| Rank |
Artist |
Album |
Label |
| 1 |
BRAND NEW |
Daisy |
Geffen |
| 2 |
THE ANTLERS |
Hospice |
Frenchkiss |
| 3 |
ARCTIC MONKEYS |
Humbug |
Domino |
| 4 |
THE MOST SERENE REPUBLIC* |
...And The Ever Expanding Universe |
Arts & Crafts |
| 5 |
LET'S GO TO WAR* |
Karmageddon |
Last Gang |
| 6 |
THE DEAD WEATHER |
Horehound |
Third Man |
| 7 |
OHBIJOU* |
Beacons |
Last Gang |
| 8 |
MOS DEF |
The Ecstatic |
Downtown |
| 9 |
DEADMAU5* |
For Lack Of A Better Name |
Ultra |
| 10 |
LA ROUX |
La Roux |
Polydor |
| 11 |
GRIZZLY BEAR |
Veckatimest |
Warp |
| 12 |
THE BALCONIES* |
The Balconies |
Self-Released |
| 13 |
SAID THE WHALE* |
The Magician EP |
Upper Management |
| 14 |
MONSTERS OF FOLK |
Monsters Of Folk |
Shangri-La |
| 15 |
KID CUDI |
Man On The Moon: The End Of Day |
Good |
| 16 |
DAVID GUETTA |
One Love |
Astralwerks |
| 17 |
P.O.S. |
Never Better |
Rhymesayers |
| 18 |
DIE MANNEQUIN* |
Fino+Bleed |
Warner |
| 19 |
THE JUNCTION* |
Another Link In The Chain |
Self-Released |
| 20 |
ANJULIE* |
Anjulie |
Hear Music |
| 21 |
EUREKA BIRDS |
Eureka Birds |
Self-Released |
| 22 |
DRAKE* |
So Far Gone |
ATF |
| 23 |
SPIRAL BEACH* |
The Only Really Thing |
Sparks |
| 24 |
MSTRKRFT* |
Fist Of God |
Last Gang |
| 25 |
PHOENIX |
Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix |
Glassnote |
| 26 |
FELIX DA HOUSECAT |
He Was King |
Nettwerk |
| 27 |
WHY? |
Eskimo Snow |
Anticon |
| 28 |
METRIC* |
Fantasies |
Last Gang |
| 29 |
WHALE TOOTH* |
Whale Tooth EP |
Self-Released |
| 30 |
WILCO |
Wilco (The Album) |
Nonesuch |
