I'll throw up my top 30 of the last year as well.
Billy Woods - 1805
Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band - 1787
Wolves In Sheepskin - 1020
Armand Hammer - 908
The Residents - 757
This Heat - 437
Death Grips - 437
John Zorn - 414
Frank Zappa 406
Naked City - 400
Madvillain - 388
Throbbing Gristle - 379
Fushitsusha - 339
Keiji Haino - 318
Albert Ayler - 315
Swans - 270
Derek Bailey - 267
The Fall - 254
Matana Roberts - 242
John Fahey - 241
John Coltrane - 204
Masada - 203
Ghostpoet - 203
Moondog - 195
Aesop Rock - 175
El-P - 166
Boom Bip & Doseone - 166
Mr. Bungle - 161
Eric Dolphy - 160
Sonny Sharrock - 152
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