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Highest Rated Albums of 2010

Decade
Source
Genre
2010s
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
This is an ordered list of Spin's highest rated albums of 2010. Check out Spin's Year End List.

1.

Merle Haggard - I Am What I Am
April 20, 2010
Country
Score
90
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2.

The Jim Jones Revue - Burning Your House Down
June 9, 2010
Rock & Roll
Score
90
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3.

Kanye West - My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy
November 22, 2010
Pop Rap
Score
90
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4.

Jamey Johnson - The Guitar Song
September 14, 2010
Country
Score
90
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5.

Grinderman - Grinderman 2
September 14, 2010
Blues Rock
Score
90
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6.

of Montreal - False Priest
September 14, 2010
Indie Pop
Score
90
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7.

Arcade Fire - The Suburbs
August 3, 2010
Indie Rock
Score
90
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8.

Janelle Monáe - The ArchAndroid
May 18, 2010
R&B
Score
90
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9.

M.I.A. - /\/\/\Y/\
July 7, 2010
Electropop
Score
90
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10.

Big Boi - Sir Lucious Left Foot: The Son of Chico Dusty
July 6, 2010
Hip Hop
Score
90
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11.

Earl Greyhound - Suspicious Package
Score
80
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12.

Superpitcher - Kilimanjaro
September 14, 2010
Score
80
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13.

Rhymefest - El Che
June 8, 2010
Hip Hop
Score
80
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14.

Margot & The Nuclear So And So's - Buzzard
September 21, 2010
Indie Rock
Score
80
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15.

Laetitia Sadier - The Trip
September 21, 2010
Art Pop
Score
80
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16.

Freedy Johnston - Rain on the City
January 12, 2010
Score
80
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17.

Torche - Songs for Singles
September 21, 2010
Score
80
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18.

Yelawolf - Trunk Muzik 0-60
November 22, 2010
Hip Hop
Score
80
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19.

The Divine Comedy - Bang Goes The Knighthood
May 31, 2010
Indie Pop
Score
80
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20.

Jazmine Sullivan - Love Me Back
November 29, 2010
R&B
Score
80
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21.

R. Kelly - Love Letter
December 14, 2010
R&B
Score
80
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22.

Aeroplane - We Can't Fly
September 6, 2010
Nu-Disco
Score
80
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23.

Bilal - Airtight's Revenge
September 6, 2010
Neo-Soul
Score
80
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24.

RJD2 - The Colossus
January 19, 2010
Trip Hop
Score
80
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25.

Land of Talk - Cloak and Cipher
August 24, 2010
Indie Rock
Score
80
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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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