1. M. Ward

Wasteland Companion (Merge)

2. Gotye

Making Mirrors (Universal Republic)

3. Nicki Minaj

Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded (Universal Republic)

4. Adele

21 (XL/Columbia)

5. Demon Hunter

True Defiance (Solid State)

6. Drake

Take Care (Cash Money)

7. The Shins

Port of Morrow (Aural Apothecary/Columbia)

8. The Used

Vulnerable (Hopeless)

9. Municipal Waste

The Fatal Feast (Nuclear Blast America)

10. Skrillex

Bangarang (Big Beat/Atlantic)

This article appears in Apr 19-25, 2012.