Albums |
| 1 | Kendrick Lamar, Good Kid, m.A.A.d City Interscope | Points: 10 |
| 2 | Nas, Life Is Good Def Jam | Points: 10 |
| 3 | Menahan Street Band, The Crossing Daptone | Points: 10 |
| 4 | Emeli Sandé, Our Version of Events Virgin | Points: 10 |
| 5 | Killer Mike, R.A.P. Music Williams Street | Points: 10 |
| 6 | Miguel, Kaleidoscope Dream RCA | Points: 10 |
| 7 | The Revivalist, City of Sound The Revivalist | Points: 10 |
| 8 | Frank Ocean, Channel Orange Def Jam | Points: 10 |
| 9 | Robert Glasper Experiment, Black Radio Blue Note | Points: 10 |
| 10 | Apollo Brown/Guilty Simpson, Dice Game Mellow Man Music | Points: 10 |
Singles |
| 1 | Usher, "Climax" RCA |
| 2 | Kendrick Lamar, "m.A.A.d City" Interscope / Aftermath / Top Dawg |
| 3 | Juicy J (ft. Lil Wayne and 2 Chainz), "Bandz a Make Her Dance" Columbia |
| 4 | A$AP Rocky, "1 Train" RCA Records |
| 5 | Emeli Sandé, "Next to Me" Virgin Records |
| 6 | Miguel, "Adorn" RCA |
| 7 | Meek Mill, "Amen" Warner Bros. |
| 8 | Usher, "What Happened to You" RCA Records |
| 9 | Frank Ocean, "Golden Girl" Def Jam |
| 10 | Drake (ft. Rihanna), "Take Care" Cash Money/Universal |