| Rank |
Artist |
Title |
Label |
| 1 |
The Gossip |
Standing in the Way of Control |
Kill Rock Stars |
| 2 |
Delta 5 |
Singles and Sessions 1979-81 |
Kill Rock Stars |
| 3 |
Tender Forever |
The Soft and the Hardcore |
K |
| 4 |
Las Malas Amistades |
Jardin Interior |
Psycho-Path |
| 5 |
Nous Non Plus |
S/t |
Aeronaut |
| 6 |
The Advantage |
Elf Titled |
5RC |
| 7 |
Veronica Lipgloss |
The Witches Dagger |
GSL |
| 8 |
Arab Strap |
The Last Romance |
TransDreamer |
| 9 |
Katie the Pest |
This Giant Will Kill You |
Self |
| 10 |
Of Montreal |
Deflated Chime Foals Slightly Flower Sibylline Responses |
Polyvinyl |
| 11 |
Calvin Johnson |
Before the Dream Faded |
K |
| 12 |
Karl Blau |
Beneath Waves |
K |
| 13 |
The Ladies |
They Mean Us |
Temporary Residence |
| 14 |
Hawnay Troof |
Community |
Retard Disco |
| 15 |
Edith Frost |
It's a Game |
Drag City |
| 16 |
Venetian Snares |
Meathole |
Planet Mu |
| 17 |
Bonnie Prince Billy |
Summer in the Southeast |
Sea Note |
| 18 |
Dark Holler: Old Love Songs and Ballads |
Various Artists |
Smithsonian Folkways |
| 19 |
Vashti Bunyan |
Lookaftering |
DiCristina |
| 20 |
Skeleteen |
Bury the Seasons |
Self |
| 21 |
The Orb |
Okie Dokie Its the Orb on Kompakt |
Kompakt |
| 22 |
Blackbird |
Bird's Eye View |
Alpha Pup |
| 23 |
Avett Brothers |
Live Vol. 2 |
Ramseur |
| 24 |
P.O.S. |
Audition |
Rhymesayers |
| 25 |
Lady Sovereign |
Vertically Challenged |
Chocolate Industries |
| 26 |
Gogogo Airheart |
Rats! Sing! Sing! |
GSL |
| 27 |
Quintron and Miss Pussycat |
Swamptech |
Tigerbeat6 |
| 28 |
Caribou |
Marinoaudio |
Domino |
| 29 |
Aids Wolf |
Lovvers LP |
Love Pump United |
| 30 |
Jenny Lewis and the Watson Twins |
Rabbit Fur Coat |
Team Love |