| Rank |
Artist |
Title |
Label |
| 1 |
Black Mountain * |
Black Mountain |
Scratch |
| 2 |
Iron And Wine |
Woman King |
Sub Pop |
| 3 |
Elevator * |
August |
Bluefog |
| 4 |
LCD Soundsystem |
LCD Soundsystem |
DFA |
| 5 |
Joel Plaskett * |
La De Da |
Maple Music |
| 6 |
Final Fantasy * |
Has A Good Home |
BlocksBlocksBlocks |
| 7 |
B.A. Johnston * |
My Heart Is A Blinking Nintendo |
Just Friends |
| 8 |
Low |
The Great Destroyer |
Sub Pop |
| 9 |
Montag * |
Alone, Not Alone |
Gooom |
| 10 |
M. Ward |
Transistor Radio |
Merge |
| 11 |
M83 |
Before The Dawn Heals Us |
Mute |
| 12 |
Enon |
Lost Marbles And Exploded Evidence |
Touch & Go |
| 13 |
Fiery Furnaces |
EP |
Rough Trade |
| 14 |
Destroyer * |
Notorious Lightning And Other Works |
Merge |
| 15 |
Bright Eyes |
I'm Wide Awake, It's Morning |
Saddle Creek |
| 16 |
Comeback Kid * |
Wake The Dead |
Victory |
| 17 |
Pony Up! * |
Pony Up! |
Dim Mak |
| 18 |
Kathleen Edwards * |
Back To Me |
Maple Music |
| 19 |
Canned Hamm * |
Erotic Thriller |
Pro-Am Entertainment Int. |
| 20 |
Crooked Fingers |
Dignity And Shame |
Merge |
| 21 |
Amon Tobin |
Chaos Theory |
NinjaTune |
| 22 |
Sage Francis |
A Healthy Distrust |
Epitaph |
| 23 |
Bella * |
Pretty Mess |
Independent |
| 24 |
Kings Of Leon |
Aha Shake Heartbreak |
RCA |
| 25 |
The Duhks * |
The Duhks |
Sugar Hill |
| 26 |
Thievery Corporation |
The Cosmic Game |
ESL |
| 27 |
Stars * |
Set Yourself On Fire |
Arts & Crafts |
| 28 |
Various * |
Vancouver Complication |
Sudden Death |
| 29 |
Doves |
Some Cities |
Astralwerks |
| 30 |
Archer Prewitt |
Wilderness |
Thrill Jockey |
| 31 |
High On Fire |
Blessed Black Wings |
Relapse |
| 32 |
The Raveonettes |
A Touch Of Black |
Columbia |
| 33 |
Sharon Jones And The Dap-Kings |
Naturally |
Daptone |
| 34 |
Various * |
Guess Who's Home: A Tribute To The Guess Who |
Transistor 66 |
| 35 |
The Creeping Nobodies * |
Stop Movement Stop Loss |
BlocksBlocksBlocks |
| 36 |
Jennifer Gentle |
Valende |
Sub Pop |
| 37 |
The Chemical Brothers |
Push The Button |
Astralwerks |
| 38 |
Ox/Kid Lightning * |
Intercontinental Pop Exchange #6 |
Endearing |
| 39 |
Geoff Berner * |
Whiskey Rabbi |
Black Hen |
| 40 |
Readymade * |
All The Plans Resting |
Where Are My Records |
| 41 |
Mogwai |
BBC Sessions 1996-2003, Government Commissions |
Matador |
| 42 |
Lemon Jelly |
'64 - '95 |
XL/Beggars |
| 43 |
The Gossip/Tracy And The Plastics |
Real Damage Split EP |
Dim Mak |
| 44 |
Various * |
Nuvo |
Robosapian |
| 45 |
Various * |
Dig Your Roots: Roots |
NCRA |
| 46 |
Mark Birtles Project* |
Urgency! Urgency! Emergency! |
Rectangle |
| 47 |
Stereo Total |
Do The Bambi |
Kill Rock Stars |
| 48 |
Louis XIV |
Illegal Tender |
Pineapple |
| 49 |
M.I.A. |
Arular |
XL |
| 50 |
Outrageous Cherry |
Our Love Will Change The World |
Rainbow Quartz |
| Rank |
Artist |
Title |
Label |
| 51 |
Wintersleep * |
Wintersleep |
Dependent Music |
| 52 |
Dandi Wind * |
Bait The Traps |
Bongo Beat |
| 53 |
Emm Gryner * |
