Albums
50 Matthew Dear – Black City
49 Ali Farka Toure & Toumani Diabate – Ali & Toumani
48 John Legend & The Roots- Wake Up!
47 Jane Weaver & Septieme Souer – The Fallen By Watch Bird
46 Peter Gabriel – Scratch My Back
45 Roky Erickson with Okkervil River – True Love Cast Out All Evil
44 Swans – My Father Will Guide Me Up A Rope To The Sky
43 The Besnard Lakes – Are The Roaring Night
42 Kelley Soltz – To Dreamers
41 Tom Jones – Praise and Blame
40 Eli Paperboy Reed – Come and Get It
39 Wyatt, Atzmon, Stephens – For The Ghosts Within
38 Gonjasufi – A Sufi And A Killer
37 Teenage Fanclub – Shadows
36 LCD Soundsystem – This Is Happening
35 M.I.A. - // / Y /
34 Villagers – Becoming A Jackal
33 The Roots – How I Got Over You
32 Robert Plant – Band of Joy
31 Neil Young – Le Noise
30 Janelle Monae – The ArchAndroid
29 Gill Scott-Heron – I’m New Here
28 DangerMouse and Sparklehorse – Dark Night of The Soul
27 Field Music – Field Music (Measure)
26 Gorrilaz – Plastic Beach
25 Foals – Total Life Forever
24 The Jim Jones Revue – Burning Your House Down
23 Sharon Jones and The Dap Kings – I Learned The Hard Way
22 Sam Amidon – I See The Sign
21 Isobel Campbell & Mark Lanegan - Hawk
20 Grinderman - Grinderman 2
19 Rumer – Seasons of My Soul
18 Caribou – Swim
17 Roots Manuva meets Wrongtom – Duppy Writer
16 Aerial Pink’s Haunted Graffiti – Before Today
15 Avi Buffalo – Avi Buffalo
14 Manic Street Preachers – Postcards From A Young Man
13 Joanna Newsom - Have One On Me
12 Mavis Staples – You Are Not Alone
11 Deerhunter – Halcyon Digest
10 Doug Paisley – Constant Companion
9 The Coral – Butterfly House
8 Phosphorescent – Here’s To Taking It Easy
7 Midlake – The Courage of Others
6 Paul Weller – Wakes Up The Nation
5 The Black Keys – Brothers
4 Edwyn Collins – Losing Sleep
3 MGMT – Congratulations
2 Arcade Fire – The Suburbs
1 John Grant – Queen of Denmark
Re-issues
20 Various - Alan Lomax In Haiti
19 Lightni'g Hopkins - His Blues
18 Kenny Graham And His Satellites - Moondog Suite
17 Charanjit Singh - Ten Ragas To A Disco Beat
16 Galaxie 500 - On Fire
15 Sandsy Denny - Sandy Denny
14 Neu! - Box
13 Bob Dylan - The Mono Box
12 Kris Kristofferson - Please Don't tell Me How the Story Ends: The Publishing Demos 1968-1972
11 David Bowie - Station To Station
10 Various - Theme Time Radio Hour Vol. 3
9 R.E.M. - Fables of The Reconstruction
8 The Teardrop Explodes - Kilimanjaro: Deluxe Edition
7 Robert Wyatt - His Greatest Misses
6 Bob Dylan - The Bootleg Series Vol. 9: The Witmark Demos
5 Miles Davis- Bitches Brew: Collector's Edition
4 Iggy and The Stooges - Raw Power
3 Jimi Hendrix - West Coast Seattle Boy
2 The Rolling Stones - Exile on Main St: Deluxe Edition
1 Bruce Springsteen - The Promise
Track of The Year: Janelle Monae - 'Tightrope'
Book of The Year: Rob Young - 'Electric Eden'
