| Rank | Artist | Record | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ROYEL OTIS | Campus [EP] | House Anxiety/Ourness |
| 2 | ALT-J | "U&ME" [Single] | Infectious/Atlantic |
| 3 | ILLUMINATI HOTTIES | Let Me Do One More | Snack Shack Tracks/Hopeless |
| 4 | TURNSTILE | Glow On | Roadrunner |
| 5 | AEON STATION | "Queens" [Single] | Sub Pop |
| 6 | SAM EVIAN | "Time To Melt" [Single] | Fat Possum |
| 7 | FRAMES | Every Room | Know Hope |
| 8 | JUNGLE | Loving In Stereo | Caiola/AWAL |
| 9 | LEON BRIDGES | Gold-Diggers Sound | Columbia |
| 10 | WINNETKA BOWLING LEAGUE | "Pulp" [Single] | RCA |
| 11 | RADIANT BABY | Pantomime | Lisbon Lux |
| 12 | GIRLPUPPY | Swan [EP] | Royal Mountain |
| 13 | WOMBATS, THE | "If You Ever Leave, I'm Coming With You" [Single] | AWAL |
| 14 | WE WERE PROMISED JETPACKS | Enjoy The View | Big Scary Monsters |
| 15 | WEDNESDAY | Twin Plagues | Orindal |
| 16 | PENELOPE ISLES | "Sudoko" [Single] | Bella Union/PIAS |
| 17 | CURRENT JOYS | The Phantom Of The Highland Park Ebell | Secretly Canadian/Secretly Group |
| 18 | LOW | HEY WHAT | Sub Pop |
| 19 | MINI TREES | Always In Motion | Run For Cover |
| 20 | SUFJAN STEVENS AND ANGELO DE AUGUSTINE | A Beginner's Mind | Asthmatic Kitty |
| 21 | HAPPY FITS, THE | "Another Try" [Single] | AWAL |
| 22 | ROSTAM | Changephobia (Deluxe) | Matsor Projects/Secretly |
| 23 | A GREAT BIG PILE OF LEAVES | Pono | Topshelf |
| 24 | LIARS | The Apple Drop | Mute |
| 25 | DEAFHEAVEN | Infinite Granite | Sargent House |
| 26 | SLOTHRUST | Parallel Timeline | Dangerbird |
| 27 | AMYL AND THE SNIFFERS | Comfort To Me | ATO |
| 28 | SHIVAS, THE | Feels So Good // Feels So Bad | Tender Loving Empire |
| 29 | PARQUET COURTS | "Black Widow Spider" [Single] | Rough Trade |
| 30 | PUBLIC SERVICE BROADCASTING | Bright Magic | PIAS |
| Rank | Artist | Record | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ROYEL OTIS | Campus [EP] | House Anxiety/Ourness |
| 2 | LALA LALA | I Want The Door To Open | Hardly Art |
| 3 | GOWNS | Revelations | Self-Released |
| 4 | GONE TO COLOR | Gone To Color | Self-Released |
| 5 | GOODBYE HONOLULU | "Over And Over" [Single] | Self-Released |
| 6 | ANIMAL ELECTRICITY | TheSameThings | Eebus |
| 7 | WORLD IS A BEAUTIFUL PLACE AND I AM NO LONGER AFRAID TO DIE, THE | Illusory Walls | Epitaph |
| 8 | BOY SCOUTS | Wayfinder | Anti- |
| 9 | FOTOFORM | Horizons | Dismal Nitch |
| 10 | LOW HUM | Nonfiction | Last Gang |
