As reported to College Music Journal
Rank Artist Recording Label
1 ATLAS GENIUS When It Was Now EP
2 LUMINEERS The Lumineers Dualtone
3 AWOL NATION Megalithic Symphony Red Bull
4 FUN Some Nights Fueled By Ramen
5 MUSE "Madness" [Single] Warner Brothers
6 OF MONSTERS AND MEN My Head Is An Animal Record
7 PASSION PIT Gossamer Columbia
8 ANIMAL COLLECTIVE Centipede Hz Domino
9 TWO DOOR CINEMA CLUB Beacon Glassnote
10 DINOSAUR JR. I Bet On Sky Jagjaguwar
11 ROLLING STONES GRRR!
12 PHIL PHILLIPS The World From The Side Of The Moon
13 MINUS THE BEAR Infinity Overhead Dangerbird
14 GREEN DAY Uno Reprise
15 THE XX Coexist XL
16 WILD NOTHING "Paradise" [Single] Captured Tracks
17 BLACK KEYS El Camino Nonesuch
18 WALLFLOWERS Glad All Over
19 LIANNE LA HAVAS Is Your Love Big Enough? Nonesuch
20 MILO GREENE Milo Greene Chop Shop-Atlantic
21 BLIND PILOT We Are The Tide Expunged
22 FAMILY OF THE YEAR Loma Vista Nettwerk
23 AVETT BROTHERS The Carpenter Universal
24 LANA DEL RAY Paradise EP
25 GRACE POTTER AND THE NOCTURNALS The Lion The Beast The Beat Hollywood
26 FICTION FAMILY Reunion Rock Ridge Music
27 LIFEHOUSE Almeria
28 ZZ WARD Criminal (EP) BOARDWALK
29 ONEREPUBLIC Native
30 GREEN DAY Dos! Reprise
