| Rank |
Artist |
Title |
Label |
| 1 |
The Weakerthans * |
Reconstruction Site |
Burning Heart |
| 2 |
The Constantines * |
Shine A Light |
Sub Pop |
| 3 |
Metric * |
Old World Underground, Where Are You Now? |
Elgonix |
| 4 |
Guided By Voices |
Earthquake Glue |
Matador |
| 5 |
The High Dials * |
A New Devotion |
Rainbow Quartz |
| 6 |
Ween |
Quebec |
Sanctuary |
| 7 |
Do Make Say Think * |
Winter Hymn Country Hymn Summer Hymn |
Constellation |
| 8 |
Frank Black and the Catholics |
Show Me Your Tears |
Sonic Unyon |
| 9 |
Black Rebel Motorcyle Club |
Take Them On, On Your Own |
Virgin |
| 10 |
Rufus Wainwright * |
Want One |
Dreamworks |
| 11 |
Belle And Sebastian |
Dear Catastrophe Waitress |
Rough Trade |
| 12 |
The Parkas * |
Now This Is Fighting |
Endearing |
| 13 |
Polmo Polpo * |
Like Hearts Swelling |
Constellation |
| 14 |
Warsawpack * |
Stocks & Bombs |
G7 Welcoming Committee |
| 15 |
Jim Bryson * |
The North Side Benches |
Orange |
| 16 |
Pretty Girls Make Graves |
The New Romance |
Matador |
| 17 |
Broadcast |
Haha Sound |
Warp |
| 18 |
Super Furry Animals |
Phantom Power |
XL |
| 19 |
Bardo Pond |
On The Ellipse |
ATP |
| 20 |
Buck 65 * |
Talkin' Honky Blues |
Warner |
| 21 |
Lederhosen Lucil * |
Tales From The Cupboard |
Independent |
| 22 |
Hot Little Rocket * |
Our Work And Why We Do It |
Catch & Release |
| 23 |
The Dandy Warhols |
Welcome To The Monkey House |
Capitol |
| 24 |
Sparrow * |
Sparrow |
Overcoat |
| 25 |
The Buttless Chaps * |
Love This Time |
Mint |
| 26 |
Sloan * |
Action Pact |
BMG |
| 27 |
The Decemberists |
Her Majesty The Decemberists |
Kill Rock Stars |
| 28 |
Spiritualized |
Amazing Grace |
Sanctuary |
| 29 |
Kitchens & Bathrooms * |
Vehicles Beyond |
Sonic Unyon |
| 30 |
Martin Tielli * |
Operation Infinite Joy |
Sixshooter |
| 31 |
Various |
Lost In Translation |
Emperor Norton |
| 32 |
Ashley Park * |
The Secretariat Motor Hotel |
Darling |
| 33 |
The Barmitzvah Brothers * |
The Night of the Party |
Robosapian |
| 34 |
Andrew Vincent & The Pirates |
I Love The Modern Way |
Kelp |
| 35 |
Beulah |
Yoko |
Velocette |
| 36 |
Iron & Wine |
The Sea And The Rhythm EP |
Sub Pop |
| 37 |
Prefuse 73 |
Extinguished: Outtakes |
Warp |
| 38 |
Hawksley Workman * |
Lover/Fighter |
Universal |
| 39 |
Malefaction * |
Where There Is Power |
G7 Welcoming Committee |
| 40 |
Ox * |
Dust Bowl Revival |
Independent |
| 41 |
Danny Michel * |
Tales From The Invisible Man |
Maple Music |
| 42 |
Yy * |
Hold the Fort Down |
Peanuts and Corn |
| 43 |
A Silver Mt. Zion Memorial Orchestra & Tra-la-la Band * |
This Is Our Punk-Rock, Thee Rusted Satellites Gather & Sing |
Constellation |
| 44 |
Tinkertoy * |
Transatlantic Love Machine |
Noise Factory |
| 45 |
Chicklet * |
Indian Summer |
Satellite |
| 46 |
Po Girl * |
Po Girl |
Jerico Beach |
| 47 |
Ramblin' Ambassadors * |
Avanti |
Mint |
| 48 |
Various * |
Northern Faction: Vol. 2 |
