WNCW`s Top 100 of 1990
100. AZTEC CAMERA - STRAY (SIRE)
99. GARY BURTON - REUNION (GRP)
98. CATHY FINK - DOGGONE (SUGAR HILL)
97. TOSHI REAGON - JUSTICE (FLYING FISH)
96. GRAHAM PARKER - HUMAN SOUL (RCA/BMG)
95. BOBBY MCFERRIN - MEDICINE MUSIC (EMI)
94. JOHNNY ADAMS - WALKING ON A TIGHTROPE (ROUNDER)
93. LUKA BLOOM - RIVERSIDE (REPRISE)
92. SARAH ELIZABETH CAMPBELL - A LITTLE TENDERNESS (KALEIDOSCOPE)
91. BUTCH BALDASSARI - OLD TOWN (REBEL)
90. SCOTT NYGAARD - NO HURRY (ROUNDER)
89. WILLIAM CLARKE - BLOWIN' LIKE HELL (ALLIGATOR)
88. JULIA FORDHAM - PORCELAIN (CIRCA)
87. KATE & ANNA MCGARRIGLE - HEARTBEATS ACCELERATING (PRIVATE MUSIC)
86. THE SHADY GROVE BAND - MULBERRY MOON (FLYING FISH)
85. JILL SOBULE - THINGS HERE ARE DIFFERENT (MCA)
84. TONY FURTADO - SWAMPED (ROUNDER)
83. EVERYTHING BUT THE GIRL - THE LANGUAGE OF LIFE (ATLANTIC)
82. JOE PASS - SUMMER NIGHTS (PABLO)
81. LAURA BOOSINGER - MY CAROLINA HOME (UPSTREAM)
80. JUNE TABOR & THE OYSTER BAND - FREEDOM AND RAIN (RYKODISC)
79. MERL SAUNDERS - BLUES FROM THE RAINFOREST (SUMERTONE)
78. TANITA TAKIRAM - THE SWEET KEEPER (REPRISE)
77. MIKE AULDRIDGE - TREASURES UNTOLD (SUGAR HILL)
76. CLIFF EBERHARDT - THE LONG ROAD (WINDHAM HILL)
75. LADYSMITH BLACK MAMBAZO - TWO WORLD ONE HEART (WARNER BROTHERS)
74. BOB DYLAN - UNDER THE RED SKY (COLUMBIA)
73. THE BATTLEFIELD BAND - HOME GROUND (TEMPLE)
72. WYATT RICE - NEW MARKET GAP (ROUNDER)
71. BEAUSOLEIL - LIVE! FROM THE LEFT COAST (ROUNDER)
70. GIPSY KINGS - MOSAIQUE (ELEKTRA)
69. KEVIN KINNEY - MACDOUGAL BLUES (ISLAND)
68. MOSE ALLISON - MY BACKYARD (BLUE NOTE)
67. THE RICE BROTHERS - THE RICE BROTHERS (ROUNDER)
66. JOAN ARMATRADING - HEARTS & FLOWERS (A&M)
65. CEPHAS & WIGGINS - GUITAR MAN (FLYING FISH)
64. CHARLES BROWN - ALL MY LIFE (BULLSEYE)
63. LORI CARSON - SHELTER (GEFFEN)
62. IAIN MATTHEWS - PURE & CROOKED (WATERMELON)
61. JOHN MCCUTCHEON - WHAT IT'S LIKE (ROUNDER)
60. PATRICK STREET - IRISH TIMES (GREEN LINNET)
59. CHRISTINE LAVIN - ATTAINABLE LOVE (ROUNDER)
58. KATE BUSH - THE SENSUAL WORLD (COLUMBIA)
57. DAVID BROMBERG - SIDEMAN SERENADE (ROUNDER)
56. THE NOTTING HILLBILLIES - MISSING...PRESUMED HAVING A GOOD TIME (WARNER BROS)
55. SKYLINE - FIRE OF GRACE (FLYING FISH)
54. FOSTER & LLOYD - VERSION OF THE TRUTH (RCA/BMG)
53. KOKO TAYLOR - JUMP FOR JOY (ALLIGATOR)
52. MARY BLACK - NO FRONTIERS (GIFTHORSE)
51. STEVE RILEY & THE MAMOU PLAYBOYS - STEVE RILEY & THE MAMOU PLAYBOYS (ROUNDER)
