| Rank |
Artist |
Title |
Label |
| 1 |
Wilco |
A Ghost Is Born |
Nonesuch |
| 2 |
The Organ * |
Grab That Gun |
Mint |
| 3 |
Atomic 7 * |
En Hillbilly Caliente |
Mint |
| 4 |
Pink Mountaintops * |
Pink Mountaintops |
Scratch |
| 5 |
A.C. Newman * |
The Slow Wonder |
Blue Curtain |
| 6 |
Sonic Youth |
Sonic Nurse |
DGC |
| 7 |
Belle And Sebastian |
Books |
Rough Trade |
| 8 |
Royal City * |
Little Heart's Ease |
Three Gut |
| 9 |
The Fall |
The Real New Fall LP |
Narnack |
| 10 |
Hayden * |
Elk-Lake Serenade |
Hardwood |
| 11 |
Sixtoo * |
Chewing On Glass & Other Miracle Cures |
NinjaTune |
| 12 |
Antibalas Afrobeat Orchestra |
Who Is This America? |
Ropeadope |
| 13 |
Various |
Old Enough To Know Better: 15 Years Of Merge |
Merge |
| 14 |
The Polyphonic Spree |
Together We're Heavy |
Hollywood |
| 15 |
The Fiery Furnaces |
Blueberry Boat |
Rough Trade |
| 16 |
Tangiers * |
Never Bring You Pleasure |
Sonic Unyon |
| 17 |
By Divine Right |
Sweet Confusion |
Spinart |
| 18 |
The High Dials * |
Fields In Glass |
Rainbow Quartz |
| 19 |
Beastie Boys |
To The 5 Boroughs |
Capitol |
| 20 |
Comets On Fire |
Blue Cathedral |
Sub Pop |
| 21 |
Jonathan Richman |
Not So Much To Be Loved As To Love |
Vapor |
| 22 |
The Cinch * |
Shake If You Got It |
Dirtnap |
| 23 |
PJ Harvey |
Uh Huh Her |
Island |
| 24 |
Sahara Hotnights |
Kiss And Tell |
RCA |
| 25 |
AA Soundsystem * |
Lily Plain...You're Hardly Poor |
Independent |
| 26 |
Tijuana Bibles * |
Fists Of Fury |
Independent |
| 27 |
Animal Collective |
Sung Tongs |
Fat Cat |
| 28 |
Tilly And The Wall |
Wild Like Children |
Team Love |
| 29 |
RJD2 |
Since We Last Spoke |
Definitive Jux |
| 30 |
Modest Mouse |
Good News For People Who Love Bad News |
Sony |
| 31 |
Feist * |
Let It Die |
Arts & Crafts |
| 32 |
Bad Religion |
The Empire Strikes First |
Epitaph |
| 33 |
The Hives |
Tyrannosaurus Hives |
Polydor |
| 34 |
King Cobb Steelie * |
Destroy All Codes |
Outside |
| 35 |
Secret Mommy * |
Hawaii 5.0 |
Ache |
| 36 |
The Hidden Cameras * |
Mississauga Goddam |
Evil Evil |
| 37 |
Reverend Heat Horton |
Revival |
Yep Roc |
| 38 |
I Am The World Trade Center |
The Cover Up |
Gammon |
| 39 |
Black Dice |
Creature Comforts |
DFA |
| 40 |
The Roots |
The Tipping Point |
Geffen |
| 41 |
Simon Finn |
Pass The Distance |
Durtro.Jnana |
| 42 |
Quincy Jones & Bill Cosby |
Original Sessions 1969 |
Concord |
| 43 |
!!! |
Louden Up Now |
Touch & Go |
| 44 |
Mission Of Burma |
OnOffOn |
Matador |
| 45 |
M83 |
Dead Cities, Red Seas & Lost Ghosts |
Mute |
| 46 |
Silent Film Soundtrack |
Modern Time |
Ford Plant |
| 47 |
DJ Shadow |
Live! In Tune And On Time |
A&M |
| 48 |
The Dillinger Escape Plan |
Miss Machine |
Relapse |
| 49 |
Mike Watt |
The Secondman's Middle Stand |
Sony |
| 50 |
Deceptikon |
Lost Subject |
Merck |
| Rank |
Artist |
Title |
Label |
| 101 |
