Albums |
| 1 | Titus Andronicus, The Monitor XL | Points: 30 |
| 2 | Janelle Monáe, The ArchAndroid Bad Boy/Wondaland Arts Society | Points: 10 |
| 3 | LCD Soundsystem, This Is Happening Virgin/DFA | Points: 10 |
| 4 | Kanye West, My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy Def Jam/Roc-a-Fella | Points: 10 |
| 5 | Sleigh Bells, Treats Mom + Pop/N.E.E.T. | Points: 5 |
| 6 | Roky Erickson & Okkervil River, True Love Cast Out All Evil Anti | Points: 5 |
| 7 | Das Racist, Sit Down, Man Greedhead/Mad Decent | Points: 10 |
| 8 | Arcade Fire, The Suburbs Merge | Points: 10 |
| 9 | Scott Lucas & the Married Men, George Lassos the Moon G&P | Points: 5 |
| 10 | Screaming Females, Castle Talk Don Giovanni | Points: 5 |
Singles |
| 1 | Waka Flocka Flame, "Hard in Da Paint" Warner/Asylum |
| 2 | Big Boi (ft. Cutty), "Shutterbugg" Def Jam |
| 3 | The National, "Bloodbuzz Ohio" 4AD |
| 4 | Against Me!, "I Was a Teenage Anarchist" Sire/WEA |
| 5 | Yelawolf, "Pop the Trunk" Interscope |
| 6 | Deerhunter, "Helicopter" 4AD |
| 7 | Deftones, "Diamond Eyes" Reprise |
| 8 | Ted Leo and the Pharmacists, "Bottled in Cork" Matador |
| 9 | Superchunk, "Digging for Something" Merge |
| 10 | Robyn, "Cry When You Get Older" Cherrytree/Konichiwa |