Pazz & Jop 1989: Dean's List

Albums

1. Pulnoc: Live at P.S. 122 (unreleased tape) 17
2. The Mekons: The Mekons Rock 'n' Roll (A&M) 13
3. Neil Young: Freedom (Reprise) 13
4. Mahlathini & Mahotella Queens: Paris-Soweto (Polydor) 11
5. Laurie Anderson: Strange Angels (Warner Bros.) 10
6. The Beastie Boys: Paul's Boutique (Capitol) 7
7. The Neville Brothers: Yellow Moon (A&M) 6
8. Remmy Ongala and Orchestre Super Matimila: Songs for the Poor Man (Real World) 6
9. The Jungle Brothers: Done by the Forces of Nature (Warner Bros.) 6
10. Pere Ubu: Cloudland (Fontana) 5

11. De La Soul: 3 Feet High and Rising (Tommy Boy)
12. The Kampala Sound (Original Music)
13. George Clinton: The Cinderella Theory (Paisley Park/Warner Bros.)
14. Marshall Crenshaw: Good Evening (Warner Bros.)
15. Los Van Van: Songo (Mango)
16. Terence Trent D'Arby: Neither Fish Nor Flesh (Columbia)
17. Cheb Khaled/Safy Boutella: Kutché (Capitol/Intuition)
18. Boulevard of Broken Dreams: It's the Talk of the Town and Other Sad Songs (Hannibal)
19. Neneh Cherry: Raw Like Sushi (Virgin)
20. 3rd Bass: The Cactus Album (Def Jam)
21. E.U.: Livin' Large (Virgin)
22. Van Morrison: Avalon Sunset (Mercury)
23. Chaba Fadela: You Are Mine (Mango)
24. Janet Jackson: Rhythm Nation 1814 (A&M)
25. Diblo: Super Soukous (Shanachie)
26. Fine Young Cannibals: The Raw and the Cooked (I.R.S.)
27. Al Green: Love Ritual: Rare and Previously Unreleased 1968-1976 (MCA)
28. Black Havana (Capitol)
29. Tabu Ley: Babeti Soukous (Realworld)
30. L.L. Cool J: Walking With a Panther (Def Jam)
31. Negativland: Helter Stupid (SST)
32. Baaba Maal and Mansour Seck: Djam Leelii (Mango)
33. Nuestras Mejores Cumbias (Globo)
34. Roxanne Shanté: Bad Sister (Cold Chillin')
35. Royal Crescent Mob: Spin the World (Sire)
36. Meat Puppets: Monsters (SST)
37. Culture: Cumbolo (Shanachie)
38. Technotronic: Pump Up the Jam: The Album (SBK)
39. Daniel Owino Misiani and Shirati Band: Benga Blast! (Virgin)
40. Steve Jordan: The Return of El Parche (Rounder '88)
41. Yo La Tengo: President Yo La Tengo (Coyote)
42. The African Typic Collection (Virgin)
43. Jimmie Dale Gilmore: Jimmie Dale Gilmore (Hightone)
44. Thomas Mapfumo: Corruption (Mango)
45. Too Much Joy: Son of Sam I Am (Alias)
46. Thelonious Monster: Stormy Weather (Relativity)
47. Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble: In Step (Epic)
48. Alpha Blondy: Revolution (Shanachie)
49. Keith Whitley: I Wonder Do You Think of Me (RCA)
50. The Jayhawks: Blue Earth (Twin/Tone)
51. Queen Latifah: All Hail the Queen (Tommy Boy)
52. Ice-T: The Iceberg: Freedom of Speech . . . Just Watch What You Say (Sire)
53. Lou Reed: New York (Sire)
54. Mofungo: Work (SST)
55. Ernest Tubb: Live, 1965 (Rhino cassette/CD)
56. The Fall: I Am Kurious (Oranj) (Beggars Banquet '88)
57. Clint Black: Killin' Time (RCA)
58. Mojo Nixon and Skid Roper: Root Hog or Die (Enigma)

Singles

1. Technotronic Featuring Felly: "Pump Up the Jam" (SBK)
2. Tone-Loc: "Funky Cold Medina" (Delicious Vinyl)
3. Fine Young Cannibals: "She Drives Me Crazy" (I.R.S.)
4. Digital Underground: "Doowutchyalike" (Tommy Boy)
5. Inner City: "Good Life" (Virgin)
6. Public Enemy: "Fight the Power" (Motown)
7. Madonna: "Like a Prayer" (Sire)
8. Public Enemy: "Welcome to the Terrordome" (Def Jam)
9. Ten City: "That's the Way Love Is" (Atlantic)
10. Aerosmith: "Janie's Got a Gun" (Geffen)
11. Maurice: "This Is Acid" (Vendetta)
12. Neneh Cherry: "Buffalo Stance" (Virgin)
13. Kool G. Rap & D.J. Polo: "Road to the Riches" (Cold Chillin')
14. Def Jef: "Give It Here" (Delicious Vinyl)
15. Soul II Soul: "Keep On Movin'" (Virgin)
16. A Tribe Called Quest: "Description of a Fool" (Jive)
17. The Stop the Violence Movement: "Self-Destruction" (Jive)
18. Front 242: "Welcome to Paradise" (Wax Trax)
19. 2 Live Crew: "Me So Horny" (Luke Skyywalker)
20. Denise Lopez: "Sayin' Sorry (Don't Make It Right)" (Vendetta)

Reissues

1. Hillbilly Music . . . Thank God! (Bug/Capitol)
2. Thelonious Monk: Standards (Columbia)
3. Johnny Mercer: The Capitol Collector's Series (Capitol)
4. Frankie Lymon and the Teenagers: Best of Frankie Lymon and the Teenagers (Rhino)
5. Wire: On Returning (1977-1979) (Restless Retro)
6. Leadbelly: Alabama Bound (RCA)
7. The Modern Lovers: The Modern Lovers (Rhino/Beserkeley)
8. Hank Thompson: The Capitol Collector's Series (Capitol)
9. Hipster's Holiday (Rhino)
10. The Best of Doowop Uptempo (Rhino)

Village Voice, Feb. 27, 1990

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