| Rank |
Artist |
Title |
Label |
| 1 |
New Pornographers * |
Twin Cinema |
Mint |
| 2 |
Wolf Parade * |
Apologies To The Queen Mary |
Sub Pop |
| 3 |
Broken Social Scene * |
Broken Social Scene + EP |
Arts & Crafts |
| 4 |
Sufjan Stevens |
Illinois |
Asthmatic Kitty |
| 5 |
Caribou * |
The Milk Of Human Kindness |
Domino |
| 6 |
Wolf Parade * |
Wolf Parade |
Sub Pop |
| 7 |
Black Mountain * |
Black Mountain |
Scratch |
| 8 |
The Constantines * |
Tournament Of Hearts |
Three Gut |
| 9 |
Deadly Snakes * |
Porcella |
Paper Bag |
| 10 |
Metric * |
Live It Out |
Last Gang |
| 11 |
Spoon |
Gimme Fiction |
Merge |
| 12 |
Joel Plaskett * |
La De Da |
Maple Music |
| 13 |
The Most Serene Republic * |
Underwater Cinematography |
Arts & Crafts |
| 14 |
Controller.Controller * |
X-Amounts |
Paper Bag |
| 15 |
The Russian Futurists * |
Our Thickness |
Upper Class |
| 16 |
Cuff The Duke * |
Cuff The Duke |
Hardwood |
| 17 |
The High Dials * |
War Of The Wakening Phantoms |
Rainbow Quartz |
| 18 |
FemBots * |
The City |
Paper Bag |
| 19 |
P:ano * |
Brigadoon |
Mint |
| 20 |
Sleater-Kinney |
The Woods |
Sub Pop |
| 21 |
You Say Party! We Say Die! * |
Hit The Floor! |
Sound Document |
| 22 |
Hot Hot Heat * |
Elevator |
Sire |
| 23 |
Elevator * |
August |
Bluefog |
| 24 |
Deerhoof |
The Runners Four |
5RC |
| 25 |
Four Tet |
Everything Ecstatic |
Domino |
| 26 |
Bloc Party |
Silent Alarm |
Dim Mak |
| 27 |
Carolyn Mark * |
Just Married: An Album Of Duets |
Mint |
| 28 |
Stars * |
Set Yourself On Fire |
Arts & Crafts |
| 29 |
Great Lake Swimmers * |
Bodies And Minds |
Misra |
| 30 |
Buck 65 * |
Secret House Against The World |
Warner |
| 31 |
Iron And Wine |
Woman King |
Sub Pop |
| 32 |
The Decemberists |
Picaresque |
Kill Rock Stars |
| 33 |
Elliott Brood * |
Ambassador |
Six Shooter |
| 34 |
LCD Soundsystem |
LCD Soundsystem |
DFA |
| 35 |
Final Fantasy * |
Has A Good Home |
Blocks Recording Club |
| 36 |
Low |
The Great Destroyer |
Sub Pop |
| 37 |
Death From Above 1979 * |
Romance Bloody Romance: Remixes |
Last Gang |
| 38 |
Iron And Wine/Calexico |
In The Reins |
Overcoat |
| 39 |
Kinski |
Alpine Static |
Sub Pop |
| 40 |
Immaculate Machine * |
Ones And Zeroes |
Mint |
| 41 |
Fiery Furnaces |
EP |
Rough Trade |
| 42 |
The Free Design |
Now Sound Redesigned |
Light In The Attic |
| 43 |
Hexes And Ohs * |
Goodbye Friend, Welcome Lover |
Noise Factory |
| 44 |
Wintersleep * |
Wintersleep |
Dependent Music |
| 45 |
Tangiers * |
The Family Myth |
Baudelaire |
| 46 |
Agnostic Mountain Gospel Choir * |
Fighting And Onions |
Shoutin' Abner Pim |
| 47 |
The Kills |
No Wow |
Rough Trade |
| 48 |
Animal Collective |
Feels |
Fat Cat |
| 49 |
Beck |
Guero |
Geffen |
| 50 |
Of Montreal |
The Sunlandic Twins |
Polyvinyl |
| Rank |
Artist |
Title |
Label |
| 51 |
The Ladies And Gentlemen * |
Small Sins |
Boompa |
| 52 |
Propagandhi * |
