01. "J-Pop Will Eat Itself: Namie Amuro" by Teresa Nieman
02. "Soulseeking: From the Cradle to the Rave" by Justin Cober-Lake
03. "Forever and Ever Amen" by Brad Shoup
04. "Soulseeking: I Hate Talking About Music" by Nick Southall
05. "A Hindered, But Magnificent Love" by Learned Foote
06. "A Second Take: The Sheltering Sky" by Nancy Keefe Rhodes [tie]
06. "Scenes: Trouble in Paradise" by Alfred Soto [tie]
07. Gretchen Wilson - Here for the Party by Josh Love
08. Joanna Newsom - Ys by Mike Powell
09. "Dead Letter Office: The Grieving" by Todd Hutlock [tie]
09. "Closing Time" by Derek Miller [tie]
10. M83 - Dead Cities, Red Seas, and Lost Ghosts by Todd Burns
