| Rank |
Artist |
Title |
Label |
| 1 |
Feist * |
Open Season |
Arts & Crafts |
| 2 |
Tokyo Police Club * |
A Lesson In Crime |
Paper Bag |
| 3 |
Islands * |
Return To The Sea |
Equator |
| 4 |
Sunset Rubdown * |
Shut Up I Am Dreaming |
Absolutely Kosher |
| 5 |
Fiery Furnaces |
Bitter Tea |
Fat Possum |
| 6 |
Final Fantasy * |
He Poos Clouds |
Blocks Recording Club |
| 7 |
The Lovely Feathers * |
Hind Hind Legs |
Equator |
| 8 |
The Flaming Lips |
At War With The Mystics |
Warner |
| 9 |
The Doers * |
Whatcha Doin' ? |
Red Cat |
| 10 |
Pink Mountaintops * |
Axis Of Evol |
JagJaguwar/Scratch |
| 11 |
Yeah Yeah Yeahs |
Show Your Bones |
Interscope |
| 12 |
Pony Up! * |
Make Love To The Judges With Your Eyes |
Dim Mak |
| 13 |
Amy Millan * |
Honey From The Tombs |
Arts & Crafts |
| 14 |
Think About Life * |
Think About Life |
Alien 8 |
| 15 |
Run Chico Run * |
Slow Action |
Boompa |
| 16 |
The Black Heart Procession |
The Spell |
Touch & Go |
| 17 |
Neko Case |
Fox Confessor Brings The Flood |
Mint |
| 18 |
Danielson |
Ships |
Secretly Canadian |
| 19 |
Neil Young * |
Living With War |
Reprise |
| 20 |
Camera Obscura |
Let's Get Out Of This Country |
Merge |
| 21 |
The Paper Cranes * |
The Paper Cranes |
Unfamiliar |
| 22 |
The Black Angels |
Passover |
Light In The Attic |
| 23 |
Gnarls Barkley |
St. Elsewhere |
Downtown/Atlantic |
| 24 |
Matmos |
The Rose Has Teeth In The Mouth Of The Beast |
Matador |
| 25 |
Grandaddy |
Just Like The Fambly Cat |
V2 |
| 26 |
Mogwai |
Mr Beast |
Matador |
| 27 |
Moneen * |
The Red Tree |
Vagrant |
| 28 |
Mission Of Burma |
The Obliterati |
Matador |
| 29 |
Juana Molina |
Son |
Domino |
| 30 |
Calexico |
Garden Ruin |
Quarterstick |
| 31 |
Beirut |
Gulag Orkestar |
Ba Da Bing! |
| 32 |
Built To Spill |
You In Reverse |
Warner |
| 33 |
Carla Bozulich |
Evangelista |
Constellation |
| 34 |
Leather Uppers * |
Bright Lights |
Goner |
| 35 |
Ladyhawk * |
Ladyhawk |
Jagjaguwar/Storyboard |
| 36 |
Vitaminsforyou * |
The Legend Of Bird's Hill |
Intr_Version |
| 37 |
Magneta Lane * |
Dancing With Daggers |
Paper Bag |
| 38 |
Tool |
10,000 Days |
Volcano |
| 39 |
The Stills * |
Without Feathers |
Vice |
| 40 |
Don Caballero |
World Class Listening Problem |
Relapse |
| 41 |
Vancougar * |
Losin' It! |
Scratch |
| 42 |
Xavier Rudd * |
Food In The Belly |
Salt X |
| 43 |
Asobi Seksu |
Citrus |
Friendly Fire |
| 44 |
Five Alarm Funk * |
Five Alarm Funk |
Pacific |
| 45 |
Various * |
See You On The Moon! Songs For Kids Of All Ages |
Paper Bag |
| 46 |
Jolie Holland |
Springtime Can Kill You |
Anti |
| 47 |
Rae Spoon * |
White Hearse Comes Rolling |
Washboard |
| 48 |
Various |
Eccentric Soul: The Big Mack Label |
Numero Group |
| 49 |
Howe Gelb |
'Sno Angel Like You |
Thrill Jockey |
| 50 |
The Neckers * |
Love And Infection |
Independent |
| Rank |
Artist |
Title |
Label |
| 51 |
Destroyer * |
Destroyer's Rubies |
Merge |
| 52 |
The Streets |
