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KEXP Music Charts
KEXP Variety music charts for 2012
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Rank
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Artist
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Album
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Label
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| 1.
|  Beach House | Bloom | Sub Pop | | 2.
| Jack White | Blunderbuss | Third Man/Columbia | | 3.
| Best Coast | The Only Place | Mexican Summer | | 4.
| Spiritualized | Sweet Heart, Sweet Light | Fat Possum | | 5.
| Chromatics | Kill For Love | Italians Do It Better | | 6.
| Allo Darlin' | Europe | Slumberland | | 7.
| Craft Spells | Gallery EP | Captured Tracks | | 8.
| THEESatisfaction | awE naturalE | Sub Pop | | 9.
| Lotus Plaza | Spooky Action At A Distance | Kranky | | 10.
| Yppah | Eighty One | Ninja Tune | | 11.
| The Bombay Royale | You Me Bullets Love | Hopestreet | | 12.
| Dr. John | Locked Down | Nonesuch | | 13.
| Santigold | Master Of My Make Believe | Downtown/Atlantic | | 14.
| Daughn Gibson | All Hell | White Denim | | 15.
| Absolute Monarchs | 1 | Good to Die | | 16.
| Sleigh Bells | Reign of Terror | Mom + Pop | | 17.
| XXYYXX | XXYYXX | Relief in Abstract | | 18.
| The Sugarman 3 | What The World Needs Now | Daptone | | 19.
| The Dandy Warhols | This Machine | The End | | 20.
| Alabama Shakes | Boys and Girls | ATO | | 21.
| Ceremony | Zoo | Matador | | 22.
| The Shins | Port of Morrow | Columbia | | 23.
| Amadou & Mariam | Folila | Nonesuch | | 24.
| Tanlines | Mixed Emotions | True Panther Sounds | | 25.
| Lightships | Electric Cables | Geographic/Domino | | 26.
| Trust | TRST | Arts & Crafts | | 27.
| Grimes | Visions | 4AD | | 28.
| Fanfarlo | Rooms Filled With Light | Canvasback/Atlantic | | 29.
| The Lumineers | The Lumineers | Dualtone | | 30.
| Ramona Falls | Prophet | Barsuk | | 31.
| New Build | Yesterday Was Lived And Lost | Lanark | | 32.
| Reptar | Body Faucet | Vagrant | | 33.
| Miike Snow | Happy To You | Downtown/Universal Republic | | 34.
| La Sera | Sees The Light | Hardly Art | | 35.
| River Giant | River Giant | self-released | | 36.
| Orcas | Orcas | Morr | | 37.
| Father John Misty | Fear Fun | Sub Pop | | 38.
| Death Grips | The Money Store | Epic | | 39.
| Cheap Freaks | Bury Them All | Big Neck | | 40.
| Lower Dens | Nootropics | Ribbon Music/Domino | | 41.
| Andrew Bird | Break It Yourself | Mom + Pop | | 42.
| The Chemical Brothers | Don't Think | Astralwerks | | 43.
| Of Monsters and Men | My Head is an Animal | Record | | 44.
| Bear In Heaven | I Love You, It's Cool | Dead Oceans | | 45.
| Mind Spiders | Meltdown | Dirtnap | | 46.
| Lee Ranaldo | Between The Times And The Tides | Matador | | 47.
| Moonface | With Siinai: Heartbreaking Bravery | Jagjaguwar | | 48.
| Choir Of Young Believers | Rhine Gold | Ghostly International | | 49.
| M. Ward | A Wasteland Companion | Merge | | 50.
| Suckers | Candy Salad | Frenchkiss | | 51.
| RxGibbs | Futures EP | Cascine | | 52.
| The Lions | A Sampler | Stones Throw | | 53.
| John Talabot | IN | Permanent Vacation | | 54.
| Neighbors | John In Babeland | Lost Sound Tapes | | 55.
| Wayfinders | Wayfinders | self-released | | 56.
| TacocaT | Take Me To Your Dealer | Hardly Art | | 57.
| Shabazz Palaces | Live at KEXP | Sub Pop | | 58.
| Rocky Votolato | Television of Saints | self-released | | 59.
| Country Lips | Touched | self-released | | 60.
| Screaming Females | Ugly | Don Giovanni | | 61.
| Evans The Death | Evans The Death | Slumberland | | 62.
| Sierra Leone's Refugee All Stars | Radio Salone | Cumbancha | | 63.
| Diamond Rugs | Diamond Rugs | Partisan | | 64.
| Maps & Atlases | Beware and Be Grateful | Barsuk | | 65.
| Scuba | Personality | Hotflush | | 66.
| Cold Specks | Winter Solstice EP | Mute | | 67.
| JD McPherson | Signs & Signifiers | Rounder | | 68.
| Quantic & Alice Russell with the Combo Barbaro | Look Around the Corner | Tru Thoughts | | 69.
| Light Asylum | Light Asylum | Mexican Summer | | 70.
| School of Seven Bells | Ghostory | Vagrant/Ghostly | | 71.
| Grynch | Perspective | self-released | | 72.
| Blood Orange Paradise | Blood Orange Paradise | self-released | | 73.
| Kingdom Crumbs | Kingdom Crumbs | Cloud Nice | | 74.
| Tomten | Ta Ta Dana | Flat Field | | 75.
| Brad | United We Stand | Razor & Tie | | 76.
| Mister Lies | Hidden Neighbors EP | self-released | | 77.
| Chicha Libre | Canibalismo | Barbes | | 78.
| Alejandro Escovedo | Big Station | Fantasy | | 79.
| Outer Minds | Outer Minds | Southpaw | | 80.
| The White Buffalo | Once Upon A Time In The West | Unison | | 81.
| Battleme | Battleme | Trashy Moped | | 82.
| Nick Waterhouse | Time's All Gone | Innovative Leisure | | 83.
| First Aid Kit | The Lion's Roar | Wichita | | 84.
| Cloud Nothings | Attack On Memory | Carpark | | 85.
| Fearce and BeanOne | There Goes the Neighborhood | self-released | | 86.
| GravelRoad | Psychedelta | Knick Knack | | 87.
| Witch Gardens | R-I-P | self-released | | 88.
| Jon DeRosa | A Wolf In Preacher's Clothes | Mother West | | 89.
| Paul Weller | Sonik Kicks | Yep Roc | | 90.
| Kishi Bashi | 151a | Joyful Noise |
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Rank
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Artist
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Album
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Label
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| 1.
| Jack White | Blunderbuss | Third Man/Columbia | | 2.
| Spiritualized | Sweet Heart, Sweet Light | Fat Possum | | 3.
| Ceremony | Zoo | Matador | | 4.
| Chromatics | Kill For Love | Italians Do It Better | | 5.
| Alabama Shakes | Boys and Girls | ATO | | 6.
| Grimes | Visions | 4AD | | 7.
| Lotus Plaza | Spooky Action At A Distance | Kranky | | 8.
| Yppah | Eighty One | Ninja Tune | | 9.
| XXYYXX | XXYYXX | Relief in Abstract | | 10.
| Absolute Monarchs | 1 | Good to Die | | 11.
| Shabazz Palaces | Live at KEXP | Sub Pop | | 12.
| The Lumineers | The Lumineers | Dualtone | | 13.
| The Chemical Brothers | Don't Think | Astralwerks | | 14.
| Dr. John | Locked Down | Nonesuch | | 15.
| New Build | Yesterday Was Lived And Lost | Lanark | | 16.
| Tanlines | Mixed Emotions | True Panther Sounds | | 17.
| The Shins | Port of Morrow | Columbia | | 18.
| The Magnetic Fields | Love at the Bottom of the Sea | Merge | | 19.
| Amadou & Mariam | Folila | Nonesuch | | 20.
| School of Seven Bells | Ghostory | Vagrant/Ghostly | | 21.
| The Dandy Warhols | This Machine | The End | | 22.
| Miike Snow | Happy To You | Downtown/Universal Republic | | 23.
| THEESatisfaction | awE naturalE | Sub Pop | | 24.
| Sleigh Bells | Reign of Terror | Mom + Pop | | 25.
| Bear In Heaven | I Love You, It's Cool | Dead Oceans | | 26.
| Fanfarlo | Rooms Filled With Light | Canvasback/Atlantic | | 27.
| Light Asylum | Light Asylum | Mexican Summer | | 28.
| Beach House | Bloom | Sub Pop | | 29.
| Lushlife | Plateau Vision | Western Vinyl | | 30.
| Screaming Females | Ugly | Don Giovanni | | 31.
| Diamond Rugs | Diamond Rugs | Partisan | | 32.
| Sierra Leone's Refugee All Stars | Radio Salone | Cumbancha | | 33.
| Daniel Rossen | Silent Hour/Golden Mile | Warp | | 34.
| Battleme | Battleme | Trashy Moped | | 35.
| Trust | TRST | Arts & Crafts | | 36.
| Father John Misty | Fear Fun | Sub Pop | | 37.
| Wayfinders | Wayfinders | self-released | | 38.
| Grynch | Perspective | self-released | | 39.
| River Giant | River Giant | self-released | | 40.
| La Sera | Sees The Light | Hardly Art | | 41.
| Disappears | Pre Language | Kranky | | 42.
| Lee Ranaldo | Between The Times And The Tides | Matador | | 43.
| Daughter | The Wild Youth EP | Glassnote | | 44.
| First Aid Kit | The Lion's Roar | Wichita | | 45.
| Neighbors | John In Babeland | Lost Sound Tapes | | 46.
| TacocaT | Take Me To Your Dealer | Hardly Art | | 47.
| Keaton Collective | Tercera | self-released | | 48.
| Witch Gardens | R-I-P | self-released | | 49.
| Posse | Posse | self-released | | 50.
| Moonface | With Siinai: Heartbreaking Bravery | Jagjaguwar | | 51.
| Dinosaur Feathers | Whistle Tips | Ernest Jenning Record Co. | | 52.
| Chicha Libre | Canibalismo | Barbes | | 53.
| Andrew Bird | Break It Yourself | Mom + Pop | | 54.
| Scuba | Personality | Hotflush | | 55.
| Lee Fields & The Expressions | Faithful Man | Truth & Soul | | 56.
| Brownout | Oozy | Nat Geo | | 57.
| Kishi Bashi | 151a | Joyful Noise | | 58.
| Nick Waterhouse | Time's All Gone | Innovative Leisure | | 59.
