1. Shari Ulrich – Back to Shore (Borealis)

2. The Small Glories* – Assiniboine and the Red (Independent)

3. Ada Lea* – What We Say in Private (Next Door)

4. The New Pornographers* – In the Morse Code of Brake Lights (Concord)

5. Begonia* – Fear (Rex Baby)

6. Mother Sun** – Caramel Clouds (Independent)

7. Peach Pyramid* – Bright Blue (Oscar St.)

8. Bruce Cockburn* – Crowing Ignites (True North)

9. Lightning Dust* – Spectre (Western Vinyl)

10. Close Talker* – How Do We Stay Here? (Slow Weather)

11. Celtic Kitchen Party* – Sociable! (Independent)

12. Common Holly* – When I Say to You Black Lightning (Royal Mountain)

13. Shotgun Jimmie* – Transistor Sister 2 (You’ve Changed)

14. Rae Spoon* – Mental Health (Coax)

15. Hollerado* – Retaliation Vacation (Royal Mountain)

16. Bodywash* – Comforter (Luminelle)

17. Little Kim Retallick* – Work Week Blues (Independent)

18. Necking* – Cut Your Teeth (Mint)

19. Sterling Blues Band* – Sterling Blues Band (Moondog)

20. Walrus* – Cool to Who (Outside)

21. Britt A.M.* – Psychic Knots (Good Egg)

22. Mark Crissinger* – Believe in Love (Independent)

23. Janiva Magness – Change in the Weather (BlueElan)

24. DNDR – All We Know (Independent)

25. Mauno* – Really Well (Tin Angel)

26. )Laura Anglade* – I’ve Got Just About Everything (Justin Time)

