| 1810 | 1 | 75 | Grizzly Bear | Shields | Rock | |
| 1811 | 2 | 75 | The XX | Coexist | Rock | |
| 1812 | 3 | 66 | Dum Dum Girls | End of Daze | Rock | |
| 1813 | 4 | 66 | Tame Impala | Lonerism | Rock | |
| 1814 | 5 | 56 | Mumford & Sons | Babel | Rock | |
| 1815 | 6 | 54 | Bob Dylan | Tempest | Rock | |
| 1816 | 7 | 54 | The Raveonettes | Observator | Rock | |
| 1817 | 8 | 52 | Flying Lotus | Until the Quiet Comes | Electronic | |
| 1818 | 9 | 49 | Cat Power | Sun | Rock | |
| 1819 | 10 | 47 | Dinosaur Jr. | I Bet On Sky | Rock | |
| 1820 | 11 | 44 | Ariel Pink's Haunted Graffiti | Mature Themes | Rock | |
| 1822 | 12 | 42 | Ty Segall | Twins | Rock | |
| 1823 | 13 | 41 | Beach House | Bloom | Rock | |
| 1824 | 14 | 37 | Animal Collective | Centipede Hz | Rock | |
| 1825 | 15 | 36 | Alabama Shakes | Boys & Girls | Rock | |
| 1826 | 16 | 35 | Deerhoof | Breakup Song | Rock | |
| 1827 | 17 | 34 | How to Dress Well | Total Loss | Electronic | |
| 1828 | 18 | 34 | The Avett Brothers | The Carpenter | Rock | |
| 1829 | 19 | 33 | Dan Deacon | America | Rock | |
| 1830 | 20 | 32 | Brother Ali | Mourning In America and Dreaming In Color | Hip-Hop | |
| 1831 | 21 | 32 | Dark Dark Dark | Who Needs Who | Rock | |
| 1832 | 22 | 32 | John Cale | Shifty Adventures in Nookie Wood | Rock | |
| 1834 | 23 | 30 | Purity Ring | Shrines | Rock | |
| 1835 | 24 | 29 | Iris DeMent | Sing the Delta | Country | |
| 1836 | 25 | 29 | King Tuff | King Tuff | Rock | |
