| Larry Kelp hosts the annual | Thanksgiving Eve edition of | Sing Out | |
| Glen Hansard & Marketa Irglova | Into the Mystic | Once (soundtrack) | Columbia |
| Burns Sisters | I Am a Patriot | Close to Home | Philo |
| The Wailin' Jennys | Calling All Angels | Live at the Mauch Chunk Opera House | Red House |
| Bob Franke | Thanksgiving Eve | The Other Evening in Chicago | Telephone Pole Music/Waterbug |
| Abbey Lincoln | The World Is Falling Down | Abbey Sings Abbey | Verve |
| Charles Brown | Wouldn't It Be Grand | In a Grand Style | Bullseye Blues & Jazz |
| John Gorka | Love Minius Zero No Limit | A Tribute to Bob Dylan Vol. 2 | Sister Ruby Records |
| Baba Ken Okulolo | African Dancing | African Drum Songs | Inner Spirit Records |
| Evelyn Glennie and Fred Frith | A Little Prayer | Touch the Sound (soundtrack) | Normal Records |
| Henry Butler | Au Bord de l'Eau (Gabriel Faure) | The Impressionists | Windham Hill |
| James Booker | Black Minute Waltz (Chopin) | Junco Partner | Hannibal |
| Greg Brown | Wash My Eyes | One More Goodnight Kiss | Red House |
| Michael Tilson Thomas/San Francisco Symphony | Gabriel Faure: Pavane | Masterpieces in Miniature | SFS Media |
| Tom Jones | Charlie Darwin | Spirit in the Room | Rounder |
| Susan Werner | May I Suggest | New Non-Fiction | Susan Werner |
| Kate Wolf | Let's Get Together | An Evening in Austin | Kaleidoscope |
| Turtles | Earth Anthem | Battle of the Bands | White Whale |
| Tom Paxton | Then Marvelous Toy | Best of | Elektra |
| Bryan Ferry | If Not for You | Dylanesque | Virgin |
| Rahsaan Roland Kirk | My Girl | Brotherman in The Fatherland | Hyena |
| Ry Cooder Band (w/Flaco Jimenez) | Let's Have a Ball (live in Santa Cruz 1988) | This Ain't No Mouse Music! (coundtrack) | Arhoolie |
| Liz Phair | Whip-Smart | Whip-Smart | Matador (Atlantic) |
| Abdullah Ibrahim | Chisa | Best of Abdullah Ibrahim | Ekapa (EMI) |