Balanced |
| 49 |
The Husbands |
Introducing The Sounds Of The Husbands |
Swami |
| 50 |
Superchunk |
Cup Of Sand |
Merge |
| Rank |
Artist |
Title |
Label |
| 51 |
My Morning Jacket |
It Still Moves |
ATO |
| 52 |
Oh Susanna * |
Oh Susanna |
Nettwerk |
| 53 |
Rancid |
Indestructible |
Hellcat/Epitaph |
| 54 |
Gord Downie * |
Battle Of The Nudes |
Weiner Art |
| 55 |
Various * |
Peg City Skank 2 |
Bacteria Buffet |
| 56 |
Various * |
Saturday Morning Empires |
Intr_Version |
| 57 |
Various |
Rock In A Family Way |
Alien Girl |
| 58 |
Mayor McCA * |
El Limb Men Oh Pee |
McCaland |
| 59 |
Polysics |
Neu |
Asian Man |
| 60 |
Various * |
Fuckin' Eh 2 |
Triple Threat |
| 61 |
The Slackers |
Close My Eyes |
Hellcat/Epitaph |
| 62 |
Quasi |
Hot Shit |
Touch & Go |
| 63 |
Pony Da Look |
The Forcefield Weakens |
Bosch |
| 64 |
Mu-Ziq |
Bilious Paths |
Planet Mu |
| 65 |
Luther Wright & The Wrongs* |
Guitar Pickin' Martyrs |
Backporch |
| 66 |
Transit |
It's Lights Out For Downtown |
Spectrasonic |
| 67 |
Various |
Sniff |
New Glue |
| 68 |
Madlib |
Shades Of Blue |
Blue Note |
| 69 |
Ohgr * |
Sunny Psyop |
Spitfire |
| 70 |
Tomas Jirku * |
Bleak 1999 |
No Type |
| 71 |
Big Dave McLean * |
Blues From The Middle |
Stony Plain |
| 72 |
Mogwai |
Happy Songs For Happy People |
Matador |
| 73 |
Bill Garrett & Sue Lothrop |
Red Shoes |
Borealis |
| 74 |
Mojave 3 |
Spoon & Rafter |
4AD |
| 75 |
Ken Hamm * |
Fingerlicks |
North Track |
| 76 |
Alice & The Serial Numbers * |
Obit |
Independent |
| 77 |
Beat Happening |
Music To Climb The Apple Tree By |
K |
| 78 |
The Raveonettes |
Chain Gang Of Love |
Sony |
| 79 |
Josh Rouse |
1972 |
Ryko |
| 80 |
Pacific UV |
Pacific UV |
Warm |
| 81 |
Shadez * |
Thee Impossible |
Slo Coach |
| 82 |
Le Vent Du Nord |
Maudite Moisson! |
Borealis |
| 83 |
New Pornographers * |
Electric Version |
Mint |
| 84 |
Agnostic Mountain Gospel Choir * |
Saint Hubert |
Shoutin' Abner Pim |
| 85 |
Enon |
Hocus Pocus |
Touch & Go |
| 86 |
Blue Series Continuum |
The Good & Evil Sessions |
Thirsty Ear |
| 87 |
Centro-Matic |
Love You Just The Same |
Misra |
| 88 |
Junior Pantherz |
Ballistic |
Independent |
| 89 |
Pedal Steel Transmission |
The Angel Of The Squared Circle |
Cardboard Sangria |
| 90 |
Signe Miranda's Veranda |
Solar Eclipse |
Concrete City |
| 91 |
Gaby Kerpel |
Carnabailito |
Nonesuch |
| 92 |
The Shins |
So Says I |
Sub Pop |
| 93 |
Kraftwerk |
Tour de France 2003 |
Astralwerks |
| 94 |
Various |
The Ambitious CD 2 |
Hot Tub |
| 95 |
Various * |
Justin Time Records 20th Anniversary |
Justin Time |
| 96 |
Various * |
Futur*Sonic Vol. 2 |
Independent |
| 97 |
The Rapture |
Echoes |
Strummer |
| 98 |
New Deal * |
Gone Gone Gone |
Sound+Light |
| 99 |
Smokekiller |
The Side A |
Independent |
| 100 |
P'Elvis |
Jetblackitalic |
Purgatone |
| Rank |
Artist |
Title |
Label |
| 101 |
Sister Sonny |
The Bandit Lab |
Five One Inc. |
| 102 |
