1970
| 1 | The Beatles | Let it bee | Apple |
| 2 | The Rolling Stones | Get yer ya ya's out | Decca |
| 3 | Led Zepelin | III | Atlantic |
| 4 | Simon and Garfunkel | Bridge over troubled water | CBS |
| 5 | Crosby,Still,Nash & Young | Deja vu | Atlantic |
| 6 | Creedence clearwater revival | Willy and the poor boys | Liberty |
| 7 | Soft Machine | Third | CBS |
| 8 | Byrds | Untitled | CBS |
| 9 | Santana | Abraxas | CBS |
| 10 | Soundtrack | Woodstock | Atlantic |
| 11 | Deep Purple | Deep purple in rock | Harvest |
| 12 | T.rex | T.rex | Reprise |
| 13 | Band | Stage fright | Capitol |
| 14 | Traffic | John Barleycorn must die | Island |
| 15 | Free | Fire and water | RCA |
| 16 | Moody Blues | A question of balance | Threshold |
| 17 | Ten Years After | Cricklewood green | Deram |
| 18 | Jethro Tull | Benefit | Chrysalis |
| 19 | Emerson,Lake and Palmer | Emerson,Lake and Palmer | Island |
| 20 | Pink Floyd | Atom heart mother | Harvest |
1971
| 1 | John Lennon & the Plastic Ono Band | Imagine | Apple |
| 2 | Led Zeppelin | IV | Atlantic |
| 3 | The Rolling Stones | Sticky fingers | Rolling Stones |
| 4 | Who | Who's next | Polydor |
| 5 | David Bowie | Hunky Dory | RCA |
| 6 | Pink Floyd | Meddle | Harvest |
| 7 | The Moody Blues | Every good boy deserves favour | Threeshold |
| 8 | Can | Soundtracks | U.A. |
| 9 | David Bowie | The man who sold the world | Mercury |
| 10 | T.Rex | Electric Warriors | Fly |
| 11 | Who | Meaty beaty big and bouncy | Track |
| 12 | Sly & the Family Stone | There's riot goin'on | Epic |
| 13 | Captain Beefheart and his Magic Band | Lick my decals off,baby | Straight |
| 14 | Janis Joplin | Pearl | Mercury |
| 15 | Leonard Cohen | Songs of love & hate | CBS |
| 16 | Tim Buckley | Starsailor | Straight |
| 17 | Stephen Stills | II | Atlantic |
| 18 | Cat Stevens | Teaser and the firecat | Island |
| 19 | Jethro Tull | Aqualung | Chrysalis |
| 20 | Yes | Fragile | Atlantic |
1972
| 1 | David Bowie | The rise and fall of ziggy stardust and the spiders from mars | RCA |
| 2 | Roxy Music | Roxy Music | Island |
| 3 | T.Rex | The slider | T.Rex was co. |
| 4 | Mott the Hoople | All the young dudes | CBS |
| 5 | Slade | Slayed? | Polydor |
| 6 | Rolling Stones | Exile on main street | Rolling stones |
| 7 | Captain Beefheart | The spotlight kid | reprise |
| 8 | Big star | N°1 record | Ardent |
| 9 | Paul Simon | Paul Simon | CBS |
| 10 | Neil Young | Harvest | Reprise |
| 11 | Stephen Stills | Manassas | Atlantic |
| 12 | Genesis | Foxtrot | Charisma |
| 13 | Brainticket | celestial Ocean | Sound solution |
| 14 | kevin ayers | Whatevershebringswesing | BGO |
| 15 | The Flamin'Groovies | Slow death | U.A. |
| 16 | Can | Tago mago | U.A. |
| 17 | Neu! | Neu! | Germanophon |
| 18 | Lou Reed | Lou reed | RCA |
| 19 | Nick drake | Pink moon | Island |
| 20 | Tim Buckley | Greetings from L.A. | Warners |
1973
| 1 | Pink Floyd | Dark side of the moon | Harvest |