27. Clara Engel* – Where a City Once Drowned (Independent)

28. Foreign Diplomats* – Monami (Indica)

29. Les Copeland** – One More Foot in the Quicksand (Earwig)

30. Bridal Party* – Too Much (Kingfisher Bluez)

31. Blue Moon Marquee* – Bare Knuckles and Brawn (Independent)

32. Woolworm* – Awe (Mint)

33. Mr. Merlot* – City Sex Vol. 2 (Toneshenge)

34. Sandveiss* – Saboteur (Sexy Sloth)

35. Red Arms* – Critical State (Yeah Right!)

36. Wellbad* – Heartbeast (Blue Central)

37. Paper Beat Scissors* – Parallel Line (Forward)

38. Heiki* – Tower of Acid (Paper and Sound)

39. D.O.A.* – 1978 (Sudden Death)

40. Quinn Bachand’s Brishen* – Tunes in a Hotel (Independent)

41. JPOD* – Circadian Rhythms (Addictech)

42. Jean-Paul de Roover* – Love (Independent)

43. Science is Fiction* – Don’t Everybody Thank Me at Once (Independent)

44. Jessica Rhaye and the Ramshackle Parade* – Just Like a Woman (Scout)

45. Alison Young* – So Here We Are (Independent)

46. Zachary Lucky* – Midwestern (Wroxton)

47. Vicious Cycles* – Motorcycho (Teenage Rampage)

48. LAL* – Dark Being (Coax)

49. Man from Earth* – Bomb Going Off (Independent)

50. Genevieve Racette* – No Water, No Flowers (Independent)

CFBX Top 10 Jazz Albums for Winter 2019

1. Laura Anglade*-  I’ve Got Just About Everything (Justin Time)

2. Veronica Swift – Confessions (Mack Avenue)

3. Alison Young* – So Here We Are (Independent)

4. Heather Bambrick* – Fine State (Independent)

5. Quinn Bachand’s Brishen* – Tunes in a Hotel (Independent)

6. Joel Miller* – Unstoppable (Independent)

7. Joe Coughlin* – Second Debut (JC Jazz)

8. Kinga** – Forever in My Heart (Kayla Dream)

9. Simon Legault Trio* – Liminal Spaces (Effendi)

10. Curtis Nowosad* – Curtis Nowosad (Independent)

CFBX Top 10 Worldbeat Albums for Winter 2019

1. Souljazz Orchestra* Chaos Theories Do Right!

2. Kokoko! Fongola Royal Mountain

3. Santana Africa Speaks Concord

4. Junior Toots A Little Bit of Love Independent

5. Land of Kush* Sand Enigma Constellation

6. Jane Bunnett and Maqueque* On Firm Ground Linus

7. Musa Mbook and XamXam The Gambia Sessions ARC Music

8. Mazacote* Patria Justin Time

9. Amanda Martinez* Libre Independent

10. Beautiful Nubia* Apejo EniObanke

CFBX Top 10 Loud/Metal/Punk Albums for Winter 2019

1. Necking* – Cut Your Teeth (Mint)

2. D.O.A.* – 1978 (Sudden Death)

3. Snuff – There’s a Lot of it About (Fat Wreck Chords)

4. The Discarded* – Sound Check and Fury (Rock Bottom)

5. Obey the Brave* – Balance (Hell for Breakfast)

6. Purlicue* – Dip ‘n Dot (Independent)

7. Big John Bates* – Skinners Cage (Rookie)

8. Subhumans – Crisis Point (Pirates Press)

9. Sleepcircle* – From the Heavens, Through the Window (Independent)

10. Freedumb* – Calculate My Love (Boonsdale)

CFBX Top 10 Electronic Albums for Winter 2019

1. Bodywash* – Comforter (Luminelle)

2. Mr. Merlot* – City Sex Vol. 2 (Toneshenge)

3. DNDR – All We Know (Independent)

4. Flying Lotus – Flamagra (Warp)

5. Heiki* – Tower of Acid (Paper and Sound)

6. Lydia Ainsworth* – Phantom Forest (Independent)

7. LAL* – Dark Being (Coax)

8. Brian Eno – Apollo: Atmospheres and Soundtracks (Virgin)

9. Plains Apparition* – Encrypt (Independent)

10. Plaid – Polymer (Warp)

CFBX Top 10 Urban/Rap Albums for Winter 2019

1. Sum-01*-  The Comeback Queen (Break North)

2. Samurai Champs* – Cabernet Sauvignon (Trifecta)

3. Walking Wounded* – WWI (Independent)

4. Sampa the Great – The Return (Ninja Tune)

5. Tongue Helmet – Psychotronic Ape (Urbnet)

6. Tarik Robertson* – Union Latinomaericana Beat Tape (Makebelieve)

7. Tank and the Bangas – Green Balloon (Verve Forecast)

8. Primal Winds* – Road Warriors (Hand Solo)

9. Injury Reserve – Injury Reserve (Loma Vista)

10. Gisto* – Self Made (Historical)

CFBX Top 10 Folk/Roots Albums for Winter 2019

1. Shari Ulrich* – Back to Shore (Borealis)

2. The Small Glories* – Assiniboine and the Red (Independent)

3. Bruce Cockburn* – Crowing Ignites (True North)

4. Celtic Kitchen Party* – Sociable! (Independent)

5. Jon Brooks* – Moth Nor Rust II (Fallen Tree)

6. Jessica Heine* – Goodbye Party (Fallen Tree)

7. Kyle Pullan* – Winter Deer (Independent)

8. Genevieve Racette* – No Water, No Flowers (Independent)

9. Bridget and Dahlia* – Runaways (Independent)

10. Allison Lupton* – Words of Love (Independent)

CFBX Top Ten Blues Albums for Winter 2019

1. Sterling Blues Band* – Sterling Blues Band (Moondog)

2. Little Kim Retallick* – Work Week Blues (Independent)

3. Les Copeland** – One More Foot in the Quicksand (Earwig)

4. Wellbad* – Heartbeast (Blue Central)

5. Janiva Magness – Change in the Weather (BlueElan)

6. South Island Rhythm Kings* – South Island Rhythm Kings (Independent)

7. Delbert McClinton – Tall Dark and Handsome (Hotshot)

8. Mark Crissinger* – Believe in Love (Independent)

9. Paul Deslauriers Band* – Bounce (Bros)

10. Jeremie Albino* – Hard Time (Sleepless)

CFBX Top Five Classical Albums for Winter 2019

1. Anna Shelest – Donna Voce (Sorel)

2. Jess Gillam – Rise (Decca)

3. David Darling – Cello (ECM)

4. Justin Haines/Third Floor Orchestra* – Justin Haines/Third Floor Orchestra* (Justin Time)

5. Partch Ensemble – Partch: Sonata Dementia (Bridge)