| Rank |
Artist |
Title |
Label |
| 1 | Joy | Joy | Shrimper |
| 2 | Azita | Enantiodromia | Drag City |
| 3 | Adlib | Manipulator | Adlib |
| 4 | Various Artists | All's Fair In Love and Chickfactor | Enchante |
| 5 | Photobooth | Photobooth | Photobooth |
| 6 | Antipop vs. Matthew Shipp | Antiopo vs. Matthew Shipp | Thirsty Ear |
| 7 | Four Tet | Rounds | Domino |
| 8 | Various Artists | Senza Tregua | BCT/Enterruption/Schizophrenic/Ponk-111 |
| 9 | The Forms | Icarus | Three Spheres |
| 10 | Colongib & Octopus Inc. | Kfat012cd | Kracfive |
| 11 | No Neck Blues Band | Intonomancy | Soundatone |
| 12 | +/- | Holding Patterns | Teen Beat |
| 13 | DJ Broken Window | Parallel Universe #1 | Violent Turd |
| 14 | Jackie Mittoo | Champion In The Arena 1976-1977 | Blood & Fire |
| 15 | Lucero | The Attic Tapes | Soul Is Cheap |
| 16 | Dame Darcy | Greatest Hits | Bop Tart/Action Driver |
| 17 | Neon Hunk | Smarmy Mob | Load |
| 18 | Goa! | Goa! | Robosapien |
| 19 | Gossip | Movement | Kill Rock Stars |
| 20 | Dengue Fever | Dengue Fever | Mimicry |
| 21 | Noxagt | Turning It Down Since 2001 | Load |
| 22 | Various Artists | Classic Blues | Smithsonian Folkways |
| 23 | Kaada | Thank You for Giving Me Your Valuable Time | Ipecac |
| 24 | California Snow Story | One Good Summer EP | Shelflife |
| 25 | Various Artists | Ikebana: Merzbow's Amlux Rebuilt, Reused and Recycled | Important |
| 26 | Evolution Control Committee | Plagiarythm Nation | Seeland |
| 27 | Lowlights | Lowlights | Darla |
| 28 | Various Artists | All Tomorrow's Parties 3.0 | ATP |
| 29 | Caesar | This Ruined Palace | 5ive Happiness |
| 30 | Unwed Sailor | The Marionette and The Music Box | Burnt Toast |
| 31 | Various Artists | Wanna Buy A Craprak? | Carpark |
| 32 | Adam Johnson | Chigliak | Merck |
| 33 | Various Artists | Songs From The Basement | WTUL |
| 34 | Hella | Bitches Ain't Shit But Good People EP | Suicide Squeeze |
| 35 | Wire | Send | Pink Flag |