| Rank |
Artist |
Title |
Label |
| 1 |
Sonic Youth |
Rather Ripped |
Geffen |
| 2 |
Mstrkrft * |
The Looks |
Last Gang |
| 3 |
The Bicycles * |
The Good The Bad And The Cuddly |
Fuzzy Logic |
| 4 |
Thom Yorke |
The Eraser |
XL |
| 5 |
Peaches * |
Impeach My Bush |
XL |
| 6 |
Oneida |
Happy New Year |
Outside |
| 7 |
Vancougar * |
Losin' It! |
Scratch |
| 8 |
Hylozoists * |
La Fin Du Monde |
Boompa |
| 9 |
Camera Obscura |
Let's Get Out Of This Country |
Merge |
| 10 |
CSS |
Cansei De Ser Sexy |
Sub Pop |
| 11 |
Shout Out Out Out Out! * |
Not Saying Just Saying |
Normals Welcome |
| 12 |
Sufjan Stevens |
The Avalanche |
Asthmatic Kitty |
| 13 |
The Wailin' Jennys * |
Firecracker |
Jericho Beach |
| 14 |
Junior Boys * |
In The Morning |
Domino |
| 15 |
Afrodizz * |
Froots |
C4 |
| 16 |
Various |
Slaying Since 1996 |
Suicide Squeeze |
| 17 |
Tokyo Police Club * |
A Lesson In Crime |
Paper Bag |
| 18 |
Final Fantasy * |
He Poos Clouds |
Blocks Recording Club |
| 19 |
Cut Chemist |
The Audience's Listening |
Warner |
| 20 |
Various * |
Jamaica To Toronto: Soul, Funk And Reggae 1967-1974 |
Light In The Attic |
| 21 |
Feist * |
Open Season |
Arts & Crafts |
| 22 |
Ladyhawk * |
Ladyhawk |
Jagjaguwar/Storyboard |
| 23 |
Kinnie Starr * |
Anything |
Maple Music |
| 24 |
Various * |
Ready Or Not 2: Deep Jazz Grooves From The CBC Radio Archive |
Do Right |
| 25 |
Shapes And Sizes * |
Shapes And Sizes |
Asthmatic Kitty |
| 26 |
Nouvelle Vague |
Bande A Part |
Justin Time |
| 27 |
Tapes 'N Tapes |
The Loon |
Ibid/XL |
| 28 |
The Saffron Sect * |
Phosphorus Flash |
Fig |
| 29 |
The Knife |
Silent Shout |
Mute |
| 30 |
The Sadies * |
In Concert: Volume 1 |
Outside |
| 31 |
Rae Spoon And Rodney Decroo* |
Trucker's Memorial |
Northern Electric |
| 32 |
Pony Up! * |
Make Love To The Judges With Your Eyes |
Dim Mak |
| 33 |
Various * |
Fear Of A Digital Planet |
Vinyl Republik |
| 34 |
Sunset Rubdown * |
Shut Up I Am Dreaming |
Absolutely Kosher |
| 35 |
Tam * |
Tam |
Ecstatic Peace |
| 36 |
Michael Franti & Spearhead |
Yell Fire |
Anti |
| 37 |
Johnny Cash |
American V: A Hundred Highways |
American |
| 38 |
The Futureheads |
News And Tributes |
679/Warner |
| 39 |
The Matadors * |
Horrorbilly 9000 |
Stereo Dynamite |
| 40 |
M. Ward |
Post-War |
Merge |
| 41 |
The Paper Cranes * |
The Paper Cranes |
Unfamiliar |
| 42 |
Neil Young * |
Living With War |
Reprise |
| 43 |
D. Rangers * |
The Paw Paw Patch |
Dollartone |
| 44 |
Say Hi To Your Mom |
Impeccable Blahs |
Euphobia |
| 45 |
Pink Mountaintops * |
Axis Of Evol |
JagJaguwar/Scratch |
| 46 |
Cities In Dust * |
Night Creatures |
Paper Bag |
| 47 |
New York Dolls |
One Day It Will Please Us To Remember Even This |
Roadrunner |
| 48 |
The Dudes * |
Brain Heart Guitar |
Load |
| 49 |
Leather Uppers * |
Bright Lights |
Goner |
| 50 |
White Whale |
WW1 |
Merge |
| Rank |
Artist |
Title |
Label |
| 51 |
Ghost House * |
Departures |
