| Rank |
Artist |
Title |
Label |
| 1 |
Mother Mother * |
O My Heart |
Last Gang |
| 2 |
The Bicycles * |
Oh No It's Love |
Fuzzy Logic |
| 3 |
TV On The Radio |
Dear Science |
Touch And Go |
| 4 |
Chad VanGaalen * |
Soft Airplane |
Flemish Eye/Sub Pop |
| 5 |
Sylvie * |
Trees And Shade Are Our Only Fences |
Smallman |
| 6 |
B.A. Johnston * |
Stairway To Hamilton |
Just Friends |
| 7 |
The Dears * |
Missiles |
Dangerbird |
| 8 |
The Organ * |
Thieves |
Mint |
| 9 |
Of Montreal |
Skeletal Lamping |
Polyvinyl |
| 10 |
The Souljazz Orchestra * |
Manifesto |
Do Right! Music |
| 11 |
Land Of Talk * |
Some Are Lakes |
Saddle Creek |
| 12 |
Sebastien Grainger * |
Sebastien Grainger & The Mountains |
Outside |
| 13 |
Jenny Omnichord * |
Charlotte Or Otis |
Label Fantastic |
| 14 |
Deerhunter |
Microcastle |
Kranky |
| 15 |
School Of Seven Bells |
Alpinisms |
Ghostly International |
| 16 |
Final Fantasy * |
Spectrum, 14th Century |
Blocks Recording Club |
| 17 |
Isobel Campbell And Mark Lanegan |
Sunday At Devil Dirt |
Fontana |
| 18 |
Brian Eno And David Byrne |
Everything That Happens Will Happen Today |
Todo Mundo |
| 19 |
Thievery Corporation |
Radio Retaliation |
Eighteenth Street Lounge Music |
| 20 |
Deerhoof |
Offend Maggie |
Kill Rock Stars |
| 21 |
The Maynards * |
Date & Destroy |
Independent |
| 22 |
DD/MM/YYYY * |
777 |
Independent |
| 23 |
Love Is All |
A Hundred Things Keep Me Up At Night |
Whats Your Rupture |
| 24 |
Vivian Girls |
Vivian Girls |
In The Red |
| 25 |
Jill Barber * |
Chances |
Outside |
| 26 |
T. Dekker/Great Lake Swimmers * |
Song Sung Blue EP |
Weewerk |
| 27 |
The Pack A.D. * |
Funeral Mixtape |
Mint |
| 28 |
Rae Spoon * |
Superior You Are Inferior |
Washboard |
| 29 |
Various * |
Weewerk Is 6! |
Weewerk |
| 30 |
Los Campesinos! |
We Are Beautiful, We Are Doomed |
Arts & Crafts |
| 31 |
Library Voices * |
Hunting Ghosts (And Other Collected Shorts) |
Young Soul |
| 32 |
Bloc Party |
Intimacy |
Atlantic |
| 33 |
Gang Gang Dance |
Saint Dymphna |
The Social Registry |
| 34 |
Elliott Brood * |
Mountain Meadows |
Six Shooter |
| 35 |
Marnie Stern |
This Is It... |
Kill Rock Stars |
| 36 |
Arkells * |
Jackson Square |
Dine Alone |
| 37 |
Belle And Sebastian |
The BBC Sessions |
Matador |
| 38 |
Mavis Staples |
Live At The Hideout |
Anti |
| 39 |
Various * |
Nothing On But Your Radio: Live Sessions From CJSW 90.9 |
Independent |
| 40 |
Fucked Up * |
The Chemistry Of Common Life |
Matador |
| 41 |
Michael Rault * |
Crash! Bang! Boom! |
Chickadee |
| 42 |
FemBots * |
Calling Out |
Weewerk |
| 43 |
I'm From Barcelona |
Who Killed Harry Houdini? |
EMI |
| 44 |
Mount Eerie |
Lost Wisdom |
P.W. Elverum & Sun |
| 45 |
Stars * |
Sad Robot |
Arts & Crafts |
| 46 |
Jenny Lewis |
Acid Tongue |
Warner |
| 47 |
Okkervil River |
The Stand Ins |
Jagjaguwar |
| 48 |
The Stolen Minks * |
High Kicks |
New Romance For Kids |
| 49 |
Jay Crocker * |
Below The Ocean Over |