| 2 | Roxy music | For your pleasure | Island |
| 3 | David Bowie | Aladdin sane | RCA |
| 4 | David Bowie | Pin-ups | RCA |
| 5 | Roxy music | Stranded | Island |
| 6 | Queen | Queen | EMI |
| 7 | Rolling stones | Goat's head soup | Rolling stones |
| 8 | Who | Quadrophenia | Track |
| 9 | Steely dan | Can't buy a thrill | ABC |
| 10 | Genesis | Selling england by the pound | Charisma |
| 11 | Eagles | Desperado | Asylum |
| 12 | Steely dan | Countdown to ecstacy | ABC |
| 13 | King Krimson | Larks'tongues in aspic | Island |
| 14 | Mike Oldfield | Tubular bells | Virgin |
| 15 | Gram Parson | G.P. | Warners |
| 16 | Faust | Faust IV | Virgin |
| 17 | New york dolls | New york dolls | Mercury |
| 18 | Iggy and the Stooges | Raw power | Columbia |
| 19 | Elton John | Goodbye yellow brick road | Rocket/MCA |
| 20 | Paul McCartney and Wings | Band on the run | Parlophone |
1974
| 1 | Queen | Queen II | E.M.I. |
| 2 | Slade | Old new borrowed and blue | polydor |
| 3 | Roxy music | Country life | Island |
| 4 | David Bowie | Diamond dogs | R.C.A. |
| 5 | Sparks | Kymono my house | Island |
| 6 | Kraftwerk | Autobahn | Philips |
| 7 | Tangerine Dreams | Phaedra | Virgin |
| 8 | Gram Parson | Grevious angel | reprise |
| 9 | Supertramp | Crime of the century | A&M |
| 10 | Steely Dan | Pretzel logic | Probe |
| 11 | Yes | Relayer | Atlantic |
| 12 | Genesis | The lamb lies down on broadway | Charisma |
| 13 | King crimson | Starless & bibble black | Island |
| 14 | King crimson | Red | Island |
| 15 | Mike Oldfield | Hergest ridge | Virgin |
| 16 | Big star | radio City | Ardent |
| 17 | Lynyrd Skynyard | Second helping | M.C.A. |
| 18 | New York dolls | Too much too soon | Mercury |
| 19 | Residents | Meet the residents | Torso |
| 20 | Abba | Waterloo | Epic |
1975
| 1 | Pink Floyd | Wish you where here | Harvest |
| 2 | Led Zeppelin | Physical Graffiti | Swan song |
| 3 | Queen | A night at the opera | E.M.I. |
| 4 | Rolling Stones | Made in the shade | Rolling Stones |
| 5 | Bruce Springsteen | Born to run | C.B.S. |
| 6 | Patti Smith | Horses | Arista |
| 7 | Bob Dylan | Blood on the tracks | C.B.S. |
| 8 | Bob Marley & the wailers | Natty dread | Island |
| 9 | Neil Young with Crazy Horse | Zuma | Reprise |
| 10 | Big Star | Third | Rykodisc |
| 11 | David Bowie | Young americans | R.C.A. |
| 12 | Supertramp | Crisis? What Crisis? | A&M |
| 13 | Fleetwood Mac | Fleetwood Mac | Warners |
| 14 | Steely Dan | Katy lied | A.B.C. |
| 15 | Who | Tommy | Polydor |
| 16 | Bad Company | Straight shooter | Island |
| 17 | Tubes | The Tubes | A&M |
| 18 | Kraftwerk | Radio-Activity | Capitol |
| 19 | Be-Bop Deluxe | Futurama | Harvest |
| 20 | Can | Landed | Spoon/Mute |
1976
| 1 | Bob Dylan | Desire | C.B.S. |
| 2 | Queen | A day at the race | E.M.I. |
| 3 | David Bowie | Station to Station | R.C.A. |
| 4 | Bob Marley & The Wailers | Rastaman Vibration | Island |