Independent |
| 52 |
Lullaby Baxter * |
Garden Cities Of To-Morrow |
Boompa |
| 53 |
Joel And The Last Of The Neighbours * |
Antidote |
The Tong Dynasty |
| 54 |
Screaming Eagles * |
Enemy Gold |
Screaming Eagles |
| 55 |
Panurge * |
Walking In The Fog |
Last Gang |
| 56 |
The Jolts * |
Jinx |
Independent |
| 57 |
Jurassic 5 |
Feedback |
Interscope |
| 58 |
Various * |
Dig Your Roots: Aboriginal |
NCRA |
| 59 |
Comets On Fire |
Avatar |
Sub Pop |
| 60 |
Brightblack Morning Light |
Brightblack Morning Light |
Matador |
| 61 |
Carbon Dating Service * |
Carbon Dating Service |
Teargas |
| 62 |
Fred J. Eaglesmith * |
Milly's Cafe |
Independent |
| 63 |
Islands * |
Return To The Sea |
Equator |
| 64 |
Muse |
Black Holes And Revelations |
Warner |
| 65 |
Erase Errata |
Nightlife |
Kill Rock Stars |
| 66 |
Fond Of Tigers * |
A Thing To Live With |
Drip Audio |
| 67 |
The Lovely Feathers * |
Hind Hind Legs |
Equator |
| 68 |
The Pointed Sticks * |
Waiting For The Real Thing |
Sudden Death |
| 69 |
Rae Spoon * |
White Hearse Comes Rolling |
Washboard |
| 70 |
Jolie Holland |
Springtime Can Kill You |
Anti |
| 71 |
Thievery Corporation |
Versions |
ESL |
| 72 |
The Creepshow * |
Sell Your Soul |
Stereo Dynamite |
| 73 |
Blood Meridian * |
Kick Up The Dust |
Outside |
| 74 |
Bruce Cockburn * |
Life Short Call Now |
True North |
| 75 |
Regina Spektor |
Begin To Hope |
Sire |
| 76 |
Conrad * |
Never Would Have Guessed We Were All Blessed |
Independent |
| 77 |
Wire |
Pink Flag |
Pink Flag |
| 78 |
American Devices * |
American Devices |
Grenadine |
| 79 |
French Kicks |
Two Thousand |
Vagrant |
| 80 |
Caribou * |
Start Breaking My Heart/Up In Flames (Reissue) |
Domino |
| 81 |
Various |
Monsieur Gainsbourg Revisited |
Universal |
| 82 |
Amy Millan * |
Honey From The Tombs |
Arts & Crafts |
| 83 |
Bonnie 'Prince' Billy |
Cursed Sleep |
Drag City |
| 84 |
ESG |
Keep On Moving |
Soul Jazz |
| 85 |
The Husbands |
There's Nothing More I'd Like Than To See You Dead |
Swami |
| 86 |
Alvarius B |
Alvarius B |
Abduction |
| 87 |
Hot Chip |
The Warning |
EMI |
| 88 |
DJ Logic |
Zen Of Logic |
Ropeadope |
| 89 |
Various * |
Winnipeg Riot! |
Dionysus |
| 90 |
Various |
Classic Labor Songs |
Smithsonian Folkways |
| 91 |
Maps Of The Night Sky * |
Maps Of The Night Sky |
Locust Mount |
| 92 |
Lady Sovereign |
Size Don't Matter |
Chocolate Industries |
| 93 |
Duchess Says * |
Noviciat Mere-Perruche |
Slum |
| 94 |
Think About Life * |
Think About Life |
Alien 8 |
| 95 |
Eux Autres |
Hell Is Eux Autres |
Grenadine |
| 96 |
Nobody & Mystic Chords Of Memory |
Tree Colored See |
Mush |
| 97 |
Mojave 3 |
Puzzles Like You |
4AD |
| 98 |
Dr. Octagon |
The Return Of |
OCD Int'l |
| 99 |
Venetian Snares * |
Cavalcade Of Glee And Dadaist Happy Hardcore Pom Poms |
Planet Mu |
| 100 |
A Northern Chorus * |
Before We All Go To Pieces |
Black Mountain |
| Rank |
Artist |
Title |
Label |
| 101 |
