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Merle Haggard - I Am What I Am
April 20, 2010
Country
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90
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The Jim Jones Revue - Burning Your House Down
June 9, 2010
Rock & Roll
Score
90
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Kanye West - My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy
November 22, 2010
Pop Rap
Score
90
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Jamey Johnson - The Guitar Song
September 14, 2010
Country
Score
90
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Grinderman - Grinderman 2
September 14, 2010
Blues Rock
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90
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of Montreal - False Priest
September 14, 2010
Indie Pop
Score
90
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Arcade Fire - The Suburbs
August 3, 2010
Indie Rock
Score
90
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Janelle Monáe - The ArchAndroid
May 18, 2010
R&B
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90
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M.I.A. - /\/\/\Y/\
July 7, 2010
Electropop
Score
90
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Big Boi - Sir Lucious Left Foot: The Son of Chico Dusty
July 6, 2010
Hip Hop
Score
90
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Earl Greyhound - Suspicious Package
Score
80
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Superpitcher - Kilimanjaro
September 14, 2010
Score
80
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Rhymefest - El Che
June 8, 2010
Hip Hop
Score
80
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Margot & The Nuclear So And So's - Buzzard
September 21, 2010
Indie Rock
Score
80
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15
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Laetitia Sadier - The Trip
September 21, 2010
Art Pop
Score
80
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Freedy Johnston - Rain on the City
January 12, 2010
Score
80
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17
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Torche - Songs for Singles
September 21, 2010
Score
80
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18
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Yelawolf - Trunk Muzik 0-60
November 22, 2010
Hip Hop
Score
80
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19
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The Divine Comedy - Bang Goes The Knighthood
May 31, 2010
Indie Pop
Score
80
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Jazmine Sullivan - Love Me Back
November 29, 2010
R&B
Score
80
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R. Kelly - Love Letter
December 14, 2010
R&B
Score
80
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22
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Aeroplane - We Can't Fly
September 6, 2010
Nu-Disco
Score
80
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23
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Bilal - Airtight's Revenge
September 6, 2010
Neo-Soul
Score
80
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24
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RJD2 - The Colossus
January 19, 2010
Trip Hop
Score
80
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Land of Talk - Cloak and Cipher
August 24, 2010
Indie Rock
Score
80
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This is not a year end list. This list is ordered by the ratings Spin awarded albums throughout 2010.
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