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Highest Rated Albums of 2010

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This is an ordered list of PopMatters's highest rated albums of 2010. Check out PopMatters's Year End List.

1. Kanye West - My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy

Kanye West - My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy
November 22, 2010
Hip Hop
Score
100
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2. Nellie McKay - Home Sweet Mobile Home

Nellie McKay - Home Sweet Mobile Home
September 28, 2010
Score
90
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3. Belle & Sebastian - Write About Love

Belle & Sebastian - Write About Love
October 12, 2010
Indie Pop
Score
90
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4. Broken Social Scene - Forgiveness Rock Record

Broken Social Scene - Forgiveness Rock Record
May 4, 2010
Indie Rock
Score
90
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5. Jukebox the Ghost - Everything Under The Sun

Jukebox the Ghost - Everything Under The Sun
September 7, 2010
Indie Pop
Score
90
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6. Brian Eno, Jon Hopkins & Leo Abrahams - Small Craft on a Milk Sea

Brian Eno, Jon Hopkins & Leo Abrahams - Small Craft on a Milk Sea
November 2, 2010
Ambient
Score
90
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7. Emeralds - Does It Look Like I'm Here?

Emeralds - Does It Look Like I'm Here?
June 8, 2010
Drone
Score
90
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8. Anaïs Mitchell - Hadestown

Anaïs Mitchell - Hadestown
March 9, 2010
Folk
Score
90
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9. LCD Soundsystem - This Is Happening

LCD Soundsystem - This Is Happening
May 18, 2010
Dance Punk
Score
90
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10. Los Campesinos! - Romance Is Boring

Los Campesinos! - Romance Is Boring
January 26, 2010
Indie Pop
Score
90
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11. Curren$y - Pilot Talk

Curren$y - Pilot Talk
July 13, 2010
Hip Hop
Score
90
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12. Jack Rose - Luck in the Valley

Jack Rose - Luck in the Valley
February 23, 2010
Folk
Score
90
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13. DeepChord Presents: Echospace - Liumin

DeepChord Presents: Echospace - Liumin
June 22, 2010
Dub Techno
Score
90
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14. Konono N°1 - Assume Crash Position

Konono N°1 - Assume Crash Position
June 8, 2010
Score
90
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15. Twin Shadow - Forget

Twin Shadow - Forget
September 28, 2010
New Wave
Score
90
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16. The Bees - Every Step's A Yes

The Bees - Every Step's A Yes
October 11, 2010
Indie Rock
Score
90
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17. Laura Veirs - July Flame

Laura Veirs - July Flame
January 12, 2010
Folk
Score
90
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18. Scuba - Triangulation

Scuba - Triangulation
March 22, 2010
Dubstep
Score
90
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19. Julie Christmas - The Bad Wife

Julie Christmas - The Bad Wife
November 9, 2010
Score
90
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20. Patty Griffin - Downtown Church

Patty Griffin - Downtown Church
January 26, 2010
Americana
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21. Hurts - Happiness

Hurts - Happiness
September 6, 2010
Electropop
Score
90
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22. Flying Lotus - Cosmogramma

Flying Lotus - Cosmogramma
May 4, 2010
IDM
Score
90
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23. Freeway & Jake One - The Stimulus Package

Freeway & Jake One - The Stimulus Package
February 16, 2010
Hip Hop
Score
90
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24. Laurie Anderson - Homeland

Laurie Anderson - Homeland
June 22, 2010
Art Pop
Score
90
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25. Eluvium - Similes

Eluvium - Similes
February 23, 2010
Ambient
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NOTE: This is not a year end list. This list is ordered by the ratings PopMatters awarded albums throughout 2010.
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