| Pazz & Jop 1996: Dean's ListAlbums- DJ Shadow:Endtroducing . . . DJ Shadow (Mo' Wax/FFRR)19
- Amy Rigby:Diary of a Mod Housewife (Koch)17
- Fluffy:Black Eye (The Enclave)14
- Fugees:The Score (Ruffhouse/Columbia)10
- Sleater-Kinney:Call the Doctor (Chainsaw)9
- Iris DeMent:The Way I Should (Warner Bros.)8
- James Carter:Conversin' With the Elders (Atlantic)6
- Los Lobos:Colossal Head (Warner Bros.)6
- Nirvana:From the Muddy Banks of the Wishkah (DGC)6
- Toni Tony Toné:House of Music (Mercury)5
- George Clinton:Greatest Funkin' Hits (Capitol)
- Spring Heel Jack:68 Million Shades . . . (Trade 2 import)
- Imperial Teen:Seasick (Slash/London)
- Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan & Party:Intoxicated Spirit (Shanachie)
- Ghostface Killah:Ironman (Razor Sharp/Epic Street)
- Beck:Odelay (DGC)
- Sam Chege:Kickin' Kikuyu-Style (Original Music)
- El Caiman: Sones Huastecos (Corason)
- Willie Nelson:Spirit (Island)
- Loudon Wainwright III:Grown Man (Virgin)
- Adventures in Afropea 3: Telling Stories to the Sea (Luaka Bop/Warner Bros. '95)
- Pet Shop Boys:Bilingual (Atlantic)
- Pulp:Different Class (Island)
- Sammy:Tales of Great Neck Glory (DGC)
- Graham Haynes:Transition (Antilles)
- Tricky:Pre-Millennium Tension (Island)
- Tokyo Invasion, Volume 1: Cosmic Hurushi Monsters (Virgin import)
- Stereolab:Emperor Tomato Ketchup (Elektra)
- Bikini Kill:Reject All American (Kill Rock Stars)
- Djeli Moussa Diawara:Sobindo (Mélodie import)
- Fluffy:5 Live (The Enclave)
- R.E.M.:New Adventures in Hi-Fi (Warner Bros.)
- Chuck D:Autobiography of Mistachuck (Mercury)
- Local H:As Good as Dead (Island)
- Sebadoh:Harmacy (Sub Pop)
- that dog.:Totally Crushed Out (DGC '95)
- Ani DiFranco:Dilate (Righteous Babe)
- Prince Paul:Psychoanalysis (What Is It?) (WordSound)
- Tshala Muana:Mutuashi (Stern's Africa)
- Chief Stephen Osita Osadebe:Kedu America (Xenophile)
- Girls Against Boys:House of GvsB (Touch & Go)
- Mose Fan Fan & Somo Somo Ngobila:Hello Hello (Stern's Africa '95)
- Music Revelation Ensemble:In the Name of . . . (DIW/Columbia '95)
- Archers of Loaf:All the Nations Airports (Alias)
- Arto Lindsay:O Corpo Subtil/The Subtle Body (Bar/None)
- [File Under Prince]:Chaos and Disorder (Warner Bros.)
- Mu-Ziq:In Pine Effect (Astralwerks '95)
- Pharoah Sanders:Message From Home (Verve)
- Kate & Anna McGarrigle:Matapedia (Rykodisc)
- Tabu Ley Rochereau:Africa Worldwide (Rounder)
- Sex Pistols:Filthy Lucre Live (Virgin)
- Archers of Loaf:The Speed of Cattle (Alias)
- [File Under Prince]:Emancipation (NRG)
- Thomas Mapfumo:The Singles Collection 1977-1986 (Zimbob)
- Toni Braxton:Secrets (LaFace)
- His Name Is Alive:Stars on E.S.P. (4AD)
- Lou Reed:Set the Twilight Reeling (Warner Bros.)
- Rage Against the Machine:Evil Empire (Elektra)
- Bobbie Cryner:Girl of Your Dreams (MCA)
- Cachao:Master Sessions Volume II (Crescent/Epic '95)
- The Posies:Amazing Disgrace (DGC)
- Animaniacs:The Animaniacs Faboo! Collection (Kid Rhino '95)
- Uz Jsme Doma:Hollywood (Skoda)
- Massive Attack V Mad Professor:No Protection (Gyroscope)
Singles- Pulp: "Common People" (Island)
- Los Del Rio: "Macarena (Bayside Boys Mix)" (RCA)
- R. Kelly: "You Remind Me of Something" (Jive)
- Fugees: "Fugee La La" (Ruffhouse/Columbia)
- Quad City DJs: "C'mon N' Ride It (The Train)" (Big Beat/Atlantic)
- Bass Kittens: "Heartbreak Factory" (Imix)
- Alanis Morissette: "Ironic" (Maverick/Reprise)
- Chris Butler: "The Devil Glitch" (Future Fossil)
- Purple Penguin: "Tribhuwan" (Cup of Tea)
- Tupac & Dr. Dre: "California Love" (Death Row/Interscope)
- Smashing Pumpkins: "1979" (Elektra)
- La Bouche: "Sweet Dreams" (RCA)
Compilations- Ocean of Sound (Virgin import)
- Hot Luv: The Ultimate Dance Songs Collection (EMI-Capitol Music Group)
- Roller Disco: Boogie From the Skating Rinks (K-Tel)
- Kwanzaa Party! (Rounder)
- Sugar and Poison (Virgin import)
- Girls Town (Mercury)
- The Night Shift (C&S)
Reissues- Sonny Rollins:Silver City (Milestone)
- Ella Fitzgerald:Love Songs: The Best of the Verve Song Books (Verve)
- Emmett Miller:The Minstrel Man From Georgia (Columbia/Legacy)
- Charlie Parker:The Legendary Dial Masters (Jazz Classics)
- Mississippi John Hurt:Avalon Blues: The Complete 1928 Okeh Recordings (Columbia/Legacy)
- Mutabaruka:The Ultimate Collection (Shanachie)
- The Louvin Brothers:Tragic Songs of Life (Capitol)
- Joni Mitchell:Hits (Reprise)
- Dance Hall Divas: The '70s (Rhino)
- Half Japanese:Greatest Hits (Safe House)
Village Voice, Feb. 25, 1997
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