This is the preliminary draft of George Graham's Best of 199 albums list. Sorted by month of release.
CDs marked with asterisk were the subject of an album review. 
Those marked HGM are by artists who appeared on the Homegrown Music Series.

January 1999
 Neal Casal: BASEMENT DREAMS (Fuzz Folk) HGM
 GREEN ROOM BLUES: [various] (Green Room) HGM
 Mere Mortals: MONDEGREEN DREAM (Funeral Fan) HGM
 Here Nor There: CONVERSATIONS (Mumbrella) HGM
 Tarika: D (Xenophile)
 Chris Daniels & Kings: LOUIE LOUIE (Moon Voyage)
 Paul deLay: DE LAY DOES CHICAGO (Evidence)
 Michelle Willson: TRYIN' TO MAKE A LITTLE LOVE (Bullseye Blues)
 Rosanna & Zelia: PASSAGEM (Peregrina)
 Arcona Reel Band: FIRST DRAUGHT (Rockville) HGM
 Ani DiFranco: UP UP UP UP UP UP (Righteous Babe)
 Ricky Skaggs: ANCIENT TIMES (Skaggs Family)
*Jimmy Rogers Blues Band: BLUES BLUES BLUES (Alantic)
 Mighty Blue Kings: LIVE FROM CHICAGO (E-Jay)

February 1999
*Naked to the World: GLASS HALF FULL (Stone Poet)
*Kaila Flexer: NEXT VILLAGE (Compass)
 Cephas & Wiggins: HOMEMADE (Alligator)
*Brooks Williams: HUNDRED YEAR SHADOW (SignatureSounds)
 4 Piece Suit: MATINEE IDYLLS (Swang)
 Peter Wolf: FOOL'S PARADE (Mercury)
 JPP: STRING TEASE (Northside)
 Steve Goodman: SAY IT IN PRIVATE (Red Pajamas) [reissue]
 Asylum Street Spankers: HOT LUNCH (Cold Spring)
*Snakefarm: SONGS FOR MY FUNERAL (RCA)
 Michael Hedges: TORCHES (Windham Hill)
 Steve Earl/Del McCoury: THE MOUNTAIN (E-Squared)
*Cheryl Wheeler: SYLVIA HOTEL (Philo)
 Chieftains: TEARS OF STONE (RCA Victor)
 Bill Morrissey: SONGS OF MISS. JOHN HURT (Philo)
*Hank Dogs: BAREBACK (Hannibal)

March 1999
 Say ZuZu: BULL (Broken White)
 Patrick Street: LIVE FROM PATRICK STREET (Green Linnet)
 John Wesley Harding: TRAD ARR. JONES (Zero Hour)
 Chris Smither: DRIVE YOU HOME AGAIN (Hightone)
*Van Morrison: BACK ON TOP (Pointblank)
*Entrain: CAN U GET IT (Dolphis Safe)
 Finneus Gauge: ONE INCH FROM THE FALL (TrainrecORDS) HGM
 SKANATRA (P.O.S.)
*Omar & the Howlers: SWINGLAND (Black Top)
 John Lowell & Ben Winship: GROWLING OLD MEN (Snake River)
*Lucy Kaplansky: TEN YEAR NIGHT (Red House)
 The Nadas: EN VIVO! (Nomad) HGM
 Bossa Nova Beatniks: DANGER BONGO CROSSING (independent)
*Eric Bibb: SPIRIT OF THE BLUES (Earthbeat)
 Cliff Eberhardt: BORDERS (Red House)
 Groovegrass Boyz: GROOVEGRASS 101 (Reprise)
 Kali: FRANCOFAUNE (Tinder)
 Beausoleil: CAJUNIZATION (Rhino)
 Kivi: REPLACEMENT HIP (E and O) HGM
 Ian Tyson: LOST HERD (Vanguard)
 Jeff Beck: WHO ELSE (Epic)
 The Wild Magnolias: LIFE IS A CARNIVAL (Metro Blue)

