| Rank |
Artist |
Title |
Label |
| 1 | Hives, The | Main Offender | Big Wheel Recreation |
| 2 | Mates of State | Our Constant Concern | Polyvinyl |
| 3 | Vogue, The | As Brass And Satin | Made In Mexico |
| 4 | Stratford 4 | The Revolt Against Tired Noise | Jetset |
| 5 | SyZyGys | Eyes On Green | Tzadik |
| 6 | Various Artists | Flying Side Kick | Broken Rekids |
| 7 | Destroy All Nels Cline | s/t | Atavistic |
| 8 | Bitesize | Sophomore Slump | Packing Heat! |
| 9 | Chalk | Black Box Broken | Deary Me |
| 10 | Herman Dune | Turn Off The Light | Prohibited |
| 11 | Rubber City Rebels | Re-Tired | White Noise |
| 12 | Champagne Kiss | Dancing In The Pockets of Thieves | |
| 13 | Centr-o-matic | Distance And Clime | Idol |
| 14 | Dishes, The | s/t | Glazed |
| 15 | Mutants | Fun Terminal | White Noise |
| 16 | Young Canadians | Joyride On The Western Front | White Noise |
| 17 | Various Artists | Friday At The Hideout | Norton |
| 18 | Chromatics | s/t 7" | Hand Held Heart |
| 19 | Slim Cessna's Auto Club | s/t | Alternative Tentacles |
| 20 | Mensen | Stand Up for Yourself | Wrench |
| 21 | Lassie Foundation, The/Duraluxe | I Duel Sioux And The Ale of Saturn | Grand Theft Autumn |
| 22 | Andalusia | Such A Heavenly Eyesore | Kitchenwhore/Skyscraping |
| 23 | Phoenicia | Odd Job Description | Schematic |
| 24 | Tower Recordings | Folkscene | Communion |
| 25 | Detachment Kit, The | Attacks On Brighter America | Self-Starter Foundation |
| 26 | Mandell, Eleni | Turn On The Lights 7" | Heart of A Champion |
| 27 | Bonobo | Animal Magic | Ninja Tune |
| 28 | Spokane | The Proud Graduates | Jagjaguwar |
| 29 | Western Expanse | s/t | self-released |
| 30 | Otto Von Schirach | Escalo Frio | Schematic |
| 31 | Butchies | Where R We 7" | Mr. Lady |
| 32 | Massacre | Meltdown | Tzadik |
| 33 | Soiled Doves | s/t 7" | King of The Monsters |
| 34 | Sonna | We Sing Loud Sing Soft Tonight | Temporary Residence |
| 35 | Nad Navillus | Show Your Face | Jagjaguwar |
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