2004

1.  Seven Swans, Sufjan Stevens

2.  Riot on An Empty Street, Kings of Convenience

3.  Good News For People Who Love Bad News, Modest Mouse

4.  Final Straw, Snow Patrol

5.  A Ghost Is Born, Wilco

2003

1.  Elephant, The White Stripes

2.  Ghosts of the Lost Highway, Sun Kil Moon

3.  It Still Moves, My Morning Jacket

4.  Give Up, The Postal Service

5.  Transatlanticism, Death Cab For Cutie

6.  Welcome Interstate Managers, Fountains of Wayne

6.  Heavier Things, John Mayer

7.  Sumday, Grandaddy

8.  Logic Will Break Your Heart, The Stills

9.  Sacred Love, Sting

10.  Welcome to the Monkeyhouse, The Dandy Warhols

2002

1.  Yoshimi Battles The Pink Robots, The Flaming Lips

2.  Yankee Hotel Foxtrot, Wilco

3.  Demolition, Ryan Adams

4.  The Last Broadcast, Doves

5.  Let Go, Nada Surf

6.  Sea Change, Beck

7.  Mono/Stereo, Paul Westerberg

8.  Daybreaker, Beth Orton

9.  A Rush of Blood to the Head, Coldplay

10.  Lapolco, Brendan Benson

11.  Sha Sha, Ben Kweller

12.  Rings around the World, Super Furry Animals

13.  About a Boy, Soundtrack

14.  The Remote Part, Idlewild

15.  Daylight, Duncan Sheik

2001

1.  Kid A, Radiohead 

2.  Stephen Malkmus, Stephen Malkmus

3.  Musicforthemorningafter, Pete Yorn

4.  Room for Squares, John Mayer

5.  Gold, Ryan Adams

6.  This Is It, The Strokes

7.  V, Live

8.  Saving All Angels, Ash

9.  Stay Who You Are, Saves the Day

10.  Greatest Hits, Paul Simon

2000

1.  Parachutes, Coldplay

2.  Silver & Gold, Neil Young

3.  All That You Can't Leave Behind, U2

4.  White Ladder, David Gray

5.  Lovers Rock, Sade