| Rank |
Artist |
Title |
Label |
| 1 |
The Organ * |
Grab That Gun |
Mint |
| 2 |
Hayden * |
Elk-Lake Serenade |
Hardwood |
| 3 |
Magnetic Fields |
I |
Nonesuch |
| 4 |
Carolyn Mark & The New Best Friends* |
The Pros And Cons Of Collaboration |
Mint |
| 5 |
Modest Mouse |
Good News For People Who Love Bad News |
Sony |
| 6 |
Mission Of Burma |
OnOffOn |
Matador |
| 7 |
Loretta Lynn |
Van Lear Rose |
Interscope |
| 8 |
The Unicorns * |
The Unicorns: 2014 |
Suicide Squeeze |
| 9 |
Of Montreal |
Satanic Panic In The Attic |
Polyvinyl |
| 10 |
Tangiers * |
Never Bring You Pleasure |
Sonic Unyon |
| 11 |
Wax Mannequin * |
The Price |
Coqi |
| 12 |
The Beta Band |
Heroes To Zeros |
EMI |
| 13 |
The Frenetics |
Grey Veins To The Parking Lot |
Union 2112 |
| 14 |
Blonde Redhead |
Misery Is A Butterfly |
4AD |
| 15 |
By Divine Right * |
Hybrid TV Genii |
Linus |
| 16 |
Franz Ferdinand |
Franz Ferdinand |
Domino |
| 17 |
Loscil * |
First Narrows |
Kranky |
| 18 |
Sixtoo * |
Chewing On Glass & Other Miracle Cures |
NinjaTune |
| 19 |
Andre Ethier * |
With Christopher Sandes Featuring Pickles And Price |
Sonic Unyon |
| 20 |
Starvin Hungry * |
Damnesty |
Grenadine |
| 21 |
Royal City * |
Little Heart's Ease |
Three Gut |
| 22 |
Nomeansno * |
The People's Choice |
Ant Acid Audio |
| 23 |
Midways * |
Pay More And Get A Good Seat |
Fuzzybox |
| 24 |
Sarah Harmer * |
All Of Our Names |
Zoe |
| 25 |
The Smugglers * |
Mutiny In Stereo |
Mint |
| 26 |
D. Rangers * |
We Stay High And Lonesome |
Independent |
| 27 |
Broken Social Scene * |
Bee Hives |
Arts & Crafts |
| 28 |
Various |
Rock Against Bush: Vol. 1 |
Fat Wreck Chords |
| 29 |
Iron And Wine |
Our Endless Numbered Days |
Sub Pop |
| 30 |
The Sourkeys * |
The Sourkeys |
Independent |
| 31 |
Ben Kweller |
On My Way |
ATO |
| 32 |
Controller.Controller * |
History |
Paper Bag |
| 33 |
Devendra Banhart |
Rejoicing In The Hands |
Young God |
| 34 |
Various |
Pink Panther's Penthouse Party |
Virgin |
| 35 |
Ron Sexsmith * |
Retriever |
Nettwerk |
| 36 |
Zeke |
Til the Livin' End |
Relapse |
| 37 |
The Church |
Forget Yourself |
True North |
| 38 |
Les Savy Fav |
Inches |
French Kiss |
| 39 |
Tyko |
A Long Way From One To Zero |
Blisscent |
| 40 |
A.C. Newman * |
The Slow Wonder |
Blue Curtain |
| 41 |
Various * |
Goldirocks |
Rubber Road |
| 42 |
The Soiree * |
The Soiree |
Independent |
| 43 |
Pedro The Lion |
Achilles Heel |
Jade Tree |
| 44 |
Juana Molina |
Tres Cosas |
Domino |
| 45 |
Les Sans Culottes |
Fixation Orale |
Aeronaut |
| 46 |
Morrissey |
You Are The Quarry |
Attack |
| 47 |
The Von Bondies |
Pawn Shoppe Heart |
Sire |
| 48 |
Maximum RNR * |
Maximum RNR |
Independent |
| 49 |
Destroyer * |
Your Blues |
Merge |
| 50 |
Urban Surf Kings * |
Surf Vs. The Flying Saucers |
Independent |
| Rank |
Artist |
Title |
Label |
| 51 |
Greg MacPherson * |
