| Rank | Artist | Recording | Label |
| 1 | GREG LEWIS | Organ Monk | |
| 2 | KENNY GARRETT | Seeds From The Underground | Mack Ave. |
| 3 | MICHAEL KIWANUKA | Home Again | Polydor |
| 4 | QUANTIC AND ALICE RUSSELLWITH THE COMBO BARBARO | Look Around The Corner | Tru Thoughts |
| 5 | SOUL REBELS BRASS BAND | Unlock Your Mind | Rounder |
| 6 | WILLIAM PARKER ORCHESTRA | Essence Of Ellington: Live In Milano | Centering |
| 7 | NENEH CHERRY AND THE THING | The Cherry Thing | Smalltown Supersound |
| 8 | MICHAEL OCCHIPINTI AND SHINE ON | The Universe Of John Lennon | True North |
| 9 | DIRTY DOZEN BRASS BAND | Twenty Dozen | Savoy |
| 10 | CAROL WELSMAN | Journey | Justin Time |
