1. LCD Soundsystem, This Is Happening (DFA/EMI)
2. Arcade Fire, The Suburbs (Merge)
3. Spoon, Transference (Merge)
4. Black Mountain, Wilderness Heart (Outside)
5. PS I Love You, Meet Me At Muster Station (Paper Bag)
6. Sharon Van Etten, Epic (Ba Da Bing)
7. New Pornographers, Together (Matador)
8. Hot Chip, One Life Stand (EMI)
9. Caribou, Swim (Merge)
10. Janelle Monáe, The ArchAndroid (Warner)