Best Albums of 1992

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1.

Automatic For The People 

 R.E.M.

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"After years of hearing about Weaver D's--the Athens, Georgia, soul food eatery that spawned the catchphrase that R.E.M. borrowed for the title of this album--I finally had a chance to visit there in 2013, just a few months before they closed their doors for good. I can confirm that their fried ch...""After years of hearing about Weaver D's--the Athens, Georgia, soul food eatery that spawned the catchphrase that R.E.M. borrowed for the title of this album--I finally had a chance to visit there in 2013, just a few months before they closed their doors for good. I can confirm that their fried chicken and black-eyed peas were second to none, and I also can confirm that Dexter Weaver did indeed respond, "Automatic," when he took my order. As for the album that the members of R.E.M. created in honor of this Georgia institution, it's one of the band's best, and that's saying something. It's quite a bit more accessible, more radio friendly, than a lot of their work from the eighties, but still as lyrically oblique as ever. My favorite track, "Find the River," uses the song's namesake river as a metaphor for the kind of artistic seeking that has marked the band's whole career: "I have got to find the river / Bergamot and vetiver / Run through my head and fall away." A great summary of the place R.E.M.'s music has had in my life ever since I first heard them in the mid-eighties."  [+]  Reply

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Year of Release:

1992

Appears in:

1,848 charts

Rank Score:

19,048

Rank in 1992:

1

Rank in 1990s:

6

Overall Rank:

45

Average Rating:

 84 (2,231 votes)

Comments:

177

2.

Rage Against The Machine 

 Rage Against The Machine

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"Absolutely thunderous. If I ever we going to go ape-shit on some fascists, I'd listen to this at full volume first."  Reply

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Year of Release:

1992

Appears in:

1,305 charts

Rank Score:

11,366

Rank in 1992:

2

Rank in 1990s:

22

Overall Rank:

113

Average Rating:

 83 (1,673 votes)

Comments:

94

3.

Dirt 

 Alice In Chains

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"Hard for me to express how much this album resonated on a personal level. Dirt captures the feeling of being trapped, whether from addiction or depression etc. There is something incredibly poignant in listening to Layne Staley on this album, knowing how things would turn out. Them Bones is a fan...""Hard for me to express how much this album resonated on a personal level. Dirt captures the feeling of being trapped, whether from addiction or depression etc. There is something incredibly poignant in listening to Layne Staley on this album, knowing how things would turn out. Them Bones is a fantastic opener, and Dirt continues on with strong sequencing, Rooster the album centerpiece and Would as a perfect closer. Jerry Cantrell's guitar riffs and solos are very interesting and inventive, as well as overtly and powerfully dark. Additionally, Staley and Cantrell combine to create some of the most memorable vocal harmonies in alternative (or any) rock. I think a line from Would best captures this album's essence: "So I made a big mistake / Try to see it once my way." Dirt is angry, harsh, and brutal, yes - but it is also deeply, painfully emotional. Its songs don't ask for forgiveness, but simply understanding. "  [+]  Reply

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Year of Release:

1992

Appears in:

886 charts

Rank Score:

7,327

Rank in 1992:

3

Rank in 1990s:

42

Overall Rank:

208

Average Rating:

 82 (1,162 votes)

Comments:

61

4.

Slanted And Enchanted 

 Pavement

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"I bought this the week it came out and was really excited about the prospect, having been charmed by the single Trigger Cut. It wasn't a let down then and I must of played it 4 times on that day. 20+ years on and I still love it to bits, for me it somehow just retains that freshness. It's an abso...""I bought this the week it came out and was really excited about the prospect, having been charmed by the single Trigger Cut. It wasn't a let down then and I must of played it 4 times on that day. 20+ years on and I still love it to bits, for me it somehow just retains that freshness. It's an absolute joy which for me they would never better. For years I've avoided putting this album top of my list, always going for something more widely respected like Pet Sounds or something. Not anymore and with amazing tracks like Summer Babe / Trigger Cut / In the Mouth a Desert through to beautiful songs like Here & Zurich is Stained and fuzzy gems like Perfume it's just brilliant. I'm standing up and claiming this to be the greatest album of all time and that feels good."  [+]  Reply

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Year of Release:

1992

Appears in:

896 charts

Rank Score:

6,963

Rank in 1992:

4

Rank in 1990s:

46

Overall Rank:

225

Average Rating:

 82 (1,179 votes)

Comments:

89

5.