| Zammuto | Zammuto | Temporary Residence Ltd. | | 60.
| The White Buffalo | Once Upon A Time In The West | Unison | | 61.
| Suckers | Candy Salad | Frenchkiss | | 62.
| Toro Y Moi | June 2009 | Carpark | | 63.
| Porcelain Raft | Strange Weekend | Secretly Canadian | | 64.
| Tomten | Ta Ta Dana | Flat Field | | 65.
| Poor Moon | Illusion EP | Sub Pop | | 66.
| Brad | United We Stand | Razor & Tie | | 67.
| M. Ward | A Wasteland Companion | Merge | | 68.
| Choir Of Young Believers | Rhine Gold | Ghostly International | | 69.
| Mister Lies | Hidden Neighbors EP | self-released | | 70.
| Waco Brothers & Paul Burch | Great Chicago Fire | Bloodshot | | 71.
| Outer Minds | Outer Minds | Southpaw | | 72.
| Quantic & Alice Russell with the Combo Barbaro | Look Around the Corner | Tru Thoughts | | 73.
| Gemma Ray | Island Fire | Bronze Rat | | 74.
| Oberhofer | Time Capsules II | Glassnote | | 75.
| The Wedding Present | Valentina | Scopitones | | 76.
| Part Time | What Would You Say? | Mexican Summer | | 77.
| Lower Dens | Brains/Propagation | Domino | | 78.
| Of Monsters and Men | My Head is an Animal | Record | | 79.
| Jamie Woon | Mirrorwriting | Polydor/Verve Forecast | | 80.
| The Funk Ark | High Noon | ESL | | 81.
| Fearce and BeanOne | There Goes the Neighborhood | self-released | | 82.
| GravelRoad | Psychedelta | Knick Knack | | 83.
| Blood Orange Paradise | Blood Orange Paradise | self-released | | 84.
| Jon DeRosa | A Wolf In Preacher's Clothes | Mother West | | 85.
| Mind Spiders | Meltdown | Dirtnap | | 86.
| Justin Townes Earle | Nothing's Gonna Change the Way You Feel About Me Now | Bloodshot | | 87.
| Pond | Beard, Wives, Denim | Modular | | 88.
| Maps & Atlases | Beware and Be Grateful | Barsuk | | 89.
| Paul Weller | Sonik Kicks | Yep Roc | | 90.
| Nite Jewel | One Second of Love | Secretly Canadian |
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Artist
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Album
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Label
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| 1.
| Spiritualized | Sweet Heart, Sweet Light | Fat Possum | | 2.
| Yppah | Eighty One | Ninja Tune | | 3.
| THEESatisfaction | awE naturalE | Sub Pop | | 4.
| Alabama Shakes | Boys & Girls | ATO | | 5.
| Chromatics | Kill For Love | Italians Do It Better | | 6.
| Dr. John | Locked Down | Nonesuch | | 7.
| The Lumineers | The Lumineers | Dualtone | | 8.
| Grimes | Visions | 4AD | | 9.
| The Magnetic Fields | Love at the Bottom of the Sea | Merge | | 10.
| Amadou & Miriam | Folila | Nonesuch | | 11.
| School of Seven Bells | Ghostory | Vagrant/Ghostly | | 12.
| The Dandy Warhols | This Machine | The End | | 13.
| Ceremony | Zoo | Matador | | 14.
| Lushlife | Plateau Vision | Western Vinyl | | 15.
| Bear In Heaven | I Love You, It's Cool | Dead Oceans | | 16.
| Perfume Genius | Put Your Back N 2 It | Matador | | 17.
| The Shins | Port of Morrow | Columbia | | 18.
| Fanfarlo | Rooms Filled With Light | Canvasback/Atlantic | | 19.
| Miike Snow | Happy To You | Downtown/Universal Republic | | 20.
| Absolute Monarchs | 1 | Good to Die | | 21.
| XXYYXX | XXYYXX | Relief in Abstract | | 22.
| Screaming Females | Ugly | Don Giovanni | | 23.
| Tanlines | Mixed Emotions | True Panther Sounds | | 24.
| Lotus Plaza | Spooky Action At A Distance | Kranky | | 25.
| Sleigh Bells | Reign of Terror | Mom + Pop | | 26.
| Galactic | Carnivale Electricos | Anti- | | 27.
| Daniel Rossen | Silent Hour/Golden Mile | Warp | | 28.
| M. Ward | A Wasteland Companion | Merge | | 29.
| Andrew Bird | Break It Yourself | Mom + Pop | | 30.
| La Sera | Sees The Light | Hardly Art | | 31.
| Dinosaur Feathers | Whistle Tips | Ernest Jenning Record Co. | | 32.
| Scuba | Personality | Hotflush | | 33.
| Maps & Atlases | Beware and Be Grateful | Barsuk | | 34.
| Choir Of Young Believers | Rhine Gold | Ghostly International | | 35.
| Jack White | Blunderbuss | Third Man/Columbia | | 36.
| Trust | TRST | Arts & Crafts | | 37.
| Porcelain Raft | Strange Weekend | Secretly Canadian | | 38.
| River Giant | River Giant | Self-released | | 39.
| FRCxBNE | There Goes the Neighborhood | Self-released | | 40.
| Neighbors | John In Babeland | Lost Sound Tapes | | 41.
| TacocaT | Take Me To Your Dealer | Hardly Art | | 42.
| Deep Sea Diver | History Speaks | Self-released | | 43.
| Moonface | With Siinai: Heartbreaking Bravery | Jagjaguwar | | 44.
| Terry Malts | Killing Time | Slumberland | | 45.
| Mind Spiders | Meltdown | Dirtnap | | 46.
| Disappears | Pre Language | Kranky | | 47.
| Pond | Beard, Wives, Denim | Modular | | 48.
| Kishi Bashi | 151a | Joyful Noise | | 49.
| Quantic & Alice Russell with the Combo Barbaro | Look Around the Corner | Tru Thoughts | | 50.
| Oberhofer | Time Capsules II | Glassnote | | 51.
| The 2 Bears | Be Strong | DFA | | 52.
| John Talabot | ƒIN | Permanent Vacation | | 53.
| Grynch | Perspective | Self-released | | 54.
| GravelRoad | Psychedelta | Knick Knack | | 55.
| Father John Misty | Fear Fun | Sub Pop | | 56.
| Lee Ranaldo | Between The Times And The Tides | Matador | | 57.
| Paul Weller | Sonik Kicks | Yep Roc | | 58.
| Baloji | Kinshasa Succursale | Crammed Discs | | 59.
| Lee Fields & The Expressions | Faithful Man | Truth & Soul | | 60.
| Breton | Other People's Problems | Fatcat | | 61.
| Ceu | Caravana Sereia Bloom | Six Degrees | | 62.
| Todd Snider | Agnostic Hymns & Stoner Fables | Aimless/Thirty Tigers | | 63.
| Batida | Batida | Soundway | | 64.
| Gemma Ray | Island Fire | Bronze Rat | | 65.
| The Wedding Present | Valentina | Scopitones | | 66.
| Sinead O'Connor | How About I Be Me (And You Be You)? | One Little Indian | | 67.
| Jamie Woon | Mirrorwriting | Polydor/Verve Forecast | | 68.
| Shearwater | Animal Joy | Sub Pop | | 69.
| First Aid Kit | The Lion's Roar | Wichita | | 70.
| Wayfinders | Wayfinders | Self-released | | 71.
| Rocky Votolato | Television of Saints | Self-released | | 72.
| Keaton Collective | Tercera | Self-released | | 73.
| The Satellite 4 | Street Food | Self-released | | 74.
| Roaming Herds of Buffalo | Roaming Herds of Buffalo | Self-released | | 75.
| Tomten | Ta Ta Dana | Flat Field | | 76.
| Poor Moon | Illusion EP | Sub Pop | | 77.
| Damien Jurado | Maraqopa | Secretly Canadian | | 78.
| Brownout | Oozy | Nat Geo | | 79.
| Justin Townes Earle | Nothing's Gonna Change the Way You Feel About Me Now | Bloodshot | | 80.
| Nite Jewel | One Second of Love | Secretly Canadian | | 81.
| White Rabbits | Milk Famous | tbd | | 82.
| Outer Minds | Outer Minds | Southpaw | | 83.
| JD McPherson | Signs & Signifiers | Rounder | | 84.
| Devin | Romancing | Frenchkiss | | 85.
| Lilacs & Champagne | Lilacs & Champagne | Mexican Summer | | 86.
| Oliver Tank | Dreams + Dreams Remixed | Yes Please | | 87.
| Spoek Mathambo | Father Creeper | Sub Pop | | 88.
| Peter Broderick | http://itstartshear.com | Hush | | 89.
| Labyrinth Ear | Apparitions EP | Self-released | | 90.
| Arctic Monkeys | R U Mine? | Domino |
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Artist
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Album
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| 1.
| Alabama Shakes | Boys & Girls | ATO | | 2.
| Lotus Plaza | Spooky Action At A Distance | Kranky | | 3.
| Grimes | Visions | 4AD | | 4.
| Yppah | Eighty One | Ninja Tune | | 5.
| Chromatics | Kill For Love | Italians Do It Better | | 6.
| THEESatisfaction | awE naturalE | Sub Pop | | 7.
| Dr. John | Locked Down | Nonesuch | | 8.
| The Shins | Port of Morrow | Columbia | | 9.
| Ceremony | Zoo | Matador | | 10.
| The Lumineers | The Lumineers | Dualtone | | 11.
| Absolute Monarchs | 1 | Good to Die | | 12.
| Damien Jurado | Maraqopa | Secretly Canadian | | 13.
| Bear In Heaven | I Love You, It's Cool | Dead Oceans | | 14.
| Tanlines | Mixed Emotions | True Panther Sounds | | 15.
| Miike Snow | Happy To You | Downtown/Universal Republic | | 16.
| Sleigh Bells | Reign of Terror | Mom + Pop | | 17.
| Galactic | Carnivale Electricos | Anti- | | 18.
| The Magnetic Fields | Love at the Bottom of the Sea | Merge | | 19.
| Fanfarlo | Rooms Filled With Light | Canvasback/Atlantic | | 20.
| John Talabot | fIN | Permanent Vacation | | 21.
| La Sera | Sees The Light | Hardly Art | | 22.
