Top 200

Here’s where we list our CMJ top 200:

4/27/10

Rank Artist Recording Label
1 FUTURE ISLANDS In Evening Air Thrill Jockey
2 ROKY ERICKSON WITH OKKERVIL RIVER True Love Cast Out All Evil Anti
3 LULLABYE ARKESTRA Heart Like A Wheel [EP] Vice
4 DR. DOG Shame, Shame Anti
5 TRICLOPS! Helpers On The Other Side Alternative Tentacles
6 JJ Jj No. 3 Secretly Canadian
7 GOLDEN TRIANGLE Double Jointer Hardly Art
8 HARLEM Hippies Matador
9 MI AMI Steal Your Face
10 DOUBLE DAGGER Masks [EP]
11 LOCAL NATIVES Gorilla Manor Frenchkiss
12 UNKLE Where Did The Night Fall Surrender All
13 DOSH Tommy Anticon
14 UNNATURAL HELPERS Cracked Love And Other Drugs Hardly Art
15 MURDER BY DEATH Good Morning, Magpie Vagrant
16 RADIO DEPT. Clinging To A Scheme Labrador
17 TALLEST MAN ON EARTH The Wild Hunt Dead Oceans
18 LOVE IS ALL Two Thousand And Ten Injuries Polyvinyl
19 SHARON JONES AND THE DAP KINGS I Learned The Hard Way
20 SIGHT BELOW It All Falls Apart Ghostly International
21 DAVID BYRNE AND FATBOY SLIM Here Lies Love Nonesuch
22 AWESOME COLOR Massa Hypnos Ecstatic Peace
23 DUM DUM GIRLS I Will Be Sub Pop
24 QUASI American Gong Kill Rock Stars
25 THE DO A Mouthful Get Down!-Get Down
26 KINGS GO FORTH The Outsiders Are Back Luaka Bop
27 BROKEN BELLS Broken Bells Columbia
28 MARK SULTAN $ Last Gang
29 MGMT Congratulations Columbia
30 JAPANDROIDS “Art Czars” [Single] Polyvinyl

4/05/10

Rank Artist Recording Label
1 MI AMI Steal Your Face
2 CLIPD BEAKS To Realize Lovepump United
3 DUM DUM GIRLS I Will Be Sub Pop
4 QUASI American Gong Kill Rock Stars
5 TRICLOPS Helpers On The Other Side Alternative Tentacles
6 BLACK TAMBOURINE Black Tambourine Slumberland
7 HAPPY BIRTHDAY Happy Birthday Sub Pop
8 GONJASUFI A Sufi And A Killer Warp
9 DOUBLE DAGGER Masks [EP]
10 MURDER BY DEATH Good Morning, Magpie Vagrant
11 FANG ISLAND Fang Island Sargent House
12 RUBY SUNS Fight Softly SUB POP
13 ARCHIE BRONSON OUTFIT Coconut Domino
14 BUNDLES The Bundles K
15 THIS MOMENT IN BLACK HISTORY Public Square Smog Veil
16 RED SPAROWES The Fear Is Excrutiating, But Therein Lies The Answer Sargent House
17 JAPANDROIDS “Art Czars” [Single] Polyvinyl
18 LIARS Sisterworld Mute
19 ROTARY DOWNS Cracked Maps And Blue Reports
20 LOVE IS ALL Two Thousand And Ten Injuries Polyvinyl
21 GOLDEN TRIANGLE Double Jointer Hardly Art
22 SLOW CLUB Yeah, So MOSHI MOSHI
23 JOANNA NEWSOM Have One On Me Drag City
24 JEFF THE BROTHERHOOD Heavy Days Infinity Cat
25 DEPRECIATION GUILD Spirit Youth Kanine
26 BLACK REBEL MOTORCYCLE CLUB Beat The Devil’s Tattoo Vagrant
27 XIU XIU Dear God, I Hate Myself Kill Rock Stars
28 ALOHA Home Acres Polyvinyl
29 BROKEN BELLS Broken Bells Columbia
30 LOCAL NATIVES Gorilla Manor Frenchkiss