Artunit |
| 50 |
Crystal Stilts |
Alight Of Night |
Slumberland |
| Rank |
Artist |
Title |
Label |
| 51 |
Department Of Eagles |
In Ear Park |
4AD |
| 52 |
The Waking Eyes * |
Holding Onto Whatever It Is |
Coalition |
| 53 |
Her Space Holiday |
XOXO Panda, And The New Kid Revival |
Mush |
| 54 |
Kings Of Leon |
Only By The Night |
RCA |
| 55 |
Tigerrr Beat * |
Don't Bother Me While I'm Doing Magic |
Independent |
| 56 |
Wintermitts * |
Heirloom |
Independent |
| 57 |
Novillero * |
A Little Tradition |
Mint |
| 58 |
Mr. Pine * |
Rewilding |
Whiskey Lad |
| 59 |
Artist Of The Year * |
vELOUR bRIGADE |
Cheezy Soundz |
| 60 |
Waking Eyes * |
Holding On To Whatever It Is |
WEA |
| 61 |
The Stills * |
Oceans Will Rise |
Arts & Crafts |
| 62 |
Winter Gloves * |
About A Girl |
Paper Bag |
| 63 |
The Magnificent 7's * |
Dirty Roads |
Transistor 66 |
| 64 |
Various * |
Paper Bag Records Winter Sampler |
Paper Bag |
| 65 |
Ruby Coast * |
Projectable Collections |
Independent |
| 66 |
The Craft Economy * |
Is On Your Side |
Independent |
| 67 |
Kaiser Chiefs |
Off With Their Heads |
Universal |
| 68 |
caUSE co-MOTION! |
It's Time! |
Slumberland |
| 69 |
Brian Borcherdt * |
Coyotes |
Hand-Drawn Dracula |
| 70 |
Hexes And Ohs * |
Bedroom Madness |
Noise Factory |
| 71 |
Hank III |
Damn Right Rebel Proud |
Sidewalk |
| 72 |
Women * |
Women |
Flemish Eye |
| 73 |
Hey Rosetta! * |
Into Your Lungs |
Sonic |
| 74 |
Amadou & Mariam |
Welcome To Mali |
Because Music |
| 75 |
Lioness * |
Lioness |
New Romantic |
| 76 |
The Sea And Cake |
Car Alarm |
Thrill Jockey |
| 77 |
The Decemberists |
Always The Bridesmaid: A Singles Series |
Capitol |
| 78 |
Thor * |
Keep The Dogs Away |
Scratch |
| 79 |
These Arms Are Snakes |
Tail Swallower And Dove |
Suicide Squeeze |
| 80 |
Aidan Baker And Tim Hecker* |
Fantasma Parastasie |
Alien8 |
| 81 |
Past Lives |
Strange Symmetry |
Suicide Squeeze |
| 82 |
Vatican Chainsaw Massacre * |
Hazy Skies Over Martha's Vineyard |
Goodfellow |
| 83 |
Reefer |
Reefer |
Alphapup |
| 84 |
A Block Of Yellow |
Do I Do |
Around Sounds |
| 85 |
The Matadors * |
Sweet Revenge |
Yeah Right! |
| 86 |
Various * |
Everybody Dance Now: Songs From Hamilton Vol 3 |
Independent |
| 87 |
Menahan Street Band |
Make The Road By Walking |
Dunham |
| 88 |
Bad Flirt * |
Virgin Talk |
Kartel |
| 89 |
Lowfish * |
Frozen And Broken |
Noise Factory |
| 90 |
Blitzen Trapper |
Furr |
Sub Pop |
| 91 |
Green Go * |
Ghosts Of The Future |
Independent |
| 92 |
Aids Wolf * |
Cities Of Glass |
Skingraft |
| 93 |
Hush Arbors |
Hush Arbors |
Ecstatic Peace! |
| 94 |
Religious Knives |
The Door |
Ecstatic Peace! |
| 95 |
Bend Sinister * |
Stories Of Brothers, Tales Of Lovers |
Distort |
| 96 |
Squarepusher |
Just A Souvenir |
Warp |
| 97 |
Santogold |
Santogold |
Downtown |
| 98 |
Jolie Holland |
The Living And The Dead |
Anti |
| 99 |
The Peptides * |
Stereo Stereo |
Independent |
| 100 |
Various * |
