| 1 | Kings of Leon | Time in Disguise | RCA |
| 2 | My Morning Jacket | Love Love Love | ATO |
| 3 | The War on Drugs | I Don't Live Here Anymore | Atlantic Records |
| 4 | Band of Horses | Crutch | BMG |
| 5 | Elvis Costello, The Imposters | Magnificent Hurt | Capitol |
| 6 | Spoon | The Hardest Cut | Matador |
| 7 | The Record Company | Never Leave You | Concord |
| 8 | The Lumineers | Brightside | Dualtone |
| 9 | Indigo De Souza | Hold U | Saddle Creek |
| 10 | Billy Idol | Bitter Taste | BMG |
| 11 | Sting | Rushing Water | Interscope Records |
| 12 | Adele | Easy On Me | Columbia |
| 13 | Kacy Musgraves | Justified | Interscope |
| 14 | Yola | Stand For Myself | Concord |
| 15 | St. Paul & The Broken Bones | The Last Dance | Atlantic Records |
| 16 | Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats | Survivor | ATO |
| 17 | Middle Kids | Stacking Chairs | Domino |
| 18 | Pete Yorn | Elizabeth Taylor | Pete Yorn Music |
| 19 | Tears For Fears | The Tipping Point | Concord |
| 20 | Anderson East | Hood Of My Car | EMG |
| 21 | U2 | Your Song Saved My Life | Republic Records |
| 22 | Sunflower Bean | Baby Don't Cry | Mom + Pop |
| 23 | Alt-J | U&ME | Infectious Music |
| 24 | Jamestown Revival | Young Man | Thirty Tigers |
| 25 | John Mellencamp & Bruce Springsteen | Wasted Days | Republic Records |
| 26 | Gabriels | Love and Hate in a Different Time | Atlas Artists |
| 27 | Eddie Vedder | The Haves | Republic Records |
| 28 | Mitski | The Only Heartbreaker | Dead Oceans |
| 29 | Tom Morello | The War Inside | Mom + Pop |
| 30 | Lo Moon | Dream Never Dies | Thirty Tigers |
