Best Single: Zeitgeist, "Freight Train Rain"/"Electra"

2. Denny Freeman with Angela Stehli and Kim Wilson, "Tired of TV"/"Time for a Change"
3. Roky Erickson, "Don't Slander Me"/"Starry Eyes"
4. Reflectors, "Rock and Roll Refugee"
5. Dan Del Santo, "Merci, Baby, Merci"
6. Offenders, "I Hate Myself"/"Bad Times"
7. Ernie Sky and the K-Tels, "The Spank"/"(You Got to Be) Serious"
8. Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble, "Cold Shot"/"Honey Bee"
9. Ike Ritter, "La Tunga"/"Coma Victim"
10. Blaze Foley, "Girl Scout Cookies"