100 Greatest Albums of 2010

2010 record album covers for My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy, The Suburbs, This is Happening, and Doo Wops & Hooligans
Criteria: These music albums from the year 2010 were chosen for their immediate and lasting popularity, impact, influence, and acclaim from critics and musicians. This list does not include 'Greatest Hits' albums.

Note: Yearly album lists go by earliest 'release date'.
Not necessarily the year an album peaked in the U.S. charts.
  1. My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy - Kanye West
  2. The Suburbs - Arcade Fire
  3. This is Happening - LCD Soundsystem
  4. Doo Wops & Hooligans - Bruno Mars
  5. Brothers - The Black Keys
  6. Sir Lucious Left Foot: The Son of Chico Dusty - Big Boi
  7. Soldier of Love - Sade
  8. The ArchAndroid - Janelle Monáe
  9. Contra - Vampire Weekend
10. Teenage Dream - Katy Perry
11. Thank Me Later - Drake
12. Recovery - Eminem
13. Loud - Rihanna
14. The Lady Killer - Cee-Lo Green
15. Raymond vs. Raymond - Usher
16. The Union - Elton John and Leon Russell
17. Plastic Beach - Gorillaz
18. How I Got Over - The Roots
19. Pink Friday - Nicki Minaj
20. Body Talk - Robyn
21. New Amerykah Part Two: Return of the Ankh - Erykah Badu
22. Teen Dream - Beach House
23. Cosmogramma - Flying Lotus
24. High Violet - The National
25. Animal - Kesha
26. The Love & War MasterPeace - Raheem DeVaughn
27. I Learned the Hard Way - Sharon Jones & The Dap Kings
28. Have One on Me - Joanna Newsom
29. Love Remains - How to Dress Well
30. I'm New Here - Gil-Scott Heron
31. Treats - Sleigh Bells
32. Love King - The-Dream
33. Back to Me - Fantasia
34. Broken Bells - Broken Bells
35. Heartland - Owen Pallett
36. Wake Up! - John Legend and The Roots
37. One Life Stand - Hot Chip
38. MAYA - M.I.A.
39. Crystal Castles II - Crystal Castles
40. You Are Not Alone - Mavis Staples
41. Sea of Cowards - The Dead Weather
42. Lights - Ellie Goulding
43. The Monitor - Titus Andronicus
44. Danger Days: The True Lives of the Fabulous Killjoys - My Chemical Romance
45. Diamond Eyes - Deftones
46. Everything in Between - No Age
47. I Speak Because I Can - Laura Marling
48. Come Around Sundown - Kings of Leon
49. Le Noise - Neil Young
50. Swim - Caribou
51. B.o.B Presents: The Adventures of Bobby Ray - B.o.B.
52. American Slang - The Gaslight Anthem
53. Teflon Don - Rick Ross
54. The Big To-Do - Drive-By Truckers
55. Transference - Spoon
56. Infinite Arms - Band of Horses
57. Band of Joy - Robert Plant and the Band of Joy
58. All I Want is You - Miguel
59. The Beginning - Black Eyed Peas
60. The Age of Adz - Sufjan Stevens
61. Tourist History - Two Door Cinema Club
62. Innerspeaker - Tame Impala
63. Total Life Forever - Foals
64. Belle & Sebastian Write About Love - Belle and Sebastian
65. Halcyon Digest - Deerhunter
66. Volume Two - She & Him
67. A Thousand Suns - Linkin Park
68. Together - The New Pornographers
69. The Winter of Mixed Drinks - Frightened Rabbit
70. Progress - Take That
71. Forgiveness Rock Record - Broken Social Scene
72. Hands All Over - Maroon 5
73. Nightmare - Avenged Sevenfold
74. Invented - Jimmy Eat World
75. Habits - Neon Trees
76. There Is a Hell, Believe Me I've Seen It. There Is a Heaven, Let's Keep It a Secret. - Bring Me the Horizon
77. Your Future Our Clutter - The Fall
78. The Fool - Warpaint
79. The Defamation of Strickland Banks - Plan B
80. Astro Coast - Surfer Blood
81. Romance is Boring - Los Campesinos!
82. The Besnard Lakes Are the Roaring Night - The Besnard Lakes
83. Disconnect from Desire - School of Seven Bells
84. I Will Be - Dum Dum Girls
85. Before Today - Ariel Pink's Haunted Graffiti
86. Heaven is Whenever - The Hold Steady
87. Mojo - Tom Petty and the Heatbreakers
88. Gorilla Manor - Local Natives
89. Crazy for You - Best Coast
90. Écailles de Lune - Alcest
91. False Priest - Of Montreal
92. Man on the Moon II: The Legend of Mr. Rager - Kid Cudi
93. Pickin' Up the Pieces - Fitz and the Tantrums
94. Congratulations - MGMT
95. King of the Beach - Wavves
96. Kaleidoscope Heart - Sara Bareilles
97. Marnie Stern - Marnie Stern
98. Night Work - Scissor Sisters
99. Majesty Shredding - Superchunk
100. Eyelid Movies - Phantogram
My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy Kanye West album cover
The Suburbs Arcade Fire album cover
This is Happening LCD Soundsystem album cover
Doo Wops and Hooligans Bruno Mars album cover
Brothers The Black Keys album cover
Sir Lucious Left Foot: The Son of Chico Dusty Big Boi album cover
 DigitalDreamDoor Editor Picks for 2010
An unheralded great album from 2010
  Ryan's choice:
 •  Shadows - Teenage Fanclub
  Lew's choice:
 •  Dark Is the Way, Light Is a Place - Anberlin

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