| Rank |
Artist |
Title |
Label |
| 1 |
Joel Plaskett * |
La De Da |
Maple Music |
| 2 |
The Decemberists |
Picaresque |
Kill Rock Stars |
| 3 |
Great Lake Swimmers * |
Bodies And Minds |
Weewerk |
| 4 |
The Kills |
No Wow |
Rough Trade |
| 5 |
Wintersleep * |
Wintersleep |
Dependent Music |
| 6 |
Kathleen Edwards * |
Back To Me |
Maple Music |
| 7 |
Geoff Berner * |
Whiskey Rabbi |
Black Hen |
| 8 |
Black Mountain * |
Black Mountain |
Scratch |
| 9 |
Final Fantasy * |
Has A Good Home |
BlocksBlocksBlocks |
| 10 |
Thee Silver Mt Zion Memorial Orchestra & Tra La-La Band* |
Horses In The Sky |
Constellation |
| 11 |
Falconhawk * |
Here's Your Ghost |
Saved By Radio |
| 12 |
M.I.A. |
Arular |
XL |
| 13 |
Bloc Party |
Silent Alarm |
Dim Mak |
| 14 |
Sharon Jones And The Dap-Kings |
Naturally |
Daptone |
| 15 |
Doves |
Some Cities |
Astralwerks |
| 16 |
Various * |
Guess Who's Home: A Tribute To The Guess Who |
Transistor 66 |
| 17 |
Elevator * |
August |
Bluefog |
| 18 |
Iron And Wine |
Woman King |
Sub Pop |
| 19 |
Various * |
Vancouver Complication |
Sudden Death |
| 20 |
Mogwai |
BBC Sessions 1996-2003, Government Commissions |
Matador |
| 21 |
LCD Soundsystem |
LCD Soundsystem |
DFA |
| 22 |
Montag * |
Alone, Not Alone |
Gooom |
| 23 |
Daft Punk |
Human After All |
Virgin |
| 24 |
B.A. Johnston * |
My Heart Is A Blinking Nintendo |
Just Friends |
| 25 |
Greg MacPherson * |
Night Flares |
G7 Welcoming Committee |
| 26 |
We Are Wolves * |
Non-Stop Je Te Plie En Deux |
Mintaka Conspiracy |
| 27 |
The Books |
Lost And Safe |
Tomlab |
| 28 |
Petra Haden |
Sings: The Who Sell Out |
Bar None |
| 29 |
Comeback Kid * |
Wake The Dead |
Victory |
| 30 |
Brendan Benson |
Alternative To Love |
V2 |
| 31 |
Crooked Fingers |
Dignity And Shame |
Merge |
| 32 |
Thievery Corporation |
The Cosmic Game |
ESL |
| 33 |
Out Hud |
Let Us Never Speak Of It Again |
Kranky |
| 34 |
The Weekend |
Beat Box My Heartbeat |
Teenage USA |
| 35 |
Agriculture Club * |
The Horse Always Gets It First |
Transistor 66 |
| 36 |
Adam Green |
Gemstones |
Rough Trade |
| 37 |
Coralie Clement |
Bye Bye Beaute |
EMI |
| 38 |
The Duhks * |
The Duhks |
Sugar Hill |
| 39 |
Bella * |
Pretty Mess |
Independent |
| 40 |
Hot Hot Heat * |
Goodnight Goodnight |
Sire |
| 41 |
Value Village People * |
Blood Bath And Beyond |
Worthy |
| 42 |
Cadeaux * |
Physical City |
Sound Document |
| 43 |
13 And God |
Men Of Station EP |
Anticon |
| 44 |
Et Sans * |
Par Noussss Touss les Trous |
Alien8 |
| 45 |
Soundtrack Of Our Lives |
Origin: Vol 1 |
Warner |
| 46 |
The Perpetrators * |
The Gas And The Clutch |
Independent |
| 47 |
Rheostatics * |
The Whale Music Concert |
Zunior |
| 48 |
British Sea Power |
Open Season |
Rough Trade |
| 49 |
Bontempi * |
What Keeps Us Awake |
Independent |
| 50 |
Shipping News |
Flies The Fields |
Touch & Go |
| Rank |
Artist |
Title |
Label |
| 51 |
Sam Prekop |
