Adam Rifkin's Top 150 of 1992

150. Will You Marry Me - Paula Abdul
149. Best Things in Life are Free - Janet Jackson & Luther Vandross
148. Diamonds and Pearls - Prince and the NPG
147. I Love Your Smile - Shanice
146. She's Playing Hard to Get - Hi Five
145. To Be With You - Mr. Big
144. All 4 Love - Color Me Badd
143. Kiss You Back - Digital Underground
142. Giving Him Something He Can Feel - En Vogue
141. Good for Me - Amy Grant
140. It's a Fine Day - Opus III
139. Where You Goin' Now - Damn Yankees
138. Keep it Coming - Keith Sweat
137. Keep it Coming (from "Buffy") - C & C Music Factory
136. Just a Touch of Love - C & C Music Factory
135. What About Your Friends - TLC
134. Hold on My Heart - Genesis
133. The Way I Feel About You - Karyn White
132. Mama, I'm Coming Home - Ozzy Osbourne
131. Died and Gone to Heaven - Bryan Adams
130. Do I Have to Say the Words? - Bryan Adams
129. You Lied to Me - Cathy Dennis
128. Real Love - Mary J. Blige
127. Damn I Wish I Was Your Lover - Sophie B. Hawkins
126. Have You Ever Needed Someone So Bad - Def Leppard
125. I'll Get By - Eddie Money
124. I'll Be There - Mariah Carey
123. Set the Night to Music - Roberta Flack and Maxi Priest
122. I'd Die Without You (from "Boomerang") - PM Dawn
121. Achy Breaky Heart - Billy Ray Cyrus
120. No Son of Mine - Genesis
119. Baby Baby Baby - TLC
118. Beauty and the Beast - Celine Dion and Peabo Bryson
117. Thorn in My Pride - Black Crowes
116. Broken Arrow - Rod Stewart
115. Too Funky - George Michael
114. Finally - Ce Ce Peniston
113. Summer Song - Joe Satriani
112. Star Sign - Teenage Fanclub
111. Jam - Michael Jackson
110. Don't Let the Sun Go Down - Elton John and George Michael
109. Life is a Highway - Tom Cochrane
108. Tomorrow - Morrissey
107. Can't Stop This Thing We've Started - Bryan Adams
106. Blowing Kisses in the Wind - Paula Abdul
105. Addams Groove - Hammer
104. 2 Legit 2 Quit - Hammer
103. There Will Never Be Another Tonight - Bryan Adams
102. King's Highway - Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
101. In the Closet - Michael Jackson
100. Black or White - Michael Jackson
 99. Remember the Time - Michael Jackson
 98. High - the Cure
 97. Lucky Town - Bruce Springsteen
 96. 57 Channels (and Nothing On) - Bruce Springsteen
 95. The One - Elton John
 94. Justified and Ancient - the KLF featuring Tammy Wynette
 93. End of the Road (from "Boomerang") - Boyz II Men
 92. What Becomes of the Brokenhearted (from "Fried Green Tomatoes") - Paul Young
 91. Top of the World - Van Halen
 90. Viva Las Vegas - ZZ Top
 89. Humpin' Around - Bobby Brown
 88. Live and Learn - Joe Public
 87. I Can't Make You Love Me - Bonnie Raitt
 86. Live and Let Die - Guns n Roses
 85. Hazard - Richard Marx
 84. Layla - Eric Clapton
 83. Let's Talk About Sex - Salt n Pepa
 82. O.P.P. - Naughty By Nature
 81. Smells Like Nirvana - "Weird Al" Yankovic
 80. Come As You Are - Nirvana
 79. Human Touch - Bruce Springsteen
 78. All My Life (from "Singles") - Paul Westerberg
 77. Free Your Mind - En Vogue
 76. Vibeology - Paula Abdul
 75. People Everyday - Arrested Development
 74. Rest in Peace - Extreme
 73. Stay - Shakespeare's Sister
 72. Why - Annie Lennox
 71. Digging in the Dirt - Peter Gabriel
 70. Johnny Have You Seen Her? - the Rembrandts
 69. Erotica - Madonna
 68. This Used to Be My Playground (from "League") - Madonna
 67. Let's Get Rocked - Def Leppard
 66. Sometimes Love Just Ain't Enough - Patty Smith and Don Henley
 65. Don't Look Down - Lindsey Buckingham
 64. Calling Elvis - Dire Straits
 63. My Lovin' (Never Gonna Get It) - En Vogue
 62. Jump Around - House of Pain
 61. Jump - Kriss Kross
 60. Set Adrift on Memory Bliss - PM Dawn
 59. Mrs. Robinson - Lemonheads
 58. Remedy - Black Crowes
 57. Don't Cry - Guns n Roses
 56. Everything About You (from "Waynes World") - Ugly Kid Joe
 55. I Can't Dance - Genesis
 54. Midlife Crisis - Faith No More
 53. Sad But True - Metallica
 52. 100% - Sonic Youth
 51. Dizz Knee Land - Dada
 50. Rhythm is a Dancer - Snap
 49. James Brown is Dead - LA Style
 48. Twilight Zone - 2 Unlimited
 47. Ain't 2 Proud 2 Beg - TLC
 46. It's So Hard to Say Goodbye to Yesterday - Boyz II Men
 45. The Last Song - Elton John
 44. Pretend We're Dead - L7
 43. Mysterious Ways - U2
 42. Drive - REM
 41. Silent All These Years - Tori Amos
 40. Happiness in Slavery - Nine Inch Nails
 39. I'm too Sexy - Right Said Fred
 38. Divine Thing - Soup Dragons
 37. These Are Days - 10,000 Maniacs
 36. Right Now - Van Halen
 35. The Unforgiven - Metallica
 34. Waiting for the Countdown - Lindsey Buckingham
 33. Save the Best for Last - Vanessa Williams
 32. Constant Craving - k.d. Lang
 31. Hunger Strike - Temple of the Dog
 30. Monsters and Angels - Voice of the Beehive
 29. Blood Makes Noise - Suzanne Vega
 28. We Close Our Eyes (from "Buffy the Vampire Slayer") - Suzanna Hoffs
 27. Bohemian Rhapsody (from "Wayne's World") - Queen
 26. Even Better Than the Real Thing - U2
 25. Caribbean Blue - Enya
 24. Dyslexic Heart (from "Singles") - Paul Westerberg
 23. Little Miss Can't Be Wrong - Spin Doctors
 22. Tears in Heaven - Eric Clapton
 21. Smells Like Teen Spirit - Nirvana
 20. Baby Got Back - Sir Mix a Lot
 19. Too Much Passion - the Smithereens
 18. Under the Bridge - Red Hot Chili Peppers
 17. Give It Away - Red Hot Chili Peppers
 16. Heavy Fuel - Dire Straits
 15. The Ballad of Peter Pumpkinhead - XTC
 14. Teen Angst (What the World Needs Now) - Cracker
 13. Not Enough Time - INXS
 12. Crucify - Tori Amos 
 11. Walking on Broken Glass - Annie Lennox
 10. November Rain - Guns n Roses
  9. Girlfriend - Matthew Sweet
  8. Tennessee - Arrested Development
  7. Friday I'm in Love - the Cure
  6. All I Want - Toad the Wet Sprocket
  5. Nothing Else Matters - Metallica
  4. Even Flow - Pearl Jam
  3. Alive - Pearl Jam
  2. Lithium - Nirvana
  1. One - U2

