Albums |
| 1 | Deerhunter, Halcyon Digest 4AD | Points: 10 |
| 2 | Kelley Stoltz, To Dreamers Sub Pop | Points: 10 |
| 3 | Strange Boys, Be Brave In the Red | Points: 10 |
| 4 | Destruction Unit, Eclipse FDH Records | Points: 10 |
| 5 | Gil Scott-Heron, I'm New Here XL | Points: 10 |
| 6 | Fresh & Onlys, Play It Strange In the Red | Points: 10 |
| 7 | Moon Duo, Escape Woodsist | Points: 10 |
| 8 | Ariel Pink's Haunted Graffiti, Before Today 4AD | Points: 10 |
| 9 | Black Keys, Brothers Nonesuch | Points: 10 |
| 10 | Best Coast, Crazy for You Mexican Summer/Wichita | Points: 10 |
Singles |
| 1 | Soft Shoulder, "People Problems" Gilgongo |
| 2 | Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings, "I Learned the Hard Way" Daptone |
| 3 | Superchunk, "Digging for Something" Merge |
| 4 | Kanye West (ft. Jay-Z, Rick Ross, Nicki Minaj and Bon Iver), "Monster" Def Jam/Roc-a-Fella |
| 5 | Damien Jurado, "Arkansas" Secretly Canadian |
| 6 | Gospel Claws, "Summer Nights Lakeside" Common Wall |
| 7 | Jack Rose & D. Charles Speer & the Helix, "Linden Avenue Stomp" Thrill Jockey |
| 8 | Strange Boys, "Be Brave" In the Red |
| 9 | Justin Townes Earle, "Slippin' And Sliddin'" Bloodshot |
| 10 | Katy Perry, "Teenage Dream" Capitol |