| Rank |
Artist |
Title |
Label |
| 1 | The Orphans | The Orphans 7" | Malo |
| 2 | Daedalus | The Quiet Party | Plug Research |
| 3 | The Apes | Street Warz | Planasia |
| 4 | The Mae Shi | To Hit Armor Class Zero | Self-Released |
| 5 | Encre | Encre | Clapping Music |
| 6 | Amon Tobin | Out From Out Where | Ninja Tune |
| 7 | Various Artists | Mollie's Mix | Kill Rock Stars |
| 8 | Eleni Mandell | Country For True Lovers | Zedtone |
| 9 | Moving Units | Moving Units | Palm Pictures |
| 10 | Atom and His Package | Attention! Blah, Blah, Blah... | Hopeless |
| 11 | Devendra Banhart | Oh Me Oh My | Young God |
| 12 | Jello Biafra | Machine Gun | Alternative Tentacles |
| 13 | Intima | Peril and Panic | Slowdance |
| 14 | Rye Coalition | Jersey Girls | Tigerstyle |
| 15 | Pas/Cal | The Handbag Memoirs | Le Gran Magistery |
| 16 | Meanest Man Contest | Merit | Plug Research |
| 17 | Sparklers | Secret Snow 7" | Fantastic |
| 18 | Rogers Sisters | Purely Evil | Troubleman Unlimited |
| 19 | Various Artists | Wire Tapper 09 | Wire |
| 20 | Xiu Xiu | A Promise | 5RC |
| 21 | Lightning Bolt | Wonderful Rainbow | Load |
| 22 | GI Joe Killaz | GI Joe Killaz | Cobra |
| 23 | Glass Candy | Love Love Love | Troubleman Unlimited |
| 24 | Jeff Hanson | Son | Kill Rock Stars |
| 25 | Nobukazu Takemura | 10th | Thrill Jockey |
| 26 | Multiplex | Mixt | Sentan |
| 27 | Machine Drum | Urban Biology | Merck |
| 28 | Sea of Tombs | Sea of Tombs | Gravity |
| 29 | Pleasurehorse | Bareskin Rug | Load |
| 30 | Paul J. Bosse | Bell Jar | Angry Rodent |
| 31 | The Starvations | Horrified Eyes 7" | GSL |
| 32 | Various Artists | Black and Proud Vol. 1 | Trikont |
| 33 | Ruins | Tzomborgha | Ipecac |
| 34 | Alaska! | Emotions | B-Girl |
| 35 | Gary Wilson | Forgotten Lovers | Motel |
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