| Rank |
Artist |
Title |
Label |
| 1 |
New Pornographers * |
Twin Cinema |
Mint |
| 2 |
Wolf Parade * |
Apologies To The Queen Mary |
Sub Pop |
| 3 |
Deadly Snakes * |
Porcella |
Paper Bag |
| 4 |
FemBots * |
The City |
Paper Bag |
| 5 |
Cuff The Duke * |
Cuff The Duke |
Hardwood |
| 6 |
Iron And Wine/Calexico |
In The Reins |
Overcoat |
| 7 |
You Say Party! We Say Die! * |
Hit The Floor! |
Sound Document |
| 8 |
The Constantines * |
Tournament Of Hearts |
Three Gut |
| 9 |
Immaculate Machine * |
Ones And Zeroes |
Mint |
| 10 |
Corb Lund Band* |
Hair In My Eyes Like A Highland Steer |
Stony Plain |
| 11 |
The Most Serene Republic * |
Underwater Cinematography |
Arts & Crafts |
| 12 |
Deerhoof |
The Runners Four |
5RC |
| 13 |
Tricky Woo * |
First Blush |
Last Gang |
| 14 |
Sigur Ros |
Takk... |
Geffen |
| 15 |
Devendra Banhart |
Cripple Crow |
XL |
| 16 |
The Winks/Tights * |
Split |
Drip Audio |
| 17 |
Controller.Controller * |
X-Amounts |
Paper Bag |
| 18 |
Luke Doucet * |
Broken (And Other Rogue States) |
Sixshooter |
| 19 |
C'Mon * |
In The Heat Of The Moment |
Maple Music |
| 20 |
Blackalicious |
The Craft |
Anti |
| 21 |
The Dandy Warhols |
Odditorium Or Warlords Of Mars |
Capitol |
| 22 |
Her Space Holiday |
The Past Presents The Future |
Wichita |
| 23 |
Sufjan Stevens |
Illinois |
Asthmatic Kitty |
| 24 |
Why? |
Elephant Eyelash |
Anticon |
| 25 |
Kiss Me Deadly * |
Misty Medley |
Alien8 |
| 26 |
Black Rebel Motorcyle Club |
Howl |
RCA |
| 27 |
Jon-Rae & The River * |
Old Songs For The New Town |
Permafrost |
| 28 |
K'Naan * |
The Dusty Foot Philosopher |
Track & Field |
| 29 |
Super Furry Animals |
Love Kraft |
XL |
| 30 |
Nada Surf |
The Weight Is A Gift |
Barsuk |
| 31 |
Sharp Like Knives * |
No Pressure |
Youth Club |
| 32 |
The Free Design |
Now Sound Redesigned |
Light In The Attic |
| 33 |
OOIOO |
Gold And Green |
Thrill Jockey |
| 34 |
Elliott Brood * |
Ambassador |
Six Shooter |
| 35 |
Chad VanGaalen * |
Infiniheart |
Sub Pop |
| 36 |
Vailhalen * |
Pop Violence |
Saved By Radio |
| 37 |
Thee Shams |
Sign The Line |
Shake It |
| 38 |
Gogol Bordello |
Gypsy Punks |
SideOneDummy |
| 39 |
Black Dice |
Broken Ear Record |
DFA |
| 40 |
Koushik * |
Be With |
Stones Throw |
| 41 |
Broadcast |
Tender Buttons |
Warp |
| 42 |
David Axelrod |
The Edge: David Axelrod At Capitol Records 1966-1970 |
Blue Note |
| 43 |
Agnostic Mountain Gospel Choir * |
Fighting And Onions |
Shoutin' Abner Pim |
| 44 |
Old Time Relijun |
2012 |
K |
| 45 |
Tangiers * |
The Family Myth |
Baudelaire |
| 46 |
Steve Dawson * |
We Belong To The Gold Coast |
Black Hen |
| 47 |
Wolf Parade * |
Wolf Parade |
Sub Pop |
| 48 |
The Fall |
Fall Heads Roll |
Narnack |
| 49 |
Coco Rosie |
Noah's Arc |
Touch & Go |
| 50 |
Shout Out Out Out Out! * |
Nobody Calls Unless They Want Something |
NRMLSWLCM |
| Rank |
Artist |
Title |
Label |
| 51 |
Raised By Wolves * |
Hot Blood |
Stomp And Howl |
