| Rank |
Artist |
Title |
Label |
| 1 |
The Evaporators * |
Ripple Rock |
Mint |
| 2 |
Air |
Talkie Walkie |
Virgin |
| 3 |
Stereolab |
Margerine Eclipse |
Elektra |
| 4 |
Various * |
Zombie Night In Canada |
Stumble |
| 5 |
Beef Terminal |
The Isolationist |
Noise Factory |
| 6 |
Jim Guthrie * |
Now More Than Ever |
Three Gut |
| 7 |
The Unintended * |
The Unintended |
Blue Fog |
| 8 |
The Stills * |
Logic Will Break Your Heart |
Vice |
| 9 |
Joel Plaskett Emergency* |
Truthfully Truthfully |
Maple Music |
| 10 |
Sweatshop Union * |
Natural Progression |
BattleAxe |
| 11 |
Camera Obscura |
Underachievers Please Try Harder |
Merge |
| 12 |
Controller.Controller * |
History |
Paper Bag |
| 13 |
P:ano * |
The Den |
Hive Fi |
| 14 |
Valley Of The Giants * |
Valley Of The Giants |
Arts & Crafts |
| 15 |
The Unicorns * |
Who Will Cut Our Hair When We're Gone? |
Alien8 |
| 16 |
Matthew Barber |
The Story Of Your Life |
Warner |
| 17 |
Chad VanGaalen * |
Infiniheart |
Catch & Release |
| 18 |
Corb Lund Band* |
Modern Pain |
Independent |
| 19 |
Falconhawk * |
Hotmouth |
Saved By Radio |
| 20 |
The End |
Within Dividia |
Relapse |
| 21 |
The Burdocks * |
Airplane Tracks |
Out Of Touch |
| 22 |
The Mountain Goats |
We Shall All Be Healed |
4AD |
| 23 |
No Luck Club * |
Happiness |
Ill Boogie |
| 24 |
Numbers |
In My Mind All The Time |
Tigerbeat 6 |
| 25 |
Ani Difranco |
Educated Guess |
Righteous Babe Records |
| 26 |
The Elected |
Me First |
Sub Pop |
| 27 |
Elliott Brood * |
Tin Type |
Weewerk |
| 28 |
Horrorpops |
Hell Yeah |
Hellcat/Epitaph |
| 29 |
Sun Kil Moon |
Ghosts Of The Great Highway |
JetSet |
| 30 |
Various |
Ryko 20th Anniversary |
Ryko |
| 31 |
Various |
Zed: Live Off The Floor |
CBC |
| 32 |
The Weekend |
Teaser: Bonus Level |
Teenage USA |
| 33 |
Telefon Tel Aviv |
Map Of What Is Effortless |
Hefty |
| 34 |
The Mekons |
Punk Rock |
Quarterstick |
| 35 |
Oneida |
Secret Wars |
Three Gut |
| 36 |
The Walkmen |
Bows And Arrows |
Record Collection |
| 37 |
Pas/Cal |
Oh Honey, We're Ridiculous |
Le Grand Magistery |
| 38 |
Electrelane |
The Power Out |
Too Pure |
| 39 |
Dizzee Rascal |
Boy In Da Corner |
XL |
| 40 |
John Vanderslice |
Cellar Door |
Barsuk |
| 41 |
The Shins |
Chutes Too Narrow |
Sub Pop |
| 42 |
The Thrills |
So Much For The City |
EMI |
| 43 |
Norah Jones |
Feels Like Home |
Blue Note |
| 44 |
Charizma & Peanut Butter Wolf |
Big Shot |
Stones Throw |
| 45 |
Pipi Skid * |
Funny Farm |
Peanuts & Corn |
| 46 |
Buck 65 * |
Talkin' Honky Blues |
Warner |
| 47 |
...As The Poets Affirm * |
I Want To Tell My Heart To You, But I Cannot Say English |
Independent |
| 48 |
Raising The Fawn * |
The North Sea |
Sonic Unyon |
| 49 |
Denise James |
It's Not Enough To Love |
Rainbow Quartz |
| 50 |
Barmitzvah Brothers * |
Mr. Bones Walk-In Closet |
Weewerk |
| Rank |
Artist |
Title |
Label |
| 51 |
Jens Lekman |
Maple Leaves |
Secretly Canadian |
