will Rock You
2. We Are The Champions
3. Another One Bites The Dust
4. Killer Queen
5. Somebody To Love
6. Fat Bottomed Girls
7. Bicycle Race
8. You’re My Best Friend
9. Crazy Little Thing Called Love
10. Now I’m Here
11. Play The Game
12. Seven Seas Of Rhye
13. Body Language
14. Save Me
15. Don’t Stop Me Now
16. Good Old Fashioned Lover Boy
17. I Want To Break Free
In the world of compilation albums, this may be the biggest mess of them all. Originally released in 1981, Queen’s Greatest Hits was a pretty accurate picture of the band’s history in hit singles from the beginning through 1980 and Flash Gordon. But over the years, a change in labels and a misguided attempt to appease every market turned the album into a wreck. For starters, there is no chronological flow at all, making things hard to follow. Songs were added, taken off, and even a “companion edition” called Classic Queen was released to help make up for the confusion. It didn’t work. So what’s wrong here? The only thing you really have to take notice of is that the bands most successful song, “Bohemian Rhapsody”, is nowhere to be found. Red flag? You bet.
What saves this is the fact that all of the songs that ARE here are excellent. Even without “Rhapsody” or “Tie Your Mother Down” or their first hit, “Keep Yourself Alive”, the list is strong, and the listen is entertaining, if not confusing. This is the version that was released in 1992 by Hollywood Records. If you wanted to, you could search out the eight different versions of this and find the one that suits you best. Of course, if you have all of the band’s early albums, you won’t need to do that. Which is probably best, being that in addition to the eight versions of this, there are 14 other Queen compilations out there. Be very afraid. [First added to this chart: 05/20/2019]
[First added to this chart: 10/24/2012]
1992 – ABKCO
Produced By PHIL SPECTOR
1. He’s A Rebel
2. Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah
3. My Heart Beat A Little Faster
4. He’s Sure The Boy I Love
5. Why Do Lovers Break Each Other’s Hearts?
6. (Today I Met) The Boy I’m Gonna Marry
7. Chapel Of Love
8. Not Too Young To Get Married
9. Wait Til My Bobby Gets Home
10. Run Run Runaway
11. A Fine, Fine Boy
12. Stumble And Fall
13. (He’s A) Quiet Guy
14. Long Way To Be Happy
15. Lord, If You’re A Woman
Do you know who Darlene Love is? It’s okay if you don’t. One of the lesser known heroes of the early days of rock and roll, soul and R&B music, Love has left her mark on more songs than most people realize. Many of her early hits were credited to groups like The Crystals and Bob B. Sox & The Blue Jeans. She was a singer for producer Phil Spector, but she didn’t receive the recognition she deserved for much of her work. Later, she became a much sought after backup singer and sang on many hits in the late sixties and early seventies. She came back as a solo artist in the eighties, and was rightfully elected to the Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame in 2011. But this is about her work with Spector between 1962 and 1965 (with the last track from 1975).
The Best Of Darlene Love covers that period. These songs are beautifully produced by Spector, but it’s Love’s vocals that make them magic. “He’s A Rebel”, “Not Too Young To Get Married”, “A Fine, Fine Boy” and “He’s Sure The Boy I Love” are all great, and should have made her a star…but Spector repeatedly credited her vocals to groups and other singers. There are 2 great things about this compilation: one is that the music here is simply amazing. Love shows that she was as good as anyone else in music at the time. The second thing is that this 1992 release helped Love gain ground and to win a lawsuit a year later that forced Spector to pay her $250k in unpaid royalties. Sometimes there is justice, and sometimes it comes with some great music as a bonus. [First added to this chart: 12/08/2012]
Produced By PHIL SPECTOR
1. He’s A Rebel
2. Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah
3. My Heart Beat A Little Faster
4. He’s Sure The Boy I Love
5. Why Do Lovers Break Each Other’s Hearts?
6. (Today I Met) The Boy I’m Gonna Marry
7. Chapel Of Love
8. Not Too Young To Get Married
9. Wait Til My Bobby Gets Home
10. Run Run Runaway
11. A Fine, Fine Boy
12. Stumble And Fall
13. (He’s A) Quiet Guy
14. Long Way To Be Happy
15. Lord, If You’re A Woman
Do you know who Darlene Love is? It’s okay if you don’t. One of the lesser known heroes of the early days of rock and roll, soul and R&B music, Love has left her mark on more songs than most people realize. Many of her early hits were credited to groups like The Crystals and Bob B. Sox & The Blue Jeans. She was a singer for producer Phil Spector, but she didn’t receive the recognition she deserved for much of her work. Later, she became a much sought after backup singer and sang on many hits in the late sixties and early seventies. She came back as a solo artist in the eighties, and was rightfully elected to the Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame in 2011. But this is about her work with Spector between 1962 and 1965 (with the last track from 1975).
The Best Of Darlene Love covers that period. These songs are beautifully produced by Spector, but it’s Love’s vocals that make them magic. “He’s A Rebel”, “Not Too Young To Get Married”, “A Fine, Fine Boy” and “He’s Sure The Boy I Love” are all great, and should have made her a star…but Spector repeatedly credited her vocals to groups and other singers. There are 2 great things about this compilation: one is that the music here is simply amazing. Love shows that she was as good as anyone else in music at the time. The second thing is that this 1992 release helped Love gain ground and to win a lawsuit a year later that forced Spector to pay her $250k in unpaid royalties. Sometimes there is justice, and sometimes it comes with some great music as a bonus. [First added to this chart: 12/08/2012]
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[First added to this chart: 10/05/2012]
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1992
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Top 85 Music Albums of 1992 composition
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| Queen | 3 | 4% | |
| Bruce Springsteen | 2 | 2% | |
| Alice In Chains | 2 | 2% | |
| King's X | 1 | 1% | |
| Babes In Toyland | 1 | 1% | |
| Fats Waller | 1 | 1% | |
| AC/DC | 1 | 1% | |
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Top 85 Music Albums of 1992 chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
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| Up 3 from 9th to 6thI Am The Cosmos by Chris Bell |
| Biggest fallers |
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| Down 1 from 6th to 7thHollywood Town Hall by The Jayhawks |
| Down 1 from 7th to 8thLive by AC/DC |
| Down 1 from 8th to 9thHappy Hour by King Missile |
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From philbutrin 08/24/2014 16:57 | #120289
philbutrin 08/24/2014 16:57 | #120289
interesting to see i'm not the only person here to include both brenda kahn's "epiphany in brooklyn" and kristen hall's "fact and fiction" in the same list :-)
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From guigs13 01/10/2013 01:14 | #60873
Great chart!
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