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Highest Rated Albums of 2010

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2010

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

Score

100

2. Earl Greyhound - Suspicious Package

Earl Greyhound - Suspicious Package

Score

90

3. Le Concorde - House

Le Concorde - House

September 20, 2010

Score

90

4. Julie Christmas - The Bad Wife

Julie Christmas - The Bad Wife

November 9, 2010

Score

90

5. Heaven Shall Burn - Invictus

Heaven Shall Burn - Invictus

May 24, 2010

Score

90

6. Lee "Scratch" Perry & The Upsetters - Ape-ology

July 10, 2010

Score

90

7. The Silent League - But You've Always Been the Caretaker

The Silent League - But You've Always Been the Caretaker

January 4, 2010

Score

90

8. Picastro - Become Secret

Picastro - Become Secret

January 1, 2010

Score

90

9. Einstürzende Neubauten - Strategies Against Architecture IV

Einstürzende Neubauten - Strategies Against Architecture IV

December 7, 2010

Score

90

10. Food - Quiet Inlet

Food - Quiet Inlet

April 19, 2010

Score

90

11. Madlib - Madlib Medicine Show Medicine Show #3: Beat Konducta in Africa

Madlib - Madlib Medicine Show Medicine Show #3: Beat Konducta in Africa

March 23, 2010

Score

90

12. Brain Drill - Quantum Catastrophe

Brain Drill - Quantum Catastrophe

May 10, 2010

Score

90

13. Apache Beat - Last Chants

Apache Beat - Last Chants

October 5, 2010

Score

90

14. Marc Ribot - Silent Movies

Marc Ribot - Silent Movies

September 28, 2010

Score

90

15. Nellie McKay - Home Sweet Mobile Home

Nellie McKay - Home Sweet Mobile Home

September 28, 2010

Score

90

16. Willie Nelson - Country Music

Willie Nelson - Country Music

April 20, 2010

Score

90

17. Mose Allison - The Way of the World

Mose Allison - The Way of the World

March 23, 2010

Singer-Songwriter

Score

90

18. DeepChord Presents: Echospace - Liumin

DeepChord Presents: Echospace - Liumin

June 22, 2010

Score

90

19. Vijay Iyer - Solo

Vijay Iyer - Solo

September 14, 2010

Score

90

20. Bilal - Airtight's Revenge

Bilal - Airtight's Revenge

September 6, 2010

Score

90

21. Thee Silver Mt. Zion Memorial Orchestra - Kollaps Tradixionales

Thee Silver Mt. Zion Memorial Orchestra - Kollaps Tradixionales

February 8, 2010

Score

90

22. Alcest - Écailles de Lune

Alcest - Écailles de Lune

March 29, 2010

Score

90

23. Freeway & Jake One - The Stimulus Package

Freeway & Jake One - The Stimulus Package

February 16, 2010

Score

90

24. The Mynabirds - What We Lose in the Fire We Gain in the Flood

The Mynabirds - What We Lose in the Fire We Gain in the Flood

April 27, 2010

Score

90

25. The Bees - Every Step's A Yes

The Bees - Every Step's A Yes

October 11, 2010

Score

90

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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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