Albums of the Year 2010 - Voting Thread - Closed

[deaths_friend]

Back on topic however, I feel my listen is going to be a really strong one. The kind where the album placed fifteenth is easily as good as the album placed sixth. It's really just a matter of preference.

THIS. i am really really struggling. top 5 is pretty clear. but the next 10 to 15 is a bit of a mess.

[Space Cadet]

Gah. Regretting the Dec 1 cutoff date already (as necessary as it may be).

Tron Legacy soundtrack. Daft Punk. Oh. My. Goodness. :dead:
The saddest part is that the really brilliant things about it are so subtle that I think most people are going to totally miss what they were doing with it. Most people are just complaining it's a soundtrack not a dance album. (Uh, duh?) Top ten best soundtracks I've ever heard. I am in awe.

I guess I'll have to make a note for next year when it is eligible.

New lists. Thanks. I'll get them posted first chance after school stuff tomorrow.

[Lore]

there are 25 albums on my list now :cheesy:

I think it's not the best albums anyway, it's about the music I enjoy most

it was fun, now I'll give some albums a few more listens and that's it :D

[Violet]

ewww mixtapes. listen to albums only peoples! it's how music is meant to be.

Whaaaaa? Since when is music meant to be a specific way? Music is subjective. You shouldn't throw around restrictions like that.

But mixtapes are fun! :snobby:
Are you saying you don't ever listen to music on shuffle because they're not in album order like they should be?
:P

Making mixtapes is my favorite thing to do for other people. It gives people a better glimpse of who I am, and it helps introduce them to things they might not have otherwise been exposed to. I made a mixtape for a friend of mine, and because of it, he is now a huge fan of Fleet Foxes, and today, he ended up sharing them with another friend of mine.

See, this is why mixtapes are awesome.

WAITWAIT, WHAT? :freak:

Yeah, you read right. I'm loving her so much right now. "The Brothel" (the song) has been my current favorite song for the past three days. I decided to look into her Tuesday after finding the YouTube link you posted for "Father Father" in the "songs you're obsessed with" thread. Thank you, Will. She is great.

nup never touched the shuffle button. i listen to the radio a fair bit so thats the closest i get to "shuffle"

to me an album is like a movie. it doesnt quite make sense if you experience it in a random order.

Well, how I listen to music depends on the setting. If I'm working on something on the computer, I have to put it on shuffle. I get completely distracted when listening to albums all the way through in that case. If I have a craving for certain songs from different albums, then I listen to those. I do have times when I listen to the albums all the way through, though.

[Italian Plastic]

ewww mixtapes. listen to albums only peoples! it's how music is meant to be.

I don't really understand this. Most music is written one song at a time. Each song is recorded separately and written separately. Then they are put in order for an album. I think it's cool to sort of make our own albums out of different bands songs.

[deaths_friend]

a good album has its songs in a particular order and a lot of the time a good tracklisting can make or break an album. an ordinary album is nothing more than a collection of songs with no coherence or flow and i think thats what separates a great artist/band from the rest. anyone can write a decent song or two but only the truly gifted can write an album.

just for the record, i would attribute my passion for music to Pink Floyd, who (i might be wrong here) actually sued itunes because they didnt want their music sold as individual tracks on itunes as they believed that their fans should only enjoy their music as they intended, that is as full albums and ive always prescribed to that belief.

[Italian Plastic]

a good mixtape has its songs in a particular order and a lot of the time a good tracklisting can make or break a mixtape. an ordinary mixtape is nothing more than a collection of songs with no coherence or flow and i think thats what separates a great mixtape from the rest. anyone can put a decent song or two together but only the truly gifted can make a good mixtape.

:P lol, I get what you mean. I just think there's no harm in listening to single songs!

[The Escapist]

^You both have good points concerning the matter. Eddie is correct about the mixtapes, there is a lot separating a good mixtape and a bad one.

[deaths_friend]

a good mixtape has its songs in a particular order and a lot of the time a good tracklisting can make or break a mixtape. an ordinary mixtape is nothing more than a collection of songs with no coherence or flow and i think thats what separates a great mixtape from the rest. anyone can put a decent song or two together but only the truly gifted can make a good mixtape.

:P lol, I get what you mean. I just think there's no harm in listening to single songs!

haha very funny mate

and i agree with you there is no harm in listening to single songs. i spend hours and hours every day listening to the radio so it would be quite hypocritical of me to say otherwise.

and i didnt know making a mixtape involves any musical talent or skill :P

[The Final Track]

Yeah, you read right. I'm loving her so much right now. "The Brothel" (the song) has been my current favorite song for the past three days. I decided to look into her Tuesday after finding the YouTube link you posted for "Father Father" in the "songs you're obsessed with" thread. Thank you, Will. She is great.

:cheesy: That's so cool. Thank you!

[Fixed]

1. Four Tet - There Is Love In You
2. The Jacka & Laroo - Neva Be The Same
3. Taylor Swift - Speak Now
4. Big Boi - Sir Lucious Left Foot: The Son of Chico Dusty
5. Errors - Come Down With Me
6. The-Dream - Love King
7. Jon Hopkins - Monsters Soundtrack
8. Owen Pallett - Heartland
9. N.E.R.D. - Nothing
10. Vex'd - Cloud Seed

[deaths_friend]

3. Taylor Swift - Speak Now


cos she's hot?

[Fixed]

cos she's hot?
Cos it's a good album.

[The Escapist]

Here is my updated list (first post was updated as well). I would really appreciate some criticism on it so far. I'm having lots of difficulty with which albums to include, and it what order.

1. The National - High Violet
2. Beach House - Teen Dream
3. Tame Impala - Innerspeaker
4. Arcade Fire - The Suburbs
5. Sleigh Bells - Treats

6. LCD Soundsystem - This Is Happening
7. Foals - Total Life Forever
8. Jonsi - Go
9. Broken Social Scene - Forgiveness Rock Record
10. Kanye West - My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy

11. Los Campesinos! - Romance Is Boring
12. Crystal Castles - Crystal Castles II
13. Angus & Julia Stone - Down The Way
14. Caribou - Swim
15. Sufjan Stevens - The Age Of Adz

16. Broken Bells - Broken Bells
17. Vampire Weekend - Contra
18. Owen Pallett - Heartland
19. Yeasayer - Odd Blood
20. Cloud Control - Bliss Release

21. Best Coast - Crazy For You
22. Flying Lotus - Cosmogramma
23. Parades - Foreign Tapes
24. Massive Attack - Heligoland
25. Joanna Newsom - Have One On Me

[Italian Plastic]

Cos it's a good album.
It is actually a pretty decent album.
1. Four Tet - There Is Love In You
2. The Jacka & Laroo - Neva Be The Same
3. Taylor Swift - Speak Now
4. Big Boi - Sir Lucious Left Foot: The Son of Chico Dusty
5. Errors - Come Down With Me
6. The-Dream - Love King
7. Jon Hopkins - Monsters Soundtrack
8. Owen Pallett - Heartland
9. N.E.R.D. - Nothing
10. Vex'd - Cloud Seed

I like this list. It's pretty solid. (I am glad that someone feels the same way about the Four Tet album)

[Violet]

:cheesy: That's so cool. Thank you!

:cheesy: :nice:

1. Four Tet - There Is Love In You
2. The Jacka & Laroo - Neva Be The Same
3. Taylor Swift - Speak Now
4. Big Boi - Sir Lucious Left Foot: The Son of Chico Dusty
5. Errors - Come Down With Me
6. The-Dream - Love King
7. Jon Hopkins - Monsters Soundtrack
8. Owen Pallett - Heartland
9. N.E.R.D. - Nothing
10. Vex'd - Cloud Seed

...Wait, Jon Hopkins did a soundtrack? WHERE HAVE I BEEN?

[The Escapist]

I like this list. It's pretty solid. (I am glad that someone feels the same way about the Four Tet album)

I like the Four Tet album as well, I just don't know how to fit it into my list.

[Crests]

I love the Four Tet album :surprised:

[Violet]

Tamz, did you make a list? If not, are you going to?

[Crests]

I had one of like 5 albums which were the only ones I could remember that came out this year, but I deleted it.

I'll make one once I know what I've listened to that is from 2010, which may be a bit difficult. :anxious:

[an angel]

I love the Four Tet album :surprised:

The samples on iTunes sound good, I might download it :wacko:

But there've been at least 5 occasions where I listened to the samples on itunes and been like "omg I love this *downloads* :wideeyed:" and when I listened to the album, I didn't like it at all. :disappointed:

[Crests]

Oh my god, I had no idea so many albums came out this year. D:

It feels like it hasn't been 2010 for that long.

[Crests]

You might not like it. :anxious:

[Violet]

There's a list of albums released this year on Wiki. It's not complete (as it left off people like Jónsi D:), but it's a good starting point.

[an angel]

This is the first year where I've actually paid attention to new releases, and there've been a ton of really good ones.

I remember last year, I struggled to come up with a list of 5. xD

[Crests]

I'm considering just making my list of things that aren't really on any other lists, so instead of giving something that will win even more points, yeah.

I honestly haven't paid attention to releases at all really, I just get music. :shrug:
That kinda didn't make sense. :anxious:

[Violet]

This is the first year where I've actually paid attention to new releases, and there've been a ton of really good ones.

