| Rank |
Artist |
Title |
Label |
| 1 |
Yo La Tengo |
I Am Not Afraid Of You And I Will Beat Your Ass |
Matador |
| 2 |
Chad VanGaalen * |
Skelliconnection |
Flemish Eye/Sub Pop |
| 3 |
The Sadies * |
In Concert: Volume 1 |
Outside |
| 4 |
The Bicycles * |
The Good The Bad And The Cuddly |
Fuzzy Logic |
| 5 |
Shout Out Out Out Out! * |
Not Saying Just Saying |
Nrmls Wlcm |
| 6 |
The Hidden Cameras * |
Awoo |
Evil Evil |
| 7 |
Mstrkrft * |
The Looks |
Last Gang |
| 8 |
Sufjan Stevens |
The Avalanche |
Asthmatic Kitty |
| 9 |
The Mountain Goats |
Get Lonely |
4AD |
| 10 |
M. Ward |
Post-War |
Merge |
| 11 |
Ratatat |
Classics |
XL |
| 12 |
Thom Yorke |
The Eraser |
XL |
| 13 |
Various * |
Leonard Cohen: I'm Your Man Soundtrack |
Verve Forecast |
| 14 |
Golden Dogs * |
Big Eye Little Eye |
True North |
| 15 |
Sonic Youth |
Rather Ripped |
Geffen |
| 16 |
Andre Ethier * |
Secondathallum |
Paper Bag |
| 17 |
CSS |
Cansei De Ser Sexy |
Sub Pop |
| 18 |
Oneida |
Happy New Year |
Outside |
| 19 |
Cut Chemist |
The Audience's Listening |
Warner |
| 20 |
The Dears * |
Gang Of Losers |
Maple Music |
| 21 |
Comets On Fire |
Avatar |
Sub Pop |
| 22 |
Nomeansno * |
All Roads Lead To Ausfahrt |
Ant Acid Audio |
| 23 |
Hylozoists * |
La Fin Du Monde |
Boompa |
| 24 |
Blood Meridian * |
Kick Up The Dust |
Outside |
| 25 |
Les Breastfeeders * |
Les Matins De Grand Soirs |
Blow The Fuse |
| 26 |
AA Soundsystem * |
Laissez Faire... |
Saved By Radio |
| 27 |
Various |
Slaying Since 1996 |
Suicide Squeeze |
| 28 |
The Stance * |
Shall Inherit The Earth |
Just Friends |
| 29 |
Bob Wiseman * |
Theme And Variations |
Blocks Recording Club |
| 30 |
Peaches * |
Impeach My Bush |
XL |
| 31 |
Junior Boys * |
In The Morning |
Domino |
| 32 |
Lambchop |
Damaged |
Merge |
| 33 |
Shapes And Sizes * |
Shapes And Sizes |
Asthmatic Kitty |
| 34 |
Sebadoh |
III |
Domino |
| 35 |
Wooden Wand And The Sky High Band |
Second Attention |
Kill Rock Stars |
| 36 |
Tokyo Police Club * |
A Lesson In Crime |
Paper Bag |
| 37 |
Angela Desveaux * |
Wandering Eyes |
Thrill Jockey |
| 38 |
Panurge * |
Walking In The Fog |
Last Gang |
| 39 |
Pinback |
Nautical Antiques |
Ace Fu |
| 40 |
Roots Manuva |
Alternately Deep |
Big Dada |
| 41 |
Tapes 'N Tapes |
The Loon |
Ibid/XL |
| 42 |
Camera Obscura |
Let's Get Out Of This Country |
Merge |
| 43 |
Cursive |
Happy Hollow |
Saddle Creek |
| 44 |
Johnny Cash |
American V: A Hundred Highways |
American |
| 45 |
Junior Boys * |
So This Is Goodbye |
Domino |
| 46 |
The Old Soul * |
She's Got Party Davis Eyes |
Hand Of God |
| 47 |
Eric Bachmann |
To The Races |
Saddle Creek |
| 48 |
The Dead C |
Vain, Erudite And Stupid |
Ba Da Bing! |
| 49 |
Electrelane |
Singles, B-Sides And Live |
Too Pure |
| 50 |
Radio Birdman |
Zeno Beach |
Independent |
| Rank |
Artist |
Title |
Label |
| 51 |
Ecstatic Sunshine |
freckle wars |
CarPark |