Who's Your New Professor? |
Thrill Jockey |
| 52 |
Choke * |
Slow Fade Or How I learned To Question Infinity |
Smallman |
| 53 |
Matt Mays And El Torpedo* |
Matt Mays And El Torpedo |
Some |
| 54 |
Boom Bip |
Blue Eyed In The Red Room |
Lex |
| 55 |
Fischerspooner |
Odyssey |
Capitol |
| 56 |
Various * |
Dig Your Roots: Roots |
NCRA |
| 57 |
The Mars Volta |
Frances The Mute |
Universal |
| 58 |
The Chemical Brothers |
Push The Button |
Astralwerks |
| 59 |
High On Fire |
Blessed Black Wings |
Relapse |
| 60 |
Turn The Gun * |
Rap Day |
Foul Tone Records |
| 61 |
Low |
The Great Destroyer |
Sub Pop |
| 62 |
The Summerlad * |
Themes: International |
Saved By Radio |
| 63 |
Amon Tobin |
Chaos Theory |
NinjaTune |
| 64 |
Millencolin |
Kingwood |
Burning Heart |
| 65 |
Bunky |
Born To Be A Motorcycle |
Asthmatic Kitty |
| 66 |
The Angels Of Light |
Sing Other People |
Young God |
| 67 |
The Mark Inside |
Static/Crash |
Sofa King |
| 68 |
Romi Mayes And The Temporarily Employed* |
Living Room Sessions: Volume One |
Independent |
| 69 |
Beck |
Guero |
Geffen Records |
| 70 |
You Say Party! We Say Die! * |
You Say Party! We Say Die! |
Independent |
| 71 |
Destroyer * |
Notorious Lightning And Other Works |
Merge |
| 72 |
Thunderbirds Are Now! |
Justamoustache |
French Kiss |
| 73 |
Raised By Swans * |
Codes And Secret Longing |
Independent |
| 74 |
Golden Dogs * |
Everything In 3 Parts |
True North |
| 75 |
Castle Project * |
Diaries Of A Broken Heart |
White Whale |
| 76 |
Bright Eyes |
I'm Wide Awake, It's Morning |
Saddle Creek |
| 77 |
Dead Meadow |
Feathers |
Matador |
| 78 |
Robosexuals * |
Mistakes Enough For Everyone |
Independent |
| 79 |
Radar Bros |
The Fallen Leaf Pages |
Merge |
| 80 |
Death From Above 1979 * |
Blood On Our Hands |
679 |
| 81 |
Louis XIV |
Illegal Tender |
Pineapple |
| 82 |
Junior Boys * |
Last Exit |
Kin |
| 83 |
Grand Theft Bus * |
Flies In The No Fly |
Below Me Music |
| 84 |
Hella |
Church Gone Wild/Chirpin' Hard |
Suicide Squeeze |
| 85 |
Regina Spektor |
Soviet Kitsch |
Warner |
| 86 |
Josh Martinez * |
Midriff Music |
Camobear |
| 87 |
Slowcoaster * |
Where Are They Going |
House Of Rock |
| 88 |
Reverend Al Green |
Everything's OK |
Blue Note |
| 89 |
Bakelite |
Bakelite |
Sound Document |
| 90 |
Eyeball Skeleton |
#1 |
My Pal God |
| 91 |
Louis XIV |
The Best Little Secrets Are Kept |
Atlantic |
| 92 |
Various * |
Nuvo |
Robosapian |
| 93 |
Death From Above 1979 * |
You're A Woman I'm A Machine |
Last Gang |
| 94 |
Kings Of Leon |
Aha Shake Heartbreak |
RCA |
| 95 |
Divine Heist * |
Divine Heist |
Independent |
| 96 |
Queens Of The Stone Age |
Lullabies To Paralyze |
Interscope |
| 97 |
Hot Hot Heat * |
Elevator |
Sire |
| 98 |
Rufus Wainwright * |
Want Two |
Geffen |
| 99 |
Hidden In Buildings * |
Draw Your Sword |
Project Stella |
| 100 |
Fiery Furnaces |
EP |
Rough Trade |
| Rank |
Artist |
Title |
Label |
