1. THE STROKES - Is This It (RCA)

2. IDLEWILD - 100 Broken Windows (Food/Parlophone UK '00/Odeon/Capitol)

3. PERNICE BROTHERS - The World Won't End (Ashmont)

4. DESTROYER - Streethawk: A Seduction (Misra)

5. THE WHITE STRIPES - White Blood Cells (Sympathy For The Record Industry)

6. TREMBLING BLUE STARS - Alive To Every Smile (Shinkansen/Sub Pop)

7. FUGAZI - The Argument (Dischord)

8. SUPER FURRY ANIMALS - Rings Around The World (Epic UK import)

9. KRISTIN HERSH - Sunny Border Blue (4AD)

10. THE COUP - Party Music (75 Ark)

11. SMOG - Rain On Lens (Drag City)

12. OLD 97'S - Satellite Rides (Elektra)

13. HEFNER - We Love The City (Too Pure UK '00/Too Pure)

14. MARK EITZEL - The Invisible Man (Matador)

15. PULP - We Love Life (Island UK import)

16. ARAB STRAP - The Red Thread (Chemikal Underground/Matador)

17. THE CHAMELEONS - Why Call It Anything (Artful UK import)

18. FRANK BLACK AND THE CATHOLICS - Dog In The Sand (What Are Records?)

19. CHRISTINA ROSENVINGE - Frozen Pool (Smells Like Records)

20. NICK LOWE - The Convincer (Yep Roc)

21. STEPHEN MALKMUS - Stephen Malkmus (Matador)

22. KINGS OF CONVENIENCE - Quiet Is The New Loud (Source/Astralwerks)

23. NICK CAVE AND THE BAD SEEDS - No More Shall We Part (Reprise)

24. THE DISMEMBERMENT PLAN - Change (DeSoto)

25. LOW - Things We Lost In The Fire (Kranky)

26. ALICIA KEYS - Songs In A Minor (J)

27. GUIDED BY VOICES - Isolation Drills (TVT)

28. GENE - Libertine (Contra UK import)

29. RUFUS WAINWRIGHT - Poses (Dreamworks)

30. THE SHINS - Oh, Inverted World (Sub Pop)

31. SLUMBER PARTY - Psychedelicate (Kill Rock Stars)

32. DEATH CAB FOR CUTIE - The Photo Album (Barsuk)

33. TORI AMOS - Strange Little Girls (Atlantic)

34. TINDERSTICKS - Can Our Love... (Beggars Banquet)

35. FRANKLIN BRUNO - Kiss Without Makeup (Absolutely Kosher)

36. BUILT TO SPILL - Ancient Melodies Of The Future (Warner)

37. HOPE SANDOVAL & THE WARM INVENTIONS - Bavarian Fruit Bread

(Rough Trade/Sanctuary)

38. JOE HENRY - Scar (Mammoth)

39. SON, AMBULANCE AND BRIGHT EYES - Oh Holy Fools - The Music Of Son,

Ambulance And Bright Eyes (Saddle Creek)

40. THE REINDEER SECTION - Y'all Get Scared Now, Ya Hear! (Bright Star)