| 5 | Frank Zappa | Zoot Allures | Warners |
| 6 | Ramones | Ramones | Sire |
| 7 | Flamin'Groovies | Shake some action | Sire |
| 8 | Rolling Stones | Black and blue | Rolling Stones |
| 9 | Dr.Feelgood | Stupidity | E.M.I. |
| 10 | Graham Parker & the Rumour | Howlin'Wind | Vertigo |
| 11 | Patti Smith | Radio Ethiopia | Arista |
| 12 | Runaways | The Runaways | Mercury |
| 13 | Tubes | Young and rich | A&M |
| 14 | The Residents | The third Reich and roll | Ralph |
| 15 | Be-Bop Deluxe | Sunburst finish | Harvest |
| 16 | Neu | Neu!75 | Germanophon |
| 17 | Alan Parsons Project | Tales of mistery and imagination | Charisma |
| 18 | E.L.O | A New world record | Jet |
| 19 | Al Stewart | Year of the cat | R.C.A. |
| 20 | Joan Armatrading | Joan Armatrading | A&M |
1977
| 1 | Sex Pistols | Never Mind The Bollocks here's the Sex Pistols | Virgin |
| 2 | Fleetwood Mac | Rumours | Warners |
| 3 | David Bowie | Low | R.C.A. |
| 4 | David Bowie | Heroes | R.C.A. |
| 5 | Pink Floyd | Animals | Harvest |
| 6 | Kraftwerk | Trans-Europe Espress | Cleopatra |
| 7 | Stranglers | IV (Rattus Norvegicus) | U.A. |
| 8 | Television | Marque Moon | E.M.I. |
| 9 | Steele Dan | Aja | ABC |
| 10 | Queen | News of the world | E.M.I. |
| 11 | Ramones | Leave home | Sire |
| 12 | Ramones | Rocket to Russia | Sire |
| 13 | The Clash | The Clash | CBS |
| 14 | The Damned | Damned Damned Damned | Demon |
| 15 | Blondie | Blondie | Private Stock |
| 16 | Iggy Pop | Lust for life | R.C.A. |
| 17 | Talking Heads | Talking Heads 77 | Sire |
| 18 | Elvis Costello | My Aim is true | Radar |
| 19 | Jam | In the city | Polydor |
| 20 | The Motors | Motors 1 | Virgin |
1978
| 1 | The Police | Outlandos d'amour | A&M |
| 2 | Dire Straits | Dire Straits | Vertigo |
| 3 | Patti Smith | Easter | Arista |
| 4 | Pere Ubu | The modern dance | Blank/Mercury |
| 5 | P.I.L. | Public image | Virgin |
| 6 | Kraftwerk | The man machine | Cleopatra |
| 7 | Japan | Adolescent sex | Ariola/Hansa |
| 8 | Tubeway Army | Tubeway Army | Beggars Banquet |
| 9 | Magazine | Real life | Virgin |
| 10 | Devo | Q:Are we not men?A:We are Devo | Virgin |
| 11 | Stranglers | Black & white | U.A. |
| 12 | Buzzcocks | Another music in a different kitchen | U.A. |
| 13 | The Clash | Give'em enough rope | CBS |
| 14 | Sham 69 | Tell us the truth | Polydor |
| 15 | Blondie | Plastic letters | Chrysalis |
| 16 | Talking Heads | More songs about buildings and food | Sire |
| 17 | Xtc | White music | Virgin |
| 18 | Jam | All mod cons | Polydor |
| 19 | Elvis Costello & the Attraction | This year model | Radar |
| 20 | The Cars | The Cars | Elektra |
1979
| 1 | Pink Floyd | The wall | harvest |
| 2 | The Clash | London calling | CBS |
| 3 | The Police | Reggatta de blanc | A&M |
| 4 | Patti Smith | Wave | Arista |
| 5 | Gary Numan | The pleasure principle | Beggars Banquet |
| 6 | Japan | Quiet life | Ariola/Hansa |
