50. Joanna Newsom – Have One On Me
49. Janelle Monáe – The ArchAndroid (Suites II and III)
48. Marnie Stern – Marnie Stern
47. Gold Panda – Lucky Shiner
46. Munly and the Lupercalians – Petr and the Wulf
45. Wovenhand – The Threshingfloor
44. Wild Nothing – Gemini
43. ceo – White Magic
42. Wavves – King of the Beach
41. The Tallest Man On Earth
40. The Walkmen – Lisbon (Fat Possum Records)
39. Ariel Pink’s Haunted Graffiti – Before Today
38. Four Tet – There Is Love in You
37. Das Racist – Shut Up, Dude
36. Katzenjammer – Le Pop
35. Future Islands – In Evening Air
34. Tame Impala – Innerspeaker
33. Warpaint – The Fool
32. Stars – The Five Ghosts
31. Tweak Bird – Tweak Bird
30. Wolf Parade – Expo 86
29. Superchunk – Majesty Shredding
28. Menomena – Mines
27. Minus the Bear – OMNI
26. Ben Folds – Lonely Avenue
25. She & Him – Volume Two
24. Sleigh Bells – Treats
23. Julie Christmas – The Bad Wife
22. Deftones – Diamond Eyes
21. Vampire Weekend – Contra
20. Faun Fables – Light of a Vaster Dark
19. Flying Lotus – Cosmogramma
18. Charlotte Gainsbourg – IRM
17. Broken Bells – Broken Bells
16. Surfer Blood – Astro Coast
15. Das Racist – Sit Down, Man
14. Spoon – Transference
13. Jónsi – Go
12. Curren$y – Pilot Talk
11. Big Boi – Sir Lucious Left Foot: The Son of Chico Dusty
10. Broken Social Scene – Forgiveness Rock Record
09. Kanye West – My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy
08. Beach House – Teen Dream
07. The Black Keys – Brothers
06. LCD Soundsystem – This Is Happening
05. Caribou – Swim
04. Sufjan Stevens – The Age of Adz
03. Deerhunter – Halcyon Digest
02. The National – High Violet
01. Arcade Fire – The Suburbs