| Rank | Artist | Record | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ANGEL DUST | YAK: A Collection Of Truck Songs | Roadrunner |
| 2 | JORDANA AND TV GIRL | Summer's Over [EP] | Grand Jury |
| 3 | LALA LALA | I Want The Door To Open | Hardly Art |
| 4 | WAR ON DRUGS, THE | I Don't Live Here Anymore | Atlantic |
| 5 | PUBLIC SERVICE BROADCASTING | Bright Magic | PIAS |
| 6 | LA LUZ | La Luz | Hardly Art |
| 7 | ALT-J | "U&ME" [Single] | Infectious/Atlantic |
| 8 | GENERATIONALS | Ileana [EP] | Polyvinyl |
| 9 | ZOOS | "Affection Machine" [Single] | Self-Released |
| 10 | SEA OF LETTUCE | Sun/Moon [EP] | Self-Released |
| 11 | DREAM DREAM | "Chill Vibes" b/w "Blissin" [Single] | Admirable Traits |
| 12 | GOLD AND YOUTH | "Dying In LA" [Single] | Paper Bag |
| 13 | PRETTY EMBERS | Under | Self-Released |
| 14 | TEST SUBJECTS | "Interstate Of Mind" [Single] | Self-Released |
| 15 | ILLUMINATI HOTTIES | Let Me Do One More | Snack Shack Tracks/Hopeless |
| 16 | TOGETHER PANGEA | DYE | Nettwerk |
| 17 | MY MORNING JACKET | My Morning Jacket | ATO |
| 18 | AMERICAN SIGH | Honor System | Self-Released |
| 19 | WOLF ALICE | Blue Weekend | RCA |
| 20 | LEON BRIDGES | Gold-Diggers Sound | Columbia |
| 21 | GOWNS | Revelations | Self-Released |
| 22 | ROYEL OTIS | Campus [EP] | House Anxiety/Ourness |
| 23 | JULIA SHAPIRO | Zorked | Suicide Squeeze |
| 24 | ANDY SHAUF | Wilds | Anti- |
| 25 | AMYL AND THE SNIFFERS | Comfort To Me | ATO |
| 26 | HOVVDY | True Love | Grand Jury |
| 27 | CONVENIENCE, THE | Accelerator | Winspear |
| 28 | BIG RED MACHINE | How Long Do You Think It’s Gonna Last? | Jagjaguwar/Secretly |
| 29 | SMALLPOOLS | Life In A Simulation | OneRPM |
| 30 | WORLD IS A BEAUTIFUL PLACE AND I AM NO LONGER AFRAID TO DIE, THE | Illusory Walls | Epitaph |
| Rank | Artist | Record | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MEDIOCRE | "Give In" [Single] | Dangerbird |
| 2 | SLACK TIMES | At The Blue Melon Rendezvous [EP] | Earth Libraries |
| 3 | FOREIGN AIR | "The Madness" [Single] | Nettwerk |
| 4 | PINKPANTHERESS | To Hell With It | Parlophone |
| 5 | CONVENIENCE, THE | Accelerator | Winspear |
| 6 | NAYTRONIX | Other Possibilities | Overseas Artists |
| 7 | TECHNICOLORS | Cinema Sublimina | OneRPM |
| 8 | GOODBYE HONOLULU | Goodbye Honolulu | Stray Dog |
| 9 | CRIBS, THE | "Day I Got Lost Again" b/w "Opaline And Evergreen" [Single] | Sonic Blew/PIAS |
| 10 | SUMMER THIEVES | "Saturday Night" [Single] | Self-Released |