I remember last year, I struggled to come up with a list of 5. xD

It's not that I don't pay attention. I have trouble deciding the order of things. This is why I have yet to actually post a list. :bigcry: I'm actually further than I usually get when I do this, though, as I have a shortlist. This is the first year that I'm actually attempting something like this, so maybe that's also a bit of a problem.

[Fixed]

...Wait, Jon Hopkins did a soundtrack? WHERE HAVE I BEEN?
Yeah, a film called Monsters.
http://soundcloud.com/jonhopkins/jon-hopkins-monsters-theme

[deaths_friend]

ok top 15 done now.

1. LCD Soundsystem - This Is Happening
2. The National - High Violet
3. Kanye West - My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy
4. Foals - Total Life Forever
5. Tame Impala - Innerspeaker

6. Arcade Fire - The Suburbs
7. Angus + Julia Stone - Down the Way
8. Beach House - Teen Dream
9. Crystal Castles - Crystal Castles II
10. Laura Marling - I Speak Because I Can

11. Jonsi - Go
12. Cloud Control - Bliss Release
13. Gorillaz - Plastic Beach
14. Interpol - S/T
15. Parades - Foreign Tapes

16 to 25 will be toughest i think.

[Grace.]

^ Nice list!

This weekend I'm FINALLY going to have time to get started on this! And my mixtape :uhoh:

[Crests]

I don't think I'll ever be able to get a list done. :disappointed:

[Space Cadet]

It's not that I don't pay attention. I have trouble deciding the order of things. This is why I have yet to actually post a list. :bigcry: I'm actually further than I usually get when I do this, though, as I have a shortlist. This is the first year that I'm actually attempting something like this, so maybe that's also a bit of a problem.Why not post your shortlist and then play around with the order later?

The way I usually come up with an order is to split my shortlist into 3 categories: top middle and bottom. I may have trouble coming up with a spot for an album, but I don't have such a problem saying this one definitely deserves to be in the top group, this one I don't care about so much, it belongs in the bottom group. Then I don't worry about the significance of it's exact position so much as long as it's part of the right group.

...if that made sense... :uhoh:

[the_gloaming09]

did you guys still need me to make a banner? or is it too late for one?

I kind of completely forgot about it

[Space Cadet]

^One would still be very, very appreciated. :D I don't have time to make one for the next 8 days. :sweatdrop:

[the_gloaming09]

alright... I'll try to work on one today.

[the_gloaming09]

just worked on a banner... let me know what you guys think and if any changes should be made

http://img820.imageshack.us/img820/2769/coldplayingbanner2010.jpg

[LazyDancerKar]

That is really wonderful.^

[the_gloaming09]

thanks!

I really like how w/ the type the ascenders of "best albums" and descenders of "coldplaying.com" kind of fit together like a puzzle

[Space Cadet]

Works for me. :D Thanks.

[Wyrd]

My list so far:

1. The Rumour Said Fire - The Arrogant
2. Apparatjik - We Are Here
3. I LIKE TRAINS - He Who Saw The Deep
4. Arcade Fire - The Suburbs
5. Kashmir - Trespassers

My top 5. I haven't listened to all 2010 CD's I wanted to listen to :(

[Lore]

just worked on a banner... let me know what you guys think and if any changes should be made

http://img820.imageshack.us/img820/2769/coldplayingbanner2010.jpg

it looks great :D

[rudy_o]

Looks awesome!

[Violet]

Great job, Mike, on the banner! It looks great. :smiley:

[deaths_friend]

my top (non-aussie) albums

1. LCD Soundsystem - This Is Happening 2. The National - High Violet 3. Kanye West - My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy 4. Foals - Total Life Forever 5. Arcade Fire - The Suburbs 6. Beach House - Teen Dream

metacritic's top albums (aggregating top 10 lists from music media)
1 The Suburbs by Arcade Fire 2 My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy by Kanye West 3 This Is Happening by LCD Soundsystem 4 High Violet by The National 5 Teen Dream by Beach House

too close for comfort!!!

[Space Cadet]

my top (non-aussie) albums

1. LCD Soundsystem - This Is Happening 2. The National - High Violet 3. Kanye West - My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy 4. Foals - Total Life Forever 5. Arcade Fire - The Suburbs 6. Beach House - Teen Dream

metacritic's top albums (aggregating top 10 lists from music media)
1 The Suburbs by Arcade Fire 2 My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy by Kanye West 3 This Is Happening by LCD Soundsystem 4 High Violet by The National 5 Teen Dream by Beach House

too close for comfort!!!Guess we know where you get all your opinions from now. :P;):lol:

But to be serious, how much do you think it's that you are influenced by reviews and how much do you think it's that you happen to be tuned in to the same zeitgeist as the critics? :thinking:

[Italian Plastic]

The fact that The Suburbs gets amazing reviews, makes me feel a little worse about the album :uhoh:

[deaths_friend]

Guess we know where you get all your opinions from now. :P;):lol:

But to be serious, how much do you think it's that you are influenced by reviews and how much do you think it's that you happen to be tuned in to the same zeitgeist as the critics? :thinking:

i would admit that i am influenced a fair bit by critics especially ones i respect. but looking at my top albums. ive been a big fan of lcd soundsystem, arcade fire and kanye west for a long time now, before i knew of their critical success. so it's a combination of coincidence and how much of a sucker i am for critical acclaim.

[Yggdrasil]

01. Sufjan Stevens - The Age Of Adz
02. The National - High Violet
03. Beach House - Teen Dream
04. Los Campesinos! - Romance Is Boring
05. Arcade Fire - The Suburbs

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06. Jónsi - Go
07. Vampire Weekend - Contra
08. Tokyo Police Club - Champ
09. Mystery Jets - Serotonin
10. Caribou - Swim

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11. Stars - The Five Ghosts
12. Ra Ra Riot - The Orchard
13. Broken Bells - Broken Bells
14. Apparatjik - We Are Here
15. Broken Social Scene - Forgiveness Rock Record

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16. Owen Pallett - Heartland
17. Efterklang - Magic Chairs
18. Girl Talk - All Day
19. Belle & Sebastian - Write About Love
20. LCD Soundsystem - This Is Happening


1. Edit. 22.12.
Final Edit 29.12.
Final Edit 30.12.

[The Escapist]

I really enjoy reading coldplayers lists, moreso than the critcs (except maybe pitchfork) because you can actually talk about there choices and no one here has their reputation on the line to look really indie or sophisticated like the magazines, they make actual choices on decent music that they really enjoyed. Some of the lists also need to be updated on the first page.

EDIT: I still am waiting for your list briggins!

[loudefix]

But to be serious, how much do you think it's that you are influenced by reviews and how much do you think it's that you happen to be tuned in to the same zeitgeist as the critics? :thinking:
Why couldn't we be influenced by reviews? That's what they are made for.
I can't listen to every album so yeah I'm reading reviews to find good stuff. But that's doesn't mean I love what they love and I if it's the case why should we justify our choise? This is just a way to find new musics.

[The Escapist]

Critics are people you go to hate and you got to love. They can help you a lot with discovery but they also mean you miss out on a lot of stuff. I believe in listening to music that you yourself love, not someone else. It's got to mean something to you, even if its not much at all. As long as that is always the case, I believe you are fine. It's when you start to listen to music because someone else does and for that reason only is something not right.

[loudefix]

I totally agree with you. Read reviews is one way among others to discover new music but it can't be the only one.
I just updated my top. I think it won't change until the end of the year.

[Black Rose]

1 - Jedward - Planet Jedward
2 - Westlife - Gravity
3 - Rod Stewart - Fly Me to the Moon: The Great American Songbook, Vol. 5
4 - Miley Cyrus - Can’t Be Tamed
5 - Justin Bieber - My World 2.0

[Space Cadet]

Why couldn't we be influenced by reviews? That's what they are made for.
I can't listen to every album so yeah I'm reading reviews to find good stuff. But that's doesn't mean I love what they love and I if it's the case why should we justify our choise? This is just a way to find new musics.I was teasing. And curious which way it went.

Nothing wrong with reviews as long as you're capable of forming your own opinion in spite of them. I like reading reviews and they are very helpful at drawing my attention to things I wouldn't have noticed. But then if I like something the critics are savaging it takes effort to trust my own instincts an tune them out.

The one thing that bugs me are the tiny subsection of hipster-wannabes who only like what they're told to like whether they actually get it or not, and then try to force it on everyone else, often by dissing other's tastes. It died down with the hipster backlash, but I've seen too much of it in real life to have much patience with that attitude anymore.

Can I include Adam and Joe Song Wars volume 2?Can't find enough info at a glance. I'll look it up in more detail after the weekend when I can breathe again.

Also, do you want me to update your link to that list or do you want to edit your old list?

