1. Kanye West, Late Registration - 274
2. M.I.A., Arular - 153
3. Sufjan Stevens, Illinois - 84
4. Sleater-Kinney, The Woods - 555
5. Fiona Apple, Extraordinary Machine - 1156
6. The White Stripes, Get Behind Me Satan - 640
7. Antony and the Johnsons, I Am a Bird Now - 167
8. The Hold Steady, Separation Sunday - 1317
9. The New Pornographers, Twin Cinema - 632
10. My Morning Jacket, Z - 542
11. LCD Soundsystem - 342
12. Thelonius Monk Quartet With John Coltrane at Carnegie Hall - 2155
13. Amadou and Miriam, Dimanche a Bamako - 1868
14. Spoon, Gimme Fiction - 855
15. Common, Be - 729
16. Bright Eyes, I’m Wide Awake It’s Morning - 462
17. Beck, Guero - 1517
18. Bloc Party, Silent Alarm - 320
19. The Go! Team, Thunder, Lightning, Strike - 1114
20. Bettye LaVette, I’ve Got My Own Hell to Raise - ---
21. Gorillaz, Demon Days - 510
22. Animal Collective, Feels - 763
23. Art Brut, Bang Bang Rock & Roll - 764
24. Konono No. 1, Congotronics - ---
25. Kate Bush, Aerial - 1026
26. Franz Ferdinand, You Could Have It So Much Better - 477
27. John Legend, Get Lifted - 2042
28. Wolf Parade, Apologies to the Queen Mary - 884
29. The Mountain Goats, The Sunset Tree - 2493
30. System of a Down, Mezmerize - 1051
31. Dungen, Ta Det Lungt - 1584
32. Coldplay, X & Y - 1747
33. The Decemberists, Picaresque - 1136
34. Danger Doom, The Mouse and the Mask - 1612
35. Clap Your Hands Say Yeah - 1089
36. Deerhoof, The Runners Four - ---
37. Stars, Set Yourself on Fire - 2372
38. The National, Alligator - 1634
39. Young Jeezy, Let’s Get It: Thug Motivation 101 - ---
40. Bruce Springsteen, Devils and Dust - 1596
Highest-ranking album not on poll:
Sigur Ros, Takk - 1001
