2012

1. The XX:  Coexist

2. Purity Ring: Shrines

3. Frank Ocean: Channel Orange

4. The Weeknd: Trilogy

5. Jpandroids: Celebration Rock

6. Grimes: Visions

7. Sharon Van Etten

8. Metric: Synthetica

9. Big Boi: Vicious Lies and Dangerous Rumors

10. Tanlines: Mixed Emotions

Honorable Mention

Beach House: Myth
Santigold: Master of My Make Believe
Elie Goulding: Halcyon
Twin Shadow: Confess
POLICA: Give You the Ghost
Chromatics: Kill for Love
Kendrick Lamar: Good Kid Mad City