| 7 | Joy Division | Unknouwn pleasure | Factory |
| 8 | The Cure | Three imaginary boys | Fiction |
| 9 | P.I.L. | Metal Box 1 | Virgin |
| 10 | Fall | Live at the witch trials | Step forward |
| 11 | Talking Heads | Fear of music | Sire |
| 12 | Blondie | Eat to the beat | Chrysalis |
| 13 | The B-52's | The B-52's | Island |
| 14 | The Tourists | The Tourists | Logo |
| 15 | Xtc | Drums and wires | Virgin |
| 16 | Madness | One Step beyond | Stiff |
| 17 | Specials | Specials | 2-Tone |
| 18 | Jam | Setting sons | Polydor |
| 19 | The Undertones | The Undertones | Sire |
| 20 | Joe Jackson | I'm the man | A&M |
1980
| 1 | Alan Parsons Project | The Turn of a friendly card | Arista |
| 2 | David Bowie | Scary Monsters | R.C.A. |
| 3 | Talking Heads | Remain in light | Sire |
| 4 | The Police | Zenyatta mondatta | A&M |
| 5 | The Clash | Sandinista | CBS |
| 6 | The Ramones | End of the century | Sire |
| 7 | Adam & the Ants | Kings of the wild frontier | CBS |
| 8 | Xtc | Black sea | Virgin |
| 9 | The Tourists | Luminous basement | Logo |
| 10 | Pretenders | Pretenders | Real |
| 11 | The B-52's | Wild planet | Island |
| 12 | Devo | Freedom of choice | Virgin |
| 13 | Ultravox | Vienna | Chrysalis |
| 14 | Japan | Gentleman take polaroids | Virgin |
| 15 | The Cure | Seventeen seconds | Fiction |
| 16 | Joy Division | Closer | Factory |
| 17 | Echo and the Bunnymen | Crocodiles | Korova |
| 18 | U2 | Boy | Island |
| 19 | The Psychedelic Furs | The Psychedelic Furs | C.B.S. |
| 20 | Young Marble Giants | Colossal youth | Crepuscule |
1981
| 1 | The Human league | Dare | Virgin |
| 2 | Depeche Mode | Speak & Spell | Mute |
| 3 | Soft Cell | Non-Stop Erotic cabaret | Some Bizzare |
| 4 | Duran Duran | Duran Duran | E.M.I |
| 5 | Heaven 17 | Penthouse and Pavement | Virgin |
| 6 | Ultravox | Rage in Eden | Chrysalis |
| 7 | Japan | Tin Drum | Virgin |
| 8 | The Police | Ghost In The Machine | A&M |
| 9 | The Cure | Faith | Fiction |
| 10 | The Cars | Shake it up | Elektra |
| 11 | Devo | New Traditionalists | Virgin |
| 12 | The Go-Go's | Beauty And The Beat | I.R.S. |
| 13 | Pretenders | Pretenders II | Real |
| 14 | U2 | October | Island |
| 15 | Echo and the Bunnymen | Heaven Up Here | Korova |
| 16 | The Stranglers | La Folie | Liberty |
| 17 | New Order | Movement | Factory |
| 18 | Spandau Ballet | Journey to Glory | Chrysalis |
| 19 | Adam & the Ants | Prince Charming | CBS |
| 20 | Bow Wow Wow | See Jungle! See Jungle | R.C.A. |
1982
| 1 | Abc | The Lexicon Of Love | Mercury |
| 2 | Roxy Music | Avalon | E.G. |
| 3 | Fleetwood Mac | Mirage | Warners |
| 4 | Dexy's Midnight Runners & Emerald Express | Too-Rye-Ay | Parlophone |
| 5 | Joe Jackson | Night and Day | A&M |
| 6 | Simple Minds | New Gold Dream (81'82'83'84) | Virgin |
| 7 | Duran Duran | Rio | E.M.I. |
| 8 | Psychedelic Furs | Forever Now | C.B.S. |
| 9 | Talk Talk | The party's Over | E.M.I. |
