I've had a lot of albums come across my desk this year. I've kept track
all year long so I can bring you an accurate assessment of my favorites.
For the sake of your sanity and mine, I'll present it in two
parts.
So here is my favorite albums of 2010 #200-101:
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Juliana
Hatfield |
200.
Archeology-
Memorial199.
Mavis Staples-
You Are Not Alone198.
Best Coast-
Crazy for You197.
Juliana Hatfield-
Peace and Love196.
Gord Downie & the Country Of Miracles-
The Grand Bounce195.
Black Mountain- Wilderness
Heart194.
Kate Nash- My Best Friend Is You193.
The
Sadies- Darker Circles192.
Sarah Harmer- Oh Little
Fire191.
Holly Golightly & the Broke-Offs- Medicine
County190.
Magnetic Fields- Realism
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Kandi
Coded |
189.
Chris Shiflett & the Dead
Peasants- Chris Shiflett & the Dead Peasants188.
Olney
Clark- Olney Clark187.
Scott Lanaway- Mergers &
Acquisitions186.
MGMT- Congratulations185.
Massive
Attack- Heligoland184.
The Gary- Logan183.
Bettie Serveert- Pharmacy of Love182.
Badly Drawn Boy-
It's What I'm Thinking181.
Kandi Coded- Fell for the
Gift180.
Surfer Blood- Astrocoast
179.
Cars and Trains- The Roots, The Leaves
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Frazey
Ford |
178.
Holly Miranda- The Magician's
Private Library177.
Friendly Rich & the Lollipop People-
The Sacred Prune of Remembrance176.
Hillstomp- Darker the
Night175.
Maps & Atlases- Perch Patchwork174.
Ron Contour & Factor- Saffron173.
Cate Le Bon-
Me Oh My172.
Frazey Ford- Obadiah171.
Alkaline
Trio- This Addiction170.
Frightened Rabbit- The Winter
of Mixed Drinks
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Microbunny |
169.
Ted Leo
& the Pharmacists- The Brutalist Bricks168.
Birds of
Wales- Belgravia Hotel167.
Casey Neill & the Norway
Rats- Goodbye To The Rank & File166.
Eels- Tomorrow
Morning165.
Dead Confederate- Sugar164.
Microbunny- 49 Swans163.
Dum Dum Girls- I
Will Be162.
Jesca Hoop- Hunting My Dress161.
Autolux- Transit Transit160.
Brent Amaker & the
Rodeo- Please Stand By
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The
Coast |
159.
Little Beirut- Fear Of
Heaven158.
The Coast- Queen Cities157.
Devo-
Something for Everybody156.
Tokyo Police Club-
Champ155.
AfterpartY- The Army You Got154.
LCD
Soundsystem- This Is Happening153.
Holy Fuck-
Latin152.
Goldfrapp- Head First151.
Antony &
the Johnsons- Swanlights150.
Wildlife- Strike Hard,
Young Diamond
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Falklands |
149.
The Watson
Twins- Talking To You, Talking To Me148.
Broken Bells-
Broken Bells147.
Of Montreal- False Priest146.
Franz Nicolay- Luck & Courage145.
Falklands-
Think About It144.
Admiral Radley- I Heart
California143.
The Love Language- Libraries142.
Tin
Star Orphans- The Days of Blinding Fear141.
Boats-
Cannoballs, Cannonballs!140.
Patty Griffin- Downtown
Church
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Caribou |
139.
Joe Pug-
Messenger138.
Carrie Rodriguez- Love and
Circumstance137.
The New Pornographers- Together136.
Johnny Cash- American VI: Ain't No Grave135.
Los
campesinos!- Romance Is Boring134.
Dawn Landes- Sweet
Heart Rodeo133.
Yukon Blonde- Yukon Blonde132.
Black Rebel Motorcycle Club- Beat the Devil's Tattoo131.
Caribou- Swim130.
The Dig- Electric
Toys
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Band Of
Horses |
129.
Danger Mouse & Sparklehorse-
Dark Night of the Soul128.
Christopher Dignan- Let the
Sparks Fly127.
Michael Franti & Spearhead- The Sound of
Sunshine126.
Someone Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin- Let It
Sway125.
Land Of Talk- Cloak and Cipher124.
The
Futureheads- The Chaos123.
Hannah Georgas- This Is
Good122.
Little Boots- Hands121.
Black 47-
Bankers and Gangsters120.
Band Of Horses- Infinite
Arms
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Factor |
119.
The City
Streets- The Jazz Age118.
Cowlick- Wires117.
Wolf Parade- Expo 86116.
Quasi- American
Gong115.
Pernice Brothers- Goodbye, Killer114.
Factor- Lawson Graham113.
Rah Rah- Breaking
Hearts112.
The Hold Steady- Heaven Is Whenever111.
Paul Weller- Wake Up the Nation110.
We Are Hex- Hail
the Goer
109.
April Smith & the Great Picture
Show- Songs for a Sinking Ship
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Jessica Stuart
Few |
108.
Owen Pallett-
Heartland107.
Eels- End Times106.
Hey
Marseilles- To Travels and Trunks105.
Dryer- Out Like a
Light104.
Nana Grizol- Ruth103.
The Soft Pack-
The Soft Pack102.
Everybody Was In the French
Resistance…Now!- Fixin' the Charts101.
Jessica Stuart Few-
Kid Dream
Tune in tomorrow for my top 100 albums of
2010. In the meantime, if you think I put one of your favorites too low on
the list or included something you think is just garbage, leave your
thoughts.
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