Top 100 Albums of 2010

(short and sweet and to the point; culled from listening to 502 releases—at time of publishing—from 2010. ask me tomorrow and the list will probably be drastically different, but you have to lock ’em in sometime. click album cover for website)

Laura Marling

#100:

I Speak Because I Can
by
Laura Marling

Ratatat

#99:

LP4
by
Ratatat

Black Mountain

#98:

Wilderness Heart
by
Black Mountain

The Love Language

#97:

Libraries
by
The Love Language

Jack Johnson

#96:

To The Sea
by
Jack Johnson

Delays

#95:

Star Tiger, Star Ariel
by
Delays

Ray LaMontagne and The Pariah Dogs

#94:

God Willin’
& The Creek Don’t Rise

by
Ray LaMontagne
and The Pariah Dogs

Lightspeed Champion

#93:

Life Is Sweet!
Nice To Meet You

by
Lightspeed Champion
.

KiD CuDi

#92:

Man on The Moon II:
The Legend of Mr. Rager

by
KiD CuDi
.

Maximum Balloon

#91:

Maximum Balloon
by
Maximum Balloon

Karen Elson

#90:

The Ghost Who Walks
by
Karen Elson

The Russian Futurists

#89:

The Weight’s On The Wheels
by
The Russian Futurists

Kent

#88:

En plats i solen
by
Kent

Zola Jesus

#87:

Stridulum II
by
Zola Jesus

The Naked and Famous

#86:

Modern Rituals
by
Chief

Best Coast

#85:

Crazy For You
by
Best Coast

Bettie Serveert

#84:

Pharmacy Of Love
by
Bettie Serveert

Steve Mason

#83:

Boys Outside
by
Steve Mason

Wayne Jackson

#82:

Undercover Psycho
by
Wayne Jackson
.

Marlango

#81:

Life In the Treehouse
by
Marlango
.

B.o.B

#80:

B.o.B Presents The Adventures of Bobby Ray
by
B.o.B

The Brew

#79:

A Million Dead Stars
by
The Brew
.

Ra Ra Riot

#78:

The Orchard
by
Ra Ra Riot
.

Red Sparowes

#77:

The Fear Is Excruciating,
But Therein Lies the Answer

by
Red Sparowes

Kanye West

#76:

My Beautiful Dark
Twisted Fantasy

by
Kanye West

Two Door Cinema Club

#75:

Tourist History
by
Two Door Cinema Club
.

Locksley

#74:

Be In Love
by
Locksley
.

Circa Survive

#73:

Blue Sky Noise
by
Circa Survive

Duffy

#72:

Endlessly
by
Duffy

Foals

#71:

Total Life Forever
by
Foals

Groove Armada

#70:

Black Light
by
Groove Armada
.

Jimmy Eat World

#69:

Invented
by
Jimmy Eat World
.

Black Rebel Motorcycle Club

#68:

Beat The Devil’s Tattoo
by
Black Rebel
Motorcycle Club

Someone Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin

#67:

Let It Sway
by
Someone Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin

Tokyo Police Club

#66:

Champ
by
Tokyo Police Club
.

Sara Bareilles

#65:

Kaleidoscope Heart
by
Sara Bareilles
.

We Are the Fallen

#64:

Tear The World Down
by
We Are the Fallen

Kyte

#63:

Dead Waves
by
Kyte

Stars

#62:

The Five Ghosts
by
Stars

Francis and the Lights

#61:

It’ll Be Better
by
Francis and the Lights

Hellogoodbye

#60:

Would It Kill You
by
Hellogoodbye

Ryan Star

#59:

11:59
by
Ryan Star

Coheed and Cambria

#58:

Year Of The Black Rainbow
by
Coheed and Cambria

The Drums

#57:

The Drums
by
The Drums

Amy Macdonald

#56:

A Curious Thing
by
Amy Macdonald

Surfer Blood

#55:

Astro Coast
by
Surfer Blood

Jónsi

#54:

Go
by
Jónsi

Jenny and Johnny

#53:

I’m Having Fun Now
by
Jenny and Johnny

Raised by Swans

#52:

No Ghostless Place
by
Raised by Swans

The Thermals

#51:

Personal Life
by
The Thermals

Beach House

#50:

