Markdown
| Rank | Album | Artist | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Lonerism | Tame Impala | Album, Jan-01-2012, Neo-Psychedelia |
| #2 | Nocturne | Wild Nothing | Album, Aug-28-2012, Dream Pop |
| #3 | good kid, m.A.A.d city | Kendrick Lamar | Album, Jan-01-2012, West Coast Hip Hop |
| #4 | Bloom | Beach House | Album, May-15-2012, Dream Pop |
| #5 | channel ORANGE | Frank Ocean | Album, Jul-10-2012, Alternative R&B |
| #6 | Shields | Grizzly Bear | Album, Sep-17-2012, Indie Folk |
| #7 | Allelujah! Dont Bend! Ascend! | Godspeed You! Black Emperor | Album, Oct-15-2012, |
| #8 | The Seer | Swans | Album, Aug-28-2012, Experimental Rock |
| #9 | Old Ideas | Leonard Cohen | Album, Jan-31-2012, Singer-Songwriter |
| #10 | The Lion's Roar | First Aid Kit | Album, Jan-24-2012, Folk Pop |
| #11 | Until The Quiet Comes | Flying Lotus | Album, Oct-01-2012, IDM |
| #12 | 2 | Mac DeMarco | Album, Oct-16-2012, Jangle Pop |
| #13 | The Idler Wheel Is Wiser Than the Driver of the Screw and Whipping Cords Will Serve You More Than Ropes Will Ever Do | Fiona Apple | Album, Jun-18-2012, Singer-Songwriter |
| #14 | Kaleidoscope Dream | Miguel | Album, Sep-25-2012, Alternative R&B |
| #15 | Mature Themes | Ariel Pink's Haunted Graffiti | Album, Aug-20-2012, Psychedelic Pop |
| #16 | How to Live with a Phantom | Shintaro Sakamoto | Album, Jan-01-2013, Soft Rock |
| #17 | Kill for Love | Chromatics | Album, Mar-26-2012, Synthpop |
| #18 | Grand Hotel | The Explorers Club | Album, Apr-16-2012, Sunshine Pop |
| #19 | I Know What Love Isn't | Jens Lekman | Album, Sep-04-2012, Chamber Pop |
| #20 | Do Things | Dent May | Album, Jun-12-2012, Sunshine Pop |
| #21 | Confess | Twin Shadow | Album, Jul-09-2012, Synthpop |
| #22 | Fear Fun | Father John Misty | Album, May-01-2012, Indie Folk |
| #23 | Kindred | Burial | Album, Jul-01-2014, |
| #24 | Must Be | Kolapore | Album, Oct-23-2012, |
| #25 | Attack On Memory | Cloud Nothings | Album, Jan-24-2012, Post-Hardcore |
| #26 | Forever | Silver Swans | Album, Feb-07-2012, Dream Pop |
| #27 | Plumb | Field Music | Album, Apr-02-2013, Progressive Pop |
| #28 | Celebration Rock | Japandroids | Album, Jun-05-2012, Indie Rock |
| #29 | Luxury Problems | Andy Stott | Album, Oct-29-2012, Dub Techno |
| #30 | Bish Bosch | Scott Walker | Album, Dec-03-2012, Experimental |
| #31 | Trilogy | The Weeknd | Album, Nov-13-2012, Alternative R&B |
| #32 | Devotion | Jessie Ware | Album, Jan-01-2012, Alternative R&B |
| #33 | Centipede Hz | Animal Collective | Album, Sep-04-2012, Neo-Psychedelia |
| #34 | Coexist | The xx | Album, Sep-10-2012, Dream Pop |
| #35 | Cancer 4 Cure | EL-P | Album, May-22-2012, |
| #36 | Interstellar | Frankie Rose | Album, Feb-21-2012, Dream Pop |
| #37 | Children of Desire | Merchandise | Album, Apr-03-2012, Shoegaze |
| #39 | Ekstasis | Julia Holter | Album, Oct-26-2012, Art Pop |
| #40 | Waking Season | Caspian | Album, Sep-25-2012, Post-Rock |
| #41 | Visions | Grimes | Album, Feb-21-2012, Synthpop |
| #42 | The Creep is Born | Creeptones | Album, Jul-03-2012, |
| #43 | Everything Is Happening | !mindparade | Album, Sep-29-2012, |
| #44 | ill Manors (Deluxe Version) | Plan B | Album, Jul-20-2012, |
| #45 | Total Loss | How to Dress Well | Album, Sep-18-2012, Ambient Pop |
| #46 | Gentle Stream | The Amazing | Album, Oct-05-2011, Folk Rock |
| #47 | (III) | Crystal Castles | Album, Nov-07-2012, Synthpop |
| #48 | Be the Void (Deluxe Edition) | Dr. Dog | Album, Feb-07-2012, |
| #49 | Inside! Inside! Inside! | Sindie 4 | EP, Aug-01-2010, |
| #50 | Overgrown Path | Chris Cohen | Album, Sep-25-2012, Indie Pop |
