Albums:
1. American Saturday Night by Brad Paisley
2. Bitte Orca by Dirty Projectors
3. Crack the Skye by Mastodon
4. Revolution by Miranda Lambert
5. Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix by Phoenix
6. Love vs. Money by The-Dream
7. Only Built 4 Cuban Linx, Pt 2 by Raekwon
8. Veckatimest by Grizzly Bear
9. I and Love and You by the Avett Brothers
10. The Fame Monster by Lady Gaga
Finally a list that includes "Love Vs. Money", it's not exactly my genre and it didn't quite make my top 10, but I don't see why critics aren't all over this thing.
Songs:
1. "My Life Would Suck Without You" by Kelly Clarkson
2. "Two Weeks" by Grizzly Bear
3. "No Line on the Horizon" by U2
4. "The Fear" by Lily Allen
5. "Crown on the Ground" by Sleigh Bells
6. (Tie) "Stillness Is the Move" by Dirty Projectors and also Solange
7. "White Liar" by Miranda Lambert
8. "D.O.A. (Death of Auto-Tune)" by Jay-Z
9. "Sabali" by Amadou and Mariam
10. "Mad World" by Adam Lambert