| 1 Jack White | Blunderbuss | Columbia |
| 2 The Lumineers | The Lumineers | Self |
| 3 John Singer Sergeant | John Singer Sergeant | Kirtland |
| 4 Joe Sampson | Kill Our Friends | |
| 5 Beach House | Bloom | Sub Pop |
| 6 Diamond Rugs | Diamond Rugs | Partisan |
| 7 Spiritualized | Sweet Heart Sweet Light | Fat Possum |
| 8 Dr. John | Locked Down | Nonesuch |
| 9 Santigold | Master of my Make Believe | Atlantic |
| 10 Andrew Bird | Break It Yourself | Mom & Pop |
| 11 The Dandy Warhols | This Machine | The End |
| 12 Emily Wells | Mama | Partisan |
| 13 Danielle Ate The Sandwich | Like a King | |
| 14 M. Ward | A Wasteland Companion | Merge |
| 15 La Sera | Sees The Light | Hardly Art |
| 16 Best Coast | The Only Place | Mexican Summer |
| 17 Here We Go Magic | A Different Ship | Secretly Canadian |
| 18 Patrick Watson | Adventures in Your Own Backyard | Domino |
| 19 Suckers | Candy Salad | Frenchkiss |
| 20 Chimney Choir | Ladder | |
| 21 The Shins | Port of Morrow | Columbia |
| 22 Alabama Shakes | Boys & Girls | ATO |
| 23 Brendan Benson | What Kind of World | Readymade |
| 24 Imaginary Cities | Temporary Resident | Votiv |
| 25 The Congress | Whatever You Want | |
| 26 Lucky Michelle & The Velvet Lapelles | Heat | |
| 27 Horse Feathers | Cynic's New Year | Kill Rock Stars |
| 28 Aaron Freeman | Marvelous Clouds | Partisan |
| 29 Fiona Apple | "Every Single Night" [single] | Epic |
| 30 Gemma Ray | Island Fire | Bronze Rat |
