The People’s 20 Best Albums Of 2010

January 11, 2011 Best Of, Music Reviews

The people's #1 album of 2010

The people have spoken. Via thirteen media outlets, users, readers, and consumers alike have voted on their favorites albums of 2010. Whether through purchases, polls, or picking lists, the every(wo)man has been heard. Below are the 20 best albums of 2010 as compiled through an aggregate of the following thirteen sources: Amazon customers, Billboard Hot 100, Billboard readers’ poll, Drowned In Sound users, DIY readers, iTunes top sellers, last.fm scrobbles, Metacritic users, NME readers poll, Prefix readers poll, RateYourMusic users, SputnikMusic users, URB readers’ poll.

  ARTIST       ALBUM
#1 – Arcade Fire       The Suburbs
#2 – The National       High Violet
#3 – Kanye West       My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy
#4 – Eminem         Recovery
#5 – Lady Antebellum       Need You Now
#6 – Taylor Swift       Speak Now
#7 – Vampire Weekend       Contra
#8 – Gorillaz       Plastic Beach
#9 – Beach House       Teen Dream
#10 – LCD Soundsystem       This Is Happening
#11 – Mumford & Sons       Sigh No More
#12 – Ke$ha       Animal
#13 – Flying Lotus       Cosmogramma
#14 – The Tallest Man On Earth       The Wild Hunt
#15 – Deerhunter       Halcyon Digest
#16 – Janelle Monae       The ArchAndroid
#17 – The Black Keys       Brothers
#18 – Big Boi       Sir Lucious Left Foot: The Son Of Chico Dusty
#19 – Sufjan Stevens       The Age Of Adz
#20 –    Justin Bieber       My World 2.0

For the complete list of albums and their rankings by source, visit this spreadsheet online: The People’s Best Albums Of 2010