Albums |
| 1 | Pistol Annies, Hell on Heels Columbia Nashville | Points: 10 |
| 2 | Clams Casino, Instrumental Mixtape Self-Released | Points: 10 |
| 3 | PJ Harvey, Let England Shake Vagrant | Points: 10 |
| 4 | Book of Mormon Original Cast, The Book of Mormon Ghostlight | Points: 10 |
| 5 | Paul Simon, So Beautiful or So What Hear | Points: 10 |
| 6 | Rihanna, Talk That Talk Def Jam | Points: 10 |
| 7 | Fucked Up, David Comes to Life Matador | Points: 10 |
| 8 | Mountain Goats, All Eternals Deck Merge | Points: 10 |
| 9 | Ilaiyaraaja, Solla Solla Finder's Keepers Records | Points: 10 |
| 10 | (various artists), This May Be My Last Time Singing: Raw African-American Gospel on 45RPM (1957-1982) Tompkins Square | Points: 10 |
Singles |
| 1 | Lady Saw, "Matrimony" Toasting Music |
| 2 | Pistol Annies, "Hell on Heels" Columbia Nashville |
| 3 | Kip Moore, "Something 'Bout a Truck" MCA Nashville |
| 4 | Adele, "Rolling in the Deep" Columbia/XL |
| 5 | EMA, "California" Souterrain Transmissions |
| 6 | Big Freedia, "Almost Famous" Scion A/V |
| 7 | Azealia Banks, "212" Self-Released |
| 8 | Wild Flag, "Romance" Merge |
| 9 | Travis Grant and Jo Jo, "Paint"
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