| Rank | Artist | Record | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MODERN ENGLISH | After The Snow (40th Anniversary) | Mesh & Lace |
| 2 | SEXTILE | "Modern Weekend" b/w "Contortion" [Single] | felte |
| 3 | ANGEL OLSEN | Big Time | Jagjaguwar/Secretly Group |
| 4 | ERIN BUKU | Lessons In Love [EP] | Hopestreet |
| 5 | MAGI MERLIN | Gone Girl | Bonsound/AWAL |
| 6 | LIZETTE LIZETTE | "You Lied" [Single] | Icons Creating Evil Art |
| 7 | SKY CREATURE | Bear Mountain/Childworld | Open Ocean |
| 8 | EXECUTIONERS MASK | Winterlong | Profound Lore |
| 9 | REGRETSKI | Dubious Claims Of Specialized Knowledge [EP] | Stiltfisher |
| 10 | ARLIE | Break The Curse | Atlantic |
| Rank | Artist | Record | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FATHER JOHN MISTY | Chloe And The Next 20th Century | Sub Pop |
| 2 | ASTRAGAL | Pure Cashmere | The Nothing Song |
| 3 | CALEXICO | El Mirador | Anti- |
| 4 | WEDNESDAY | Mowing The Leaves Instead Of Piling 'Em Up | Orindal |
| 5 | NIGHT PALACE | Diving Rings | Park The Van |
| 6 | SOCCER MOMMY | "Shotgun" [Single] | Loma Vista/Concord |
| 7 | REX ORANGE COUNTY | Who Cares? | RCA |
| 8 | WET LEG | Wet Leg | Domino |
| 9 | LINDA LINDAS, THE | Growing Up | Epitaph |
| 10 | DAY WAVE | "Pastlife" [Single] | PIAS |
| 11 | HOVVDY | Billboard For My Feelings [EP] | Grand Jury |
| 12 | LOS SAINTS | Welcome To Confusion [EP] | Enci |
| 13 | SUNGLACIERS | Subterranea | Mothland |
| 14 | DROPPER | Don't Talk To Me | Dirt Dog |
| 15 | PAPERCUTS | Past Life Regression | Slumberland |
| 16 | ROYEL OTIS | "Oysters In My Pocket" [Single] | House Anxiety/Ourness |
| 17 | MARY VEILS, THE | Esoteric Hex | PNKSLM |
| 18 | CERAMIC ANIMAL | Sweet Unknown | Easy Eye Sound |
| 19 | CARACARA | New Preoccupations | Memory |
| 20 | ENUMCLAW | "2002" [Single] | Luminelle |
| 21 | BLACK KEYS, THE | Dropout Boogie | Nonesuch |
| 22 | LETTING UP DESPITE GREAT FAULTS | IV | Self-Released |
| 23 | ARCADE FIRE | WE | Self-Released |
| 24 | GOON | Paint By Numbers Vol. 1 [EP] | Self-Released |
| 25 | PILLOW QUEENS | Leave The Light On | Royal Mountain |
| 26 | KING GIZZARD AND THE LIZARD WIZARD | Omnium Gatherum | KGLW |
| 27 | DREAM PHASES | New Distractions | Nomad Eel/Lunar Ruins |
| 28 | FIEH | In The Sun In The Rain | Jansen |
| 29 | SPOON | Lucifer On The Sofa | Matador |
| 30 | HEART TO GOLD | Tom | Memory |