Maintenance |
G7 Welcoming Committee |
| 52 |
The Veils |
The Runaway Found |
Rough Trade |
| 53 |
Calexico |
Convict Pool |
Quarter Stick |
| 54 |
Various |
The Third Unheard: Connecticut Hip Hop 79-83 |
Stones Throw |
| 55 |
Midlake |
Bamnan And Slivercork |
Bella Union |
| 56 |
John Smith * |
Pinky's Laundromat |
Peanuts & Corn |
| 57 |
Elf Power |
Walking With The Beggar Boys |
Orange Twin |
| 58 |
Snow Patrol |
Final Straw |
Polydor |
| 59 |
Gomez |
Split The Difference |
EMI |
| 60 |
Feist * |
Let It Die |
Arts & Crafts |
| 61 |
Passage |
The Forcefield Kids |
Anticon |
| 62 |
Blu Hopkins * |
Canyon Wind |
Independent |
| 63 |
Fancey * |
Fancey |
March |
| 64 |
Various |
Tracks And Fields |
Kill Rock Stars |
| 65 |
Bright Eyes/Neva Dinova |
One Jug Of Wine, Two Vessels |
Crank |
| 66 |
Acid Mothers Temple & Melting Paraiso UFO |
Mantra Of Love |
Alien8 |
| 67 |
Deerhoof |
Milk Man |
5RC |
| 68 |
Various * |
Hey! Where Did The Summer Go? |
Humblebee |
| 69 |
Black Ox Orkestar |
Ver Tanzt? |
Constellation |
| 70 |
Immaculate Machine |
Transporter |
Independent |
| 71 |
Br. Danielson |
Brother Is To Son |
Secretly Canadian |
| 72 |
Wolf Eyes |
Stabbed In The Face |
Sub Pop |
| 73 |
The Wailin' Jennys * |
40 Days |
Jericho Beach |
| 74 |
Madvillain |
Madvillainy |
Stones Throw |
| 75 |
Thee Silver Mountain Reveries * |
The Pretty Little Lightning Paw |
Constellation |
| 76 |
The World Provider * |
Enabler |
Ta Da |
| 77 |
!!! |
Louden Up Now |
Touch & Go |
| 78 |
Glenn Branca |
Lesson No. 1 |
Acute |
| 79 |
Aaron Booth * |
Our Last Escape |
Endearing |
| 80 |
Various * |
Montreal Spirit |
Dare To Care |
| 81 |
P.G. Six |
The Well Of Memory |
Amish |
| 82 |
Ford Pier |
Pier-IC Victory |
Sixshooter |
| 83 |
We Ragazzi |
Wolves With Pretty Lips |
Suicide Squeeze |
| 84 |
The Walkmen |
Bows And Arrows |
Record Collection |
| 85 |
Mum |
Summer Make Good |
Fat Cat |
| 86 |
Uncut * |
Those Who Were Hung Hang Here |
Paper Bag |
| 87 |
Pink Grease |
This Is For Real |
Mute |
| 88 |
Belvedere |
Fast Forward Eats The Tape |
Union Label Group |
| 89 |
Sonic Youth |
Sonic Nurse |
DGC |
| 90 |
Tortoise |
It's All Around You |
Thrill Jockey |
| 91 |
Mirah |
C'mon Miracle |
K |
| 92 |
My Morning Jacket |
Acoustic Citsuoca |
ATO |
| 93 |
The Heavy Blinkers * |
The Night And I Are Still So Young |
Endearing |
| 94 |
The Chickens * |
Bring It On |
Rubber Road |
| 95 |
Sweet Janes * |
Viva Le Demo |
Independent |
| 96 |
The Descendents |
Cool To Be You |
Fat Wreck Chords |
| 97 |
Vetiver |
Vetiver |
Dicristina Stair Builders |
| 98 |
Asobi Seksu |
Asobi Seksu |
Friendly Fire |
| 99 |
In Media Res |
Of What Was |
Independent |
| 100 |
Sparrow * |
Sparrow |
Overcoat |
| Rank |
Artist |
Title |
Label |
| 101 |
Arto Lindsay |
Salt |
Righteous Babe Records |
| 102 |
B.A. Johnston * |
In Situation Bad |
Independent |