Just West Of Something Big |
CFRU 93.3 FM |
| Rank |
Artist |
Title |
Label |
| 101 |
Jay Reatard |
Matador Singles '08 |
Matador |
| 102 |
Ian Tyson * |
Yellowhead To Yellowstone |
Stony Plain |
| 103 |
Adam Mowery * |
Port City Burning |
Independent |
| 104 |
The Danks * |
Samples |
Independent |
| 105 |
The One Night Band * |
Hit And Run |
Stomp |
| 106 |
Snow Patrol |
A Hundred Million Suns |
Universal |
| 107 |
Woodhands * |
Heart Attack |
Paper Bag |
| 108 |
Stone River * |
Valley Of The Butterflies |
Independent |
| 109 |
Raygun Cowboys * |
Raygun Cowboys |
Stumble |
| 110 |
Woodland Telegraph * |
Signs Revival Hymns |
Northern Folklore |
| 111 |
Mogwai |
The Hawk Is Howling |
Matador |
| 112 |
Ookpikk * |
Total Home Job Full-Length Version |
So Called |
| 113 |
Kieran Hebden And Steve Reid |
NYC |
Domino |
| 114 |
Lucinda Williams |
Little Honey |
Lost Highway |
| 115 |
Flight Of The Conchords |
Flight Of The Conchords |
Sub Pop |
| 116 |
Max Tundra |
Parallax Error Beheads You |
Domino |
| 117 |
Laura Barrett * |
Victory Garden |
Paper Bag |
| 118 |
Danny Lockwood * |
A Few Of My Favourite Grooves |
Independent |
| 119 |
Don Vail * |
Don Vail LP |
Independent |
| 120 |
The Creepshow * |
Run For Your Life |
Stomp |
| 121 |
Hospital Grade * |
Secrets & Sawdust |
Independent |
| 122 |
Grails |
Doomsdayer's Holiday |
Temporary Residence |
| 123 |
Kate Rogers Band* |
Beauregard |
Independent |
| 124 |
The Organizers * |
This Old Town's Filled With Sin |
Independent |
| 125 |
Mardeen * |
Read Less Minds |
Independent |
| 126 |
The Buttless Chaps * |
Cartography |
Mint |
| 127 |
Parlovr * |
Parlovr |
Independent |
| 128 |
Theset * |
Never Odd Or Even |
Independent |
| 129 |
Q-Tip |
The Renaissance |
Universal |
| 130 |
Hospital Bombers |
Footnotes |
Excelsior |
| 131 |
Parts And Labor |
Recievers |
Jagjaguwar |
| 132 |
Human Highway * |
Moody Motorcycle |
Secret City |
| 133 |
Saint Alvia * |
Between The Lines |
Stomp |
| 134 |
The Fratellis |
Here We Stand |
Interscope |
| 135 |
The Postmarks |
By-The-Numbers |
Unfiltered |
| 136 |
The Clash |
Live At Shea Stadium |
Epic |
| 137 |
The Soiree * |
Minor Details |
Independent |
| 138 |
M. Mucci * |
Under The Tulip Tree |
Tall House |
| 139 |
Dylan Thomas And The Vancouver Vipers* |
Fortune Teller Miracle Fish |
Sakamano |
| 140 |
Balacade * |
Sundown Morning |
Old Life |
| 141 |
Spiral Beach * |
Bonus! |
Independent |
| 142 |
Relief Maps * |
Graveyard Smash |
Independent |
| 143 |
Eagles Of Death Metal |
Heart On |
Downtown |
| 144 |
Fujiya And Miyagi |
Lightbulbs |
Deaf Dumb & Blind |
| 145 |
Larkin Grimm |
Parplar |
Young God |
| 146 |
Nail Salon * |
Rad City (7-Eleven) |
Independent |
| 147 |
Noah And The Whale |
Peaceful, The World Lays Me Down |
Cherry Tree |
| 148 |
The Mississippi Kings * |
Long Time Comin' |
Independent |
| 149 |
Building Castles Out Of Matchsticks * |
Secret Land |
Trace |
| 150 |
Sebastien Grainger * |
