75 My Brightest Diamond – All Things Will Unwind
74 Amon Tobin – ISAM
73 Zola Jesus – Conatus
72 The Vaccines – What Did You Expect from The Vaccines?
71 Gang Gang Dance – Eye Contact
70 The Field – Looping State of Mind
69 Lucinda Williams – Blessed
68 Slow Club – Paradise
67 The Airborne Toxic Event – All at Once
66 Atlas Sound – Parallax
65 Mayer Hawthorne – How Do You Do?
64 Dawes – Nothing is Wrong
63 The Joy Formidable- The Big Roar
62 Austra – Feel It Break
61 Mastodon – The Hunter
60 Feist – Metals
59 Bright Eyes – The People’s Key
58 Mogwai – Hardcore Will Never Die, But You Will
57 Battles – Gloss Drop
56 Jay-Z & Kanye West – Watch the Throne
55 They Might Be Giants – Join Us
54 My Morning Jacket – Circuital
53 Colin Stetson – New History Warfare, Vol. 2: Judges
52 Black Lips – Arabia Mountain
51 Smith Westerns – Dye It Blonde
50 Wye Oak – Civilian
49 40 Watt Sun – The Inside Room
48 Tim Hecker – Ravedeath, 1972
47 Drive-by Truckers – Go-Go Boots
46 Hammers of Misfortune – 17th Street
45 Charles Bradley – No Time for Dreaming
44 Eleanor Friedberger – Last Summer
43 Ambrose Akinmusire – When the Heart Emerges Glistening
42 The Horrors – Skying
41 Foo Fighters – Wasting Light
40 The War on Drugs – Slave Ambient
39 Okkervil River – I Am Very Far
38 DJ Quik – Book of David
37 Cults – Cults
36 Panda Bear – Tomboy
35 EMA – Past Life Martyred Saints
34 Big K.R.I.T – Return of 4eva
33 Paul Simon – So Beautiful or So What
32 Washed Out – Within and Without
31 The Mountain Goats – All Eternals Deck
30 Shabazz Palaces – Black Up
29 Ryan Adams – Ashes & Fire
28 TV on the Radio – Nine Types of Light
27 Wilco – The Whole Love
26 Peter Bjorn and John – Gimme Some
25 Florence + The Machine – Ceremonials
24 Destroyer – Kaputt
23 Lykke Li – Wounded Rhymes
22 Wild Flag – Wild Flag
21 The Antlers – Burst Apart
20 Elbow – Build a Rocket Boys!
19 Tom Waits – Bad as Me
18 Preservation Hall Jazz Band & The Del McCoury Band – American Legacies
17 Raphael Saadiq – Stone Rollin‘
16 Girls – Father, Son, Holy Ghost
15 Yuck – Yuck
14 James Blake – James Blake
13 The Decemberists – The King is Dead
12 Adele – 21
11 Kurt Vile – Smoke Ring for My Halo
10 Radiohead – The King of Limbs
9 Gillian Welch – The Harrow and the Harvest
8 PJ Harvey – Let England Shake
7 St. Vincent – Strange Mercy
6 The Weeknd – House of Balloons
5 M83 – Hurry Up, We’re Dreaming
4 tUnE-yArDs – W h o K i l l
3 Fucked Up – David Comes to Life
2 Bon Iver – Bon Iver
1 Fleet Foxes – Helplessness Blues
20 She & Him – A Very She & Him Christmas
19 The Human League – Credo
18 Cage the Elephant – Thank You, Happy Birthday
17 Beady Eye – Different Gear, Still Speeding
16 Wiz Khalifa – Rolling Papers
15 Triumph of Lethargy Skinned Alive to Death – Some of Us Are in This Together
14 Tori Amos – Night of Hunters
13 Foreigner – Feels Like the First Time
12 Spank Rock – Everything Is Boring and Everyone Is a Fucking Liar
11 Nickelback – Here and Now