Teen Dream
by
Beach House

Matt & Kim

#49:

Sidewalks
by
Matt & Kim

The New Pornographers

#48:

Together
by
The New Pornographers

Horse Feathers

#47:

Thistled Spring
by
Horse Feathers

Kids of 88

#46:

Sugarpills
by
Kids of 88

BT

#45:

These Hopeful Machines
by
BT

Cee Lo Green

#44:

The Lady Killer
by
Cee Lo Green

Interpol

#43:

Interpol
by
Interpol

Poets Of The Fall

#42:

Twilight Theater
by
Poets Of The Fall

Ash

#41:

The A-Z Series
by
Ash

Paper Tongues

#40:

Paper Tongues
by
Paper Tongues
.

James

#39:

The Morning After
The Night Before

by
James

Lifehouse

#38:

Smoke & Mirrors
by
Lifehouse
.

Land of Talk

#37:

Cloak and Cipher
by
Land of Talk

Free Energy

#36:

Stuck On Nothing
by
Free Energy

Junip

#35:

Fields
by
Junip

Hot Chip

#34:

One Life Stand
by
Hot Chip

The Morning Benders

#33:

Big Echo
by
The Morning Benders

School of Seven Bells

#32:

Disconnect From Desire
by
School of Seven Bells

Turin Brakes

#31:

Outbursts
by
Turin Brakes

Fitz and the Tantrums

#30:

Pickin’ Up The Pieces
by
Fitz and the Tantrums

New Young Pony Club

#29:

The Optimist
by
New Young Pony Club

Shearwater

#28:

Golden Archipelago
by
Shearwater

MGMT

#27:

Congratulations
by
MGMT

Blood Red Shoes

#26:

Fire Like This
by
Blood Red Shoes

The Black Keys

#25:

Brothers
by
The Black Keys

The Gaslight Anthem

#24:

American Slang
by
The Gaslight Anthem

Broken Bells

#23:

Broken Bells
by
Broken Bells

Shout Out Louds

#22:

Work
by
Shout Out Louds

Sia

#21:

We Are Born
by
Sia

Aloe Blacc

#20:

Good Things
by
Aloe Blacc

Alphabeat

#19:

The Spell
by
Alphabeat

Dum Dum Girls

#18:

I Will Be
by
Dum Dum Girls

Sleigh Bells

#17:

Treats
by
Sleigh Bells

Stornoway

#16:

Beachcomber’s Windowsill
by
Stornoway

Lissie

#15:

Catching a Tiger
by
Lissie

The Roots

#14:

How I Got Over
by
The Roots

Linkin Park

#13:

A Thousand Suns
by
Linkin Park
.

Grace Potter & the Nocturnals

#12:

Grace Potter & the Nocturnals
by
Grace Potter & the Nocturnals

Goldfrapp

#11:

Head First
by
Goldfrapp
.

Portugal. The Man

#10:

American Ghetto
by
Portugal. The Man

The National

#09:

High Violet
by
The National

Arcade Fire

#08:

The Suburbs
by
Arcade Fire

Band of Horses

#07:

Infinite Arms
by
Band of Horses

Yeasayer

#06:

Odd Blood
by
Yeasayer

Minus the Bear

#05:

OMNI
by
Minus the Bear

Demander

#04:

Future Brite
by
Demander

Mystery Jets

#03:

Serotonin
by
Mystery Jets

Midlake

#02:

The Courage of Others
by
Midlake

Frightened Rabbit

#01:

The Winter Of Mixed Drinks
by
Frightened Rabbit

4 Thoughts to “Top 100 Albums of 2010”

  1. Tim K

    How the heck can I compete with a man who has time to list to this many?!

    1. haha … I have been working on it since january. can’t listen to 500+ albums overnight.

  2. Mike Anderson

    Nice Jared, I have a lot of these and I’ll definitely get those further up the list that I don’t have. I don’t want to cause any trouble, especially since it’s a Country album, but Jamey Johnson’s The Guitar Song is well worth the time…

    1. Thanks Mike.
      I tried Jamey Johnson but could only get halfway through disc one. Something about country just doesn’t mesh with me … But folk I can handle and oftentimes enjoy

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