3/23/10

Rank Artist Recording Label User Supplied Version
1 QUASI American Gong Kill Rock Stars
2 CLIPD BEAKS To Realize Lovepump United
3 GONJASUFI A Sufi And A Killer Warp
4 JEFF THE BROTHERHOOD Heavy Days Infinity Cat
5 TRICLOPS Helpers On The Other Side Alternative Tentacles
6 ARCHIE BRONSON OUTFIT Coconut Domino
7 PAVEMENT Quarantine The Past: The Best Of Pavement Matador
8 RUBY SUNS Fight Softly SUB POP
9 BLACK TAMBOURINE Black Tambourine Slumberland
10 A FRAMES/CLIMAX GOLDEN TWINS AFCGT Sub Pop-Dirty Knobby
11 BROKEN BELLS Broken Bells Columbia
12 GOLDEN TRIANGLE Double Jointer Hardly Art
13 A SUNNY DAY IN GLASGOW Nitetime Rainbows [EP] Mis Ojos Discos
14 GORILLAZ Plastic Beach Virgin
15 BLACK REBEL MOTORCYCLE CLUB Beat The Devil’s Tattoo Vagrant
16 JOANNA NEWSOM Have One On Me Drag City
17 VAMPIRE WEEKEND Contra XL
18 LIARS Sisterworld Mute
19 SHEARWATER The Golden Archipelago DLX
20 THIS MOMENT IN BLACK HISTORY Public Square Smog Veil
21 OWEN PALLETT Heartland Domino
22 HAPPY BIRTHDAY Happy Birthday Sub Pop
23 ALOHA Home Acres Polyvinyl
24 SURFER BLOOD Astro Coast Kanine
25 XIU XIU Dear God, I Hate Myself Kill Rock Stars
26 HOT CHIP One Life Stand Astralwerks
27 TED LEO AND THE PHARMACISTS The Brutalist Bricks Matador
28 FRIGHTENED RABBIT The Winter Of Mixed Drinks Fat Cat
29 BUNDLES The Bundles K
30 LOCAL NATIVES Gorilla Manor Frenchkiss

3/16/10

1 JOANNA NEWSOM – Have One On Me – Drag City
2 GONJASUFI – A Sufi and a Killer – Warp
3 CLIPD BEAKS – To Realize – Lovepump United
4 PAVEMENT – Quarantine The Past: The Best of Pavement – Matador
5 LIARS – Sisterworld – Mute
6 OWEN PALLETT – Heartland – Domino
7 SURFER BLOOD – Astro Coast – Kanine
8 HOT CHIP – One Life Stand – Astralwerks
9 ALOHA – Home Acres – Polyvinyl
10 A SUNNY DAY IN GLASGOW – Nitetime Rainbows [EP] – Mis Ojos Discos
11QUASI – American Gong – Kill Rock Stars
12 JEFF THE BROTHERHOOD – Heavy Days – Infinity Cat Recordings
13 XIU XIU – Dear God, I Hate Myself – Kill Rock Stars
14 A FRAMES/CLIMAX GOLDEN TWINS – AFCGT – Sub Pop-Dirty Knobby
15 BROKEN BELLS – Broken Bells – Columbia
16 GORILLAZ – Plastic Beach – EMI
17 THE BUNDLES – The Bundles – K Records
18 HAPPY BIRTHDAY – Happy Birthday – SUB POP
19 THE RUBY SUNS – Fight Softly – SUB POP
20 SHEARWATER – The Golden Archipelago – DLX
21 GOLDEN TRIANGLE – Double Jointer – Hardly Art
22 TED LEO AND THE PHARMACISTS – The Brutalist Brick – Matador
23 LOCAL NATIVES – Gorilla Manor – Frenchkiss Records
24 FRIGHTENED RABBIT – The Winter Of Mixed Drinks – Fat Cat
25 THIS MOMENT IN BLACK HISTORY – Public Square – Smog Veil
26 VAMPIRE WEEKEND – Contra – XL
27 SPOON – Transference – Merge
28 YOU SAY PARTY! WE SAY DIE! – XXXX – paper bag
29 ANIMAL COLLECTIVE – Fall Be Kind [EP] – Domino
30 BEACH HOUSE – Teen Dream – SUB POP

