The south London trio fought off competition from 11 other shortlisted acts including bookies' favourite Paul Weller, Laura Marling, Mumford & Sons, Dizzee Rascal and Foals.
Their victory means they follow in the footsteps of groups such as Klaxons, Arctic Monkeys and Elbow.
The xx's intimate and sensual sound has impressed critics for the past year.
The award called the Barclaycard Mercury Prize is designed to reward the best album of the past 12 months and is worth £20,000. It will also mean a huge boost in sales.
The xx had attended the same London school, the Elliott School, as previous Mercury nominees Hot Chip and Burial. Frontman Oliver Sim was stunned by the music prize: "I don't know what we were expecting but we weren't expecting this."
Sim added: "We've had the most incredible year and it's just felt like every day we've woken up to something incredible we weren't expecting." Asked what he would spend the prize money on, he said: "Haven't a clue."
But bandmate Romy Croft suggested a new studio could be on the cards.
She said: "We made this album in a converted garage the size of a bathroom."
The judges said: "Hypnotic beats and hushed voices combine in a brilliant evocation of space and time."
Head of judges Simon Frith said it was "a record of its time".
He said: "It's a very urban record, it is part of that urban soundscape when no-one has any idea what is going to happen next." below is a link to see the footage of the xx winning and the interview after. and ive also included a link to watch one of the songs crystalised.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-11224473
http://www.muzu.tv/thexx/crystalised-music-video/204996?country=gb
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