| Neighbors | John In Babeland | Lost Sound Tapes | | 23.
| Brownout | Oozy | Nat Geo | | 24.
| Mind Spiders | Meltdown | Dirtnap | | 25.
| The 2 Bears | Be Strong | DFA | | 26.
| Disappears | Pre Language | Kranky | | 27.
| Trust | TRST | Arts & Crafts | | 28.
| Lushlife | Plateau Vision | Western Vinyl | | 29.
| Perfume Genius | Put Your Back N 2 It | Matador | | 30.
| Moonface | With Siinai: Heartbreaking Bravery | Jagjaguwar | | 31.
| Lee Fields & The Expressions | Faithful Man | Truth & Soul | | 32.
| M. Ward | A Wasteland Companion | Merge | | 33.
| Lee Ranaldo | Between The Times And The Tides | Matador | | 34.
| Paul Weller | Sonik Kicks | Yep Roc | | 35.
| Kishi Bashi | 151a | Joyful Noise | | 36.
| Daughter | The Wild Youth EP | Glassnote | | 37.
| First Aid Kit | The Lion's Roar | Wichita | | 38.
| Grynch | Perspective | Self-released | | 39.
| TacocaT | Take Me To Your Dealer | Hardly Art | | 40.
| GravelRoad | Psychedelta | Knick Knack | | 41.
| Father John Misty | Fear Fun | Sub Pop | | 42.
| Beth Jeans Houghton & The Hooves of Destiny | Yours Truly, Cellophane Nose | Mute | | 43.
| Terry Malts | Killing Time | Slumberland | | 44.
| Pond | Beard, Wives, Denim | Modular | | 45.
| Maps & Atlases | Beware and Be Grateful | Barsuk | | 46.
| Andrew Bird | Break It Yourself | Mom + Pop | | 47.
| Errors | Have Some Faith In Magic | Rock Action | | 48.
| Choir Of Young Believers | Rhine Gold | Ghostly International | | 49.
| Breton | Other People's Problems | Fatcat | | 50.
| Chairlift | Something | Columbia/Young Turks | | 51.
| Of Monsters and Men | My Head is an Animal | Record | | 52.
| Wayfinders | Wayfinders | Self-released | | 53.
| FRCxBNE | There Goes the Neighborhood | Self-released | | 54.
| Rocky Votolato | Television of Saints | Self-released | | 55.
| The Satellite 4 | Street Food | Self-released | | 56.
| Keaton Collective | Tercera | Self-released | | 57.
| Spiritualized | Sweet Heart, Sweet Light | Fat Possum | | 58.
| Justin Townes Earle | Nothing's Gonna Change the Way You Feel About Me Now | Bloodshot | | 59.
| Scuba | Personality | Hotflush | | 60.
| Nite Jewel | One Second of Love | Secretly Canadian | | 61.
| White Rabbits | Milk Famous | tbd | | 62.
| School of Seven Bells | Ghostory | Vagrant/Ghostly | | 63.
| The Wedding Present | Valentina | Scopitones | | 64.
| Shearwater | Animal Joy | Sub Pop | | 65.
| The Men | Open Your Heart | Sacred Bones | | 66.
| Baloji | Kinshasa Succursale | Crammed Discs | | 67.
| Labyrinth Ear | Apparitions EP | Self-released | | 68.
| The Funk Ark | High Noon | ESL | | 69.
| Black Mountain | Year Zero | Jagjaguwar | | 70.
| Porcelain Raft | Strange Weekend | Secretly Canadian | | 71.
| The Dandy Warhols | This Machine | The End | | 72.
| Poor Moon | Illusion EP | Sub Pop | | 73.
| Eighteen Individual Eyes | Unnovae Nights | Self-released | | 74.
| River Giant | River Giant | Self-released | | 75.
| The Grizzled Mighty | The Grizzled Mighty | Self-released | | 76.
| Tomten | Ta Ta Dana | Flat Field | | 77.
| Mark Lanegan | Blues Funeral | 4AD | | 78.
| Ceu | Caravana Sereia Bloom | Six Degrees | | 79.
| Daniel Rossen | Silent Hour/Golden Mile | Warp | | 80.
| Amadou & Miriam | Folila | Nonesuch | | 81.
| Dinosaur Feathers | Whistle Tips | Ernest Jenning Record Co. | | 82.
| Jamie Woon | Mirrorwriting | Polydor/Verve Forecast | | 83.
| Zammuto | Zammuto | Temporary Residence Ltd. | | 84.
| Sinead O'Connor | How About I Be Me (And You Be You)? | One Little Indian | | 85.
| Oliver Tank | Dreams + Dreams Remixed | Yes Please | | 86.
| La Chiva Gantiva | Pelao | Crammed Discs | | 87.
| Quantic & Alice Russell with the Combo Barbaro | Look Around the Corner | Tru Thoughts | | 88.
| Oberhofer | Time Capsules II | Glassnote | | 89.
| (Various) | Power Corruption & Lies Covered | Mojo Magazine | | 90.
| Willis Earl Beal | Acousmatic Sorcery | XL |
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Album
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| 1.
| THEESatisfaction | awE naturalE | Sub Pop | | 2.
| Grimes | Visions | 4AD | | 3.
| The Shins | Port of Morrow | Columbia | | 4.
| La Sera | Sees The Light | Hardly Art | | 5.
| Yppah | Eighty One | Sub Pop | | 6.
| Fanfarlo | Rooms Filled With Light | Canvasback/Atlantic | | 7.
| Miike Snow | Happy To You | Downtown/Universal Republic | | 8.
| Ceremony | Zoo | Matador | | 9.
| Shearwater | Animal Joy | Sub Pop | | 10.
| Damien Jurado | Maraqopa | Secretly Canadian | | 11.
| The Magnetic Fields | Love at the Bottom of the Sea | Merge | | 12.
| The Lumineers | The Lumineers | Dualtone | | 13.
| Tanlines | Mixed Emotions | True Panther Sounds | | 14.
| Cloud Nothings | Attack On Memory | Carpark | | 15.
| Frankie Rose | Interstellar | Slumberland | | 16.
| Jamie Woon | Mirrorwriting | Polydor/Verve Forecast | | 17.
| School of Seven Bells | Ghostory | Vagrant/Ghostly | | 18.
| Lushlife | Plateau Vision | Western Vinyl | | 19.
| Sleigh Bells | Reign of Terror | Mom + Pop | | 20.
| Galactic | Carnivale Electricos | Anti- | | 21.
| John Talabot | fIN | Permanent Vacation | | 22.
| Polica | Give You The Ghost | Totally Gross National Product | | 23.
| Paul Weller | Sonik Kicks | Yep Roc | | 24.
| Disappears | Pre Language | Kranky | | 25.
| Perfume Genius | Put Your Back N 2 It | Matador | | 26.
| Grynch | Perspective | Self-released | | 27.
| Pond | Beard, Wives, Denim | Modular | | 28.
| Yellow Ostrich | Strange Land | Barsuk | | 29.
| Air | Le Voyage Dans La Lune | Astralwerks | | 30.
| Deep Sea Diver | History Speaks | Self-released | | 31.
| Chairlift | Something | Columbia/Young Turks | | 32.
| Barry Adamson | I Will Set You Free | Central Control | | 33.
| Tennis | Young & Old | Fat Possum | | 34.
| Justin Townes Earle | Nothing's Gonna Change the Way You Feel About Me Now | Bloodshot | | 35.
| Daniel Rossen | Silent Hour/Golden Mile | Warp | | 36.
| Lee Fields & The Expressions | Faithful Man | Truth & Soul | | 37.
| White Rabbits | Milk Famous | tbd | | 38.
| Errors | Have Some Faith In Magic | Rock Action | | 39.
| Choir Of Young Believers | Rhine Gold | Ghostly International | | 40.
| First Aid Kit | The Lion's Roar | Wichita | | 41.
| Of Monsters and Men | My Head is an Animal | Record | | 42.
| Imperial Teen | Feel The Sound | Merge | | 43.
| St. Paul de Vence | St. Paul de Vence | Self-released | | 44.
| Terry Malts | Killing Time | Slumberland | | 45.
| Dinosaur Feathers | Whistle Tips | Ernest Jenning Record Co. | | 46.
| The 2 Bears | Be Strong | DFA | | 47.
| Scuba | Personality | Hotflush | | 48.
| Andrew Bird | Break It Yourself | Mom + Pop | | 49.
| Nite Jewel | One Second of Love | Secretly Canadian | | 50.
| Lilacs & Champagne | Lilacs & Champagne | Mexican Summer | | 51.
| Porcelain Raft | Strange Weekend | Secretly Canadian | | 52.
| Georgia Anne Muldrow | Seeds | SomeOthaShip | | 53.
| Plants and Animals | The End of That | Secret City | | 54.
| Oberhofer | Time Capsules II | Glassnote | | 55.
| Posse | Posse | Self-released | | 56.
| Mark Lanegan | Blues Funeral | 4AD | | 57.
| Lux | We Are Not The Same | Self-released | | 58.
| Rocky Votolato | Television of Saints | Self-released | | 59.
| Beth Jeans Houghton & The Hooves of Destiny | Yours Truly, Cellophane Nose | Mute | | 60.
| Mind Spiders | Meltdown | Dirtnap | | 61.
| Ceu | Caravana Sereia Bloom | Six Degrees | | 62.
| Lee Ranaldo | Between The Times And The Tides | Matador | | 63.
| Ana Tijoux | La Bala | Nacional | | 64.
| Sharon Van Etten | Tramp | Jagjaguwar | | 65.
| Daughter | The Wild Youth EP | Glassnote | | 66.
| Labyrinth Ear | Apparitions EP | Self-released | | 67.
| Battleme | Battleme | Trashy Moped | | 68.
| David's Lyre | Picture Of Our Youth | Self-released | | 69.
| Oliver Tank | Dreams + Dreams Remixed | Yes Please | | 70.
| Sidi Toure | Koima | Thrill Jockey | | 71.
| Arctic Monkeys | R U Mine? | Domino | | 72.
| Tom Jones | Evil/Jezebel | Third Man | | 73.
| Keaton Collective | Tercera | Self-released | | 74.
| Don't Talk To The Cops! | Let's Quit | Out For Stardom | | 75.
| The Grizzled Mighty | The Grizzled Mighty | Self-released | | 76.
