1. The National - High Violet
2. Arcade Fire - The Suburbs
3. Janelle Monáe - The ArchAndroid
4. Caribou - Swim
5. Beach House - Teen Dream
6. LCD Soundsystem - This Is Happening
7. Deerhunter - Halcyon Digest
8. Foals - Total Life Forever
9. Four Tet - There Is Love In You
10. John Grant with Midlake - Queen Of Denmark
11. Gorillaz - Plastic Beach
12. Kanye West - My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy
13. Yeasayer - Odd Blood
14. Jónsi - Go
15. Warpaint - The Fool
16. Vampire Weekend - Contra
17. Joanna Newsom - Have One On Me
18. Edwyn Collins - Losing Sleep
19. Surfer Blood - Astro Coast
20. Field Music - Field Music (Measure)
21. Menomena - Mines
22. Owen Pallett - Heartland
23. Grinderman - Grinderman 2
24. Best Coast - Crazy For You
25. Big Boi - Sir Lucious Left Foot: The Son Of Chico Dusty
26. Gil Scott-Heron - I'm New Here
27. Jaga Jazzist - One Armed Bandit
28. Bellowhead - Hedonism
29. Stornoway - Beachcomber's Windowsill
30. Pantha Du Prince - Black Noise
31. 65daysofstatic - We Were Exploding Anyway
32. Phosphorescent - Here's To Taking It Easy
33. Crystal Castles - Crystal Castles
34. Marnie Stern - Marnie Stern
35. The Irrepressibles - Mirror Mirror
36. Titus Andronicus - The Monitor
37. Laura Marling - I Speak Because I Can
38. Sleigh Bells - Treats
39. The Walkmen - Lisbon
40. Allo Darlin' - Allo Darlin'
41. These New Puritans - Hidden
42. Nedry - Condors
43. Villagers - Becoming A Jackal
44. Wild Nothing - Gemini
45. Mulatu Astatke - Mulatu Steps Ahead
46. Everything Everything - Man Alive
47. Hot Chip - One Life Stand
48. Liars - Sisterworld
49. Bryan Ferry - Olympia
50. Gold Panda - Lucky Shiner
