Pitchfork (my favorite reviewers)
10. The Weeknd - House of Balloons
9. Real Estate - Days
8. Drake - Take Care
7. tUnE-yArDs - w h o k i l l
6. Oneohtrix Point Never - Replica
5. Girls - Father, Son and the Holy Ghost
4. PJ Harvey: Let England Shake
3. M83 - Hurry Up, We're Dreaming (GF's Favorite)
2. Destroyer - Kaputt
1. Bon Iver - Bon Iver

Rolling Stone
10. Robbie Robertson - How to Become Clairvoyant
9.Wild Flag - Wild Flag
8. Wilco - The Whole Love
7. The Decemberists - The King Is Dead
6. Lady Gaga - Born This Way
5. Radiohead - The King of Limbs
4. Fleet Foxes - Helplessness Blues
3. Paul Simon - So Beautiful or So What
2. Jay-Z and Kanye West - Watch the Throne
1. Adele - 21

Spin
10. Lykke Li - Wounded Rhymes
9. Wild Flag - Wild Flag
8. G-Side - The One...Cohesive
7. The Rapture - In the Grace of Your Love
6. Danny Brown - XXX
5. Girls - Father Son, Holy Ghost
4. Kurt Vile - Smoke Ring for My Halo
3. EMA - Past Life Martyred Saints
2. PJ Harvey - Let England Shake
1. Fucked Up - David Comes to Life

Paste Magazine
10. The Decemberists – The King Is Dead
9. M83 – Hurry Up, We’re Dreaming
8. Dawes – Nothing Is Wrong
7. Wilco – The Whole Love
6. Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr. – It’s A Corporate World
5. Middle Brother – Middle Brother
4. tUnE-yArDs – w h o k i l l
3. My Morning Jacket – Circuital
2. Fleet Foxes – Helplessness Blues
1. Bon Iver – Bon Iver