Amanda Petrusich: The Best Music of the Decade, as published by The New Yorker
- Frank Ocean — Blond
- Bon Iver — 22, A Million
- Joanna Newsom — Have One On Me
- Kendrick Lamar — To Pimp A Butterfly
- D’Angelo and The Vanguard — Black Messiah
- Beck — Morning Phase
- Lonnie Holley — MITH
- Kanye West — Yeezus
- Björk — Vulnicura
- Hiss Golden Messenger — Bad Debt
- Vampire Weekend — Modern Vampires of the City
- Solange — A Seat at the Table