[BostonSportsTD]

hey guys.. thought i'd break my 8 month posting hiatus with my album of the year list! i wouldnt have made a list otherwise but i remembered the annual album of the year thread you guys do here and wanted to take part again.. might change a few things but here is what i have for now:

1. Arcade Fire - The Suburbs
2. Kanye West - My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy
3. Two Door Cinema Club - Tourist History
4. Gorillaz - Plastic Beach
5. Local Natives - Gorilla Manor
6. Beach House - Teen Dream
7. Delorean - Subiza
8. LCD Soundsystem - This Is Happening
9. ceo - White Magic
10. Caribou - Swim
11. Tame Impala - Innerspeaker
12. Magic Kids - Memphis
13. Wild Nothing - Gemini
14. Broken Bells - Broken Bells
15. The Walkmen - Lisbon
16. Yeasayer - Odd Blood

[Lore]

list edited :wacky:

[an angel]

Edited mine too :lips:

[ivet]

1. Age of Adz - Sufjan Stevens
2. High Violet - The National
3. My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy - Kanye West

that's basically the most important for me right thurr

[an angel]

You have to have at least five for it to count :surprised:

[Black Rose]

I was teasing. And curious which way it went.

Nothing wrong with reviews as long as you're capable of forming your own opinion in spite of them. I like reading reviews and they are very helpful at drawing my attention to things I wouldn't have noticed. But then if I like something the critics are savaging it takes effort to trust my own instincts an tune them out.

The one thing that bugs me are the tiny subsection of hipster-wannabes who only like what they're told to like whether they actually get it or not, and then try to force it on everyone else, often by dissing other's tastes. It died down with the hipster backlash, but I've seen too much of it in real life to have much patience with that attitude anymore.

Can't find enough info at a glance. I'll look it up in more detail after the weekend when I can breathe again.

Also, do you want me to update your link to that list or do you want to edit your old list?

Use my new list please

[tauiwi]

Alright I have pretty much finalised my list for 2010!

(1-10)

9.8 The National - "High Violet"
9.3 Gorillaz - "Plastic Beach"
9.3 Two Door Cinema Club - "Tourist History"
9.2 Klaxons - "Surfing The Void"
9.0 Arcade Fire - "The Suburbs"
8.9 The Drums - "The Drums"
8.8 Vampire Weekend - "Contra"
8.8 Teenage Fanclub - "Shadows"
8.7 Tame Impala - "Innerspeaker"
8.6 Surfer Blood - "Astro Coast"


(11-20)

8.5 Miami Horror - "Illumination"
8.3 Foals - "Total Life Forever"
8.2 MGMT - "Congratulations"
8.0 The Holidays - "Post Paradise"
8.0 Cloud Control - "Bliss Release"
7.8 Mystery Jets - "Seratonin"
7.5 Kanye West - "My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy"
7.5 Deerhunter - "Halycon Digest"
7.3 Delphic - "Acolyte"
7.3 Tokyo Police Club - "Champ"

[The Escapist]

^I love it how I could pick your style of music easily, you know what I mean? Like when you hear a song and you think 'oh, such-and-and would listen to this'. It's very distinctive. I like it how people here have distinctive styles. It's good.

[squareonefivesix]

14 Fyfe Dangerfield Fly Yellow Moon


I thought this was a 2009 album :\ *googles* Jan 2010 :stunned: Weird, it's down as 2009 in my media player :confused: Maaaan, I totally need to squeeze this into my list now :bigcry:



5. Local Natives - Gorilla Manor


Thought this was a 2009 release too :\ Pretty sure I had it in my list last year.

[an angel]

^ It was a 2009 release. Unfortunately :disappointed:
edit: Gorilla Manor, I mean.

[tauiwi]

^I love it how I could pick your style of music easily, you know what I mean? Like when you hear a song and you think 'oh, such-and-and would listen to this'. It's very distinctive. I like it how people here have distinctive styles. It's good.

Ah, thanks! Yeah I guess there's an inherent British style amongst a lot of the music I listen to. Even the Australian albums on the list have that British indie sound!

[ivet]

1. Age of Adz - Sufjan Stevens
2. High Violet - The National
3. My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy - Kanye West
4. Forgiveness Rock Record - BSS
5. The Suburbs - Arcade Fire...

[The Escapist]

^I love you Ivet :hug:

I think I am going to make a top fifty as well. 25 is just not enough.

[Painter Rei]

1 - The Niro - Best Wishes
2 – Caribou – Swim
3 – Arcade Fire – The Suburbs
4 - Sufjan Stevens - The Age of Adz
5 - Rowland S Howard - Pop Crimes
6 – The National – High Violet
7 – The Black Angels – Phosphene Dream
8 – These New Puritans – Hidden
9 – Beach House – Teen Dream
10 – Holy Fuck – Latin
11 – Flying Lotus – Cosmogramma
12 – Black Mountain – Wilderness Heart

[deaths_friend]

5 - Rowland S Howard - Pop Crimes


Pop Crimes was a brilliant record but was released in 2009.

[Painter Rei]

Pop Crimes was a brilliant record but was released in 2009.

It's true Deaths friend. Late 2009 (october).
Too many releases (out from october 'til dec) don't reach sufficient visibility to be appreciated from the audience (and then, voted as AoTY) in 1, three months.
In that case I loved to celebrate a such important australian artist.

[MrMagpie]

1. Age of Adz - Sufjan Stevens
2. High Violet - The National
3. My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy - Kanye West
4. Forgiveness Rock Record - BSS
5. The Suburbs - Arcade Fire...
Briggins likes.

[The Escapist]

Gah, I feel as if I need to rethink my list again. I keep hearing all these last minute albums. Deerhunter for example.

[Grace.]

Gah, I feel as if I need to rethink my list again. I keep hearing all these last minute albums. Deerhunter for example.

Exactly the reason I haven't posted mine yet, and probably won't until it's almost the deadline :P

[The Escapist]

Here is my updated list. I'm sure I won't change again, maybe only the order slightly. Now working on the top 50. The first post was updated also.

1. The National - High Violet
2. Beach House - Teen Dream
3. Arcade Fire - The Suburbs
4. Tame Impala - Innerspeaker
5. Kanye West - My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy

6. LCD Soundsystem - This Is Happening
7. Sleigh Bells - Treats
8. Foals - Total Life Forever
9. Deerhunter - Halcyon Digest
10. Los Campesinos! - Romance Is Boring

11. Sufjan Stevens - The Age Of Adz
12. Broken Social Scene - Forgiveness Rock Record
13. Caribou - Swim
14. Crystal Castles - Crystal Castles II
15. Joanna Newsom - Have One On Me

16. Angus & Julia Stone - Down The Way
17. Jonsi - Go
18. Four Tet - There Is Love In You
19. Flying Lotus - Cosmogramma
20. Vampire Weekend - Contra

21. Best Coast - Crazy For You
22. Owen Pallett - Heartland
23. Parades - Foreign Tapes
24. Gorillaz - Plastic Beach
25. Cloud Control - Bliss Release

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26. Yeasayer - Odd Blood
27. Broken Bells - Broken Bells
28. Hot Chip - One Life Stand
29. Spoon - Transference
30. The Radio Dept. - Clinging To A Scheme

31. The Besnard Lakes - The Besnard Lakes Are The Roaring Night
32. Seabellies - By Limbo Lake
33. Massive Attack - Heligoland
34. Karkwa - Les Chemins De Verre
35. Frightened Rabbit - The Winter Of Mixed Drinks

[the_gloaming09]

this is my updated list... it might change slightly here and there, but this is an order I'm fairly happy with


1. The National-High Violet
2. Arcade Fire-The Suburbs
3. Beach House-Teen Dream
4. Deerhunter-Halcyon Digest
5. Broken Social Scene-Forgiveness Rock Record

6. Broken Bells-Broken Bells
7. The Album Leaf-A Chorus of Storytellers
8. Stars-The Five Ghosts
9. Dead Mellotron-Dead Mellotron
10. The Black Keys-Brothers

11. The Besnard Lakes-The Besnard Lakes are Roaring at the Night
12. Nightspring-Datura
13. Caribou-Swim
14. Phil Selway-Familial
15. Fictionist-Lasting Echo

16. Gorrilaz-Plastic Beach
17. Ratatat-LP4
18. Land of Talk-Cloak and Cipher
19. Aidan Knight-Versicolour
20. Karkwa-Les Chemins De Verre

21. Vampire Weekend-Contra
22. Jonsi-Go
23. Diamond Rings-Special Affections
24. Girl Talk-All Day
25. This is Happening-LCD Soundsystem

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26. Zeus-Say Us
27. of Montreal-False Priest
28. Kanye West-My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy [Explicit]
29. Foals-Total Life Forever
30. The Chemical Brothers-Further
31. So Runs the World Away-Josh Ritter
32. Age of Adz-Sufjan Stevens
33. Massive Attack-Heligoland
34. Delorean-Subiza
35. The Drums-The Drums

[Space Cadet]

Thanks for all the new lists. :D
Will update tomorrowish when I get a spare minute.

[Black Rose]

I thought this was a 2009 album :\ *googles* Jan 2010 :stunned: Weird, it's down as 2009 in my media player :confused: Maaaan, I totally need to squeeze this into my list now :bigcry:




Thought this was a 2009 release too :\ Pretty sure I had it in my list last year.

Fly Yellow came out early Jan and got re-released in April time with a few extra tracks (after the John Lewis Advert)

[deaths_friend]

here is my final top 25.

