| Rank |
Artist |
Title |
Label |
| 1 |
Black Mountain * |
Black Mountain |
Scratch |
| 2 |
Stars * |
Set Yourself On Fire |
Arts & Crafts |
| 3 |
Fiery Furnaces |
EP |
Rough Trade |
| 4 |
Elevator * |
August |
Bluefog |
| 5 |
Low |
The Great Destroyer |
Sub Pop |
| 6 |
Bright Eyes |
I'm Wide Awake, It's Morning |
Saddle Creek |
| 7 |
Kate Maki * |
The Sun Will Find Us |
Independent |
| 8 |
M83 |
Before The Dawn Heals Us |
Mute |
| 9 |
Canned Hamm * |
Erotic Thriller |
Pro-Am Entertainment Int. |
| 10 |
Destroyer * |
Notorious Lightning And Other Works |
Merge |
| 11 |
The Postal Service |
We Will Become Silhouettes |
Sub Pop |
| 12 |
The Cape May * |
Central City May Rise Again |
Flemish Eye |
| 13 |
Jennifer Gentle |
Valende |
Sub Pop |
| 14 |
Dandi Wind * |
Bait The Traps |
Bongo Beat |
| 15 |
The Arcade Fire * |
Funeral |
Merge |
| 16 |
The Go! Team |
Thunder Lightning Strike |
Memphis Industries |
| 17 |
Mcenroe & Birdapres * |
Nothing Is Cool |
Peanuts & Corn |
| 18 |
Bella * |
Pretty Mess |
Independent |
| 19 |
LCD Soundsystem |
LCD Soundsystem |
DFA |
| 20 |
M. Ward |
Transistor Radio |
Merge |
| 21 |
Lou Barlow |
EMOH |
Merge |
| 22 |
Tussle |
Kling Klang |
Troubleman Unlimited |
| 23 |
Sage Francis |
A Healthy Distrust |
Epitaph |
| 24 |
The Creeping Nobodies * |
Stop Movement Stop Loss |
BlocksBlocksBlocks |
| 25 |
MF Doom |
Mm...Food? |
Rhymesayers |
| 26 |
Death From Above 1979 * |
You're A Woman I'm A Machine |
Last Gang |
| 27 |
You Say Party! We Say Die! * |
You Say Party! We Say Die! |
Independent |
| 28 |
Various * |
CBC Radio 3 New Music Canada: Vol. 1 |
CBC |
| 29 |
Marianne Faithfull |
Before The Poison |
Anti |
| 30 |
Beef Terminal * |
Crosscheck And Departure |
Worthy |
| 31 |
Neko Case |
The Tigers Have Spoken |
Mint |
| 32 |
Cursed * |
Two |
Goodfellow |
| 33 |
The Octopus Project |
One Ten Hundred Thousand Million |
Peek-A-Boo |
| 34 |
Bright Eyes |
Digital Ash In A Digital Urn |
Saddle Creek |
| 35 |
Bebop Cortez * |
The Romantic Panther Commander |
Independent |
| 36 |
Ted Leo & The Pharmacists |
Shake The Sheets |
Lookout |
| 37 |
Magnolia Electric Co. |
Trials & Errors |
Secretly Canadian |
| 38 |
Die Monitr Batss |
Girls Of War |
Troubleman Unlimited |
| 39 |
Sound Barriers * |
Sound Barriers |
Sound Barriers |
| 40 |
Greenfield Main * |
Barnburners And Heartchurners |
Kelp |
| 41 |
Bonnie 'Prince' Billy And Matt Sweeney |
Superwolf |
Drag City |
| 42 |
The Futureheads |
The Futureheads |
679 |
| 43 |
Various * |
The Winnipeg Parks and Recreation Authority |
Conifera |
| 44 |
Antony And The Johnsons |
I Am A Bird Now |
Secretly Canadian |
| 45 |
Ursula 1000 |
Ursadelica 1000 Mix/Remix |
ESL |
| 46 |
B.A. Johnston * |
My Heart Is A Blinking Nintendo |
Just Friends |
| 47 |
Litterbug * |
Kaiser |
Monkey Bar |
| 48 |
Hank Collective * |
How To Prosper In The Coming Bad Years |
BlocksBlocksBlocks |
| 49 |
Pete Samples * |
An Unsent Letter |
Vinyl Republik |
| 50 |
Various * |
I'm Somebody Too |
Conifera |
| Rank |
