* indicates Canadian artist. ^ indicates Windsor/Detroit artist.
1 THE JERRY CANS* Echos (Aakuluk)
2 LIDO PIMIENTA* Miss Colombia (Anti-)
3 TOUGH AGE* Which Way Am I? (Mint)
4 THE BETHS Jump Rope Gazers (Carpark)
5 JAMES O-L*^ No Fear (Self-Released)
6 REV HANK* El Camino (Self-Released)
7 FIVE ALARM FUNK* Big Smoke (Self-Released)
8 PROTEST THE HERO* Palimpsest (Self-Released)
9 HIFILO* Speak Your Name (Self-Released)
10 DIZZY* The Sun and Her Scorch (Royal Mountain)
11 DAVID STRICKLAND* Spirit of Hip Hop (eOne)
12 LOYAL LOBOS Everlasting (AWAL)
13 MRS. PISS Self-Surgery (Sargent House)
14 DAMU THE FUDGEMUNK Ocean Bridges (Redefinition)
15 HOLY HIVE Float Back To You (Big Crown)
16 SUNNY WAR Can I Sit With You? (Hen House Studios)
17 HELVETIA This Devastating Map (Joyful Noise)
18 FAST FRIENDS Hi T Lo IQ (Dine Alone)
19 FONTAINES D.C. A Hero’s Death (Partisan)
20 TOMMY AND THE COMMIES* Hurtin’ 4 Certain (Slovenly)
21 SARAH JAROSZ World on the Ground (Rounder)
22 PROTOMARTYR^ Ultimate Success Today (Domino)
23 NOBLE SON* Life Isn’t Fun (Self-Released)
24 LITTLE SPARTA* Lost Boat Party EP (Self-Released)
25 ALVARO ROJAS Gran Kasa (Self-Released)
26 TORONTO TABLA ENSEMBLE* Unexpected Guests (Self-Released)
27 SEAN BURNS* It Takes Luck To Get The Best Of Me (Self-Released)
28 THE FREE LABEL* M.I.A (Self-Released)
29 JUNKOWL* Making Out With My Death (Self-Released)
30 SKINNY DYCK* Get To Know Lonesome (Self-Released)
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INTERNATIONAL
1 LIDO PIMIENTA* Miss Colombia (Anti-)
2 ALVARO ROJAS Gran Kasa (Self-Released)
3 TORONTO TABLA ENSEMBLE* Unexpected Guests (Self-Released)
4 HILARIO DURAN* The Cuban OST (Alma)
5 ROMANO Romano (Batov Records)
6 VARIOUS Oriental Rare Groove: Rare Funky Songs from the Arabic World (Wagram)
7 VARIOUS African Rare Groove: Rare Funky Songs from Africa (Wagram)
8 THE ARCHIVES Carry Me Home: A Reggae Tribute to Gil Scott-Heron and Brian Jackson (montserrat house)
9 CEU APKÁ! (Six Degrees)
10 NATALIA LAFOURCADE Un Canto Por Mexico, Vol. 1 (Sony)
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JAZZ
1 HIFILO* Speak Your Name (Self-Released)
2 DAMU THE FUDGEMUNK Ocean Bridges (Redefinition)
3 CORY WEEDS QUARTET* Day By Day (Cellar Music)
4 BRAD TURNER QUARTET* Live (Cellar Music)
5 DAVID BOSWELL The Story Behind My Story (Self-Released)
6 KAMASI WASHINGTON Becoming OST (Young Turks)
7 TIM CARMAN & THE STREET 45S Live At State Park (Mint 400)
8 JOSHUA REDMAN , BRAD MEHLDAU, CHRISTIAN MCBRIDE, BRIAN BLADE RoundAgain (Nonesuch)
9 ADAM SHULMAN SEPTET West Meets East (Cellar)
10 MOUSE ON THE KEYS Arche (Topshelf)
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LOUD
1 PROTEST THE HERO* Palimpsest (Self-Released)
2 FAST FRIENDS Hi T Lo IQ (Dine Alone)
3 JUNKOWL* Making Out With My Death (Self-Released)
4 REZN Chaotic Divine (Self-Released)
5 LAMB OF GOD Lamb of God (Epic)
6 PROTOMARTYR^ Ultimate Success Today (Domino)
7 JEFF ROSENSTOCK NO DREAM (Polyvinyl)
8 NO AGE Goons be Gone (Drag City)
9 SUICIDE MACHINES^ Revolution Spring (Fat Wreck Chords)
10 VILE CREATURE* Glory, Glory! Apathy Took Helm! (Prosthetic)
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FOLK / ROOTS / BLUES
1 SUNNY WAR Can I Sit With You? (Hen House Studios)
2 SARAH JAROSZ World on the Ground (Rounder)
3 LITTLE SPARTA* Lost Boat Party EP (Self-Released)
4 SEAN BURNS* It Takes Luck To Get The Best Of Me (Self-Released)
5 SKINNY DYCK* Get To Know Lonesome (Self-Released)
6 LE REN* Morning & Melancholia (Royal Mountain)
7 MAV KARLO* Reno Tapes (Royal Mountain)
8 GILLIAN WELCH Boots No. 2: The Lost Songs, Vol. 1 (Acony)
9 LAURA MARLING Song For Our Daughter (Chrysalis/Partisan)
10 BOMBAY BICYCLE CLUB Two Lives (Arts & Crafts)
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