A List Of Top 50s, 2010
Pitchfork
50 Wavves – King of the Beach
49 Wild Nothing – Gemini
48 Forest Swords – Dagger Paths
47 Women – Public Strain
46 Matthew Dear – Black City
45 Gil Scott-Heron – I’m New Here
44 Kylesa – Spiral Shadow
43 Tame Impala – Innerspeaker
42 Drake – Thank Me Later
41 Delorean – Subiza
40 Abe Vigoda – Crush
39 Best Coast – Crazy For You
38 Rick Ross – Teflon Don
37 Zola Jesus – Stridulum EP
36 Emeralds – Does It Look Like I’m Here?
35 Gorillaz – Plastic Beach
34 Crystal Castles – Crystal Castles
33 The Tallest Man on Earth – The Wild Hunt
32 Tyler, the Creator – Bastard
31 Woods – At Echo Lake
30 The-Dream – Love King
29 The Fresh & Onlys – Play It Strange
28 The National – High Violet
27 Four Tet – There Is Love in You
26 Twin Shadow – Forget
25 Sufjan Stevens – The Age of Adz
24 Hot Chip – One Life Stand
23 Das Racist – Sit Down, Man
22 Girls – Broken Dreams Club EP
21 The Walkmen – Lisbon
20 Oneohtrix Point Never – Returnal
19 How to Dress Well – Love Remains
18 Erykah Badu – New Amerykah Part Two: Return of the Ankh
17 Caribou – Swim
16 Sleigh Bells – Treats
15 Robyn – Body Talk
14 Flying Lotus – Cosmogramma
13 No Age – Everything In Between
12 Janelle Monae – The ArchAndroid
11 Arcade Fire – The Suburbs
10 Titus Andronicus – The Monitor
09 Ariel Pink’s Haunted Graffiti – Before Today
08 James Blake – The Bells Sketch EP / CMYK EP / Klavierwerke EP
07 Joanna Newsom – Have One on Me
06 Vampire Weekend – Contra
05 Beach House – Teen Dream
04 Big Boi – Sir Lucious Left Foot: The Son of Chico Dusty
03 Deerhunter – Halcyon Digest
02 LCD Soundsystem – This Is Happening
01 Kanye West – My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy
Stereogum
50 Emeralds – Does It Look Like I Am Here?
49 Small Black – New Chain
48 Sharon Van Etten – Epic
47 Baths – Cerulean
46 Frank (Just Frank) – The Brutal Wave
45 Perfume Genius – Learning
44 Field Music – Field Music (Measure)
43 Big Boi – Sir Lucious Left Foot: The Son of Chico Dusty
42 Lower Dens – Twin-Hand Movement
41 Oneohtrix Point Never – Returnal
40 Glasser – Ring
39 Gold Panda – Lucky Shiner
38 Avey Tare – Down There
37 jj – jj nº3
36 the morning benders – Big Echo
35 Swans – My Father Will Guide Me Up A Rope To The Sky
34 Titus Andronicus – The Monitor
33 MGMT – Congratulations
32 Twin Shadow – Forget
31 Warpaint – The Fool
30 Das Racist – Shut Up, Dude
29 Matthew Dear – Black City
28 Delorean – Subiza
27 Janelle Monae – The ArchAndroid
26 Tame Impala – Innerspeaker
25 ceo – White Magic
24 Tamaryn – The Waves
23 SALEM – King Night
22 Marnie Stern – Marnie Stern
21 Liars – Sisterworld
20 Ariel Pink’s Haunted Graffiti – Before Today
19 Flying Lotus – Cosmogramma
18 Abe Vigoda – Crush
17 Owen Pallett – Heartland
16 The National – High Violet
15 The-Dream – Love King
14 Yeasayer – Odd Blood
13 LCD Soundsystem – This Is Happening
12 Crystal Castles – II
11 Joanna Newsom – Have One On Me
10 Deerhunter – Halcyon Digest
09 Wild Nothing – Gemini
08 Antony & The Johnsons – Swanlights
07 Vampire Weekend – Contra
06 Sleigh Bells – Treats
05 Robyn – Body Talk
04 Sufjan Stevens – The Age Of Adz
03 Beach House – Teen Dream
02 Arcade Fire – The Suburbs
01 Kanye West – My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy
Magnet
20 Best Coast - Crazy For You
19 Ted Leo And The Pharmacists - The Brutalist Bricks
18 Admiral Radley - I Heart California
17 Idlewild - Post Electric Blues
16 Guster - Easy Wonderful
15 Deerhunter - Halcyon Digest
14 Boston Spaceships - Our Cubehouse Still Rocks
13 The Radio Dept. - Clinging To A Scheme
12 The Walkmen - Lisbon
11 Dr. Dog - Shame, Shame
10 The New Pornographers - Together
09 The Black Keys - Brothers
08 Teenage Fanclub - Shadows
07 Ariel Pink’s Haunted Graffiti - Before Today
06 Jenny And Johnny - I’m Having Fun Now
05 Superchunk - Majesty Shredding
04 Broken Bells - Broken Bells
03 The National - High Violet
02 Arcade Fire - The Suburbs
01 Beach House - Teen Dream
NPR - All Songs Considered Listeners
http://www.npr.org/2010/12/14/132050241/-all-songs-listeners-pick-the-best-music-of-2010
NPR - NPR Music Staff
http://www.npr.org/series/131413130/npr-music-s-50-favorite-albums-of-2010
Mac McCaughan (Superchunk, Portastatic)
Parting Gifts - Strychnine Dandelion
Sharon Van Etten - Epic
Wild Nothing - Gemini
Hot Chip - One Life Stand
Best Coast - Crazy for You
LCD Soundsystem - This Is Happening
Janelle Monae - The ArchAndroid
Joanna Newsom - Have One On Me
Edwyn Collins - Losing Sleep
Titus Andronicus - The Monitor
New Pornographers - Together
Four Tet - There Is Love In You
Grinderman - Grinderman 2
Jenny and Johnny - I’m Having Fun Now
The National - High Violet
Broken Social Scene - Forgiveness Rock Record
Ted Leo Rx - Brutalist Bricks
Pantha Du Prince - Black Noise