April 1999
 Allen Toussaint & Friends: A TASTE OF NEW ORLEANS (NYNO)
 DICK SMITH-MIKE O'REILLY (New Era)
 Shelby Starner: FROM IN THE SHADOWS (Warner Bros.) [local]
*Toni Price: LOW DOWN AND UP (Antone's)
*JacquiMcShee's Pentangle: PASSE AVANT (Park)
 The Badlees: AMAZING GRACE (Rite Off) HGM
 Todd Thibaud: LITTLE MYSTERY (Doolitte)
 Julian Coryell: BITTER TO SWEET (Mojo)
*Darrell Scott: FAMILY TREE (Sugar Hill)
 Adrian Legg: FINGERS AND THUMBS (Red House)
 Rick Denzien: EXIT 21 (Slot 1) HGM
*XTC: APPLE VENUS (TVT)
 Doc & Richard Watson: THIRD GENERATION BLUES (Sugar Hill)

 May 1999
 Tom  Waits: MULE VARIATIONS (Epitaph)
 Ben Folds Five: UNAUHORIZED BIOGRAPHY OF REINHARDT MESSNER (Sony/550)
 Robert Cray: TAKE YOUR SHOES OFF (Ryko)
 Troka: SMASH (North Side)
*Bleeker Street: [various] (Aster Place)
*Jonatha Brooke: LIVE (Bad Dog)
 Butch Baldassari/J. Carlini: REFLECTIONS (SoundArt) HGM
 Tim O'Brien: THE CROSSING (Alula)
 Kate Rusby & Kathyn Roberts (Compass)
 Ned Sublette: COWBOY RUMBA (Palm Pictures)
 Duke Robillard: NEW BLUES FOR MODERN MAN (Shanachie)
 Chet Atkins/Doc Watson: REFLECTIONS (Sugar Hill)
 Edgar Winter: WINTER BLUES (Pyramid)
 Dave Weckl Band: SYNERGY (Stretch)
 Ron Sexsmith: WHEREABOUTS (Interscope)

June 1999
 Christine Lavin et al: THE STEALTH PROJECT (lavin.com)
*Randy Newman: BAD LOVE (Dreamworks)
*Tony Trischka Band: BEND (Rounder)
 Jesse Winchester: GENTLEMEN OF LEISURE (Sugar Hill)
 The Cobra Kings: BETTER DAYS ARE COMING (Cobra Kings) HGM
 Foreign Exchange: OCCAM'S RAZOR (First Step)
*Pousette-Dart: READY TO FLY (Little Big Deal)
 Sarah McLachlan: MIRRORBALL (Arista)
 Greg Burgess: I AM NOT ALONE (independent) HGM
*Bela Fleck: THE BLUEGRASS SESSIONS (Warner Bros.)
*Joy Eden Harrison: UNSPOKEN (Asarte)
*Anders Osborne: LIVING ROOM (Shanachie)
 John Train: ANGELS TURNED THIEVES (Record Cellar)
*RETURN OF GREVIOUS ANGEL: [various] G. ParsonsTrib (Almo)

July 1999
*Joel Pelletier: CHAMBER POP (Way Home Media)
 Leo Kottke: ONE GUITAR NO VOCALS (Private Music)
 The Whitlams: ETERNAL NIGHTCAP (Black Yak)
*Loudon Wainwright III: SOCIAL STUDIES (Hannibal)
*Kelly Joe Phelps: SHINE EYED MR. ZEN (Ryko)
 Davey Graham: THE COMPLETE GUITARIST (Kicking Mule) [reissue]
 BLUE HIGHWAY (Ceili)
 Steady Earnest: NERVE STEADYING SPIRITS (Beatsville) 
 VERTU (550/Legacy)
 Reggae Cowboys: ROCK STEADY RODEO (Tumbleweed)
 BlueRidge: COMMON GROUND (Sugar Hill)
 Townes Van Zandt: A FAR CRY FROM DEAD (Arista)
 Salif Keita: PAPA (Metro Blue)
 Hot Club of Cowtown: TALL TALES (Hightone)
*Samite: STARS TO SHINE (Windham Hill)

August 1999
 Kris Kehr: LONG, LONG YEAR (Woobie Cat) HGM
*Jeff Lang: CEDAR GROVE (Wind River)
 The Cajun All-Stars: CHEZ LES CAJUNS (Narada)
 Catie Curtis: CRASH COURSES IN ROSES (Ryko)
 Dead Left: DIG THIS (Noray Eel) HGM
 Alison Krauss: FORGET ABOUT IT (Rounder)
 Dan Pelletier: MR. SUNSHINE (Hudson Valley) HGM
*Monica Salmaso: TRAMPOLIM (Blue Jackal)
 Widespread Panic: TILL THE MEDICINE TAKES (Capricorn)
 Willie Porter: FALLING FORWARD
*Richard Thompson: MOCK TUDOR (Capitol)
 Moxy Fruvous: THORNHILL (Bottom Line)
 The Innocence Mission: BIRDS OF MY NEIGHBORHOOD (RCA)
*Kate Rusby: SLEEPLESS (Compass)
 Meshell Ndegeocello: BITTER (Maverick)
 AndrewBird's Bowl of Fire: OH! THE GRANDEUR (Rykodisc)
*Bruce Cockburn: BREAKFAST IN NEW ORLEANS (Rykodisc)

