50. Benoit Pioulard, PRECIS
49. Final Fantasy, HE POOS CLOUDS
48. Jenny Lewis with The Watson Twins, RABBIT FUR COAT
47. Alan Jackson, LIKE RED ON A ROSE
46. Espers, II
45. Califone, ROOTS AND CROWNS
44. Joan as Police Woman, REAL LIFE
43. Beirut, GULAG ORKESTAR
42. Amy Diamond, STILL ME STILL NOW
41. BURIAL
40. Arctic Monkeys, WHATEVER PEOPLE SAY I AM, THAT’S WHAT I’M NOT
39. Yeah Yeah Yeahs, SHOW YOUR BONES
38. My My, SONGS FOR THE GENTLE
37. Marit Larsen, UNDER THE SURFACE
36. Toumani Diabate’s Symmetric Orchestra, BOULEVARD DE L’INDEPENDENCE
35. The Game, DOCTOR’S ADVOCATE
34. Band of Horses, EVERYTHING ALL THE TIME
33. J Dilla (Jay Dee), DONUTS
32. Thom Yorke, THE ERASER
31. Monkey Swallows the Universe, THE BRIGHT CARVINGS
30. The Roots, GAME THEORY
29. Scritti Politti, WHITE BREAD BLACK BEER
28. Scott Walker, THE DRIFT
27. Sunset Rubdown, SHUT UP I AM DREAMING
26. Annuals, BE HE ME
25. Tom Ze, ESTUDANDO O PAGODE
24. Liars, DRUM’S NOT DEAD
23. Belle and Sebastian, THE LIFE PURSUIT
22. Camera Obscura, LET’S GET OUT OF THIS COUNTRY
21. Thomas Mapfumo, RISE UP
20. Lindstrom, IT’S A FEEDELITY AFFAIR
19. Pet Shop Boys, FUNDAMENTAL
18. Grizzly Bear, YELLOW HOUSE
17. Asobi Seksu, CITRUS
16. Justin Timberlake, FUTURESEX/LOVESOUNDS
15. Peter Bjorn and John, WRITER’S BLOCK
14. T.I., KING
13. Sonic Youth, RATHER RIPPED
12. Guillemots, THROUGH THE WINDOWPANE
11. Booka Shade, MOVEMENTS
10. Joanna Newsom, YS
9. Junior Boys, SO THIS IS GOODBYE
8. Lil’ Wayne and DJ Drama, DEDICATION 2
7. The Hold Steady, BOYS AND GIRLS IN AMERICA
6. Ellen Allien and Apparat, ORCHESTRA OF BUBBLES
5. Clipse, HELL HATH NO FURY
4. TV on the Radio, RETURN TO COOKIE MOUNTAIN
3. The Knife, SILENT SHOUT
2. Hot Chip, THE WARNING
1. Ghostface Killah, FISHSCALE