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This is an ordered list of Prefix's highest rated albums of 2010. Check out
Prefix's Year End List
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1
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Kanye West - My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy
November 22, 2010
Pop Rap
,
Hip Hop
Score
95
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
2
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Grinderman - Grinderman 2
September 14, 2010
Punk Blues
Score
95
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
3
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Arcade Fire - The Suburbs
August 3, 2010
Indie Rock
Score
95
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
4
.
Delorean - Subiza
June 8, 2010
Indietronica
Score
90
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
5
.
Lindstrøm & Christabelle - Real Life Is No Cool
January 19, 2010
Electronic
Score
90
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
6
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The Books - The Way Out
July 20, 2010
Folktronica
,
Electronic
,
Experimental
Score
90
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
7
.
Emeralds - Does It Look Like I'm Here?
June 8, 2010
Progressive Electronic
,
Ambient
Score
90
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
8
.
Roky Erickson with Okkervil River - True Love Cast Out All Evil
April 20, 2010
Folk
Score
90
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
9
.
Big Boi - Sir Lucious Left Foot: The Son of Chico Dusty
July 6, 2010
Southern Hip Hop
,
Pop Rap
Score
90
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
10
.
Sufjan Stevens - The Age of Adz
October 12, 2010
Indietronica
,
Art Pop
,
Progressive Pop
,
Glitch Pop
Score
90
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
11
.
Laura Marling - I Speak Because I Can
April 6, 2010
Singer-Songwriter
,
Indie Folk
,
Contemporary Folk
Score
90
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
12
.
Joanna Newsom - Have One on Me
February 23, 2010
Chamber Folk
,
Progressive Folk
,
Singer-Songwriter
Score
90
Source →
Amazon
Music
13
.
Beach House - Teen Dream
January 26, 2010
Dream Pop
,
Indie Pop
Score
90
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
14
.
The National - High Violet
May 10, 2010
Indie Rock
,
Chamber Pop
Score
90
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
15
.
Women - Public Strain
September 28, 2010
Post-Punk
,
Indie Rock
,
Noise Pop
Score
90
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
16
.
Free Energy - Stuck on Nothing
March 9, 2010
Power Pop
Score
85
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
17
.
Woods - At Echo Lake
May 4, 2010
Score
85
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
18
.
Paul Weller - Wake Up the Nation
April 20, 2010
Rock
,
Singer-Songwriter
,
Art Rock
Score
85
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
19
.
Ghostface Killah - Apollo Kids
December 21, 2010
East Coast Hip Hop
,
Hardcore Hip Hop
Score
85
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
20
.
Curren$y - Pilot Talk II
November 22, 2010
Hip Hop
,
Southern Hip Hop
Score
85
Source →
Amazon
21
.
Teengirl Fantasy - 7AM
September 21, 2010
Electronic
Score
85
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
22
.
Marnie Stern - Marnie Stern
October 5, 2010
Math Rock
,
Noise Pop
Score
85
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
23
.
Matthew Dear - Black City
August 17, 2010
Synthpop
Score
85
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
24
.
Bilal - Airtight's Revenge
September 6, 2010
Neo-Soul
Score
85
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
25
.
Superchunk - Majesty Shredding
September 14, 2010
Indie Rock
Score
85
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
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NOTE:
This is not a year end list. This list is ordered by the ratings Prefix awarded albums throughout 2010.
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