| Rank |
Artist |
Title |
Label |
| 1 | Quails,The | We Are The Quails | Inconvenient |
| 2 | Stereo Total | Musique Automatique | Bobsled |
| 3 | Kent 3, The | Spells | Burn Burn Burn |
| 4 | Gasoline | Take It To The People | Estrus |
| 5 | Okkervil River | Don't Fall In Love With Everyone | Jagjaguwar |
| 6 | Sean Na Na | My Magesty | French Kiss |
| 7 | Bitesize | Sophomore Slump | Packing Heat! |
| 8 | Desaparecidos | Read Music/Speak Spanish | Saddle-Creek |
| 9 | Matt Pond PA | This Is Not The Green Fury 7" | Polyvinyl |
| 10 | Kill Me Tomorrow | Chrome Mellow | Silvergirl |
| 11 | Manifolds/DC Special | Split CD | Needles And Pins |
| 12 | Electrelane | Rock It To The Moon | Mr. Lady |
| 13 | Mekons | Fear And Whiskey | Quarterstick |
| 14 | Mates of State | Our Constant Concern | Polyvinyl |
| 15 | White Collar Crime | Their Laws Are Dimwit Greed | Soft Skull |
| 16 | Richard Devine | Aleamapper | Schematic |
| 17 | Xiu Xiu | Knife Play | 5 Rue Christine |
| 18 | Blanket Music/Noise for Pretend | Split EP | Hush |
| 19 | Lords of Altamont | To Hell With The Lords | Sympathy for The Record Industry |
| 20 | Mutants | Fun Terminal | White Noise |
| 21 | Hives, The | Main Offender | Big Wheel Recreation |
| 22 | Miighty Flashlight | s/t | Jade Tree |
| 23 | Strobe Talbot | 20 Pop Songs | Alternative Tentacles |
| 24 | Arkham | s/t | Cuneiform |
| 25 | Fog | s/t | Ninja Tune |
| 26 | Western Expanse | s/t | self-released |
| 27 | Mensen | Stand Up for Yourself 7" | Wrench |
| 28 | Saturday People, The | s/t | Slumberland |
| 29 | Dishes, The | s/t 7" | Glazed |
| 30 | Acoustic Guitar Trio | Acoustic Guitar Trio | Incus |
| 31 | Destroy All Nels Cline | s/t | Atavistic |
| 32 | Lassie Foundation, The/Duraluxe | I Duel Sioux And The Ale of Saturn | Grand Theft Autumn |
| 33 | Soiled Doves | Hot Siberian Heat 7" | King of The Monsters |
| 34 | Halifax Pier | Put Your Gloves On And Wave | Temporary Residence |
| 35 | Massacre | Meltdown | Tzadik |
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