| Rank | Artist | Recording | Label |
| 1 | SIERRA LEONE'S REFUGEE ALL STARS | Radio Salone | Cumbancha |
| 2 | QUANTIC AND ALICE RUSSELLWITH THE COMBO BARBARO | Look Around The Corner | Tru Thoughts |
| 3 | ANA TIJOUX | La Bala | Nacional |
| 4 | EBO TAYLOR | Appia Kwa Bridge | Strut |
| 5 | QUANTIC AND ALICE RUSSELLWITH THE COMBO BARBARO | Look Around The Corner | Tru Thoughts |
| 6 | AMADOU AND MARIAM | Folila | Nonesuch |
| 7 | TOURE-RAICHEL COLLECTIVE | The Tel Aviv Session | Cumbancha |
| 8 | VARIOUS ARTISTS | Putumayo Presents: African Blues | Putumayo |
| 9 | AFROLICIOUS | Pleasuretime | ESL |
| 10 | BROWNOUT | Oozy | Nat Geo |
