(Adusted downward, slightly, for readability.)

We established a rule this year: one track per album. No use in IAMX walking away with the whole thing. Remember what we all thought of James Cameron after the 1998 Academy Awards?

The envelopes, please…

21. “Night After Night,” by Laura Marling, from A Creature I Don’t Know.

20. “Port of Call,” by Beirut, from The Rip Tide.

19. “Hunter,” by Heirs, from the Hunter 10″:

18. “Subdivisions” (Rush cover), by PS I Love You, from Figure It Out.

17. “Bottom George,” by Truman and His Trophy, from Bottom George Pizza Planet.

16. “Maw,” by Her Name is Calla, from the Maw 10″.

15. “Just A Dream,” by Atom Orr, from This Was Tomorrow:

14. “Immigrant Song” (Led Zeppelin cover) by Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross, featuring Karen O, from The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo OST.

13. “Fire,” by Baby Baby, from Money:

12. “Parson Brown,” by Hey Rosetta!, from Seeds.

11. “Sketch 5,” by Tim Hecker, from Dropped Pianos:

10. “Simulacra II,” by Ben Frost & Daniel Bjarnason, from the Sólaris rescore.

9. “Sail,” by AWOLNATION, from Megalithic Symphony.

8. “The Cause Of Labour Is The Hope Of The World,” by Johann Johannsson, from The Miners’ Hymns OST:

7. “Acoustic Tale #5,” by Field Rotation, from Acoustic Tales:
Acoustic Tale #5 by Field Rotation, courtesy Fluid Audio

6. “No Light, No Light,” by Florence and The Machine, from Ceremonials.

5. “All the Sand In All the Sea,” by DeVotchKa, from 100 Lovers:

4. “Get Up!,” by Korn (featuring Skrillex), from The Path Of Totality:

3. “La Valeur Du Vide,” by Esther Burns, from La Valeur Du Vide.

2. “Bernadette,” by IAMX, from Volatile Times.

1. “Evening Strains To Be Time’s Vast,” by Jacaszek, from Glimmer: