| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
| 1 | Ethan Master of the Hawaiian Ukulele | So Real | Self-released |
| 2 | Various Artists | LOCAL LIVE VOLUME 12!!!!!! | KVRX Recs |
| 3 | Ringo Deathstarr | Ringo Deathstarr EP | SVC Records |
| 4 | Yeasayer | All Hour Cymbals | We Are Free |
| 5 | {{{SUNSET}}} | Bright Blue Dream | Autobus |
| 6 | Crystal Castles | Crystal Castles | Lies |
| 7 | Mission Giant | Golden Triangle | Fellowshipwreck |
| 8 | Clinic | Do It! | Domino Records |
| 9 | Pataphysics | Take a Look Out Your Window | Business Deal |
| 10 | The Raveonettes | Lust, Lust, Lust | VICE |
| 11 | No Age | Eraser 7 | Sub Pop |
| 12 | Lykke Li | Youth Novels | LL Recordings |
| 13 | Atmosphere | Strictly Leakage | Rhymesayers Entertainment |
| 14 | Bear Claw | EP | Self-Released |
| 15 | She & Him | Volume One | Merge |
| 16 | Herman Dune | I Wish That I Could See You Soon | Everloving |
| 17 | Stephen Malkmus & the Jicks | Real Emotional Trash | Matador |
| 18 | Gravy Train!!! | All the Sweet Stuff | Cochon Records |
| 19 | The Krayolas | La Conquistadora | Box Records |
| 20 | Shoghaken Ensemble | S/T | Traditional Crossroads |
| 21 | Junior Murvin | Police and Thieves | Island |
| 22 | Be Your Own Pet! | Get Awkward | Universal Records |
| 23 | Jamie Lidell | Jim | Warp Records |
| 24 | Neon Neon | Stainless Style | Lex |
| 25 | Various Artists | Backspin: 10 Year Anniversary Project | Six Degrees Records |
| 26 | Dillon Chevalier | Across From Me | Self-Released |
| 27 | Jimmy Reed | Jimmy Reed at Carnegie Hall | Shout! Factory |
| 28 | The Felice Brothers | The Felice Brothers | Team Love |
| 29 | Growing | Lateral | Social Registry |
| 30 | Foals | Antidotes | Sub Pop |
| 31 | Cheese on Bread | The Search for Colonel Mustard | Paper Plane Promotions |
| 32 | Fuck Buttons | Street Horrrsing | ATP/R |
| 33 | Canopy | Canopy/Anopy | Autobus Records |
| 34 | Hanne Hukkelberg | Rykestrausse 68 | Nettwerk |
| 35 | Rahim Alhaj | When the Sould is Settled: Music of Iraq | Smithsonian Folkways |
| 36 | Creole Belles | S/T | Arhoolie |
| 37 | Iron Lung | Sexless/No Sex | Prank |
| 38 | Bon Iver | For Emma, Forever Ago | Jagjaguwar |
| 39 | Sonic Liberation Front | Change Over Time | High Two |