Countdown

10. DOVES The Last Broadcast (Capitol)
9. HIVES Veni Vidi Vicious (Warner Bros.)
8. YEAH YEAH YEAHS Yeah Yeah Yeahs (Touch & Go)
7. JACK JOHNSON Brushfire Fairytales (Universal)
6. COUNTING CROWS Hard Candy (Geffen)
5. TIFT MERRITT Bramble Rose (Lost Highway)
4. THE PROM Under the Same Stars (Barsuk)
3. NORAH JONES Come Away With Me (Blue Note)
2. SONIC YOUTH Murray Street (DGC)
1. RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS By the Way (Warner)
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