The Gossip |
Undead In NYC |
Dim Mak |
| 103 |
Various |
Verve Remixed: Vol. 2 |
Verve |
| 104 |
Various * |
Front & Center: Westcoast Women In Rhyme Vol. 1 |
In Tha Chamber |
| 105 |
Frantic Flattops |
Hi-Fi Honey Revisited |
Get Hip |
| 106 |
Scott Walmsley * |
Scottie's Cut And Paste Project |
Independent |
| 107 |
Bell Orchestre * |
Bell Orchestre |
Independent |
| 108 |
Amy Honey * |
Amy Honey |
Red Cat |
| 109 |
Super Friendz * |
Love Energy |
Outside |
| 110 |
From Autumn To Ashes |
The Fiction We Live |
Vagrant |
| 111 |
Various |
Bedroom Communities 01: Pillow Talk |
Kriztal |
| 112 |
Hope/Dean Malenkos |
Do You Smell Gas |
Independent |
| 113 |
Tamara Williamson |
And All Those Racing Horses |
Aporia |
| 114 |
Mates Of State |
Team Boo |
Polyvinyl |
| 115 |
Slumber Party |
3 |
Kill Rock Stars |
| 116 |
Night Stalkers |
Night Stalkers + 3 |
Independent |
| 117 |
Ballboy |
A Guide For The Daylight Hours |
Manifesto |
| 118 |
Small Brown Bike |
The River Bed |
Smallman |
| 119 |
Various |
Johnny's Blues |
Northern Blues |
| 120 |
Drive-By Truckers |
Decoration Day |
New West |
| 121 |
Frog Eyes * |
The Golden River |
Animal World |
| 122 |
Cerberus Shoal |
Claiming The Knoblessone |
North East Indie |
| 123 |
Stark Reality |
Now |
Stones Throw |
| 124 |
Glamour Puss |
Wire & Wood |
Northern Blues |
| 125 |
Cheap Suits * |
Canadian Idles |
Independent |
| 126 |
Raking Bombs * |
You Are The Resliaxjiaz, Unlike 0011100101 |
Independent |
| 127 |
My Dad Vs. Yours * |
Winning Hearts And Minds |
Independent |
| 128 |
All Girl Summer Fun Band |
Summer Of '98 |
Magic Marker |
| 129 |
The Planet Smashers * |
Mighty |
Union |
| 130 |
Jen Kraatz * |
Ashes |
Independent |
| 131 |
Soviet |
We Are Eyes We Are Builders |
Head |
| 132 |
Ben Lee |
Hey You Yes You |
Amolga |
| 133 |
Town And Country |
5 |
Thrill Jockey |
| 134 |
The Delegates * |
We All Taste The Same |
Independent |
| 135 |
Vaz |
Dying To Meet You |
GSL |
| 136 |
The Kills |
Keep On Your Mean Side |
Rough Trade |
| 137 |
Omid |
Monolith |
Mush |
| 138 |
Moneen * |
Are We Really Happy With Who We Are Right Now? |
Smallman |
| 139 |
Bleep |
IMM0008 |
Teknostan |
| 140 |
Outkast |
The Love Below/Speakerboxxx |
Arista |
| 141 |
Wintersleep * |
Wintersleep |
Dependent Music |
| 142 |
Bonobo |
Dial 'M' for Monkey |
NinjaTune |
| 143 |
Kasuals |
Hate Me EP |
Independent |
| 144 |
The Perpetrators * |
The Perpetrators |
Stringbreakin' |
| 145 |
Consonant |
Love And Affliction |
Fenway |
| 146 |
Bruce Cockburn * |
You've Never Seen Everything |
True |
| 147 |
Indian Police * |
Layin' Down The Law Live |
Independent |
| 148 |
Ghosts |
Ghosts |
Independent |
| 149 |
Mirah Yom Tov Zeitlyn & Ginger Brooks Takahashi |
Songs From The Black Mountain Music Project |
K |
| 150 |
Sixtyeights * |
Wonderful In The Afternoon |
Gibraltarecords |
| Rank |
Artist |
Title |
Label |
| 151 |
Jimmy Bowskill |
Old Soul |
