| 2012 | Down by the Water | The Decemberists | | 3.75 | 3:42 |
| 2012 | Every Teardrop Is a Waterfall | Coldplay | | 2.8 | 4:01 |
| 2012 | Lotus Flower | Radiohead | | 3.65 | 5:00 |
| 2012 | The Cave | Mumford & Sons | | 4.1 | 3:38 |
| 2012 winner | Walk | Foo Fighters | | 3.6 | 4:16 |
| 2013 | Charlie Brown | Coldplay | | 2.85 | 4:45 |
| 2013 | Hold On | Alabama Shakes | | 3.8 | 3:46 |
| 2013 | I Will Wait | Mumford & Sons | | 3.8 | 4:37 |
| 2013 | We Take Care of Our Own | Bruce Springsteen | | 4.65 | 3:54 |
| 2013 winner | Lonely Boy | The Black Keys | | 3.85 | 3:13 |
| 2014 | Always Alright | Alabama Shakes | | | 4:04 |
| 2014 | I’m Shakin’ | Jack White | | 4 | 3:00 |
| 2014 | Kashmir | Led Zeppelin | | 3.5 | 9:07 |
| 2014 | My God Is the Sun | Queens of the Stone Age | | 4.4 | 3:55 |
| 2014 | The Stars (Are Out Tonight) | David Bowie | | 4.6 | 3:57 |
| 2014 winner | Radioactive | Imagine Dragons | | 4.3 | 3:07 |
| 2015 | Blue Moon | Beck | | 4.5 | 4:02 |
| 2015 | Do I Wanna Know? | Arctic Monkeys | | 4.3 | 4:32 |
| 2015 | Fever | The Black Keys | | 4.8 | 4:06 |
| 2015 | Gimme Something Good | Ryan Adams | | | 3:55 |
| 2015 winner | Lazaretto | Jack White | | 5 | 3:39 |
| 2016 | Ex’s & Oh’s | Elle King | | 4.5 | 3:22 |
| 2016 | Moaning Lisa Smile | Wolf Alice | | 3.25 | 2:41 |
| 2016 | Something From Nothing | Foo Fighters | | 3.5 | 4:48 |
| 2016 | What Kind of Man | Florence + the Machine | | 3.95 | 3:36 |
| 2016 winner | Don’t Wanna Fight | Alabama Shakes | | 5 | 3:52 |
| 2017 | Don’t Hurt Yourself | Beyoncé featuring Jack White | | 4.5 | 3:54 |
| 2017 | Heathens | twenty one pilots | | 4.5 | 3:16 |
| 2017 | Joe (live from Austin City Limits) | Alabama Shakes | | | 3:31 |
| 2017 | The Sound of Silence | Disturbed | | 4 | 4:08 |
| 2017 winner | ★ | David Bowie | | 4.05 | 9:58 |
| 2018 | Go to War | Nothing More | | | 4:05 |
| 2018 | No Good | Kaleo | | 5 | 3:56 |
| 2018 | Run | Foo Fighters | | 4.35 | 5:23 |
| 2018 | The Promise | Chris Cornell | | 4 | 4:23 |
| 2018 winner | You Want It Darker | Leonard Cohen | | 4.35 | 4:44 |
| 2019 | Four Out of Five | Arctic Monkeys | | 3.35 | 5:12 |
| 2019 | Highway Tune | Greta Van Fleet | | 4.5 | 3:01 |
| 2019 | Made an America | THE FEVER 333 | | | 2:53 |
| 2019 | Uncomfortable | Halestorm | | | 3:41 |
| 2019 winner | When Bad Does Good | Chris Cornell | | | 4:26 |
| 2020 | History Repeats | Brittany Howard | | 4.2 | 3:05 |
| 2020 | Pretty Waste | BONES UK | | | 2:51 |
| 2020 | Too Bad | Rival Sons | | | 4:45 |
| 2020 | Woman | Karen O & Danger Mouse | | | 2:54 |
| 2020 winner | This Land | Gary Clark Jr. | | | 5:42 |
| 2021 | Daylight | Grace Potter | | | 4:22 |
| 2021 | Kyoto | Phoebe Bridgers | | 4.25 | 3:05 |
| 2021 | Not | Big Thief | | 3.8 | 6:07 |
| 2021 | Stay High | Brittany Howard | | 4 | 3:11 |
| 2021 | The Steps | HAIM | | 4 | 4:08 |
| 2021 winner | Shameika | Fiona Apple | | 3.5 | 4:09 |
| 2022 | Know You Better | Black Pumas | | | 6:01 |
| 2022 | Nothing Compares 2 U | Chris Cornell | | 4 | 4:12 |
| 2022 | Ohms | Deftones | | | 4:10 |
| 2022 | Shot in the Dark | AC/DC | | 3.5 | 3:05 |
| 2022 winner | Making a Fire | Foo Fighters | | 3.85 | 4:15 |
| 2024 | Lux Æterna | Metallica | | 3 | 3:26 |
| 2024 | More Than a Love Song | Black Pumas | | 2.45 | 4:47 |
| 2024 | Rescued | Foo Fighters | | 4.5 | 4:19 |
| 2024 | Sculptures of Anything Goes | Arctic Monkeys | | 3 | 3:59 |
| 2024 winner | Not Strong Enough | boygenius | | | 3:55 |
