Albums |
| 1 | Vijay Iyer, Accelerando ACT | Points: 15 |
| 2 | Big Boi, Vicious Lies and Dangerous Rumors Def Jam | Points: 14 |
| 3 | Mountain Goats, Transcendental Youth Merge | Points: 14 |
| 4 | Neil Young & Crazy Horse, Psychedelic Pill Reprise | Points: 13 |
| 5 | Kendrick Lamar, Good Kid, m.A.A.d City Interscope | Points: 12 |
| 6 | Mokoomba, Rising Tide Igloo | Points: 9 |
| 7 | Bruce Springsteen, Wrecking Ball Columbia | Points: 7 |
| 8 | Alabama Shakes, Boys & Girls ATO | Points: 6 |
| 9 | Bonnie Raitt, Slipstream Redwing | Points: 5 |
| 10 | My Jerusalem, Preachers The End | Points: 5 |
Singles |
| 1 | Killer Mike, "Go!" Williams Street |
| 2 | Dr. John, "Kingdom of Izzness" Nonesuch |
| 3 | Allo Darlin', "Capricornia" Slumberland |
| 4 | Big Boi, "Cpu" Def Jam |
| 5 | Big Boi, "Thom Pettie" Def Jam |
| 6 | Killer Mike, "Reagan" Williams Street |
| 7 | Bobby Womack, "Deep River" XL |
| 8 | Angel Haze, "Cleaning Out My Closet" Universal Republic |
| 9 | Nas, "Reach Out" Def Jam |
| 10 | K'Naan, "Hurt Me Tomorrow" A&M/Octone |