Selected Ambient Works 85-92 

 Aphex Twin

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"Aphex Twin breaks the boundaries of existence on this album. He creates a sphere that exists independently of this earth. Just by reading the songtitles this is indicated with titles such as Heliosphan and Hedphelym which is non-existing words, suggesting some kind of otherworldly spirit, but the...""Aphex Twin breaks the boundaries of existence on this album. He creates a sphere that exists independently of this earth. Just by reading the songtitles this is indicated with titles such as Heliosphan and Hedphelym which is non-existing words, suggesting some kind of otherworldly spirit, but these titles are juxtapositioned by actual substance, such as Actium and Delphium. In comparison to his later IDM and Techno efforts this album is way softer, but it this is still his most enchanting album. the pulsy rythm of Pulsewidth, the distorted synths of Green Calx and the soundscape of Xtal and all this only created by a synthesizer and a drum machine. This album was kind of prophetic in its sound; that in the future nothing less than a simple machine is needed to make an album. This is one of the greatest albums of all time."  [+]  Reply

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Year of Release:

1992

Appears in:

706 charts

Rank Score:

6,681

Rank in 1992:

5

Rank in 1990s:

48

Overall Rank:

238

Average Rating:

 83 (898 votes)

Comments:

59

6.

The Chronic 

 Dr. Dre

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"Overblown, vulgar, and violent. Of course. But this was so original and fresh when it came out. And years later, it stands head and shouldes over it's west coast imitators. It is THE gangsta rap album, and cannot be faulted because it is the best of it's genre by leaps and bounds."  Reply

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Year of Release:

1992

Appears in:

570 charts

Rank Score:

3,600

Rank in 1992:

6

Rank in 1990s:

83

Overall Rank:

476

Average Rating:

 79 (750 votes)

Comments:

37

7.

Angel Dust 

 Faith No More

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"Faith No More was formed in 1982, but it took them a long time to get their lineup straight. After going through numerous lead singers (including Courtney Love), they found Mike Patton, who took the band to a completely different level, particularly on the single "Epic" from The Real Thing. Angel...""Faith No More was formed in 1982, but it took them a long time to get their lineup straight. After going through numerous lead singers (including Courtney Love), they found Mike Patton, who took the band to a completely different level, particularly on the single "Epic" from The Real Thing. Angel Dust is the follow up to that album, the first on which Patton has a say in the songwriting...and it's great. Patton's vocals are frightening, Jim Martin's guitar is powerful, but it's the keyboard work of Roddy Bottum that really give this album its edge...at a time when keyboards were so not cool. Every song sounds like it's going to explode into shrapnel. Highly aggressive and yet very listenable stuff. "MidLife Crisis", "Land Of Sunshine" and "Everything's Ruined" are highlights. The album ends with a straightforward reading of the theme from "Midnigtht Cowboy". Unfortunately, Martin left after this album, and Faith No More was never able to build on what they did on this album. It still sounds great today, though. Well worth having. "  [+]  Reply

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Year of Release:

1992

Appears in:

460 charts

Rank Score:

3,077

Rank in 1992:

7

Rank in 1990s:

95

Overall Rank:

554

Average Rating:

 78 (646 votes)

Comments:

36

8.

Little Earthquakes 

 Tori Amos

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"Little earthquakes, is one of the most spectacular and stunning albums ever. A, blue, for the nineties, every song is a masterpiece. Amos has no qualms about dealing with extremely dark subjects including domestic abuse in, silent all these years, and off course her own terrible rape ordeal in, m...""Little earthquakes, is one of the most spectacular and stunning albums ever. A, blue, for the nineties, every song is a masterpiece. Amos has no qualms about dealing with extremely dark subjects including domestic abuse in, silent all these years, and off course her own terrible rape ordeal in, me and a gun. There's no weak tracks here but some of my personal favourites are, winter, China, crucify, tear in your hand, and the epic title track. A beautiful and courageous record destined to be a classic. Superb. "  [+]  Reply

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Year of Release:

1992

Appears in:

432 charts

Rank Score:

2,795

Rank in 1992:

8

Rank in 1990s:

101

Overall Rank:

606

Average Rating:

 79 (562 votes)

Comments:

34

9.