| 10 | Yazoo | Upstairs at Eric's | Mute |
| 11 | Depeche Mode | A Broken Frame | Mute |
| 12 | Ultravox | Quartet | Chrysalis |
| 13 | O.M.D. | Dazzle ships | Virgin |
| 14 | Alan Parsons Project | Eye in the sky | Charisma |
| 15 | Queen | Hot Space | E.M.I. |
| 16 | The Clash | Combat Rock | C.B.S. |
| 17 | Xtc | English Settlement | Virgin |
| 18 | Madness | Presents the Rise and Fall | Stiff |
| 19 | Fun Boy Three | FB3 | Chrysalis |
| 20 | Orange Juice | Rip It Up | Postcard |
1983
| 1 | U2 | War | Island |
| 2 | David Bowie | Let's dance | E.M.I.America |
| 3 | The Police | Synchronicity | A&M |
| 4 | R.E.M. | Murmur | I.R.S. |
| 5 | Talking Heads | Speaking in Tongues | Sire |
| 6 | Echo And the Bunnymen | Porcupine | Korova |
| 7 | Big Country | The Crossing | Mercury |
| 8 | Aztec Camera | High Land,hard Rain | Rough trade |
| 9 | Eurythmics | Touch | R.C.A. |
| 10 | Eurythmics | Sweet Dreams(are made of this) | R.C.A. |
| 11 | Tears For Fears | The Hurting | Mercury |
| 12 | Heaven 17 | The luxury Gap | Virgin |
| 13 | Soft Cell | The Art of falling Apart | Some Bizzare |
| 14 | The The | Soul Mining | Epic |
| 15 | New Order | Power Corruption And Lies | Factory |
| 16 | Depeche Mode | Construction Time Again | Mute |
| 17 | The B-52's | Whammy | Island |
| 18 | Madness | Madness | Stiff |
| 19 | Fun Boy Three | Waiting | Chrysalis |
| 20 | Stranglers | Feline | Epic |
1984
| 1 | The Smiths | The Smiths | Rough Trade |
| 2 | Lloyd Cole & the Commotions | Rattlesnakes | Polydor |
| 3 | U2 | The Unforgettable Fire | Island |
| 4 | R.E.M. | Reckoning | I.R.S. |
| 5 | Husker Du | Zen arcade | Reflex |
| 6 | The Alarm | Declaration | I.R.S. |
| 7 | The Icicle Works | The Icicle Works | Beggars Banquet |
| 8 | Echo And the Bunnymen | Ocean Rain | Korova |
| 9 | Simple Minds | Sparkle In The Rain | Virgin |
| 10 | The Cure | The Top | Fiction |
| 11 | Julian Cope | World Shut Your Mouth | Mercury |
| 12 | The Psychedelic Furs | Mirror Moves | C.B.S. |
| 13 | Frankie Goes To Hollywood | Welcome To The Pleasure Dome | ZTT |
| 14 | Depeche Mode | Some Great Reward | Mute |
| 15 | Talk Talk | It's my Life | E.M.I. |
| 16 | The Style Council | Cafe Bleu | Polydor |
| 17 | Everything But The Girl | Eden | Blanco Y Negro |
| 18 | Microdisney | Everybody is Fantastic | Rev-ola |
| 19 | The Mighty Wah! | A Word to the Wise Guy | Beggars Banquet |
| 20 | Cocteau Twins | Treasure | 4a.d. |
1985
| 1 | The Jesus & Mary Chain | Psychocandy | Blanco Y Negro |
| 2 | The Smiths | Meat is Murder | Rough Trade |
| 3 | Lloyd Cole & the
Commotions |
Easy Pieces | Polydor |
| 4 | The Style Council | Our favourite Shop | Polydor |
| 5 | Simply red | Picture Book | Elektra |
| 6 | Prefab Sprout | Steve McQueen | Kitchenware |
| 7 | Tears for Fears | Songs from the big Chair | Mercury |
| 8 | Scritti Politti | Cupid and Psyche 85 | Virgin |
| 9 | Propaganda | A Secret Wish | ZTT |
