| Rank |
Artist |
Title |
Label |
| 1 |
Rough Guide to Bachata |
Various ARtists |
World Music Network |
| 2 |
Nasio Fontaine |
Universal Cry |
Greensleeves Records |
| 3 |
Juana Molina |
Son |
Domino |
| 4 |
Rough Guide to Planet Rock |
Various Artists |
World Music Network |
| 5 |
Herb Alpert and the Tijuana Brass |
Whipped Cream and Other Delights Re Whipped |
Shout |
| 6 |
Rough Guide to the Music of Iran |
Various Artists |
World Music Network |
| 7 |
Sexteto Electronico Moderno |
Sounds from the Elegant World |
Vampi Soul |
| 8 |
Natacha Atlas |
Mish Maoul |
Mantra Recordings |
| 9 |
Jane Birkin |
Fictions |
EMI |
| 10 |
French Cafe |
Various Artists |
Putumayo |