| Baloji | Kinshasa Succursale | Crammed Discs | | 77.
| The Twilight Sad | No One Can Ever Know | Fatcat | | 78.
| Chuck Prophet | Temple Beautiful | Yep Roc | | 79.
| My Best Fiend | In Ghostlike Fading | Warp | | 80.
| Dirty Three | Toward the Low Sun | Drag City | | 81.
| Sinead O'Connor | How About I Be Me (And You Be You)? | One Little Indian | | 82.
| The Funk Ark | High Noon | ESL | | 83.
| Memoryhouse | The Slideshow Effect | Sub Pop | | 84.
| NUMBJAC | Grief EP | Car Crash Set | | 85.
| (Various) | Power Corruption & Lies Covered | Mojo Magazine | | 86.
| Francois & the Atlas Mountains | E Volo Love | Domino | | 87.
| Chief Boima | African In New York | Dutty Artz | | 88.
| Wild Nothing | Nowhere/Wait | Captured Tracks | | 89.
| Eighteen Individual Eyes | Unnovae Nights | Self-released | | 90.
| Detective Agency | Daggers EP | Self-released |
|
Rank
|
Artist
|
Album
|
Label
|
|---|
| 1.
| THEESatisfaction | awE naturalE | Sub Pop | | 2.
| Grimes | Visions | 4AD | | 3.
| The Shins | Port of Morrow | Columbia | | 4.
| Damien Jurado | Maraqopa | Secretly Canadian | | 5.
| Shearwater | Animal Joy | Sub Pop | | 6.
| John Talabot | fIN | Permanent Vacation | | 7.
| Ceremony | Zoo | Matador | | 8.
| Sleigh Bells | Reign of Terror | Mom + Pop | | 9.
| The Magnetic Fields | Love at the Bottom of the Sea | Merge | | 10.
| Fanfarlo | Rooms Filled With Light | Canvasback/Atlantic | | 11.
| Porcelain Raft | Strange Weekend | Secretly Canadian | | 12.
| School of Seven Bells | Ghostory | Vagrant/Ghostly | | 13.
| Lushlife | Plateau Vision | Western Vinyl | | 14.
| Cloud Nothings | Attack On Memory | Carpark | | 15.
| The Lumineers | The Lumineers | Dualtone | | 16.
| Tanlines | Mixed Emotions | True Panther Sounds | | 17.
| First Aid Kit | The Lion's Roar | Wichita | | 18.
| Chairlift | Something | Columbia/Young Turks | | 19.
| The Men | Open Your Heart | Sacred Bones | | 20.
| Pond | Beard, Wives, Denim | Modular | | 21.
| Andrew Bird | Break It Yourself | Mom + Pop | | 22.
| Imperial Teen | Feel The Sound | Merge | | 23.
| Frankie Rose | Interstellar | Slumberland | | 24.
| Sharon Van Etten | Tramp | Jagjaguwar | | 25.
| Air | Le Voyage Dans La Lune | Astralwerks | | 26.
| Grynch | Perspective | Self-released | | 27.
| Tennis | Young & Old | Fat Possum | | 28.
| Galactic | Carnivale Electricos | Anti- | | 29.
| Daniel Rossen | Silent Hour/Golden Mile | Warp | | 30.
| Ceu | Caravana Sereia Bloom | Six Degrees | | 31.
| The 2 Bears | Be Strong | DFA | | 32.
| Yellow Ostrich | Strange Land | Barsuk | | 33.
| Choir Of Young Believers | Rhine Gold | Ghostly International | | 34.
| Plants and Animals | The End of That | Secret City | | 35.
| Mark Lanegan | Blues Funeral | 4AD | | 36.
| Bear In Heaven | I Love You, It's Cool | Dead Oceans | | 37.
| Scuba | Personality | Hotflush | | 38.
| Justin Townes Earle | Nothing's Gonna Change the Way You Feel About Me Now | Bloodshot | | 39.
| Disappears | Pre Language | Kranky | | 40.
| Lee Fields & The Expressions | Faithful Man | Truth & Soul | | 41.
| Posse | Posse | Self-released | | 42.
| Barry Adamson | I Will Set You Free | Central Control | | 43.
| Perfume Genius | Put Your Back N 2 It | Matador | | 44.
| Rocky Votolato | Television of Saints | Self-released | | 45.
| Polica | Give You The Ghost | Totally Gross National Product | | 46.
| Lee Ranaldo | Between The Times And The Tides | Matador | | 47.
| Nite Jewel | One Second of Love | Secretly Canadian | | 48.
| Ana Tijoux | La Bala | Nacional | | 49.
| Errors | Have Some Faith In Magic | Rock Action | | 50.
| Miike Snow | Happy To You | Universal Republic | | 51.
| Beth Jeans Houghton & The Hooves of Destiny | Yours Truly, Cellophane Nose | Mute | | 52.
| Deep Sea Diver | History Speaks | Self-released | | 53.
| Blood Orange Paradise | Blood Orange Paradise | Self-released | | 54.
| Yppah | Eighty One | Ninja Tune | | 55.
| Mind Spiders | Meltdown | Dirtnap | | 56.
| Sonic Avenues | Television Youth | Dirtnap | | 57.
| Jamie Woon | Mirrorwriting | Polydor/Verve Forecast | | 58.
| Terry Malts | Killing Time | Slumberland | | 59.
| Daughter | The Wild Youth EP | Glassnote | | 60.
| Spoek Mathambo | Father Creeper | Sub Pop | | 61.
| Todd Snider | Agnostic Hymns & Stoner Fables | Aimless/Thirty Tigers | | 62.
| Dirty Three | Toward the Low Sun | Drag City | | 63.
| La Chiva Gantiva | Pelao | Crammed Discs | | 64.
| Oberhofer | Time Capsules II | Glassnote | | 65.
| Bruce Springsteen | Wrecking Ball | Columbia | | 66.
| Oliver Tank | Dreams + Dreams Remixed | Yes Please | | 67.
| Caetano Veloso & David Byrne | Live at Carnegie Hall | Nonesuch | | 68.
| Bonobo | Black Sands Remixed | Ninja Tune | | 69.
| St. Paul de Vence | St. Paul de Vence | Self-released | | 70.
| Detective Agency | Daggers EP | Self-released | | 71.
| The Twilight Sad | No One Can Ever Know | Fatcat | | 72.
| Dinosaur Feathers | Whistle Tips | Ernest Jenning Record Co. | | 73.
| Mati Zundel | Amazonico Gravitante | ZZK/Waxploitation | | 74.
| White Rabbits | Milk Famous | tbd | | 75.
| Fred Eaglesmith | 6 Volts | AML | | 76.
| My Best Fiend | In Ghostlike Fading | Warp | | 77.
| Labyrinth Ear | Apparitions EP | Self-released | | 78.
| Black Bananas | Rad Times Xpress IV | Drag City | | 79.
| Chuck Prophet | Temple Beautiful | Yep Roc | | 80.
| The Funk Ark | High Noon | ESL | | 81.
| (Various) | Power Corruption & Lies Covered | Mojo Magazine | | 82.
| Trust | TRST | Arts & Crafts | | 83.
| Zammuto | Zammuto | Temporary Residence Ltd. | | 84.
| Robert Glasper Experiment | Black Radio | Blue Note | | 85.
| Hospitality | Hospitality | Merge | | 86.
| Of Monsters and Men | My Head is an Animal | Record | | 87.
| Lux | We Are Not The Same | Self-released | | 88.
| Don't Talk To The Cops! | Let's Quit | Out For Stardom | | 89.
| The Grizzled Mighty | The Grizzled Mighty | Self-released | | 90.
| Eighteen Individual Eyes | Unnovae Nights | Self-released |
|
Rank
|
Artist
|
Album
|
Label
|
|---|
| 1.
| Grimes | Visions | 4AD | | 2.
| First Aid Kit | The Lion's Roar | Wichita | | 3.
| Porcelain Raft | Strange Weekend | Secretly Canadian | | 4.
| Fanfarlo | Rooms Filled With Light | Canvasback/Atlantic | | 5.
| Damien Jurado | Maraqopa | Secretly Canadian | | 6.
| Ceremony | Zoo | Matador | | 7.
| School of Seven Bells | Ghostory | Vagrant/Ghostly | | 8.
| Grynch | Perspective | Self-released | | 9.
| The Magnetic Fields | Love at the Bottom of the Sea | Merge | | 10.
| John Talabot | fIN | Permanent Vacation | | 11.
| Sleigh Bells | Reign of Terror | Mom + Pop | | 12.
| Galactic | Carnivale Electricos | Anti- | | 13.
| Shearwater | Animal Joy | Sub Pop | | 14.
| Tennis | Young & Old | Fat Possum | | 15.
| Daniel Rossen | Silent Hour/Golden Mile | Warp | | 16.
| Pond | Beard, Wives, Denim | Modular | | 17.
| Nite Jewel | One Second of Love | Secretly Canadian | | 18.
| Posse | Posse | Self-released | | 19.
| Lushlife | Plateau Vision | Western Vinyl | | 20.
| Hospitality | Hospitality | Merge | | 21.
| Imperial Teen | Feel The Sound | Merge | | 22.
| Polica | Give You The Ghost | Totally Gross National Product | | 23.
| Bear In Heaven | I Love You, It's Cool | Dead Oceans | | 24.
| Dinosaur Feathers | Whistle Tips | Ernest Jenning Record Co. | | 25.
| Jamie Woon | Mirrorwriting | Polydor/Verve Forecast | | 26.
| Disappears | Pre Language | Kranky | | 27.
| Sharon Van Etten | Tramp | Jagjaguwar | | 28.
| Andrew Bird | Break It Yourself | Mom + Pop | | 29.
| The Funk Ark | High Noon | ESL | | 30.
| Cloud Nothings | Attack On Memory | Carpark | | 31.
| Barry Adamson | I Will Set You Free | Central Control | | 32.
| Chairlift | Something | Columbia/Young Turks | | 33.
| THEESatisfaction | awE naturalE | Sub Pop | | 34.
| Mind Spiders | Meltdown | Dirtnap | | 35.
| Justin Townes Earle | Nothing's Gonna Change the Way You Feel About Me Now | Bloodshot | | 36.
| Frankie Rose | Interstellar | Slumberland | | 37.
| The 2 Bears | Be Strong | DFA | | 38.
| Yellow Ostrich | Strange Land | Barsuk | | 39.
