1. 2000 (3377 pts, 76 votes, 19 albums. Top album: Reflection Eternal - Train of Thought (1st))
2. 2004 (1918 pts, 50 votes, 21 albums. Top album: Madvillain - Madvillainy (3rd))
3. 2002 (1912 pts, 53 votes, 24 albums. Top album: Scarface - The Fix (10th))
4. 2001 (1821 pts, 47 votes, 18 albums. Top album: Jay-Z - The Blueprint (6th))
5. 2005 (1604 pts, 50 votes, 19 albums. Top album: Common - Be (11th))
6. 2006 (1429 pts, 39 votes, 19 albums. Top album: The Roots - Game Theory (12th))
7. 2007 (1365 pts, 42 votes, 16 albums. Top album: Kanye West - Graduation (9th))
8. 2003 (1226 pts, 38 votes, 17 albums. Top album: Little Brother - The Listening (19th))
9. 2008 (1160 pts, 34 votes, 15 albums. Top album: Q-Tip - The Renassaince (8th))
10. 2009 (516 pts, 16 votes, 9 albums. Top album: Mos Def - The Ecstatic (20th))