| Rank |
Artist |
Title |
Label |
| 1 | Old Time Relijun | 2012 | K |
| 2 | John Vanderslice | Pixel Revolt | Barsuk |
| 3 | V/A | Me and You and Everyone We Know | Everloving |
| 4 | Sons and Daughters | The Repulsion Box | Domino |
| 5 | Dr. Israel | Inna City Pressure | ROIR |
| 6 | Nati Cano's Mariachi Los Camperos | Llegaron Los Camperos | Smithsonian Folkways |
| 7 | Antibalas | Government Magic EP | Afrosound |
| 8 | Little Wings | Grow | K |
| 9 | Stnnng | Dignified Sissy | Modern Radio |
| 10 | Jose Gonzalez | Veneer | Parasol |
| 11 | Mambo Kurt | Organized Crime | Hit Thing |
| 12 | The Pope | Jazzman Cometh | Wantage USA |
| 13 | Agatsuma | Eternal Songs | Domo |
| 14 | Bardo Pond | Selections Vol. 1-4 | All Tomorrows Parties |
| 15 | Phosphorescent | Aw Come Aw Wry | Misra |
| 16 | Ten in the Swear Jar | Accordion Solo! | Asian Man |
| 17 | Devin Davis | Lonely People of the World, Unite! | Mousse |
| 18 | Daedelus | Exquisite Corpse | Mush |
| 19 | V/A | Rough Guide to the Music of Balkan Gypsies | World Music Network |
| 20 | Coaxial | The Phantom Syndrome | GSL |
| 21 | Liza Kate/Rachel Jacobs | Split 7" | Exotic Fever |
| 22 | Group Sounds | S/t | Jingle Punks |
| 23 | Tuxedo Killers | M. Night Shyamalan's Tuxedo Killers | Furniture |
| 24 | Port-royal | Flares | Resonant |
| 25 | The Sadies | 7" | Mint |
| 26 | NNNJ | Monkey-Straddle | Agriculture |
| 27 | M. Rosner | Alluvial | Room40 |
| 28 | V/A | Rio Baile Funk: Favela Booty Beats | Essay |
| 29 | Ezekiel Honig and Morgan Packard | Early Morning Migration | Microcosm |
| 30 | Busdriver | Fear of a Black Tangent | Mush |