| 103 |
Various |
Blue Note Revisited |
Blue Note |
| 104 |
They Might Be Giants |
Indestructible Object |
Barsuk |
| 105 |
L'Attack * |
Before We Were Millionaires |
Rat |
| 106 |
Molasses * |
Trouble At Jinx Hotel |
Alien8 |
| 107 |
TV On The Radio |
Desperate Youth, Blood Thirsty Babes |
Touch & Go |
| 108 |
Jeffie Genetic & His Clones |
Need A Wave |
Dirtnap |
| 109 |
Patrick Keenan * |
As Constant As The Northern Car |
Independent |
| 110 |
Charles Afton |
Lost Sunset Lounge |
Kriztal |
| 111 |
Miss Kitten |
I Com |
EMI |
| 112 |
The Detachment Kit |
Of This Blood |
French Kiss |
| 113 |
Kyp Harness * |
The Miracle Business |
PorterBeach |
| 114 |
The Tragedies * |
Are Made Of People |
Just Friends |
| 115 |
cLOUDDEAD |
Ten |
Mush |
| 116 |
Department Of Foreign Affairs |
Stories Up High |
Popjack |
| 117 |
The Winks * |
Spoil Me |
Super Secret |
| 118 |
Ghislain Poirier/vitaminsforyou/Montag * |
Canadian Tour 2004 |
Intr_Version |
| 119 |
Gabriel Minnikin * |
Hard Feelings |
Independent |
| 120 |
Eric Clapton |
Me And Mr. Johnson |
Warner |
| 121 |
Susie Arioli Band* |
That's For Me |
Justin Time |
| 122 |
Daniel Menche |
Eye On The Steel |
Substractif/Alien8 |
| 123 |
Dalek Vs. Faust |
Debe Respect, Alder |
Staubgold |
| 124 |
Gurken * |
Gurken |
Independent |
| 125 |
Architecture In Helsinki |
Fingers Crossed |
Bar None |
| 126 |
P:ano * |
Pure Evil |
Electricity |
| 127 |
Nekromantix |
Dead Girls Don't Cry |
Hellcat/Epitaph |
| 128 |
Brent Randall & His Pinecones* |
Quite Precisely, Brent Randall & His Pinecones |
Just Friends |
| 129 |
Animal Collective |
Song Tongs |
Fat Cat |
| 130 |
French Kicks |
Trial Of The Century |
StarTime |
| 131 |
Various |
Modern Wild Dub: Dread Meets Disco Punkrocker Downtown |
Echo Beach |
| 132 |
The Porter Project |
...In The Chill, In The Still Of The Night |
Kriztal |
| 133 |
Floor * |
Autonomy Off/On |
Independent |
| 134 |
Rachael Yamagaya |
Happenstance |
RCA |
| 135 |
Erlend Oye |
DJ Kicks |
!K7 |
| 136 |
The Stills * |
Logic Will Break Your Heart |
Vice |
| 137 |
The Streets |
A Grand Don't Come For Free |
Atlantic |
| 138 |
Yesterday's New Quintet |
Stevie |
Stones Throw |
| 139 |
Division Of Laura Lee |
Das Not Compute |
Epitaph |
| 140 |
Veda Hille & Christof Migone |
Escape Songs |
Squint Fucker Press |
| 141 |
Bumblebeez 81 |
Printz |
Independent |
| 142 |
Various |
Shanti Project Collection 3 |
Badman |
| 143 |
Various * |
Deep Wireless Vol.1 |
CSIRP |
| 144 |
Jenny Whitely * |
Hopetown |
Black Hen |
| 145 |
Cut Copy |
Bright Like Neon Love |
Modular |
| 146 |
Andrew Duke * |
Just Because You Can Doesn't Mean You Should |
Cognition Audioworks |
| 147 |
Secret Machines |
Now Here Is Nowhere |
Reprise |
| 148 |
Various * |
Toronto Is The Best! |
BlocksBlocksBlocks |
| 149 |
Dykehouse |
Midrange |
Ghostly International |
| 150 |
Kia Kadiri * |