3/08/10

Rank Artist Recording Label
1 HOT CHIP One Life Stand Astralwerks
2 OWEN PALLETT Heartland Domino
3 A FRAMES/CLIMAX GOLDEN TWINS AFCGT Sub Pop-Dirty Knobby
4 SURFER BLOOD Astro Coast Kanine
5 XIU XIU Dear God, I Hate Myself Kill Rock Stars
6 BEACH HOUSE Teen Dream SUB POP
7 THIS MOMENT IN BLACK HISTORY Public Square Smog Veil
8 YOU SAY PARTY! WE SAY DIE! XXXX paper bag
9 JOANNA NEWSOM Have One On Me Drag City
10 VAMPIRE WEEKEND Contra XL
11 BEN SOLLEE AND DANIEL MARTIN MOORE Dear Companion Sub Pop
12 MUMFORD AND SONS Sigh No More Glassnote
13 BEST COAST Sun Was High [Single] Blackest Rainbow
14 SPOON Transference Merge
15 A SUNNY DAY IN GLASGOW Nitetime Rainbows [EP] Mis Ojos Discos
16 THAO WITH THE GET DOWN STAY DOWN Know Better Learn Faster Kill Rock Stars
17 SHEARWATER The Golden Archipelago DLX
18 GOLDEN TRIANGLE Double Jointer Hardly Art
19 DEAD LETTERS The Dead Letters Self-Released
20 SAMBASSADEUR European Labrador
21 ASOBI SEKSU Rewolf Polyvinyl
22 ROCKY VOTOLATO True Devotion Barsuk
23 NAVIGATOR Bad Children Magic Goat
24 ANIMAL COLLECTIVE Fall Be Kind [EP] Domino
25 GONJASUFI A Sufi And A Killer Warp
26 KING KHAN AND BBQ SHOW Invisible Girl In The Red
27 RAVEONETTES In And Out Of Control Vice
28 DEVENDRA BANHART What Will We Be Warner Bros.
29 NO AGE Losing Feeling [EP] SUB POP
30 FLAMING LIPS Embryonic Warner Bros.

3/01/10

Rank Artist Recording Label
1 AFCGT AFCGT SUB POP
2 THAO WITH THE GET DOWN STAY DOWN Know Better Learn Faster Kill Rock Stars
3 ASOBI SEKSU Rewolf Polyvinyl
4 BEN SOLLEE AND DANIEL MARTIN MOORE Dear Companion Sub Pop
5 LIGHTSPEED CHAMPION Life Is Sweet! Nice To Meet You Domino
6 SURFER BLOOD Astro Coast Kanine
7 SPOON Transference Merge
8 DEVENDRA BANHART What Will We Be Warner Bros.
9 VAMPIRE WEEKEND Contra XL
10 XIU XIU Dear God, I Hate Myself Kill Rock Stars
11 VARIOUS ARTISTS Mavis !K7
12 NAVIGATOR Bad Children Magic Goat
13 KING KHAN AND BBQ SHOW Invisible Girl In The Red
14 RAVEONETTES In And Out Of Control Vice
15 OWEN PALLETT Heartland Domino
16 MUMFORD AND SONS Sigh No More Glassnote
17 BEACH HOUSE Teen Dream SUB POP
18 HOT CHIP One Life Stand Astralwerks
19 FLAMING LIPS Embryonic Warner Bros.
20 BEST COAST Sun Was High [Single] Blackest Rainbow
21 WOLFMOTHER Cosmic Egg Interscope
22 NO AGE Losing Feeling [EP] SUB POP
23 ANIMAL COLLECTIVE Fall Be Kind [EP] Domino
24 SHEARWATER The Golden Archipelago DLX
25 ROCKY VOTOLATO True Devotion Barsuk
26 SAMBASSADEUR European Labrador
27 THIS MOMENT IN BLACK HISTORY Public Square Smog Veil
28 DEAD LETTERS The Dead Letters Self-Released
29 MISSION OF BURMA The Sound The Speed The Light Matador
30 YOU SAY PARTY! WE SAY DIE! XXXX paper bag

2/22/10

Rank Artist Album Label
1 MISSION OF BURMA The Sound The Speed The Light Matador
2 DEVENDRA BANHART What Will We Be Warner Bros.
3 A FRAMES/CLIMAX GOLDEN TWINS AFCGT Sub Pop-Dirty Knobby
4 VAMPIRE WEEKEND Contra XL
5 DEAD LETTERS The Dead Letters Self-Released
6 NAVIGATOR Bad Children Magic Goat
7 ASOBI SEKSU Rewolf Polyvinyl
8 BEN SOLLEE AND DANIEL MARTIN MOORE Dear Companion Sub Pop
9 LE LOUP Family Hardly Art
10 A PLACE TO BURY STRANGERS Exploding Head Mute
11 OWEN PALLETT Heartland Domino
12 BEACH HOUSE Teen Dream SUB POP
13 HOT CHIP One Life Stand Astralwerks
14 FLAMING LIPS Embryonic Warner Bros.
15 MUMFORD AND SONS Sigh No More Glassnote
16 JAPANDROIDS Post-Nothing Polyvinyl
17 XIU XIU Dear God, I Hate Myself Kill Rock Stars
18 SURFER BLOOD Astro Coast Kanine
19 THAO WITH THE GET DOWN STAY DOWN Know Better Learn Faster Kill Rock Stars
20 KING KHAN AND BBQ SHOW Invisible Girl In The Red
21 TALBOT TAGORA Lessons In The Woods Or A City Hardly Art
22 RAVEONETTES In And Out Of Control Vice
23 DEAD WEATHER Horehound Third Man
24 VARIOUS ARTISTS Mavis !K7
25 BEST COAST “When I’m With You” [Single] Black Iris
26 ANIMAL COLLECTIVE Fall Be Kind [EP] Domino
27 WOLFMOTHER Cosmic Egg Interscope
28 SPOON Transference Merge
29 NO AGE Losing Feeling [EP] SUB POP
30 LIGHTSPEED CHAMPION Life Is Sweet! Nice To Meet You Domino

