| # |
ARTIST |
CD TITLE |
LABEL |
| OVERALL TOP 30 |
| 1 |
Don Byron |
You Are #6 |
Blue Note Records |
| 2 |
Hector Zazou & Sandy Dillon |
12 (Las Vegas Is Cursed) |
First World |
| 3 |
Suzanne Vega |
Songs In Red And Gray |
A&M |
| 4 |
Femi Kuti |
Fight To Win |
Barclay/MCA |
| 5 |
Samite |
Kambu Angels |
Wind Over The Earth |
| 6 |
Various Artists |
Mutated Christmas |
Illegal Art |
| 7 |
Ray Lema |
Tyour Gnaoua |
Tinder Productions |
| 8 |
Dan Bern |
New American Language |
Messenger |
| 9 |
Various Artists |
Gifted: Women Of The World |
RealWorld Records |
| 10 |
Oysterhead |
The Grand Pecking Order |
Elektra Records |
| 11 |
Charlie Hunter |
Songs From The Analog Playground |
Blue Note Records |
| 12 |
Four Tet |
Pause |
Domino |
| 13 |
Scavenger Quartet |
Whistling For Leftovers |
Self Produced |
| 14 |
Various Artists |
Solid Steel: Now Listen! |
Ninja Tune |
| 15 |
Django Reinhardt |
Vol 2 1938-1939 |
Naxos |
| 16 |
Dr John |
Creole Moon |
Blue Note Records |
| 17 |
Bebel Gilberto |
Tantotemporemixes |
Six Degrees |
| 18 |
Rich Moore |
Steady State |
Self Produced |
| 19 |
King Crimson |
Vrooom Vrooom |
Discipline Global Mobile |
| 20 |
Various Artists |
Urban Revolutions |
Future Primitive Sound |
| 21 |
Billie Holiday |
Lady Day |
Columbia Records |
| 22 |
Bela Fleck |
Perpetual Motion |
Sony Classical |
| 23 |
Wayne Hancock |
A-Town Blues |
Bloodshot |
| 24 |
Stereolab |
Sound Dust |
Elektra Records |
| 25 |
Various Artists |
Oh Sister! The Women's Bluegrass Collection |
Rounder |
| 26 |
Tosca Tango Orchestra |
Waking Life |
TVT Records |
| 27 |
Herbie Hancock |
Future 2 Future |
Transparent Music |
| 28 |
Henry Threadgill & Make A Move |
Everybody's Mouth's A Book |
Pi Recordings |
| 29 |
Jane Siberry |
City |
Sheeba |
| 30 |
The Langley Schools Music Project |
Innocence & Despair |
Bar None Records |
| Top 50 for year 2001 back to top |
| 1 |
Blind Boys Of Alabama |
Spirit Of The Century |
Realworld Records |
| 2 |
Michael Franti & Spearhead |
Stay Human |
Six Degrees |
| 3 |
Manu Chao |
Esperanza |
Virgin Records |
| 4 |
Ani Difranco |
Revelling/Reckoning |
Righteous Babe Records |
| 5 |
Olu Dara |
Neighborhoods |
Atlantic Records |
| 6 |
Hamster Theatre |
Carnival Detournement |
Cuneiform Records |
| 7 |
Delbert McClinton |
Nothing Personal |
New West |
| 8 |
Gillian Welch |
Time (The Revelator) |
Acony |
| 9 |
Bill Frisell |
Blues Dream |
Nonesuch Records |
| 10 |
DJ Logic |
The Anomaly |
Ropeadope |
| 11 |
Lucinda Williams |
Essence |
Lost Highway |
| 12 |
Charles Mingus |
The Very Best Of&Mac183; |
Atlantic Records |
| 13 |
Charles Sawtelle |
Music From Rancho De Ville |
Acoustic Disc |
| 14 |
David Byrne |
Look Into The Eyeball |
Virgin Records |
| 15 |
John Hammond |
Wicked Grin |
Virgin Records |
| 16 |
Radio Tarifa |
Cruzando El Rio |
World Circuit/Nonesuch |
