The Guardian’s 40 best albums of 2010
Here’s the top 40 of the year, as voted for by the Guardian’s rock and pop writers
1) Janelle Monáe – The ArchAndroid
2) Kanye West – My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy
3) Hot Chip – One Life Stand
4) Arcade Fire – The Suburbs
5) These New Puritans – Hidden
6) Caribou – Swim
7) Robyn – Body Talk
8) Laura Marling – I Speak Because I Can
9) Ariel Pink’s Haunted Graffiti* – Before Today
10) John Grant- Queen of Denmark
11) Beach House – Teen Dream
12) Sleigh Bells – Treats
13) Gil Scott-Heron – I’m New Here
14) Yeasayer – Odd Blood
15) Warpaint – The Fool
16) The-Dream – Love King
17) Anaïs Mitchell – Hadestown
18) Drake – Thank Me Later
19) Kelis – Fleshtone
20) The National – High Violet
21) LCD Soundsystem – This Is Happening
22) Ikonika – Contact, Love, Want, Have
22) Gayngs – Related
24) Vampire Weekend – Contra
25) Gorillaz – Plastic Beach
25) Avi Buffalo – Avi Buffalo
27) Big Boi – Sir Lucious Left Foot: The Son of Chico Dusty
28) Joanna Newsom – Have One on Me
29) Paul Weller – Wake Up the Nation
29) Steve Mason – Boys Outside
31) Titus Andronicus – The Monitor
32) Erykah Badu – New Amerykah Part Two (Return of the Ankh)
33) Ali Farka Touré and Toumani Diabaté – Ali and Toumani
34) Rihanna – Loud
35) MIA – MAYA
35) Plan B – The Defamation of Strickland Banks
37) MGMT – Congratulations
38) Nicki Minaj – Pink Friday
38) Glasser – Ring
40) I Am Kloot – Sky at Night
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