1. LCD Soundsystem - This Is Happening
2. The National - High Violet
3. Kanye West - My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy
4. Foals - Total Life Forever
5. Tame Impala - Innerspeaker

6. Arcade Fire - The Suburbs
7. Angus + Julia Stone - Down the Way
8. Beach House - Teen Dream
9. Crystal Castles - Crystal Castles II
10. Laura Marling - I Speak Because I Can

11. Jonsi - Go
12. Cloud Control - Bliss Release
13. Gorillaz - Plastic Beach
14. Interpol - S/T
15. Parades - Foreign Tapes

16. Vampire Weekend - Contra
17. Yeasayer - Odd Blood
18. The Drums - S/T
19. Hot Chip - One Life Stand
20 Dead Letter Circus - This Is The Warning

21. The Chemical Brothers - Further
22. Caribou - Swim
23. Two Door Cinema Club - Tourist History
24. Broken Bells - S/T
25. Local Natives - Gorilla Manor

Special Mentions
Sufjan Stevens - All Delighted People EP (would've made the top 10 if Sufjan didnt call it an EP)
The White Stripes - Under Great White Northern Lights (brilliant live recording)
Sleigh Bells - Treats (i appreciate its awesomeness but just couldn't find a spot for it)


i ended up leaving out some albums i really really enjoyed this year so that was difficult but that did mean i ended up with 25 albums i genuinely loved this year as opposed to previous years where ive included albums just to make up the numbers. the top 13 in particular really really impressed me and the top 3 are of the quality that i would put in an end of decade list.

[Italian Plastic]

1 - The Niro - Best Wishes
2 – Caribou – Swim
3 – Arcade Fire – The Suburbs
4 - Sufjan Stevens - The Age of Adz
5 - Rowland S Howard - Pop Crimes
6 – The National – High Violet
7 – The Black Angels – Phosphene Dream
8 – These New Puritans – Hidden
9 – Beach House – Teen Dream
10 – Holy Fuck – Latin
11 – Flying Lotus – Cosmogramma
12 – Black Mountain – Wilderness Heart

Holy Fuck! I haven't seen anyone else who have included that album.

[Painter Rei]

Holy Fuck! I haven't seen anyone else who have included that album.

I know, but when Love appears, you can't refuse it.
YouTube - The Niro - In My Memory, Live @ Spaziale Festival - Torino, 21/07/2010

[Painter Rei]

this is my updated list... it might change slightly here and there, but this is an order I'm fairly happy with



22. Jonsi-Go


Awesome!

[The Escapist]

here is my final top 25.

1. LCD Soundsystem - This Is Happening
2. The National - High Violet
3. Kanye West - My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy
4. Foals - Total Life Forever
5. Tame Impala - Innerspeaker

6. Arcade Fire - The Suburbs
7. Angus + Julia Stone - Down the Way
8. Beach House - Teen Dream
9. Crystal Castles - Crystal Castles II
10. Laura Marling - I Speak Because I Can

11. Jonsi - Go
12. Cloud Control - Bliss Release
13. Gorillaz - Plastic Beach
14. Interpol - S/T
15. Parades - Foreign Tapes

16. Vampire Weekend - Contra
17. Yeasayer - Odd Blood
18. The Drums - S/T
19. Hot Chip - One Life Stand
20 Dead Letter Circus - This Is The Warning

21. The Chemical Brothers - Further
22. Caribou - Swim
23. Two Door Cinema Club - Tourist History
24. Broken Bells - S/T
25. Local Natives - Gorilla Manor

Special Mentions
Sufjan Stevens - All Delighted People EP (would've made the top 10 if Sufjan didnt call it an EP)
The White Stripes - Under Great White Northern Lights (brilliant live recording)
Sleigh Bells - Treats (i appreciate its awesomeness but just couldn't find a spot for it)


i ended up leaving out some albums i really really enjoyed this year so that was difficult but that did mean i ended up with 25 albums i genuinely loved this year as opposed to previous years where ive included albums just to make up the numbers. the top 13 in particular really really impressed me and the top 3 are of the quality that i would put in an end of decade list.

I do love your taste in music. Local Natives is 2009 though.

[deaths_friend]

I do love your taste in music. Local Natives is 2009 though.

thanks.

if P4K calls it 2010 im calling it 2010 :P but thats the last album on my list so i dont care if it isnt counted

[MrMagpie]

Here are my official rankings
http://thebrokenspeaker.com/category/top-albums-of-2010/

I usually change things up a little for the Coldplaying ranks.

[Megalomania]

1. Brandon Flowers- Flamingo
2. Jonsi- Go
3. Arcade Fire- The Suburbs
4. MGMT- Congratulations
5. Apparatjik- We Are Here


Okay, I'm updating my list, but it's not final yet. :P

1. Brandon Flowers- Flamingo
2. Hurts- Happiness
3. Jonsi- Go
4. Arcade Fire- The Suburbs
5. Two Door Cinema Club- Tourist History
6. The National- High Violet
7. Vampire Weekend- Contra
8. Gorillaz- Plastic Beach
9. MGMT- Congratulations
10. Apparatjik- We Are Here

Woot for more than 5 albums! :cheesy:

[deaths_friend]

this place is pretty quiet considering we're only 4 days away from the deadline. hows everyone going with their lists?

[Grace.]

^Oh wow, is it that soon? I really better get mine in!
The past month or so has been pretty intense but I should get mine in by the deadline, I think.

[domscientist]

ok now you guys really need to listen to john roberts - Glass Eights right ?

[Violet]

^^^ Christina!

Good news: YAY, you have more than 5 albums! :cheesy:

Bad news: You need to change your list. That Mumford & Sons album was released October 2009. It's only the limited deluxe edition that was released this year, and since there was the original release before that, that doesn't count. :\

[Space Cadet]

this place is pretty quiet considering we're only 4 days away from the deadline. hows everyone going with their lists?I could extend it if people like. I sure haven't had a spare moment to get my list in order let alone look after all of yours yet. And it looks like the next 3 days are going to get messy... :mad:

All in favour of an extension, hands up!

[Vanzel]

tomorrow i am going to put my top 15 of the year!I have seen V.Nice lists so far mates!

[The Escapist]

I could extend it if people like. I sure haven't had a spare moment to get my list in order let alone look after all of yours yet. And it looks like the next 3 days are going to get messy... :mad:

All in favour of an extension, hands up!

Extension would be fine with me. I'm pretty sure my list will stay the same but Im on holidays and I will be listening to lots of music and I might change my mind and I have no internet access, so it wouldn't hurt to hold it off a little longer.

[the_gloaming09]

yeah an extension wouldn't be a problem. I guess w/ the holidays it might make things a bit hectic. I'm in no rush

[deaths_friend]

Here are my official rankings
http://thebrokenspeaker.com/category/top-albums-of-2010/

I usually change things up a little for the Coldplaying ranks.

surprised to see vampire weekend in your top 10. did you ever get around to listening to their debut?

[tauiwi]

Vampire weekend were in my top 10 too. I think it surprises people because of how early it came in the year. I know it isn't as good as their debut but it's still a quality record!!

[MrMagpie]

surprised to see vampire weekend in your top 10. did you ever get around to listening to their debut?

i did listen to their debut. Wasn't the biggest fan of it, much prefer Contra.

I was a little surprised I ended up putting the album so high because it hasn't been an album that I've obsessed over this year. But at the same time I enjoy it every time I do listen to it. There aren't any dull or weak moments in it. I also find its a pretty good summary of the alternative indie scene all packed in one album. The sounds of Grizzly Bear, Animal Collective, etc. are all there while also paying homage to the past (Paul Simon).

[Violet]

I could extend it if people like. I sure haven't had a spare moment to get my list in order let alone look after all of yours yet. And it looks like the next 3 days are going to get messy... :mad:

All in favour of an extension, hands up!

-raises hand-

[Timothy Q. Mouse]

****FINAL LIST OF THE YEAR****

The Wonder Years - The Upsides
Frightened Rabbit - The Winter Of Mixed Drinks
Los Campesinos! - Romance Is Boring
This Is The Second Album Of A Band Called Adebisi Shank
Delphic - Acolyte
65daysofstatic - We Were Exploding Anyway
Cathy Davey - The Nameless
Halves - It Goes, It Goes (Forever And Ever)
Blood Red Shoes - Fire Like This
The National - High Violet
Villagers - Becoming A Jackal
Foals - Total Life Forever
Oceansize - Self Preserved While The Bodies Float Up

(No particular order, seriously couldn't do that if I tried. :P)

[iPsy]

FINAL- TOP 20!

1) Arcade Fire- The Suburbs
2) Vampire Weekend- Contra
3) MGMT- Congratulations
4) The Courteeners- Falcon
5) Foals- Total Life Forever
6) The Drums- The Drums
7) My Chemical Romance- Danger Days: The True Lifes Of The Fabulous Killjoys
8) Two Door Cinema Club- Tourist History
9) Everything Everything- Man Alive
10) The Script- Science & Faith
11) Hurts- Happiness
12) Lostprophets- The Betrayed
13) Plan B- The Defamation Of Strickland Banks
14) Kings Of Leon- Come Around Sundown
15) Villagers- Becoming A Jackel
16) You Me At Six- Hold Me Down
17) Gorillaz- Plastic Beach
18) Jack Johnson- To The Sea
19) Cherry Ghost- Beneath The Burning Shoreline
20) Brandon Flowers- Flamingo

[Space Cadet]

I see lots of yeas and no nays, so deadline extended to December 30th at 8pm EST. Countdown to follow in the new year.

[Grace.]

