Pitchfork have released the majority of their 50 Greatest Albums of 2010 list (with the top 20 added tomorrow):
Here is how it currently stands, with my notable inclusions in BOLD
50. King of the Beach - Wavves
49. Gemini - Wild Nothing
48. Dagger Paths - Forest Swords
47. Public Strain - Women
46. Black City - Matthew Dear
45. I'm New Here - Gil Scott-Heron
44. Spiral Shadow - Kylesa
43. Innerspeaker - Tame Impala (#8 - One of my most played albums of the year. An awesome chill-out album inspired by 60's rock)
42. Thank Me Later - Drake
41. Subiza - Delorean
40. Crush - Abe Vigoda
39. Crazy For You - Best Coast
38. Teflon Don - Rick Ross
37. Stridulum - Zola Jesus
36. Does It Look Like I'm Here - Emeralds
35. Plastic Beach - Gorillaz
34. Crystal Castles - Crystal Castles
33. The Wild Hunt - The Tallest Man on Earth
32. Bastard - Tyler, The Creator
31. At Echo Lake - Woods
30. Love King - The-Dream
29. Play it Strange - The Fresh & Onlys
28. High Violet - The National (#9 - A tight, consistent alternative album that is immediately likable, and feels like a dream. No skipping is required)
27. There is Love in You - Four Tet
26. Forget - Twin Shadow
25. The Age of Adz - Sufjan Stevens (#4 - While not as memorable or addictive as Illinois, this is a new direction for Sufjan, and it's a beast)
24. One Life Stand - Hot Chip
23. Sit Down, Man - Das Racist
22. Broken Dreams Club EP - Girls
21. Lisbon - The Walkmen (A calculated and thoughtful recording with a few standouts, notably "Angela Surf City")
20-1 are to be released tomorrow and I expect to find How to Dress Well (Love Remains), Halcyon Digest (Deerhunter), Sir Luscious Left Foot: The Son of Chico Dusty (Big Boi), Before Today (Ariel Pink's Haunted Graffiti), The Suburbs (The Arcade Fire), Teen Dream (Beach House) and My Dark Twisted Fantasy (Kanye West) included.
*UPDATED* (20/12)
20. Returnal - Oneohtrix Point Never
19. Love Remains - How to Dress Well (#10 - an emotional ride of ambient tunes, with near unintelligible lyrics, but you always find yourself completing the entire album in its entirety)
18. New Amerykah Part Two: Return of the Ankh - Erykah Badu
17. Swim - Caribou (A pretty decent dance album)
16. Treats - Sleigh Bells
15. Body Talk - Robyn
14. Cosmogramma - Flying Lotus
13. Everything in Between - No Age
12. The ArchAndroid - Janelle Monae
11. The Suburbs - The Arcade Fire (#3 - Easily as incredible as the bands preceding two works. I struggled to find a standout track on my first few listens, but you will discover this lengthy release is littered with them. Outstanding!)
10. The Monitor - Titus Andronicus (Yet to get into The Monitor, but it seems to be a rewarding experience)
9. Before Today - Ariel Pink's Haunted Graffiti (#5 - Was immediately my favorite album of the year on first listen, but I couldn't go past some other awesome releases in 2010. Still, this is a brilliant collaboration of moving but often creepy tunes in an experiment of mock-sophistication. 'Round and Round' and 'Butt House Blondes' are the standouts.
8. The Bells Sketch EP - James Blake
7. Have One on Me - Joanna Newsom
6. Contra - Vampire Weekend
5. Teen Dream - Beach House (#2 - A beautiful masterpiece highlighted by Victoria Legrand's melancholic vocals. 'Norway' is my favorite song of the year)
4. Sir Lucious Left Foot: The Son of Chico Dusty - Big Boi (#6 - You can't avoid this one. It's a hip-hop masterpiece from Outkast's 'Other Guy' (NOT!) that sucks you in every time)
3. Halcyon Digest - Deerhunter (#7 - A gorgeous collaboration of alternative indie-rock gems that improves with every listen. The albums center-point, 'Desire Lines' is a monster)
2. This is Happening - LCD Soundsystem
1. My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy - Kanye West (#1 - A gigantic achievement from one of the years most discussed artists. While he has never made a poor album, this stands above all others)
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