| Air | Le Voyage Dans La Lune | Astralwerks | | 40.
| Chuck Prophet | Temple Beautiful | Yep Roc | | 41.
| Tanlines | Mixed Emotions | True Panther Sounds | | 42.
| Mark Lanegan | Blues Funeral | 4AD | | 43.
| Lux | We Are Not The Same | Self-released | | 44.
| Beth Jeans Houghton & The Hooves of Destiny | Yours Truly, Cellophane Nose | Mute | | 45.
| Terry Malts | Killing Time | Slumberland | | 46.
| Mati Zundel | Amazonico Gravitante | ZZK/Waxploitation | | 47.
| The Twilight Sad | No One Can Ever Know | Fatcat | | 48.
| Elliott Brood | Days Into Years | Paper Bag | | 49.
| The Big Pink | Figure This | 4AD | | 50.
| Sinead O'Connor | How About I Be Me (And You Be You)? | One Little Indian | | 51.
| Lee Fields & The Expressions | Faithful Man | Truth & Soul | | 52.
| Young Magic | Melt | Carpark | | 53.
| Jay Farrar, Will Johnson, Anders Parker and Yim Yames | New Multitudes | Rounder | | 54.
| (Various) | Power Corruption & Lies Covered | Mojo Magazine | | 55.
| Deep Sea Diver | History Speaks | Self-released | | 56.
| Perfume Genius | Put Your Back N 2 It | Matador | | 57.
| Don't Talk To The Cops! | Let's Quit | Out For Stardom | | 58.
| The Men | Open Your Heart | Sacred Bones | | 59.
| Ana Tijoux | La Bala | Nacional | | 60.
| Todd Snider | Agnostic Hymns & Stoner Fables | Aimless/Thirty Tigers | | 61.
| Wendy Rene | After Laughter Comes Tears | Light in the Attic | | 62.
| Leonard Cohen | Old Ideas | Columbia | | 63.
| Balkan Beat Box | Give | Nat Geo Music | | 64.
| Tom Jones | Evil/Jezebel | Third Man | | 65.
| Howler | America Give Up | Rough Trade | | 66.
| Alabama Shakes | Alabama Shakes | Self-released | | 67.
| St. Paul de Vence | St. Paul de Vence | Self-released | | 68.
| Thaddeus David | Maven | Members Only | | 69.
| Eighteen Individual Eyes | Unnovae Nights | Self-released | | 70.
| Detective Agency | Daggers EP | Self-released | | 71.
| Sweet Secrets | Color Force | 9lb Recordings | | 72.
| Poor Moon | Illusion EP | Sub Pop | | 73.
| Sonic Avenues | Television Youth | Dirtnap | | 74.
| Dr. Dog | Be The Void | Anti- | | 75.
| White Rabbits | Milk Famous | tbd | | 76.
| Errors | Have Some Faith In Magic | Rock Action | | 77.
| Bruce Springsteen | Wrecking Ball | Columbia | | 78.
| Eux Autres | Sun Is Sunk | Bons Mots | | 79.
| Bears | Greater Lakes | Misra | | 80.
| Punch Brothers | Who's Feeling Young Now? | Nonesuch | | 81.
| Todd Terje | It's the Arps EP | Smalltown Supersound/Olsen | | 82.
| A Place To Bury Strangers | Onward To The Wall | Dead Oceans | | 83.
| David's Lyre | Picture Of Our Youth | Self-released | | 84.
| Islands | A Sleep & A Forgetting | Anti- | | 85.
| Matthew Dear | Headcage EP | Ghostly International | | 86.
| Zammuto | Zammuto | Temporary Residence Ltd. | | 87.
| Of Monsters and Men | My Head is an Animal | Record | | 88.
| Nada Surf | The Stars Are Indifferent To Astronomy | Barsuk | | 89.
| The Roots | undun | Def Jam | | 90.
| Jim White | Where It Hits You | Yep Roc |
|
Rank
|
Artist
|
Album
|
Label
|
|---|
| 1.
| Grimes | Visions | 4AD | | 2.
| Galactic | Carnivale Electricos | Anti- | | 3.
| Shearwater | Animal Joy | Sub Pop | | 4.
| Damien Jurado | Maraqopa | Secretly Canadian | | 5.
| Porcelain Raft | Strange Weekend | Secretly Canadian | | 6.
| Posse | Posse | Self-released | | 7.
| Lushlife | Plateau Vision | Western Vinyl | | 8.
| John Talabot | fIN | Permanent Vacation | | 9.
| Air | Le Voyage Dans La Lune | Astralwerks | | 10.
| Mark Lanegan | Blues Funeral | 4AD | | 11.
| Cloud Nothings | Attack On Memory | Carpark | | 12.
| First Aid Kit | The Lion's Roar | Wichita | | 13.
| The Big Pink | Figure This | 4AD | | 14.
| Nada Surf | The Stars Are Indifferent To Astronomy | Barsuk | | 15.
| Terry Malts | Killing Time | Slumberland | | 16.
| Perfume Genius | Put Your Back N 2 It | Matador | | 17.
| Deep Sea Diver | History Speaks | Self-released | | 18.
| Sleigh Bells | Reign of Terror | Mom + Pop | | 19.
| Beth Jeans Houghton & The Hooves of Destiny | Yours Truly, Cellophane Nose | Mute | | 20.
| Novalima | Karimba | ESL Music | | 21.
| The Twilight Sad | No One Can Ever Know | Fatcat | | 22.
| Frankie Rose | Interstellar | Slumberland | | 23.
| Sharon Van Etten | Tramp | Jagjaguwar | | 24.
| Polica | Give You The Ghost | Totally Gross National Product | | 25.
| Yellow Ostrich | Strange Land | Barsuk | | 26.
| The 2 Bears | Be Strong | DFA | | 27.
| Cate Le Bon | Cyrk | The Control Group | | 28.
| Tennis | Young & Old | Fat Possum | | 29.
| Hospitality | Hospitality | Merge | | 30.
| My Best Friend | In Ghostlike Fading | Warp | | 31.
| Elliott Brood | Days Into Years | Paper Bag | | 32.
| Common | The Dreamer/The Believer | Think Common/Warner Bros. | | 33.
| Guided By Voices | Let's Go Eat The Factory | Guided By Voices Inc. | | 34.
| Ana Tijoux | La Bala | Nacional | | 35.
| Chairlift | Something | Columbia/Young Turks | | 36.
| Howler | America Give Up | Rough Trade | | 37.
| Craig Finn | Clear Heart Full Eyes | Vagrant | | 38.
| Matthew Dear | Headcage EP | Ghostly International | | 39.
| The Black Keys | El Camino | Nonesuch | | 40.
| Atlas Sound | Parallax | 4AD | | 41.
| Barry Adamson | I Will Set You Free | Central Control | | 42.
| Imperial Teen | Feel The Sound | Merge | | 43.
| The Men | Open Your Heart | Sacred Bones | | 44.
| Mati Zundel | Amazonico Gravitante | ZZK/Waxploitation | | 45.
| Pontiak | Echo Ono | Thrill Jockey | | 46.
| Memoryhouse | The Slideshow Effect | Sub Pop | | 47.
| Comet Gain | Howl of the Lonely Crowd | What's Your Rupture? | | 48.
| A Place To Bury Strangers | Onward To The Wall | Dead Oceans | | 49.
| Chuck Prophet | Temple Beautiful | Yep Roc | | 50.
| Au Palais | Tender Mercy EP | The Sounds of Sweet Nothing | | 51.
| Punch Brothers | Who's Feeling Young Now? | Nonesuch | | 52.
| Gonjasufi | MU.ZZ.LE. | Warp | | 53.
| Of Monsters and Men | My Head is an Animal | Record | | 54.
| M83 | Hurry Up, We're Dreaming | Mute | | 55.
| Eighteen Individual Eyes | Unnovae Nights | Self-released | | 56.
| The New Law | The Fifty Year Storm | Self-released | | 57.
| Dr. Dog | Be The Void | Anti- | | 58.
| Jesse Ruins | Dream Analysis | Captured Tracks | | 59.
| Plants and Animals | The End of That | Secret City | | 60.
| Bears | Greater Lakes | Misra | | 61.
| Shigeto | Lineage | Ghostly | | 62.
| Keep Shelly In Athens | Campus Martius EP | Planet Mu | | 63.
| St. Paul de Vence | St. Paul de Vence | Self-released | | 64.
| Thaddeus David | Maven | Members Only | | 65.
| Lux | We Are Not The Same | Self-released | | 66.
| Kithkin | Takers & Leavers | Self-released | | 67.
| Detective Agency | Daggers EP | Self-released | | 68.
| Katie Kate | Flatland | Out For Stardom | | 69.
| Jim White | Where It Hits You | Yep Roc | | 70.
| Leonard Cohen | Old Ideas | Columbia | | 71.
| Young Magic | Melt | Carpark | | 72.
| John K. Samson | Provincial | Epitaph | | 73.
| eleventhfloorrecords | eleventhfloorrecords | n5MD | | 74.
| Little Barrie | King of the Waves | Tummy Touch | | 75.
| Robert Glasper Experiment | Black Radio | Blue Note | | 76.
| (Various) | Chimes of Freedom: The Songs of Bob Dylan | Amnesty International | | 77.
| Of Montreal | Paralytic Stalks | Polyvinyl | | 78.
| Field Music | Plumb | Memphis Industries | | 79.
| Beach Fossils | Shallow/Lessons | Captured Tracks | | 80.
| Charlotte Gainsbourg | Stage Whisper | Elektra | | 81.
| Radiohead | TKOL RMX 1234567 | Ticker Tape Ltd./TBD/XL | | 82.
| Prinzhorn Dance School | Clay Class | DFA | | 83.
| Sweet Secrets | Color Force | 9lb Recordings | | 84.
| (Various) | Coastal Sightings | Cairo | | 85.
| RA Scion | Beg Borrow Steal | Self-released | | 86.
| Allen Stone | Allen Stone | Self-released | | 87.
| Big Deal | Lights Out | Mute | | 88.
| Rodrigo y Gabriela and C.U.B.A. | Area 52 | ATO | | 89.
| Jay Farrar, Will Johnson, Anders Parker and Yim Yames | New Multitudes | Rounder | | 90.
| Wiley | Evolve Or Be Extinct | Big Dada |
|
Rank
|
Artist
|
Album
|
Label
|
|---|
| 1.
