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December 17, 2010

B3SCI Top 50 Albums of 2010

2010 made of sparks and fireworks

2010! What a year! We laughed, we cried, we got into it! It’s mid to late December, so you know what time it is, the presents are being wrapped, the tree is being trimmed, and all the world’s music writers are popping champagne and slapping each other fives, cause it’s Best of list season! So here goes the b3sci staff’s picks for the Top 50 LPs of the year. P.S. Many thanks to our readers for a super cool 2010, the blog has grown in ways we never could’ve imagined really. 2011 is going to be massive (unveiling the now under-construction site redesign!) so stay tuned to b3sci in the new year!

01-kanye-west-my-beautiful-dark-twisted-fantasy
Kanye West – All of The Lights (Feat. Elton John, Alicia Keys, Fergie, The-Dream, Tony Williams, Rihanna, Kid Cudi, John Legend, Charlie Wilson, Ryan Leslie, Elly Jackson)

02-gorillaz-plastic-beach
Gorillaz – Stylo (Feat. Bobby Womack and Mos Def)

03-flying-lotus-cosmogramma
Flying Lotus – Mmmhmm (Feat. Thundercat)

04-arcade-fire-the-suburbs
Arcade Fire – Sprawl II (Mountains Beyond Mountains)

05-erykah-badu-new-amerykah-part-2-the-return-of-the-ankh
Erykah Badu – Fall in Love (Your Funeral)

06-cee-lo-green-the-lady-killer
Cee-Lo Green – Bright Lights Bigger City

07-foals-total-life-forever
Foals – Spanish Sahara

08-sade-soldier-of-love
Sade – The Moon and the Sky

09-tame-impala-innerspeaker
Tame Impala – Alter Ego

10-the-national-high-violet
The National – Bloodbuzz Ohio

11-the-black-keys-brothers
The Black Keys – The Next Girl

12-aloe-blacc-good-things
Aloe Blacc – You Make Me Smile

13-deadmau5-4-x-4-12
Deadmau5 – A City in Florida

14-the-tallest-man-on-earth-the-wild-hunt
The Tallest Man on Earth – A Lion’s Heart

15-janelle-monae-the-archandroid
Janelle Monae – Neon Valley Street

16-bonobo-black-sands
Bonobo – Stay the Same (Feat. Andreya Triana)

17-gil-scott-heron-im-new-here
Gil Scott-Heron – Me and the Devil

18-agalloch-marrow-of-the-spirit
Agalloch – They Escaped the Weight of Darkness

19-beach-house-teen-dream
Beach House – 10 Mile Stereo

20-big-boi-sir-lucious-left-foot-the-son-of-chico-dusty
Big Boi – General Patton

21-jose-james-blackmagic
Jose James – Lay You Down

22-first-aid-kit-the-big-black-and-the-blue
First Aid Kit – Hard Believer

23-salem-king-night
Salem – Frost

24-the-walkmen-lisbon
The Walkmen – Lisbon

25-band-of-horses-infinite-arms
Band of Horses – Infinite Arms

26-deerhunter-halcyon-digest
Deerhunter – Desire Lines

27-big-krit-wuz-here
Big K.R.I.T. – Hometown Hero

28-the-roots-how-i-got-over
The Roots – Dear God 2.0 (Feat. Monsters of Folk)

29-four-tet-there-is-love-in-you
Four Tet – Plastic People

30-the-morning-benders-big-echo
The Morning Benders – Excuses

31-mount-kimbie-crooks-and-lovers
Mount Kimbie – Adriatic

32-phantogram-eyelid-movies
Phantogram – When I’m Small

33-raheem-devaughn-the-love-war-masterpeace
Raheem DeVaughn – I Don’t Care

34-broken-bells-broken-bells
Broken Bells – The High Road

35-currensy-pilot-talk
Curren$y – Breakfast

36-corinne-bailey-rae-the-sea
Corinne Bailey Rae – I’d Do It All Again

37-tinie-tempah-disc-overy
Tinie Tempah – Snap

38-bob-the-adventures-of-bobby-ray
B.o.B. – Past My Shades (Feat. Lupe Fiasco)

39-grinderman-grinderman-2
Grinderman – Mickey Mouse and the Goodbye Man

40-the-soft-pack-the-soft-pack
The Soft Pack – Answer to Yourself

41-rick-ross-teflon-don
Rick Ross – Maybach Music III (Feat. T.I., Jadakiss, and Erykah Badu)

42-surfer-blood-astro-coast
Surfer Blood – Harmonix

43-massive-attack-heligoland
Massive Attack – Splitting the Atom (Feat. Horace Andy)

44-seu-jorge-seu-jorge-and-almaz
Seu Jorge – The Model

45-example-wont-go-quietly
Example – Kickstarts

46-delphic-acolyte
Delphic – Clarion Call

47-laura-marling-i-speak-because-i-can
Laura Marling – Blackberry Stone

48-futurebirds-hamptons-lullaby
Futurebirds – Johnny Utah

49-mia-maya
M.I.A. – XXXO

50-best-coast-crazy-for-you
Best Coast – Crazy For You

Honorable Mention:
TOKiMONSTA – Midnight Menu
UNKLE – Where Did the Night Fall
Crookers – Tons of Friends
Neil Young – Le Noise
Sharon Jones & the Dap Kings – I Learned the Hard Way
Broken Social Scene – Forgiveness Rock Record
Darker My Love – Alive As You Are
Lissie – Catching a Tiger
Ty Segall – Melted
Avi Buffalo – Avi Buffalo
Kings of Leon – Come Around Sundown
Summer Fiction – Summer Fiction
Small Black – New Chain
Freddie Joachim – Midway
Reflection Eternal – Revolutions Per Minute
Warpaint – The Fool
Nas & Damian Marley – Distant Relatives
Magnetic Man – Magnetic Man
Sleigh Bells – Treats
Local Natives – Gorilla Manor
Belle & Sebastian – Write About Love
Gayngs – Relayted
Professor Green – Alive Til I’m Dead
Deftones- Diamond Eyes
Ellie Goulding – Lights

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