DVD of The Year: White, The Edge, Page - It Might Get Loud
Return of The Year: Edwyn Collins
Best of the rest
Jazz
10 John Ellis & Double-Wide - Puppet Mischief
9 Esperanza Spalding - Chamber Music Society
8 Nigel Price - Organ Trio... Live!
7 Paul Motian - Lost In A Dream
6 Secret Quartet - Bloor Street
5 Tom Harrell - Roman Nights
4 Ivo Neame - Caught In The Light of The Day
3 Django Bates - Beloved Bates
2 Grigoryan Brothers - Distance
1 Phronesis - Alive
Reggae Reissues
10 King Tubby - The Roots of Dub
9 Sound Iritation - Sound Iritation In Dub
8 Evolution of Dub: Vol 5 - The Missing Link
7 The Flying Lizards - The Secret Dub Life of The Flying Lizads
6 Dadawah - Peace and Love
5 King Tubby & The Aggrovaters - Shalom Dub
4 Prince Jammy - Strictly Dub
3 Gregogry Issacs - Private Lesson
2 Henry Junjo - Volcano Eruption
1 Lee Parry and The Upsetter - Sound System Scratch
Soundtracks
10 Various - Flipper Pyschout
9 Various - Shutter Island
8 Brian McBride - The Effective Disconnect
7 Hans Zimmer - Inception
6 Maurice Jarre - Lawrence of Arabia
5 Michael Small - Marathon Man/The Parallax View
4 Ray Budd - Get Carter
3 Lalo Schifrin - Bullit
2 Teho Teardo - Soundtrack Work 2004-2008
1 The The - Tony: A Soundtrack
Blues
10 Pokey LaFarge & The South City Three - Riverboat Soul
9 Cyndi Lauper - Memphis Blues
8 Jimmy Dawkins - Presents The Leric Stroy
7 Joe Bonamassa - Black Rock
6 Various - Fire In My Bones.. Raw + Rare Otherworldy African-American Gospel (1944-2007)
5 Janiva Magness - The Devil is An Angel Too
4 Oli Brown - Heads I Win Tales You Lose
3 Guitar Shorty - Bare Knuckle
2 Lightnin' Hopkins - His Blues
1 Various - Things About Comin' My Way: A Tribute To The Music Of The Mississippi Shieks
Folk
10 Emily Portman - The Glamoury
9 O'Hooley & Tidlow - Silent June
8 The Imagined Village - Empire & Love
7 Pete Coe - Backbane
6 Ian King - Panic Grass & Fever Few
5 Alasdair Roberts and Friends - Too Long In This Condition
4 Ewan McLennan - Rags and Riches
3 Bellowhead - Hedonism
2 The Burns Unit - Side Show
1 Eliza Carthy & Norma Waterson - Gift
Electronica
10 LCD Soundsystem - This Is Happening
9 Caribou - Swim
8 Reboot - Shunyata
7 Superpitcher - Kilmanjiro
6 Phaeleh - Fallen Light
5 Gold Panda - Lucky Shiner
4 Luke Abbot - Holkham Drones
3 Matthew Dear - Black City
2 Actress - Splazsh
1 Walls - Walls
Americana
10 Mountain Man - Made The Harbor
9 Isobel Campbell and Mark Lanegan - Hawk
8 Simon Joyner - Out Into The Snow
7 Kort - Invariable Heartache
6 Rocky Votolao - True Devotion
5 Bonnie 'Prince' Billy & The Cairo Gang - The Wonder Show of The World
4 Justin Townes Earle - Harlem River Blues
3 Curtis Harvey - Box of Stones
2 Dave Rawlings Machine - A Friend of A Friend
1 Willie Nelson - Country Music
World
10 Tamikrest - Adagh
9 Marcos Valle - Estatica
8 Sa Dingding - Harmony
7 Grupo Fantasma - El Existential
6 Hangai - Juan Zou De Rem
5 Ali Farka Toure & Toumani Diabate – Ali & Toumani
4 Konono No. 1 - Assume Crash Postion
3 The Chieftains ft. Ry Cooder - San Patrico
2 Carolina Chocolate Drops - Genuine Negro Jig
1 AfroCubism - AfroCubism
Underground
10 Sun Araw - On Patrol
9 Rachel Grimes - Book of Leaves
8 Harvey Milk - A Small Turn of Human Kindness
7 Richard Skelton - Landings
6 Barn Owl - Ancestral Star
5 Sophie Hutchings - Becalmed
4 Black Breath - Heavy Breathing
3 Tape & Bill Wells - Fugue
2 Peter Broderick How They Are
1 Endless Boogie - Full House Head
Wow. John Grant at #1 and MGMT in the top 5. Didn't see that coming. Will give both of those another spin now.
They gave perfect ratings to both albums, and also to Joanna Newsom, thats why i expected a higher placement, but top 20 and making the Q list (Ys didnt back in 2006) is cool. 
THANKS for posting this list now -- it will take a few weeks for my issue of Mojo to arrive in the mail, and I was eager to know what topped their list.
Fabulous for John Grant -- a gorgeous album, well-deserving of the top rank. Also great to see Doug Paisley at #10.
Q: where are Robyn, Sleigh Bells, Perfume Genius and Twin Shadow?
well for me personally I'm a huge fan of both britpop and shoegaze but I'd wouldn't even rank Blur or MBV amongst my top 10 favorite britpop and shoegaze bands. It's still odd to see them omitted while Tom Petty, Janet Jackson and the Stones are included.
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