| 52 |
Various * |
Jamaica To Toronto: Soul, Funk And Reggae 1967-1974 |
Light In The Attic |
| 53 |
The Duhks * |
Migrations |
Sugar Hill |
| 54 |
Bonnie Prince Billy |
Cursed Sleep |
Drag City |
| 55 |
Rae Spoon And Rodney Decroo* |
Trucker's Memorial |
Northern Electric |
| 56 |
French Kicks |
Two Thousand |
Vagrant |
| 57 |
Afrodizz * |
Froots |
C4 |
| 58 |
The Wailin' Jennys * |
Firecracker |
Jericho Beach |
| 59 |
My Brightest Diamond |
Bring Me The Workhorse |
Asthmatic Kitty |
| 60 |
Jim Byrnes * |
House Of Refuge |
Black Hen |
| 61 |
Uzeda |
Stella |
Touch & Go |
| 62 |
Wordburglar * |
Burglaritis |
Hand Solo |
| 63 |
Windom Earle * |
Gold Wave |
Boost Ventilator |
| 64 |
Anoice |
Remmings |
Important |
| 65 |
All Of Your Friends * |
All Of Your Friends EP |
Independent |
| 66 |
Slayer |
Christ Illusion |
Warner |
| 67 |
The Thermals |
The Body, The Blood, The Machine |
Sub Pop |
| 68 |
The Knife |
Silent Shout |
Mute |
| 69 |
Fond Of Tigers * |
A Thing To Live With |
Drip Audio |
| 70 |
TV On The Radio |
Return To Cookie Mountain |
Interscope |
| 71 |
Pony Up! * |
Make Love To The Judges With Your Eyes |
Dim Mak |
| 72 |
Muse |
Black Holes And Revelations |
Warner |
| 73 |
KEN Mode * |
Reprisal |
Escape Artist |
| 74 |
Various |
Monsieur Gainsbourg Revisited |
Universal |
| 75 |
Heartless Bastards |
All This Time |
Fat Possum |
| 76 |
Big Old Eyes * |
Cathedral & Cathedral |
Independent |
| 77 |
Daedelus |
Denies The Day's Demise |
Mush |
| 78 |
Golden Smog |
Another Fine Day |
Lost Highway |
| 79 |
Ani Difranco |
Reprieve |
Righteous Babe |
| 80 |
Feist * |
Open Season |
Arts & Crafts |
| 81 |
Nouvelle Vague |
Bande A Part |
Justin Time |
| 82 |
Grizzly Bear |
Yellow House |
Warp |
| 83 |
Michael Franti & Spearhead |
Yell Fire |
Anti |
| 84 |
Square Root Of Margaret * |
Cloud Nine Revisited |
Srom |
| 85 |
Kat Burns And Forest City Lovers* |
Kat Burns And Forest City Lovers |
Play The Triangle |
| 86 |
Headlights |
Kill Them With Kindness |
Polyvinyl |
| 87 |
Cancer Bats * |
Birthing The Giant |
Distort |
| 88 |
Alexisonfire * |
Crisis |
Distort |
| 89 |
Kinnie Starr * |
Anything |
Maple Music |
| 90 |
Mark Davis * |
Don't You Think We Should Be Closer |
Independent |
| 91 |
The Superfantastics * |
Like Letters |
Independent |
| 92 |
The Goat Island Extrapolation * |
The Goat EP |
Aardskarf |
| 93 |
Lesbo Vrouven * |
Je Reviens Genevieve |
P572 |
| 94 |
Versus * |
Silverback |
Independent |
| 95 |
Joel And The Last Of The Neighbours * |
Antidote |
The Tong Dynasty |
| 96 |
The Jolts * |
Jinx |
Independent |
| 97 |
Fiery Furnaces |
Bitter Tea |
Fat Possum |
| 98 |
Wire |
154 |
Pink Flag |
| 99 |
Lullaby Baxter * |
Garden Cities Of To-Morrow |
Boompa |
| 100 |
Various * |
Fear Of A Digital Planet |
Vinyl Republik |
| Rank |
Artist |
Title |
Label |
| 101 |
Erase Errata |
Nightlife |
Kill Rock Stars |
| 102 |