| John Talabot | fIN | Permanent Vacation | | 2.
| Porcelain Raft | Strange Weekend | Secretly Canadian | | 3.
| First Aid Kit | The Lion's Roar | Wichita | | 4.
| Tennis | Young & Old | Fat Possum | | 5.
| Imperial Teen | Feel The Sound | Merge | | 6.
| The Roots | undun | Def Jam | | 7.
| Air | Le Voyage Dans La Lune | Astralwerks | | 8.
| Posse | Posse | Self-released | | 9.
| Galactic | Carnivale Electricos | Anti- | | 10.
| Shearwater | Animal Joy | Sub Pop | | 11.
| Novalima | Karimba | ESL Music | | 12.
| Memoryhouse | The Slideshow Effect | Sub Pop | | 13.
| Damien Jurado | Maraqopa | Secretly Canadian | | 14.
| The Black Keys | El Camino | Nonesuch | | 15.
| Ana Tijoux | La Bala | Nacional | | 16.
| Poliça | Give You The Ghost | Totally Gross National Product | | 17.
| Cate Le Bon | Cyrk | The Control Group | | 18.
| Mark Lanegan | Blues Funeral | 4AD | | 19.
| Cloud Nothings | Attack On Memory | Carpark | | 20.
| The Twilight Sad | No One Can Ever Know | Fatcat | | 21.
| Chairlift | Something | Columbia/Young Turks | | 22.
| Elliott Brood | Days Into Years | Anti- | | 23.
| Dr. Dog | Be The Void | Anti- | | 24.
| Frankie Rose | Interstellar | Slumberland | | 25.
| Grimes | Visions | 4AD | | 26.
| Barry Adamson | I Will Set You Free | Central Control | | 27.
| Nada Surf | The Stars Are Indifferent To Astronomy | Barsuk | | 28.
| The Men | Open Your Heart | Sacred Bones | | 29.
| Sharon Van Etten | Tramp | Jagjaguwar | | 30.
| Yellow Ostrich | Strange Land | Barsuk | | 31.
| The Big Pink | Figure This | 4AD | | 32.
| Thaddeus David | Maven | Members Only | | 33.
| Deep Sea Diver | History Speaks | Self-released | | 34.
| Lux | We Are Not The Same | Self-released | | 35.
| Detective Agency | Daggers EP | Self-released | | 36.
| Hospitality | Hospitality | Merge | | 37.
| Comet Gain | Howl of the Lonely Crowd | What's Your Rupture | | 38.
| Leonard Cohen | Old Ideas | Columbia | | 39.
| Jesse Ruins | Dream Analysis | Captured Tracks | | 40.
| Plants and Animals | The End of That | Secret City | | 41.
| M83 | Hurry Up, We're Dreaming | Mute | | 42.
| The New Law | The Fifty Year Storm | Self-released | | 43.
| Big Deal | Lights Out | Mute | | 44.
| Common | The Dreamer/The Believer | Think Common/Warner Bros. | | 45.
| Islands | A Sleep & A Forgetting | Anti- | | 46.
| Au Palais | Tender Mercy EP | The Sounds of Sweet Nothing | | 47.
| Tindersticks | The Something Rain | Constellation | | 48.
| Charlotte Gainsbourg | Stage Whisper | Elektra | | 49.
| Plug | Back on Time | Ninja Tune | | 50.
| Katie Kate | Flatland | Out For Stardom | | 51.
| Fred Eaglesmith | 6 Volts | AML | | 52.
| The Weeknd | Echoes of Silence | Self-released | | 53.
| A Place To Bury Strangers | Onwards To The Wall | Dead Oceans | | 54.
| Guided By Voices | Let's Go Eat The Factory | Guided By Voices Inc. | | 55.
| Black Bananas | Rad Times Xpress IV | Drag City | | 56.
| Shigeto | Lineage | Ghostly | | 57.
| Chuck Prophet | Temple Beautiful | Yep Roc | | 58.
| Gonjasufi | MU.ZZ.LE | Warp | | 59.
| Matthew Dear | Headcage EP | Ghostly International | | 60.
| Balkan Beat Box | Give | Nat Geo Music | | 61.
| Wild Nothing | Nowhere/Wait | Captured Tracks | | 62.
| Canyons | Keep Your Dreams | Modular | | 63.
| The Juan MacLean | Everybody Get Close | DFA | | 64.
| Gabriel Teodros | Colored People's Time Machine | Fresh Chopped Beats | | 65.
| The Torn ACLs | Make A Break, Make A Move | CreeperSpeak | | 66.
| Howler | America Give Up | Rough Trade | | 67.
| Jim White | Where It Hits You | Yep Roc | | 68.
| Laura Gibson | La Grande | Barsuk | | 69.
| Craig Finn | Clear Heart Full Eyes | Vagrant | | 70.
| Trailer Trash Tracys | Ester | Domino | | 71.
| Kimbra | Settle Down EP | Warner Bros. | | 72.
| Little Barrie | King of the Waves | Tummy Touch | | 73.
| The Toure-Raichel Collective | The Tel Aviv Session | Cumbancha | | 74.
| Young Magic | Melt | Carpark | | 75.
| Ryan Stively | Soft Kingdom | Self-released | | 76.
| Lambchop | Mr. M | Merge | | 77.
| Keep Shelly In Athens | Campus Martius EP | Planet Mu | | 78.
| Bears | Greater Lakes | Misra | | 79.
| Wendy Rene | After Laughter Comes Tears | Light in the Attic | | 80.
| Robert Glasper Experiment | Black Radio | Blue Note | | 81.
| Todd Terje | It's the Arps EP | Smalltown Supersound/Olsen | | 82.
| Doomtree | No Kings | Doomtree | | 83.
| Of Monsters and Men | My Head is an Animal | Record | | 84.
| Pontiak | Echo Ono | Thrill Jockey | | 85.
| Keyboard Kid | The Mind Is So Complex When You're #Based | Self-released | | 86.
| The West | Don't Make A Sound | Self-released | | 87.
| Kithkin | Takers & Leavers | Self-released | | 88.
| RA Scion | Beg Borrow Steal | Self-released | | 89.
| Allen Stone | Allen Stone | Self-released | | 90.
| Rodrigo y Gabriela and C.U.B.A. | Area 52 | ATO |
|
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 |
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Rank
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Artist
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Album
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Label
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|---|
| 1.
| Porcelain Raft | Strange Weekend | Secretly Canadian | | 2.
| Imperial Teen | Feel the Sound | Mergo | | 3.
| Cloud Nothings | Attack On Memory | Carpark | | 4.
| First Aid Kit | The Lion's Roar | Wichita | | 5.
| Nada Surf | The Stars Are Indifferent To Astronomy | Barsuk | | 6.
| Atlas Sound | Parallax | 4AD | | 7.
| The Big Pink | Figure This | 4AD | | 8.
| M83 | Hurry Up, We're Dreaming | Mute | | 9.
| Gui Boratto | III | Kompakt | | 10.
| The Roots | undun | Def Jam | | 11.
| The Black Keys | El Camino | Nonesuch | | 12.
| Thee Oh Sees | Carrion Crawler/The Dream EP | In the Red | | 13.
| Small Black | Moon Killer | Self-released | | 14.
| Cloud Control | Bliss Release | Infectious | | 15.
| eleventhfloorrecords | eleventhfloorrecords | n5MD | | 16.
| Hospitality | Hospitality | Merge | | 17.
| The Men | Open Your Heart | Sacred Bones | | 18.
| Big Deal | Lights Out | Mute | | 19.
| The Weeknd | Echoes of Silence | Self-released | | 20.
| Common | The Dreamer/The Believer | Think Common/Warner Bros. | | 21.
| Blouse | Blouse | Captured Tracks | | 22.
| Canyons | Keep Your Dreams | Modular | | 23.
| The Duke Spirit | Bruiser | Shangri-La | | 24.
| Kithkin | Takers & Leavers | Self-released | | 25.
| Los Campesinos! | Hello Sadness | Arts & Crafts | | 26.
| Apparat Organ Quintet | Polyfonia | Crunchy Frog | | 27.
| Howler | America Give Up | Rough Trade | | 28.
| Novalima | Karimba | ESL Music | | 29.
| Elliott Brood | Days Into Years | Paper Bag | | 30.
| Alabama Shakes | Alabama Shakes | Self-released | | 31.
| Dyme Def | Yuk the World | Self-released | | 32.
| The Walkabouts | Travels in the Dustland | Glitterhouse | | 33.
| The Torn ACLs | Make A Break, Make A Move | CreeperSpeak | | 34.
| The New Law | The Fifty Year Storm | Self-released | | 35.
| The Sister Ruby Band | In Cold Blood | Starfish | | 36.
| Wussy | Strawberry | Shake It | | 37.
| Craig Finn | Clear Heart Full Eyes | Vagrant | | 38.
| Guided By Voices | Let's Go Eat The Factory | Guided By Voices Inc. | | 39.
| Jim White | Where It Hits You | Yep Roc | | 40.
| Cardinal | Hymns | Fire | | 41.
| Laura Gibson | La Grande | Barsuk | | 42.
| Walls | Oracle | Kompakt | | 43.
| The Juan MacLean | Everybody Get Close | DFA | | 44.
| Of Monsters and Men | My Head is an Animal | Record | | 45.
| Gotye | Making Mirrors | Eleven | | 46.
| (Various) | Coastal Sightings | Cairo | | 47.
| Allen Stone | Allen Stone | Self-released | | 48.
| You Won't | Skeptic Goodbye | Old Flame | | 49.
| Escort | Escort | Silent Voice | | 50.
| James Blake | Love What Happened Here | R&S | | 51.
| The Dø | Both Ways Open Jaws | Six Degrees | | 52.
| Adrian Younge presents Venice Dawn | Something About April | Wax Poetics | | 53.
| Cate Le Bon | Cyrk | The Control Group | | 54.
| Air | Le Voyage Dans La Lune | Astralwerks | | 55.
| Tycho | Dive | Ghostly International | | 56.
| The Head and The Heart | iTunes Session | Sub Pop | | 57.
| Odonis Odonis | Hollandaze | Fatcat | | 58.
| John K. Samson | Provincial | Epitaph | | 59.
| Hanni El Khatib | Will the Guns Come Out | Innovative Leisure | | 60.
