I did not purchase or peruse as many albums as in previous years and only a few really stuck out… Either way, I feel confident enough to declare these my “Top Ten” of 2010.

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10) Plastic Beach – Gorillaz

9) Expo 86 – Wolf Parade

8 ) Together – New Pornographers

7) High Violet – The National

6) Before Today – Ariel Pink’s Haunted Graffiti

5) Age of Adz – Sufjan Stevens

4) Odd Blood – Yeasayer

3) Brothers – The Black Keys

2) Transference – Spoon

1) The Suburbs – Arcade Fire

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Honorable Mention: Teen Dream – Beach House, And We Saw Land – Tung, Interpol – Interpol