1. The White Stripes – Elephant
2. Ted Leo / Pharmacists – Hearts of Oak
3. The Shins – Chutes Too Narrow
4. Nada Surf – Let Go
5. Portastatic – Summer of the Shark
6. The Deadly Snakes – Ode to Joy
7. My Morning Jacket – It Still Moves
8. The Wrens – The Meadowlands
9. The Strokes – Room on Fire
10. Blur – Think Tank
11. The Postal Service – Give Up
12. Decibully – City of Festivals
13. The Jayhawks – Rainy Day Music
14. The Unicorns – Who Will Cut Our Hair When We’re Gone?
15. Supergrass – Life on Other Planets
16. Radiohead – Hail to the Thief
17. Centro-Matic – Love You Just the Same
18. The Libertines – Up the Bracket
19. OutKast – Speakerboxxx/The Love Below
20. M. Ward – The Transfiguration of Vincent
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