Finally got my list, may change it before the deadline but it will probably stay as is:

1. Foals – Total Life Forever
2. The National – High Violet
3. Arcade Fire – The Suburbs
4. Gorillaz – Plastic Beach
5. Delphic - Acolyte

6. Two Door Cinema Club – Tourist History
7. Cloud Control – Bliss Release
8. Tame Impala – Innerspeaker
9. Broken Social Scene – Forgiveness Rock Record
10. Vampire Weekend – Contra

11. The Holidays – Post Paradise
12. Surfer Blood – Astrocoast
13. Angus & Julia Stone – Down the Way
14. Gypsy & the Cat - Gilgamesh
15. Seabellies – By Limbo Lake

16. Beach House – Teen Dream
17. Miami Horror - Illumination
18. Warpaint – The Fool
19. Kanye West – My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy
20. Klaxons – Surfing the Void

21. Laura Marling – I Speak Because I Can
22. Hungry Kids of Hungary – Escapades
23. The Naked and Famous – Passive Me, Aggressive You
24. Frightened Rabbit – The Winter of Mixed Drinks
25. Interpol - Interpol

[tauiwi]

I re-did my top albums. As follows (FINAL).

15. MGMT - 'Congratulations'
14. Foals - 'Total Life Forever'
13. Mystery Jets - 'Seratonin'
12. Kanye West - 'My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy'
11. Miami Horror - 'Illumination'

10. Two Door Cinema Club - 'Tourist History'
9. The Hoidays - 'Post Paradise'
8. Surfer Blood - 'Astro Coast'
7. Vampire Weekend - 'Contra'
6. Teenage Fanclub - 'Shadows'
5. Gorillaz - 'Plastic Beach'
4. Klaxons - 'Surfing The Void'
3. Arcade Fire - 'The Suburbs'
2. The Drums - 'The Drums'
1. THE NATIONAL - 'HIGH VIOLET'

EDIT: LINK FOR EXTENDED REVIEWS/DESCRIPTIONS/JUSTIFICATION (http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=259021&id=586672384&l=311a022284)

[deaths_friend]

^^

correct me if im wrong but wow Two Door fell a long way in a very short period of time.

[tauiwi]

Yeah my last list was a kind of shortlist. They're still in my top 10, I just value the uniqueness of the albums 1-9 so much more. Plus I had more of a serious think about my top 10! Two Door's record is more of an LP of great singles, rather than having the full flow of an album. I had to get out of a serious Two Door obsession phase to realise!

[deaths_friend]

glad you saw the light buddy lol but its still a good record. it might be far from being my fave album of the year but its right up there as one of my most listened to albums.

[tauiwi]

glad you saw the light buddy lol but its still a good record. it might be far from being my fave album of the year but its right up there as one of my most listened to albums.

Yeah that was my thinking. I had listened to it SO much this year but it just didn't have those top album qualities.

[iPsy]

I'm surprised at 'Surfing The Void' featuring in many lists. I was extremely disappointed by it!

[Megalomania]

^^^ Christina!

Good news: YAY, you have more than 5 albums! :cheesy:

Bad news: You need to change your list. That Mumford & Sons album was released October 2009. It's only the limited deluxe edition that was released this year, and since there was the original release before that, that doesn't count. :\

oh eff, I always thought it was 2010. :disappointed:
Booooo!

[Lizzybear]

Can I include Adam and Joe Song Wars volume 2?

If not, than my top 20 is:
1 John Grant Queen Of Denmark
2 Laura Veirs July Flame
3 Mountain Man Made The Harbor
4 Philip Selway Familial
5 Midlake The Courage Of Others
6 Smoke Fairies Through Low Light And Trees
7 Steve Mason Boys Outside
8 The Bluetones A New Athens
9 The Wilderness of Manitoba When You Left the Fire
10 These New Puritans Hidden
11 Wolf Parade Expo 86
12 I Am Kloot Sky at Night
13 Grasscut 1 Inch/1/2 Mile
14 Fyfe Dangerfield Fly Yellow Moon
15 Efterklang Magic Chairs
16 Ed Harcourt Lustre
17 David Ford Let The Hard Times Roll
18 BT These Hopeful Machines
19 Bonobo Black Sands
20 Aqualung Magnetic North
21 Phantom Band - The Wants
22 Clogs The Creatures In The Garden Of Lady Walton
23 Kele The Boxer
24 - Gorillaz The Fall
25 - Tom McRae The Alphabet of Hurricanes


With these 20 albums missing out
Alan Pownall True Love Stories
Ben Folds And Nick Hornby Lonely Avenue
Danny and the Champions Of The World Streets Of Our Time
Freelance Whales Weathervanes
Frightened Rabbit The Winter of Mixed Drinks
Goldheart Assembly Wolves & Thieves
James The Night Before
James The Morning After
Jamie Lidell Compass
Kula Shaker Pilgrims Progress
Stars The Five Ghosts
The Burns Unit Side Show
The Chemical Brothers Further
The Futureheads The Chaos
Tunng ...And Then We Saw Land
Two Door Cinema Club Tourist History
White Belt Yellow Tag Methods

How did you have The Fall on there before it came out, it didn't leak anywhere? Did you just know it would be that good lol.






Mine edited, updated first post too.


1. Gorillaz - Plastic Beach
2. Crystal Castles - Crystal Castles II
3. Deerhunter - Halcyon Digest
4. Massive Attack - Heliogoland
5. Manic Street Preachers - Postcards from a Young Man
6. Tame Impala - Innerspeaker
7. Yeasayer - Odd Blood
8. Beach House - Teen Dream
9. Foals - Total Life Forever
10. Gorillaz – The Fall
11. Jonsi - Go
12. Wintersleep - New Inheritors
13. Kula Skaker - Pilgrim's Progress
14. Blonde Redhead – Penny Sparkle
15. Ariel Pink’s Haunted Grafitti – Before Today
16. Of Montreal – False Priest
17. Menomena - Mine
18. The Walkmen – Lisbon
19. Caribou – Swim
20. Karkwa – Les Chemins de verre
21. Apparatjik - We Are Here
22. M.I.A. – Maya
23. LCD Soundsystem – This is Happening
24. The Coral – Butterfly House
25. Klaxons - Surfing the Void



Other albums I enjoyed:

Land of Talk – Cloak and Cipher
The Courteeners – Falcon
Vampire Weekend - Contra
Delphic - Acolyte
Goldheart Assembly - Wolves and Thieves
MGMT - Congratulations
Interpol - Interpol
The National - High Violet
Arcade Fire - The Suburbs
Broken Social Scene - Forgiveness Rock Record
Owen Pallett – Heartland
Best Coast – Crazy for You
Tokyo Police Club – Champ
The Black Keys - Brothers
Band of Horses - Infinite Arms
Broken Bells - Broken Bells
Frightened Rabbit - The Winter of Mixed Drinks
The Futurheads - Chaos
Deftones - Diamond Eyes
Los Compesinos! - Romance is Boring
Surfer Blood - Astro Coast
The Eels - End Times
The Eels - Tomorrow Morning

[Riku_88]

Hope it's not too late, but here is my list anyway:

My Top Albums
1. Teen Dream – Beach House
2. This Is Happening – LCD Soundsystem
3. The Suburbs – Arcade Fire
4. The Age of Adz – Sufjan Stevens
5. Body Talk – Robyn

6. High Violet – The National
7. Contra – Vampire Weekend
8. Crystal Castles (II) – Crystal Castles
9. The Monitor – Titus Andronicus
10. Forgiveness Rock Record – Broken Social Scene

11. Halcyon Digest – Deerhunter
12. Lisbon – The Walkmen
13. Write About Love – Belle and Sebastian
14. One Life Stand – Hot Chip
15. Brothers – The Black Keys
16. Heartland – Owen Pallett
17. Transference – Spoon
18. Swim – Caribou
19. Plastic Beach – Gorillaz
20. Together – The New Pornographers

Honorable Mention (do not count these as 20-25):

Before Today - Ariel Pink's Haunted Grafitti (didn't actually get a chance to hear this one)

Tron Legacy Soundtrack - Daft Punk

Cosmogramma - Flying Lotus

Romance is Boring - Los Campesinos!

Everything in Between - No Age

Nothing Hurts - Male Bonding

Congratulations - MGMT

[Riku_88]

Hmm, it's kind of disappointing not to see LCD on more lists....one of the few artists that has consistently put out top quality material over 3 consecutive albums nowadays.

Also, am I the only one who thought the new Deerhunter was kind of overrated? Don't get me wrong it's a good album (which is apparent by my inclusion of it on the list), but I was surprised how well received it was by critics and pitchfork had it at #3 on their year-end list. I thought it was just more of the same (which isn't a bad thing considering their previous stuff) with a few changes/tinkering here and there, but certainly it's nothing earth-shattering.

[deaths_friend]

Hmm, it's kind of disappointing not to see LCD on more lists....one of the few artists that has consistently put out top quality material over 3 consecutive albums nowadays.


much like kanye, it isnt the type of music that is popular on here. personally i think it is the best album released since radiohead's in rainbows and best of LCD's 3 and thats saying something.

and hey briggins has it on his list! thats enough isnt it? :P

[MrMagpie]

much like kanye, it isnt the type of music that is popular on here. personally i think it is the best album released since radiohead's in rainbows and best of LCD's 3 and thats saying something.

and hey briggins has it on his list! thats enough isnt it? :P

haha, I love that album. One of my favourite albums of the past few years.