| Dreams | Feelings 4 U | Self-released | | 61.
| Tindersticks | The Something Rain | Constellation | | 62.
| Summer Camp | Welcome to Condale | Moshi Moshi | | 63.
| Tim Love Lee | Fully Bearded: 15 Years of Tummy Touch Records in Dub | Tummy Touch | | 64.
| Lushlife | No More Golden Days | Self-released | | 65.
| Disco Inferno | The 5 EPs | One Little Indian | | 66.
| Gabriel Teodros | Colored People's Time Machine | Fresh Chopped Beats | | 67.
| Tomten | Wednesday's Children | Self-released | | 68.
| Ghosts I've Met | The Light Opera | Self-released | | 69.
| Spekulation | Spekulation | Self-released | | 70.
| Land of Pines | III | Self-released | | 71.
| Howlin Rain | The Russian Wilds | American | | 72.
| Doomtree | No Kings | Doomtree | | 73.
| The Soft Moon | Total Decay EP | Captured Tracks | | 74.
| The Jet Age | Domestic Disturbances | Sonic Boomerang | | 75.
| Zomby | Nothing | 4AD | | 76.
| Darkside | EP | Clown & Sunset | | 77.
| Jonsi | We Bought A Zoo | Columbia | | 78.
| Wild Flag | Wild Flag | Merge | | 79.
| Youth Lagoon | The Year of Hibernation | Fat Possum | | 80.
| Real Estate | Days | Domino | | 81.
| Dum Dum Girls | Only In Dreams | Sub Pop | | 82.
| Zola Jesus | Conatus | Sacred Bones | | 83.
| Neon Indian | Era Extrana | Mom + Pop | | 84.
| Sandrider | Sandrider | Good to Die | | 85.
| Consignment | New Low | ggnzla | | 86.
| Katie Kate | Flatland | Out For Stardom | | 87.
| Okkervil River | Golden Opportunities 2 | Self-released | | 88.
| Union | Analogtronics | Fat Beats | | 89.
| Kate Bush | 50 Words For Snow | Anti- | | 90.
| Neverever | Shake-a-Baby | Slumberland |
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Rank
|
Artist
|
Album
|
Label
|
|---|
| 1.
| Porcelain Raft | Strange Weekend | Secretly Canadian | | 2.
| Atlas Sound | Parallax | 4AD | | 3.
| Gui Boratto | III | Kompakt | | 4.
| The Roots | undun | Def Jam | | 5.
| Nada Surf | The Stars Are Indifferent To Astronomy | Barsuk | | 6.
| The Black Keys | El Camino | Nonesuch | | 7.
| M83 | Hurry Up, We're Dreaming | Mute | | 8.
| Gotye | Making Mirrors | Eleven | | 9.
| Of Monsters and Men | My Head is an Animal | Record | | 10.
| First Aid Kit | The Lion's Roar | Wichita | | 11.
| Novalima | Karimba | ESL Music | | 12.
| Cardinal | Hymns | Fire | | 13.
| Cloud Control | Bliss Release | Infectious | | 14.
| Howler | America Give Up | Rough Trade | | 15.
| Cate Le Bon | Cyrk | The Control Group | | 16.
| Allen Stone | Allen Stone | Self-released | | 17.
| Thee Oh Sees | Carrion Crawler/The Dream EP | In the Red | | 18.
| Small Black | Moon Killer | Self-released | | 19.
| Guided By Voices | Let's Go Eat The Factory | Guided By Voices Inc. | | 20.
| Walls | Oracle | Kompakt | | 21.
| Common | The Dreamer/The Believer | Think Common/Warner Bros. | | 22.
| eleventhfloorrecords | eleventhfloorrecords | n5MD | | 23.
| Kate Bush | 50 Words For Snow | Anti- | | 24.
| Tycho | Dive | Ghostly International | | 25.
| Dyme Def | Yuk the World | Self-released | | 26.
| Ghosts I've Met | The Light Opera | Self-released | | 27.
| Escort | Escort | Silent Voice | | 28.
| Canyons | Keep Your Dreams | Modular | | 29.
| The Asteroids Galaxy Tour | Out Of Frequency | BMG | | 30.
| Air | Le Voyage Dans La Lune | Astralwerks | | 31.
| Lindsay Fuller | You, Anniversary | ATO | | 32.
| The Sister Ruby Band | In Cold Blood | Starfish | | 33.
| Hanni El Khatib | Will the Guns Come Out | Innovative Leisure | | 34.
| The Weeknd | Echoes of Silence | Self-released | | 35.
| John K. Samson | Provincial | Epitaph | | 36.
| The Duke Spirit | Bruiser | Shangri-La | | 37.
| James Blake | Love What Happened Here | R&S | | 38.
| The Dø | Both Ways Open Jaws | Six Degrees | | 39.
| Caveman | CoCo Beware | Magic Man! | | 40.
| The Walkabouts | Travels in the Dustland | Glitterhouse | | 41.
| Tomten | Wednesday's Children | Self-released | | 42.
| The Head and The Heart | iTunes Session | Sub Pop | | 43.
| The Torn ACLs | Make A Break, Make A Move | CreeperSpeak | | 44.
| Wussy | Strawberry | Shake It | | 45.
| Apparat Organ Quintet | Polyfonia | Crunchy Frog | | 46.
| Tom Waits | Bad As Me | Anti- | | 47.
| Blouse | Blouse | Captured Tracks | | 48.
| You Won't | Skeptic Goodbye | Old Flame | | 49.
| Laura Gibson | La Grande | Barsuk | | 50.
| Odonis Odonis | Hollandaze | Fatcat | | 51.
| Sigur Ros | Inni | XL | | 52.
| Zomby | Nothing | 4AD | | 53.
| Charles Bradley | Heartaches and Pain | Daptone | | 54.
| Youth Lagoon | The Year of Hibernation | Fat Possum | | 55.
| Kithkin | Takers & Leavers | Self-released | | 56.
| The Men | Open Your Heart | Sacred Bones | | 57.
| Korallreven | An Album By Korallreven | Acephale | | 58.
| Disco Inferno | The 5 Eps | One Little Indian | | 59.
| The Soft Moon | Total Decay EP | Captured Tracks | | 60.
| Tindersticks | The Something Rain | Constellation | | 61.
| The Juan MacLean | Everybody Get Close | DFA | | 62.
| (Various) | Gem Drops Two | Dropping Gems | | 63.
| Tim Love Lee | Fully Bearded: 15 Years of Tummy Touch Records in Dub | Tummy Touch | | 64.
| Consignment | New Low | ggnzla | | 65.
| Land of Pines | III | Self-released | | 66.
| Los Campesinos! | Hello Sadness | Arts & Crafts | | 67.
| Doomtree | No Kings | Doomtree | | 68.
| Steven Bernstein's Milennial Territory Orchestra | MTO Plays Sly | The Royal Potato Family | | 69.
| The Jet Age | Domestic Disturbances | Sonic Boomerang | | 70.
| Wild Flag | Wild Flag | Merge | | 71.
| Neon Indian | Era Extrana | Mom + Pop | | 72.
| Real Estate | Days | Domino | | 73.
| Zola Jesus | Conatus | Sacred Bones | | 74.
| Hypatia Lake | Ouroboros | Self-released | | 75.
| Spekulation | Spekulation | Self-released | | 76.
| The West | Don't Make A Sound | Self-released | | 77.
| Mayer Hawthorne | How Do You Do | Universal Republic | | 78.
| Sea Lions | Everything You Wanted To Know About Sea Lions, But Were Afraid To Ask | Slumberland | | 79.
| Dreams | Feelings 4 U | Self-released | | 80.
| High Highs | EP | Small Plates | | 81.
| Betty Wright | Betty Wright: The Movie | S-Curve | | 82.
| Darkside | EP | Clown & Sunset | | 83.
| Lana Del Rey | EP | Interscope | | 84.
| Girls | Father, Son, Holy Ghost | True Panther Sounds | | 85.
| Jonsi | We Bought A Zoo | Columbia | | 86.
| Alabama Shakes | Alabama Shakes | Self-released | | 87.
| Feist | Metals | Cherrytree/Interscope | | 88.
| JC Brooks & The Uptown Sound | Want More | Bloodshot | | 89.
| The Magnolias | Pop The Lock | Veto | | 90.
| Brief Candles | frac | Guilt Ridden Pop |
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Rank
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Artist
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Album
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Label
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|---|
| 1.
| Nada Surf | The Stars Are Indifferent To Astronomy | Barsuk | | 2.
| The Black Keys | El Camino | Nonesuch | | 3.
| Gui Boratto | III | Kompakt | | 4.
| M83 | Hurry Up, We're Dreaming | Mute | | 5.
| The Roots | undun | Def Jam | | 6.
| Blouse | Blouse | Captured Tracks | | 7.
| Thee Oh Sees | Carrion Crawler/The Dream EP | In the Red | | 8.
| Atlas Sound | Parallax | 4AD | | 9.
| Novalima | Karimba | ESL Music | | 10.
| Walls | Oracle | Kompakt | | 11.
| Guided By Voices | Let's Go Eat The Factory | Guided By Voices Inc. | | 12.
| Canyons | Keep Your Dreams | Modular | | 13.
| Wussy | Strawberry | Shake It | | 14.
| Cloud Control | Bliss Release | Infectious | | 15.
| Hanni El Khatib | Will the Guns Come Out | Innovative Leisure | | 16.
| Allen Stone | Allen Stone | Self-released | | 17.
| The Walkabouts | Travels in the Dustland | Glitterhouse | | 18.
| Kithkin | Takers & Leavers | Self-released | | 19.
| Of Monsters and Men | My Head is an Animal | Record | | 20.
| Small Black | Moon Killer | Self-released | | 21.
| The Duke Spirit | Bruiser | Shangri-La | | 22.
| Disco Inferno | The 5 Eps | One Little Indian | | 23.
| Charles Bradley | Heartaches and Pain | Daptone | | 24.
| The Sister Ruby Band | In Cold Blood | Starfish | | 25.
| Apparat Organ Quintet | Polyfonia | Crunchy Frog | | 26.
| The Weeknd | Echoes of Silence | Self-released | | 27.
| The Juan MacLean | Everybody Get Close | DFA | | 28.
| Tom Waits | Bad As Me | Anti- | | 29.
| Escort | Escort | Silent Voice | | 30.
