| Rank | Artist | Recording | Label |
| 1 | MACKA B | Change The World | |
| 2 | BROWNOUT | Oozy | Nat Geo |
| 3 | ZARA | Hazine | Seyhan Muzik |
| 4 | VARIOUS ARTISTS | Crucial Reggae From Jamaica And Beyond | skank |
| 5 | FUNK ARK | High Noon | ESL |
| 6 | RAS MIKEY | Heart Of Love [EP] | |
| 7 | AMADOU AND MARIAM | Folila | Nonesuch |
| 8 | SIERRA LEONE'S REFUGEE ALL STARS | Radio Salone | Cumbancha |
| 9 | LADYSMITH BLACK MAMBAZO AND FRIENDS | Collaborations With Some Of The Worlds Finest Artists | Razor and Tie |
| 10 | ANOUSHKA SHANKAR | Traveller | Deutsche Gramaphone |