I agree about Deerhunter. I gave it a pretty average position in my list because that is how much i liked it. More accessable and straight forward than microcastles, but not ground breaking.

[Keddie]

1.) Contra-Vampire Weekend
2.) High Violet-The National
3.) Teen Dream-Beach House
4.) The Suburbs-Arcade Fire
5.) Weathervanes-Freelance Whales
6.) Minor Love-Adam Green
7.) The Five Ghosts-Stars
8) Treats-Sleigh Bells
9.) Champ-Tokyo Police Club
10.) This Is Happening-LCD Soundsystem
11.) Forgiveness Rock Record-Broken Social Scene
12.) False Priests-Of Montreal
13.) Congratulations-MGMT
14.) My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy-Kanye West
15.) Romance Is Boring-Los Campesinos!

[jehrenfried]

#1. Broken Bells- Broken Bells
#2. Graffiti6 - Colours
#3. Kanye West - My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy
#4. Kid Cudi - Man on the Moon II: The Legend of Mr. Rager
#5. B.o.B - B.o.B Presents: The Adventures of Bobby Ray
#6. Vampire Weekend - Contra
#7. Kings of Leon - Come Around Sundown
#8. The Roots - How I Got Over
#9. Linkin Park - A Thousand Suns
#10. Apparatjik - We are Here
#11. Bruno Mars - Doo-Wops & Hooligans

[iPsy]

^ Mumford & Sons was from 2009 :)

[Space Cadet]

I'm surprised at 'Surfing The Void' featuring in many lists. I was extremely disappointed by it!I loooove it. The title track is now my go-to song when I want something completely insane to play very loudly. Good stress buster. And I love all the little new wave influences creeping in to other tracks. It's a very interesting album- I certainly haven't gotten bored of it. Or else I'm just weird. :shrug:

I just wish I knew what had happened to my CD of it- I thought I lost it down behind my desk but I can't find it there. It's been missing for a couple of months now. And I'm usually really good at keeping track of all my cds, even when they end up in piles all over the place. :(

Hope it's not too late, but here is my list anyway Not too late, that's what extentions are for. :D But I have been horrible neglectful of just about everything in my entire life except for school I'm afraid. Time to play catch-up. :embarrassed: And to get some lists up.

Hmm, it's kind of disappointing not to see LCD on more lists....one of the few artists that has consistently put out top quality material over 3 consecutive albums nowadays.

Also, am I the only one who thought the new Deerhunter was kind of overrated?Yes. This is Happening seemed like an oddly quiet release to me considering how anticipated it was. But a great album though. Yet I still prefer Sound of Silver by a long shot. I haven't actually listened to the new one all that much since I got it.

Not really familiar with Deerhunter. Couldn't get into them. :confused::shrug:

[Space Cadet]

Ok, lists updated. :sweatdrop:

Please, please, please check your link to make sure it is pointing to the post you want counted.

I changed some links to point to people's latest lists, but I may have missed some that people wanted updated or changed some that people wanted pointing to old lists.

[the_gloaming09]

3 days oh boy


I'm listening to the new Sufjan album right now... looks like I'll have to add that.

[rudy_o]

omg, I thought I had submitted mine, but I actually haven't!

Am I too late to send it now?

[the_gloaming09]

omg, I thought I had submitted mine, but I actually haven't!

Am I too late to send it now?

you have 3 days left :P

[rudy_o]

Arcade Fire - The Suburbs
Vampire Weekend - Contra
Sufjan Stevens - The Age of Adz
Two Door Cinema Club - Tourist History
Freelance Whales - Weathervanes
Jónsi - Go
Tame Impala - Innerspeaker
The Drums - The Drums
Ra Ra Riot - The Orchard
Surfer Blood - Astro Coast
The National - High Violet
Tokyo Police Club - Champ
The Morning Benders - Big Echo
The Black Keys - Brothers
Frightened Rabbit - The Winter of Mixed Drinks
Foals - Total Life Forever
LCD Soundsystem - This Is Happening
Gorillaz - Plastic Beach
Kings of Leon - Come Around Sundown
MGMT - Congratulations
Klaxons - Surfing The Void
Broken Bells- Broken Bells
Yeasayer - Odd Blood
Owen Pallett - Heartland
Karkwa - Les Chemins de verre

[Space Cadet]

omg, I thought I had submitted mine, but I actually haven't!

Am I too late to send it now?That's weird, I thought you had too. :confused: Hmm. Maybe the thread monster ate it.

Added! :D




New lists still welcome, everyone! :dance:

[jehrenfried]

In the U.S., where I am from, Sigh No More came out in 2010. Just clarifying.

[jehrenfried]

^ Mumford & Sons was from 2009 :)

In the U.S., where I am from, it came out in 2010.

[Space Cadet]

^Because this is a British-based international board, and it's easy to hear international releases these days, the rule is that the official release date for these lists is whichever of the two came first: the British release date or the American release date.

Since Sigh No More's first UK/US release date was October 2009, and it was a very popular entry on the 2009 list (#20), it is considered a 2009 album.

Hope that clears it up. :)

[Space Cadet]

Rather than type out a long list of links to previous polls in the rules post, I'm putting the list of links here and linking to it. :dizzy:

Voting and discussion threads:

2006 (http://www.coldplaying.com/forum/showthread.php?t=36184)
2007 (http://www.coldplaying.com/forum/showthread.php?t=41063)
2008 (http://www.coldplaying.com/forum/showthread.php?t=49796)
2009 (http://www.coldplaying.com/forum/showthread.php?t=61599)

Countdowns:
2006 (http://www.coldplaying.com/forum/showthread.php?t=37067)
2007 (http://www.coldplaying.com/forum/showthread.php?t=42220)
2008 (http://www.coldplaying.com/forum/showthread.php?t=52958)
2009 (http://www.coldplaying.com/forum/showthread.php?t=65240)

(never did finish up last year's countdown thread :thinking: :embarrassed:)

[strawberryswinger]

i love how ridiculously bad the lists are here in coldplaying :lol: arcade fire? oh god...

whatever,

01 | Kanye West | My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy
02 | The Roots | How i Got Over
03 | Sun Kil Moon | Admiral Fell Promises
04 | Paul Cary | Ghost of a Man
05 | Erykah Badu | Return of the Ankh
06 | Flying Lotus | Cosmogramma
07 | Marc Ribot | Silent Movies
08 | Las Migas | Reinas del Matute
09 | Jonny Greenwood | Norwegian Wood OST
10 | Joanna Newsom | Have One on Me

11 | Florrie | Introduction EP
12 | Wild Nothing | Gemini
13 | Tame Impala | Innerspeaker
14 | Gorillaz | Plastic Beach
15 | Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross | The Social Network OST
16 | LCD Soundsystem | This is Happening

[The Final Track]

Yeah, lol, good Indie bands

Final list:

EDIT:

1. Joanna Newsom - Have One On Me
2. Broken Bells - Broken Bells
3. Anaïs Mitchell - Hadestown
4. Frightened Rabbit - The Winter Of Mixed Drinks
5. Susanne Sundfør - The Brothel
6. Röyksopp - Senior
7. Band Of Horses - Infinite Arms
8. The Pineapple Thief - Someone Here Is Missing
9. Arcade Fire - The Suburbs
10. The National - High Violet
11. MGMT - Congratulations
12. Eels - Tomorrow Morning
13. Gayngs - Relayted
14. Emma Pollock - The Law Of Large Numbers
15. Massive Attack - Heligoland
16. The Gaslight Anthem - American Slang
17. WarPaint - The Fool
18. Vampire Weekend - Contra
19. Laura Marling - I Speak Because I Can
20. LCD Soundsystem - This Is Happening
21. Avi Buffalo - Avi Buffalo
22. Black Mountain - Wilderness Heart
23. Eivør - Larva
24. Cyaneed - Dr. Daniel
25. Pete Molinari - A Train Bound For Glory

Honorable mention: Serena Maneech - Abyss In b-minor, Gorillaz - Plastic Beach, Gorillaz - The Fall, Flying Lotus - Cosmogramma, Neil Young - Le Noise (which I got around to too late :cry:), Peter Gabriel - Scratch My Back, Tunng - ...And The We Saw Land, She & Him - Volume 2.

[deaths_friend]

i love how ridiculously bad the lists are here in coldplaying :lol: arcade fire? oh god...

whatever,

01 | Kanye West | My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy
02 | The Roots | How i Got Over
03 | Sun Kil Moon | Admiral Fell Promises
04 | Paul Cary | Ghost of a Man
05 | Erykah Badu | Return of the Ankh
06 | Flying Lotus | Cosmogramma
07 | Marc Ribot | Silent Movies
08 | Las Migas | Reinas del Matute
09 | Jonny Greenwood | Norwegian Wood OST
10 | Joanna Newsom | Have One on Me

11 | Florrie | Introduction EP
12 | Wild Nothing | Gemini
13 | Tame Impala | Innerspeaker
14 | Gorillaz | Plastic Beach
15 | Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross | The Social Network OST
16 | LCD Soundsystem | This is Happening

congratulations on having such awesome taste in music. your parents must be very proud. just for the record, most of the albums you have listed have appeared on the "ridiculously bad lists" you speak of.

