|
Rank
|
Artist
|
Album
|
Label
|
|---|
| 1.
|  Posse | Posse | Self-released |
| 2.
| First Aid Kit | The Lion's Roar | Wichita |
| 3.
| Shearwater | Animal Joy | Sub Pop |
| 4.
| Porcelain Raft | Strange Weekend | Secretly Canadian |
| 5.
| Imperial Teen | Feel The Sound | Merge |
| 6.
| The Big Pink | Figure This | 4AD |
| 7.
| Damien Jurado | Maraqopa | Secretly Canadian |
| 8.
| Mark Lanegan | Blues Funeral | 4AD |
| 9.
| Nada Surf | The Stars Are Indifferent To Astronomy | Barsuk |
| 10.
| Frankie Rose | Interstellar | Slumberland |
| 11.
| Air | Le Voyage Dans La Lune | Astralwerks |
| 12.
| Chairlift | Something | Columbia/Young Turks |
| 13.
| Tennis | Young & Old | Fat Possum |
| 14.
| Sharon Van Etten | Tramp | Jagjaguwar |
| 15.
| Cloud Nothings | Attack On Memory | Carpark |
| 16.
| The Black Keys | El Camino | Nonesuch |
| 17.
| Poliça | Give You The Ghost | Totally Gross National Product |
| 18.
| Hospitality | Hospitality | Merge |
| 19.
| Novalima | Karimba | ESL Music |
| 20.
| Jesse Ruins | Dream Analysis | Captured Tracks |
| 21.
| The New Law | The Fifty Year Storm | Self-released |
| 22.
| Dr. Dog | Be The Void | Anti- |
| 23.
| The Roots | undun | Def Jam |
| 24.
| Comet Gain | Howl of the Lonely Crowd | What's Your Rupture |
| 25.
| A Place To Bury Strangers | Onwards To The Wall | Dead Oceans |
| 26.
| Canyons | Keep Your Dreams | Modular |
| 27.
| Keep Shelly In Athens | Campus Martius EP | Planet Mu |
| 28.
| Barry Adamson | I Will Set You Free | Central Control |
| 29.
| Gabriel Teodros | Colored People's Time Machine | Fresh Chopped Beats |
| 30.
| Sonic Avenues | Television Youth | Dirtnap |
| 31.
| Pontiak | Echo Ono | Thrill Jockey |
| 32.
| Elliott Brood | Days Into Years | Paper Bag |
| 33.
| Walls | Coracle | Kompakt |
| 34.
| Deep Sea Diver | History Speaks | Self-released |
| 35.
| M83 | Hurry Up, We're Dreaming | Mute |
| 36.
| Wild Nothing | Nowhere/Wait | Captured Tracks |
| 37.
| The Men | Open Your Heart | Sacred Bones |
| 38.
| Big Deal | Lights Out | Mute |
| 39.
| The Twilight Sad | No One Can Ever Know | Fatcat |
| 40.
| Leonard Cohen | Old Ideas | Columbia |
| 41.
| Doomtree | No Kings | Doomtree |
| 42.
| Laura Gibson | La Grande | Barsuk |
| 43.
| You Won't | Skeptic Goodbye | Old Flame |
| 44.
| Bears | Greater Lakes | Misra |
| 45.
| Wendy Rene | After Laughter Comes Tears | Light in the Attic |
| 46.
| Matthew Dear | Headcage EP | Ghostly International |
| 47.
| The Jet Age | Domes | Sonic Boomerang |
| 48.
| Wilco | The Whole Love | dBpm |
| 49.
| Atlas Sound | Parallax | 4AD |
| 50.
| Kithkin | Takers & Leavers | Self-released |
| 51.
| Howlin Rain | The Russian Wilds | American |
| 52.
| Guided By Voices | Let's Go Eat The Factory | Guided By Voices Inc. |
| 53.
| Common | The Dreamer/The Believer | Think Common/Warner Bros. |
| 54.
| Memoryhouse | The Slideshow Effect | Sub Pop |
| 55.
| Howler | America Give Up | Rough Trade |
| 56.
| Yellow Ostrich | Strange Land | Barsuk |
| 57.