| 52 |
Nashville Pussy |
Get Some |
Spitfire |
| 53 |
The Dead 60's |
The Dead 60's |
Deltasonic |
| 54 |
Damian Marley |
Welcome To Jamrock |
Tuff Gong |
| 55 |
The Pickups * |
The Pickups |
Beautifully Misguided |
| 56 |
Jello Biafra With The Melvins |
Sieg Howdy! |
Alternative Tentacles |
| 57 |
Columbus * |
Debut EP |
Pop Echo |
| 58 |
The Farrell Brothers * |
This Is A Riot |
Stumble |
| 59 |
Freakwater |
Thinking Of You |
Thrill Jockey |
| 60 |
The Wolfnote |
Sacred Bodies |
Black Box |
| 61 |
The Violet Archers * |
The End Of Part One |
Northern Electric |
| 62 |
Buck 65 * |
Secret House Against The World |
Warner |
| 63 |
Rick White * |
The Rick White Album |
Blue Fog |
| 64 |
Scott Nolan * |
No Bourbon & Bad Radio |
Transistor 66 |
| 65 |
Horrorpops |
Bring It On! |
Hellcat/Epitaph |
| 66 |
Protest The Hero * |
Kezia |
Underground Operations |
| 67 |
The High Dials * |
War Of The Wakening Phantoms |
Rainbow Quartz |
| 68 |
God Made Me Funky * |
God Made Me Funky |
Independent |
| 69 |
The Quiffs * |
The Quiffs |
Independent |
| 70 |
Death Cab For Cutie |
Plans |
Atlantic |
| 71 |
The Port City Allstars * |
On Safari |
Independent |
| 72 |
General Elektriks |
Cliquety Kliqk |
Quannum |
| 73 |
Sweet Tenders * |
Skeleton Key |
Just Friends |
| 74 |
Danger Doom |
The Mouse And The Mask |
Epitaph |
| 75 |
The Novaks * |
The Novaks |
Warner |
| 76 |
Jason Collett * |
Idols Of Exile |
Arts & Crafts |
| 77 |
Laura Veirs |
Year Of Meteors |
Nonesuch |
| 78 |
Beija Flor * |
The Quiet One And The Lonely One |
Independent |
| 79 |
Hi Lo Trons * |
Bella Simone |
Independent |
| 80 |
Ismaila * |
Mark Of The Zebra |
Frek Sho |
| 81 |
Les Angles Morts * |
What's Real? |
Blue Skies Turn Black |
| 82 |
Acid House Kings |
Sing Along With... |
Twenty-Seven |
| 83 |
Bettye Lavette |
I've Got My Own Hell To Raise |
Anti |
| 84 |
Winter Equinox * |
Safe And Sound |
Crony |
| 85 |
Various * |
Winnipeg: The High And Lonesome Years Vol. 3 |
Independent |
| 86 |
Against Me! |
Searching For A Former Clarity |
Fat Wreck Chords |
| 87 |
Bob Dylan |
No Direction Home |
Columbia Legacy |
| 88 |
Crouched Head * |
Crouched Head |
Drip Audio |
| 89 |
Detroit Cobras |
Baby |
Bloodshot |
| 90 |
Big Star |
In Space |
Rykodisc |
| 91 |
Mary Jane Lamond * |
Storas |
Independent |
| 92 |
The Uncas * |
Drop The Ball |
Independent |
| 93 |
All Purpose Voltage Heroes * |
Already Haunted |
Rectangle |
| 94 |
Maximum RNR * |
Horns Up |
Independent |
| 95 |
The Magic Numbers |
The Magic Numbers |
Heavenly |
| 96 |
SS Cardiacs * |
Fear The Love |
Blocks Recording Club |
| 97 |
The Hidden Cameras * |
Learning To Lie: 4 Track Dermos |
Evil Evil |
| 98 |
John Vanderslice |
Pixel Revolt |
Barsuk |
| 99 |
The Noisettes |
Three Moods Of The Noisettes |
Low Altitude |
| 100 |
Balkan Beat Box |
Balkan Beat Box |
Joub |
| Rank |
Artist |
Title |
Label |
| 101 |
The Burdocks * |
What We Do Is Secret |
Black Mountain |