Songs Of Love And Death |
Dead Daisy |
| 54 |
The NQ Arbuckle * |
The Last Supper In Cheap Town |
Sixshooter |
| 55 |
Antony And The Johnsons |
I Am A Bird Now |
Secretly Canadian |
| 56 |
McEnroe And Pip Skid * |
Disenfranchised 2/Funny Farm 2 |
Peanuts & Corn |
| 57 |
Bonnie 'Prince' Billy And Matt Sweeney |
Superwolf |
Drag City |
| 58 |
Bloc Party |
Tulips |
Dim Mak |
| 59 |
Sound Barriers * |
Sound Barriers |
Sound Barriers |
| 60 |
Kate Maki * |
The Sun Will Find Us |
Independent |
| 61 |
Ghosts Of Modern Man * |
City Of No Light |
Smallman |
| 62 |
Robosexuals * |
Mistakes Enough For Everyone |
Independent |
| 63 |
Beef Terminal * |
Crosscheck And Departure |
Worthy |
| 64 |
Twilight Circus Dub Sound System |
Remixed: Abstract Beats |
M |
| 65 |
The Mark Inside |
Static/Crash |
Sofa King |
| 66 |
And You Will Know Us By The Trail Of Dead |
Worlds Apart |
Interscope |
| 67 |
Lou Barlow |
EMOH |
Merge |
| 68 |
Buck 65 * |
This Right Here Is Buck 65 |
V2 |
| 69 |
Damon And Naomi |
The Earth Is Blue |
Sonic Unyon |
| 70 |
Leeroy Stagger * |
Beautiful House |
Boompa |
| 71 |
Value Village People * |
Blood Bath And Beyond |
Worthy |
| 72 |
Sam Prekop |
Who's Your New Professor? |
Thrill Jockey |
| 73 |
Cursed * |
Two |
Goodfellow |
| 74 |
Various |
Sunday Nights The Songs Of Junior Kimbrough |
Fat Possum |
| 75 |
Guitar Wolf |
Rock 'N' Roll Etiquette |
Narnack |
| 76 |
Agriculture Club * |
The Horse Always Gets It First |
Transistor 66 |
| 77 |
Ida |
Heart Like A River |
Polyvinyl |
| 78 |
The Coachwhips |
Peanut Butter And Jelly Live At Ginger Minge |
Narnack |
| 79 |
The Weekend |
Beat Box My Heartbeat |
Teenage USA |
| 80 |
Grand Theft Bus * |
Flies In The No Fly |
Below Me Music |
| 81 |
Kids These Days * |
All These Interuptions |
White Whale |
| 82 |
Harris Newman * |
Accidents With Nature And Other People |
Strange Attractors Audio House |
| 83 |
Magneta Lane * |
The Constant Lover |
Paper Bag |
| 84 |
Ben Lee |
Awake Is The New Sleep |
New West |
| 85 |
Brazilian Girls |
Brazilian Girls |
Verve Forecast |
| 86 |
Romi Mayes And The Temporarily Employed* |
Living Room Sessions: Volume One |
Independent |
| 87 |
Slowcoaster * |
Where Are They Going |
House Of Rock |
| 88 |
The Summerlad * |
Themes: International |
Saved By Radio |
| 89 |
Denki-Candy |
We Are Denki-Candy |
Independent |
| 90 |
Rufus Wainwright * |
Want Two |
Geffen |
| 91 |
The Mars Volta |
Frances The Mute |
Universal |
| 92 |
The Winks * |
Slippers And Parasol |
Swim Slowly |
| 93 |
We Are Wolves * |
Non-Stop Je Te Plie En Deux |
Mintaka Conspiracy |
| 94 |
The Frames |
Burn The Maps |
Plateau |
| 95 |
Gangbang * |
The Album |
Independent |
| 96 |
The Wedding Present |
Take Fountain |
Scopitones |
| 97 |
Moaners, The |
Dark Snack |
Yep Roc |
| 98 |
Esthero * |
We R In Need Of A Musical Revolution |
Reprise |
| 99 |
Bright Eyes |
Digital Ash In A Digital Urn |
Saddle Creek |
| 100 |
The Postal Service |
We Will Become Silhouettes |
Sub Pop |
| Rank |