| Cate Le Bon | Cyrk | The Control Group |
| 58.
| The Asteroids Galaxy Tour | Out Of Frequency | BMG |
| 59.
| Beach Fossils | Shallow/Lessons | Captured Tracks |
| 60.
| Of Monsters and Men | My Head is an Animal | Record |
| 61.
| Keyboard Kid | The Mind Is So Complex When You're #Based | Self-released |
| 62.
| Fred Eaglesmith | 6 Volts | AML |
| 63.
| Craig Finn | Clear Heart Full Eyes | Vagrant |
| 64.
| Trailer Trash Tracys | Ester | Domino |
| 65.
| Jim White | Where It Hits You | Yep Roc |
| 66.
| Ryan Stively | Soft Kingdom | Self-released |
| 67.
| The Juan MacLean | Everybody Get Close | DFA |
| 68.
| Lana Del Rey | Born To Die | Interscope |
| 69.
| Tim Love Lee | Fully Bearded: 15 Years of Tummy Touch Records in Dub | Tummy Touch |
| 70.
| Dum Dum Girls | Only In Dreams | Sub Pop |
| 71.
| Youth Lagoon | The Year of Hibernation | Fat Possum |
| 72.
| Alabama Shakes | Alabama Shakes | Self-released |
| 73.
| The Walkabouts | Travels in the Dustland | Glitterhouse |
| 74.
| eleventhfloorrecords | eleventhfloorrecords | n5MD |
| 75.
| The Weeknd | Echoes of Silence | Self-released |
| 76.
| Cardinal | Hymns | Fire |
| 77.
| John K. Samson | Provincial | Epitaph |
| 78.
| Odonis Odonis | Hollandaze | Fatcat |
| 79.
| Hanni El Khatib | Will the Guns Come Out | Innovative Leisure |
| 80.
| Adrian Younge presents Venice Dawn | Something About April | Wax Poetics |
| 81.
| Gonjasufi | MU.ZZ.LE | Warp |
| 82.
| Drunken Prayer | Into the Missionfield | Fluff & Gravy |
| 83.
| Tindersticks | The Something Rain | Constellation |
| 84.
| Francois & the Atlas Mountains | E Volo Love | Domino |
| 85.
| Chuck Prophet | Temple Beautiful | Yep Roc |
| 86.
| The Black Belles | The Black Belles | Third Man |
| 87.
| Radiohead | TKOL RMX 1234567 | Ticker Tape Ltd./TBD/XL |
| 88.
| Blouse | Blouse | Captured Tracks |
| 89.
| Wild Flag | Wild Flag | Merge |
| 90.
| The Soft Moon | Total Decay EP | Captured Tracks |
| First Aid Kit | The Lion's Roar | Wichita |
| Barry Adamson | I Will Set You Free | Central Control |
| Porcelain Raft | Strange Weekend | Secretly Canadian |
| Imperial Teen | Feel The Sound | Merge |
| Cloud Nothings | Attack On Memory | Carpark |
| Shearwater | Animal Joy | Sub Pop |
| Tennis | Young & Old | Fat Possum |
| Hospitality | Hospitality | Merge |
| Novalima | Karimba | ESL Music |
| Sharon Van Etten | Tramp | Jagjaguwar |
| The Black Keys | El Camino | Nonesuch |
| Posse | Posse | Self-released |
| The Big Pink | Figure This | 4AD |
| Chairlift | Something | Columbia/Young Turks |
| Leonard Cohen | Old Ideas | Columbia |
| Comet Gain | Howl of the Lonely Crowd | What's Your Rupture |
| The New Law | The Fifty Year Storm | Self-released |
| Mark Lanegan | Blues Funeral | 4AD |
| The Roots | undun | Def Jam |
| Nada Surf | The Stars Are Indifferent To Astronomy | Barsuk |
| You Won't | Skeptic Goodbye | Old Flame |
| Big Deal | Lights Out | Mute |
| Howler | America Give Up | Rough Trade |
| Todd Terje | It's The Arps EP | Smalltown Supersound/Olsen |
| Alabama Shakes | Alabama Shakes | Self-released |
| Of Monsters and Men | My Head is an Animal | Record |
