| Rank | Artist | Recording | Label | |
| 1 | GIRLS | Father, Son, Holy Ghost | True Panther | |
| 2 | WILD FLAG | Wild Flag | Merge | |
| 3 | WILCO | The Whole Love | Anti | |
| 4 | ZOLA JESUS | Conatus | Sacred Bones | |
| 5 | TWIN SISTER | In Heaven | Domino | |
| 6 | TY SEGALL | Goodbye Bread | Drag City | |
| 7 | DRUMS | Portamento | Frenchkiss | |
| 8 | DJ SHADOW | The Less You Know The Better | Verve | |
| 9 | DUM DUM GIRLS | Only In Dreams | Sub Pop | |
| 10 | PORTUGAL. THE MAN | In The Mountain In The Cloud | Approaching AIRballoons-Atlantic | |
| 11 | SLEEPING IN THE AVIARY | You And Me, Ghost | Science Of Sound | |
| 12 | NEON INDIAN | Era Extrana | Mom And Pop | |
| 13 | TALLAHASSEE | Jealous Hands | Self-Released | |
| 14 | CASIOKIDS | Aabenbaringen Over Aaskammen | Polyvinyl | |
| 15 | MIKAL CRONIN | Mikal Cronin | Trouble In Mind | |
| 16 | WE WERE PROMISED JETPACKS | In The Pit Of The Stomach | FatCat | |
| 17 | WASHED OUT | Within And Without | Sub Pop | |
| 18 | PEPPER RABBIT | Red Velvet Snowball | Kanine | |
| 19 | YOUTH LAGOON | The Year Of Hibernation | Fat Possum | |
| 20 | DOM | Family Of Love | Astral Werks | |
| 21 | JOHN STEEL SINGERS | Tangalooma | Dew Process | |
| 22 | PALLERS | The Sea Of Memories | Labrador | |
| 23 | PALEO | Fruit Of The Spirit | Partisan | |
| 24 | DECEMBERISTS | Itunes Session | Capitol | |
| 25 | BEATS ANTIQUE | Elektrafone | Antique | |
| 26 | GIVERS | In Light | Glassnote | |
| 27 | MILK MAID | Yucca | FatCat | |
| 28 | SARAH JAFFE | The Way Sound Leaves A Room | Kirtland | |
| 29 | JOHN MAUS | We Must Become The Pitiless Censors Of Ourselves | Ribbon | |
| 30 | STEPHEN MALKMUS AND THE JICKS | Mirror Traffic | Matador |