| Rank |
Artist |
Title |
Label |
| 1 | Clinic | Walking With Thee | Domino |
| 2 | Various Artists | We're Twins Compilation 2001 | We're Twins |
| 3 | Teenage Fanclub and Jad Fair | Words of Wisdom and Hope | Alternative Tentacles |
| 4 | Deerhoof | Halfbird | Menlo Park |
| 5 | Infinite X's, the | s/t | Chainsaw |
| 6 | No-No's, the | Let Your Shadow Out | Animal World |
| 7 | Rocket from the Tombs | The Day the Earth Met the... | Smog Veil |
| 8 | Various Aritsts | It Came From Memphis Vol. 2 | Birdman |
| 9 | Detachment Kit, the | They Ragin. Quiet Army | Self-Starter Foundation |
| 10 | Racebannon | In the Grips of the Light | Secretly Canadian |
| 11 | Catfive | Kataphonics | Hip-hop Slam |
| 12 | Various Artists | Variable Access | Active Suspension |
| 13 | 90 Day Men | To Everybody | Southern |
| 14 | Menstruation Sisters | Dead at Slugs | Menlo Park |
| 15 | Central Falls | Latitude | Truckstop |
| 16 | Brother JT | Maybe We Should Take Some More? | Birdman |
| 17 | String Builder | s/t | Handsome |
| 18 | Various Artists | U-Sound Vol. 1 | Parallelism |
| 19 | ABCs, the | s/t | Troubleman Unlimited |
| 20 | Panthers | Are You Down?? | Troubleman Unlimited |
| 21 | David Kilgour | A Featherin the Engine | Merge |
| 22 | T Cells | s/t | Smash |
| 23 | Goodheart Allen Powell Trio | I can climb a tree, I can tie a knot. | Road Cone |
| 24 | Various Artists | True Classical CDs Sampler 2 | True Classical CDs/Transparency |
| 25 | Kill Me Tomorrow | Chrome Mellow | Silvergirl |
| 26 | Xiu Xiu | Knife Play | 5 Rue Christine |
| 27 | Various Artists | Compilation: Information | Imperial |
| 28 | Jackson 9 | Tales of Sleepy Holloworld Featuring Garry Coleman as the Voice of the Headless Horseman | Self-Released |
| 29 | Dressy Bessy | Sound Go Round | Kindercore |
| 30 | Laub | Filesharing | Kitty-Yo |
| 31 | Precious Bryant | Fool Me Good | Terminus |
| 32 | Barry Adamson + Pan Sonic | Motorlab #3 | Kitchen Motors/Omi |
| 33 | Spiny Anteaters | Well Laid Plans | Ba Da Bing |
| 34 | White Collar Crime | Their Laws are Dimwit Greed | Soft Skull |
| 35 | Planck Length | s/t | Self-Released |