Sunparlour Players * |
Hymns For The Happy |
Independent |
| 102 |
Hot Live Guys * |
Robbin' A Bank |
Transisitor 66 |
| 103 |
C.R. Avery Band* |
Chainsmoking Blues |
Independent |
| 104 |
Big Old Eyes * |
Cathedral & Cathedral |
Independent |
| 105 |
Ron Sexsmith * |
Time Being |
Warner |
| 106 |
The Cat Empire |
Two Shoes |
Virgin |
| 107 |
Danielson |
Ships |
Secretly Canadian |
| 108 |
Adrien Sala * |
High Water Everywhere |
Dollartone |
| 109 |
Grandaddy |
Just Like The Fambly Cat |
V2 |
| 110 |
Rise Against |
The Sufferer And The Witness |
Dreamworks |
| 111 |
Lesbo Vrouven * |
Je Reviens Genevieve |
P572 |
| 112 |
Milky Ways * |
Milky Ways |
Alive |
| 113 |
Girl Talk |
Night Ripper |
Illegal Art |
| 114 |
T. Nile * |
At My Table |
Independent |
| 115 |
Wire |
Chairs Missing |
Pink Flag |
| 116 |
Pressure Kill Common Style * |
Sad Animal |
Rectangle |
| 117 |
MV & EE With The Bummer Road |
Who Do You Love |
Timelag |
| 118 |
Emerald Cloud Cobra * |
Genou |
Independent |
| 119 |
Square Root Of Margaret * |
Cloud Nine Revisited |
Srom |
| 120 |
Four Tet |
DJ Kicks |
!K7 |
| 121 |
Boat |
Songs That You Might Not Like |
Magic Marker |
| 122 |
Don Caballero |
World Class Listening Problem |
Relapse |
| 123 |
Phoenix |
It's Never Been Like That |
Arts & Crafts |
| 124 |
Barracuda Sunrise * |
Barracuda Sunrise |
Independent |
| 125 |
Eshod Ibn Wyza * |
Ravenous |
Little Whore |
| 126 |
Black Mountain * |
Stormy High/Voices |
Suicide Squeeze |
| 127 |
Wordburglar * |
Burglaritis |
Hand Solo |
| 128 |
The Consumer Goods * |
Pop! Goes The Pigdog |
Grumpy Cloud |
| 129 |
Be Your Own Pet |
Be Your Own Pet |
Ecstatic Peace |
| 130 |
Joan Of Arc |
Intelligent Design Of Joan Of Arc |
Polyvinyl |
| 131 |
Good Ideas * |
Turning The Crank |
Crony |
| 132 |
The Dunes * |
Socialize W/ Life |
Independent |
| 133 |
Isan |
Trois Gymnopedies |
Morr Music |
| 134 |
Spoon |
Telephono And Soft Effects |
Merge |
| 135 |
Black Helicopter |
Invisible Jet |
Ecstatic Peace! |
| 136 |
Various * |
Alberta Wild Roses, Northern Lights |
Smithsonian Folkways |
| 137 |
The Walkmen |
A Hundred Miles Off |
Record Collection |
| 138 |
Ramblin' Jack Elliott |
I Stand Alone |
Anti |
| 139 |
The Neckers * |
Love And Infection |
Independent |
| 140 |
Andre Ethier * |
Secondathallum |
Paper Bag |
| 141 |
Nina Simone |
Little Girl Blue |
Fuel 2000 |
| 142 |
Broken Deer * |
Displaced Field Recordings |
Independent |
| 143 |
James Figurine |
Mistake Mistake Mistake Mistake |
Plug Research |
| 144 |
Silversun Pickups |
Carnavas |
Dangerbird |
| 145 |
Puffy AmiYumi |
Splurge |
Tofu |
| 146 |
The Flaming Lips |
At War With The Mystics |
Warner |
| 147 |
Five Alarm Funk * |
Five Alarm Funk |
Pacific |
| 148 |
Figurines |
Skeleton |
Morningside Music Inc. |
| 149 |
Mika Miko |
C.Y.S.L.A.B.F. |
Kill Rock Stars |
| 150 |
Ska Cubano |
Ay Caramba! |
Cumbancha |
| Rank |
Artist |
Title |
Label |
| 151 |
Daedelus |
