BEST ALBUMS OF 2002
#	Artist	Album	Label
1	Paul Westerberg / Grandpaboy	Stereo/Mono	Vagrant
2	Doves	The Last Broadcast	Capitol
3	Sleater Kinney	One Beat	Kill Rock Stars
4	Flaming Lips	Yoshimi Battles The Pink Robots	Warner Bros.
5	…And You Will Know Us By The Trail Of Dead	Source Tags & Codes	Interscope
6	Low	Trust	Kranky
7	Elvis Costello	When I Was Cruel	Island
8	Interpol	Turn On The Bright Lights	Matador
9	Medeski, Martin, & Wood	Uninvisible	Blue Note
10	Anti-Pop Consortium	Arrhythmia	Warp
11	Spoon	Kill The Moonlight	Merge
12	Anomoanon	Asleep Many Years In The Wood	Temporary Residence
13	Neko Case	Blacklisted	Bloodshot
14	The Deathray Davies	The Day Of Ray	Idol
15	Chitlin’ Fooks	Did It Again	Hidden Agenda
16	Beck	Sea Change	Geffen
17	Clinic	Walking With Thee	Domino
18	The Reindeer Section	Son Of Evil Reindeer	Pias
19	Wilco	Yankee Hotel Foxtrot	Nonesuch
20	Concrete Blonde	Group Therapy	Manifesto

BEST ALBUMS OF 2003
#	Artist	Album	Label
1	Shins	Chutes Too Narrow	Sub Pop
2	Cat Power	You Are Free	Matador
3	Wrens	Meadowlands	Absolutely Kosher
4	Bonnie Prince Billy	Master And Everyone	Drag City
5	Decemberists	Castaways And Cutouts	Kill Rock Stars
6	Fiery Furnaces	Gallowbird’s Bark	Rough Trade
7	Ben Gibbard/Andrew Kenny	Home Volume 5	Post Parlo
8	Ken Stringfellow/Jon Auer	Private Sides	Arena Rock
9	Supergrass	Life On Other Planets	Island
10	Francine	28 Plastic Blue Versions Of Endings Without You	Q Division
11	Long Winters	When I Pretend To Fall	Barsuk
12	Decemberists	Her Majesty	Kill Rock Stars
13	Sun Kill Moon	Ghosts Of The Great Highway	Jetset
14	Metric	Old World Underground, Where Are You Now	Overcoat
15	American Analog Set	Promise Of Love	Tiger Style
16	Kaito	Band Red	spinART
17	Postal Service	Give Up	Sub Pop
18	Stars	Heart	Paper Bag
19	M. Ward	Transfiguration Of Vincent	Merge
20	Belle & Sebastian	Dear Catastrophe Waitress	Rough Trade

BEST ALBUMS OF 2004
#	Artist	Album	Label
1	Mirah	C’mon Miracle	K
2	Feist	Let It Die	Arts & Crafts
3	Loquat	It’s Yours To Keep	Jackpine Social Club
4	Mission Of Burma	OnOffOn	Matador
5	Pinback	Summer In Abaddon	Touch & Go
6	Elvis Costello	Delivery Man	Lost Highway
7	Fiery Furnaces	Blueberry Boat	Sanctuary
8	Rogue Wave	Out Of The Shadow	Sub Pop
9	Arcade Fire	Funeral	Merge
10	Camera Obscura	Underachievers Please Try Harder	Merge
11	Animal Collective	Sung Tongs	Splinter
12	Tegan & Sara	So Jealous	Vapor
13	Joanna Newsome	Milk-Eyed Mender	Drag City
14	Neko Case	The Tigers Have Spoken	Anti
15	Interpol	Antics	Matador
16	Modest Mouse	Good News For People Who Like Bad News	Sony
17	Stars	Set Yourself On Fire	Arts & Crafts
18	Wilco	A Ghost Is Born	Nonesuch
19	Kings Of Convienence	Riot On An Empty Street	Astralwerks
20	The Futureheads	The Futureheads	Sire

BEST ALBUMS OF 2005
#	Artist	Album	Label
1	Low	The Great Destroyer	Sub Pop
2	Bright Eyes	I’m Awake It’s Morning	Saddle Creek
3	Spinto Band	Nice & Nicely Done	Bar/None
4	Rogue Wave	Descended Like Vultures	Sub Pop
5	New Pornographers	Twin Cinema	Matador
6	Doves	Some Cities	Capitol
7	Spoon	Gimme Fiction	Merge
8	Out Hud	Let Us Never Speak Of It Again	Kranky
9	Animal Collective	Feels	Fat Cat
10	Matt Pond PA	Several Arrows Later	Altitude
11	Okkervil River	Black Sheep Boy	Jagjaguwar
12	Laura Viers	Year Of Meteors	Nonesuch
13	Aimee Mann	The Forgotten Arm	Superego
14	Sleater Kinney	The Woods	Sub Pop
15	Andrew Bird	The Mysterious Production Of Eggs	Righteous Babe
16	The Magic Numbers	The Magic Numbers	Capitol
17	Mountain Goats	The Sunset Tree	4AD
18	Bloc Party	Silent Alarm	Vice
19	Clap Your Hands Say Yeah!	Clap Your Hands Say Yeah!	S/R
20	Death Cab For Cutie	Plans	Atlantic

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