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This is an ordered list of SPIN's highest rated albums of 2010. Check out
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Merle Haggard - I Am What I Am
April 20, 2010
Country
Score
90
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2
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The Jim Jones Revue - Burning Your House Down
June 9, 2010
Rock & Roll
Score
90
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3
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Grinderman - Grinderman 2
September 14, 2010
Punk Blues
Score
90
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4
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of Montreal - False Priest
September 14, 2010
Indie Pop
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Synth Funk
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Psychedelic Pop
Score
90
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5
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Kanye West - My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy
November 22, 2010
Pop Rap
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Hip Hop
Score
90
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6
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Jamey Johnson - The Guitar Song
September 14, 2010
Progressive Country
Score
90
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7
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Arcade Fire - The Suburbs
August 3, 2010
Indie Rock
Score
90
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8
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Janelle Monáe - The ArchAndroid
May 18, 2010
Art Pop
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Contemporary R&B
Score
90
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9
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M.I.A. - ΛΛ Λ Y Λ
July 7, 2010
Industrial Hip Hop
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UK Hip Hop
,
Electropop
Score
90
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10
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Big Boi - Sir Lucious Left Foot: The Son of Chico Dusty
July 6, 2010
Southern Hip Hop
,
Pop Rap
Score
90
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Amazon
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Spotify
11
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Earl Greyhound - Suspicious Package
July 15, 2010
Score
80
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12
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The Thermals - Personal Life
September 7, 2010
Indie Rock
,
Pop Punk
Score
80
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Spotify
13
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Les Savy Fav - Root for Ruin
September 14, 2010
Indie Rock
Score
80
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Amazon
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Spotify
14
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Tamaryn - The Waves
August 26, 2010
Shoegaze
Score
80
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Amazon
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Spotify
15
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Superpitcher - Kilimanjaro
September 14, 2010
Score
80
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Amazon
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Spotify
16
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Rhymefest - El Che
June 8, 2010
Hip Hop
,
Hardcore Hip Hop
,
Conscious Hip Hop
Score
80
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Amazon
Music
Spotify
17
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Margot & The Nuclear So And So's - Buzzard
September 21, 2010
Indie Rock
,
Indie Folk
Score
80
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Amazon
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Spotify
18
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Lætitia Sadier - The Trip
September 21, 2010
Art Pop
,
Indie Pop
Score
80
Source →
Amazon
Music
19
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The Divine Comedy - Bang Goes The Knighthood
May 31, 2010
Indie Pop
,
Chamber Pop
,
Baroque Pop
Score
80
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
20
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Freedy Johnston - Rain on the City
January 12, 2010
Score
80
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
21
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Carolina Chocolate Drops - Genuine Negro Jig
February 16, 2010
Bluegrass
Score
80
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
22
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Torche - Songs for Singles
September 21, 2010
Score
80
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
23
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Yelawolf - Trunk Muzik 0-60
November 22, 2010
Hip Hop
,
Southern Hip Hop
Score
80
Source →
Amazon
Music
24
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The Morning Benders - Big Echo
March 9, 2010
Indie Pop
Score
80
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
25
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Wavves - King of the Beach
August 3, 2010
Surf Punk
,
Indie Rock
Score
80
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
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NOTE:
This is not a year end list. This list is ordered by the ratings SPIN awarded albums throughout 2010.
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