Albums |
| 1 | Titus Andronicus, The Monitor XL | Points: 10 |
| 2 | Nachtmystium, Addicts: Black Meddle, Part II Century Media | Points: 10 |
| 3 | Flying Lotus, Cosmogramma Warp | Points: 10 |
| 4 | The National, High Violet 4AD | Points: 10 |
| 5 | Robyn, Body Talk Cherrytree/Konichiwa | Points: 10 |
| 6 | Cee Lo Green, The Lady Killer Elektra/Asylum | Points: 10 |
| 7 | Vampire Weekend, Contra XL | Points: 10 |
| 8 | Nite Jewel, Am I Here? Gloriette | Points: 10 |
| 9 | Emeralds, Does It Look Like I'm Here? Editions Mego | Points: 10 |
| 10 | Bettye LaVette, Interpretations: The British Rock Songbook Anti | Points: 10 |
Singles |
| 1 | Die Antwoord, "Enter the Ninja" Interscope/Cherrytree |
| 2 | Erykah Badu, "Window Seat" Universal Motown |
| 3 | Dan Black, "Symphonies" A&M |
| 4 | Broken Bells, "The High Road" Columbia |
| 5 | Drake, "Over" Universal Motown/Cash Money |
| 6 | Ludacris (ft. Nicki Minaj), "My Chick Bad" Def Jam |
| 7 | Janelle Monáe, "Cold War" Bad Boy/Wondaland Arts Society |
| 8 | Sade, "Soldier of Love" Epic |
| 9 | Waka Flocka Flame (ft. Wale and Roscoe Dash), "No Hands" Warner/Asylum |
| 10 | Kanye West (ft. Jay-Z, Rick Ross, Nicki Minaj and Bon Iver), "Monster" Def Jam/Roc-a-Fella |