The poll-of-polls Top 40
3 LCD Soundsystem - This is Happening
4 Beach House - Teen Dream
5 Janelle Monae -The ArchAndroid
6 Vampire Weekend - Contra
7 Yeasayer - Odd Blood
8 Gorillaz - Plastic Beach
9 Caribou - Swim
10 Ariel Pink - Before Today
11 Kanye West - My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy
12 Joanna Newsom - Have One on Me
13 Gil Scott Heron - I'm New Here
14 Sleigh Bells - Treats
15 Foals - Total Life Forever
16 Villagers - Becoming a Jackal
17 Laura Marling - I Speak Because I Can
18 These New Puritans - Hidden
19 The Black Keys - Brothers
20 Deerhunter - Halcyon Digest
21 Hot Chip - One Life Stand
22 Robyn - Body Talk
23 John Grant - Queen of Denmark
24 Paul Weller - Wake up the Nation
25 MGMT - Congratulations
26 Avi Buffalo - Avi Buffalo
27 Manic Street Preachers - Postcards From ?a Young Man
28 Four Tet - There is Love in You
29 Grinderman - Grinderman 2
30 Robert Plant - Band of Joy
31 Warpaint - The Fool
32 Big Boi - Sir Luscious Left Foot ... The Son ???of Chico Dusty
33 Flying Lotus - Cosmogramma
34 Ali Farka Toure and Toumani Diabate - Ali And ???Toumani
35 Broken Bells - Broken Bells
36 Best Coast - Crazy for You
37 Marina and the Diamonds - The Family ??Jewels
38 Oneohtrix Point Never - Returnal
39 Edwyn Collins - Losing Sleep
40 Glasser - Ring