1. Brandi Carlile Brandi Carlile (Columbia)
2. Kinski Alpine Static (Sub Pop)
3. Blue Scholars Blue Scholars (self-released)
4. Sleater-Kinney The Woods (Sub Pop)
5. Death Cab for Cutie We Have the Facts and We're Voting Yes (Barsuk)
6. Death Cab for Cutie Something About Airplanes (Barsuk)
7. Bill Frisell East/West (Nonesuch)
8. Tim Seely Funeral Music (Slow Love)
9. The Decemberists Picaresque (Kill Rock Stars)
10. Boom Bap Project Reprogram (Rhymesayers)
11. Math & Physics Club Movie Ending Romance (Matinee)
12. Death Cab for Cutie The John Byrd EP (Barsuk)
13. Brad Brad vs. Satchel (451)
14. The Molo Sessions Eddie Vedder/Walmer High School Choir (Ten Club)
15. The Postal Service Give Up (Sup Pop)
16. Infomatik Technologies (self-released)
17. The Long Winters The Worst You Can Do Is Harm (Barsuk)
18. Richmond Fontaine Fitzgerald (Union)
19. Various Arists Out of the Rain (Vita)
20. Yann Novak Fade Dis/Appearances (Dragon's Eye)
Compiled from figures at Easy Street Records (West Seattle and Queen Anne), Silver Platters (Northgate, Southcenter, and Bellevue) and Sonic Boom (Capitol Hill, Ballard, and Fremont).