Best albums of 2010

[Inferno]

I can't think of only one in particular, but here's a few I listened to :
Gorillaz – Plastic Beach
The Arcade Fire - The Suburbs
Karkwa - Les Chemins de verre
Congratulations - MGMT
Cloudkicker - Beacons (discovered this one a week ago, and it's awesome !)

How about you ? I heard "The National" had a pretty good album

[Shattered Dreamer]

I've downloaded alot of music this year but the only album I downloaded that was released this year was At Night We Live by Far great record from start to finish

[Shoden]

Gamma Ray - To The Metal
Avantasia - The Wicked Symphony/Angel of Babylon
Rhapsody of Fire - Frozen Tears of Angels
Iron Maiden - The Final Frontier
Blind Guardian - At The Edge Of Time

[Seraphic]

My top albums that I've worn out this year:

Vampire Weekend - Contra
Crystal Castles - Crystal Castles II
Janelle Monae - The ArchAndroid
M.I.A. - /\/\/\Y/\
Kelis - Fleshtone
Nicki Minaj - Pink Friday

[Pete for President]

Dr. Dog - Shame, Shame
Arcade Fire - the Suburbs
Band of Horses - Infinite Arms

[Rase]

Anamanaguchi - Scott Pilgrim VS The World The Game OST
Motion City Soundtrack - My Dinosaur Life
Rhapsody of Fire - The Frozen Tears of Angels
Tryad - Listen
Streetlight Manifesto - 99 Songs of a Revolution Vol. 1

[Rantz]

My best picks out of what I've listened to would be...

Anna von Hausswolff - Singing from the Grave
Antony and the Johnsons - Swanlights
Arcade Fire - The Suburbs
Bob Dylan - The Bootleg Series Vol. 9 - The Witmark Demos: 1962-1964
CocoRosie - Grey Oceans
Eliza Doolittle - Eliza Doolittle
Jack Johnson - To The Sea
Jenny and Johnny - I'm Having Fun Now
Joanna Newsom - Have One On Me
Laura Marling - I Speak Because I Can
Motion City Soundtrack - My Dinosaur Life
Scott Pilgrim vs. the World Soundtrack
Sonja Åkesson tolkas av... (Swedish)
Teddybears - Devil's Music
Vampire Weekend - Contra

Lots of great music this year! Biggest disappointment was probably Interpol - Interpol.

Edit: Gonna be looking into some albums suggested by other people here. I know many of you have a music taste similar to mine. :)

[charliepanayi]

My top 10:

Beach House - Teen Dream
Jonsi - Go
Sleigh Bells - Treats
Arcade Fire - The Suburbs
Big Boi - Sir Luscious Left Foot (The Son of Chico Dusty)
Kanye West - My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy
Joanna Newsom - Have One On Me
Titus Andronicus - The Monitor
The National - High Violet
Crystal Castles - Crystal Castles II

The next 10:

Sufjan Stevens - The Age of Adz
The Besnard Lakes - The Besnard Lakes are the Roaring Night
Vampire Weekend - Contra
Frightened Rabbit - The Winter of Mixed Drinks
Janelle Monae - The Archandroid
Spoon - Transference
Los Campesinos! - Romance is Boring
Marnie Stern - Marnie Stern
Anais Mitchell - Hadestown
Antony and the Johnsons - Swanlights

[NeoCracker]

Only picked up two albums that came out this year, as not much else caught my eye. ;p

Kamelot - Poetry for the Poisened.

Now this one isn't as good as Ghost Operah was, but it was great none the less. Lyrical it's great, and the actual music has a lot of energy, as a good power metal band should. The best track is probably either The Great Pandemonium, or The Zodiac.

Gorillaz - Plastic Beach.

Outside of a couple of terrible tracks, and I'm looking at you Sweepstakes, it's a solid album, WHile not as good as Demon Days, it's probably turned out my favorite Gorrila song with Rhinestone Eyes.

[Seraphic]

My top 10:

Beach House - Teen Dream
Jonsi - Go
Sleigh Bells - Treats
Arcade Fire - The Suburbs
Big Boi - Sir Luscious Left Foot (The Son of Chico Dusty)
Kanye West - My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy
Joanna Newsom - Have One On Me
Titus Andronicus - The Monitor
The National - High Violet
Crystal Castles - Crystal Castles II

The next 10:

Sufjan Stevens - The Age of Adz
The Besnard Lakes - The Besnard Lakes are the Roaring Night
Vampire Weekend - Contra
Frightened Rabbit - The Winter of Mixed Drinks
Janelle Monae - The Archandroid
Spoon - Transference
Los Campesinos! - Romance is Boring
Marnie Stern - Marnie Stern
Anais Mitchell - Hadestown
Antony and the Johnsons - Swanlights

I've been meaning to get that Sleigh Bells album ever since I found out that one of my favorite songs off of M.I.A.'s new album was sampled from them. Need it! lol

And thanks Rantzien for reminding me of The Scott Pilgrim Soundtrack,that thing is too good!

