As reported to College Music Journal on 09.10.2012
Rank Artist Recording Label
1 PASSION PIT Gossamer Columbia
2 THAT'S NO MOON That's No Moon Self - Released
3 TWO DOOR CINEMA CLUB Beacon Glassnote
4 DR. JOHN Locked Down Nonesuch
5 FATHER JOHN MISTY Fear Fun Sub Pop
6 DR. DOG Be The Void Anti
7 KIMBRA Vows Warner Brothers
8 RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS I'm With You Warner Bros.
9 DANDY WARHOLS This Machine The End
10 TALLEST MAN ON EARTH There's No Leaving Now Dead Oceans
11 MATT AND KIM "Let's Go" (Single) Fader
12 OF MONSTERS AND MEN My Head Is An Animal Record
13 YOUNG THE GIANT Young the Giant Roadrunner
14 POMEGRANATES Heaven Modern Outsider
15 ALABAMA SHAKES Boys & Girls ATO
16 JACK WHITE Blunderbuss Columbia
17 DENT MAY Do Things Paw Track
18 ANTENNAS UP The Awkward Phase Plastic Artiface
19 SILVERSUN PICKUPS Neck of the Woods Dangerbird
20 BLACK KEYS El Camino Nonesuch
21 FUN Some Nights Fueled by Ramen
22 GROUPLOVE Never Trust A Happy Song Canvasback
23 SMASHING PUMPKINS Oceania EMI
24 DROWNING MEN All of the Unknown Borstal Beast
25 FLORENCE AND THE MACHINE Ceremonials Island
26 JAPANDROIDS Celebration Rock Polyvinyl
27 IMAGINE DRAGONS "It's Time" [Single]
28 GOTYE Making Mirrors Universal Republic
29 LAIRS WIXIW Mute
30 BEACH HOUSE Bloom Sub Pop