| Gabriel Teodros | Colored People's Time Machine | Fresh Chopped Beats |
| The Men | Open Your Heart | Sacred Bones |
| A Place To Bury Strangers | Onwards To The Wall | Dead Oceans |
| The Weeknd | Echoes of Silence | Self-released |
| Bears | Greater Lakes | Misra |
| Doomtree | No Kings | Doomtree |
| Jim White | Where It Hits You | Yep Roc |
| Common | The Dreamer/The Believer | Think Common/Warner Bros. |
| Frankie Rose | Interstellar | Slumberland |
| Trailer Trash Tracys | Ester | Domino |
| Elliott Brood | Days Into Years | Paper Bag |
| John K. Samson | Provincial | Epitaph |
| The Dø | Both Ways Open Jaws | Six Degrees |
| Canyons | Keep Your Dreams | Modular |
| The Jet Age | Domestic Disturbances | Sonic Boomerang |
| Damien Jurado | Maraqopa | Secretly Canadian |
| (Various) | Coastal Sightings | Cairo |
| The Walkabouts | Travels in the Dustland | Glitterhouse |
| Kithkin | Takers & Leavers | Self-released |
| The Head and The Heart | iTunes Session | Sub Pop |
| The Sister Ruby Band | In Cold Blood | Starfish |
| Craig Finn | Clear Heart Full Eyes | Vagrant |
| Walls | Oracle | Kompakt |
| Fred Eaglesmith | 6 Volts | AML |
| Adrian Younge presents Venice Dawn | Something About April | Wax Poetics |
| Blouse | Blouse | Captured Tracks |
| James Blake | Love What Happened Here | R&S |
| Tindersticks | The Something Rain | Constellation |
| Matthew Dear | Headcage EP | Ghostly International |
| Atlas Sound | Parallax | 4AD |
| M83 | Hurry Up, We're Dreaming | Mute |
| Tomten | Wednesday's Children | Self-released |
| Hanni El Khatib | Will the Guns Come Out | Innovative Leisure |
| eleventhfloorrecords | eleventhfloorrecords | n5MD |
| Laura Gibson | La Grande | Barsuk |
| Dreams | Feelings 4 U | Self-released |
| Rodrigo y Gabriela and C.U.B.A. | Area 52 | ATO |
| Keep Shelly In Athens | Campus Martius EP | Planet Mu |
| Gonjasufi | MU.ZZ.LE | Warp |
| The Black Belles | The Black Belles | Third Man |
| Tim Love Lee | Fully Bearded: 15 Years of Tummy Touch Records in Dub | Tummy Touch |
| Radiohead | TKOL RMX 1234567 | Ticker Tape Ltd./TBD/XL |
| The Juan MacLean | Everybody Get Close | DFA |
| Of Montreal | Paralytic Stalks | Polyvinyl |
| Gui Boratto | III | Kompakt |
| Wilco | The Whole Love | dBpm |
| Cloud Control | Bliss Release | Infectious |
| Neon Indian | Era Extrana | Mom + Pop |
| The Pharmacy | Dig Your Grave | Kind Turkey |
| The Torn ACLs | Make A Break, Make A Move | CreeperSpeak |
| Allen Stone | Allen Stone | Self-released |
| Katie Kate | Flatland | Out For Stardom |
| Cardinal | Hymns | Fire |
| Howlin Rain | The Russian Wilds | American |
| Guided By Voices | Let's Go Eat The Factory | Guided By Voices Inc. |
| Union | Analogtronics | Fat Beats |
| Cate Le Bon | Cyrk | The Control Group |
| The Soft Moon | Total Decay EP | Captured Tracks |
| Charles Bradley | Heartaches and Pain | Daptone |
| (Various) | Istanbul 70: Psych, Disco, Folk Classics | Nublu |
| Thee Oh Sees | Carrion Crawler/The Dream EP | In the Red |
| Real Estate | Days | Domino |
| Youth Lagoon | The Year of Hibernation | Fat Possum |
| Wild Flag | Wild Flag | Merge |