| 10 | The Cure | The Head on the Door | Fiction |
| 11 | Big Audio dynamite | This is B.A.D. | C.B.S. |
| 12 | Simple Minds | Once Upon a Time | Virgin |
| 13 | The Chameleons | What does anything Mean?Basically | Statik |
| 14 | R.E.M. | Fables of the Reconstruction-
Reconstruction of the Fables |
I.R.S. |
| 15 | Everything But The Girl | Love Not Money | Blanco Y Negro |
| 16 | 10.000 Maniacs | The Wishing Chair | Elektra |
| 17 | Dexy's Midnight Runners | Don't stand me down | Mercury |
| 18 | Microdisney | The Clock Comes down the Stairs | Rev-ola |
| 19 | The Pale Fountains | From Across the Kitchen Tables | Virgin |
| 20 | The Colourfield | Virgins and Philistines | Chrysalis |
1986
| 1 | The Smiths | The Queen is Dead | Rough Trade |
| 2 | The Housemartins | London 0,Hull 4. | Go! Disc |
| 3 | Xtc | Skylarking | Virgin |
| 4 | The Go-Betweens | Liberty Belle and the Black Diamond Express | Beggars Banquet |
| 5 | James | Stutter | Sire |
| 6 | Cocteau Twins | Victorialand | 4AD |
| 7 | The Triffids | Born Sandy Devotional | Mushroom |
| 8 | R.E.M. | Life's Rich Pageant | I.R.S. |
| 9 | Husker Du | Candy Apple Grey | Warners |
| 10 | That Petrol Emotion | Manic Pop Thrill | Demon |
| 11 | Throwing Muses | Trowing Muses | 4AD |
| 12 | The Jesus & Mary Chain | Some Candy talking | Blanco Y Negro |
| 13 | The Sonic Youth | Evol | Blast first |
| 14 | Chumbawamba | Pictures of Starving Children Sell.. | Agit prop |
| 15 | Big Audio dynamite | N°10 Upping St. | CBS |
| 16 | The The | Infected | Some Bizzare |
| 17 | The Fall | Bend Sinister | Beggars Banquet |
| 18 | The Mission | God's Own Medicine | Mercury |
| 19 | The Stranglers | Dreamtime | Epic |
| 20 | Talk Talk | The Colour of spring | EMI |
1987
| 1 | U2 | The Joshua Tree | Island |
| 2 | The Smiths | Strangeways Here we Come | Rough Trade |
| 3 | The Smiths | The World Won't listen | Rough Trade |
| 4 | R.E.M. | Document | I.R.S. |
| 5 | Husker Du | Warehouse:Songs & Stories | Warners |
| 6 | The Jesus & Mary Chain | Darklands | Blanco y Negro |
| 7 | The Sonic Youth | Sister | Blast first |
| 8 | Wedding Present | George Best | reception |
| 9 | Spaceman 3 | The Perfect Prescription | Glass |
| 10 | 10.000 Maniacs | In My Tribe | Elektra |
| 11 | Sinead O'Connor | The Lion and the Cobra | Ensign |
| 12 | The Cure | Kiss me Kiss me Kiss me | Fiction |
| 13 | Julian cope | Saint Julian | Island |
| 14 | Happy Mondays | Squirrel & G-man Twenty- four hour party people
plastic face carnt smile(white out) |
Factory |
| 15 | Primal Scream | Sonic Flower Groove | Creation |
| 16 | The Housemartins | The People who Grinned Themselves to Death | Go! Disc |
| 17 | The Triffids | Calenture | Island |
| 18 | Lloyd cole & the Commotions | Mainstream | Polydor |
| 19 | Aztec Camera | Love | WEA |
| 20 | Danny Wilson | Meet Danny Wilson | Virgin |
1988
| 1 | The Sugarcubes | Life's Too Good | One Little Indian |
