My Top 100 Albums of 2010

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1. Gorillaz – “Plastic Beach”
2. Jonsi – “Go”
3. The National – “High Violet”
4. Janelle Monae – “The Archandroid”
5. Mumford & Sons – “Sigh No More”
6. Titus Andronicus – “The Monitor”
7. Robyn – “Body Talk”
8. Big Boi – “Sir Lucious Left Foot”
9. Girl Talk – “All Day”
10. Sleigh Bells – “Treats”
11. Perfume Genius – “Learning”
12. The Roots – “How I Got Over”
13. Suckers – “Wild Smile”
14. Broken Bells – “Broken Bells “
15. Owen Pallett – “Heartland”
16. The Like – “Release Me”
17. Kylesa – “Spiral Shadow”
18. Frightened Rabbit – “The Winter of Mixed Drinks”
19. Beach House – “Teen Dream”
20. Deerhunter – “Halcyon Digest”
21. The Books – “The Way Out”
22. Glasser – “Ring”
23. Clem Snide – “The Meat of Life”
24. LCD Soundsystem – “This is Happening”
25. Foals – “Total Life Forever”
26. Spoon – “Transference”
27. Kvelertak – “Kvelertak”
28. Yeasayer – “Odd Blood”
29. Goldfrapp – “Head First”
30. Sun Kil Moon – “Admiral Fell Promises”
31. Minus the Bear – “Omni”
32. Flying Lotus – “Cosmogramma”
33. Twin Shadow - “Forget”
34. The New Pornographers – “Together”
35. ceo – “White Magic”
36. Laura Veirs – “July Flame”
37. The Drums – “The Drums”
38. Free Energy – “Stuck on Nothing”
39. Radio Dept – “Clinging to a Shadow”
40. Best Coast – “Crazy for You”
41. Menomena – “Mines”
42. Of Montreal – “False Priest”
43. Local Natives – “Gorilla Manor”
44. Sufjan Stevens – “The Age of Adz”
45. Male Bonding – “Nothing Hurts”
46. Les Savy Fav – “Root for Ruin”
47. The Thermals – “Personal Life”
48. Superchunk – “Majesty Shredding”
49. Ariel Pink’s Haunted Graffiti – “Before Today”
50. Red Sparowes – “The Fear is Excruciating, But Therein Lies the Answer”
51. Vampire Weekend – “Contra”
52. The Hold Steady – “Heaven is Whenever”
53. Baths – “Cerulean”
54. No Age – “Everything in Between”
55. Broken Social Scene – “Forgiveness Rock Record”
56. Benoit Pioulard – “Lasted”
57. Brian Eno – “Small Craft on a Milk Sea”
58. Underworld – “Barking”
59. The Tallest Man on Earth – “The Wild Hunt”
60. Harvey Milk – “A Small Turn of Human Kindness”
61. Torche – “Songs for Singles”
62. Avey Tare – “Down There”
63. Black Angels – “Phosphene Dream”
64. The Corin Tucker Band – “1,000 Years”
65. Band of Horses – “Infinite Arms”
66. Blitzen Trapper – “Destroyer of the Void”
67. Here We Go Magic – “Pigeons”
68. The Innocence Mission – “My Room in the Trees”
69. Blonde Redhead – “Penny Sparkle”
70. Ted Leo – “The Brutalist Bricks”
71. Los Campesinos – “Romance is Boring”
72. Midlake – “The Courage of Others”
73. Black Keys – “Brothers”
74. John Legend & the Roots – “Wake Up”
75. Tracey Thorn – “Love and Its Opposite”
76. Women – “Public Strain”
77. Liars – “Sisterworld”
78. Turin Brakes – “Outbursts”
79. Surfer Blood – “Astro Coast”
80. Belle & Sebastian – “Write About Love”
81. The Strange Death of Liberal England – “S/T”
82. The Walkmen – “Lisbon”
83. Swans – “My Father Will Guide Me Up a Rope to the Sky”
84. !!! – “Strange Weather, Isn’t It?”
85. Matthew Dear – “Black City”
86. Small Black – “New Chain”
87. Morning Benders – “Big Echo”
88. Bryan Ferry – “Olympia”
89. Darker My Love – “Alive as You Are”
90. Admiral Radley – “I Heart California”
91. Black Mountain – “Wilderness Heart”
92. Erykah Badu – “New Amerykah Part 2”
93. Ra Ra Riot – “The Orchard”
94. OMD – “History of Modern”
95. Hot Chip – “One Life Stand”
96. Childish Gambino – “Culdesac”
97. Black Rebel Motorcycle Club – “Beat the Devil’s Tattoo”
98. Matt & Kim – “Sidewalks”
99. Jenny & Johnny – “I’m Having Fun Now”
100. Freebass – “It’s a Beautiful Life”

Thursday's Playlist 12-2-10

Last 2010 Review before I post my final ranked list...

