| Rank |
Artist |
Title |
Label |
| 1 | The George W. Bush Singers | Songs in the Key of W. | True Believer |
| 2 | Bloc Party | EP | Dim Mak |
| 3 | Lovers | The Gutter and the Garden | Orange Twin |
| 4 | Unbunny | Snow Tires | Hidden Agenda |
| 5 | Tapes 'n Tapes | s/t | ibid |
| 6 | Andy Furgeson and the Boys Howdy | Listen: | Boy Howdy |
| 7 | Lars Horntveth | Pooka | Smalltown Supersound |
| 8 | Little Wings | Magic Wand | K |
| 9 | Gary Wilson | Mary Had Brown Hair | Stones Throw |
| 10 | Bookmobile | Keys | Woodson Lateral |
| 11 | Icarus | I Tweet the Birdy Electric | Leaf Label |
| 12 | Faun Fables | Early Song | Drag City |
| 13 | Din-ST | Yamu D'Din | Schematic/Asphodel |
| 14 | V/A | Confuse Yr Idols | Narnack |
| 15 | New York Ensemble of Music | At the Helm | Ikef |
| 16 | Flossin | Lead Singer | Ache |
| 17 | Landing | Sphere | K |
| 18 | Lukas Ligeti | Mystery System | Tzadik |
| 19 | The Vulvettes | This is the Science We Believe In | Dragnet |
| 20 | Dub Narcotic Sound System | Degenerate Introduction | K |
| 21 | Triakel | Songs from 63 Degrees North | North Side |
| 22 | Guitar Wolf | Loverock | Narnack |
| 23 | Climax Golden Twins | Highly Bred and Sweetly Tempered | North East Indie |
| 24 | V/A | MD8 | N5MD |
| 25 | Kenn | The Sun is Always Setting | Futurestatic |
| 26 | Fuck | Those Are Not My Bongos | Future Farmer |
| 27 | Frog Eyes | The Folded Palm | Absolutely Kosher |
| 28 | V/A | Miad | Somia |
| 29 | Dave Van Ronk | And the Tin Pan Bended, and the Story Ended | Smithsonian |
| 30 | Adem | Homesongs | Domino Recording Co. |