| 1 | 1 | pop | Magdalena Bay | 4 | -5 | | | | ✕ |
| 1 | 5 | hip hop | Denzel Curry | 3 | -5 | | | | ✕ |
| 1 | 6 | jazz | Moanin' | 2 | 10 | | ✓ | 3 | ✕ |
| 1 | 8 | hip hop | Blood | 8 | 0 | | | | ✕ |
| 1 | 9 | mixed | Japan | 3 | 10 | | ✓ | 3 | ✕ |
| 1 | 10 | rock | Black Sabbath | 4 | 10 | | ✓ | 3 | ✕ |
| 1 | 16 | hip hop | 3 Feet High and Rising | 0 | -5 | | | | ✕ |
| 2 | 1 | other | Nigeria | 4 | 10 | | ✓ | 3 | ✕ |
| 2 | 2 | mixed | Spanish | 5 | 10 | | ✓ | 3 | ✕ |
| 2 | 4 | rock | Camel | 4 | -5 | | | | ✕ |
| 2 | 17 | rock | England | 8 | 0 | | | | ✕ |
| 2 | 19 | other | Powerslave | 4 | -5 | | | | ✕ |
| 2 | 20 | jazz | The Inner Mounting Flame | 8 | 0 | | | | ✕ |
| 3 | 1 | other | Aphex Twin | 3 | 10 | | ✓ | 3 | ✕ |
| 3 | 2 | rock | Swans | 6 | -5 | | | | ✕ |
| 3 | 3 | hip hop | Clipse | 8 | 0 | | | | ✕ |
| 3 | 5 | other | Curtis | 5 | -5 | | | | ✕ |
| 3 | 6 | rock | Will Toledo | 2 | -5 | | | | ✕ |
| 3 | 8 | mixed | Years | 1 | 10 | | ✓ | 2 | ✕ |
| 3 | 10 | other | Deftones | 4 | 10 | | ✓ | 3 | ✕ |
| 3 | 12 | hip hop | Things Fall Apart | 8 | 0 | | | | ✕ |
| 3 | 15 | hip hop | Rodeo | 7 | -5 | | | | ✕ |
| 3 | 19 | jazz | Germany | 8 | 0 | | | | ✕ |
| 4 | 4 | other | Masayoshi Takanaka | 8 | 0 | | | | ✕ |
| 4 | 5 | hip hop | Death Grips | 4 | 10 | | | 4 | ✕ |
| 4 | 16 | other | Musick | 3 | 10 | ✓ | ✓ | 1 | ✕ |
| 5 | 1 | hip hop | JPEGMAFIA | 8 | 0 | | | | ✕ |
| 5 | 3 | pop | ecco2k | 8 | 0 | | | | ✕ |
| 5 | 6 | other | Endtroducing… | 8 | 0 | | | | ✕ |
| 5 | 8 | hip hop | A Tribe Called Quest | 8 | 10 | | | 8 | ✓ |
| 5 | 12 | hip hop | Walking | 4 | -5 | | | | ✕ |
| 5 | 13 | jazz | John Coltrane | 1 | -5 | | | | ✕ |
| 5 | 14 | rock | Unwound | 3 | 10 | | | 4 | ✕ |
| 5 | 16 | other | J | 8 | 0 | | | | ✕ |
| 6 | 2 | other | Burial | 8 | 10 | | | 8 | ✕ |
| 6 | 3 | mixed | South Korea | 8 | 0 | | | | ✕ |
| 6 | 4 | jazz | Clifford Brown and Max Roach | 8 | 0 | | | | ✕ |
| 6 | 5 | pop | Merriweather Post Pavilion | 3 | -5 | | | | ✕ |
| 6 | 7 | hip hop | Vaudeville Villain | 8 | 0 | | | | ✕ |
| 6 | 11 | mixed | Pink | 8 | 10 | | | 6 | ✕ |
| 6 | 14 | other | The Velvet Rope | 4 | -5 | | | | ✕ |
| 6 | 16 | rock | The Stooges | 4 | -5 | | | | ✕ |
| 6 | 17 | other | Ryuichi Sakamoto | 8 | 0 | | | | ✕ |
| 7 | 3 | pop | Kero Kero Bonito | 1 | -5 | | | | ✕ |
| 7 | 14 | hip hop | Lil Ugly Mane | 5 | 10 | | | 4 | ✕ |
| 7 | 15 | other | France | 4 | 10 | ✓ | ✓ | 1 | ✕ |
| 7 | 16 | rock | At the Drive-In | 5 | 10 | | ✓ | 3 | ✕ |