[Saketblitz]

This is my top 10 Albums of 2010:


“The Suburbs” by Arcade Fire.
Must Have Tracks: Ready To Start, Suburban War, City With No Children.

“High Violet” by The National
Must Have Tracks: Bloodbuzz Ohio, Runaway, England.

“Brothers” by The Black Keys
Must Have Tracks: Everlasting Light, Tighten Up, These Days.

“Contra” by Vampire Weekend
Must Have Tracks: I Think Ur A Contra, Giving Up The Gun, White Sky.

“Sea of Cowards” by The Dead Weathers
Must Have Tracks: Hustle and Cuss, I’m Mad, I Can’t Hear You.

“Go” by Jónsi
Must Have Tracks: Boy Lilikoi, Kolnidur, Sinking Friendships.

“Plastic Beach” by Gorillaz
Must Have Tracks: Stylo, Sweepstakes, Some Kind of Nature.

“Congratulations” by MGMT
Must Have Tracks: It’s Working, Brian Eno, Congratulations.

“Infinite Arms” by Band of Horses
Must Have Tracks: Laredo, Infinite Arms, On My Way Back Home.

“Band of Joy” by Robert Plant
Must Have Tracks: Angel Dance, I’m Falling in Love Again, Silver Rider.

Check my blog for Top 25 tracks, reviews and other music related stuff:

www.the-secret-chords.blogspot.com

(Yes, The Secret Chords comes from Jeff Buckley's Hallelujah)

[The Final Track]

(Yes, The Secret Chords comes from Jeff Buckley's Hallelujah)

Err...

[rudy_o]

i love how ridiculously bad the lists are here in coldplaying :lol: arcade fire? oh god...


What's your problem, Eduard :whip:

:escaping:

[Saketblitz]

Err...

What I meant was that my blog derives it's name from the most beautiful song ever (i.e. after Fix You)... Jeff Buckley's Hallelujah.

The lyrics contains this line "Well, I heard there was a secret chord, Where David played and pleased the lord but you don't really care for music...."

This is for everyone who hasn't heard the song "Hallelujah". GO LISTEN !!!. It's awesome. And while you're downloading or listening to it, check out my blog too. (Sorry, For the stupid publicity of sorts).

[The Final Track]

What I meant was that my blog derives it's name from the most beautiful song ever (i.e. after Fix You)... Jeff Buckley's Hallelujah.

The lyrics contains this line "Well, I heard there was a secret chord, Where David played and pleased the lord but you don't really care for music...."

This is for everyone who hasn't heard the song "Hallelujah". GO LISTEN !!!. It's awesome. And while you're downloading or listening to it, check out my blog too. (Sorry, For the stupid publicity of sorts).

I know the song and the lyric, but it's actually written and originally performed by Mr. Leornard Cohen (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leonard_Cohen) ;)

[strawberryswinger]

What's your problem, Eduard :whip:

:escaping:

hah, i just love how everyone gets offended :P

[ivet]

Briggins likes.

:heart:

[Black Rose]

I've updated my list with the fantastic new Gorillaz album (The Fall)

I hope it counts at is a 2010 album and this is meant to be albums of the year 2010 thread :P

[Violet]

The cut-off date for the release dates on the albums for this countdown is November 30. Anything released in December of this year will carry over into next year's countdown. I think that Gorillaz album was released quite recently, so I'm afraid that one's a no-go.

[Black Rose]

FIX

And on that bombshell I redraw my original entry.

See my new entry below for my true list of albums of the year 2009/2010

[Black Rose]

My new entry list:

1 - Jedward - Planet Jedward
2 - Westlife - Gravity
3 - Rod Stewart - Fly Me to the Moon: The Great American Songbook, Vol. 5
4 - Miley Cyrus - Can’t Be Tamed
5 - Justin Bieber - My World 2.0

That's 5, good.

Have a good day

[Space Cadet]

My new entry list:

1 - Jedward - Planet Jedward
2 - Westlife - Gravity
3 - Rod Stewart - Fly Me to the Moon: The Great American Songbook, Vol. 5
4 - Miley Cyrus - Can’t Be Tamed
5 - Justin Bieber - My World 2.0

That's 5, good.

Have a good day:laugh3: Somehow I don't really believe you...

The cutoff date has always been mid-December, so The Fix being released Dec 25th wouldn't have counted if it was any other year either. The poll just had to go a little late this year.

Because in the past early December was such a fuzzy complicated time, being eligible for two years, I decided to reduce confusion once and for all, and set a hard cutoff date of December 1st. The idea is to give all those end-of-year slow-burners a chance to actually get a following and make next year's list. If I let you vote for the fix now, it would get a grand total of one vote. Since it's eligible for next year's list, it might get several votes once people are more aware of it. That's the thinking.

Also, you forgot Katy Parry on your list. :P

[Violet]

Oh my gosh. I did it. I actually made a list. :freak:

I'm not sure if it's exactly numbered the way I want it, but I'm pretty sure these are the albums I want, and the albums are generally around the area I want to place them. I wouldn't have much time to make edits, anyway, so it may stay the way it is simply due to time. This was incredibly hard for me. :dead:

Anyway, here it is:

1. "High Violet"-The National
2. "The Suburbs"-Arcade Fire
3. "The Courage of Others"-Midlake
4. "Go"-Jónsi
5. "Happiness"-Hurts
6. "The Brothel"-Susanne Sundfør
7. "The Age of Adz"-Sufjan Stevens
8. "Tourist History"-Two Door Cinema Club
9. "Heartland"-Owen Pallett
10. "Hands All Over"-Maroon 5
11. "Immersion"-Pendulum
12. "The ArchAndroid (Suites II & III)"-Janelle Monáe
13. "Deleted Scenes from the Cutting Room Floor"-Caro Emerald
14. "Acolyte"-Delphic
15. "Plastic Beach"-Gorillaz
16. "Wolves and Thieves"-Goldheart Assembly
17. "Beachcomber's Windowsill"-Stornoway
18. "We Built a Fire"-Seabear
19. "Les Chemins de Verre"-Karkwa
20. "I Speak Because I Can"-Laura Marling
21. "Contra"-Vampire Weekend
22. "Becoming a Jackal"-Villagers
23. "My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy"-Kanye West
24. "Hidden"-These New Puritans
25. "Science & Faith"-The Script

[The Final Track]

6. "The Brothel"-Susanne Sundfør

Huzzah! :awesome: She might crack the top 200!

[Vanzel]

1.The National - High Violet
2.Arcade Fire - The Suburbs
3.Beach House - Teen Dream
4.Deerhunter - Halcyon Digest
5.Kanye West - My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy

6.The Black Keys - Brothers
7.Interpol-Interpol
8..Foals- Total live Forever
9.Joanna Newsom - Have One More
10.Lcd Soundsystem - This is happening

11Caribou - Swim
12.Jannelle Monae - The Archandroid

[Space Cadet]

My new entry list:

1 - Jedward - Planet Jedward
2 - Westlife - Gravity
3 - Rod Stewart - Fly Me to the Moon: The Great American Songbook, Vol. 5
4 - Miley Cyrus - Can’t Be Tamed
5 - Justin Bieber - My World 2.0

That's 5, good.

Have a good dayIf it's any consolation, it's really, really killing me that I can't put the Tron Legacy soundtrack on my list since it came out in December. :mean: I think in terms of the history of electronic music it's something really special and significant and I like listening to it too. Yes, it will be hard to remember it for next year's list. BUT (*sigh*) it WILL be eligible for next years list and unless there is a torrent of other more significant albums, it will show up on next years list. :sweatdrop:

[Black Rose]

Chances are that it will be forgotten about come Nov 2011. How many Dec 09 albums are on the list so far?

[Space Cadet]

How many Dec 09 albums should be on the list?

Vampire Weekend's Contra came out at the very, very beginning of January and it's going to be high on many lists including mine. It's too good to be forgotten. ...Which is the way it should work, I think.

[MrMagpie]

I guess i should post my list soon.

[pvn271]

OK.Guess this is my final list:-
1.Arcade Fire-The Suburbs
2.The National-High Violet
3.Linkin Park-A Thousand Suns
4.Gorillaz-Plastic Beach
5.Kings of Leon-Come Around Sundown

[Famous Old Painter]

My new entry list:

1 - Jedward - Planet Jedward
2 - Westlife - Gravity
3 - Rod Stewart - Fly Me to the Moon: The Great American Songbook, Vol. 5
4 - Miley Cyrus - Can’t Be Tamed
5 - Justin Bieber - My World 2.0

That's 5, good.

Have a good day
My list is exactly the same, but flipped upside down.

[Ilione]

I really felt like creating a list as well, so here you go:

01. Tired Pony - The Place We Ran From
02. Mt. Desolation - Mt. Desolation
03. James Blunt - Some Kind of Trouble
04. Fran Healy - Wreckorder
05. The National - High Violet

06. Band of Horses - Infinite Arms
07. Foals - Total Life Forever
08. Frightened Rabbit - The Winter of Mixed Drinks
09. Two Door Cinema Club - Tourist History
10. Take That - Progress

11. KT Tunstall - Tiger Suit
12. Brandon Flowers - Flamingo
13. Arcade Fire - The Suburbs
14. Belle and Sebastian - Write about Love
15. The Script - Science & Faith

16. The Boy Who Trapped The Sun - Fireplace
17. The Courteeners - Falcon
18. General Fiasco - Buildings
19. Jónsi - Go
20. Bombay Bicycle Club - Flaws

21. The Hoosiers - The Illusion of Safety
22. Sufjan Stevens - The Age of Adz
23. Kings of Leon - Come Around Sundown
24. Amy MacDonald - A Curious Thing
25. Aqualung - Magnetic North

[Space Cadet]

Hurrah! We hit the 50 lists mark! :dance: Thanks, everyone.

