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This is an ordered list of American Songwriter's highest rated albums of 2010. Check out
American Songwriter's Year End List
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Beach House - Teen Dream
January 26, 2010
Dream Pop
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Indie Pop
Score
100
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2
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Gary Allan - Get Off on the Pain
March 9, 2010
Score
90
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3
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Shelby Lynne - Tears, Lies and Alibis
April 20, 2010
Score
90
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4
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Roky Erickson with Okkervil River - True Love Cast Out All Evil
April 20, 2010
Folk
Score
90
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5
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Elton John & Leon Russell - The Union
October 19, 2010
Pop Rock
Score
90
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Music
6
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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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7
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Robert Plant - Band of Joy
September 14, 2010
Americana
Score
90
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8
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Justin Townes Earle - Harlem River Blues
September 14, 2010
Americana
,
Singer-Songwriter
Score
90
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Spotify
9
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John Mellencamp - No Better Than This
August 17, 2010
Americana
,
Country Rock
Score
90
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Spotify
10
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The Chieftains & Ry Cooder - San Patricio
March 9, 2010
Score
80
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Amazon
11
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Shearwater - The Golden Archipelago
February 23, 2010
Indie Rock
Score
80
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Spotify
12
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Sarah Jaffe - Suburban Nature
April 6, 2010
Folk
Score
80
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Amazon
Music
Spotify
13
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Jon Langford & Skull Orchard - Old Devils
August 24, 2010
Score
80
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Spotify
14
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Phosphorescent - Here's to Taking It Easy
May 11, 2010
Alt-Country
,
Americana
Score
80
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Amazon
Music
Spotify
15
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Kenny Chesney - Hemingway's Whiskey
September 28, 2010
Contemporary Country
Score
80
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Amazon
Music
Spotify
16
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John Hiatt - The Open Road
March 2, 2010
Score
80
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Music
Spotify
17
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Dr. Dog - Shame, Shame
April 6, 2010
Psychedelic Rock
Score
80
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Amazon
Music
Spotify
18
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Bonnie 'Prince' Billy & The Cairo Gang - The Wonder Show of the World
March 23, 2010
Americana
,
Contemporary Folk
,
Indie Folk
Score
80
Source →
Amazon
Music
19
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Josh Ritter - So Runs the World Away
May 4, 2010
Folk
,
Singer-Songwriter
Score
80
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Music
Spotify
20
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The SteelDrivers - Reckless
September 7, 2010
Score
80
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Amazon
Music
Spotify
21
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Merle Haggard - I Am What I Am
April 20, 2010
Country
Score
80
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Spotify
22
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Kasey Chambers - Little Bird
September 17, 2010
Score
80
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Spotify
23
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Mose Allison - The Way of the World
March 23, 2010
Singer-Songwriter
,
Blues
Score
80
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
24
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JEFF the Brotherhood - Heavy Days
January 5, 2010
Garage Rock
Score
80
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Amazon
Music
Spotify
25
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Lost In The Trees - All Alone in An Empty House
August 10, 2010
Indie Folk
Score
80
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Amazon
Music
Spotify
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NOTE:
This is not a year end list. This list is ordered by the ratings American Songwriter awarded albums throughout 2010.
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