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25. Deadmau5 - >album title goes here<

24. Santigold - Master of My Make-Believe

23. POP ETC. - POP ETC.

22. Kimbra - Vows

21. Divine Fits - A Thing Called Divine Fits

20. Father John Misty - Fear Fun

19. Kanye West Presents G.O.O.D. Music - Cruel Summer

18. Sigur Rós - Valtari

17. fun. - Some Nights

16. Ed Sheeran - +

15. David Byrne & St. Vincent - Love This Giant

14. Jack White - Blunderbuss

13. Cat Power - Sun

12. Sharon Van Etten - Tramp

11. Grimes - Visions

10. The Helio Sequence - Negotiations

09. Bruce Springsteen - Wrecking Ball

08. The Lumineers - The Lumineers

07. Nas - Life Is Good

06. Best Coast - The Only Place

05. Alt-J - An Awesome Wave

04. Fiona Apple - The Idler Wheel...

03. Kendrick Lamar - good kid, m.A.A.d city

02. Mumford & Sons - Babel

01. Frank Ocean - Channel Orange