Artist |
Title |
Label |
| 101 |
Akron/Family |
Akron/Family |
Young God |
| 102 |
Josh Rouse |
Nashville |
Ryko |
| 103 |
Bontempi * |
What Keeps Us Awake |
Independent |
| 104 |
Circle |
Guillotine |
Scratch |
| 105 |
Death By Nostalgia * |
Death By Nostalgia |
Independent |
| 106 |
Justin Rutledge And The Junction Forty* |
No Never Alone |
Sixshooter |
| 107 |
David Myles * |
Together and Alone |
Independent |
| 108 |
The Kills |
No Wow |
Rough Trade |
| 109 |
Early Day Miners |
All Harm Ends Here |
Secretly Canadian |
| 110 |
The Straits * |
The Straits |
Independent |
| 111 |
The Perpetrators * |
The Gas And The Clutch |
Independent |
| 112 |
Dan Frechette * |
Lucky Day |
Independent |
| 113 |
Martha Wainwright * |
Bloody Motherfucking Asshole |
Rounder |
| 114 |
Asha * |
Livin' Here |
Bestest |
| 115 |
Windom Earle All Stars * |
A Series Of Minor Personal Tragedies |
Independent |
| 116 |
Handsome Boy Modelling School |
White People |
Atlantic |
| 117 |
Impossible Shapes |
Horus |
Secretly Canadian |
| 118 |
Super Furry Animals |
Songbook: The Singles Volume One |
XL/Beggars |
| 119 |
The Organizers * |
Keltie's Boots |
Rockfort |
| 120 |
The Cars Are The Stars |
Fragments |
Chez Moi |
| 121 |
The Lines We Drew * |
The Lines We Drew |
Independent |
| 122 |
Medina Green |
U-Know The Flex: Mixtape Vol. 1 |
Illson Media |
| 123 |
You Say Party! We Say Die! * |
You Say Party! We Say Die! |
Independent |
| 124 |
Lusine |
Serial Hodgepodge |
Ghostly International |
| 125 |
Raised By Wolves * |
Raised By Wolves |
Independent |
| 126 |
Various * |
CBC Radio 3 Sessions: Vol. 2 |
CBC |
| 127 |
Raised By Swans |
Codes And Secret Longing |
Independent |
| 128 |
Fischerspooner |
Odyssey |
Capitol |
| 129 |
The Port City Allstars * |
Hello...In Mono |
Independent |
| 130 |
Turn The Gun * |
Rap Day |
Foul Tone Records |
| 131 |
Deep Dark United * |
Ancient |
BlocksBlocksBlocks |
| 132 |
Ulrich Schnauss |
A Strangely Isolated Place |
Domino |
| 133 |
Soundtrack Of Our Lives |
Origin: Vol 1 |
Warner |
| 134 |
Grassy Knoll & The Magic Bullit * |
She Woke Up In A Frantic |
Independent |
| 135 |
Iron And Wine |
Our Endless Numbered Days |
Sub Pop |
| 136 |
Jeff Hanson |
Jeff Hanson |
Kill Rock Stars |
| 137 |
Various |
Jazzreworks: The New MPS Sessions |
Universal Jazz |
| 138 |
Beck |
Gameboy Variations |
Interscope |
| 139 |
Lederhosen Lucil * |
Apricota |
Hypo |
| 140 |
Electric Eel Shock/Riverboat Gamblers |
Split 7' |
Gearhead |
| 141 |
Aidan Baker * |
Figures |
Transient Frequency Records |
| 142 |
Lau Nau |
Kuutarha |
Locust |
| 143 |
Dead Meadow |
Feathers |
Matador |
| 144 |
Alight * |
The Story of Glass |
Social Arts Club |
| 145 |
Hood |
Outside Closer |
Domino |
| 146 |
Full White Drag * |
Everything Will Fall On One Night |
Inner Flight |
| 147 |
Fidgital * |
Renovations: Condo Life Remixed |
Independent |
| 148 |
Various |
Give Em The Boot IV |
Hellcat/Epitaph |
| 149 |
Cousins Of Reggae |
Summah Slamma/Bowlcano |
Ohnonoise |