Hypnotech 3 * |
Infinite Glider Hotel |
Futur*Sonic |
| 102 |
The Cure |
The Cure |
Geffen |
| 103 |
Vetch * |
Life's Not That Hard |
Independent |
| 104 |
Rebel Spell * |
Expressions In Laymen's Terms |
independent |
| 105 |
Brian Browne Trio* |
Blue Browne |
Seajam |
| 106 |
Molasses * |
Trouble At Jinx Hotel |
Alien8 |
| 107 |
Various * |
This Is Fredericton, Not S.J. |
independent |
| 108 |
The Slit |
Earlier Ways To Wander |
Rat-Drifting |
| 109 |
Bedouin Soundclash * |
Sounding A Mosaic |
Stomp |
| 110 |
Scissor Sisters |
Scissor Sisters |
Polydor |
| 111 |
Franz Ferdinand |
Franz Ferdinand |
Domino |
| 112 |
TV On The Radio |
Desperate Youth, Blood Thirsty Babes |
Touch & Go |
| 113 |
The George Bushes |
Handsome |
Riverdale |
| 114 |
L'Attack * |
Before We Were Millionaires |
Rat |
| 115 |
NOJO * |
City Of Neighbourhoods |
True North |
| 116 |
The Bills * |
Let Em Run |
Borealis |
| 117 |
The Sourkeys * |
The Sourkeys |
Independent |
| 118 |
A Vertical Mosaic/Le Monochrome |
A Vertical Mosaic/Le Monochrome |
Noise Factory |
| 119 |
Social Code |
Year At The Movies |
Universal |
| 120 |
Curbside Prawjek * |
The Mean Streets Of Your Warm House |
independent |
| 121 |
Atomic Machetes * |
Rock And Roll Is The Only Thing We Got |
Mutant Rock |
| 122 |
Various |
The Third Unheard: Connecticut Hip Hop 79-83 |
Stones Throw |
| 123 |
Shuffle Demons * |
Greatest Hits |
Stubby |
| 124 |
Boom Bip |
Corymb |
Lex |
| 125 |
Moe Kellogg |
George Bush Vs. The Monkey Man |
Alien Girl |
| 126 |
Z'Houndz |
Release |
New Glue |
| 127 |
Poncho Sanchez |
Instant Party |
Concord |
| 128 |
Pettit Project * |
CheeROCKracy |
Affluence |
| 129 |
Macha |
Forget Tomorrow |
JetSet |
| 130 |
This Message Will Self Destruct * |
This Message Will Self Destruct |
Independent |
| 131 |
The Real Tuesday Weld |
I, Lucifer |
Six Degrees |
| 132 |
Ben Kweller |
On My Way |
ATO |
| 133 |
Various * |
Toronto Is The Best! |
BlocksBlocksBlocks |
| 134 |
Rachel Goswell |
Waves Are Universal |
4AD |
| 135 |
Today Is The Day |
Kiss The Pig |
Relapse |
| 136 |
Tracy And The Plastics |
Culture For Pigeon |
Troubleman |
| 137 |
The Port City Allstars * |
Hello...In Mono |
independent |
| 138 |
Headset |
Space Settings |
Plug Research |
| 139 |
Various |
Patient Zero |
Sub Pop |
| 140 |
Parka |
Cold Hands Of God |
independent |
| 141 |
The Vandals |
Hollywood Potato Chip |
Kung-Fu |
| 142 |
The Germans |
Explodes On Impact |
Turbo Friendship |
| 143 |
Paik |
Satin Black |
Beyonder |
| 144 |
The Forty Fives |
High Life High Volume |
Yep Roc |
| 145 |
Femme Generation * |
Circle Gets The Square |
Independent |
| 146 |
Starvin Hungry * |
Damnesty |
Grenadine |
| 147 |
Jesse Sykes & Sweet Hereafter |
Oh, My Girl |
Barsuk |
| 148 |
Badly Drawn Boy |
One Plus One Is One |
XL |
| 149 |
Half Japanese |
Loud And Horrible |
Drag City |