American Names |
Outside |
| Rank |
Artist |
Title |
Label |
| 151 |
Amelia Curran * |
War Bridges |
Six Shooter |
| 152 |
Valery Gore * |
Avalanche To The Wandering Bear |
Do Right |
| 153 |
Birdapres * |
Toothpaste |
Marathon Of Dope |
| 154 |
Various * |
Royally Sparked |
Sparks Music |
| 155 |
Dropping Out * |
Demo |
Independent |
| 156 |
The White Wires * |
Girly Girly Girly |
Going Gaga |
| 157 |
Chandra |
Transportation |
Cantor |
| 158 |
Trickbag * |
Tricknology |
Independent |
| 159 |
Wet Nose Hero * |
Congratulations Ha Ha Ha |
Burnt Oak |
| 160 |
The Olympic Symphonium * |
More In Sorrow Than In Anger |
Forward Music Group |
| 161 |
The City Streets * |
Concentrated Living |
Independent |
| 162 |
Honey & The Money * |
The Elephant In The Room |
EMI Canada |
| 163 |
Anathallo |
Canopy Glow |
Anticon |
| 164 |
The Walkmen |
You & Me |
Gigantic |
| 165 |
The Hoa Hoa's * |
Sonic Bloom |
Optical Sound |
| 166 |
You Say Party! We Say Die! * |
Remik's Cube |
Paper Bag |
| 167 |
Bison BC * |
Quiet Earth |
Metal Blade |
| 168 |
Beast * |
Beast |
Pheromone |
| 169 |
High Places |
High Places |
Thrill Jockey |
| 170 |
The Hold Steady |
Stay Positive |
Vagrant |
| 171 |
The Public Library * |
The Dark Birds |
Independent |
| 172 |
Cold War Kids |
Loyalty To Loyalty |
Downtown |
| 173 |
Cat Power |
Dark End Of The Street |
Matador |
| 174 |
Antony And The Johnsons |
Another World |
Secretly Canadian |
| 175 |
Tom Gabel |
Heart Burns |
Sire |
| 176 |
Juana Molina |
Un dia |
Domino |
| 177 |
Shout Out Out Out Out/San Serac * |
In The End It's Your Friends/Friends |
Normals Welcome |
| 178 |
Husband And Knife * |
An End |
Divorce |
| 179 |
The Manhattan Love Suicides |
Burnt Out Landscapes |
Magic Marker |
| 180 |
Bette & Wallet * |
Voici... Bette & Wallet |
Saspooray |
| 181 |
Brutal Knights * |
Living By Yourself + Bonus |
Deranged |
| 182 |
DB Buxton Revue* |
No Refund |
Independent |
| 183 |
Campbell Apartment, The |
Insomniac's Almanac |
Blacktop |
| 184 |
Language Arts * |
Small Run |
Independent |
| 185 |
Black Lungs * |
Send Flowers |
Dine Alone |
| 186 |
Trevor Caswell |
Folksinger Blues |
TCM |
| 187 |
XX Teens |
Welcome To Goon Island |
Mute |
| 188 |
Moka Only * |
Carrots And Eggs |
Urbnet |
| 189 |
Longwave |
Secrets Are Sinister |
Original Signal |
| 190 |
The Human Statues * |
The Human Statues |
Independent |
| 191 |
Giant Sand |
proVISIONS |
Yep Roc |
| 192 |
The High Dials * |
Moon Country |
Independent |
| 193 |
Lou Reed |
Berlin: Live At St. Ann's Warehouse |
Matador |
| 194 |
Pretty And Nice |
Get Young |
Hardly Art |
| 195 |
Lara Yule Singh * |
The Great Divine |
Independent |
| 196 |
Saul Williams |
The Inevitable Rise And Liberation Of Niggy Tardust |
Fader |
| 197 |
El Guincho |
Alegranza |
Young Turks |
| 198 |
The Cure |
4:13 Dream |
Geffen |
| 199 |
Compadres |
Buddy Where You Been? |
Independent |
| 200 |
Fleet Foxes |
Fleet Foxes |
Sub Pop |