September 1999
 The Badlees: UP THERE DOWN HERE (Ark 21) HGM
 Trilok Gurtu: KATHAK (Mintaka)
 Knife & Fork Band: ALMOST FRIDAY NIGHT (Chapter 7) HGM
 Wilson Pickett: IT'S HARDER NOW (Bullseye Blues)
*Luka Bloom: SALTY HEAVEN (Shanachie)
 WORLD PLAYGROUND: [various] (Putumayo)
*Beatles: YELLOW SUBMARINE (Apple)
 Patty Larkin: A GOGO -- LINE ON TOUR (Vanguard)
*Joshua Bell/Edgar Meyer: SHORT TRIP HOME (Sony)
 Canned Heat: BOOGIE 2000 (Ruf)
*Lloyd Jones: LOVE GOTCHA (Blind Pig)
 Grisman, Hartford,Seeger: RETROGRASS (Acoustic Disc)
*Deborah Holland: THE BOOK OF SURVIVAL (Gadfly)
 Inca Campers: FREAKS OF NATURE (independent) semi-HGM
 Mahavishnu Orchestra: LOST TRIDENT SESSIONS (Sony)
 Venice: SPIN ART (Vanguard)

October 1999
 LORNE CLARKE (Burnt Creek) HGM
 Henri Dikongue: WA (Shanachie)
 Gaston & Purcell: MR. HANDMAN (Bear Swamp) semi-HGM
 Paul McCartney: RUN DEVIL RUN (Capitol/MPL)
 Giant Sand: CHORE OF ENCHANTMENT (V2) HGM
 Roger Wallace: HILLBILLY HEIGHTS (Texas Roundup)
 Sonia Dada: LAY DOWN & LOVE IT LIVE (Calliope)
 Indigo Girls: COME ON NOW SOCIAL (Epic) [sonic disappointment]
*8 1/2 Souvenirs: TWISTED DESIRE (RCA Victor)
 Gunnar Madsen: OLD MR. MACKLE HACKLE (Gee Spot)
 THE KENNEDY EXPERIENCE (Sony Classical)
*Guy Clark: COLD DOG SOUP (Sugar Hill)
 Ladysmith Back Mambazo: LIVE AT ROYAL ALBERT HALL (Shanachie)

November 1999
 Zap Mama: A MA ZONE (Luaka Bop)
 Joe Jackson: SYMPHONY No. 1 (Sony Classical)
 Rod MacDonald: INTO THE BLUE (Gadfly)
 Richard Bona: SCENES FROM MY LIFE (Columbia)
 High Llamas: SNOWBUG (V2)
 ESL PRESENTS EASY TEMPO: [various] (18th St. Lounge)
 Charlie Singer: BLUES BOY BLUES (independent) HGM
*Leftover Salmon: NASHVILLE SESSIONS (Hollywood)
 David Grisman: DAWG DUOS (Acoustic Disc)
 Pinetop Perkins: LIVE AT 85 (Shanachie)
*Trudy Lynn: U DON'T KNOW WHAT TIME (Ruf)
 Vasen: GHOST (Northside)
 Bela Fleck/Flecktones: GREATEST HITS 20TH CENT (Warner Bros.)
 Ani DiFranco: TO THE TEETH (Righteous Babe)
*Pat Burtis: RADIUM GIRLS (Blacksmith)
 John Linnell: STATE SONGS (Zoe)
*Jeremy dePrisco: MANDALA (Blue Buddha) HGM
 Anthony Hindson: IT'S A CURIOUS LIFE (Wind in Hare)
 Them There: THE GIFT OF REASON (Session Ace)
 Bill Kelly: JUMBO (Spin Art)
 Dolly Parton: THE GRASS IS BLUE (Sugar Hill)
*Bob Delevante: PORCHLIGHT (Relay)