Consensus Top 15
The Times' pop-music writers
Albums are awarded 10 points for a first-place vote, nine for second, etc. Right-hand column shows the number of times an LP was named on one of the 18 reviewers' lists.
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Points No. of Lists
1 — So, Peter Gabriel (Geffen) 88 11
2 — Graceland, Paul Simon (Warner Bros.) 79 11
3 — King of America, Elvis Costello (Columbia) 61 9
4 — (tie) Lifes Rich Pageant, R.E.M. (I.R.S.) 54 9
Live/1975-85, Bruce Springsteen (Columbia) 54 7
6 — Peter Case, Peter Case (Geffen) 36 7
7 — Control, Janet Jackson (A&M) 33 4
8 — Raising Hell, Run-D.M.C. (Profile) 29 6
9 — Rapture, Anita Baker (Elektra) 28 3
10 — Love & Hope & Sex & Dreams, BoDeans (Slash) 24 5
11 — Psychocandy, Jesus and Mary Chain (Reprise) 20 3
12 — (tie) Guitar Town, Steve Earle (MCA) 19 5
Rum, Sodomy and the Lash, Pogues (MCA) 19 3
14 — Candy Apple Grey, Husker Du (Warner Bros.) 18 3
15 — Blood & Chocolate, Elvis Costello (Columbia) 16 4
Terry Atkinson: 1--Victorialand, Cocteau Twins (4AD import). 2--Fruit Tree, Nick Drake (Hannibal). 3--Standing on a Beach: the Singles (cassette version), the Cure (Elektra). 4--So, Peter Gabriel (Geffen). 5--Le Mystere des Voix Bulgares, various artists (4AD import). 6--Voices, Claire Hamill (Coda/Jem). 7--The Moon and the Melodies, Harold Budd, Elizabeth Fraser, Robin Guthrie, Simon Raymonde (4AD import). 8--WOMAD Talking Book Volume Three: Introduction to Europe, various artists (WOMAD import). 9--Lifes Rich Pageant, R.E.M. (I.R.S.). 10--Brotherhood, New Order (Qwest).
Richard Cromelin: 1--Psychocandy, the Jesus and Mary Chain (Reprise). 2--Candy Apple Grey, Husker Du (Warner Bros.). 3--King of America, Elvis Costello (Columbia). 4--Rum, Sodomy and the Lash, Pogues (MCA). 5--The Big Heat, Stan Ridgway (I.R.S.). 6--Love & Hope & Sex & Dreams, BoDeans (Slash). 7--So, Peter Gabriel. 8--Guitar Town, Steve Earle (MCA). 9--Un'Sung Stories,' Phil Alvin (Slash). 10--Three-Way Tie (for Last), Minutemen (SST).
Patrick Goldstein: 1--So, Peter Gabriel. 2--King of America, Elvis Costello. 3--Guitar Town, Steve Earle. 4--Love & Hope & Sex & Dreams, BoDeans 5--Raising Hell, Run-D.M.C. (Profile). 6--12 Jealous Roses, Dancing Hoods (Relativity). 7--Baby . . . You're Bumming My Life Out in a Supreme Fashion. Thelonious Monster (Suite Beat). 8--Graceland, Paul Simon (Warner Bros.). 9--Peter Case, Peter Case (Geffen). 10--Licensed to Ill, Beastie Boys (Def Jam).
Paul Grein: 1--Rapture, Anita Baker (Elektra). 2--Picture Book, Simply Red (Elektra). 3--Give Me the Reason, Luther Vandross (Epic). 4--Control, Janet Jackson (A&M). 5--The Way It Is, Bruce Hornsby & the Range (RCA). 6--Graceland, Paul Simon. 7--Different Light, Bangles (Columbia). 8--The Art of Excellence, Tony Bennett (Columbia). 9--Can't Hold Back, Eddie Money (Columbia). 10--Stand by Me sound track, various artists (Atlantic).
Robert Hilburn: 1--Live/1975-85, Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band 2--Graceland, Paul Simon. 3--So, Peter Gabriel. 4--Blood & Chocolate, Elvis Costello & the Attractions (Columbia). 5--Psychocandy, the Jesus and Mary Chain (Reprise). 6--Love & Hope & Sex & Dreams, BoDeans. 7--Guitar Town, Steve Earle. 8--Lifes Rich Pageant, R.E.M. 9--Raising Hell, Run-D.M.C. 10--Licensed to Ill, Beastie Boys.
Dennis Hunt: 1--Control, Janet Jackson. 2--Rapture, Anita Baker. 3--Radio L.L. Cool J (Def Jam). 4--Tutu, Miles Davis (Warner Bros.). 5--Licensed to Ill, Beastie Boys. 6--Disco, Pet Shop Boys (EMI-America). 7--Word Up, Cameo (Atlanta Artists). 8--For Sentimental Reasons, Linda Ronstadt (Asylum). 9--Raising Hell, Run-D.M.C. 10--Slippery When Wet, Bon Jovi (Mercury).
Steve Hochman: 1--Peter Case, Peter Case. 2--So, Peter Gabriel. 3--Manic Pop Thrill, That Petrol Emotion (Demon import). 4--Lifes Rich Pageant, R.E.M. 5--Especially for You, Smithereens (Enigma). 6--Blue Tomorrow, Swimming Pool Q's (A&M). 7--Graceland, Paul Simon. 8--Daring Adventures, Richard Thompson (PolyGram) 9--King of America, Elvis Costello. 10--Filigree and Shadow, This Mortal Coil (4AD import).
