# of Respondents: 45
| Rank | Title | Artist | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Remixed | Sarah McLachlan | 287 |
| 2 | Motherland | Natalie Merchant | 195 |
| 3 | Whoa, Nelly! | Nelly Furtado | 169 |
| 4 | Out There Live | Dar Williams | 168 |
| 5 | This Way | Jewel | 160 |
| 6 | Room for Squares | John Mayer | 156 |
| (tie) | Steady Pull | Jonatha Brooke | 156 |
| 8 | Strange Little Girls | Tori Amos | 152 |
| 9 | BeautifulGarbage | Garbage | 137 |
| 10 | Gold | Ryan Adams | 134 |
| 11 | I Tried to Rock You But You Only Roll | Leona Naess | 104 |
| (tie) | Haunted | Poe | 104 |
| 13 | Everyday | Dave Matthews Band | 93 |
| 14 | Skin | Melissa Etheridge | 91 |
| 15 | Essence | Lucinda Williams | 90 |
| 16 | Whole New You | Shawn Colvin | 88 |
| 17 | Outrospective | Faithless | 85 |
| (tie) | The Spirit Room | Michelle Branch | 85 |
| 19 | Girl Versions | Emm Gryner | 81 |
| 20 | Songs In A Minor | Alicia Keys | 77 |
| 21 | The Invisible Band | Travis | 74 |
| 22 | Love and Theft | Bob Dylan | 71 |
| 23 | Open | Cowboy Junkies | 69 |
| 24 | Reveal | R.E.M. | 68 |
| 25 | A Day Without Rain | Enya | 67 |
| 26 | Tom McRae | Tom McRae | 63 |
| 27 | Vespertine | Bjork | 61 |
| 28 | The Places You Have Come to Fear the Most | Dashboard Confessional | 59 |
| (tie) | Alubum | Glen Phillips | 59 |
| 30 | Every Single Day | Lucy Kaplansky | 56 |
| (tie) | Sarah Slean | Sarah Slean | 56 |
| 32 | Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring | Soundtrack | 55 |
| 33 | Rockin the Suburbs | Ben Folds | 54 |
| 34 | Acoustic Soul | india.arie | 53 |
| 35 | Live In NYC | Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band | 51 |
| (tie) | South | Heather Nova | 51 |
| (tie) | Lateralus | Tool | 51 |
| 38 | Disc 1: 1991-2001 | Barenaked Ladies | 50 |
| 39 | Drops of Jupiter | Train | 49 |
| 40 | Musicforthemorningafter | Pete Yorn | 48 |
| (tie) | Songs in Red and Gray | Suzanne Vega | 48 |
| 42 | GHV2 | Madonna | 47 |
| (tie) | Weezer (The Green Album) | Weezer | 47 |
| 44 | Silver Side Up | Nickelback | 46 |
| 45 | Hybrid Theory | Linkin Park | 43 |
| 46 | Trouble in Shangri-La | Stevie Nicks | 42 |
| 47 | Moulin Rouge | Soundtrack | 40 |
| 48 | Fortune Cookies | Alana Davis | 39 |
| 49 | Comfort Eagle | Cake | 38 |
| (tie) | All Things Must Pass (reissue) | George Harrison | 38 |
| 51 | The Optimist LP | Turin Brakes | 37 |
| 52 | Free All Angels | Ash | 36 |
| (tie) | All That You Can't Leave Behind | U2 | 36 |
| 54 | Agaetis Byrjun | Sigur Ros | 35 |
| 55 | Reveling/Reckoning | Ani DiFranco | 34 |
| (tie) | The Look of Love | Diana Krall | 34 |
| (tie) | Waiting | Maren Ord | 34 |
| 58 | Live from Northampton | The Nields | 32 |
| (tie) | Lovers Rock | Sade | 32 |
| (tie) | Tenacious D | Tenacious D | 32 |
| 61 | Mary's Daughter | Cameron Dezen | 31 |
| (tie) | Useful Music | Josh Joplin Group | 31 |
| (tie) | The Golden Hum | Remy Zero | 31 |
| 64 | Brenda Weiler Live | Brenda Weiler | 30 |
| (tie) | Solace | Mandalay | 30 |