50. CHERYL WHEELER - CIRCLES & ARROWS (CAPITOL)
49. KELLY WILLIS - WELL TRAVELLED LOVE (MCA)
48. ALLISON BROWN - SIMPLE PLEASURES (VANGUARD)
47. MODERN MANDOLIN QUARTET - INTERMEZZZO (WINDHAM HILL)
46. THE NASHVILLE BLUEGRASS BAND - THE BOYS ARE BACK IN TOWN (SUGAR HILL)
45. BETH NIELSEN CHAPMAN - BETH NIELSEN CHAPMAN (REPRISE)
44. JOE HENRY - SHUFFLETOWN (A&M)
43 NICK LOWE - PARTY OF ONE (REPRISE)
42. LAURIE LEWIS& GRANT STREET - SINGIN' MY TROUBLES AWAY (FLYING FISH)
41. BUCKWHEAT ZYDECO - WHERE THERE'S SMOKE THERE'S FIRE (ISLAND)
40. NEVILLE BROTHERS - BROTHER'S KEEPER (A&M)
39. CARLENE CARTER - I FELL IN LOVE (REPRISE)
38. JOHN MAYALL - A SENSE OF PLACE (ISLAND)
37. BRUCE COCKBURN - LIVE (GOLD CASTLE)
36. ROBIN & LINDA WILLIAMS - THE RHYTHM OF LOVE (SUGAR HILL)
35. ELLIOT, KOERNER, PHILLIPS - LEGENDS OF FOLK (RED HOUSE)
34. BILL MORRISSEY - STANDING EIGHT (ROUNDER)
33. ROSEANNE CASH - INTERIORS (COLUMBIA)
32. FLACO JIMENEZ - ARRIBA EL NORTE (ROUNDER)
31. TEXAS TORNADOS - TEXAS TORNADOS (REPRISE)
30. RUTH BROWN - BLUES ON BROADWAY (FANTASY)
29. MICHAEL HEDGES - TAPROOT (WINDHAM HILL)
28. MAURA O'CONNELL - HELPLESS HEART (WARNER BROS.)
27. LEON REDBONE - SUGAR (PRIVATE/AUGUST)
26. TRAVELING WILBURYS - TRAVELING WILBURYS VOL. 3 (WARNER BROS.)
25. GREG BROWN - DOWN IN THERE (RED HOUSE)
24. THE WATERBOYS - ROOM TO ROAM (ENSIGN/CHRYSALIS)
23. SAFFIRE - THE UPPITY BLUES WOMEN (ALLIGATOR)
22. JOHN GORKA - LAND OF THE BOTTOM LINE (WINDHAM HILL)
21. HOT RIZE - TAKE IT HOME (SUGAR HILL)
20. SUZANNE VEGA - DAYS OF OPEN HAND (A&M)
19. WALTER HYATT - KING TEARS (MCA)
18. LEO KOTKE - THAT'S WHAT (PRIVATE)
17. MARY CHAPIN CARPENTER - SHOOTING STRAIGHT IN THE DARK (COLUMBIA)
16. J.J. CALE - TRAVEL-LOG (SILVERTONE)
15. DOC WATSON - ON PRAYING GROUND (SUGAR HILL)
14. DAVID GRISMAN - DAWG '90 (ACOUSTIC DISC)
13. INDIGO GIRLS - NOMADS INDIANS SAINTS (EPIC)
12. LOS LOBOS - THE NEIGHBORHOOD (WARNER BROS.)
11. PETER ROWAN - DUST BOWL CHILDREN (SUGAR HILL)
10. ALISON KRAUSS - I'VE GOT THAT OLD FEELING (ROUNDER)
9. EMMYLOU HARRIS - DUETS (REPRISE)
8. PAUL SIMON - THE RHYTHM OF THE SAINTS (WARNER BROS.)
7. COWBOY JUNKIES - THE CAUTION HORSES (RCA)
6. ROBERT EARL KEEN, JR. - WEST TEXTURES (SUGAR HILL)
5. CHET ATKINS/MARK KNOPLER - NECK AND NECK (COLUMBIA)
4. SHAWN COLVIN - STEADY ON (CBS)
3. JOHN HIATT - STOLEN MOMENTS (A&M)
2. BELA FLECK & THE FLECKTONES - BELA FLECK & THE FLECKTONES (WARNER BROS.)
1. BOB DYLAN - OH MERCY (CBS)