1. Kanye West [The College Dropout]
2. Loretta Lynn [Van Lear Rose]
3. Franz Ferdinand [Franz Ferdinand]
4. Brian Wilson [Smile]
5. The Arcade Fire [Funeral]
6. Wilco [A Ghost Is Born]
7. U2 [How To Dismantle An Atomic Bomb]
8. Rilo Kiley [More Adventurous]
9. Green Day [American Idiot]
10. Modest Mouse [Good News For People Who Love Bad News]