| 52 |
Savath And Savalas |
Apropa't |
Warp |
| 53 |
The Liars |
They Were Wrong, So We Drowned |
Mute |
| 54 |
The Diskettes * |
The Diskettes |
Humblebee |
| 55 |
Jets Overhead * |
Jets Overhead |
Independent |
| 56 |
Sekiden |
Junior Fiction |
Boompa |
| 57 |
Franz Ferdinand |
Franz Ferdinand |
Domino |
| 58 |
Two-Minute Miracles * |
Volume III: The Silence Of Animals |
Teenage USA |
| 59 |
Little Miss Moffat * |
Miss Canada |
Independent |
| 60 |
Slammin Jack * |
A Day Late, A Dollar Short |
Independent |
| 61 |
Volcano, I'm Still Excited! |
Volcano, I'm Still Excited! |
Polyvinyl |
| 62 |
The Channel |
Tones Are Falling |
C-Side |
| 63 |
The Rapture |
Echoes |
Strummer |
| 64 |
Various * |
Dig Your Roots: Spoken Word |
NCRA |
| 65 |
Coldplay |
Live 2003 |
Capitol |
| 66 |
Various |
Bellylicious |
Shakti |
| 67 |
Test Tone Channel * |
Orbital Slaves |
Pawp Shawp |
| 68 |
Trans Am |
Liberation |
Thrill Jockey |
| 69 |
Starsailor |
Silence Is Easy |
Capitol |
| 70 |
The Notwist |
Different Cars And Trains EP |
Domino |
| 71 |
Califone |
Heron King Blues |
Thrill Jockey |
| 72 |
Mice Parade |
Obrigado Saudade |
Bubble Core |
| 73 |
Various * |
Matsuri: A Collection Of Japanese Canadian Artists |
Powell Street Festival |
| 74 |
Southern Culture On The Skids |
Mojo Box |
Yep Roc |
| 75 |
White Cowbell Oklahoma |
Cencerro Blanco |
Slick Monkey |
| 76 |
Do Make Say Think * |
Winter Hymn Country Hymn Summer Hymn |
Constellation |
| 77 |
Various * |
BYOP: Calgary Does Connors |
Saved By Radio |
| 78 |
Ermine * |
Maps Of The Rise And Fall |
Independent |
| 79 |
Xiu Xiu |
Fabulous Muscles |
5RC |
| 80 |
Under Pressure * |
Still No Future |
Sound Pollution |
| 81 |
The Haircuts * |
The Haircuts |
Independent |
| 82 |
Shalabi Effect * |
Pink Abyss |
Alien8 |
| 83 |
Dave Quanbury * |
No Vacancy |
Independent |
| 84 |
Head Hits Concrete * |
Thy Kingdom Come Undone |
Independent |
| 85 |
The Gay * |
You Know The Rules |
Mint |
| 86 |
Various * |
Dig Your Roots: Electronic/Dance |
NCRA |
| 87 |
Brent Randall & His Pinecones* |
Quite Precisely, Brent Randall & His Pinecones |
Just Friends |
| 88 |
Deerhoof |
Milk Man |
5RC |
| 89 |
Les Baton Rouge |
My Body The Pistol |
Elevator |
| 90 |
Ben Charest |
Les Triplettes De Belleville |
Higher Octive |
| 91 |
Front Line Assembly |
Civilization |
Metropolis |
| 92 |
Hot Toddy * |
Hot Toddy |
Herman's |
| 93 |
The Peter Parkers * |
This Is Sity Music |
Pawp Shawp |
| 94 |
Phonemes * |
Phonemes |
BlocksBlocksBlocks |
| 95 |
90 Day Men |
Panda Park |
Southern |
| 96 |
The Black Keys |
The Moan |
Alive |
| 97 |
Ride |
Waves |
First Time |
| 98 |
Einsturzende Neubauten |
Perpetuum Mobile |
Mute |
| 99 |
Pete Rock |
Lost And Found |
BBE |
| 100 |
Kinky |
Atlas |
Sonic360 |
| Rank |
Artist |
Title |
Label |
| 101 |
Young And Sexy * |
Life Through One Speaker |
Mint |
| 102 |
Matt Mays * |
Matt Mays |
Warner |
| 103 |
Radio Berlin * |
