- Kings of Leon - Only by the Night
- Johnny Flynn - A Larum
- Willie Nelson and Wynton Marsalis - Two Men With the Blues
- Flight of the Conchords - Flight of the Conchords
- Fleet Foxes - Fleet Foxes
And if you don't want to include 'Flight of the Conchords', then throw Jenny Lewis - Acid Tongue at #5.
The rest of these shouldn't be forgotten, though. They are organized for the most part with more favorable albums towards the top..
MGMT - Oracular Spectacular
Death Cab for Cutie - Narrow Stairs
Vampire Weekend - Vampire Weekend
The Pretenders - Break Up the Concrete
Calexico - Carried to Dust
My Morning Jacket - Evil Urges
Nas - Untitled (******)
Dr. Dog - Fate
Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds - Dig!!! Lazarus Dig!!!
The Raconteurs - Consolers of the Lonely
David Byrne and Brian Eno - Everything That Happens Will Happen Today
Ryan Adams & the Cardinals - Cardinology
Q-Tip - The Renaissance
Alejandro Escovedo - Real Animal
Kanye West - 808s & Heartbreak
Lil' Wayne - Tha Carter III
Bon Iver - For Emma, Forever Ago
Deerhunter - Microcastle
Lindsey Buckingham - Gift of Screws
The Dodos - Visiter
Rodney Crowell - Sex and Gasoline
Paul Westerberg - 49:00
Glen Campbell - Meet Glen Campbell
Wayne Brady - A Long Time Coming
Todd Rundgren - Arena
Buddy Guy - Skin Deep
JJ Grey & Mofro - Orange Blossoms
The Dirtbombs - We Have You Surrounded
Portishead - Third
Panic at the Disco - Pretty. Odd.
Elvis Costello - Momofuku
GZA - Pro Tools
B.B. King - One Kind Favor
The Stills - Oceans Will Rise
TV on the Radio - Dear Science,
Hot Chip - Made in the Dark
Braille - The IV Edition
The Kills - Midnight Boom
Steven Malkmus and the Jicks - Real Emotional Trash
Hank Williams III - Damn Right, Rebel Proud
The Cure - 4:13 Dream
Little Joy - Little Joy
Blitzen Trapper - Furr
David Bowie - Live in Santa Monica '72
Murs - Murs for President
Tricky - Knowle West Boy
Cat Power - Jukebox
Plus 'Universal Mind Control' from Common should be out in December.
Edit:
Bolded selections are highly recommended.