Albums |
| 1 | Wild Flag, Wild Flag Merge | Points: 10 |
| 2 | Bon Iver, Bon Iver Jagjaguwar | Points: 10 |
| 3 | Tom Waits, Bad As Me Anti | Points: 10 |
| 4 | Death Cab for Cutie, Codes and Keys Atlantic | Points: 10 |
| 5 | Explosions in the Sky, Take Care, Take Care, Take Care Temporary Residence | Points: 10 |
| 6 | Kate Bush, 50 Words for Snow Fish People | Points: 10 |
| 7 | My Morning Jacket, Circuital ATO Records/RED | Points: 10 |
| 8 | Kurt Vile, Smoke Ring for My Halo Matador | Points: 10 |
| 9 | The Decemberists, The King Is Dead Capitol | Points: 10 |
| 10 | Joy Formidable, The Big Roar Atlantic/Canvasback | Points: 10 |
Singles |
| 1 | Adele, "Rolling in the Deep" Columbia/XL |
| 2 | Foo Fighters, "These Days" RCA |
| 3 | Coldplay, "Paradise" Capitol |
| 4 | tUnE-yArDs, "Bizness" 4AD |
| 5 | David Kilgour & the Heavy Eights, "Diamond Mine"
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| 6 | Lucinda Williams, "Blessed" Lost Highway |
| 7 | Wilco, "I Might" dBpm |
| 8 | Oh Land, "Sun of a Gun" Epic |
| 9 | Mighty Mighty Bosstones, "Like a Shotgun"
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| 10 | Radiohead, "Lotus Flower" Self-Released |