Hardest Way To Make An Easy Living |
Vice |
| 53 |
The Airfields * |
Laneways |
Humblebee |
| 54 |
The Boygirls * |
But Aren't We All? |
Cardboard Box |
| 55 |
Tiga * |
Sexor |
Turbo |
| 56 |
Loscil * |
Plume |
Kranky |
| 57 |
Kimya Dawson |
Remember That I Love You |
K |
| 58 |
Pressure Kill Common Style * |
Sad Animal |
Rectangle |
| 59 |
Peter Mansbridge And The CBCs* |
Love In The Country Songs |
Independent |
| 60 |
Be Your Own Pet |
Be Your Own Pet |
Ecstatic Peace |
| 61 |
Elf Power |
Back To The Web |
Rykodisc |
| 62 |
Raising The Fawn * |
The Maginot Line |
Sonic Unyon |
| 63 |
Coldcut |
Sound Mirrors |
Ninja Tune |
| 64 |
Bellrays |
Have A Little Faith |
Cheap Lullaby |
| 65 |
Orillia Opry * |
Pandion Haliaetus |
Ships At Night |
| 66 |
The Stolen Minks * |
E.P. |
Independent |
| 67 |
Stereolab |
Fab Four Suture |
Too Pure |
| 68 |
Frog Eyes * |
A Picture Of Uncalculated Proportions |
Absolutely Kosher |
| 69 |
My Dad Vs. Yours * |
After Winter Must Come Spring |
Independent |
| 70 |
Eux Autres * |
Hell Is Eux Autres |
Grenadine |
| 71 |
Mr. Pine * |
The Gift Of Wolves |
Whiskey Lad |
| 72 |
The Creeping Nobodies * |
Sound Of Joy |
Blocks Recording Club |
| 73 |
Twilight Hotel * |
Bethune |
Independent |
| 74 |
Feu Therese * |
Feu Therese |
Constellation |
| 75 |
The Walkmen |
A Hundred Miles Off |
Record Collection |
| 76 |
Sam Roberts * |
Chemical City |
Universal |
| 77 |
Champion * |
Chill 'Em All |
Saboteur Musique |
| 78 |
Ron Leary * |
The Road In Between |
Independent |
| 79 |
Down With The Butterfly * |
Rise |
Independent |
| 80 |
Tilly And The Wall |
Bottoms Of Barrels |
Team Love |
| 81 |
Thursday |
A City By The Light Divided |
Island |
| 82 |
Ghislain Poirier * |
Rebondir |
Rebondir |
| 83 |
The Flints * |
There Used To Be A Time |
Independent |
| 84 |
The D'Urbervilles * |
The D'Urbervilles |
Independent |
| 85 |
Rodney Decroo * |
War Torn Man |
Maximum |
| 86 |
Murder By Death |
In Bocca Al Lupo |
Tent Show |
| 87 |
Asobi Seksu |
Citrus |
Friendly Fire |
| 88 |
Wolfmother |
Wolfmother |
Modular |
| 89 |
The Consumer Goods * |
Pop! Goes The Pigdog |
Grumpy Cloud |
| 90 |
Malajube * |
Trompe L'Oeil |
Dare To Care |
| 91 |
Cat Power |
The Greatest |
Matador |
| 92 |
Gilbert Switzer/The Hold * |
State Of Nature Split 7 |
Divorce |
| 93 |
The Furios * |
Tread Lightly |
Independent |
| 94 |
Billy And The Lost Boys * |
Yet Why Not Say What Happened? |
Lost |
| 95 |
The Creepshow * |
Sell Your Soul |
Stereo Dynamite |
| 96 |
Building Castles Out Of Matchsticks * |
The Secret Doctrine |
Worthy |
| 97 |
Soft Disaster, The * |
Roughs/Stalls |
Independent |
| 98 |
People In Planes |
As Far As The Eye Can See |
Wind-Up |
| 99 |
Ten Year Drought * |
Memoranda |
Independent |
| 100 |
New Buffalo * |
New Buffalo |
Arts & Crafts |
| Rank |
Artist |
Title |
Label |
| 101 |
Cities In Dust * |
Night Creatures |
Paper Bag |
| 102 |
The Television Personalities |