Artist |
Title |
Label |
| 51 |
Stereo Total |
Do The Bambi |
Kill Rock Stars |
| 52 |
Backstabbers Country Stringband * |
Deep, Dark & Dangerous |
Independent |
| 53 |
Various |
DFA Compilation #2 |
DFA |
| 54 |
Bird Rentals * |
Things Like This Only Happen For The First Time... |
Independent |
| 55 |
Malajube * |
Le Compte Complet |
Dare To Care |
| 56 |
5.6.7.8's |
I'm Blue |
Sweet Nothing |
| 57 |
No Hands * |
Free For All |
Roast |
| 58 |
Dietzche V. And The Abominable Snowman * |
Bromance/The Chant |
Pop Echo |
| 59 |
Pony Up! * |
Pony Up! |
Dim Mak |
| 60 |
The Ditchpigs * |
Someone To Hate More Than Yourself |
Independent |
| 61 |
The Coachwhips |
Peanut Butter And Jelly Live At Ginger Minge |
Narnack |
| 62 |
Ox/Kid Lightning * |
Intercontinental Pop Exchange #6 |
Endearing |
| 63 |
Nathan Rogers * |
True Stories |
Halfway Cove |
| 64 |
David Kristian * |
Sweet Bits |
Monochrome |
| 65 |
And You Will Know Us By The Trail Of Dead |
Worlds Apart |
Interscope |
| 66 |
Shivaree |
Who's Got Trouble? |
Zoe |
| 67 |
R.L. Burnside |
A Bothered Mind |
Fat Possum |
| 68 |
Illuminati * |
On Borrowed Time |
Indiestructable |
| 69 |
Black Rice * |
Contact |
Independent |
| 70 |
Various |
Good Grooming For Girls |
Permafrost |
| 71 |
Ani Difranco |
Knuckle Down |
Righteous Babe Records |
| 72 |
Recoilers * |
2 Years End |
Kelp |
| 73 |
Readymade * |
All The Plans Resting |
Where Are My Records |
| 74 |
Tom Waits |
Real Gone |
Anti |
| 75 |
Chiaki Kato |
Drop Street |
Metrotron Japan |
| 76 |
Emm Gryner * |
Songs Of Love And Death |
Dead Daisy |
| 77 |
The Bellrays |
Red, White And Black |
Alternative Tentacles |
| 78 |
Various * |
Nuvo |
Robosapian |
| 79 |
The Mekons |
Heaven & Hell |
True North |
| 80 |
Various |
Kung Fu! Reggae Vs The Martial Arts |
Trojan |
| 81 |
Twilight Circus Dub Sound System |
Remixed: Abstract Beats |
M |
| 82 |
Shuyler Jansen * |
Hobotron |
Black Hen |
| 83 |
Vampire Beach Babes * |
Beach Blanket Bedlam! |
Independent |
| 84 |
Destroyer/Black Mountain |
Split Single |
Spirit of Orr |
| 85 |
Under Pressure * |
Year Two |
Independent |
| 86 |
The Matadors |
The Devils Music |
Stumble |
| 87 |
Various |
Give Em The Boot IV |
Hellcat/Epitaph |
| 88 |
Dan Frechette * |
Lucky Day |
Independent |
| 89 |
Arthur Russell |
World Of Echo |
Audika |
| 90 |
Lesbians On Ecstasy * |
Lesbians On Ecstasy |
Alien8 |
| 91 |
Final Fantasy * |
Has A Good Home |
BlocksBlocksBlocks |
| 92 |
Detroit Cobras |
Cha Cha Twist |
Rough Trade |
| 93 |
SNFU |
In The Meantime And In Between Time |
Rake |
| 94 |
Rufus Wainwright * |
Want Two |
Geffen |
| 95 |
Elliott Smith |
From A Basement On The Hill |
Anti |
| 96 |
The Porcelain Gods * |
Emergency Band Meeting |
Independent |
| 97 |
Robot Kill City * |
The Unfortunate EP |
Spectrasonic |
| 98 |
Gilbert Switzer * |
Don't Stop The Film |
Independent |
| 99 |
NOFX |
The Greatest Songs Ever Written (By Us) |
Epitaph |
| 100 |
Naw * |
Green Nights Orange Days |
Noise Factory |
| Rank |
Artist |
