50 101 LES SAVY FAV ´LET´S STAY FRIENDS´
49 102 TED LEO & PHARMACISTS ´LIVING WITH THE LIVING´
48 102 INTERPOL ´OUR LOVE TO ADMIRE´
47 107 PATTY GRIFFIN ´CHILDREN RUNNING THROUGH´
46 113 QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE ´ERA VULGARIS´
40 119 PATRICK WOLF ´THE MAGIC POSITION´
39 122 DEERHOOF ´FRIEND OPPORTUNITY´
38 125 RUFUS WAINWRIGHT ´RELEASE THE STARS´
37 130 THE FIELD ´FROM HERE WE GO SUBLIME´
36 132 GRINDERMAN ´GRINDERMAN´
34 133 BJÖRK ´VOLTA´
34 133 OKKERVIL RIVER ´THE STAGE NAMES´
33 134 THE GOOD, THE BAD & THE QUEEN ´THE GOOD...´
32 142 THE NEW PORNOGRAPHERS ´CHALLENGERS´
31 145 ELLIOTT SMITH ´NEW MOON´
30 152 MODEST MOUSE ´WE WERE DEAD BEFORE THE SHIP...´
29 153 ARCTIC MONKEYS ´FAVOURITE WORST NIGHTMARE´
28 158 MENOMENA ´FRIEND AND FOE´
27 164 RILO KILEY ´UNDER THE BLACKLIGHT´
26 168 BLONDE REDHEAD ´23´
25 175 BEIRUT ´THE FLYING CLUB CUP´
24 176 ROBERT WYATT ´COMICOPERA´
23 177 KANYE WEST ´GRADUATION´
22 179 ANIMAL COLLECTIVE ´STRAWBERRY JAM´
21 180 BAND OF HORSES ´CEASE TO BEGIN´
20 184 OF MONTREAL ´HISSING FAUNA...´
19 187 P.J. HARVEY ´WHITE CHALK´
18 192 RYAN ADAMS ´EASY TIGER´
17 193 BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN ´MAGIC´
16 199 KINGS OF LEON ´BECAUSE OF THE TIMES´
15 203 BURIAL ´UNTRUE´
14 233 ROBERT PLANT/ALISON KRAUSS ´RAISING SAND´
13 273 BATTLES ´MIRRORED´
12 287 THE SHINS ´WINCING THE NIGHT AWAY´
11 311 FEIST ´THE REMINDER´
10 312 THE WHITE STRIPES ´ICKY THUMP´
9 314 WILCO ´SKY BLUE SKY´
8 318 IRON & WINE ´THE SHEPHERD´S DOG´
7 443 SPOON ´GA GA GA GA GA´
6 478 M.I.A. ´KALA´
5 479 PANDA BEAR ´PERSON PITCH´
4 501 THE NATIONAL ´BOXER´
3 501 LCD SOUNDSYSTEM ´SOUND OF SILVER´
2 528 RADIOHEAD ´IN RAINBOWS´
1 585 THE ARCADE FIRE ´NEON BIBLE´
If you're going to include dj's my idol Rodney Bingenheimer has grown rather found of the new Hard-fi record and the new Switches record. Don't forget the mayor.
Wow. I generally agree with that list. Only a few are too low and a few are too high.
Of course, the weird eclectic albums haven't gotten their Hipfork boost yet, and the idiosyncratic pop albums haven't gotten their Popmatters boost yet.