| 1 Avett Brothers | The Carpenter | Universal |
| 2 Dinosaur Jr. | I Bet On Sky | Jagjaguwar |
| 3 Cat Power | Sun | Matador |
| 4 David Byrne and St. Vincent | Love This Giant | 4AD |
| 5 Grizzly Bear | Shields | Warp |
| 6 Animal Collective | Centipede Hz | Domino |
| 7 Bob Dylan | Tempest | Columbia |
| 8 Flobots | The Circle In The Square | |
| 9 Alt-J | An Awesome Wave | Canvasback |
| 10 The Knew | Man Monster | |
| 11 Amanda Palmer And The Grand Theft Orchestra | Theatre Is Evil | 8 Ft. |
| 12 Yawpers | Capon Crusade | |
| 13 Deerhoof | Breakup Song | Polyvinyl |
| 14 Raveonettes | Observator | Vice |
| 15 Divine Fits | A Thing Called Divine Fits | Merge |
| 16 Sean Hayes | Before We Turn To Dust | Rare Artists |
| 17 Helio Sequence | Negotiations | Sub Pop |
| 18 Wax Tailor | Dusty Rainbow From The Dark | Le Plan |
| 19 Django Django | Django Django | Ribbon |
| 20 Wovenhand | The Laughing Stalk | |
| 21 Thee Oh Sees | Putrifiers | In The Red |
| 22 Menomena | Moms | Barsuk |
| 23 Esme Patterson | All Prines, I | |
| 24 Nick Waterhouse | Time's All Gone | Innovative Leisure |
| 25 Ending People | Fill Your Lungs | Cash Cow |
| 26 Dirty Projectors | Swing Lo Magellan | Domino |
| 27 Various Artists | Frankenweenie Unleashed! | Walt Disney |
| 28 Stars | The North | ATO |
| 29 Sea Wolf | Old World Romance | Dangerbird |
| 30 Field Report | Field Report | Partisan |
