| Rank |
Artist |
Album |
Label |
| 1 |
SANTIGOLD |
99ยข |
Atlantic |
| 2 |
MIIKE SNOW |
III |
Atlantic |
| 3 |
THAO AND THE GET DOWN STAY DOWN |
A Man Alive |
Ribbon |
| 4 |
DAMIEN JURADO |
Visions Of Us On The Land |
Secretly Canadian |
| 5 |
CHARLES BRADLEY |
Changes |
Daptone |
| 6 |
ANIMAL COLLECTIVE |
Painting With |
Domino |
| 7 |
M. WARD |
More Rain |
Merge |
| 8 |
QUILT |
Plaza |
Mexican Summer |
| 9 |
MOTHXR |
Centerfold |
Washington Square |
| 10 |
POLICA |
United Crushers |
Mom And Pop |
| 11 |
ESPERANZA SPALDING |
Emily’s D+Evolution |
Concord |
| 12 |
PRINCE RAMA |
Xtreme Now |
Carpark |
| 13 |
EMMY THE GREAT |
Second Love |
Bella Union |
| 14 |
CEU |
Tropix |
Six Degrees |
| 15 |
NADA SURF |
You Know Who You Are |
Barsuk |
| 16 |
TEEN |
Love Yes |
Carpark |
| 17 |
LANEY JONES |
Laney Jones |
Self-Released |
| 18 |
YUCK |
Stranger Things |
Mame |
| 19 |
FUTURE ELEVATORS |
Future Elevators |
Communicating Vessels |
| 20 |
DAUGHTER |
Not To Disappear |
Glassnote |
| 21 |
DAY WAVE |
Headcase/Hard To Read |
Grand Jury |
| 22 |
JUNIOR BOYS |
Big Black Coat |
City Slang |
| 23 |
GAZEBOS |
Die Alone |
Hardly Art |
| 24 |
MOUNT MORIAH |
How To Dance |
Merge |
| 25 |
MARLON WILLIAMS |
Marlon Williams |
Liberation |
| 26 |
VANESSA PETERS |
The Burden Of Unshakeable Proof |
Self-Released |
| 27 |
RA RA RIOT |
Need Your Light |
Barsuk |
| 28 |
DEEP SEA DIVER |
Secrets |
High Beam |
| 29 |
RAY LAMONTAGNE |
Ouroboros |
RCA |
| 30 |
MASS GOTHIC |
Mass Gothic |
SUB POP |