| 2 | My Bloody Valentine | Isn't Anything | Creation |
| 3 | Pixies | Surfer rosa | 4AD |
| 4 | Sonic Youth | Daydream Nation | Blast first |
| 5 | R.E.M. | Green | Warners |
| 6 | Morrissey | Viva Hate | H.M.V. |
| 7 | The House of love | The House of love | Fontana |
| 8 | Thin White Rope | In the Spanish cave | Demon |
| 9 | Dinosaur Jr. | Bug | Blast first |
| 10 | Happy Mondays | Bummed | Factory |
| 11 | Pere Ubu | The Tenement Year | Fontana |
| 12 | American Music Club | California | Demon |
| 13 | The Proclaimers | Sunshine on Leith | Chrysalis |
| 14 | The Primitives | Lovely | RCA |
| 15 | The Wonderstuff | The Eight Leggend Groove Machine | Polydor |
| 16 | A House | On Our Big Fat Merry Go Round | Blanco Y Negro |
| 17 | The Bible | Eureka | Haven Records |
| 18 | Transvision Vamp | Pop Art | MCA |
| 19 | Everything But The Girl | Idlewild | Warners |
| 20 | All About Eve | All About Eve | Mercury |
1989
| 1 | The Stone Roses | The Stone Roses | Silverstone |
| 2 | Pixies | Doolittle | 4AD |
| 3 | Primal Scream | Primal Scream | Creation |
| 4 | Spacemen 3 | Playing with Fire | Fire |
| 5 | The Sugarcubes | Here Today,Tomorrow,Next Week | One Little Indian |
| 6 | The Cure | Disintegration | Fiction |
| 7 | New Order | Technique | Factory |
| 8 | 808 State | 808:90 | ZTT |
| 9 | The Shamen | In Gorbachev We Trust | Demon |
| 10 | Jesus Jones | Liquidizer | Food |
| 11 | The B-52's | Cosmic Thing | Reprise |
| 12 | The The | Mind Bomb | Epic |
| 13 | Xtc | Oranges and Lemons | Virgin |
| 14 | They Might be Giants | Lincoln | Elektra |
| 15 | The Beautiful South | Welcome to the Beautiful South | Go!Disc |
| 16 | The Durutti Column | Vini Reilly | Factory |
| 17 | Kitchens Of Distinction | Love is Hell | One Little Indian |
| 18 | Frazier Chorus | Sue | Virgin |
| 19 | The Pastels | Sitting Pretty | Chapter 22 |
| 20 | The Loft | Once Around the Fair | Creation |
1990
| 1 | Happy Mondays | Pills'n'thrills and bellyaches | Factory |
| 2 | Pixies | Bossanova | 4AD |
| 3 | Ride | Nowhere | Creation |
| 4 | The Charlatans | Some Friendly | Beggars Banquet |
| 5 | James | Gold Mother | Fontana |
| 6 | The House Of Love | Fontana | Fontana |
| 7 | The La's | The La's | Go!Disc |
| 8 | The Sundays | Reading, Writing And Arithmetic | Rough Trade |
| 9 | The Beautiful South | Choke | Go!Disc |
| 10 | The Lightning Seeds | Cloudcuckooland | Ghetto |
| 11 | The Soup Dragons | Lovegod | Raw Tv |
| 12 | The Mock Turtles | Turtle Soup | Imaginary |
| 13 | The High | Somewhere Soon | London |
| 14 | Power Of Dreams | Immigrants Emigrants and Me | Polydor |
| 15 | The Trash can Sinatras | Cake | Go!Disc |
| 16 | The Lilac Time | & Love For All | Fontana |
| 17 | Bradford | Shouting Quietly | Foundation |
| 18 | Inspiral Carpets | Life | Mute |
| 19 | Felt | Bubblegum Perfume | Creation |
| 20 | Cocteau Twins | Heaven or Las Vegas | 4AD |
1991
| 1 | Nirvana | Nevermind | Geffen |