My Dark Places |
Domino |
| 103 |
Pretty Girls Make Graves |
Élan Vital |
Matador |
| 104 |
If Then Do |
Jettison |
Sul Pont |
| 105 |
Starlight Mints |
Drowaton |
Barsuk |
| 106 |
A/V * |
Hot Action |
Swordfight |
| 107 |
Pilate * |
Sell Control For Life's Speed |
Maple Music |
| 108 |
Tom Verlaine |
Songs And Other Things |
Thrill Jockey |
| 109 |
Hot Chip |
The Warning |
EMI |
| 110 |
Sue Foley * |
New Used Car |
Justin Time |
| 111 |
Mayor Matt Allen And His Little Buddies* |
The Life And Times Of Christian Banks |
Dollartone |
| 112 |
David P. Smith * |
Striving For A New Tomorrow |
Northern Electric |
| 113 |
When We Dead Awaken * |
Night Of The Long Knives |
Exit Music |
| 114 |
Raygun Cowboys * |
Underworld Boogie |
Independent |
| 115 |
Sinewave * |
Unity Gain |
Vinyl Republik |
| 116 |
Black Ox Orkestar * |
Nisht Azoy |
Constellation |
| 117 |
Melvins |
Houdini Live 2005 |
Ipecac |
| 118 |
Brian Eno And David Byrne |
My Life In The Bush Of Ghosts |
Nonesuch |
| 119 |
Bebop Cowboys Western Swing Orchestra * |
Canadian Dance Hall |
BBC |
| 120 |
Various |
Invaders |
Kemado |
| 121 |
Oakley Hall |
Gypsum Strings |
Brah/Jagjaguwar |
| 122 |
NOFX |
Wolves In Wolves Clothing |
Fat Wreck Chords |
| 123 |
Various |
Rewind! 5 |
Ubiquity |
| 124 |
Various * |
Radiator Collective Compilation |
Radiator Collective |
| 125 |
Detective Kalita * |
The Michael Parks |
Kelp |
| 126 |
Johnny Whitehorse |
Johnny Whitehorse |
Silver Wave |
| 127 |
Soul Position |
Things Go Better With RJ And AL |
Rhymesayers |
| 128 |
Solidaze * |
Pleasure From Precision |
Balanced |
| 129 |
Various |
Brazilian Lounge |
Putumayo |
| 130 |
D. Rangers * |
The Paw Paw Patch |
Dollartone |
| 131 |
Lache Cercel * |
Muzika Konkord |
Jericho Beach |
| 132 |
Ron Sexsmith * |
Time Being |
Warner |
| 133 |
Leslie Alexander * |
Garden In The Stone |
Superoops |
| 134 |
Various * |
Underground Hip Hop 04 |
Urbnet |
| 135 |
Hank III |
Straight To Hell |
Curb |
| 136 |
Lynn Olagundoye * |
Africa Violet |
Absurd Machine |
| 137 |
Fort Knox Five |
The New Gold Standard |
Fort Knox |
| 138 |
The Matadors * |
Horrorbilly 9000 |
Stereo Dynamite |
| 139 |
Little Willies |
Little Willies |
Milking Bull |
| 140 |
Tell The Divers |
A Knife Is Always A Good Plan B |
Burnt Oak |
| 141 |
Responsibles * |
Class Action Suit |
Double Hell |
| 142 |
Belle And Sebastian |
The Life Pursuit |
Matador |
| 143 |
Josh Rouse |
Subtitulo |
Bedroom Classics |
| 144 |
Rosette Guitar Duo * |
Wooden Dragons |
Sonic Landscape |
| 145 |
Illuminati * |
Cheap Powers |
Rectangle |
| 146 |
Radio 4 |
Enemies Like This |
Astralwerks |
| 147 |
The Lines We Drew * |
Denim And Black |
Independent |
| 148 |
Various |
Sorrow Bound: Hank Williams Re-Examined |
Geffen |
| 149 |
Deadbolt |
I Should Have Killed You... |
Head Hunter |
| 150 |
Paper Moon * |
Broken Hearts Break Faster Every Day |
Endearing |
| Rank |
Artist |
Title |
Label |
| 151 |
