1. Kanye West
G.O.O.D. Music: Cruel Summer (Island/Def Jam)
2. The Killers
Battle Born (Island)
3. Bob Dylan
Tempest (Columbia)
4. Ben Folds Five
The Sound of the Life of the Mind (Sony)
5. The Avett Brothers
The Carpenter (Universal Republic)
6. Grizzly Bear
Shields (Warp)
7. P!nk
The Truth About Love (RCA)
8. Brother Ali
Mourning in America and Dreaming in Color (Rhymesayers)
9. Aimee Mann
Charmer (SuperEgo)
10. Down
Down IV Part I: The Purple EP (Down)