Each week, WKNC’s music directors tally up spins for new releases and submit their top lists to College Music Journal. Here are the top 30 indie rock albums on WKNC reported to CMJ’s Top 200 chart by Music Director Michael Jones.
| Artist | Album | Label | |
|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Thao And Mirah | Thao And Mirah | Kill Rock Stars |
| #2 | tUnE-YArDs | Whokill | 4AD |
| #3 | Girls Names | Dead To Me | Slumberland |
| #4 | Austra | Feel It Break | Domino |
| #5 | Wild Palms | Until Spring | One Little Indian |
| #6 | Those Darlins | Screws Get Loose | Oh Wow Dang |
| #7 | Shannon and the Clams | Sleep Talk | 1-2-3-4 Go! |
| #8 | Anna Calvi | Anna Calvi | Domino |
| #9 | Kids on a Crime Spree | We Love You So Bad | Slumberland |
| #10 | Love Inks | E.S.P. | City Slang |
| #11 | Generationals | Actor-Caster | Park The Van |
| #12 | Blue Sky Black Death | Noir | Fake Four |
| #13 | Hooray for Earth | True Loves | Dovecote |
| #14 | Explosions in the Sky | Take Care, Take Care, Take Care | Temporary Residence |
| #15 | Times New Viking | Dancer Equired | Merge |
| #16 | Yelle | Safari Disco Club | Co-Op |
| #17 | Mikey Jukebox | Mikey Jukebox | Young Lion Of The West |
| #18 | Raveonettes | Raven In The Grave | Vice |
| #19 | Kills | Blood Pressures | Domino |
| #20 | Fleet Foxes | Helplessness Blues | Sub Pop |
| #21 | Antlers | Burst Apart | Frenchkiss |
| #22 | Panda Bear | Tomboy | Paw Tracks |
| #23 | Crystal Stilts | In Love With Oblivion | Slumberland |
| #24 | Timber Timbre | Creep On Creepin’ On | Arts And Crafts |
| #25 | Cave Singers | No Witch | Jagjaguwar |
| #26 | Bill Callahan | Apocalypse | Drag City |
| #27 | Feelies | Here Before | Bar None |
| #28 | J Mascis | Several Shades Of Why | Sub Pop |
| #29 | Art Brut | Brilliant! Tragic! | The End/Cooking Vinyl |
| #30 | Tiger Darrow | You Know Who You Are | Self-Released |