Albums |
| 1 | Arcade Fire, The Suburbs Merge | Points: 20 |
| 2 | The Roots, How I Got Over Def Jam | Points: 19 |
| 3 | Drive-By Truckers, The Big To-Do ATO | Points: 17 |
| 4 | Sleigh Bells, Treats Mom + Pop/N.E.E.T. | Points: 11 |
| 5 | Best Coast, Crazy for You Mexican Summer/Wichita | Points: 6 |
| 6 | Erykah Badu, New Amerykah Part Two: Return of the Ankh Universal Motown | Points: 6 |
| 7 | Beach House, Teen Dream Sub Pop | Points: 6 |
| 8 | Deftones, Diamond Eyes Reprise | Points: 5 |
| 9 | Janelle Monáe, The ArchAndroid Bad Boy/Wondaland Arts Society | Points: 5 |
| 10 | Kanye West, My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy Def Jam/Roc-a-Fella | Points: 5 |
Singles |
| 1 | Jay-Z (ft. Swizz Beatz), "On to the Next One" Roc Nation |
| 2 | M.I.A., "Xxxo" Interscope/N.E.E.T. |
| 3 | Gorillaz (ft. Mos Def and Bobby Womack), "Stylo" Virgin |
| 4 | Erykah Badu, "Window Seat" Universal Motown |
| 5 | Danger Mouse & Sparklehorse, "Dark Night of the Soul" Capitol/EMI |
| 6 | Band of Horses, "Laredo" Columbia/Fat Possum |
| 7 | Cee Lo Green, "Fuck You!" Elektra/Asylum |
| 8 | LCD Soundsystem, "One Touch" Virgin/DFA |
| 9 | Gil Scott-Heron, "Me and the Devil" XL |
| 10 | Hold Steady, "The Weekenders" Vagrant |