Albums |
| 1 | Black Keys, Attack & Release Nonesuch | Points: 15 |
| 2 | Taylor Swift, Fearless Big Machine | Points: 14 |
| 3 | Al Green, Lay It Down Blue Note | Points: 13 |
| 4 | Coldplay, Viva la Vida, or Death and All His Friends Capitol | Points: 12 |
| 5 | My Morning Jacket, Evil Urges RED | Points: 11 |
| 6 | B.B. King, One Kind Favor Universal | Points: 9 |
| 7 | Raphael Saadiq, The Way I See It Columbia | Points: 8 |
| 8 | The Fireman, Electric Arguments ATO | Points: 7 |
| 9 | The Hold Steady, Stay Positive Vagrant | Points: 6 |
| 10 | Jamey Johnson, That Lonesome Song Universal | Points: 5 |
Singles |
| 1 | M.I.A., "Paper Planes" XL |
| 2 | The Hold Steady, "Sequestered in Memphis" Vagrant |
| 3 | Duffy, "Mercy" Universal |
| 4 | Death Cab for Cutie, "I Will Possess Your Heart" Atlantic |
| 5 | Robert Plant & Alison Krauss, "Please Read the Letter" Rounder |
| 6 | Beyoncé, "Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)" RCA |
| 7 | Miranda Lambert, "Gunpowder & Lead" Columbia |
| 8 | Leona Lewis, "Bleeding Love" J |
| 9 | Vampire Weekend, "Oxford Comma" XL |
| 10 | Raconteurs, "Salute Your Solution" Warner |