Randomized selections from a very incomplete (yet pretty large) playlist of Robert Christgau’s Honorable-Mention mentions and Choice-Cut choices, also from reviews mostly of albums receiving less than an A-Minus (A-grade albums being best heard whole) as well as other singling out, Dean's List singles, or even faint praise from other pieces or places, especially Additional Consumer News.
- All Girl Summer Fun Band, Canadian Boyfriend, 0:00
- The Lounge Lizards, The First And Royal Queen, 2:36
- Jon Langford, Workingman's Paalace, 6:36
- Chic, Believer, 9:37
- Olivia Newton-John & John Travolta, You're The One That I Want, 14:44
- FC Kahuna, Glitterball, 17:34
- Phish, Simple, 23:20
- NxWorries, Lyk Dis, 28:14
- Paul Kelly, Bradman, 30:4
5 - The Jive Five, Hey Nineteen, 38:11
- Yeasayer, 2080, 41:18
- Tsèhaytu Bèraki, Aminèy, 46:41
- Chastity Belt, Cool Slut, 51:26
- Chumbawamba, When Fine Society Sits Down to Dine, 54:18
artist links to Xgau / song links to album/image links to album