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This is an ordered list of The Independent's highest rated albums of 2010. Check out
The Independent's Year End List
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1
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Grinderman - Grinderman 2
September 14, 2010
Punk Blues
Score
100
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2
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Tom Jones - Praise & Blame
July 27, 2010
Blues
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Soul
Score
100
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3
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Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers - Mojo
June 15, 2010
Rock
Score
100
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4
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Cee-Lo Green - The Lady Killer
November 5, 2010
Pop Soul
Score
100
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5
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Graffiti6 - Colours
November 24, 2010
Pop Rock
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Pop Soul
,
Indie Pop
Score
100
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6
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Janelle Monáe - The ArchAndroid
May 18, 2010
Art Pop
,
Contemporary R&B
Score
100
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7
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Kanye West - My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy
November 22, 2010
Pop Rap
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Hip Hop
Score
100
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8
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Elton John & Leon Russell - The Union
October 19, 2010
Pop Rock
Score
100
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9
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Danger Mouse and Sparklehorse - Dark Night of the Soul
July 12, 2010
Experimental Rock
Score
100
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10
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Sufjan Stevens - All Delighted People
August 20, 2010
Chamber Pop
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Singer-Songwriter
,
Progressive Folk
Score
100
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11
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Paul Weller - Wake Up the Nation
April 20, 2010
Rock
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Singer-Songwriter
,
Art Rock
Score
100
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12
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Arcade Fire - The Suburbs
August 3, 2010
Indie Rock
Score
100
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13
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Robert Plant - Band of Joy
September 14, 2010
Americana
Score
100
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14
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M.I.A. - ΛΛ Λ Y Λ
July 7, 2010
Industrial Hip Hop
,
UK Hip Hop
,
Electropop
Score
80
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15
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Peter Gabriel - Scratch My Back
March 2, 2010
Chamber Pop
,
Art Pop
Score
80
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Spotify
16
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The Magnetic Fields - Realism
January 26, 2010
Indie Pop
,
Indie Folk
,
Baroque Pop
Score
80
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Spotify
17
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Corinne Bailey Rae - The Sea
January 26, 2010
Pop Rock
,
Pop Soul
Score
80
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18
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Laura Veirs - July Flame
January 12, 2010
Folk
Score
80
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Spotify
19
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Johnny Cash - American VI: Ain't No Grave
February 23, 2010
Americana
,
Contemporary Folk
Score
80
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20
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The Tallest Man On Earth - The Wild Hunt
April 13, 2010
Singer-Songwriter
,
Contemporary Folk
Score
80
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Music
Spotify
21
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Wyatt, Atzmon, Stephen - For The Ghosts Within
November 9, 2010
Jazz
Score
80
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22
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S. Carey - All We Grow
August 24, 2010
Folk
Score
80
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Spotify
23
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Morcheeba - Blood Like Lemonade
July 13, 2010
Trip Hop
Score
80
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24
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Laura Marling - I Speak Because I Can
April 6, 2010
Singer-Songwriter
,
Indie Folk
,
Contemporary Folk
Score
80
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Amazon
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Spotify
25
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Manic Street Preachers - Postcards From a Young Man
September 21, 2010
Pop Rock
,
Alternative Rock
Score
80
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NOTE:
This is not a year end list. This list is ordered by the ratings The Independent awarded albums throughout 2010.
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