The People’s 20 Best Albums 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