Amazon's Best Albums of 2010... So Far

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LIST SUMMARY

List Rating: 77

Based on 247 album ratings

Genre Breakdown:

Indie Pop (8), Electronic (6), Soul (6), Folk (3), Indie Rock (3), Rock (2), Singer-Songwriter (2), Alternative Rock (1), Alternative Hip-Hop (1), Funk (1), Electropop (1), Comedy (1), Experimental (1), Psychedelic Pop (1), Country (1), Chillwave (1)

1. LCD Soundsystem - This Is Happening

MUST HEAR

Released: May 18th, 2010
Genre: Electronic

Overall Rating: 87

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2. Avi Buffalo - Avi Buffalo

Released: Apr 27th, 2010
Genre: Indie Pop

Overall Rating: 80

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3. Christian Scott - Yesterday You Said Tomorrow

Released: Mar 30th, 2010

Overall Rating: NR

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4. Ariel Pink's Haunted Graffiti - Before Today

Released: Jun 8th, 2010
Genre: Psychedelic Pop

Overall Rating: 82

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5. The Dead Weather - Sea of Cowards

Released: May 11th, 2010
Genre: Alternative Rock

Overall Rating: 74

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6. Little Boots - Hands

Released: Jun 8th, 2009
Genre: Electronic

Overall Rating: 69

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7. The Drums - The Drums

Released: Jun 8th, 2010
Genre: Indie Rock

Overall Rating: 76

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8. Janelle Monae - The ArchAndroid

Released: May 18th, 2010
Genre: Soul

Overall Rating: 88

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9. Surfer Blood - Astro Coast

Released: Jan 19th, 2010
Genre: Indie Rock

Overall Rating: 80

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10. V.V. Brown - Travelling Like the Light

Released: Apr 20th, 2010
Genre: Indie Pop

Overall Rating: 67

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11. Miles Kurosky - The Desert of Shallow Effects

Released: Mar 9th, 2010
Genre: Indie Pop

Overall Rating: 64

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12. Gorillaz - Plastic Beach

Released: Mar 9th, 2010
Genre: Alternative Hip-Hop

Overall Rating: 84

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13. Tracey Thorn - Love And Its Opposite

Released: May 18th, 2010
Genre: Electropop

Overall Rating: 70

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14. The National - High Violet

MUST HEAR

Released: May 11th, 2010
Genre: Indie Rock

Overall Rating: 88

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15. jj - jj n° 3

Released: Mar 9th, 2010
Genre: Electronic

Overall Rating: 59

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16. Charlotte Gainsbourg - IRM

Released: Jan 26th, 2010
Genre: Singer-Songwriter

Overall Rating: 78

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17. Goldfrapp - Head First

Released: Mar 23rd, 2010
Genre: Electronic

Overall Rating: 61

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18. The Bird and the Bee - Interpreting the Masters, Vol. 1: A Tribute to Daryl Hall & John Oates

Released: Mar 23rd, 2010
Genre: Indie Pop

Overall Rating: NR

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19. Audra Mae - The Happiest Lamb

Released: May 18th, 2010
Genre: Folk

Overall Rating: 50

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20. Nathaniel Rateliff - In Memory of Loss

Released: May 4th, 2010
Genre: Folk

Overall Rating: 60

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21. Gotan Project - Tango 3.0

Released: Apr 20th, 2010

Overall Rating: NR

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22. David Cross - Bigger and Blackerer

Released: May 25th, 2010
Genre: Comedy

Overall Rating: 63

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23. Erykah Badu - New Amerykah Part Two: Return of the Ankh

Released: Mar 30th, 2010
Genre: Soul

Overall Rating: 85

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24. Jaheim - Another Round

Released: Feb 9th, 2010

Overall Rating: NR

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25. Broken Bells - Broken Bells

Released: Mar 9th, 2010
Genre: Indie Pop

Overall Rating: 72

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26. Lightspeed Champion - Life Is Sweet! Nice to Meet You

Released: Feb 16th, 2010
Genre: Indie Pop

Overall Rating: 71

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27. Corinne Bailey Rae - The Sea

Released: Jan 26th, 2010
Genre: Soul

Overall Rating: 76

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28. Carolina Chocolate Drops - Genuine Negro Jig

Released: Feb 16th, 2010

Overall Rating: NR

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29. Yeasayer - Odd Blood

Released: Feb 9th, 2010
Genre: Experimental

Overall Rating: 75

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30. Bettye LaVette - Interpretations: The British Rock Songbook

Released: May 25th, 2010
Genre: Soul

Overall Rating: 73

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31. Stone Temple Pilots - Stone Temple Pilots

Released: May 25th, 2010
Genre: Rock

Overall Rating: 49

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32. Karen Elson - The Ghost Who Walks

Released: May 25th, 2010
Genre: Folk

Overall Rating: 60

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33. The Hold Steady - Heaven Is Whenever

Released: May 4th, 2010
Genre: Rock

Overall Rating: 70

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34. Rachid Taha - Bonjour

Released: Jun 8th, 2010

Overall Rating: NR

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35. Wild Nothing - Gemini

Released: May 25th, 2010
Genre: Indie Pop

Overall Rating: 73

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36. Baracca Dorias - Handsome Melting Point EP

Released: Jan 19th, 2010

Overall Rating: NR

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37. Sade - Soldier of Love

Released: Feb 9th, 2010
Genre: Soul

Overall Rating: 73

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38. Caribou - Swim

Released: Apr 20th, 2010
Genre: Electronic

Overall Rating: 83

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39. Johnny Cash - American VI: Ain't No Grave

Released: Feb 23rd, 2010
Genre: Country

Overall Rating: 62

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40. Toro Y Moi - Causers of This

Released: Feb 2nd, 2010
Genre: Chillwave

Overall Rating: 73

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41. Phantogram - Eyelid Movies

Released: Feb 9th, 2010

Overall Rating: NR

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42. Josh Rouse - El Turista

Released: Mar 9th, 2010
Genre: Singer-Songwriter

Overall Rating: 72

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43. Lindstrøm & Christabelle - Real Life Is No Cool

Released: Jan 19th, 2010
Genre: Electronic

Overall Rating: 80

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44. Gil Scott-Heron - I'm New Here

Released: Feb 9th, 2010
Genre: Soul

Overall Rating: 80

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45. Holly Golightly - Medicine County

Released: Mar 30th, 2010

Overall Rating: NR

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46. Slow Club - Yeah So

Released: Jul 14th, 2009
Genre: Indie Pop

Overall Rating: 71

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47. Stacey Kent - Raconte-Moi

Released: Jun 8th, 2010

Overall Rating: NR

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48. Kings Go Forth - The Outsiders Are Back

Released: Apr 20th, 2010
Genre: Funk

Overall Rating: 77

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49. Joe Bonamassa - Black Rock

Released: Mar 23rd, 2010

Overall Rating: NR

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50. Mono - Holy Ground: NYC Live With the Wordless Music Orchestra

Released: Apr 27th, 2010

Overall Rating: NR

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