| 2 | Primal Scream | Screamadelica | Creation |
| 3 | U2 | Achtung Baby | Island |
| 4 | Red Hot Chili Pepppers | Blood Sugar Sex Magic | Warner |
| 5 | Pixies | Trompe le Monde | 4AD |
| 6 | R.E.M. | Out of Time | Warners |
| 7 | Teenage Fanclub | Bandwagonesque | Creation |
| 8 | My Bloody Valentine | Loveless | Creation |
| 9 | The Throwing Muses | Real Ramona | 4AD |
| 10 | The Blue Aeroplanes | Beat songs | Ensign |
| 11 | 5:30 | Bed | East West |
| 12 | EMF | Shubert Dip | Parlophone |
| 13 | The Farm | Spartacus | Produce |
| 14 | Inspiral Carpets | The Beast Inside | Mute |
| 15 | Flowered Up | A Life With Brian | London |
| 16 | Blur | Leisure | EMI |
| 17 | Northside | Chicken Rhythms | Factory |
| 18 | The Dylans | The Dylans | Situation 2 |
| 19 | The Mock Turtles | Two Sides | Virgin |
| 20 | A House | I am the Greatest | Setanta |
1992
| 1 | R.E.M. | Automatic For the People | Warners |
| 2 | PJ Harvey | Dry | Too Pure |
| 3 | Pavement | Slanted and Enchanted | Big Cat |
| 4 | Spiritualized | Lazer Guided Melodies | Dedicated |
| 5 | Stereolab | Peng | Too Pure |
| 6 | The Sugarcubes | Stick around For Joy | One Little Indian |
| 7 | The Lemonheads | It's A Shame About Ray | Atlantic |
| 8 | Sugar | Copper Blue | Rykodisc |
| 9 | Pearl Jam | Ten | Epic |
| 10 | Stone Temple Pilots | Core | Atlantic |
| 11 | Manic Street Preachers | Generation Terrorist | Sony Music |
| 12 | Mega City Four | Sebastopol Rd | Big Life |
| 13 | Ride | Going Blank Again | Creation |
| 14 | The Boo Radleys | Everything's Alright Forever | Creation |
| 15 | The Frank & Walters | Trains,Boats and Planes | Go!Discs |
| 16 | Inspiral Carpets | Revenge of the Goldfish | Mute |
| 17 | The Charlatans | Between 10th and 11th | Beggars Banquet |
| 18 | Ocean Colour Scene | Ocean Colour Scene | Fontana |
| 19 | Thousand Yard Stare | Hands on | Polydor |
| 20 | The Stereo Mc's | Connected | 4th & Broadway |
1993
| 1 | Suede | Suede | Nude |
| 2 | Radiohead | Pablo Honey | Parlophone |
| 3 | Smashing Pumpkins | Siamese Dreams | Hut Recordings |
| 4 | PJ Harvey | Rid Of me | Island |
| 5 | Breeders | Last Splash | 4AD |
| 6 | Belly | Star | 4AD |
| 7 | Cranberries | Everybody Else Is Doing It,So Why Can't We? | Island |
| 8 | Bjork | Debut | One Little Indian |
| 9 | St.Etienne | So Tough | Heavenly |
| 10 | Stereolab | Transient Random-Noise Bursts with Announcements | Too Pure |
| 11 | Blur | Modern Life Is Rubbish | Food |
| 12 | Dodgy | The Dodgy Album | A&M |
| 13 | The Boo Radleys | Giant Steps | Creation |
| 14 | Teenage FanClub | Thirteen | Creation |
| 15 | James | Laid | Fontana |
| 16 | The Verve | A Storm in Heaven | Hut Recordings |
| 17 | The Auteurs | New Wave | Hut Recordings |
| 18 | Tindersticks | Tindersticks | This Way Up |
| 19 | Gallon Drunk | From The Heart Of Town | Clawfist |
| 20 | Grant lee Buffalo | Fuzzy | Slash |
LAST UPDATED MONDAY 02 September 2002
