Courtesy of AcclaimedMusic, which aggregates music review publication best-of lists. All major publications have been included in these ratings. The number next to each album is essentially a ranking score calculated from its appearances across all best-of lists.
WORLDWIDE
1. Kanye West - Yeezus (323)
2. Vampire Weekend - Modern Vampires of the City (271)
3. Arcade Fire - Reflektor (229)
4. Daft Punk - Random Access Memorise
5. The National - Trouble Will Find Me (196)
6. My Bloody Valentine - m b v (190)
7. Arctic Monkeys - AM (170)
8. HAIM - Days Are Gone (160)
9. Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds - Push The Sky Away (160)
10. David Bowie - The Next Day (149)
11. The Knife - Shaking The Habitual (149)
12. James Blake - Overgrown (141)
13. Kurt Vile - (138)
14. Disclosure - Settle (138)
15. Janelle Monae -The Electric Lady (135)
NORTH AMERICA
1. Vampire Weekend - Modern Vampires of the City (372)
2. Kanye West - Yeezus (361)
3. HAIM - Days Are Gone (217)
4. The National - Trouble Will Find Me (211)
5. Arcade Fire - Reflektor (210)
6. Disclosure - Settle (200)
7. My Bloody Valentine - m b v (198)
8. Daft Punk - Random Access Memories (178)
9. Deafhaven - Sunbather (175)
10. The Knife - Shaking The Habitual (167)
EUROPE
1. Kanye West - Yeezus (244)
2. David Bowie - The Next Day (225)
3. Jon Hopkins - Immunity (207)
4. Vampire Weekend - Modern Vampires of the City (203)
5. Arctic Monkeys - AM (201)
6. Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds (200)
7. These New Puritans - Fields of Reeds (183)
8. My Bloody Valentine - m b v (177)
9. John Grant - Pale Green Ghots (154)
10. Factory Floor - Factory Floor (151)
REST OF THE WORLD
1. Arcade Fire - Reflektor (383)
2. Daft Punk - Random Access Memories (366)
3. Kanye West - Yeezus (352)
4. Arctic Monkeys - AM (270)
5. Nick Cave and the BAd Seeds (248)
6. Vampire Weekend - Modern Vampires of the City (231)
7. James Blake - Overgrown (224)
8. The National - Trouble Will Find Me (223)
9. My Bloody Valentine - m b v (184)
10. Kurt Vile - Wakin on a Pretty Daze (181)