Independent |
| 152 |
Kings Of Leon |
Youth And Young Manhood |
RCA |
| 153 |
Blue T-Shirt * |
The Fruits Of Solitude |
Independent |
| 154 |
Scarlett/Washington/Whiteley |
Sitting On A Rainbow |
Borealis |
| 155 |
Death Cab For Cutie |
Transatlanticism |
Barsuk |
| 156 |
Lisa Winn |
Out From Under |
Independent |
| 157 |
Barcelona Pavillion |
It's The Barcelona Pavillion EP |
Independent |
| 158 |
K.C. Accidental * |
Captured Anthems For An Empty Bathtub |
Noise Factory |
| 159 |
Voltaire Brothers |
I Sing The Booty Electric |
Fall Of Rome |
| 160 |
Sublimatus |
Evidence |
Independent |
| 161 |
The Spam Avenger |
Dance Remix 2003 |
Independent |
| 162 |
Paperbacks/Wolf Colonel * |
Intercontinental Pop Exch. No.1 |
Endearing |
| 163 |
Matmos |
The Civil War |
Matador |
| 164 |
Nathan Lawr * |
The Heart Beats A Waltz |
Independent |
| 165 |
Okkervil River |
Down The River Of Golden Dreams |
Jagjaguwar |
| 166 |
Various * |
High And Lonesome Years: Vol. 2 |
Independent |
| 167 |
Ron Hynes * |
Get Back Change |
Borealis |
| 168 |
Dressy Bessy |
Dressy Bessy |
Kindercore |
| 169 |
Moneyshot |
Amped |
Identity |
| 170 |
Maybe Smith |
One For None |
Sir, Handsome |
| 171 |
Jersey * |
Generation Genocide |
Virgin |
| 172 |
Scout Niblett |
I Am |
Secretly Canadian |
| 173 |
Solvent/Skanfrom/Lowfish |
2003 Promo Sampler |
Suction |
| 174 |
Dr. Heat |
Tha New Movement |
Independent |
| 175 |
Rae Spoon |
Throw Some Dirt on Me |
Independent |
| 176 |
Frank Risdale * |
Mod World, Old World |
Independent |
| 177 |
The Soviettes |
The Soviettes |
Adelaide |
| 178 |
John Hiatt |
Beneath This Gruff Exterior |
New West |
| 179 |
Pilate * |
Caught By The Window |
Wrangled |
| 180 |
Kammerflimmer Kollektief |
Cicadidae |
Temporary Residence |
| 181 |
Alan Licht |
New York Minute |
XL |
| 182 |
!Bang Elektronika |
Struktur |
Bombshelter |
| 183 |
Clann Zu |
Rua |
G7 Welcoming Committee |
| 184 |
Soft Canyon * |
Broken Spirit, I Will Mend Your Wings |
Alien8 |
| 185 |
Less Than Jake |
Anthem |
Sire |
| 186 |
I Was A Spy * |
...Until I Was 10 |
The Campaign |
| 187 |
Various * |
Beautiful: A Tribute To Gordon Lightfoot |
Borealis |
| 188 |
Robert Wyatt |
Solar Flares Burn For You |
Cuneiform |
| 189 |
Westminster Park * |
Westminster Park |
Independent |
| 190 |
Tricky |
Vulnerable |
Sanctuary |
| 191 |
The Fiery Furnaces |
A Gallowbird's Bark |
Rough Trade |
| 192 |
Les Georges Leningrad |
Deus Hot Dogs Moutard Chou |
Blow The Fuse |
| 193 |
Jeff Buckley |
Live At Sin-E |
Columbia |
| 194 |
Thursday |
War All The Time |
Victory |
| 195 |
Beautiful Senseless |
The Warmest Rain |
Bam |
| 196 |
Glass Candy |
Bicicleta Emocional |
Troubleman Unlimited |
| 197 |
Neil Young & Crazy Horse* |
Greendale |
Reprise |
| 198 |
The Dears * |
No Cities Left |
Maple Music |
| 199 |
Meat Beat Manifesto |
Storm The Studio R.M.X.S. |
Run |
| 200 |
Various |
Arabian Travels 2 |
Six Degrees |