Denies The Day's Demise |
Mush |
| 152 |
Theo Angell |
Dearly Beloved |
Amish |
| 153 |
Various |
Action Speaks Louder Than Words: Best SSS International Labels |
Vampisoul |
| 154 |
Sissy * |
All Under |
Global Underground |
| 155 |
Slow Hand Motem * |
Brosis |
Burnt Oak |
| 156 |
The Superfantastics * |
Like Letters |
Independent |
| 157 |
Various * |
The Greatest Underground Show On Earth: Calgary Metal |
Independent |
| 158 |
Noxagt |
Noxagt |
Load |
| 159 |
Dave Rave * |
Anthology Vol.1 |
Bullseye |
| 160 |
Bonnie Prince Billy |
Cursed Sleep |
Drag City |
| 161 |
Xavier Rudd * |
Food In The Belly |
Salt X |
| 162 |
Bella/Columbus * |
Split EP |
Pop Echo |
| 163 |
Anavan |
Anavan |
GSL |
| 164 |
Flogging Molly |
Whiskey On A Sunday |
Side One Dummy |
| 165 |
Cadence Weapon * |
Sharks + Remixes |
Upper Class |
| 166 |
Legend Killers * |
We're Workin' On It |
What Wave |
| 167 |
Jon Epworth And The Improvements* |
Wet On Wet |
Independent |
| 168 |
Vincat * |
I Like Their Older Stuff Better |
Independent |
| 169 |
vitaminsforyou * |
The Legend Of Bird's Hill |
Intr_Version |
| 170 |
Mr. Lif |
Mo' Mega |
Definitive Jux |
| 171 |
Various |
Reggae Gold 2006 |
VP |
| 172 |
Various * |
Leonard Cohen: I'm Your Man Soundtrack |
Verve Forecast |
| 173 |
The Format |
Dog Problems |
Nettwerk |
| 174 |
Flotilla * |
Disaster Poetry |
Independent |
| 175 |
Various |
Masters Of The Old Time Country Autoharp |
Smithsonian Folkways |
| 176 |
Maximus Dan |
Love Generation |
Bushfire |
| 177 |
The Johnsons * |
Gypsies For Life |
Spawner |
| 178 |
Leroy Brown * |
Genuine Love |
Independent |
| 179 |
Roots Manuva |
Alternately Deep |
Big Dada |
| 180 |
Nathan & The Zydeco Cha Chas |
Hang It High, Hang It Low |
Rounder |
| 181 |
Divine Heist * |
Pursuit |
Independent |
| 182 |
The Isley Brothers |
Baby Makin' Music |
Fontana |
| 183 |
Cheb I Sabbah |
La Ghriba: La Kahena Remixed |
Six Degrees |
| 184 |
Run Chico Run * |
Slow Action |
Boompa |
| 185 |
Peter Mansbridge And The CBCs* |
Love In The Country Songs |
Independent |
| 186 |
The Nymphets * |
Pro-Fucking-Motional |
Independent |
| 187 |
Oh No! Oh My! |
Oh No! Oh My! |
Independent |
| 188 |
The Eastern Stars |
July 5th 1961 |
Mental Monkey |
| 189 |
Sebadoh |
III |
Domino |
| 190 |
James Keelaghan * |
A Few Simple Verses |
Jericho Beach |
| 191 |
The Audiovisuals * |
The Audiovisuals |
Faint And Hearted |
| 192 |
Boards Of Canada |
Trans Canada Highway |
Warp |
| 193 |
Andrew Duke * |
Consumer Vs. User |
Phthalo |
| 194 |
Radio 4 |
Enemies Like This |
Astralwerks |
| 195 |
El Perro Del Mar |
El Perro Del Mar |
Memphis Industries |
| 196 |
Feu Therese * |
Feu Therese |
Constellation |
| 197 |
My Dad Vs. Yours * |
After Winter Must Come Spring |
Independent |
| 198 |
Jamie Lidell |
Mulitiply Editions |
Warp |
| 199 |
All Of Your Friends * |
All Of Your Friends EP |
Independent |
| 200 |
Various |
Studio One DJs 2 |
Soul Jazz |