Potemkin City Limits |
G7 Welcoming Committee |
| 53 |
Sharon Jones And The Dap-Kings |
Naturally |
Daptone |
| 54 |
Danger Doom |
The Mouse And The Mask |
Epitaph |
| 55 |
Sweet Tenders * |
Skeleton Key |
Just Friends |
| 56 |
B.A. Johnston * |
My Heart Is A Blinking Nintendo |
Just Friends |
| 57 |
Bright Eyes |
I'm Wide Awake, It's Morning |
Saddle Creek |
| 58 |
Various * |
90.9 With A Bullet: 20 Years Of Calgary Music On CJSW |
Saved By Radio |
| 59 |
Whitey Houston * |
Whitey Houston |
Rectangle |
| 60 |
Corb Lund Band* |
Hair In My Eyes Like A Highland Steer |
Stony Plain |
| 61 |
The Burdocks * |
What We Do Is Secret |
Black Mountain |
| 62 |
Snailhouse * |
The Silence Show |
Scratch |
| 63 |
Falconhawk * |
Here's Your Ghost |
Saved By Radio |
| 64 |
M.I.A. |
Arular |
XL |
| 65 |
M83 |
Before The Dawn Heals Us |
Mute |
| 66 |
Boards Of Canada |
The Campfire Headphase |
Warp |
| 67 |
Devendra Banhart |
Cripple Crow |
XL |
| 68 |
Ladytron |
Witching Hour |
Rykodisc |
| 69 |
The Book Of Lists * |
Red Arrows |
Global Symphonic |
| 70 |
Kid Koala * |
Live From The Short Attention Span Audio Theater |
NinjaTune |
| 71 |
SS Cardiacs * |
Fear The Love |
Blocks Recording Club |
| 72 |
Jason Collett * |
Idols Of Exile |
Arts & Crafts |
| 73 |
Kathleen Edwards * |
Back To Me |
Maple Music |
| 74 |
Canned Hamm * |
Erotic Thriller |
Pro-Am Entertainment Int. |
| 75 |
Destroyer * |
Notorious Lightning And Other Works |
Merge |
| 76 |
Koushik * |
Be With |
Stones Throw |
| 77 |
Tricky Woo * |
First Blush |
Last Gang |
| 78 |
Jon-Rae & The River * |
Old Songs For The New Town |
Permafrost |
| 79 |
Novillero * |
Aim For The Holes In Their Lives |
Mint |
| 80 |
Xiu Xiu |
La Foret |
5RC |
| 81 |
Raised By Wolves * |
Hot Blood |
Stomp And Howl |
| 82 |
Fruit Bats |
Spelled In Bones |
Sub Pop |
| 83 |
Various * |
Vancouver Complication |
Sudden Death |
| 84 |
Greg MacPherson * |
Night Flares |
G7 Welcoming Committee |
| 85 |
Bella * |
Pretty Mess |
Independent |
| 86 |
Cadeaux * |
Physical City |
Sound Document |
| 87 |
Gorillaz |
Demon Days |
EMI |
| 88 |
Geoff Berner * |
Whiskey Rabbi |
Black Hen |
| 89 |
Thee Silver Mt Zion Memorial Orchestra & Tra La-La Band* |
Horses In The Sky |
Constellation |
| 90 |
Kiss Me Deadly * |
Misty Medley |
Alien8 |
| 91 |
Various * |
Guess Who's Home: A Tribute To The Guess Who |
Transistor 66 |
| 92 |
The White Stripes |
Get Behind Me Satan |
V2 |
| 93 |
Republic Of Safety * |
Passport |
Independent |
| 94 |
Broadcast |
Tender Buttons |
Warp |
| 95 |
Skratch Bastid/John Smith/Pip Skid * |
Taking Care Of Business |
First Things First |
| 96 |
Christine Fellows * |
Paper Anniversary |
Sixshooter |
| 97 |
The Fall |
Fall Heads Roll |
Narnack |
| 98 |
Luke Doucet * |
Broken (And Other Rogue States) |
Sixshooter |
| 99 |
Teenage Fanclub |
Man-Made |
Merge |
| 100 |
Oneida |
The Wedding |
Three Gut |
| Rank |