| 102 |
Dog Day * |
Thank You |
Out Of Touch |
| 103 |
Special Noise * |
Special Noise |
Youth Club |
| 104 |
Bettye Lavette |
I've Got My Own Hell To Raise |
Anti |
| 105 |
Kobayashi * |
Strange Lights And Resolutions |
Bongo Beat |
| 106 |
Dean Drouillard * |
Dream In Harmony Hotel |
Drou Music |
| 107 |
Rebel Spell * |
Days Of Rage |
Independent |
| 108 |
Wooden Wand And The Vanishing Voice |
Buck Dharma |
5RC |
| 109 |
The Doers * |
The Plastic Bass EP |
Red Cat |
| 110 |
Various * |
Toronto Blues Society: 20 Years |
Independent |
| 111 |
Silverstein * |
Discovering The Waterfront |
Victory |
| 112 |
Hair Police |
Constantly Terrified |
Troubleman |
| 113 |
Metric * |
Live It Out |
Last Gang |
| 114 |
Mr. Scruff |
Mrs. Cruff |
Ninja Tune |
| 115 |
Xiu Xiu |
La Foret |
5RC |
| 116 |
Mark Bragg * |
Bear Music |
Universal |
| 117 |
Tom Wilson And Bob Lanois* |
The Shack Recordings: Vol. 1 |
Shack |
| 118 |
The Double |
Loose In The Air |
Matador |
| 119 |
The Chicharones * |
When Pigs Fly |
Camobear |
| 120 |
Sleater-Kinney |
The Woods |
Sub Pop |
| 121 |
The Dirtbombs |
If You Don't Already Have A Look |
In The Red |
| 122 |
Hunter Eves * |
Unopened Box |
Independent |
| 123 |
The Boygirls * |
But Aren't We All? |
Cardboard Box |
| 124 |
Matt Epp * |
You'll Find Me Alone |
Independent |
| 125 |
Willie Nelson |
Countryman |
Lost Highway |
| 126 |
The Detentions * |
Special Ed. EP |
Independent |
| 127 |
Friends Of Dean Martinez |
Lost Horizon |
Aero |
| 128 |
The Feminists |
She Could Be |
Independent |
| 129 |
Portastatic |
Bright Ideas |
Merge |
| 130 |
The London Apartments * |
Romanticism Aside |
Sound Of Pop |
| 131 |
The Russian Futurists * |
Our Thickness |
Upper Class |
| 132 |
OK Go |
Oh No |
Capitol |
| 133 |
Ohmega Watts |
The Find |
Ubiquity |
| 134 |
The Stolen Minks * |
The Stolen Minks |
Independent |
| 135 |
Oxes |
Oxes EP |
Monitor |
| 136 |
Various * |
Ready Or Not: Deep Jazz Grooves From CBC Radio Canada Archive |
Do Right |
| 137 |
Kinski |
Alpine Static |
Sub Pop |
| 138 |
Various * |
Underground Hip Hop Vol. 3 |
Urbnet |
| 139 |
Gunther * |
The Greatest Televised Swordsman I've Seen In Years |
Independent |
| 140 |
Heroes And Villains * |
All The Giants Are Buried At Sea |
Independent |
| 141 |
Dash Rockmore * |
Dash Rockmore |
Independent |
| 142 |
The Hotel Alexis |
The Shining Example Is Lying On The Floor |
Broken Sparrow |
| 143 |
No Birds * |
Flowers |
Teargas |
| 144 |
Bjork |
Drawing Restraint 9 |
One Little Indian |
| 145 |
Eliza Gilkyson |
Paradise Hotel |
Red House |
| 146 |
The Parallels * |
1961 McLean |
Upstart Hi-Fi |
| 147 |
Maughams, The * |
Golden Hits |
Just Friends |
| 148 |
Fruit Bats |
Spelled In Bones |
Sub Pop |
| 149 |
Ammoncontact |
New Birth |
Ninja Tune |
| 150 |
The 88 |
Over And Over |
Mootron |
| Rank |
Artist |
Title |
Label |
| 151 |
Daedelus |
Exquisite Corpse |
Mush |
| 152 |
Naked Baron * |
Naked Baron |
