RYM's Top 50 Albums of 2010

Since 2010 is nearing an end I figured this would be interesting to discuss. Which albums deserve their place? Which don't? Was your favorite left off? Discuss.

1. Kanye West-My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy
2. Agalloch-Marrow of the Spirit
3. The National-High Violet
4. Deathspell Omega-Paracletus
5. Enslaved-Axioma Ethica Odini
6. Joanna Newsom-Have One On Me
7. Arcade Fire-The Suburbs
8. Janelle Monae-The ArchAndroid
9. Deerhunter-Halcyon Digest
10. Beach House-Teen Dream
11. Big Boi-Sir Luscious Left Foot: The Son of Chico Dusty
12. Sufjan Stevens-The Age of Adz
13. Various Artists-Whom the Moon a Nightsong Sings
14. Robyn-Body Talk
15. Celph Titled and Buck Wild-Nineteen Ninety Now
16. Flying Lotus-Cosmogramma
17. The Tallest Man on Earth-The Wild Hunt
18. David Bowie-A Reality Tour
19. Mogwai-Special Moves
20. Various Artists-A Single Man
21. The Black Keys-Brothers
22. Kno-Death is Silent
23. Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross-The Social Network
24. Accept-Blood of the Nations
25. Anathema-We’re Here Because We’re Here
26. Electric Wizard-Black Masses
27. Killing Joke-Absolute Dissent
28. Swans-My Father Will Guide Me Up a Rope to the Sky
29. Mono-Holy Ground: NYC Live with the Wordless Music Orchestra
30. Blind Guardian-At the Edge of Time
31. The Roots-How I Got Over
32. Overkill-Ironbound
33. Porcupine Tree-Atlanta
34. Suicidal Angels-Dead Again
35. Alcest-Ecailles de lune
36. Intronaut-Valley of Smoke
37. Envy-Recitation
38. Mar de Grises-Streams Inwards
39. Melechesh-The Epigenesis
40. The Sword-Warp Riders
41. Ariel Pink’s Haunted Graffiti-Before Today
42. LCD Soundsystem-This is Happening
43. The White Stripes-Under Great White Northern Lights
44. Negura Bunget-Maiestrit/ Maiastru sfetnic
45. Immolation-Majesty and Decay
46. Triptykon-Eparistera Daimones
47. Grinderman-Grinderman 2
48. Ghost-Opus Eponymous
49. Star One-Victims of the Modern Age
50. The Fall-Your Future Our Clutter

JakeTheSnake wrote:Since 2010 is nearing an end I figured this would be interesting to discuss. Which albums deserve their place? Which don't? Was your favorite left off? Discuss.

1. Kanye West-My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy

2. Agalloch-Marrow of the Spirit

45. Immolation-Majesty and Decay

46. Triptykon-Eparistera Daimones

Pretty sure (though it may be a great album) that Kanye doesn't really deserve #1. Do you agree with that, Jake?

Glad to see Agalloch on there, Marrow of the Spirit was a wonderful release. Not so sure about Immolation, they seem to have lost steam over the last few years. Triptykon should be higher by at least 10 places in my opinion. That album was monumental.

I'm guessing I wouldn't put it as the best album of 2010 but I need to hear more albums from this year before I can decide.

7th Symphony by Apocalyptica should be up there.
It is pleasant to see Enslaved up there, though. (Especially at #5.)

Enslaved are wonderful. Vertebrae is a great album, and I love RUUN and Below the Lights.

After listening to Marrow of the Spirit again, though, I conclude that it should not be bested by Kanye's album.

I would really like to hear The National's High Violet, Arcade Fire's the Suburbs and Grinderman's Grinderman 2

ctrl+f: jónsi

This list is rubbish. Jonsi isn't even on the list? Realy?!?! Other places are rating it as #1 or in the top 5...seems a bit off.

RYM has a tendency to not follow the grain for some reason.

Plus, it's always based on popularity amongst users so it may not be getting much recognition.

Who knows...

Yeah turns out it's ranked 180 for 2010 at the moment but these lists aren't final. It may move up in the coming years.