2010 Top Albums

December 12, 2010

While I don’t have time to comment about each of these albums, I will make a general statement that I thought this year was a bit of a down year for new music compared to last year. I also threw in a few other categories as well at the end to add some variety to the list, so check those out too. Feel free to add your thoughts, including the obligatory “these are all the same genre” statement in the comments section.

Top Albums

1. The Suburbs – Arcade Fire
2. Black Sands – Bonobo
3. High Violet – The National
4. Black Noise – Pantha du Prince
5. Contra – Vampire Weekend
6. Subiza – Delorean
7. Infra – Max Richter
8. Cosmogramma – Flying Lotus
9. Go – Jonsi
10. Teen Dream – Beach House

Honorable Mentions

• Swim – Caribou
• One Life Stand – Hot Chip
• Broken Bells – Broken Bells

Top EPs

1. Simple Science – The Get Up Kids
2. Klavierwerke – James Blake
3. After Parties 1 – Dntel

Top Soundtracks

1. Tron:Legacy
2. Inception
3. Terminator – The Sarah Connor Chronicles

Top Reissue/Greatest Hits

1. Quarantine the Past – Pavement
2. Beatles Remastered Albums
3. Pretty Hate Machine – Nine Inch Nails

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