| 101 |
Aidan Baker * |
Figures |
Transient Frequency Records |
| 102 |
Prague * |
Preparation Meets Opportunity |
Independent |
| 103 |
Aesop Rock |
Fast Cars |
Definitive Jux |
| 104 |
Ryan Newell * |
The Swell |
Independent |
| 105 |
Beck |
A Brief Overview |
Interscope |
| 106 |
Bastid Sonz * |
Time Out |
Independent |
| 107 |
Ben Lee |
Awake Is The New Sleep |
New West |
| 108 |
Keren Ann |
Nolita |
Blue Note |
| 109 |
Spesh K * |
Export Eh |
Independent |
| 110 |
Pit Er Pat |
Shakey |
Thrill Jockey |
| 111 |
Aceface * |
Threatlevel: Red White Blue |
Fading Ways |
| 112 |
Patrick Wolf |
Wind In The Wires |
Tomlab |
| 113 |
The Doers * |
Ready, Set...Do |
Red Cat |
| 114 |
Sarah Slean * |
Day One |
Warner |
| 115 |
Antony And The Johnsons |
I Am A Bird Now |
Secretly Canadian |
| 116 |
The Lines We Drew * |
The Lines We Drew |
Independent |
| 117 |
The NQ Arbuckle * |
The Last Supper In Cheap Town |
Sixshooter |
| 118 |
Pony Up! * |
Pony Up! |
Dim Mak |
| 119 |
Run Chico Run * |
Shashbo |
Boompa |
| 120 |
Monade |
A Few Steps More |
Too Pure |
| 121 |
Rob Clutton Band* |
Dubious Pleasures |
Rat-Drifting |
| 122 |
No Orchestra * |
No Orchestra |
Ford Plant |
| 123 |
Revealer * |
Revealer |
Independent |
| 124 |
Canned Hamm * |
Erotic Thriller |
Pro-Am Entertainment Int. |
| 125 |
Archer Prewitt |
Wilderness |
Thrill Jockey |
| 126 |
Hot Springs * |
Rock Partouze |
Self |
| 127 |
Ezee Tiger |
Ezee Tiger |
KSR |
| 128 |
The Flaming Lips |
Late Night Tales |
Azuli |
| 129 |
Hanged Up * |
Clatter For Control |
Constellation |
| 130 |
The Tuna Helpers |
I'll Have What She's Having |
Mimicry Records |
| 131 |
New Years Resolution * |
Bullets Of Love |
Independent |
| 132 |
Windom Earle All Stars * |
A Series Of Minor Personal Tragedies |
Independent |
| 133 |
The Locust |
Safety Second Body Last |
Ipecac |
| 134 |
The Quartertones * |
Hidden In Plain Sight |
Independent |
| 135 |
Blind Boys Of Alabama |
Atomic Bomb |
Real World |
| 136 |
P:ano * |
Heavens |
Tomlab |
| 137 |
Outrageous Cherry |
Our Love Will Change The World |
Rainbow Quartz |
| 138 |
Sonia Collymore * |
Wysiwyg |
XeS |
| 139 |
We Killed Him * |
Long Dead Echo |
Independent |
| 140 |
Hypnotech 3 * |
Speedy Purple Microdot EP |
Futuresonic |
| 141 |
5.6.7.8's |
I'm Blue |
Sweet Nothing |
| 142 |
22-20s |
22-20s |
Astralwerks |
| 143 |
Kids These Days * |
All These Interuptions |
White Whale |
| 144 |
General Patton Vs. The X-Ecutioners |
General Patton Vs. The X-Ecutioners |
Ipecac |
| 145 |
Prefuse 73 |
Surrounded By Silence |
Warp |
| 146 |
Temper Temper |
Temper Temper |
Revelation |
| 147 |
Dandi Wind * |
Bait The Traps |
Bongo Beat |
| 148 |
Josh Rouse |
Nashville |
Ryko |
| 149 |
Mahjongg |
RaYDONcoNG 2005 |
Cold Crush |
| 150 |
Various |
Kung Fu! Reggae Vs The Martial Arts |
Trojan |
| Rank |
Artist |
Title |
Label |
| 151 |
Common |
The Corner |
Geffen Records |
