1. Oceansize – Effloresce
2. JJ72- I to Sky
3. Beulah – Yoko
4. The Notwist – Neon Golden
5. Calla – Televise
6. The Stills – Logic Will Break Your Heart
7. Radiohead – Hail To The Thief
8. The Postal Service – Give Up
9. Polak – Rubbernecking
10. The Weakerthans - Reconstruction Site
11. Sigur-Ros – ( )
12. The Shins – Chutes Too Narrow
13. Super Furry Animals – Phantom Power
14. Nada Surf – Let Go
15. The Delgados – Hate
16. Sufjan Stevens – Greetings From Michigan
17. Grandaddy – Sumday
18. Broken Social Scene – You Forget It In People
19. The Constantines – Shine A Light
20. Okkervil River – Down The River Of Golden Dreams

Posted back in the day. I think Constantines would move up, Songs: Ohia and The Decemberists would have to replace someone. Other than that my list is about right.

1. Wrens - Meadowlands
2. Prefuse 73 - One Word Extinguisher
3. A Perfect Circle - Thirteenth Step
4. King Geedorah - Take Me To Your Leader
5. Death Cab For Cute - Transatlanticism
6. White Stripes - Elephant
7. Lightning Bolt - Wonderful Rainbow
8. Four Tet - Rounds
9. Calla - Televise
10. Mars Volta - De-Loused In The Comatorium
11. Grandaddy - Sumday
12. Radiohead - Hail To The Thief
13. Beth Orton - Other Side Of Daybreak
14. Fire Theft S/T
15. Madlib - Shades Of Blue
16. Constatines - Shine A Light
17. Damien Jurado - Where Shall You Take Me?
18. Kaada - Thank You For Giving Me Your Valuable Time
19. Black Eyed Peas - Elephunk
20. Paper Airplane Pilots - The History Of Flying

honorable mention: Beulah, Viktor Vaughn, My Morning Jacket, Manitoba, Frank Black & Catholics, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Kings Of Leon, Soulive

45. OKKERVIL RIVER - DOWN THE RIVER OF GOLDEN DREAMS (25)
1. SHINS - CHUTES TOO NARROW (166)
57. DECEMBERISTS - HER MAJESTY THE DECEMBERISTS (20)
47. M. WARD - TRANSFIGURATIONS OF VINCENT (24)
2. WRENS - MEADOWLANDS (162)
20. WEAKERTHANS - RECONSTRUCTION SITE (52)
141. LUCERO - THAT MUCH FURTHER WEST (7)
30. SUFJAN STEVENS - GREETINGS FROM MICHIGAN THE GREAT LAKE STATE (36)
3. RADIOHEAD - HAIL TO THE THIEF (147)
292. GRAND CHAMPEEN - ONE THAT BROUGHT YOU (3)
397. NATURAL HISTORY - BEAT BEAT HEARTBEAT (2)
4. BROKEN SOCIAL SCENE - YOU FORGOT IT IN PEOPLE (113)
55. DELGADOS - HATE (21)
165. OVER THE RHINE - OHIO (6)
13. FOUR TET - ROUNDS (64)
16. STROKES - ROOM ON FIRE (55)
34. PAPER AIRPLANE PILOTS - HISTORY OF FLYING (32)
41. DAMIEN RICE - O (26)
50. EXPLOSIONS IN THE SKY - EARTH IS NOT A COLD DEAD PLACE (22)
38. BLACK EYES - BLACK EYES (27)

My top 17

1. BROKEN SOCIAL SCENE - YOU FORGOT IT IN PEOPLE (113)
2. TED LEO AND THE PHARMACISTS - HEARTS OF OAK (52)
3. METRIC - OLD WORLD UNDERGROUND, WHERE ARE YOU NOW? (7)
4. SHINS - CHUTES TOO NARROW (166)
5. WRENS - MEADOWLANDS (162)
6. DENALI - INSTINCT (5)
7. POSTAL SERVICE - GIVE UP (89)
8. NADA SURF - LET GO (1
9. PRETTY GIRLS MAKE GRAVES - NEW ROMANCE (16)
10. RADIOHEAD - HAIL TO THE THIEF (147)
11. STEPHEN MALKMUS AND THE JICKS - PIG LIB (29)
12. ELBOW - CAST OF THOUSANDS (31)
13. DEATH CAB FOR CUTIE - TRANSATLANTICISM (54)
14. WHITE STRIPES - ELEPHANT (63)
15. BROADCAST - HAHA SOUND (33)
16. UNICORNS - WHO WILL CUT OUR HAIR WHEN WE'RE GONE (23)
17. EXPLODING HEARTS - GUITAR ROMANTIC (49)

There were lots of others I listened to and liked, but never got "hooked" on, so I don't feel I should include them on a "top" list.

still "hail to the thief" #1