29. Frightened Rabbit - The Winter of Mixed Drinks (Fat Cat)
29. The Walkmen - Lisbon (Fat Possum) (Fat Cat)
27. Marnie Stern - Marnie Stern (Kill Rock Stars)
27. Kate Nash - My Best Friend Is You (Geffen)
26. Flying Lotus - Cosmogramma (Warp)
24. The Body - All the Waters of the Earth Shall Turn to Blood (Aum War)
24. The Samps - The Samps [EP] (Mexican Summer)
21. Games - That We Can Play [EP] (Hippos in Tanks)
21. The Love Language - Libraries (Merge)
21. Waka Flocka Flame - Flockaveli (1017 Brick Squad)
20. Killing Joke - Absolute Dissent (Spinefarm)
18. Women - Public Strain (Jagjaguwar)
18. Robyn - Body Talk (Interscope)
17. Broken Social Scene - Forgiveness Rock Record (Arts & Crafts)
15. Happy Birthday - Happy Birthday (Sub Pop)
15. LCD Soundsystem - This Is Happening (DFA)
14. Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross - The Social Network OST (The Null Corporation)
13. Kanye West - My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy (Roc-a-Fella)
12. Vampire Weekend - Contra (XL)
11. Ariel Pink's Haunted Graffiti - Before Today (4AD)
10. The National - High Violet (4AD)
9. Taylor Swift - Speak Now (Big Machine)
8. Warpaint - The Fool (Rough Trade)
7. Big Boi - Sir Lucious Left Foot: The Son of Chico Dusty (Def Jam)
6. No Age - Everything in Between (Sub Pop)
5. Arcade Fire - The Suburbs (Merge)
4. Deerhunter - Halcyon Digest (4AD)
3. Sleigh Bells - Treats (Mom + Pop)
2. Beach House - Teen Dream (Mom + Pop)
1. Against Me! - White Crosses (Sire)