| 152 |
The Go! Team |
Thunder Lightning Strike |
Memphis Industries |
| 153 |
Enon |
Lost Marbles And Exploded Evidence |
Touch & Go |
| 154 |
Masha Qrella |
Unsolved Remained |
Morr Music |
| 155 |
Ol' Dirty Bastard |
Osirus: The Official Mixtape |
Sure Shot Recordings |
| 156 |
Ghosts Of Modern Man * |
City Of No Light |
Smallman |
| 157 |
Beck |
Gameboy Variations |
Interscope |
| 158 |
Death By Nostalgia * |
Death By Nostalgia |
Independent |
| 159 |
The Postal Service |
We Will Become Silhouettes |
Sub Pop |
| 160 |
M83 |
Before The Dawn Heals Us |
Mute |
| 161 |
The Wet Secrets * |
And Their Album A Whale Of A Cow |
Independent |
| 162 |
The Uncas * |
Sunny Uncas |
Independent |
| 163 |
The Blue Van |
The Art Of Rolling |
TVT |
| 164 |
And You Will Know Us By The Trail Of Dead |
Worlds Apart |
Interscope |
| 165 |
Sweatshop Union * |
United We Fall |
BattleAxe |
| 166 |
The Winks * |
Slippers And Parasol |
Swim Slowly |
| 167 |
Dragons |
Dirty Bomb |
Gearhead |
| 168 |
Ida |
Heart Like A River |
Polyvinyl |
| 169 |
The Panic * |
Bombast And Affection |
Famous Ape |
| 170 |
John Doe |
Forever Hasn't Happened Yet |
Yep Roc |
| 171 |
Sound Barriers * |
Sound Barriers |
Sound Barriers |
| 172 |
Raised By Wolves * |
Raised By Wolves |
Independent |
| 173 |
Hank Pine And Lily Fawn* |
The Road To New Orleans |
Labelman |
| 174 |
Yann Tiersen And Shannon Wright |
Yann Tiersen And Shannon Wright |
Ici D'Ailleurs |
| 175 |
Various * |
Sympathetic Sounds Of Montreal |
Sympathy For The Record Industry |
| 176 |
Decibully |
Sing Out America! |
Polyvinyl |
| 177 |
Bonnie 'Prince' Billy And Matt Sweeney |
Superwolf |
Drag City |
| 178 |
A Northern Chorus * |
Bitter Hands Resign |
Sonic Unyon |
| 179 |
Reels * |
Reels |
Independent |
| 180 |
Handsome Boy Modelling School |
White People |
Atlantic |
| 181 |
Firefly * |
Made Me Glad |
Night Time Down |
| 182 |
French Toast |
In A Cave |
Dischord |
| 183 |
Nas |
Street's Disciple II: Fourteen Songs |
Columbia |
| 184 |
Various |
Sanremo 2005 |
Carisch |
| 185 |
Readymade * |
All The Plans Resting |
Where Are My Records |
| 186 |
P. Miles Bryson |
Megalomaniac Decorator's Quarterly |
Illegal Art |
| 187 |
The Peels |
The Peels |
Dim Mak |
| 188 |
M.I.A. |
Sunshowers |
XL |
| 189 |
David Myles * |
Together and Alone |
Independent |
| 190 |
Souljazz Orchestra * |
Uprooted |
Funk Manchu |
| 191 |
Kei |
Lab Attack Pop |
Independent |
| 192 |
The Raveonettes |
A Touch Of Black |
Columbia |
| 193 |
Cursed * |
Two |
Goodfellow |
| 194 |
Kid Koala * |
Live From The Short Attention Span Audio Theater |
NinjaTune |
| 195 |
Supersystem |
Always Never Again |
Touch & Go |
| 196 |
The Pariahs * |
The Pariahs |
Fading Ways |
| 197 |
Lemon Jelly |
'64 - '95 |
XL/Beggars |
| 198 |
Mando Diao |
Hurricane Bar |
Mute |
| 199 |
The Bravery |
The Bravery |
Island |
| 200 |
Chad VanGaalen * |
Infiniheart |
Catch & Release |