| The Men | Open Your Heart | Sacred Bones | | 31.
| Gotye | Making Mirrors | Eleven | | 32.
| Tindersticks | The Something Rain | Constellation | | 33.
| Dyme Def | Yuk the World | Self-released | | 34.
| eleventhfloorrecords | eleventhfloorrecords | n5MD | | 35.
| James Blake | Love What Happened Here | R&S | | 36.
| Captain Planet | Cookin' Gumbo | Bastard Jazz | | 37.
| The Jet Age | Domestic Disturbances | Sonic Boomerang | | 38.
| Sola Rosa | Get It Together | Melting Pot | | 39.
| Tim Love Lee | Fuly Bearded: 15 Years of Tummy Touch Records in Dub | Tummy Touch | | 40.
| Jonsi | We Bought A Zoo | Columbia | | 41.
| Ernest Gonzales | Natural Traits | Friends of Friends | | 42.
| Wild Flag | Wild Flag | Merge | | 43.
| The Head and The Heart | iTunes Session | Sub Pop | | 44.
| Ghosts I've Met | The Light Opera | Self-released | | 45.
| Odonis Odonis | Hollandaze | Fatcat | | 46.
| Dreams | Feelings 4 U | Self-released | | 47.
| Sigur Ros | Inni | XL | | 48.
| Mayer Hawthorne | How Do You Do | Universal Republic | | 49.
| Brief Candles | Fractured Days | Guilt Ridden Pop | | 50.
| Kathleen Edwards | Voyageur | Zoe | | 51.
| High Highs | EP | Small Plates | | 52.
| (Various) | Gem Drops Two | Dropping Gems | | 53.
| Betty Wright | Betty Wright: The Movie | S-Curve | | 54.
| Modeselektor | Monkeytown | Monkeytown | | 55.
| Surfer Blood | Tarot Classics EP | Kanine | | 56.
| Consignment | New Low | ggnzla | | 57.
| Tomten | Wednesday's Children | Self-released | | 58.
| Khingz | Liberation of the Monster | Wandering Worx | | 59.
| Lindsay Fuller | You, Anniversary | ATO | | 60.
| Sapient | Eaters Volume One: Tusks | Self-released | | 61.
| Los Campesinos! | Hello Sadness | Arts & Crafts | | 62.
| Doomtree | No Kings | Doomtree | | 63.
| You Won't | Skeptic Goodbye | Old Flame | | 64.
| Lushlife | No More Golden Days | Self-released | | 65.
| Kate Bush | 50 Words For Snow | Anti- | | 66.
| Alabama Shakes | Alabama Shakes | Self-released | | 67.
| The Dø | Both Ways Open Jaws | Six Degrees | | 68.
| (Various) | Bambara Mystic Soul | Analog Africa | | 69.
| Zun Zun Egui | Katang | Bella Union | | 70.
| The Soft Moon | Total Decay EP | Captured Tracks | | 71.
| Zomby | Nothing | 4AD | | 72.
| Real Estate | Days | Domino | | 73.
| JC Brooks & The Uptown Sound | Want More | Bloodshot | | 74.
| Youth Lagoon | The Year of Hibernation | Fat Possum | | 75.
| St. Vincent | Strange Mercy | 4AD | | 76.
| The New Division | Shadows | Division 87 | | 77.
| Girls | Father, Son, Holy Ghost | True Panther Sounds | | 78.
| We Were Promised Jetpacks | In the Pit of the Stomach | Fatcat | | 79.
| Caveman | CoCo Beware | Magic Man! | | 80.
| Hypatia Lake | Ouroboros | Self-released | | 81.
| Danny Barnes | Rocket | ATO | | 82.
| Sandrider | Sandrider | Good to Die | | 83.
| The West | Don't Make A Sound | Self-released | | 84.
| Pollens | Brighten and Break | Self-released | | 85.
| The Revelations feat. Tre Williams | Concrete Blues | Decision | | 86.
| Tycho | Dive | Ghostly International | | 87.
| (Various) | The Original Sound of Cumbia | Soundway | | 88.
| Darkside | EP | Clown & Sunset | | 89.
| The Soft White Sixties | The Soft White Sixties | Filament Group | | 90.
| Herman Dune | Tell Me Something I Don't Know | Strange Moosic |
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Rank
|
Artist
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Album
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Label
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|---|
| 1.
| The Black Keys | El Camino | Nonesuch | | 2.
| M83 | Hurry Up, We're Dreaming | Mute | | 3.
| Gui Boratto | III | Kompakt | | 4.
| Atlas Sound | Parallax | 4AD | | 5.
| The Roots | undun | Def Jam | | 6.
| Cloud Control | Bliss Release | Infectious | | 7.
| Real Estate | Days | Domino | | 8.
| Wussy | Strawberry | Shake It | | 9.
| Of Monsters and Men | My Head is an Animal | Record | | 10.
| Alabama Shakes | Alabama Shakes | Self-released | | 11.
| (Various) | Live at KEXP Volume Seven | KEXP | | 12.
| Dyme Def | Yuk the World | Self-released | | 13.
| Thee Oh Sees | Carrion Crawler/The Dream EP | In the Red | | 14.
| Gotye | Making Mirrors | Eleven | | 15.
| Modeselektor | Monkeytown | Monkeytown | | 16.
| Allen Stone | Allen Stone | Self-released | | 17.
| Small Black | Moon Killer | Self-released | | 18.
| Apparat Organ Quintet | Polyfonia | Crunchy Frog | | 19.
| Blouse | Blouse | Captured Tracks | | 20.
| Canyons | Keep Your Dreams | Modular | | 21.
| Tycho | Dive | Ghostly International | | 22.
| Dum Dum Girls | Only in Dreams | Sub Pop | | 23.
| Nada Surf | The Stars Are Indifferent To Astronomy | Barsuk | | 24.
| The Dø | Both Ways Open Jaws | Six Degrees | | 25.
| Walls | Oracle | Kompakt | | 26.
| The Duke Spirit | Bruiser | Shangri-La | | 27.
| Tomten | Wednesday's Children | Self-released | | 28.
| Ghosts I've Met | The Light Opera | Self-released | | 29.
| Tom Waits | Bad As Me | Anti- | | 30.
| Los Campesinos! | Hello Sadness | Arts & Crafts | | 31.
| The Sister Ruby Band | In Cold Blood | Starfish | | 32.
| Guided By Voices | Let's Go Eat The Factory | Guided By Voices Inc. | | 33.
| Sea Lions | Everything You Wanted To Know About Sea Lions, But Were Afraid To Ask | Slumberland | | 34.
| James Blake | Love What Happened Here | R&S | | 35.
| Disco Inferno | The 5 Eps | One Little Indian | | 36.
| Surfer Blood | Tarot Classics EP | Kanine | | 37.
| The Barr Brothers | The Barr Brothers | Secret City | | 38.
| Neon Indian | Era Extrana | Mom + Pop | | 39.
| Youth Lagoon | The Year of Hibernation | Fat Possum | | 40.
| Consignment | New Low | ggnzla | | 41.
| You Won't | Skeptic Goodbye | Old Flame | | 42.
| Odonis Odonis | Hollandaze | Fatcat | | 43.
| Escort | Escort | Silent Voice | | 44.
| Doomtree | No Kings | Doomtree | | 45.
| The Juan MacLean | Everybody Get Close | DFA | | 46.
| Sigur Ros | Inni | XL | | 47.
| Dreams | Feelings 4 U | Self-released | | 48.
| Kate Bush | 50 Words For Snow | Anti- | | 49.
| Wavves | Life Sux EP | Ghost Ramp | | 50.
| The Soft Moon | Total Decay EP | Captured Tracks | | 51.
| Brief Candles | Fractured Days | Guilt Ridden Pop | | 52.
| The Magnolias | Pop The Lock | Veto | | 53.
| High Highs | EP | Small Plates | | 54.
| Summer Camp | Welcome to Condale | Moshi Moshi | | 55.
| Zomby | Nothing | 4AD | | 56.
| Cass McCombs | Humor Risk | Domino | | 57.
| Wilco | The Whole Love | dBpm | | 58.
| Zola Jesus | Conatus | Sacred Bones | | 59.
| We Were Promised Jetpacks | In the Pit of the Stomach | Fatcat | | 60.
| Deer Tick | Divine Providence | Partisan | | 61.
| The Walkabouts | Travels in the Dustland | Glitterhouse | | 62.
| Danny Barnes | Rocket | ATO | | 63.
| The Head and The Heart | iTunes Session | Sub Pop | | 64.
| Noddy | Murder! Dance! Kill! | Self-released | | 65.
| The Revelations feat. Tre Williams | Concrete Blues | Decision | | 66.
| Lushlife | No More Golden Days | Self-released | | 67.
| Ritmo Machine | Welcome to the Ritmo Machine | Nacional | | 68.
| Captain Planet | Cookin' Gumbo | Bastard Jazz | | 69.
| Bleeding Knees Club | Virginity | IAMSOUND | | 70.
| Quilt | Quilt | Mexican Summer | | 71.
| Betty Wright | Betty Wright: The Movie | S-Curve | | 72.
| (Various) | The Original Sound of Cumbia | Soundway | | 73.
| Darkness Falls | Alive in Us | HFN Music | | 74.
| Amy Winehouse | Lioness: Hidden Treasures | Universal Republic | | 75.
| DRC Music | Kinshasa One Two | Warp | | 76.
| Justice | Audio, Video, Disco | Ed Banger/Because/Elektra | | 77.
| Sola Rosa | Get It Together | Melting Pot | | 78.
| Roots Manuva | 4everevolution | Big Dada | | 79.
| Kurt Vile | So Outta Reach | Matador | | 80.
| Wild Flag | Wild Flag | Merge | | 81.
| Feist | Metals | Cherrytree/interscope | | 82.
| The New Division | Shadows | Division 87 | | 83.
| Girls | Father, Son, Holy Ghost | True Panther Sounds | | 84.
| Caveman | CoCo Beware | Magic Man! | | 85.
| Hypatia Lake | Ouroboros | Self-released | | 86.
| State of the Artist x Ski Team | Slopes | Members Only | | 87.
| Dude York | Dewark | Self-released | | 88.
| Land of Pines | III | Self-released | | 89.
| USF | The Spray | Circle Into Square/Fake Four Inc. | | 90.
| Pollens | Brighten and Break | Self-released |
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