Top 50 Albums of 1992

 50. Oooo... on the TLC Tip - TLC
 49. Into the Skyline - Cathy Dennis
 48. Luck of the Draw - Bonnie Raitt
 47. Funky Divas - En Vogue
 46. Get Ready - 2 Unlimited
 45. Southern Harmony and Musical Companion - Black Crowes
 44. Waking Up the Neighbours - Bryan Adams
 43. Beauty and the Beast - Soundtrack
 42. Sand in the Vaseline - Talking Heads
 41. Dangerous - Michael Jackson
 40. Discography - Pet Shop Boys
 39. Hormonally Yours - Shakespeare's Sister
 38. Bandwagonesque - Teenage Fanclub
 37. We Can't Dance - Genesis
 36. Buffy the Vampire Slayer - Soundtrack
 35. Girlfriend - Matthew Sweet
 34. Adrenalize - Def Leppard
 33. Off the Deep End - "Weird Al" Yankovic
 32. Reservoir Dogs - Soundtrack
 31. Classic Queen - Queen
 30. It's a Shame About Ray - Lemonheads
 29. Commitments - Soundtrack
 28. Blood Sugar Sex Magic - Red Hot Chili Peppers
 27. Bricks are Heavy - L7
 26. Us - Peter Gabriel
 25. Diva - Annie Lennox
 24. Our Time in Eden - 10,000 Maniacs
 23. Temple of the Dog - Temple of the Dog
 22. Wayne's World - Soundtrack
 21. Wish - the Cure
 20. Use Your Illusion I - Guns n Roses
 19. Use Your Illusion II - Guns n Roses
 18. 3 Yrs, 5 Mos, and 2 Days in the Life of - Arrested Development
 17. Welcome to Wherever You Are - INXS
 16. Out of the Cradle - Lindsey Buckingham
 15. Rites of Passage - Indigo Girls
 14. Destination Universe - Material Issue
 13. Three Sides to Every Story - Extreme
 12. Broken - Nine Inch Nails
 11. Out of Time - REM
 10. Fear - Toad the Wet Sprocket
  9. 99.9 F - Suzanne Vega
  8. Singles - Soundtrack
  7. Metallica - Metallica
  6. Nevermind - Nirvana
  5. Little Earthquakes - Tori Amos
  4. Nonsuch - XTC
  3. Apollo 18 - They Might Be Giants
  2. Achtung Baby - U2
  1. Ten - Pearl Jam

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