| 150 |
Kid Commando * |
Holy Kid Commando |
Ache |
| Rank |
Artist |
Title |
Label |
| 151 |
Joel R.L. Phelps |
Customs |
Moneyshot |
| 152 |
Amos Garrett |
Acoustic Album |
Stony Plain |
| 153 |
Bell |
Seven Types Of Six |
Soul Jazz |
| 154 |
The Frenetics |
Grey Veins To The Parking Lot |
Union 2112 |
| 155 |
Dave Alvin |
Ashgrove |
Yep Roc |
| 156 |
Velvet Revolver |
Contraband |
RCA |
| 157 |
For Stars |
It Falls Apart |
FutureFarmer |
| 158 |
Inclination |
Transmissions From Headquarters |
independent |
| 159 |
Hair Police |
Obedience Cuts |
Load' |
| 160 |
Motorhead |
Inferno |
Sanctuary |
| 161 |
The Unicorns * |
The Unicorns: 2014 |
Suicide Squeeze |
| 162 |
The Streets |
A Grand Don't Come For Free |
Atlantic |
| 163 |
Giffoni/Ranaldo/O'Rourke |
North Six |
Live Series |
| 164 |
Mossman And Bunny * |
Message In The Dub |
Dispensation |
| 165 |
Mardeen * |
Demo |
independent |
| 166 |
Youssou N'Dour |
Egypt |
Nonesuch |
| 167 |
Loscil * |
First Narrows |
Kranky |
| 168 |
The Soiree * |
The Soiree |
Independent |
| 169 |
Br. Danielson |
Brother Is To Son |
Secretly Canadian |
| 170 |
Les Mods |
Bang Sister Bang |
Independent |
| 171 |
Kokolo |
More Consideration |
Full Cut |
| 172 |
Whirlwind Heat |
Flamingo Honey |
XL/Beggars |
| 173 |
Blue Skies At War * |
You Pour The Gasoline, I'll Light The Match |
Independent |
| 174 |
Supergrass |
Supergrass Is 10: 1994-2004 |
Polyphone |
| 175 |
Various |
Future Soundtrack For America |
Moveon.org |
| 176 |
Fluke |
Puppy |
One Little Indian |
| 177 |
Prince Po |
The Slickness |
Lex |
| 178 |
Heavy Meadows * |
Heavy Meadows (3) |
Dependent Music |
| 179 |
Matthew Dear * |
Backstroke |
Spectral |
| 180 |
The Red Crayola |
Singles |
Drag City |
| 181 |
Crash * |
The Doctor Is In |
Cellar Live |
| 182 |
Tricycle * |
Emerge And See |
Independent |
| 183 |
Burning Brides |
Leave No Ashes |
V2 |
| 184 |
Sean Stephens & The Chaos System* |
Chaotica |
independent |
| 185 |
Various * |
10 Ans Au Blues De Québec: 10 Years Of The Blues In Quebec |
Les Disques Mont Real |
| 186 |
Slum Village |
Detroit Deli |
Capitol |
| 187 |
Frank Martel Et L'Ouest Celeste |
Sautons Ce Repas De Midi |
Monsieur Fauteux |
| 188 |
Patients |
Mary Claire La Flare EP |
Permafrost |
| 189 |
The Mittens |
The Mittens |
Man With A Gun |
| 190 |
Nouvelle Vague |
Nouvelle Vague |
Peace Frog |
| 191 |
Anagram |
Anagram |
Dead Astronaut |
| 192 |
HIM |
And Love Said No |
BMG |
| 193 |
Various * |
Montreal Spirit |
Dare To Care |
| 194 |
Various |
L'Humeur Vagabonde: Hommage A Jeanne Moreau |
Plaza Mayor |
| 195 |
The Beta Band |
Heroes To Zeros |
EMI |
| 196 |
Sly & Robbie |
The Dub Revolutionaries |
Ras |
| 197 |
Nina Nastasia |
Dogs |
Touch & Go |
| 198 |
Patti Smith |
Trampin |
Sony |
| 199 |
DJ Tiesto |
Just Be |
Nettwerk |
| 200 |
Cottars * |
On Fire |
Sea Cape |