Artist |
Title |
Label |
| 101 |
The Maynards * |
Break Out The Make Out |
King Amos Productions |
| 102 |
Yo La Tengo |
Prisoners Of Love: A Smattering Of Scintillating Senescent Songs 85-03 |
Matador |
| 103 |
Montag * |
Alone, Not Alone |
Gooom |
| 104 |
Les Angles Morts * |
What's Real? |
Blue Skies Turn Black |
| 105 |
Gogol Bordello |
Gypsy Punks |
SideOneDummy |
| 106 |
M. Ward |
Transistor Radio |
Merge |
| 107 |
The Winks/Tights * |
Split |
Drip Audio |
| 108 |
Stephen Malkmus |
Face The Truth |
Matador |
| 109 |
Doves |
Some Cities |
Astralwerks |
| 110 |
Prefuse 73 |
Surrounded By Silence |
Warp |
| 111 |
The Dandy Warhols |
Odditorium Or Warlords Of Mars |
Capitol |
| 112 |
K'Naan * |
The Dusty Foot Philosopher |
Track & Field |
| 113 |
All Purpose Voltage Heroes * |
Already Haunted |
Rectangle |
| 114 |
The Port City Allstars * |
On Safari |
Independent |
| 115 |
Sun Kil Moon |
Tiny Cities |
Caldo Verde |
| 116 |
Comeback Kid * |
Wake The Dead |
Victory |
| 117 |
Chad VanGaalen * |
Infiniheart |
Sub Pop |
| 118 |
Architecture In Helsinki |
In Case We Die |
Bar None |
| 119 |
Daniel Lanois * |
Belladonna |
Anti |
| 120 |
Belle And Sebastian |
Push Barman To Open Old Wounds |
Matador |
| 121 |
The Dead 60's |
The Dead 60's |
Deltasonic |
| 122 |
The Raveonettes |
Pretty In Black |
Sony |
| 123 |
The Diskettes * |
Weeknights At Island View Beach |
Blocks Recording Club |
| 124 |
Silver Jews |
Tanglewood Numbers |
Drag City |
| 125 |
Dog Day * |
Thank You |
Out Of Touch |
| 126 |
The Go! Team |
Thunder Lightning Strike |
Memphis Industries |
| 127 |
Smog |
A River Ain't Too Much To Love |
Drag City |
| 128 |
Kate Maki * |
The Sun Will Find Us |
Independent |
| 129 |
Sigur Ros |
Takk... |
Geffen |
| 130 |
The Floor * |
Personnel |
Normals Welcome |
| 131 |
Protest The Hero * |
Kezia |
Underground Operations |
| 132 |
Columbus * |
Debut EP |
Pop Echo |
| 133 |
Franz Ferdinand |
You Could Have It So Much Better |
Domino |
| 134 |
The Postal Service |
We Will Become Silhouettes |
Sub Pop |
| 135 |
Chixdiggit * |
Pink Razors |
Fat Wreck Chords |
| 136 |
The Creeping Nobodies * |
Stop Movement Stop Loss |
Blocks Recording Club |
| 137 |
Thievery Corporation |
The Cosmic Game |
ESL |
| 138 |
Jennifer Gentle |
Valende |
Sub Pop |
| 139 |
Dungen |
Ta Det Lungt |
Kemado |
| 140 |
Amon Tobin |
Chaos Theory |
NinjaTune |
| 141 |
You Say Party! We Say Die! * |
Danskwad EP |
Independent |
| 142 |
Nada Surf |
The Weight Is A Gift |
Barsuk |
| 143 |
Duplex * |
Ablum |
Mint |
| 144 |
A Northern Chorus * |
Bitter Hands Resign |
Sonic Unyon |
| 145 |
C'Mon * |
In The Heat Of The Moment |
Maple Music |
| 146 |
Various * |
CFUR Is The New Pink |
Independent |
| 147 |
Dandi Wind * |
Bait The Traps |
Bongo Beat |
| 148 |
The Mountain Goats |
The Sunset Tree |
4AD |
| 149 |
The Arcade Fire * |
Funeral |
Merge |
| 150 |
