Genre: Rock
New Zealand band going against the grain of the Dunedin sound that dominated the Flying Nun Records roster at the time, the Headless Chickens made extensive use of electronic instruments (or in their own words, "abused technology"[citation needed]) in their music.
| 1 | Queen |
| 2 | The xx |
| 3 | Florence & The Machine F/ |
| 4 | Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros |
| 5 | Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds |
| 6 | Adele |
| 7 | Bob Dylan |
| 8 | Foo Fighters |
| 9 | Pink Floyd |
| 10 | Pearl Jam |
| 11 | Aerosmith |