10 Owl City – All Things Bright and Beautiful
9 LMFAO – Sorry for Party Rocking
8 Red Hot Chili Peppers – I’m with You
7 Lady Gaga – Born This Way
6 Morbid Angel – Ilud Divinum Insanus
5 Limp Bizkit – Gold Cobra
4 Tyler, The Creator – Goblin
3 Lupe Fiasco – Lasers
2 Chris Brown – F.A.M.E.
1 Lou Reed & Metallica – Lulu
75 They Might Be Giants – “Can’t Keep Johnny Down”
74 Lady Gaga – “Born This Way”
73 The Dø – “Too Insistent”
72 Mamas Gun – “Reconnection”
71 Danger Mouse & Daniele Luppi – “The Rose With A Broken Neck (feat. Jack White)”
70 Ryan Adams – “Ashes & Fire”
69 The Dirt Daubers – “Be Not Afraid”
68 Panda Bear – “Last Night at the Jetty”
67 Jill Scott (feat. Anthony Hamilton) – “So in Love”
66 Okkervil River – “Wake and Be Fine”
65 Washed Out – “Amor Fati”
64 The Vaccines – “Nørgaard”
63 Paul Simon – “Rewrite”
62 Pepe Deluxé – “The Storm”
61 Florrie – “I Took a Little Something”
60 Jamie XX – “Far Nearer”
59 The Pains of Being Pure at Heart – “The Body”
58 Purity Ring – “Belispeak”
57 Coldplay – “Every Teardrop Is a Waterfall”
56 Fixers – “Crystals”
55 Blondie – “Mother”
54 Hammers of Misfortune – “The Grain”
53 Kurt Vile – “Jesus Fever”
52 The Weeknd – “The Zone”
51 Austra – “Beat and the Pulse”
50 Glass Candy – “Warm in the Winter”
49 Liturgy – “Glory Bronze”
48 Fitz & the Tantrums – “MoneyGrabber”
47 Big K.R.I.T. – “Dreamin’“
46 Middle Brother – “Million Dollar Bill”
45 Nas – “Nasty”
44 The Drums – “Days”
43 Zomby – “Natalia’s Song”
42 Lykke Li – “Sadness Is a Blessing”
41 Battles – “Ice Cream”
40 Manic Street Preachers – “Postcards from a Young Man”
39 Raphael Saadiq – “Good Man”
38 Shabazz Palaces – “Recollections of the Wraith”
37 EMA – “California”
36 Childish Gambino – “Freaks and Geeks”
35 Robyn – “Call Your Girlfriend”
34 Peter Bjorn and John – “Second Chance”
33 Those Dancing Days – “Can’t Find Entrance”
32 Hayes Carll – “Kmag Yoyo”
31 Foster the People – “Pumped Up Kicks”
30 Iron & Wine – “Tree by the River”
29 Mayer Hawthorne – “The Walk”
28 The Antlers – “I Don’t Want Love”
27 PJ Harvey – “The Last Living Rose”
26 The Joy Formidable – “Austere”
25 Yuck – “Get Away”
24 Kreayshawn – “Gucci Gucci”
23 Elbow – “Lippy Kids”
22 Girls – “Vomit”
21 St. Vincent – “Cruel”
20 Cults – “Abducted”
19 Wild Flag – “Romance”
18 The Mountain Goats – “Estate Sale Sign”
17 Wilco – “One Sunday Morning (Song for Jane Smiley’s Boyfriend)”
16 tUnE-yArDs – “Gangsta”
15 Lana Del Rey – “Video Games”
14 Frank Ocean – “Novacane”
13 Bon Iver – “Holocene”
12 The Strokes – “Under Cover of Darkness”
11 Fucked Up – “Queen of Hearts”
10 tUnE-yArds – “Bizness”
9 Florence and the Machine – “Shake It Out”
8 Kanye West and Jay-Z – “Otis”
7 James Blake – “The Wilhelm Scream”
6 Nicki Minaj – “Super Bass”
5 Preservation Hall Jazz Band & The Del McCoury Band – “I’ll Fly Away”
4 Radiohead – “Lotus Flower”
3 Fleet Foxes – “Helplessness Blues”
2 Adele – “Rolling in the Deep”
1 M83 – “Midnight City”
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