2010 Top 50 Albums of the Year: #25-1

I feel like this pretty much perfectly summarizes the best music that came out this past year. We've got everything from electronic/dubstep musicians, indie groups both new and old picking up steam, mainstream hip-hop acts, and a few surprises along the way. So here it is! The top 25 albums of the year 2010!




#25
Local Natives - Gorilla Manor

Genre: Indie Rock

Sample Songs: "Sun Hands", "Camera Talk", "Warning Sign", "Stranger Things"

#24
Glasser - Ring

Genre: Experimental, Electro-Pop

Sample Songs: "Apply", "Home", "Mirrorage", "Plane Temp"

#23
The Books - The Way Out

Genre: Electronica/Folk

Sample Songs: "I Didn't Know That", "All You Need Is A Wall", "I Am Who I Am", "We Bought The Flood"

#22
Miami Horror - Illumination

Genre: Synthpop

Sample Songs: "I Look To You", "Sometimes", "Holidays", "Illuminated"

#21
River City Extension - The Unmistakenable Man

Genre: Folk Rock

Sample Songs: "Our New Intelligence", "If I Still Own A Bible", "Today I Feel Like I'm Evolving"

*Note: I could only find live versions of these songs. The production quality on the studio album is actually quite good.

#20
LCD Soundsystem - This Is Happening

Genre: Dance, Electronic

Sample Songs: "Dance Yrself Clean", "One Touch", "You Wanted A Hit", "Home"

#19
Sleigh Bells - Treats

Genre: Noise-pop

Sample Songs: "Tell Em", "Riot Rhythm", "Crown on the Ground", "A/B Machines"

#18
The Tallest Man On Earth - The Wild Hunt

Genre: Folk/Singer-songwriter

Sample Songs: "Burden of Tomorrow", "A Lion's Heart", "The Wild Hunt", "King of Spain"

#17
Chromeo - Business Casual

Genre: Electro-Funk

Sample Songs: "I'm Not Contagious", "Night by Night", "Don't Turn The Lights On", "Grow Up"

#16
Rusko - O.M.G!

Genre: Dubstep

Sample Songs: "Woo Boost", "Hold On", "Dial My Number", "Kumon Kumon"

#15
Caribou - Swim

Genre: Electronica

Sample Songs: "Odessa", "Kaili", "Bowls", "Leave House"

#14
Yeasayer - Odd Blood

Genre: Psychedelic, Experimental

Sample Songs: "The Children", "I Remember", "O.N.E.", "Mondegreen"

#13
Agalloch - Marrow of the Spirit

Genre: Black Metal, Folk Metal

Sample Songs: "Into the Painted Grey", "Ghosts of the Midwinter Fires", "The Watcher's Monolith", "To Drown"

#12
Big Boi - Sir Lucious Left Foot: The Son of Chico Dusty

Genre: Hip hop

Sample Songs: "Daddy Fat Sax", "Tangerine", "Be Still", "Night Night"

#11
The Glitch Mob - Drink The Sea/Drink The Sea Part 2: The Mixtape

Genre: Electronic, Glitch, IDM

Sample Songs: "Bad Wings", "Drive It Like You Stole It", "Animal Vox", "Fistful of Silence"

#10
Uffie - Sex Dreams and Denim Jeans

Genre: Alternative Dance, Electro hip-hop

Sample Songs: "ADD SUV", "MCs Can Kiss", "Difficult", "Illusion of Love"

#9
Tobacco - Maniac Meat

Genre: Psychedelic, Experimental

Sample Songs: "Fresh Hex", "Sweatmother", "Heavy Makeup", "Creepy Phone Calls"

#8
Kanye West - My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy

Genre: Hip hop

Sample Songs: "Dark Fantasy", "All of the Lights", "Runaway", "Lost in the World"

#7
Girl Talk - All Day

Genre: Mash-up, Party Music

Sample Songs: "Oh No", "Let It Out", "Down for the Count", "Get It Get It"

#6

Devo - Something For Everybody

Genre: New Wave, Synthrock

Sample Songs: "What We Do", "Don't Shoot(I'm A Man)", "Cameo", "No Place Like Home"

#5
Beach House - Teen Dream

Genre: Dream-Pop

Sample Songs: "Zebra", "Norway", "Take Care", "10 Mile Stereo"

#4
Titus Andronicus - The Monitor

Genre: Punk Rock, Lo-Fi

Sample Songs: "A More Perfect Union", "No Future Part Three: Escape From No Future", "To Old Friends And New", "A Pot In Which To Piss"

#3
Gorillaz - Plastic Beach

Genre: Alternative hip hop, alternative rock

Sample Songs: "Welcome to the World of the Plastic Beach", "Superfast Jellyfish", "On Melancholy Hill", "Cloud of Unknowing"

#2
Deerhunter - Halcyon Digest

Genre: Indie Rock, Dream-Pop

Sample Songs: "Earthquake", "Desire Lines", "Coronado", "Helicopter", "He Would Have Laughed"

#1
Crystal Castles - Crystal Castles II

Genre: Electronic, Experimental

Sample Songs: "Celestica", "Baptism", "Empathy", "Intimate", "I Am Made Of Chalk"

That about wraps it up for this year in music! It's definitely been quite the exciting ride. I hope you guys enjoyed it as much as I did! Some really great stuff came out this year. I wander what 2011 has in store for us...only time will tell!