Wish 

 The Cure

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"This album really flies under the radar for most people, and it deserves way more credit than it gets. Musically, it is brilliant with the group combining both their darker side and their more pop centred side. This leads to a fantastic contrast between the songs which is best displayed by Open a...""This album really flies under the radar for most people, and it deserves way more credit than it gets. Musically, it is brilliant with the group combining both their darker side and their more pop centred side. This leads to a fantastic contrast between the songs which is best displayed by Open and Friday I'm In Love where one is atmospheric and haunting and the latter is happy and upbeat. You get the best of both sides of the Cure on this record and so it has something for everyone. Lyrically, it is a masterpiece, just like every Cure album, with Robert Smith weaving his tales from song to song and forcing us to think deeper on his words. His wordsmanship is on another level and his lyrics demand and deserve attention paid to them and the way he delivers them is brilliant. The lyrics as well as the music is great at making you become introspective as well and the group set up a fantastic atmosphere for us to be able to wallow and dwell in. They maintain this gloomy environment throughout and when they do slip into their more upbeat style it is still tainted with darkness hidden in the music and so songs like Friday I'm In Love and Doing The Unstuck feel like a small and brief candle in a pitch black room. Every song is great on here as well and only add to the suspense of the atmosphere so no song is skippable. The instrumentation is phenomenal throughout and the Cure really have a unique way of performing that always make their music stand out and feel special. Overall, their albums feel special because the group themselves are a one of a kind band we will probably never see the likes of again and this album is amongst the greatest they have ever made and it really deserves to be appreciated more in their discography and in the world of music as a whole. "  [+]  Reply

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Year of Release:

1992

Appears in:

391 charts

Rank Score:

2,357

Rank in 1992:

9

Rank in 1990s:

126

Overall Rank:

737

Average Rating:

 78 (540 votes)

Comments:

27

10.

Bone Machine 

 Tom Waits

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"Bone machine, is Tom Waits' industrial album. It's dark, unsettling, and has a kind of mechanical sound to it, like it was recorded in some nightmarish factory. First track, earth died screaming, is actually one of the more challenging songs, as if he wanted to scare the daylights out of any casu...""Bone machine, is Tom Waits' industrial album. It's dark, unsettling, and has a kind of mechanical sound to it, like it was recorded in some nightmarish factory. First track, earth died screaming, is actually one of the more challenging songs, as if he wanted to scare the daylights out of any casual passers by. Such a scream, in the colosseum, and, murder in the red barn, all have this similar eeriness about them. Although, somewhere underneath all this doom and gloom are some of Waits' loveliest songs, a little rain, and, whistle down the wind, are both great, and, who are you, is superb too, although a little darker. My favourite tracks are the alt.rock of, goin' out west, and the utterly fantastic, I don't wanna grow up. That feel, featuring Keith Richards, is a brilliantly sloppy closer to a strange and unique album. The ultimate Tom Waits in hell record. "  [+]  Reply

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Year of Release:

1992

Appears in:

366 charts

Rank Score:

2,091

Rank in 1992:

10

Rank in 1990s:

146

Overall Rank:

829

Average Rating:

 79 (450 votes)

Comments:

23

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Best Albums of 1992 composition

Top 1,000 Top 500 Top 250 Top 100

Artist	Albums	%
Various Artists	17	2%
Stereolab	3	0%
XTC	3	0%
Hawkwind	3	0%
Sebadoh	3	0%
Queen	3	0%
Eric Clapton	2	0%
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Country	Albums	%
	453	45%
	236	24%
	41	4%
	30	3%
	27	3%
	24	2%
	19	2%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	897	90%
Yes	103	10%

Live?	Albums	%
No	965	97%
Yes	35	4%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	981	98%
Yes	19	2%