| Rank |
Artist |
Title |
Label |
| 1 | Deadly Snakes | I'm Not Your Soldier Anymore | In the Red |
| 2 | Four Corners | Say You're a Scream | Kindercore |
| 3 | Faint | Danse Macabre | Saddle Creek |
| 4 | Raya Wrath of Fancan | s/t | Dark Piglet |
| 5 | White Stripes | White Blood Cells | Sympathy for the Record Industry |
| 6 | Patsy | In a Briefcase | Self-Released |
| 7 | Pullman | Viewfinder | Thrill Jockey |
| 8 | Various Artists | Tigerbeat6 Inc. | Tigerbeat6 |
| 9 | Superchunk | Late-Century Dream | Merge |
| 10 | Tune in Tokyo | Make Me Eternal | Buddy System |
| 11 | Rondelles | Shined Nickels and Loose Change | K |
| 12 | Stars as Eyes | Freedom Rock | Tigerbeat6 |
| 13 | Ex Orkest | Een Rondje Holland | Ex |
| 14 | Truman's Water | Truman's Water | Emperor Jones |
| 15 | Man or Astro-Man? | Beyond the Black Hole | Estrus |
| 16 | Various Artists | Syrup and Gasoline Vol. 2 | Grenadine |
| 17 | Bablicon | A Flat Inside A Fog... | Misra |
| 18 | King Brothers | s/t | In the Red |
| 19 | Clean | Getaway | Merge |
| 20 | Dirtbombs | Ultraglide In Black | In the Red |
| 21 | Tight Bro's From Way Back When | Lend You a Hand | Kill Rock Stars |
| 22 | Darling | Santa Barbara 7/17/01 | Self-Released |
| 23 | Screws | Shake Your Monkey | In the Red |
| 24 | Zeek Sheck | Zemag Daeh | Toyo |
| 25 | Skye Klad | s/t | Mutant |
| 26 | Lesser | Mensa Dance Squad | Tigerbeat6 |
| 27 | Siddeleys | Slum Clearance | Matinee |
| 28 | Residents | Ickey Flix | East Side Digital |
| 29 | Electric Company | 62-56 | Tigerbeat6 |
| 30 | Eastenburia | s/t | Japan Overseas |
| 31 | Pussycat Trash | 1992-95: The Brat Years | Troubleman |
| 32 | Edith Frost | Wonder Wonder | Drag City |
| 33 | Matthew Ship String Trio | Expansion, Power, Release | Hatology |
| 34 | (The Real) Tuesday Weld | Where Psyche Meets Cupid | Kindercore |
| 35 | Scared of Chaka | Crossing with Switchblades | Hopeless |