2. Beck
- Odelay (Geffen)

3. DJ Shadow
- Endtroducing... (Mo Wax)

4. Makaveli
- The Don Killuminati (MCA)

5. Stereolab
- Emperor Tomato Ketchup (Duophonic)

6. London Funk Allstars
- Flesh Easting Zombies Versus The Bionic Hookers From Mars (Ninja Tune)

7. Ash
- 1977 (Reprise)

8. Underworld
- Second Toughest in the Infants (BMG)

9. Red House Painters
- Songs For A Blue Guitar (Island)

10. Tortoise
- Millions Now Living Will Never Die (City Slang)

11. Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds
- Murder Ballads (Mute)

12. Genius/GZA
- Liquid Swords (Geffen)

13. R.E.M.
- New Adventures in Hi-Fi (Warner Bros)

14. The High Llamas
- Hawaii (Alpaca Park)

15. De la Soul
- Stakes Is High (Tommy Boy)

16. Lamb
- Lamb (Fontana)

17. Steve Earle
- I Feel Alright (Warner Bros)

18. Gillian Welch
- Revival (Almo Sounds)

21. Paul Westerberg
- Eventually (Reprise)

22. Suede
- Coming Up (Nude)

23. Screaming Trees
- Dust (Sony)

24. Porno For Pyros
- Good God's Urge (Warner Bros)

25. Iris Dement
- The Way I Should (Warner Bros)

26. Palace Music
- Arise Therefore (Drag City)

27. Grant Lee Buffalo
- Copperpolis (London)

28. Mark Eitzel
- 60 Watt Silver Lining (Virgin)

29. Manic Street Preachers
- Everything Must Go (Epic)

30. Butthole Surfers
- Electric Larryland (Capitol)

31. Longpigs
- The Sun is Often Out (Mother)

32. Sebadoh
- Harmacy (Sub Pop)

33. Alex Reece
- So Far (Island)

34. Fugees
- The Score (Columbia)

35. Bob Mould
- Bob Mould (Rykodisc)

36. Sepultura
- Roots (Roadrunner)

37. Neneh Cherry
- Man (EMI)

38. Patti Smith
- Gone Again (Arista)

39. Curtis Mayfield
- New World Order (Warner Bros)