Independent |
| 153 |
Quintron |
Swamp Tech |
Tigerbeat6 |
| 154 |
New Buffalo * |
The Last Beautiful Day |
Arts & Crafts |
| 155 |
Harvey Danger |
Little By Little |
Phonographic |
| 156 |
Some Water And Sun |
All My Friends Have To Go |
Hefty |
| 157 |
Fun 100 * |
Hit It & Quit |
Hockey Dad |
| 158 |
The Ex |
Singles. Period. |
Touch & Go |
| 159 |
Richard Swift |
The Novelist/Working Without Effort |
Secretly Canadian |
| 160 |
Spitfires & Mayflowers * |
Triumph |
Independent |
| 161 |
Sleep The Season * |
Under Stars |
Faint And Hearted |
| 162 |
Franz Ferdinand |
You Could Have Had It So Much Better |
Domino |
| 163 |
Calla |
Collisions |
Beggars Banquet |
| 164 |
Cage |
Hell's Winter |
Definitive Jux |
| 165 |
Precious Fathers * |
Precious Fathers |
White Whale |
| 166 |
Kid 606 |
Resilience |
Tigerbeat6 |
| 167 |
Kepler * |
Attic Salt |
Troubleman Unlimited |
| 168 |
Norma MacDonald * |
Nothing Is... |
Independent |
| 169 |
The Ladies And Gentlemen * |
Small Sins |
Boompa |
| 170 |
Mizell |
The Mizell Brothers At Blue Note Records 1972-1976 And Beyond |
Blue Note |
| 171 |
Snailhouse * |
The Silence Show |
Scratch |
| 172 |
Safety Scissors |
Tainted Lunch |
~Scape |
| 173 |
Clint Hutzulak * |
The Beautiful Dead End: Point Mort |
Mutasis |
| 174 |
Alison Hinds |
Roll It Gal |
White Label |
| 175 |
Johnny Cash |
The Legend |
Columbia Legacy |
| 176 |
Garage A Trois |
Outre Mer |
Telarc |
| 177 |
Isaac & Blewett * |
Live At The Black Box |
Independent |
| 178 |
Various |
The Best Blues Album In The World...Ever: Vol.2 |
Virgin |
| 179 |
Octoberman * |
These Trails Are Old And New |
White Whale |
| 180 |
Barra Macneils * |
All At Once |
Shoreline |
| 181 |
In Medias Res * |
Of What Was |
Anniedale |
| 182 |
Sons And Daughters |
The Repulsion Box |
Domino |
| 183 |
Ninja High School * |
Young Adults Against Suicide |
Tomlab |
| 184 |
The Unireverse * |
Plays The Music |
No Type |
| 185 |
Snooks Eaglin |
New Orleans Street Singer |
Smithsonian Folkways |
| 186 |
The Real McKenzies * |
10,000 Shots |
Fat Wreck Chords |
| 187 |
Shawn Hewitt And The National Strike* |
The Soft Society |
Universal |
| 188 |
Sparrow * |
The Early Years |
Absolutley Kosher |
| 189 |
Cheb I Sabbah |
Les Voix Du Maghreb |
Six Degrees |
| 190 |
Port City * |
Breakin' Up Is Hard To Do |
Independent |
| 191 |
The Hoa Hoa's * |
Flower Flowers |
Yummy |
| 192 |
Jose Gonzalez |
Veneer |
Parasol |
| 193 |
Coheed And Cambria |
Good Apollo Im A Burning Star IV. Vol. 1 |
Sony |
| 194 |
KMFDM |
Hau Rock |
Sanctuary |
| 195 |
Ali Farka Toure & Toumani Diabate |
In The Heart Of The Moon |
World Circuit |
| 196 |
Stromba |
The Sitting Room |
Fat Cat |
| 197 |
Jason Forrest |
Shamelessly Exciting |
Sonig |
| 198 |
Windsor For The Derby |
Giving Up The Ghost |
Secretly Canadian |
| 199 |
Mr. Oizo |
Moustache (Half A Scissor) |
F Communications |
| 200 |
Vulcan Dub Squad * |
Just Watch Me |
Five Deadly |