Superchunk – Majesty Shredding
Thermals – Personal Life
Benoit Pioulard – Lasted
Swans – My Father Will Guide Me Up a Rope to the Sky

Wednesday's Playlist 12-1-10

Another Best of 2010 Review. My final list is coming soon!

Antony & the Johnsons – Swanlights
Beach House – Teen Dream
Black Tusk – Taste the Sin
Caribou – Swim
Devo – Something for Everybody
Dum Dum Girls – I Will Be
Goldfrapp – Head First
Happy Birthday – Happy Birthday
Liars – Sisterworld
Mock & Toof – Tuning Echoes
Robyn – Body Talk

Tuesday's Playlist 11-30-10

More of my 2010 'Best of' Review:

John Legend & the Roots – Wake Up
The Books – The Way Out
ceo – White Magic
The Tallest Man on Earth – The Wild Hunt
Suckers – Wild Smile
Black Mountain – Wilderness Heart
Frightened Rabbit – The Winter of Mixed Drinks
The Corin Tucker Band – 1,000 Years
The National – High Violet

Monday's Playlist 11-29-10

Today's 2010 Year in Review:

Brian Eno – Small Craft on a Milk Sea
Torche – Songs for Singles
Kylesa – Spiral Shadow
!!! – Strange Weather, Isn’t It?
Free Energy – Stuck on Nothing
LCD Soundsystem – This is Happening
Spoon – Transference
Sleigh Bells – Treats

Friday's Playlist 11-26-10

More of the Best of 2010 Review...

Titus Andronicus – The Monitor
The Innocence Mission – My Room in the Trees
Erykah Badu – New Amerykah Part II: Return of the Ankh
Small Black – New Chain
Male Bonding – Nothing Hurts
Bryan Ferry – Olympia
Minus the Bear – Omni
Hot Chip – One Life Stand
Ra Ra Riot – The Orchard
Blonde Redhead – Penny Sparkle
The Black Angels – Phosphene Dream
Here We Go Magic – Pigeons
The Like – Release Me
Glasser – Ring
Los Campesinos! – Romance is Boring
Les Savy Fav – Root for Ruin
Matt & Kim – Sidewalks
Mumford & Sons – Sigh No More
Big Boi – Sir Lucious Left Foot: The Son of Chico Dusty

Wednesday's Playlist 11-24-10

Today's 2010 Albums in Review:

Broken Social Scene – Forgiveness Rock Record
Local Natives – Gorilla Manor
Deerhunter – Halcyon Digest
The Hold Steady – Heaven is Whenever
OMD – History of Modern
The Roots – How I Got Over
Admiral Radley – I Heart California
Jenny and Johnny – I’m Having Fun Now
Freebass – It’s a Beautiful Life
Laura Veirs – July Flame
Kvelertak – Kvelertak
Perfume Genius – Learning
Tracey Thorn – Love and Its Opposite
Clem Snide – The Meat of Life
Menomena – Mines

Tuesday's Playlist 11-23-10

Today's Best of 2010 Review:

The Morning Benders – Big Echo
Matthew Dear – Black City
The Black Keys – Brothers
Ted Leo & the Pharmacists – The Brutalist Bricks
Baths – Cerulean
The Radio Dept – Clinging to a Scheme
Flying Lotus – Cosmogramma
Best Coast – Crazy for You
Childish Gambino – Culdesac
Avey Tare – Down There
The Strange Death of Liberal England – Drown Your Heart Again
The Drums – The Drums
No Age – Everything in Between
Of Montreal – False Priest

Monday's Playlist 11-22-10

Today's 2010 Review:

Sun Kil Moon – Admiral Fell Promises
Sufjan Stevens – The Age of Adz
Darker My Love – Alive as You Are
Girl Talk – All Day
Janelle Monae – The ArchAndroid
Surfer Blood – Astro Coast
Black Rebel Motorcycle Club – Beat the Devil’s Tattoo
Ariel Pink’s Haunted Graffiti – Before Today
Belle and Sebastian – Belle and Sebastian Write About Love

Friday's Playlist 11-19-10

Listening / Relistening to albums from this year to better inform my 'Best of 2010' list:

Today:

Underworld - Barking
Twin Shadow - Forget
The Walkmen - Lisbon
Women - Public Strain
Yeasayer - Odd Blood