| 1 | Red Hot Chili Peppers | Under the Bridge | Blood Sugar Sex Magik (1991) |
| 2 | Pearl Jam | Jeremy | Ten (1991) |
| 3 | The Cure | A Letter to Elise | Wish (1992) |
| 4 | Nirvana | Come As You Are | Nevermind (1991) |
| 5 | U2 | One | Achtung Baby (1991) |
| 6 | Toad The Wet Sprocket | All I Want | Fear (1991) |
| 7 | Shakespears Sister | Stay | Hormonally Yours (1992) |
| 8 | Pearl Jam | Even Flow | Ten (1991) |
| 9 | Morrissey | Tomorrow | Non-album Single (1992) |
| 10 | R.E.M. | Drive | Automatic for the People (1992) |
| 11 | James | Born of Frustration | Seven (1992) |
| 12 | The Sugarcubes | Hit | Stick Around for Joy (1992) |
| 13 | The Cure | Friday I'm in Love | Wish (1992) |
| 14 | Temple of the Dog | Hunger Strike | Temple of the Dog (1991) |
| 15 | L7 | Pretend We're Dead | Bricks Are Heavy (1992) |
| 16 | Peter Gabriel | Digging in the Dirt | Us (1992) |
| 17 | The Charlatans | Weirdo | Between 10th and 11th (1992) |
| 18 | Cause & Effect | You Think You Know Her | Another Minute (1992) |
| 19 | Annie Lennox | Why | Diva (1992) |
| 20 | Alice In Chains | Would? | Dirt (1992) |
| 21 | U2 | Mysterious Ways | Achtung Baby (1991) |
| 22 | INXS | Not Enough Time | Welcome to Wherever You Are (1992) |
| 23 | Erasure | Take a Chance on Me | Non-album Single (1992) |
| 24 | Dramarama | What Are We Gonna Do? | Vinyl (1991) |
| 25 | Morrissey | We Hate It When Our Friends Become Successful | Non-album Single (1992) |
| 26 | Red Hot Chili Peppers | Breaking the Girl | Blood Sugar Sex Magik (1991) |
| 27 | Pearl Jam | Alive | Ten (1991) |
| 28 | Enya | Caribbean Blue | Shepherd Moons (1991) |
| 29 | Nirvana | Lithium | Nevermind (1991) |
| 30 | The Soup Dragons | Divine Thing | Hotwired (1992) |
| 31 | U2 | Even Better Than the Real Thing | Achtung Baby (1991) |
| 32 | The Cure | High | Wish (1992) |
| 33 | Utah Saints | Something Good | Utah Saints (1992) |
| 34 | Tori Amos | Crucify | Little Earthquakes (1992) |
| 35 | Soul Asylum | Somebody to Shove | Grave Dancers Union (1992) |
| 36 | Annie Lennox | Walking on Broken Glass | Diva (1992) |
| 37 | U2 | Who's Gonna Ride Your Wild Horses | Achtung Baby (1991) |
| 38 | Inspiral Carpets | Two Worlds Collide | Revenge of the Goldfish (1992) |
| 39 | Beastie Boys | So What'cha Want | Check Your Head (1992) |
| 40 | Catherine Wheel | Black Metallic | Ferment (1992) |
| 41 | Pearl Jam | Black | Ten (1991) |
| 42 | Messiah | Temple of Dreams | 21st Century Jesus (1993) |
| 43 | Faith No More | Midlife Crisis | Angel Dust (1992) |
| 44 | Neneh Cherry | Trout (feat. Michael Stipe) | Homebrew (1992) |
| 45 | Red Hot Chili Peppers | Suck My Kiss | Blood Sugar Sex Magik (1991) |
| 46 | Saint Etienne | Only Love Can Break Your Heart | Foxbase Alpha (1991) |
| 47 | Sarah McLachlan | Into the Fire | Solace (1991) |
| 48 | Nirvana | In Bloom | Nevermind (1991) |
| 49 | Suzanne Vega | Blood Makes Noise | 99.9F° (1992) |
| 50 | Social Distortion | When She Begins | Somewhere Between Heaven and Hell (1992) |
| 51 | U2 | Tryin' to Throw Your Arms Around the World | Achtung Baby (1991) |
| 52 | Nine Inch Nails | Physical | Non-album Single (1992) |
| 53 | Concrete Blonde | Someday? | Walking in London (1992) |
| 54 | 10,000 Maniacs | These Are Days | Our Time in Eden (1992) |
| 55 | Cracker | Teen Angst (What the World Needs Now) | Cracker (1992) |
| 56 | The B-52s | Revolution Earth | Good Stuff (1992) |
| 57 | The Soup Dragons | Pleasure | Hotwired (1992) |
