Albums |
| 1 | The National, High Violet 4AD | Points: 25 |
| 2 | Black Keys, Brothers Nonesuch | Points: 20 |
| 3 | Vampire Weekend, Contra XL | Points: 10 |
| 4 | Deer Tick, The Black Dirt Sessions Partisan | Points: 10 |
| 5 | Jerry Lee Lewis, Mean Old Man
| Points: 10 |
| 6 | Robert Plant, Band of Joy Rounder | Points: 5 |
| 7 | LCD Soundsystem, This Is Happening Virgin/DFA | Points: 5 |
| 8 | Spoon, Transference Merge | Points: 5 |
| 9 | Dean & Britta, 13 Most Beautiful...Songs for Andy Warhol's Screen Tests Plexifilm/Double Feature | Points: 5 |
| 10 | Kanye West, My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy Def Jam/Roc-a-Fella | Points: 5 |
Singles |
| 1 | Kanye West (ft. Pusha T), "Runaway" Def Jam/Roc-a-Fella |
| 2 | The National, "Bloodbuzz Ohio" 4AD |
| 3 | LCD Soundsystem, "I Can Change" Virgin/DFA |
| 4 | Paul Simon, "Getting Ready for Christmas Day"
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| 5 | Black Keys, "Everlasting Light" Nonesuch |
| 6 | Broken Bells, "The High Road" Columbia |
| 7 | Eminem (ft. Lil Wayne), "No Love" Aftermath/Interscope/Shady |
| 8 | MGMT, "Congratulations" Columbia |
| 9 | New Pornographers, "Crash Years" Matador |
| 10 | Yeasayer, "Ambling Alp" Secretly Canadian |