The vote totals

Band, album, vote totals

1. Brother Ali, "The Undisputed Truth" | 212

2. Dan Wilson, "Free Life" | 118

3. Vicious Vicious, "Parade" | 110

4. Fog, "Ditherer" | 92

5. M.anifest, "Mainfestations" | 84

6. (tie) Cloud Cult, "The Meaning of 8" | 74

The Owls' "Daughters and Suns" | 74

8. Charlie Parr, "Jubilee" | 72

9. Little Man, "Soulful Automatic" | 66

10. Romantica, "America" | 64

11. The Alarmists, "The Ghost and the Hired Gun" | 54

12. (tie) Ed Ackerson's "Ed Ackerson" | 48

Stook!, "When the Needle Hit the Wax" | 48

14. Happy Apple, "Happy Apple Back on Top" | 46

15. (tie) Big Quarters, "Cost of Living" | 44

The Glad Version, "Make Islands" | 44

17. (tie) Low, "Drums and Guns" | 42

Mouthful of Bees, "The End" | 42

19. (tie) Digitata, "II Daggers | 40

Fort Wilson Riot, "Idigaragua" | 40

The Pines' "Sparrows in the Bell" | 40

How the tally works: Critics rank their top 10 albums, songs and live acts. For albums, 20 points are awarded for a No. 1 pick, 18 for a No. 2, etc. Songs and live acts start at 10 points and go down. For unranked lists, each album gets 10 points, songs and live acts get five apiece.