Title |
Label |
| 101 |
Versus * |
Combat |
Independent |
| 102 |
Atomic Machetes * |
Rock And Roll Is The Only Thing We Got |
Mutant Rock |
| 103 |
...As The Poets Affirm * |
The Jaws That Bite, The Claws That Catch |
Independent |
| 104 |
Litterbug |
Kaiser |
Monkey Bar |
| 105 |
Ulrich Schnauss |
A Strangely Isolated Place |
Domino |
| 106 |
Brian Jonestown Massacre |
Tepid Peppermint Wonderland: A Retrospective |
TeePee |
| 107 |
Sailboats Are White * |
Veto |
Independent |
| 108 |
Lighthouse Choir * |
Lighthouse Choir |
Independent |
| 109 |
Jello Biafra With The Melvins |
Never Breathe What You Can't See |
Alternative Tentacles |
| 110 |
The Lorrainas |
Fast Kitties |
Independent |
| 111 |
Museum Pieces * |
Philadelphia |
Independent |
| 112 |
Various * |
CBC Radio 3 Sessions: Vol. 2 |
CBC |
| 113 |
Andy Stochansky * |
Shine EP |
Linus |
| 114 |
Various |
Sunday Nights The Songs Of Junior Kimbrough |
Fat Possum |
| 115 |
Hexstatic |
Master View |
NinjaTune |
| 116 |
Blanket Music |
Cultural Norms |
Hush |
| 117 |
Bucket Truck * |
The Republic EP |
Independent |
| 118 |
Various * |
CBC Radio 3 Sessions: Vol. 1 |
CBC |
| 119 |
Le Tigre |
This Island |
Strummer |
| 120 |
Various * |
R Squared Ruckus Records: Volume 2 |
Ruckus |
| 121 |
The House Doctors * |
Fairytales + Poisons |
Accidental |
| 122 |
D.O.A. * |
Live Free Or Die |
Sudden Death |
| 123 |
The Channel |
Personalized |
C-Side |
| 124 |
Cake |
Pressure Chief |
Columbia |
| 125 |
Three Inches Of Blood * |
Advance And Vanquish |
Roadrunner |
| 126 |
Handsome Boy Modelling School |
White People |
Atlantic |
| 127 |
Turn The Gun * |
C' mon |
Foul Tone Records |
| 128 |
Andrew Bird |
The Mysterious Production Of Eggs |
Righteous Babe Records |
| 129 |
Harris Newman * |
Accidents With Nature And Other People |
Strange Attractors Audio House |
| 130 |
Negativland |
Helter Stupid |
Seeland |
| 131 |
Archer Prewitt |
Wilderness |
Thrill Jockey |
| 132 |
Fat Day |
Unf! Unf! |
Load' |
| 133 |
Ranking Dread |
Ranking Dread In Dub |
Silver Kamel |
| 134 |
M.I.A. |
Arular |
XL |
| 135 |
Faithfull Gardens * |
Dawn The Committee |
Independent |
| 136 |
Leeroy Stagger * |
Beautiful House |
Boompa |
| 137 |
The Gossip/Tracy And The Plastics |
Real Damage Split EP |
Dim Mak |
| 138 |
Kasabian |
Kasabian |
RCA |
| 139 |
Styrofoam |
Nothing's Lost |
Morr Music |
| 140 |
Venetian Snares * |
Winnipeg Is A Frozen Shithole |
Sublight |
| 141 |
Matt Pond PA |
Winter Songs |
Altitude |
| 142 |
Saint Etienne |
Travel Edition |
Sub Pop |
| 143 |
Sleepytime Gorilla Museum |
Of Natural History |
Web Of Mimicry |
| 144 |
The Constantines |
The Constantines |
Sub Pop |
| 145 |
Jon Epworth * |
Two Sessions |
tiktoktiktok |
| 146 |
Break Bread Crew * |
Break Bread EP |
Peanuts & Corn |
| 147 |
The Chemical Brothers |
Push The Button |
Astralwerks |
| 148 |
Various |
The Late Great Daniel Johnston |
Gammon |
| 149 |
Deep Dark United * |
Ancient |
BlocksBlocksBlocks |
| 150 |
Moaners, The |
Dark Snack |
Yep Roc |