Sister Sounds: Remixes |
Global Symphonic |
| 104 |
All Night Radio |
Spirit Stereo Frequency |
Sub Pop |
| 105 |
The Microphones |
Live In Japan: February 19, 21, & 22 |
K |
| 106 |
The Field Register * |
Eastern Shore |
Ships At Night |
| 107 |
Various |
Truck Truck Trucking |
Cool Beans |
| 108 |
Probot |
Probot |
Southern Lord |
| 109 |
The Features |
The Beginning |
Universal |
| 110 |
Holzkopf * |
This CD Is An Apology |
Dainty Deathy |
| 111 |
Jeremy Stewart * |
Jeremy Stewart |
Independent |
| 112 |
Heavy Blinkers/Orwell * |
International Pop Exchange #3 |
Endearing |
| 113 |
The Distillers |
Coral Fang |
Hellcat/Epitaph |
| 114 |
Destroyer * |
Your Blues |
Merge |
| 115 |
Primetime Sublime Community Orchestra |
A Life In A Day Of A Microorganism |
Independent |
| 116 |
Dani Siciliano |
Likes... |
!K7 |
| 117 |
Ghost |
Hypnotic Underworld |
Drag City |
| 118 |
Will Oldham |
Seafarers Music |
Drag City |
| 119 |
The Organizers * |
Painting Bricklin Blue |
Rockfort |
| 120 |
Fred Avril |
That Horse Must Be Starving |
F Communications |
| 121 |
Amps For Christ |
The People At Large |
5RC |
| 122 |
Lamb |
Between Darkness And Wonder |
Mercury |
| 123 |
Fantomas |
Delirium Cordia |
Ipecac |
| 124 |
Sixtoo |
Almost A Dot On the Map: The Psyche Years, 1996-2002 |
Vertical Form |
| 125 |
Dusty Sorbet * |
Wanderer's Ground |
Independent |
| 126 |
The Darkness |
Permission To Land |
Atlantic |
| 127 |
Besnard Lakes * |
Volume 1 |
Independent |
| 128 |
The Straggler * |
Torches, Etc. |
Independent |
| 129 |
Kid Koala * |
Some Of My Best Friends Are DJs |
NinjaTune |
| 130 |
Phantom Planet |
Phantom Planet |
Epic |
| 131 |
Hinterland * |
Under The Waterline |
Hybrid |
| 132 |
Julian Marley |
A Time And Place |
Tuff Gong |
| 133 |
Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee |
Sportin' Life Blues |
Proper |
| 134 |
Olivia Tremor Control |
Music From The Unrealized Film Script, Dusk At Cubist Castle |
Cloud |
| 135 |
Various * |
(506): A Compilation Of New Brunswick Bands |
Chickenface |
| 136 |
Versus * |
Day One |
Independent |
| 137 |
Double D And The Double Daredevils * |
Bellyrubbin' Music |
Independent |
| 138 |
Basement Jaxx |
Kish Kash |
XL |
| 139 |
60 Channels |
Covert Movements |
Supa Crucial |
| 140 |
Chicago Underground Duo |
Slon |
Thirsty Ear |
| 141 |
Ima Robot |
Alive EP |
Virgin |
| 142 |
Diamanda Galas |
La Serpenta Canta |
Mute |
| 143 |
Fog |
Hummer |
NinjaTune |
| 144 |
Crystal Method |
Legion Of Boom |
V2 |
| 145 |
TV On The Radio |
Desperate Youth, Blood Thirsty Babes |
Touch & Go |
| 146 |
Hold * |
Noise Blood Assault |
Divorce/Out Of Touch |
| 147 |
Collapsing Opposites * |
Sincerity/Sarcasm |
Independent |
| 148 |
Whirlaway |
Pompano |
Whirlawaymusic |
| 149 |
Panurge * |
Throw Down The Reigns |
Nettwerk |
| 150 |
The Stunts |
Over It |
Independent |
| Rank |
Artist |
Title |
Label |
| 151 |
The Tissues * |
Burgundy |
Independent |