Keep them coming- we have until tonight

OK.Guess this is my final list:-
1.Arcade Fire-The Suburbs
2.The National-High Violet
3.Linkin Park-A Thousand Suns
4.Gorillaz-Plastic Beach
5.Kings of Leon-Come Around SundownThanks :nice: And welcome to the board. :D

[MrMagpie]

post updated.

[Space Cadet]

Here is my official list for Coldplaying. It is a little different than my usual list since I put it more in order of how I want to get those album points. For example I loved Hannah Georgas' album, but nobody else will have it in their lists, so I took it out and instead would like a band like Foals get those points if that makes sense.Funny, I usually do the opposite- if there's a little album I really love I'll bump it up a few places in the hopes of helping it make the top 50.

[Darlene_Ihnfsa]

just for the organizer to know, i edited the original list i submited.

thanks for organizing it, happy counting :)

[rudy_o]

Oh do we need to mention if we did some change on the list? I did too, so please? Thanks :nice:

[Space Cadet]

As long as you make any changes to the post I have linked to on the first page, that is what will count, no update notes needed.

When I count up the votes, I go down that list, so whatever pops up gets counted. That's why it's so important to make sure I have the right copy of your list linked to.

[squareonefivesix]

I just made a last minute edit to my list :rolleyes: Looking forward to seeing the results, tho I predict an Arcade Fire victory... :shrug:

[PolarMonkey]

sitting around at a Starbucks & have some time to kill. so here's my (very quickly compiled & short) list:


The National - High Violet
Frightened Rabbit - Winter of Mixed Drinks
Tired Pony - The Place We Ran From
Foals - Total Life Forever
We Are Scientists - Barbara
Linkin Park - A Thousand Suns

[englishrose]

Oh dear, I really haven't put enough thought into this. :\

However, for what it's worth, here's my two cents:

1. The Cat Empire - Cinema
2. Spoon - Transference
3. Sufjan Stevens - The Age of Ads
4. James Yuill - Movement in a Storm
5. Vampire Weekend - Contra
6. The Weepies - Be My Thrill
7. Belle & Sebastian - Belle & Sebastian Write About Love

And I don't know if this counts since it was released post-humously but:

8. Valleys of Neptune - Jimi Hendrix

:nice:

[Space Cadet]

And I don't know if this counts since it was released post-humously but:

8. Valleys of Neptune - Jimi Hendrix

:nice:It will count if it's original material that hasn't been released before. If it's any sort of collection of previously released stuff it doesn't count.

[Keddie]

Oh geez....

I edited my list. It seems I wrote in the wrong BSS album :rolleyes:

[englishrose]

It will count if it's original material that hasn't been released before. If it's any sort of collection of previously released stuff it doesn't count.

Yep, it's original stuff! Yay :smiley:

[Black Rose]

It will count if it's original material that hasn't been released before. If it's any sort of collection of previously released stuff it doesn't count.

Some of the stuff has been released before, however unoffically and in non-finished demo format.

[Space Cadet]

Yep, it's original stuff! Yay :smiley:

Some of the stuff has been released before, however unoffically and in non-finished demo format.Close enough, then.

[Black Rose]

Vote Jedward for number 1!

[Space Cadet]

^*pouts* I miss your old list. I never got a good look at it before it was disappeared.

[englishrose]

Close enough, then.

Thanks :) I personally count demos and re-runs as originals so I didn't think there'd be an issue...not that it matters seeing as it looks like I'm the only one who voted for it :rolleyes:

[Black Rose]

Here was my original top 20
1 John Grant Queen Of Denmark
2 Laura Veirs July Flame
3 Mountain Man Made The Harbor
4 Philip Selway Familial
5 David Ford Let The Hard Times Roll
6 Smoke Fairies Through Low Light And Trees
7 Steve Mason Boys Outside
8 The Bluetones A New Athens
9 The Wilderness of Manitoba When You Left the Fire
10 These New Puritans Hidden
11 Wolf Parade Expo 86
12 I Am Kloot Sky at Night
13 Grasscut 1 Inch/1/2 Mile
14 Fyfe Dangerfield Fly Yellow Moon
15 Efterklang Magic Chairs
16 Ed Harcourt Lustre
17 Midlake The Courage Of Others
18 BT These Hopeful Machines
19 Bonobo Black Sands
20 Aqualung Magnetic North

Although I would now place Let The Hard Times Roll a bit higher, such a beautiful album.

[Space Cadet]

Need to run out for the evening... I should be home in time to close the poll on time, but if not you all get a one-hour or so grace period.

Here was my original top 20
1 John Grant Queen Of Denmark
2 Laura Veirs July Flame
3 Mountain Man Made The Harbor
4 Philip Selway Familial
5 David Ford Let The Hard Times Roll
6 Smoke Fairies Through Low Light And Trees
7 Steve Mason Boys Outside
8 The Bluetones A New Athens
9 The Wilderness of Manitoba When You Left the Fire
10 These New Puritans Hidden
11 Wolf Parade Expo 86
12 I Am Kloot Sky at Night
13 Grasscut 1 Inch/1/2 Mile
14 Fyfe Dangerfield Fly Yellow Moon
15 Efterklang Magic Chairs
16 Ed Harcourt Lustre
17 Midlake The Courage Of Others
18 BT These Hopeful Machines
19 Bonobo Black Sands
20 Aqualung Magnetic North

Although I would now place Let The Hard Times Roll a bit higher, such a beautiful album.

Thanks, but does that mean you still aren't going to let it count?

Hey, I Am Kloot's... I was going to listen to that one and never got a chance. *sigh*

...But yeah, what I don't understand is that I changed the cutoff date quite a while ago and there were no objections at all. If there had been then I would have reconsidered then, but by now most people have finalized their lists for this year so a sudden change back wouldn't be fair. :shrug:

[Black Rose]

Use my comic 5-album list for my main list, it's not like my proper list will change anything

[Josh42]

1) Spooks by The Beautiful Girls
2) Surfing the Void by Klaxons
3) The Fall by Gorillaz
4) Plastic Beach by Gorillaz
5) Heligoland by Massive Attack
6) Interpol by Interpol
7) The Suburbs by Arcade Fire

[MrMagpie]

The Fall isn't eligible for these lists until next year.

[Space Cadet]

LAST CALL!!! YOU HAVE 5 MINUTES!

[Space Cadet]

Ok everyone, that's it for this year. I declare this poll closed.

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[MrMagpie]

Karen is about to text me her list!

[Space Cadet]

^You couldn't have told me that 5 minutes ago?!

[MrMagpie]

Karen's list
1. Broken Social Scene - Forgiveness Rock Record
2. Arcade Fire - The Suburbs
3. Land of Talk - Cloak and Cipher
4. The National - High Violet
5. Beach House - Teen Dream
6. Aidan Knight - Versicolour
7. LCD Soundsystem - This Is Happening
8. Stars - The Five Ghosts
9. Caribou - Swim
10. of Montreal - False Priest

[MrMagpie]

^You couldn't have told me that 5 minutes ago?!

Haha I had it open, just forgot to type it and post it.

[/multitask fail]

[Space Cadet]

^^Ok, what's her username and why couldn't she post it herself?

[MrMagpie]

http://www.coldplaying.com/forum/showpost.php?p=4519397&postcount=166

Karen6321

She's at a friends house right now and forgot to edit it.

[Space Cadet]

Ok, I stuck it in there and she can tell me which list to use when she gets back



Poll really truly closed now. If there's a mod in the building would they please close this now? Thanks.




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[LazyDancerKar]

Karen's list
1. Broken Social Scene - Forgiveness Rock Record
2. Arcade Fire - The Suburbs
3. Land of Talk - Cloak and Cipher
4. The National - High Violet
5. Beach House - Teen Dream
6. Aidan Knight - Versicolour
7. LCD Soundsystem - This Is Happening
8. Stars - The Five Ghosts
9. Caribou - Swim
10. of Montreal - False Priest

This list. Good.
Thanks Briggs!

[Italian Plastic]

stars :(
caribou :(

[Space Cadet]

This list. Good.
Thanks Briggs!Ok, updated.


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[Keddie]

stars :(
caribou :(
boo hoo lyfe sux man

[MrMagpie]

stars :(
caribou :(

You didn't like Swim?

[Italian Plastic]

boo hoo lyfe sux man
yea bro :(
You didn't like Swim?

Not really. And I feel like Four Tet's album should be the one high in a lot of peoples lists. I thought it was a far better album. (they're in the same kind of field, right?)

[The Escapist]

^Yeah they are in the same field. I still think Swim was better but there wasn't much between them.

[Space Cadet]

If there`s a mod around, would they please lock this?



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[Black Rose]

Woo time for the count-down :)