Trevor Caswell * |
Mr. Poirier |
Independent |
| 103 |
The Grass * |
Oranges |
C & C |
| 104 |
Dubmatix * |
Atomic Subsonic |
7 Arts |
| 105 |
Pajo |
1968 |
Drag City |
| 106 |
Conrad * |
Never Would Have Guessed We Were All Blessed |
Independent |
| 107 |
Emily Haines And The Soft Skeleton* |
Knives Don't Have Your Back |
Last Gang |
| 108 |
Ladyhawk * |
Ladyhawk |
Jagjaguwar/Storyboard |
| 109 |
DL Incognito * |
Organic Music For A Digital World |
Urbnet |
| 110 |
Various |
Shake It! Off The Hip Sampler #1 |
Off The Hip |
| 111 |
SubHumans * |
New Dark Age Parade |
G7 Welcoming Committee |
| 112 |
Mika Miko |
C.Y.S.L.A.B.F. |
Kill Rock Stars |
| 113 |
Bruce Cockburn * |
Life Short Call Now |
True North |
| 114 |
James Kochalka Superstar |
Spread Your Evil Wings And Fly |
Rykodisc |
| 115 |
J Dilla |
The Shining |
BBE |
| 116 |
Ten Year Drought * |
Memoranda |
Independent |
| 117 |
The Saffron Sect * |
Phosphorus Flash |
Fig |
| 118 |
Oh No |
Exodus Into Unheard Rhythms |
Stones Throw |
| 119 |
Matt Friedberger |
Winter Women/Holy Ghost Language |
859 |
| 120 |
Sam Lawrence 5 * |
This City Is A Fist |
Double Hell |
| 121 |
Soma Sonic |
Simplicity |
Subsonic |
| 122 |
Broadcast |
The Future Crayon |
Warp |
| 123 |
Daughters |
Hell Songs |
Hydra Head |
| 124 |
Fractal Pattern * |
Absent From But Not Entirely Within The Landscape |
Independent |
| 125 |
Caribou * |
Start Breaking My Heart/Up In Flames (Reissue) |
Domino |
| 126 |
Kobo Town * |
Independence |
Independent |
| 127 |
Archie Bronson Outfit |
Derdang Derdang |
Domino |
| 128 |
Meatdraw * |
Meatdraw |
Self Righteous |
| 129 |
Espers |
II |
Drag City |
| 130 |
Supersuckers |
Paid |
Independent |
| 131 |
Screaming Eagles * |
Enemy Gold |
Screaming Eagles |
| 132 |
Modern Boys Modern Girls * |
Edge Of My Blade |
Independent |
| 133 |
Six Organs Of Admittance |
The Sun Awakens |
Drag City |
| 134 |
Various * |
Classic Canadian Songs |
Smithsonian Folkways |
| 135 |
Loka |
Fire Sheperds |
Ninja Tune |
| 136 |
Maxime De La Rochefoucauld * |
Orchestraki |
Storyboard |
| 137 |
A Northern Chorus * |
Before We All Go To Pieces |
Black Mountain |
| 138 |
The Husbands |
There's Nothing More I'd Like Than To See You Dead |
Swami |
| 139 |
Four Tet |
DJ Kicks |
!K7 |
| 140 |
Yunyu |
Spiked Soul |
Independent |
| 141 |
White Whale |
WW1 |
Merge |
| 142 |
Alton Ellis |
I'm Still In Love With You |
Heartbeat |
| 143 |
Shabaam Sahdeeq |
Strategize |
Draft |
| 144 |
Great Aunt Ida * |
How They Fly |
Northern Electric |
| 145 |
Fake Cops * |
Thundertheft |
Reluctant |
| 146 |
Barley Wik * |
Beyond The Dawn |
Pacific Music |
| 147 |
Joan Of Arc |
Intelligent Design Of Joan Of Arc |
Polyvinyl |
| 148 |
Snowden |
Anti-Anti |
Jade Tree |
| 149 |
Adam Green |
Jacket Full Of Danger |
Rough Trade |
| 150 |
Sheglank'd Shoulders * |
Endless Grind |
Handsome Dan |
| Rank |
Artist |