| 152 |
Juan Carranza * |
Mareas |
Independent |
| 153 |
Various |
Canned Hamm's Karazma: Reimagined |
Pro-Am Entertainment Int. |
| 154 |
Butta Babees * |
Urban Elo |
DustyTracks |
| 155 |
Films * |
Films |
Worthy |
| 156 |
Firewater |
Songs We Should Have Written |
JetSet |
| 157 |
Chrome Yellow Company |
Red Light Runners |
Northern Light |
| 158 |
Rapider Than Horsepower |
This Is My Big Night |
SA |
| 159 |
Iced Earth |
The Glorious Burden |
Century Media |
| 160 |
Old Man Luedecke * |
Mole In The Ground |
Independent |
| 161 |
Troublestarters * |
Wasted Years |
Independent |
| 162 |
The Heavy Blinkers * |
The Night And I Are Still So Young |
Endearing |
| 163 |
Microbunny |
Dead Stars |
Kindling |
| 164 |
Greg Ashley |
Medicine Fuck Dream |
Birdman |
| 165 |
Fifth Hour Hero |
You Have Hurt My Business And My Reputation |
No Idea |
| 166 |
Desmond Dekker |
Rudy Got Soul |
Trojan |
| 167 |
The Fitness |
Call Me For Together |
Control Group |
| 168 |
The Cooper Temple Clause |
Kick Up The Fire, And Let The Flames Break Loose |
Mourning |
| 169 |
DJ Wally |
Nothing Stays The Same |
Thirsty Ear |
| 170 |
John Holt |
Help Me Make It Through The Night |
Trojan |
| 171 |
Mario Poupette Et Les Chevettes* |
Mario Poupette Et Les Chevettes |
Independent |
| 172 |
Florent Vollant * |
Katak |
Dep |
| 173 |
Skratch Bastid * |
Better Ask Somebody |
Independent |
| 174 |
Hella |
The Devil Isn't Red |
Kill Rock Stars |
| 175 |
Ill Lit |
I Need You |
Badman |
| 176 |
Mecca Normal |
Janis Zeppelin |
Smarten Up |
| 177 |
Grant-Lee Phillips |
Virginia Creeper |
Zoe |
| 178 |
The Descendents |
'Merican |
Fat Wreck Chords |
| 179 |
Ultimate Power Duo * |
We're In Control EP |
Independent |
| 180 |
L'Attack * |
Before We Were Millionaires |
Rat |
| 181 |
Various |
Ennio Morricone Remixes |
Compost |
| 182 |
Chris Tarry * |
Project 33 |
Black Hen |
| 183 |
Caveman * |
Vanity |
Continent |
| 184 |
Pelt |
Pearls From The River |
VHF |
| 185 |
Lisa Gerrard |
Immortal Memory |
4AD |
| 186 |
Natalie McMaster * |
Blueprint |
Vik |
| 187 |
Modest Mouse |
Float On 7" |
Sony |
| 188 |
Say Hi To Your Mom |
Numbers And Mumbles |
Euphobia |
| 189 |
Various |
Electricity 2: An Electronic Pop Sampler |
NinthWave |
| 190 |
Gorky's Zygotic Mynci |
Sleep: Holiday |
Sanctuary |
| 191 |
The Ponys |
Laced With Romance |
In The Red |
| 192 |
Jump Rope For Heart * |
Epiphony Sounds |
Independent |
| 193 |
Droom * |
128 1/2 Days |
A Different Drum |
| 194 |
Billy And The Lost Boys |
Breaking Down The Barriers |
Independent |
| 195 |
Spread Eagle |
Spread Eagle |
Nerve |
| 196 |
The Glads |
Bad Case Of The Glads |
Independent |
| 197 |
Grand Theft Bus * |
Birth Of Confusion |
Independent |
| 198 |
The New Amsterdams |
Worse For The Wear |
Vagrant |
| 199 |
John Mayall & Friends |
70th Birthday Concert |
Eagle |
| 200 |
Jack MacDonald & The Hotel Faces* |
Don't Touch My Animal |
Independent |