Connie Johnson: 1--Control, Janet Jackson. 2--Rapture, Anita Baker. 3--Word Up, Cameo. 4--R&B Skeletons in the Closet, George Clinton (Capitol). 5--30 Greatest Hits, Aretha Franklin (Atlantic). 6--Spontaneous Inventions, Bobby McFerrin (Blue Note). 7--Radio, L.L. Cool J. 8--Raising Hell, Run-D.M.C. 9--Strong Persuader Robert Cray (Mercury/HighTone). 10--Back in the High Life, Steve Winwood (Island).
Craig Lee: 1--Raising Hell, Run-D.M.C. 2--Sounds of Soweto Vol. 2, various artists (Shanachie). 3--Filigree and Shadow, This Mortal Coil. 4--Atomizer, Big Black (Homestead). 5--Control, Janet Jackson. 6--Bouncing Off the Satellites, B-52's (Warner Bros.). 7--Holy Money, Swans (Jem/PVC). 8--Gun Shy, Screaming Blue Messiahs (Elektra). 9--Evol, Sonic Youth (SST). 10--Master of Puppets, Metallica (Elektra).
Randy Lewis: 1--So, Peter Gabriel. 2--Graceland, Paul Simon. 3--King of America, Elvis Costello. 4--Peter Case, Peter Case. 5--Greetings from Timbuk 3, Timbuk 3 (I.R.S.). 6--Love & Hope & Sex & Dreams, BoDeans. 7--Live/1975-85, Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band. 8--Lifes Rich Pageant, R.E.M. 9--Guitar Town, Steve Earle. 10--Revenge, T.S.O.L. (Enigma).
Jon Matsumoto: 1--Live/1975-85, Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band. 2--Lifes Rich Pageant, R.E.M. 3--So, Peter Gabriel. 4--Candy Apple Grey, Husker Du. 5--3-Way Tie (for Last), Minutemen. 6--Blood & Chocolate, Elvis Costello & the Attractions. 7--Psychocandy, the Jesus and Mary Chain. 8--Master of Puppets, Metallica. 9--I Against I, Bad Brains (SST). 10--Contenders, Easterhouse (Columbia).
Kristine McKenna: 1--Rum, Sodomy and the Lash, Pogues. 2--Graceland, Paul Simon. 3--Rembrandt . . ., BH Surfers (Touch and Go). 4--Kicking . . ., Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds (Homestead). 5--German Afternoons, John Prine (Oh Boy). 6--The Good Earth, Feelies (Big Time). 7--Out My Way, Meat Puppets (SST). 8--Treacherous: the History of the Neville Brothers (1955-1984), Neville Brothers (Rhino). 9--13, Emmylou Harris (Warner Bros.). 10--Blue Velvet: the Sound Track From the Movie, various artists (Varese Sarabande).
Lori E. Pike: 1--Live/1975-85, Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band. 2--Lifes Rich Pageant, R.E.M. 3--So, Peter Gabriel. 4--Graceland, Paul Simon. 5--King of America, Elvis Costello. 6--Especially for You, Smithereens. 7--London 0 Hull 4, Housemartins (Elektra). 8--Reconciled, the Call (Elektra). 9--Rum, Sodomy and the Lash, Pogues. 10--Blood & Chocolate, Elvis Costello & the Attractions.
Steve Pond: 1--Graceland, Paul Simon. 2--Live/1975-85, Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band. 3--Strong Persuader Robert Cray. 4--So, Peter Gabriel. 5--Raising Hell, Run-D.M.C. 6--T-Bone Burnett, T-Bone Burnett (Dot). 7--Peter Case, Peter Case. 8--Talking With the Taxman About Poetry, Billy Bragg (Elektra). 9--Guitar Town, Steve Earle. 10--King of America, Elvis Costello.
Don Snowden: 1--Song X, Ornette Coleman/Pat Metheny (Geffen). 2--Graceland, Paul Simon. 3--Mardi Gras at Montreux, Dirty Dozen Brass Band (Rounder). 4--Get Right With the Swan Silvertones, Swan Silvertones (Archives Alive/Rhino). 5--Lifes Rich Pageant, R.E.M. 6--Rat in the Kitchen, UB40 (A&M). 7--Blue City sound track, Ry Cooder (Warner Bros.). 8--Strong Persuader, Robert Cray. 9--Breakthrough, Don Pullen-George Adams Quartet (Blue Note). 10--Un'Sung Stories,' Phil Alvin.
Duncan Strauss: 1--Graceland, Paul Simon. 2--So,Peter Gabriel. 3--King of America, Elvis Costello. 4--Peter Case, Peter Case. 5--Lifes Rich Pageant, R.E.M. 6--Greetings From Timbuk 3, Timbuk 3. 7--Gun Shy, Screaming Blue Messiahs. 8--Un'Sung Stories,' Phil Alvin. 9--Candy Apple Grey, Husker Du. 10--Monster Walks the Winter Lake, David Thomas (Twin/Tone).
Don Waller: 1--King of America, Elvis Costello. 2--Lifes Rich Pageant, R.E.M. 3--True Stories, Talking Heads (Sire). 4--Different Light, Bangles. 5--Eat 'Em and Smile, David Lee Roth (Warner Bros.). 6--Un'Sung Stories,' Phil Alvin. 7--Peter Case, Peter Case. 8--Talking With the Taxman About Poetry, Billy Bragg. 9--Love & Hope & Sex & Dreams, BoDeans. 10--Live/1975-85, Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band.
Chris Willman: 1--Live/1975-85, Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band. 2--King of America, Elvis Costello. 3--So, Peter Gabriel. 4--The Big Heat, Stan Ridgway. 5--Romeo Unchained, Tonio K. (What?/A&M). 6--Reconciled, the Call. 7--Graceland, Paul Simon. 8--Blood & Chocolate, Elvis Costello & the Attractions. 9--Peter Case, Peter Case. 10--Match Game, Marti Jones (A&M).
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