Title |
Label |
| 151 |
Maher Shalal Hash Baz |
Faux Depart |
Yik Yak |
| 152 |
Primal Scream |
Riot City Blues |
Columbia |
| 153 |
Sunparlour Players * |
Hymns For The Happy |
Independent |
| 154 |
Ammoncontact |
With Voices |
Ninja Tune |
| 155 |
OK Cobra * |
OK Cobra |
Urbnet |
| 156 |
Senor Coconut |
Yellow Fever |
Essay |
| 157 |
Lenya B |
clues and lies |
Independent |
| 158 |
Kaki King |
Until We Felt Red |
Velour |
| 159 |
James Keelaghan * |
A Few Simple Verses |
Jericho Beach |
| 160 |
Barracuda Sunrise * |
Barracuda Sunrise |
Independent |
| 161 |
Motorhead |
Kiss Of Death |
Sanctuary |
| 162 |
Ali Farka Toure |
Savane |
World Circuit |
| 163 |
Joey Only And The Effigy* |
Quesnel Country |
Independent |
| 164 |
Cinister Cee * |
Cinstrumentals |
Neferiu |
| 165 |
The Bronx |
The Bronx |
Island |
| 166 |
Lady Sovereign |
Love Me Or Hate Me |
Def Jam |
| 167 |
The Dunes * |
Socialize W/ Life |
Independent |
| 168 |
dDub |
Awake At Dawn |
Vunderchick New Zealand |
| 169 |
Ron Leary * |
The Road In Between |
Independent |
| 170 |
Cities In Dust * |
Night Creatures |
Paper Bag |
| 171 |
Richard Buckner |
Meadow |
Merge |
| 172 |
Neil Young * |
Living With War |
Reprise |
| 173 |
Feuermusik * |
Goodbye, Lucille |
Independent |
| 174 |
The Bummers * |
The Bummers |
Independent |
| 175 |
Bell Orchestre * |
Recording A Tape The Colour Of The Light |
Rough Trade |
| 176 |
Lily Allen |
Alright, Still... |
Regal |
| 177 |
Tam * |
Tam |
Ecstatic Peace |
| 178 |
Easy Star All Stars |
Radiodread |
Easy Star |
| 179 |
The Paper Cranes * |
The Paper Cranes |
Unfamiliar |
| 180 |
Ukrainia * |
Ukrainia |
Independent |
| 181 |
Artist Of The Year * |
Cut Disco |
Cheezy Sounds |
| 182 |
Ruth Minnikin * |
Folk Art |
Independent |
| 183 |
Various |
Rebop: The Savoy Remixes |
Savoy Jazz |
| 184 |
Matt Masters * |
Centennial Swell |
Dollartone |
| 185 |
Tanya Mullings * |
Nuh Easy |
Shocking Vibes |
| 186 |
Telefuzz * |
The Financiers Of Samsara |
Upstairs |
| 187 |
Various |
Rogue's Gallery: Pirate Ballads, Sea Songs, & Chanteys |
Anti |
| 188 |
Ska Cubano |
Ay Caramba! |
Cumbancha |
| 189 |
Think About Life * |
Think About Life |
Alien 8 |
| 190 |
Steve Lacy And John Heward* |
Recessional (For Oliver Johnson) |
Mode |
| 191 |
Seconds To Go * |
Seconds To Go |
Pop Culture |
| 192 |
Brightblack Morning Light |
Brightblack Morning Light |
Matador |
| 193 |
Various * |
Ready Or Not 2: Deep Jazz Grooves From The CBC Radio Archive |
Do Right |
| 194 |
Be Your Own Pet |
Summer Sensations |
Ecstatic Peace |
| 195 |
Final Fantasy * |
He Poos Clouds |
Blocks Recording Club |
| 196 |
Hot Chip |
The Warning |
EMI |
| 197 |
The Marble Index * |
Watch Your Candles, Watch Your Knives |
Universal |
| 198 |
Burning Babylon |
Garden Of Dub |
Mars |
| 199 |
Slow Hand Motem * |
Brosis |
Burnt Oak |
| 200 |
Various |
The Kings Of Diggin' |
BBE/Rapster |