Various |
Radio Thailand: Transmissions From The Tropical Kingdom |
Sublime Frequencies |
| 152 |
The Grass * |
Mulgrave |
C & C |
| 153 |
Irma Thomas |
After The Rain |
Rounder |
| 154 |
Various |
The DFA Remixes: Chapter One |
Astralwerks |
| 155 |
Experimental Dental School |
2 1/2 Creatures |
Cochon |
| 156 |
Storsveit Nix Noltes |
Orkideur Hawai |
Bubblecore |
| 157 |
Rhys Chatham |
Sampler |
Radium |
| 158 |
Amer Diab * |
There/After |
Independent |
| 159 |
Deadstring Brothers |
Starving Winter Report |
Bloodshot |
| 160 |
Various |
Bay Area Funk 2: Funk & Soul From San Francisco, Oakland And The Bay |
Luv N' Haight |
| 161 |
Les Claypool |
Of Whales And Woe |
Prawn Song |
| 162 |
Mecca Normal * |
The Observer |
Kill Rock Stars |
| 163 |
Various * |
Winnipeg Riot! |
Dionysus |
| 164 |
Darling Arms * |
All The Ghosts |
Blue Skies Turn Black |
| 165 |
Holy Shit |
Stranded At Two Harbors |
UUAR |
| 166 |
Dabrye |
Two/Three |
Ghostly International |
| 167 |
Murs And 9th Wonder |
Murray's Revenge |
Record Collection |
| 168 |
Dry Socket * |
Dry Socket |
Independent |
| 169 |
Minmae |
Le Grand Essor De La Maison Du Monstre |
Greyday |
| 170 |
Stephen Fearing * |
Yellow Jacket |
High Romance |
| 171 |
Morrissey |
Ringleader Of The Tormentors |
Attack |
| 172 |
Sugarplum Fairies |
Country International Records |
Starfish |
| 173 |
The Silver Hearts * |
Dear Stranger |
Banbury Park |
| 174 |
Triple Burner * |
Triple Burner |
Madrona |
| 175 |
Om |
Conference Of The Birds |
Holy Mountain |
| 176 |
Amandine |
Leave Out The Sad Parts |
Fat Cat |
| 177 |
Nino Moschella |
The Fix |
Ubiquity |
| 178 |
Clothes Make The Man * |
Clothes Make The Man |
Independent |
| 179 |
Matt Paxton |
Hand Drawn Maps |
Put On Your Drinking Cap |
| 180 |
Republic Of Safety |
Vacation |
Ta Da |
| 181 |
Various * |
Prince George Covers: Vol. 1 |
Aardskarf |
| 182 |
Beth Orton |
Comfort Of Strangers |
EMI |
| 183 |
Sergio Mendes |
Timeless |
Concord |
| 184 |
The Coup |
Pick A Bigger Weapon |
Epitaph |
| 185 |
Richard Underhill * |
Moment In Time |
Stubby |
| 186 |
Josh Ritter |
The Animal Years |
V2 |
| 187 |
Duchess Says * |
Noviciat Mere-Perruche |
Slum |
| 188 |
Black Turtleneck * |
Musical Chairs |
NRMLSWLCM |
| 189 |
Old Man Luedecke * |
Hinterland |
Black Hen |
| 190 |
The Vines |
Vision Valley |
Capitol |
| 191 |
The Aggrolites |
The Aggrolites |
Hellcat/Epitaph |
| 192 |
Isobel Campbell And Mark Lanegan |
Ballad Of The Broken Seas |
V2 |
| 193 |
Square Root Of Margaret * |
Cloud Nine Revisited |
Srom |
| 194 |
The Concretes |
In Colour |
EMI |
| 195 |
Yellowwood * |
Yellowwood |
Independent |
| 196 |
The Creeping Nobodies * |
1/2 Saboteur |
Bloodworks |
| 197 |
The Forecast |
In The Shadow Of Two Gunmen |
Victory |
| 198 |
Dwayne Doucette * |
Dwayne Doucette |
Independent |
| 199 |
Soundcity Hooligans * |
We Live As Boys Should |
Independent |
| 200 |
Turbulence |
Notorious |
VP |
