The albums of 1992

As part of my Decades project, I counted down my own favorite albums of the year then explored other notable releases with which I was less familiar.

The year 1992 is one of the most important of my life — that’s the summer I met my future wife — and predictably the music of that year is equally special. At least that’s the case for my personal top ten, all but one of which I listened to religiously at the time.

Originally published: 2015 | Song of the Day posts featured: 20

My top ten albums of 1992:

#1. Automatic For the People – R.E.M.

#2. Free-For-All – Michael Penn

#3. Your Arsenal – Morrissey

#4. Joshua Judges Ruth – Lyle Lovett

#5. Sweet Old World – Lucinda Williams

#6. Kiko – Los Lobos

#7. Our Time in Eden – 10,000 Maniacs

#8. Good As I Been to You – Bob Dylan

#9. Rites of Passage – Indigo Girls

#10. New Miserable Experience – Gin Blossoms

Other notable albums of 1992…

Little Earthquakes – Tori Amos

The Chronic – Dr. Dre

Ingenue – k.d. lang

It’s a Shame About Ray – The Lemonheads

Piece of Cake – Mudhoney

U.F. Orb – The Orb

Slanted and Enchanted – Pavement

Bizarre Ride II – The Pharcyde

Dirty – Sonic Youth

Copper Blue – Sugar