| (tie) | Get Ready | New Order | 30 |
| 67 | Paper, Scissors, Stone | Catatonia | 29 |
| (tie) | Action Packed | Richard Thompson | 29 |
| (tie) | Serendipity | Soundtrack | 29 |
| 70 | Watching Angels Mend | Alex Lloyd | 27 |
| (tie) | My Shirt Looks Good On You | Catie Curtis | 27 |
| (tie) | Mandy Moore | Mandy Moore | 27 |
| (tie) | Connected | Timo Maas | 27 |
| 74 | The E Minor EP in F | Jason Mraz | 26 |
| (tie) | Valentine Heartache | Melissa Ferrick | 26 |
| 76 | Bleed American | Jimmy Eat World | 25 |
| (tie) | Everybody Got Their Something | Nikka Costa | 25 |
| (tie) | Courier | Richard Shindell | 25 |
| 79 | R&R | BT | 24 |
| 80 | Resist | Kosheen | 23 |
| 81 | V | Live | 22 |
| (tie) | Pneumonia | Whiskeytown | 22 |
| 83 | When We Were Young | Dusted | 21 |
| 84 | Purge | Bif Naked | 20 |
| (tie) | Drum Hat Buddha | Dave Carter & Tracy Grammer | 20 |
| (tie) | No Angel | Dido | 20 |
| (tie) | The Well | Jennifer Warnes | 20 |
| (tie) | Soul on Fire | Jenny Bruce | 20 |
| (tie) | Last Fair Deal Done Down | Katatonia | 20 |
| (tie) | H-Wing | Kevin Hearn & Thin Buckle | 20 |
| (tie) | Anoraknophobia | Marillion | 20 |
| (tie) | Dear Frustrated Superstar | Nerina Pallot | 20 |
| (tie) | No More Shall We Part | Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds | 20 |
| (tie) | Fan Dance | Sam Phillips | 20 |
| (tie) | Laundry Service | Shakira | 20 |
| (tie) | Sweet November | Soundtrack | 20 |
| (tie) | Live at Montreux: 1982 & 1985 | Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble | 20 |
| (tie) | All This Time | Sting | 20 |
| 99 | Lonelyland | Bob Schneider | 19 |
| (tie) | Gift | Curve | 19 |
| (tie) | Survivor | Destiny's Child | 19 |
| (tie) | Songs From the West Coast | Elton John | 19 |
| (tie) | For The Birds | Frames, The | 19 |
| (tie) | Five Stories | Kris Delmhorst | 19 |
| (tie) | This is Linda M | Linda M | 19 |
| (tie) | Parachutes and Gravity | Pretty Violent Stain | 19 |
| (tie) | Gladiator (More Music From the Motion Picture) | Soundtrack | 19 |
| (tie) | Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone | Soundtrack | 19 |
| (tie) | This Is Stina Nordenstam | Stina Nordenstam | 19 |
| (tie) | Toxicity | System of a Down | 19 |
| (tie) | Intrazone Mantras | Tea Party | 19 |
| (tie) | The Color of Silence | Tiffany | 19 |
| 113 | Angela Ammons | Angela Ammons | 18 |
| (tie) | Gozo Pedroso | Aterciopelados | 18 |
| (tie) | Since I Left You | Avalanches, The | 18 |
| (tie) | The Photo Album | Death Cab for Cutie | 18 |
| (tie) | The Reins EP | Emaline Delapaix | 18 |
| (tie) | We'll Dodge It On the Way Back | Fairview | 18 |
| (tie) | Epitath | Front Line Assembly | 18 |
| (tie) | Bavarian Fruit Bread | Hope Sandoval & the New Inventions | 18 |
| (tie) | The First Six Songs | Jian | 18 |
| (tie) | The Company You Keep | John Gorka | 18 |
| (tie) | Katy Pfaffl | Katy Pfaffl | 18 |
| (tie) | How Many Angels | Kyler | 18 |
| (tie) | Beautiful Midnight | Matthew Good Band | 18 |