[Jessweeee♪]

RJD2 - The Colossus (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1BJ18RjJZ18)

[Breine]

My top 10:

Beach House - Teen Dream
Jonsi - Go
Sleigh Bells - Treats
Arcade Fire - The Suburbs
Big Boi - Sir Luscious Left Foot (The Son of Chico Dusty)
Kanye West - My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy
Joanna Newsom - Have One On Me
Titus Andronicus - The Monitor
The National - High Violet
Crystal Castles - Crystal Castles II

The next 10:

Sufjan Stevens - The Age of Adz
The Besnard Lakes - The Besnard Lakes are the Roaring Night
Vampire Weekend - Contra
Frightened Rabbit - The Winter of Mixed Drinks
Janelle Monae - The Archandroid
Spoon - Transference
Los Campesinos! - Romance is Boring
Marnie Stern - Marnie Stern
Anais Mitchell - Hadestown
Antony and the Johnsons - Swanlights

I've been meaning to get that Sleigh Bells album ever since I found out that one of my favorite songs off of M.I.A.'s new album was sampled from them. Need it! lol

Sleigh Bells is a great band.

Also, charliepanayi - I must have said this to you many times before, but you have a wicked taste in music :up:

[charliepanayi]

Thanks Breine :)

And yes, those interested in Sleigh Bells check them out! A very love it or hate it album, but I think it's great, it's like being bashed over the head repeatedly for 32 minutes, but in a good way.

[Zero Hellfire]

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[Pete for President]

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Awesome photo, horrible typography. On topic; completely forgot to check this album out. Will do right away, it's still 2010.

[Flying Arrow]

Didn't listen to a lot of new music this year. Of the new albums I can recall, my favourites are both metal:

Enslaved - Axioma Ethica Odini
Ihsahn - After

Of course, Shpongle's Ineffable Mysteries is still king, despite having come out in mid-09.

[Wolf Kanno]

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[Elskidor]

I got lost somewhere in time, and have not been able to really get into anything since the 90's. I might hear a song now and again that sounds decent, but don't know the name and would not buy a cd. I tried to give new music a shot and tuned into the radio to find a bunch of pop and country that almost sounds like pop, and it scared me. Is rock dead? I'm just waiting for a new sound to come along and destroy and bury this rubbish. Maybe my radio stations just suck here.

[Laddy]

Brothers by the Black Keys and Transference by Spoon were pretty awesome.

[kotora]

Lady Gaga - The Fame Monster

it's not like the last 20 years have brought that many great albums in popular music anyway

[charliepanayi]

I got lost somewhere in time, and have not been able to really get into anything since the 90's. I might hear a song now and again that sounds decent, but don't know the name and would not buy a cd. I tried to give new music a shot and tuned into the radio to find a bunch of pop and country that almost sounds like pop, and it scared me. Is rock dead? I'm just waiting for a new sound to come along and destroy and bury this rubbish. Maybe my radio stations just suck here.

Try looking somewhere that isn't your average radio station.

[Elskidor]

I got XM for another two months, I may scope that out better before the trial ends.

[Clo]

Janelle Monae's ArchAndroid is so good.

[Project G]

Punk Goes Pop 3

'nuff said

[GhandiOwnsYou]

This year was pretty amazing music wise, for me anyway.

Frightened Rabbit - The Winter of Mixed Drinks
Arcade Fire - The Suburbs
Cold War Kids - Behave Yourself (EP)
Vampire Weekend - Contra
The Black Keys - Brothers
Spoon - Transference

but then... Stone Temple Pilots had to take my hopes and dreams and dash them on sharp, nasty, pointed rocks with whatever that thing was they released. I wanted that to be a good record so bad I physically hurt. But... at least the Stones re-released Exile on Main Street. Concessions must be made I guess. Sorry STP.

Edit: Man, how did I forget. Return of Massive Attack with Heligoland. Amazing.

[Rase]

One more: The ArchAndroid by Janelle Monae. I almost can't just listen to one song, have to finish it each time and still am not tired of it.