| Rank |
Artist |
Title |
Label |
| 1 | The George W. Bush Singers | Songs in the Key of W. | True Believer |
| 2 | Julie Doiron | Goodnight Nobody | Jagujaguwar |
| 3 | IQU | Sun Q | Sonic Boom |
| 4 | Unbunny | Snow Tires | Hidden Agenda |
| 5 | Bloc Party | EP | Dim Mak |
| 6 | Andy Furgeson and the Boys Howdy | Listen: | Boy Howdy |
| 7 | Lovers | The Gutter and the Garden | Orange Twin |
| 8 | Joan of Arc | Joan of Arc, Dick Cheney, Mark Twain | Polyvinyl |
| 9 | Little Wings | Magic Wand | K |
| 10 | J.U.F. | Gogol Bordello vs. Tamir Muskrat | Stinky |
| 11 | Tapes n' Tapes | s/t | Ibid |
| 12 | Neurosis | The Eye of Every Storm | Neurot |
| 13 | Zelienople | Sleeper Coach | Loose Thread |
| 14 | Tim Hecker | Mirages | Alien 8 |
| 15 | V/A | Confuse Yr Idols | Narnack |
| 16 | Brother Ali | Champion EP | Rhymesavers |
| 17 | His and Her Vanities | A Thought process | Science of Sound |
| 18 | The Ivytree | Winged Leaves | Catsup Plate |
| 19 | Todd Buckler | Running Scared under the falling sky | Columns of Knowledge |
| 20 | Janiva Magness | Bury him at the Crossroads | Northern Blues |
| 21 | Hearse | Armageddon Mon Amour | Candlelight |
| 22 | Matt Curreri | How to Play the Songs Of | City Salvage |
| 23 | Mouse on Mars | Radical Connector | Thrill Jockey |
| 24 | New York Ensemble of Music | At the Helm | Ikef |
| 25 | Fuck | Those are Not My Bongos | Future Farmer |
| 26 | Gary Wilson | Mary Had Brown Hair | Stones Throw |
| 27 | V/A | MD8 | N5MD |
| 28 | Landing | Sphere | K |
| 29 | Eyvind Kang | Virginal Coordinates | Ipecac |
| 30 | Faun Fables | Early Song | Drag City |