Feel This |
Maximum |
| Rank |
Artist |
Title |
Label |
| 151 |
Ghostface Killah |
The Pretty Toney Album |
Def Jam |
| 152 |
Myshell Nukina * |
Live |
Independent |
| 153 |
Old Time Relijin |
Lost Light |
K |
| 154 |
Havergal |
Elettricita |
Secretly Canadian |
| 155 |
The Organizers * |
Painting Bricklin Blue |
Rockfort |
| 156 |
Jack MacDonald & The Hotel Faces* |
Alive And Still Kickin |
Independent |
| 157 |
Tijuana Bibles * |
Fists Of Fury |
Independent |
| 158 |
Moco |
Out To Go |
Stuntmonkey |
| 159 |
GreenTara |
Music For A Mixed Nation |
Independent |
| 160 |
Jackie Wilson & Tabarruk* |
Dread And Blue: A Canadiana Suite |
Wheel |
| 161 |
Harry Manx * |
West Eats Meet |
Dog My Cat |
| 162 |
Carrie Jane Grey * |
Carrie Jane Grey |
Independent |
| 163 |
Jolie Holland * |
Escondida |
Anti |
| 164 |
David Byrne |
Grown Backwards |
Nonesuch |
| 165 |
Various |
Nuevo Latino |
Putumayo |
| 166 |
Ex-Girl |
Endangered Species |
Alternative Tentacles |
| 167 |
The New Year |
The End Is Near |
Touch & Go |
| 168 |
Rabih Abou-Khalil |
Morton's Foot |
Enja |
| 169 |
DJ Signify |
Sleep No More |
Lex |
| 170 |
Idiom Creak |
Room From Another Music |
Samplistic |
| 171 |
Jill Barber * |
Oh Heart |
Dependent Music |
| 172 |
Maureen Kennedy * |
This Is Always |
Independent |
| 173 |
Felix Da Housecat |
Devin Dizzle And The Neon Fever |
Emperor Norton |
| 174 |
Tom Carter |
Monument |
Kranky |
| 175 |
The Thermals |
Fuckin' A |
Sub Pop |
| 176 |
Ambulance Ltd. |
Ambulance Ltd. |
TVT |
| 177 |
Amute * |
A Hundred DryTrees |
Intr_Version |
| 178 |
Eleni Mandell |
Afternoon |
Zedtone |
| 179 |
Weezer |
The Blue Album (Deluxe Edition) |
Geffen |
| 180 |
Doc & Merle Watson |
Sittin Here Pickin The Blues |
Rounder |
| 181 |
John And The Sisters |
John And The Sisters |
Northern Blues |
| 182 |
The George Bushes |
Handsome |
Riverdale |
| 183 |
Iron Giant * |
No Longer Sleeping |
12th Planet |
| 184 |
Vetch * |
Life's Not That Hard |
Independent |
| 185 |
Paul Is Dead * |
Let The Losers Slug It Out |
Five Sister |
| 186 |
Raising The Fawn * |
The North Sea |
Sonic Unyon |
| 187 |
Sufjan Stevens |
Seven Swans |
Sounds Familyre |
| 188 |
Noxagt |
The Iron Point |
Load' |
| 189 |
RJD2 |
Since We Last Spoke |
Definitive Jux |
| 190 |
Ermine * |
Maps Of The Rise And Fall |
Independent |
| 191 |
Akido * |
Playtime |
Independent |
| 192 |
Black Rice |
Rice Lightning |
Independent |
| 193 |
Dielectric Minimalist All-Stars |
[!?] |
Independent |
| 194 |
Ozomatli |
Street Signs |
Concord |
| 195 |
Sixtoo * |
Boxcutter Emporium |
NinjaTune |
| 196 |
Thesis Sahib * |
Wartime Theme Songs For The Modern Ego |
Cease & Desist |
| 197 |
Auf Der Mar |
Auf Der Mar |
Capitol |
| 198 |
Ratatat |
Ratatat |
XL |
| 199 |
Francois Carrier Trio* |
Travelling Lights |
Justin Time |
| 200 |
Gong |
Acid Motherhood |
Voiceprint |