| 58 | The Lemonheads | Mrs. Robinson | Non-album Single (1992) |
| 59 | Sugar | Helpless | Copper Blue (1992) |
| 60 | Siouxsie and the Banshees | Face to Face | Non-album Single (1992) |
| 61 | House of Pain | Jump Around | House of Pain (1992) |
| 62 | Live | Pain Lies on the Riverside | Mental Jewelry (1991) |
| 63 | K.D. Lang | Constant Craving | Ingénue (1992) |
| 64 | XTC | The Ballad of Peter Pumpkinhead | Nonsuch (1992) |
| 65 | Ministry | N.W.O. | Psalm 69 (1992) |
| 66 | Toad The Wet Sprocket | Walk on the Ocean | Fear (1991) |
| 67 | PJ Harvey | Sheela-Na-Gig | Dry (1992) |
| 68 | The Lightning Seeds | The Life of Riley | Sense (1992) |
| 69 | DaDa | Dizz Knee Land | Puzzle (1992) |
| 70 | Sonic Youth | 100% | Dirty (1992) |
| 71 | Lush | For Love | Spooky (1992) |
| 72 | Seal | Killer | Seal (1991) |
| 73 | Ned's Atomic Dustbin | Not Sleeping Around | Are You Normal? (1992) |
| 74 | The Beautiful South | Old Red Eyes Is Back | 0898 Beautiful South (1992) |
| 75 | Opus III | It's a Fine Day | Mind Fruit (1992) |
| 76 | The Jesus and Mary Chain | Far Gone and Out | Honey’s Dead (1992) |
| 77 | INXS | Heaven Sent | Welcome to Wherever You Are (1992) |
| 78 | Screaming Trees | Nearly Lost You | Sweet Oblivion (1992) |
| 79 | Moodswings | Spiritual High (State of Independence) (feat. Chrissie Hynde) | Moodfood (1992) |
| 80 | Matthew Sweet | Girlfriend | Girlfriend (1991) |
| 81 | Soul Asylum | Black Gold | Grave Dancers Union (1992) |
| 82 | Paul Westerberg | Dyslexic Heart | Non-album Single (1992) |
| 83 | Sophie B. Hawkins | Damn I Wish I Was Your Lover | Tongues and Tails (1992) |
| 84 | Peter Gabriel | Steam | Us (1992) |
| 85 | My Life with the Thrill Kill Kult | Sex on Wheelz | Sexplosion! (1991) |
| 86 | Tori Amos | Silent All These Years | Little Earthquakes (1992) |
| 87 | Morrissey | Glamorous Glue | Non-album Single (1992) |
| 88 | Faith No More | A Small Victory | Angel Dust (1992) |
| 89 | Red Hot Chili Peppers | Behind the Sun | The Uplift Mofo Party Plan (1987) |
| 90 | Sunscreem | Love U More | O₃ (1993) |
| 91 | Duran Duran | Ordinary World | The Wedding Album (1993) |
| 92 | Ian McCulloch | Lover Lover Lover | Mysterio (1992) |
| 93 | E | Hello Cruel World | A Man Called E (1992) |
| 94 | Teenage Fanclub | The Concept | Bandwagonesque (1991) |
| 95 | Cause & Effect | What Do You See | Another Minute (1992) |
| 96 | Bob Marley & The Wailers | Iron Lion Zion | Non-album Single (1992) |
| 97 | Material Issue | What Girls Want | Destination Universe (1992) |
| 98 | Right Said Fred | I'm Too Sexy | Up (1992) |
| 99 | Social Distortion | Bad Luck | Somewhere Between Heaven and Hell (1992) |
| 100 | Tears For Fears | Laid So Low (Tears Roll Down) | Non-album Single (1992) |
| 101 | David Byrne | She's Mad | Uh-Oh (1992) |
| 102 | The Golden Palominos | Alive and Living Now | Drunk with Passion (1991) |
| 103 | House of Pain | Shamrocks and Shenanigans | House of Pain (1992) |
| 104 | Electronic | Disappointed | Non-album Single (1992) |
| 105 | R.E.M. | Everybody Hurts | Automatic for the People (1992) |
| 106 | Shakespears Sister | Goodbye Cruel World | Hormonally Yours (1992) |
About 1992
In 1992, KROQ embraced the grunge wave with heavy rotation of Nirvana and Pearl Jam, while alternative mainstays like The Cure and U2 continued to evolve. The year also saw eclectic hits from Shakespears Sister and House of Pain, reflecting KROQ’s diverse playlist.