2/8/10

Rank Artist Album Label
1 A-FRAMES/GOLDEN CLIMAX TWINS * AFGCT * Sub Pop *
2 ASOBI SEKSU Rewolf Polyvinyl
3 JETS OVERHEAD No Nations Vapor
4 ANIMAL COLLECTIVE Fall Be Kind [EP] Domino
5 KING KHAN AND BBQ SHOW Invisible Girl In The Red
6 TALBOT TAGORA Lessons In The Woods Or A City Hardly Art
7 A PLACE TO BURY STRANGERS Exploding Head Mute
8 JAPANDROIDS Post-Nothing Polyvinyl
9 RAVEONETTES In And Out Of Control Vice
10 DEAD WEATHER Horehound Third Man
11 BEACH HOUSE Teen Dream SUB POP
12 MEW No More Stories Are Told Today I’m Sorry They Washed Away No More Stories The World Is Grey I’m Tired Let’s Wash Away Columbia
13 VAMPIRE WEEKEND Contra XL
14 WE WERE PROMISED JETPACKS These Four Walls Fat Cat
15 HOT CHIP One Life Stand Astralwerks
16 TOM WAITS Glitter And Doom Live Anti
17 BEST COAST Sun Was High [Single] Blackest Rainbow
18 SURFER BLOOD Astro Coast Kanine
19 NO AGE Losing Feeling [EP] SUB POP
20 MISSION OF BURMA The Sound The Speed The Light Matador
21 DEVENDRA BANHART What Will We Be Warner Bros.
22 THAO WITH THE GET DOWN STAY DOWN Know Better Learn Faster Kill Rock Stars
23 NAVIGATOR Bad Children Magic Goat
24 LE LOUP Family Hardly Art
25 NIRVANA Bleach Sub Pop
26 FLAMING LIPS Embryonic Warner Bros.
27 TIN HUEY Before Obscurity: The Bushflow Tapes Smog Veil
28 WOLFMOTHER Cosmic Egg Interscope
29 SPOON Transference Merge
30 DEAD LETTERS The Dead Letters Self-Released

2/2/10

Rank Artist Album Label
1 MISSION OF BURMA The Sound The Speed The Light Matador
2 DEVENDRA BANHART What Will We Be Warner Bros.
3 NAVIGATOR Bad Children Magic Goat
4 JETS OVERHEAD No Nations Vapor
5 TALBOT TAGORA Lessons In The Woods Or A City Hardly Art
6 KING KHAN AND BBQ SHOW Invisible Girl In The Red
7 A PLACE TO BURY STRANGERS Exploding Head Mute
8 WE WERE PROMISED JETPACKS These Four Walls Fat Cat
9 RAVEONETTES In And Out Of Control Vice
10 DEAD WEATHER Horehound Third Man
11 FLAMING LIPS Embryonic Warner Bros.
12 TIN HUEY Before Obscurity: The Bushflow Tapes Smog Veil
13 TOM WAITS Glitter And Doom Live Anti
14 BEST COAST Sun Was High [Single] Blackest Rainbow
15 NO AGE Losing Feeling [EP] SUB POP
16 A FRAMES/CLIMAX GOLDEN TWINS AFCGT Sub Pop-Dirty Knobby
17 THAO WITH THE GET DOWN STAY DOWN Know Better Learn Faster Kill Rock Stars
18 ASOBI SEKSU Rewolf Polyvinyl
19 BEACH HOUSE Teen Dream SUB POP
20 MEW No More Stories Are Told Today I’m Sorry They Washed Away No More Stories The World Is Grey I’m Tired Let’s Wash Away Columbia
21 JAPANDROIDS Post-Nothing Polyvinyl
22 WOLFMOTHER Cosmic Egg Interscope
23 ANIMAL COLLECTIVE Fall Be Kind [EP] Domino
24 SURFER BLOOD Astro Coast Kanine
25 SPOON Transference Merge
26 RUSSIAN CIRCLES Geneva Suicide Squeeze
27 STONE ROSES The Stone Roses Jive-Legacy-Silvertone
28 VIVIAN GIRLS Everything Goes Wrong In The Red
29 NIRVANA Bleach Sub Pop
30 LE LOUP Family Hardly Art