Albums |
| 1 | The National, High Violet 4AD | Points: 20 |
| 2 | Hold Steady, Heaven Is Whenever Vagrant | Points: 15 |
| 3 | Land of Talk, Cloak & Cipher Saddle Creek | Points: 15 |
| 4 | Arcade Fire, The Suburbs Merge | Points: 15 |
| 5 | Best Coast, Crazy for You Mexican Summer/Wichita | Points: 10 |
| 6 | Anais Mitchell, Hadestown Righteous Babe | Points: 5 |
| 7 | Janelle Monáe, The ArchAndroid Bad Boy/Wondaland Arts Society | Points: 5 |
| 8 | Ray LaMontagne & the Pariah Dogs, God Willin' & the Creek Don't Rise RCA | Points: 5 |
| 9 | Weezer, Hurley Epitaph | Points: 5 |
| 10 | Taylor Swift, Speak Now Big Machine | Points: 5 |
Singles |
| 1 | Cee Lo Green, "Fuck You!" Elektra/Asylum |
| 2 | Janelle Monáe (ft. Big Boi), "Tightrope" Bad Boy/Wondaland Arts Society |
| 3 | Kanye West (ft. Jay-Z, Rick Ross, Nicki Minaj and Bon Iver), "Monster" Def Jam/Roc-a-Fella |
| 4 | Arcade Fire, "Sprawl II (Mountains Beyond Mountains)" Merge |
| 5 | Morning Benders, "Excuses" Rough Trade |
| 6 | Drums, "Let's Go Surfing" Island/Moshi Moshi |
| 7 | Kanye West (ft. Dwele), "Power" Def Jam/Roc-a-Fella |
| 8 | Sufjan Stevens, "All Delighted People" Asthmatic Kitty |
| 9 | Gold Motel, "Perfect in My Mind" Good As Gold |
| 10 | Strange Boys, "Be Brave" In the Red |