| 150 |
Hexstatic |
Master View |
NinjaTune |
| Rank |
Artist |
Title |
Label |
| 151 |
Good2go * |
Bar-b-que |
Independent |
| 152 |
We Killed Him * |
Long Dead Echo |
Independent |
| 153 |
Quebec Connection * |
Bonjour Expo |
Protomusik |
| 154 |
Marianne Faithfull |
Before The Poison |
Anti |
| 155 |
Sightings |
Arrived In Gold |
Load' |
| 156 |
Liz Durrett |
Husk |
Warm Electronic Recordings |
| 157 |
Ian Tyson * |
Songs From The Gravel Road |
Stony Plain |
| 158 |
Laurent Garnier |
The Cloud Making Machine |
F Communications |
| 159 |
NOFX |
The Greatest Songs Ever Written (By Us) |
Epitaph |
| 160 |
Midways/Glads * |
Split Single |
Music For Cats |
| 161 |
Meat Purveyors |
Pain By Numbers |
Bloodshot |
| 162 |
Andrew Bird |
The Mysterious Production Of Eggs |
Righteous Babe Records |
| 163 |
Million Dollar Marxists * |
Give It A Name |
Gearhead |
| 164 |
Various |
The Kings Of Funk: Compiled By Rza And Keb Darge |
BBE |
| 165 |
Jack De Keyzer |
Down In The Grove |
Blue Star |
| 166 |
Rokia Traore |
Bowmboi |
Nonesuch |
| 167 |
Bakelite |
Bakelite |
Sound Document |
| 168 |
Venetian Snares * |
Winnipeg Is A Frozen Shithole |
Sublight |
| 169 |
Carlos Del Junco * |
Blues Mongrel |
Northern Blues |
| 170 |
MF Doom |
Mm...Food? |
Rhymesayers |
| 171 |
Versus * |
Combat |
Independent |
| 172 |
Hot Hot Heat * |
Goodnight Goodnight |
Sire |
| 173 |
The Porcelain Gods * |
Emergency Band Meeting |
Independent |
| 174 |
Masha Qrella |
Unsolved Remained |
Morr Music |
| 175 |
Various |
Curtis Mayfield Remixed |
Rhino |
| 176 |
Six Organs Of Admittance |
School Of The Flower |
Drag City |
| 177 |
Next To Red * |
Next To Red EP |
Independent |
| 178 |
Films * |
Films 2 |
Worthy |
| 179 |
Pete Samples * |
An Unsent Letter |
Vinyl Republik |
| 180 |
Robot Kill City * |
The Unfortunate EP |
Spectrasonic |
| 181 |
Sam Lawrence 5 * |
Death Throes From The Rust Belt |
Double Hell |
| 182 |
E.I. * |
3-Song Demo |
Independent |
| 183 |
Protest The Hero * |
A Calculated Use Of Sound |
Underground Operations |
| 184 |
Various |
Rough Guide To Dub |
World Music Network |
| 185 |
Andy Stochansky * |
Shine EP |
Linus |
| 186 |
Various * |
They Robot: Mixed By No Luck Club |
Independent |
| 187 |
Kasabian |
Kasabian |
RCA |
| 188 |
Mcenroe & Birdapres * |
Nothing Is Cool |
Peanuts & Corn |
| 189 |
Death Cab For Cutie |
Title And Registration |
Barsuk |
| 190 |
Ani Difranco |
Knuckle Down |
Righteous Babe Records |
| 191 |
The Bellrays |
Red, White And Black |
Alternative Tentacles |
| 192 |
Neko Case |
The Tigers Have Spoken |
Mint |
| 193 |
The Blue Van |
The Art Of Rolling |
TVT |
| 194 |
Billy Rockwell * |
Mod Parlour Orchestra |
Balanced |
| 195 |
Adam Green |
Gemstones |
Rough Trade |
| 196 |
L'Altra |
Different Days |
Hefty |
| 197 |
Basia Bulat * |
Basia Bulat |
Independent |
| 198 |
Jeff Parker |
The Relatives |
Thrill Jockey |
| 199 |
Delta Marsh * |
Delta Marsh |
Independent |
| 200 |
The Lorrainas |
Fast Kitties |
Independent |