Raised By Swans * |
Codes And Secret Longing |
Independent |
| Rank |
Artist |
Title |
Label |
| 151 |
Death From Above 1979 * |
You're A Woman I'm A Machine |
Last Gang |
| 152 |
The Vertical Struts * |
The Vertical Struts |
Pop Echo |
| 153 |
Pony Up! * |
Pony Up! |
Dim Mak |
| 154 |
Agriculture Club * |
The Horse Always Gets It First |
Transistor 66 |
| 155 |
Ninja High School * |
Young Adults Against Suicide |
Tomlab |
| 156 |
Sailboats Are White * |
Turbo! |
Lets Just Have Some Fun |
| 157 |
Sparrow * |
The Early Years |
Absolutley Kosher |
| 158 |
Sage Francis |
A Healthy Distrust |
Epitaph |
| 159 |
Mogwai |
BBC Sessions 1996-2003, Government Commissions |
Matador |
| 160 |
My Morning Jacket |
Z |
ATO/RCA |
| 161 |
British Sea Power |
Open Season |
Rough Trade |
| 162 |
Jaga Jazzist |
What We Must |
NinjaTune |
| 163 |
Crooked Fingers |
Dignity And Shame |
Merge |
| 164 |
Blackalicious |
The Craft |
Anti |
| 165 |
The Magic Numbers |
The Magic Numbers |
Heavenly |
| 166 |
Cursed * |
Two |
Goodfellow |
| 167 |
Negativland |
No Business |
Mordam |
| 168 |
Beef Terminal * |
Anger Do Not Enter |
Noise Factory |
| 169 |
We Are Wolves * |
Non Stop |
Fat Possum |
| 170 |
Vailhalen * |
Pop Violence |
Saved By Radio |
| 171 |
Various |
Verve Remixed 3 |
Verve |
| 172 |
Chet * |
Kauai |
Hive Fi |
| 173 |
Sianspheric * |
RGB |
Sonic Unyon |
| 174 |
Catlow * |
Kiss The World |
Boompa |
| 175 |
Black Rebel Motorcyle Club |
Howl |
RCA |
| 176 |
The Duhks * |
The Duhks |
Sugar Hill |
| 177 |
Lightning Bolt |
Hypermagic Mountain |
Load' |
| 178 |
Holy Fuck * |
Holy Fuck |
Dependent Music |
| 179 |
Martha Wainwright * |
Martha Wainwright |
Rounder |
| 180 |
Why? |
Elephant Eyelash |
Anticon |
| 181 |
Matt Mays And El Torpedo* |
Matt Mays And El Torpedo |
Some |
| 182 |
Gang Of Four |
Return The Gift |
V2 |
| 183 |
Sharp Like Knives * |
No Pressure |
Youth Club |
| 184 |
Lali Puna |
I Thought I Was Over That: Rare, Remixed And B Sides |
Morr |
| 185 |
Enon |
Lost Marbles And Exploded Evidence |
Touch & Go |
| 186 |
The Cape May * |
Central City May Rise Again |
Flemish Eye |
| 187 |
13 And God |
13 And God |
Anticon |
| 188 |
A Band Of Bees |
Free The Bees |
EMI |
| 189 |
Magnolia Electric Co. |
What Comes After The Blues |
Secretly Canadian |
| 190 |
Caribou * |
Marino Audio |
Domino |
| 191 |
Kings Of Leon |
Aha Shake Heartbreak |
RCA |
| 192 |
Sylvie * |
An Electric Trace |
Smallman |
| 193 |
Holopaw |
Quit and/or Fight |
Sub Pop |
| 194 |
Great Aunt Ida * |
Our Fall |
Hive Fi |
| 195 |
The Pointed Sticks * |
Perfect Youth (Reissue) |
Sudden Death |
| 196 |
Clap Your Hands Say Yeah |
Clap Your Hands Say Yeah |
Independent |
| 197 |
Various * |
Nuvo |
Robosapien |
| 198 |
Daedelus |
Exquisite Corpse |
Mush |
| 199 |
The Doers * |
The Plastic Bass EP |
Red Cat |
| 200 |
Lady Sovereign |
Vertically Chanllenged |
Chocolate Industries |
