| 1 Bob Dylan | Another Self Portrait (1969-1971): The Bootleg Series, Vol. 10 | |
| 2 Superchunk | I Hate Music | Merge |
| 3 Arctic Monkeys | AM | Domino |
| 4 Okkervil River | The Silver Gymnasium | ATO |
| 5 Dismemberment Plan | Uncanney Valley | Partisan |
| 6 Polyphonic Spree | Yes, It's True | Kirtland |
| 7 Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros | Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros | Vagrant |
| 8 Blue Rider | The Blue Rider EP | |
| 9 Deer Tick | Negativity | Partisan |
| 10 Neko Case | The Worse Things Get, The Harder I Fight, The Harder I Fight, The More I Love You | Anti |
| 11 Washed Out | Paracosm | Sub Pop |
| 12 Ginkogo | Manopause | Ibid |
| 13 MGMT | MGMT | Columbia |
| 14 Sebadoh | Defend Yourself | Joyful Noise |
| 15 King Khan & The Shrines | Idle No More | Merge |
| 16 Islands | Ski Mask | Manque |
| 17 Jesse Woods | Get Your Burdens Lifted | Guns In The Sun |
| 18 Joanna Gruesome | Weird Sister | Slumberland |
| 19 Saint Rich | Beyond The Drone | Merge |
| 20 Varlet | American Hymns | |
| 21 Au Revoir Simone | Move In Spectrums | Instant |
| 22 Crocodiles | Crimes Of Passion | Frenchkiss |
| 23 Dr. Dog | B-Room | Anti |
| 24 Volcano Choir | Repave | Jagjaguwar |
| 25 J. Roddy Walston & The Business | Essential Tremors | ATO |
| 26 Navy | Sprit Groove [EP] | |
| 27 Typhoon | White Lighter | Roll Call |
| 28 Moby | Innocents | Mute |
| 29 Man Man | On Oni Pond | Anti |
| 30 Cloud Control | Dream Cave | Votiv |