| 17 |
United Future Organization |
Bon Voyage |
Instinct Records |
| 18 |
Various Artists |
A Nod To Bob |
Red House Records |
| 19 |
Karl Zero |
Songs For Cabriolets |
Naïve |
| 20 |
Aterciopelados |
Gozo Poderoso |
BMG |
| 21 |
Transglobal Underground |
Yes Boss Food Corner |
Ark21 |
| 22 |
Afro Celt Sound System |
Volume 3: Further In Time |
Real World |
| 23 |
Los Mocosos |
Shades Of Brown |
Six Degrees |
| 24 |
Various Artists |
Arabic Groove |
Putumayo |
| 25 |
Various Artists |
Snatch |
TVT Records |
| 26 |
Maria Kalaniemi |
Ahma |
Northside |
| 27 |
Jocelyn Pook |
Untold Things |
Realworld Records |
| 28 |
Bob Marley |
Catch A Fire - Deluxe Edition |
Tuff Gong |
| 29 |
Willie Nelson |
Rainbow Connection |
Island Records |
| 30 |
Baaba Maal |
Missing You (Mi Yeewnii) |
Palm Pictures |
| 31 |
Trilok Gurtu |
The Beat Of Love |
Blue Thumb |
| 32 |
Oysterhead |
The Grand Pecking Order |
Elektra Records |
| 33 |
Various Artists |
Mystic Groove |
Quango |
| 34 |
Rachid Taha |
Made In Medina |
Mondo Melodia |
| 35 |
Various Artists |
The Shadow Years |
Ninja Tune |
| 36 |
Amampondo |
Vuyani |
Melt 2000 |
| 37 |
Various Artists |
Cosmic Funk |
Quango |
| 38 |
Various Artists |
A Tribute To John Hartford: Live From Mtn Stage |
Blue Plate |
| 39 |
Alison Krauss |
New Favorite |
Rounder |
| 40 |
Shooglenifty |
Solar Shears |
Compass Records |
| 41 |
Tortoise |
Standards |
Thrill Jockey |
| 42 |
Antibalas |
Liberation Afrobeat |
Ninja Tune |
| 43 |
Various Artists |
Sanscapes |
Melt 2000 |
| 44 |
The Poets Of Rhythm |
Discern/Define |
Quannum Projects |
| 45 |
Orlando Cachaito Lopez |
Cachaito |
World Circuit |
| 46 |
Radiohead |
Amnesiac |
Capitol Records |
| 47 |
Emmylou Harris |
Anthology |
Rhino Records |
| 48 |
Leon Redbone |
Any Time |
Verve Records |
| 49 |
Bluiett/Jackson/El'zabar |
The Calling |
Justin Time Records |
| 50 |
Various Artists |
Any Woman's Blues |
Rounder |
| Elaine's Top Ten (but I can't really count and the order would probably change tomorrow) for the year: back to top |
| 1 |
Spearhead |
Stay Human |
Six Degrees |
| 2 |
Jocelyn Pook |
Untold Things |
RealWorld |
| 3 |
Bob Brozman/Tokashi Hirayasu |
Nankuru Naisa |
World Music Network |
| 4 |
Nick Cave |
No More Shall We Part |
Reprise |
| 5 |
Simon Shaheen & Qantara |
Blue Flame |
Ark 21 |
| 6 |
Brian Eno/J Peter Schwalm |
Drawn From Life |
Astralwerks |
| 7 |
Hector Zazou/Sandy Dillon |
12(Las Vegas is Cursed) |
First World |
| 8 |
David Byrne |
Look Into the Eyeball |
Virgin |
| 9 |
Orlando Cachaito Lopez |
CD |
World Circuit |
| 10 |
Hakim |
The Lion Roars |
Mondo Melodia |
| 11 |
Manu Chao |
Proxima Estacion, Esperanza |
Virgin |
| 12 |
Hamster Theatre |
Carnival Detournement |
Cuneiform |
| 13 |
Baaba Maal |
Missing You |
Palm Pictures |
| 14 |
Aterciopelados |
Gozo Pederosa |
BMG |
