
January 11 - January 17, 2009
| TW | LW | # | ARTIST | ALBUM | LABEL |
| 1 | 1 | 5 | Amadou & Miriam | Welcome To Mali | Because |
| 2 | 2 | 7 | Buena Vista Social Club | At Carnegie Hall | World Circuit |
| 3 | -- | 1 | Orchestre Poly-Rythmo De Coton | The Vodoun Effect | Analog Africa |
| 4 | 7 | 5 | Lorraine Klassen | Africa Calling | Justin Time |
| 5 | 8 | 9 | Lubo & Kaba Horo | Contrabanda | Kabahoro |
| 6 | 4 | 6 | Bombay Dub Orchestra | 3 Cities | Six Degrees |
| 7 | 9 | 3 | Curumin | Japan Pop Show | Quannum |
| 8 | 3 | 7 | Souljazz Orchestra * | Manifesto | Do Right |
| 9 | -- | 1 | Kola Collective * | Stew It, Fuse It, Groove It | Independent |
| 10 | RE | 5 | Lila Downs | Shake Away | Manhattan |
Charts compiled from the following stations:
CFBX, CFRU, CFUV, CHRW, CHUO, CIBL, CILU, CJSW, CKUT, CKXU

| 1 | Interpol Antics |
| 2 | Death From Above 197 You're A Woman, I'm A... |
| 3 | Arcade Fire * Funeral |
| 4 | Tom Waits Real Gone |
| 5 | Elliott Smith From A Basement On The Hi |

| 1 | Megadeth The System Has Failed |
| 2 | Amon Amarth Fate Of The Norns |
| 3 | Nightwish Once |
| 4 | Three Inches Of Bloo Advance And Vanquish |
| 5 | Lamb Of God Ashes Of The Wake |

| 1 | K-OS * Joyful Rebellion |
| 2 | Talib Kweli The Beautiful Struggle |
| 3 | De La Soul The Grind Date |
| 4 | Break Bread * Break Bread EP |
| 5 | Rob Sonic Telicatessen |

| 1 | Junior Boys * Last Exit |
| 2 | Mouse On Mars Radical Connector |
| 3 | DJ Krush Jaku |
| 4 | Books On Tape The Business End |
| 5 | Dosh Pure Trash |

| 1 | Zap Mama Ancestry In Progress |
| 2 | Steel Pulse African Holocaust |
| 3 | Issa Bagayogo Tassoumakan |
| 4 | Mory Kante Sabou |
| 5 | Rokia Traore Bowmboi |

| 1 | Art Ens. Of Chicago Sirius Calling |
| 2 | Medeski Martin & Woo End Of The World Party... |
| 3 | Buddy Rich No Funny Hats |
| 4 | Joel Miller * Mandala |
| 5 | Bill Frisell Unspeakable |


